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CONFIRMED LINE-UP: United vs Chelsea

May 19, 2018

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

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ayodeji_oyewumi May 19, 2018

@Weareutd now I understand your plight.There is a difference between objective crticism and having an agenda.This agenda is just so bad. We didn't win fine. We are all not happy but to say the manager caused this or that a particular player caused it is just disappointing. If we had done the same thing Chelsea did parking the bus and won, these same guys will say we were afraid, mourinho set us to play defensive and all that. Just so bad

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N_N May 19, 2018

Yes! Spot on

WeAreUtdd May 19, 2018

I hope so mate, im not saying Jose has been perfect, not even close, but the process is on and next year is do or die. for him. as simple as that
but this undermining of the team and everything we do is baffling. but yeah. cheers for understanding!

Zana May 19, 2018

ayodeji_oyewumi

Cheers mate, many of us were disappointed at that particular moment you mentioned but yea again football is not all about passion. Today the team played for their lives, even despite Phile Jones mistake we gave everything we had on the pitch, but football is like that. Sometimes you give everything but you lose it, better luck next season. Now for world cup and summer siginings.

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ayodeji_oyewumi May 19, 2018

@Zana exactly my point.I thought everyone of us here cares for the club and the team. No manager is our blood relative that we will now so such keen hatred or love for. They are hired to do there best for the team and when we see some positivity we should loud it not twist thing and make yourself look like a fool(as some people are at the moment).
Mourinho has an his limitation qbut obviously as a team we are quiet better than Moyes and LVG tenure. We can only get better.

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Mobi May 19, 2018

N_N
It's not about 1 game..
How many times have we seen performances like these over the 2 years? Where we're slow, unimaginative and have no understanding whatsoever?
If we can play as well as we've shown plenty of times when we've been behind why can't we start a game like that? Why can't we take the initiative for once?
Because the manager doesn't let us!

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Mark_Reid May 19, 2018

Oh bummer my Chelsea loving mates sent me a photo of them in their jerseys laughing at the United team getting their Loser medals,the bastards.

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Ezzerguru May 19, 2018

I thought we had a good second half. Obviously not quite good enough but we gave it a proper go with energy and tempo but just weren’t quite clinical enough against a brilliantly set-up Chelsea team. Each to their own but for me I think only Sánchez was well below par.

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ayodeji_oyewumi May 19, 2018

@N N you are right. We all want to win at all time but we know it doesn't happen like that. Even the life we all live as an individual has UPS and DOWNS. Money doesn't bring sudden success as some people want us to believe there are other factors that must play in your favour e. g luck. Today Luck was against us and that's it.

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Mobi May 19, 2018

Ayodeji
Nobody is saying Chelsea were excellent, they were poor and they were boring, they were what we usually are..

Both teams came with a game plan to sit tight shut up shop and nick a goal..
1 team did it and 1 team didn't.. that's why mark is saying 1 outcoached the other..

Chelsea didn't play better than us but did better than us in executing their game plan..

It's like when pundits praised us for that pathetic display at anfield..

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ayodeji_oyewumi May 19, 2018

@Mark @Mobi be positive today. You can be so negative if you so wish from tomorrow but common this game was a positive game. If pogba had scored his chance or rashford scored two of his three clear chances or Jones headed the ball in the right hand corner in we won't be saying this. We gave it a go. The process is still on.

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Mark_Reid May 19, 2018

Jose must take the blame as he must take the credit.Had the subs payed off and Martial and Lukaku scored the winners we’d be calling him a footballing genius,but that didn’t happen.So I think it’s fair game to criticize.

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Mark_Reid May 19, 2018

All said and done I’m not on the Jose out bandwagon,I fo think he deserves a bit more time.The football could be better that’s for sure.
At the end of the day either the players aren’t up to it or he’s not next season will tell the tale.

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ifeanyiumeweni May 19, 2018

Most people fail to understand that when you coach players in a certain way expecting them to change mid game seems an impossible task. All our players now think more defensive than attacking. Martial had chances to drive into the box with the ball like he did his first season but he now hesitates and passes sideways instead obviously for fear of Jose's wrath if he looses possession. Rashford too now looks timid at times. Where are those two young players who where terrorizing defenders in their first season. Where is the Pogba from Juve who was filled with so much confidence.

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Costas May 19, 2018

That Sanchez signing REALLY paid dividends, didn't it? He did fuck all when it mattered in the Champions League and the Champions League and his arrival fucked up Martial and Rashford's season.

Oh sorry, I forgot. It's Martial and Rashford's fault because they didn't "fight" for their place. While playing for a manager who treats them like crap in public and who constantly plays Sanchez no matter what. Bring on the excuses, Cult of Jose.

Congrats to Chelsea. Their manager thoroughly outclassed ours tonight.

P.S. Fuck off Jones.

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ifeanyiumeweni May 19, 2018

Ezzer the replies just ends up at the bottom that's weird.

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N_N May 19, 2018

Jose this last 3 months has had a go at our playeds attitude every time, so it really doesn’t make sense to say that he is the one to blame for the shit mentality, lack of urgency etc.

Anyone who reads outside of this blog can see articles by GNev after the Brighton game and by Giggs this past week, also questioning the players and saying Jose is a masterclass.

I get what a lot of people say feom the “jose out camp”, but I think thats being far too subjective and biased against him, just my opinion.

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Xyth May 19, 2018

Chelsea were there for taking!

We should have started first half like we started the second one! What is the point of passing sideways to no avail! We played straight into Chelsea’s hands by trying walk with the ball into their goal.

Also, the subs cane too late!

We absolutely lack a player with flair and vision!

I don’t think we can progress any further playing like this!

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Xyth May 19, 2018

In response to few people in this forum for trying to slag me off for simply saying the truth, I would suggest they read the following article:

https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/man-utd/news/sheringham-criticises-man-utd-style_326350.html

https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/19/paul-scholes-criticises-jose-mourinho-not-replacing-alexis-sanchez-fa-cup-final-defeat-7561631/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rio-ferdinand-reveals-moment-paul-12565325

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N_N May 19, 2018

Some people want the impossible and think we need to win 38 PL games and the CL & FA cup and EFL cup.

For me Its ok to say that another team played better, was more efficient and beat us.

For me Its ok to admit we have a few shit players and a crap mentality.

I am proud at the lads for the second half, we took it to them and gave everything we had.

How that is Mourinho’s fault I just don’t get.

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Ezzerguru May 19, 2018

Ifeanyiumeweni. Well said. I agree with those comments.

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Ezzerguru May 19, 2018

Ifeanyiumeweni
That was in reply to your Rashford as striker and Sánchez v Martial comment.

Not sure why it’s ended up here.

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mddesd May 20, 2018

Agree if I was Newcastle or Spurs supporter. But not United. The moment you lower your standards mentality goes. And with regard to how the players play (urgency etc) it is purely manager's job to motivate that group of wankers and coach them like some proper managers do making players better not discarding them and buying new ones when they do not fit (preferably in 29 year olds with big money appetite and no desire).