Ddg - 7
Valencia - 7
Jones - 7.5
Bailly - 7.5
Blind - 7
Pogba - 8
Matic - 7.5
Micky - 5
Mata - 7.5
Martial - 6.5
Lukaku - 6
Subs...
Rashford - 7.5
Fellaini - 7.5
Lingard - 7
Summary...
We would have drawn that game last season. Difference now is that we have more balance and faith in ourselves. Having pace like Rashford to come off the bench and the extra dimension of a Fellaini type who wins every ball means we have more than one way to skin a cat.
Felt a bit sorry for Lukaku today. Worked hard but had no luck. Martial didn't take his chance in the side sadly. Pogba ran that midfield but faded at the end. Props to the defence. Didn't have a lot to do but were excellent when called upon. BaJo is by far our best partnership.
Great win for the guys today. Finding a way against a very good defensive performance bodes well for us in the future
Player ratings
posted on 26/8/17
comment by Zlatanariyan (U19849)
posted 17 seconds ago
Leicester won the league playing with 35% possession but we beat them at home robb, its always their game plan to sit back but they also try and score with vardy
Its the teams who come for a draw we struggled against
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It's teams who defend well we struggled against last season. Leicester would have been more than happy with a draw today
posted on 26/8/17
comment by Robb Lukaku (U21234)
posted 59 seconds ago
comment by Zlatanariyan (U19849)
posted 17 seconds ago
Leicester won the league playing with 35% possession but we beat them at home robb, its always their game plan to sit back but they also try and score with vardy
Its the teams who come for a draw we struggled against
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It's teams who defend well we struggled against last season. Leicester would have been more than happy with a draw today
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Leicester always play like this Robb, that's the point, and we best them
posted on 26/8/17
comment by The_Red_Cognoscente (U9741)
posted 59 minutes ago
' Martial didn't take his chance in the side sadly. '
Eh??
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What?
Looked threatening throughout, constantly on the front foot.
posted on 26/8/17
Pogba great again... If he can stay in this form, we will challenge
posted on 26/8/17
comment by The_Red_Cognoscente (U9741)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
comment by Red pixels (U11867)
posted 1 minute ago
Whole team solid, top save from the best keeper in the league right at the end as well, I also like the way he is happy to use his feet when he can, something Lloris fails to do.
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Which is why we must NEVER sell him to RM.
Those Franco-fascists. Eh, IOAG?
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Zactly
posted on 26/8/17
Matic is the key this season at this early stage, was at the game today and watched him closely, such a cool player, thought Bailly was every bit as good as Jones, and Valencia still can't cross for $hit
posted on 26/8/17
Cool as in never panics^^^
posted on 27/8/17
Thought Martial was really bright or you guys, seems to have bounced back this season and is forcing his way into the starting 11.
Pogba should have buried the cross martial served him.
posted on 27/8/17
comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 13 hours, 43 minutes ago
Matic is the key this season at this early stage, was at the game today and watched him closely, such a cool player, thought Bailly was every bit as good as Jones, and Valencia still can't cross for $hit
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Nice one Bobby.
I imagine you get to as many games as I do per season: not many?
In one way it makes the experience a bit sweeter.
What I always like to do, is go seriously kick a ball for ten minutes in the week or so before the match. . Kicking it as hard as you can, and receiving long passes, or pacy short passes.
Not just chipping it to each other casually.
Then when I kick the ball over the fence numerous times, miscontrol most passes, and generally can't kick in the direction I want, it makes me appreciate the players' talents, even though they charge like a wounded rhino for their services.
posted on 27/8/17
And re: Matic.
I am very happy for him to succeed Carrick.
Was really worried about that position. And clearly Mourinho was. Hence him surprising most, by paying £40m for a human who has 29 years behind him.