Howay

It’s a long season and we’ve plenty time to make up ground, I think Man U started last season with as few points and finished third. My worry is we’re not performing like we have under Howe up until this season, and the new signings haven’t really had much impact yet. Definitely agree that the Joelinton - Willock connection on the left was really good at times last season. I like the Livramento signing as I rate him but it’s unfortunately a long term signing that will cost us in the short term, if we’d have got Alvarez or Sangare instead of him I think we’d look more solid. Time will tell I suppose.

Agreed, I’d rather try Tonali at 6 or play Longstaff there rather than drop Bruno. Joelinton isn’t positionally strong enough to play 6 (since he’s pretty new to CM play), so I wouldn’t play him there. I’d like to see Barnes start, with Gordon on the right and I’m really hoping we see Hall start LB after the break otherwise signing him was a bit of a waste in the short term.

Quentin

What’s interesting with the constant false morals we’ve seen on display from the football community regarding SA is then we regularly see stuff like the above. Fan bases that are supposedly outraged by SA using the vile acts of SA in a joking manner. The mackems are one of the biggest culprits of this.

He’s been wanting in all aspects of his game for pretty much his whole career tbh. He runs about which people love but doesn’t really ever win the ball back, Murphy is better at closing down and creating turnovers imo. Personally I’m tired of watching Almiron play, we’ve seen him for about 4.5 year and even during his purple patch of goals I thought his all round play was still poor. I was really hoping we’d replace him this summer but instead Eddie Howe’s nephew got his way and we got a back up for Gordon.

He was definitely wanking while he tweeted that the negative little cunt.

Aye I mean I’ve never been a fan of Almiron but it’s time he was dropped. He runs but never wins the ball, he can’t pass, is poor at shooting, often makes the wrong pass or decision. I don’t blame him for today mind as it was woeful from everyone, prime suspect was Matty “I need 8 touches to control the ball” Targett. I still cannot get over the first goal, Pope and Tonali had a fucking mare but then Targett just walked away from Ferguson if he had stood still Ferguson wouldn’t have had the chance tbh.

Aye, I’m more concerned about our level of performance rather than the points mainly our complete lack of pressing and aggressiveness. We look slow, tired, and sloppy so far this season, even the first 25 minutes or so against Villa was that way. Not sure what the solution is but hopefully Howe can figure it out and address it as like you say our next 10 or so league games are very winnable.

I just don’t understand where the press has went. We’ve went from this aggressive high pressing quick side to this passive, flat, easy to get at one. No fucking clue why. I never ever want to see Targett play again. If he starts I’m immediately switching off.

Agreed, you’ve bought the lad and he’s had nearly 2 weeks training surely you play him? Baffling decision. I still cannot believe our midfield today though. For the lead up to the third goal Burn did a mental pass which turned the ball over but he was trying to pass to Anderson who inexplicably was stood behind 3 Brighton players. Why the fuck is he stood the other side of 3 players?

Aye, tbf the transfer window was baffling. We spent nearly £100m on two players that seem to be back ups in Livramento and Barnes, it was a transfer window that a team that’s already full of quality and just needed more depth should have rather than one that was screaming out for starters.

Aye I’ve no clue what Howe is doing. The bloke has absurd level of goodwill from me but I really don’t get what we are doing. We’ve abandoned the press and aggression that has got us to where we are and are absolutely no threat. Brighton haven’t even played well today as they’ve not needed to, same as Liverpool really.

We’re shite like. I don’t know why we’ve completely changed how we play, our transfer window didn’t address our needs at all.

The ref should have sent him off

I don’t understand why we don’t press anymore

Fucking hell man, thanks VAR

Fuck sake man, where the fuck is our midfield?

Targett is a shocking player like. Fucking hell.

Aye I almost smashed the tv when the commentator went on about how good the Brighton press was as they won the ball off him again. I could have flew home and closed him down in the time it takes him to get a simple ball out from under him and pass it.

Almiron finally subbed off

Does Targett not fancy playing? Not marking anyone and just jogging about.

We need a Targett off now