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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 18:53:20 GMT
Two trophies in his first season?
United 3 - 1 Anderlecht
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 18:55:07 GMT
Bit harsh on Herrera, dropping him. Isn't it?
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 20, 2017 18:58:38 GMT
Man U: Romero; Valencia, Bailly, Rojo, Shaw; Carrick, Pogba; Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Rashford; Ibrahimovic. Subs: De Gea, Blind, Fellaini, Herrera, Young, Martial, Rooney.
Anderlecht: Ruben; Appiah, Kara, Spajic, Obradovic; Tielemans, Dendoncker; Hanni, Chipciu, Acheampong; Teodorczyk Subs: Boeckx, Deschacht, Bruno, Nuytinck, Capel, Kiese Thelin, Stanciu.
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Man Utd 1/4
Anderlecht 13
Draw 11/2
Preamble by Jacob Steinberg :
"Hello. If there’s anything to be learnt from the fraternal squabbling between Chuck and Jimmy McGill, it’s that holding a person to what they say into a tape recorder is just cruel. So while Jose Mourinho is the man who said the following about Rafa Benitez bringing the Europa League to Chelsea in 2013 – “I don’t want to win the Europa League. It would be a big disappointment for me. I don’t want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition” – it’s also true that people either have to adapt to a change in their circumstances or drown in their own pride and delusion.
The primary target for Manchester United at the start of the season, no matter what Jose Mourinho will tell us now, was not to win the Europa League. It would have been a lovely bonus, sure, but after signing Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the main focus for a manager with as much as a lust for winning as Mourinho and a club as successful as United was to challenge for the Premier League. That they haven’t come close to doing so must rank as a disappointment, though it would have been easier to take if they looked like re-asserting themselves as a top four force again. Sunday’s win over Chelsea was a big step in the right direction. It was probably their best performance since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, one that was full of youthful pace, energy, inventiveness and desire. But as it is, despite that win and despite a long unbeaten run which suggests that Mourinho has hardened this squad’s mentality, chances are they’ll be finishing fifth at most, which leaves the Europa League as their likeliest route back into the Champions League.
Hey, you take what you can get, and not just because you’d have to be a weirdo to turn down the chance to win a European trophy. There are worse places for a football club to be - hello, Francesco Becchetti - and to take the pragmatic view, this is what United need. The Thursday night slog has been and will continue to be an inconvenience for a few more weeks. Games against FC Zorya, FC Rostov and Nice don’t exactly set the pulse racing in the way visits from Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Leicester City do. But if United keep going, the reward will be worth it. For all that they’ve remained a money-making machine in these relatively lean years, the rules of modern football dictate that a club of this size has to be in the Champions League.
There’s still work to be done, though, if they’re to make it into the last four and edge close to the final in Stockholm on 24 May. They’re in control of this quarter-final after last week’s 1-1 draw away to Anderlecht. But the Belgians wouldn’t be the first team to capitalise on United’s lack of ruthlessness and cohesion this season. Forget about what Mourinho said at the expense of Benitez four years ago, he’ll just be hoping this doesn’t turn into another occasion when he finds himself bemoaning his team’s finishing."
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 20, 2017 19:17:21 GMT
1-0
McIntyre, Ian
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 19:19:11 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 20, 2017 19:19:30 GMT
Thought Anderlecht started things well, but they're caught out by Mkhitaryan on '10 after Pogba's ball sent Rashford on his way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 19:32:43 GMT
Mikatarian 1 - 0
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 20, 2017 19:38:23 GMT
1-1
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 20, 2017 19:44:11 GMT
Hanni thumps it home on the half hour after Tielemans' effort struck the United bar. 4 each on target now and United's more-than-halved pre-match odds of 4/7 tell you that Anderlecht are giving it a good go here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 19:52:57 GMT
Anderlecht been the better team in the first half.
Ibra has been a statue up front. Funny thing to say about a player who scores so many goals, but maybe he is holding Man United back, they need someone more mobile like Rashford up front. Ibra might end up scoring a couple in the 2nd half to make me look silly, but still, the point stands.
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 20, 2017 20:11:59 GMT
wth! squeeky bum time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 21:19:44 GMT
Rashford 2 - 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 21:21:27 GMT
Lovely from Rahford, should be starting up front ahead of Ibra now.
They probably deserve to go through overall... just.
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Post by mangekyoalleluia on Apr 20, 2017 21:24:30 GMT
Squeaky posterior time for sure.
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Post by WullieFort on Apr 21, 2017 8:55:31 GMT
I was mightily impressed by Marcus Rashford. He has pace to burn and as he gets older and more experienced his composure will improve. Had chances to score before he did but maybe got excited. Also, as I've said before, Valencia is one of the better full backs around and it was good to see Luke Shaw playing. He's been in the doghouse for too long. Bad attitude or whatever but Jose has shown his managerial skills in getting him going again. He was on his way to nowheresville.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 21, 2017 11:42:14 GMT
Glen Hoddle and Roy Keane both said Rooney is finished at United now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 12:03:52 GMT
Glen Hoddle and Roy Keane both said Rooney is finished at United now. I don't think Rooney is finished yet, but he might be finished at United. If he gets himself fit and motivated then I think he still be a great asset for almost any team, even if it is only just coming off the bench for one of the big teams. I'd like to see Big Sam take a chance on him, think Big Big Sam has a decent record out of getting the best out of these ageing players. |
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Post by WullieFort on Apr 21, 2017 12:15:23 GMT
He can go one of two ways
1) Become a celebrity player, picking up a few quid, putting some bums on seats without breaking sweat
2) Get angry, really feckin' angry and go out there and show that he's not finished
Either way he has to leave Old Trafford. He's done it all there. He needs new surroundings and a hunger
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Post by runie on Apr 21, 2017 12:17:29 GMT
Well its huge money in China, huge but less in the US or mid pl team
(please come to palace!!)
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Post by runie on Apr 21, 2017 12:18:41 GMT
think Big Big Sam has a decent record out of getting the best out of these ageing players. ------ you get it Stan  |
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