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Posted March 15, 2018 04:02 · last edited March 15, 2018 04:03

Nelfoos wrote:

Amazing how quick the knee jerks after completely bossing Liverpool 3 days earlier.

I think Rio said it best - Top teams don't pick and choose when they turn up. If we turn up we are capable of beating almost anyone, but we have to find a way to get that consistency and maintain it. I don't see Jose leaving any time soon nor do I want him to (because we're streets ahead of where we were under Moyes and LVG and I don't think many managers would do any better) - it is up to the players to step up because the level of intensity vs Sevilla was nowhere near what was required and Jose can't really be blamed for that. 

He can be blamed for bizarre selections - Fellaini has been injured and then suddenly starts the biggest game of the season - how is he going to be match fit? Why is Chris Smalling starting over Lindelof? What makes Sanchez undroppable?

Questions to be asked of everyone but its not panic stations yet - gotta get 2nd in the league now though.

Bossing Liverpool was being pragmatic and purposely playing to Liverpool's (Klopp's) weakness. They got completely found out and had no shots on target, well done. Sitting back against Sevilla is not being pragmatic. It's being stupid. Starting Fellaini (and others selections) is not being pragmatic. It's being stupid.

But most importantly, failing to identify this over two leagues is being completely fudgeing daft! It was pretty clear where this game was going at half time.

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Nelfoos wrote:

Amazing how quick the knee jerks after completely bossing Liverpool 3 days earlier.

I think Rio said it best - Top teams don't pick and choose when they turn up. If we turn up we are capable of beating almost anyone, but we have to find a way to get that consistency and maintain it. I don't see Jose leaving any time soon nor do I want him to (because we're streets ahead of where we were under Moyes and LVG and I don't think many managers would do any better) - it is up to the players to step up because the level of intensity vs Sevilla was nowhere near what was required and Jose can't really be blamed for that. 

He can be blamed for bizarre selections - Fellaini has been injured and then suddenly starts the biggest game of the season - how is he going to be match fit? Why is Chris Smalling starting over Lindelof? What makes Sanchez undroppable?

Questions to be asked of everyone but its not panic stations yet - gotta get 2nd in the league now though.

Bossing Liverpool was being pragmatic and purposely playing to Liverpool's (Klopp's) weakness. They got completely found out and had no shots on target, well done. Sitting back against Sevilla is not being pragmatic. It's being stupid. Starting Fellaini (and others selections) is not being pragmatic. It's being stupid.

But most importantly, failing to identify this over two leagues is being completely fudgeing daft! It was pretty clear where this game was going at half time.

In regards to Rio's comments - top teams don't sit at home against an inferior team and get eaten alive. I can't fault players for not turning up when the mentality from management clearly doesn't fit the game.

To be honest I am personally pretty close to being done. United has lost it's personality and basically every criticism of Mourinho before he was hired is coming true, it's just happening at a very slow rate so we're being beaten down by it.

For me it seems if Mourinho was handed Barcelona he'd bench everyone under 6ft and sit deep.