Match Reaction v Udinese

[Cripps_orig]

on a serious note though, what the fuck do the fifth officals do? surely he saw that it was a corner not a goal kick and yet didnt do anything

Probably the same as the 4th umpire and the match referee in cricket.

F all

[Cripps_orig]

So you thought we where a lazy, one paced, tippy tappy bunch of lazy mercenaries today... After clearly losing the game 0-5?

We where poor today, no doubt, but holy shit, are you saying the we got that result by accident?

Another rare slip? Can i enjoy this too?

[Joker]

There was certainly some laziness amongst the midfielders, the way they failed to track runners, allowed their midfielders to have time on the ball, and left huge gaps for them to exploit. Moreover, the way one of their players run through our defence in the first half to go one-on-one showed a lack of concern for protecting the lead.

[AKBapologist]

There was certainly some laziness amongst the midfielders, the way they failed to track runners, allowed their midfielders to have time on the ball, and left huge gaps for them to exploit. Moreover, the way one of their players run through our defence in the first half to go one-on-one showed a lack of concern for protecting the lead.

NO!

There were huge games in midfield because both teams had back lines that sat deep, Midfield tracked back but the ball in these situations will always move faster. Song was pretty good at times acting as a CB when one of the others was caught though got caught high up at times, needs to mature but on his way.

And no NQ, i'm just baffled by the phoney outrage. Our squad is shit, yes, absolutely, we played poorly, but my reaction to the match is "thank fuck for that".

[Xhaka Can’t]

So you thought we where a lazy, one paced, tippy tappy bunch of lazy mercenaries today... After clearly losing the game 0-5?

We where poor today, no doubt, but holy shit, are you saying the we got that result by accident?

Yeah, that is exactly what I said.

Well done.

[AKBapologist]

Yeah, that is exactly what I said.

Well done.

To be fair, you haven't said much of substance in the entire thread.

[Niall_Quinn]

NO!

There were huge games in midfield because both teams had back lines that sat deep, Midfield tracked back and song was pretty good at times acting as a CB when one of the others was caught.

And no NQ, i'm just baffled by the phoney outrage. Our squad is shit, yes, absolutely, we played poorly, but my reaction to the match is "thank fuck for that".

You need to be patient, we are in the waiting period in-between moving from a title winning team that played great football to a mid table outfit that provides little to no entertainment. As I said, we'll all adjust in time but only a few of us will be saying thank fuck for that.

[Niall_Quinn]

To be fair, you haven't said much of substance in the entire thread.

Seems a fair response to a match of little substance.

[Xhaka Can’t]

To be fair, you haven't said much of substance in the entire thread.

No, you spot on got what I said.

I gave my view on what was promising, which wasn't much. And what I saw simply has not enthused me to expand further.

All this match does is illustrate what has been said all close-season and in terms of the result being something to celebrate, it is not. This is just half-time.

[Marc Overmars]

And no NQ, i'm just baffled by the phoney outrage. Our squad is shit, yes, absolutely, we played poorly, but my reaction to the match is "thank fuck for that".

Maybe the outrage is because the level of shitness exceeded expectations?