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Y.N.W.A Thread III: Enter 'The Normal One'

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Mogsheen Jadwat

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Chance to go joint top and take points off another top 4 rival (plus all that pesky history stuff), big match tomorrow morning!

I'm confident we'll run them off the park.
 
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De Gea saves Utd again, two screamers.

At half time if you had of told me it would be a draw I would have taken it, but after the second half I think we deserved to get the win.
 
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Lemon Squash said:
De Gea saves Utd again, two screamers.

At half time if you had of told me it would be a draw I would have taken it, but after the second half I think we deserved to get the win.
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Yeah, and f**k that being a 'good point' for United. Most expensive team in the world and still aren't confident enough to play for a win away at a rival.

Mourinho - 'controlled the game emotionally'...you had 4 yellow cards to 0 man...
 
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Lemon Squash said:
De Gea saves Utd again, two screamers.

At half time if you had of told me it would be a draw I would have taken it, but after the second half I think we deserved to get the win.
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We had a shit first half, but what did United do apart from stifle us? f**k all going on up front, Zlatan basically anonymous. If the game was based on just the first half United still didn't deserve 3 points.
 
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Apparently it was the lowest percentage of possession Utd have ever had in a Premier League game.

Considering they had the better of it for the first 20-25 mins shows how dominant we were in the 2nd half, further adds to the disappointment of not getting the win.
 
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Lemon Squash said:
Apparently it was the lowest percentage of possession Utd have ever had in a Premier League game.

Considering they had the better of it for the first 20-25 mins shows how dominant we were in the 2nd half, further adds to the disappointment of not getting the win.
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You know what's shitting me? This idea that it was a good point for United. f**k off. They're chasing the pack while they have a tough run of fixtures heading straight towards them. They invested into the world's most expensive squad so they can play for 'handy' draws that leave them in 7th place. Am I missing something or is it really just a load of shit?
 
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It is a good point for them. A point away at any top 4 side, regardless of how aesthetically pleasing you played, is important.

It was a typical Mourinho strangle the life outta the game approach. Even with them employing their tactics, still took two very very good saves to keep them level.

I'm not disappointed, we're still 2 points behind top spot and we've gotten another difficult fixture out of the way - the fact Man Utd can spend 150mill in the summer and come and park the bus doesn't reflect badly on us at all...

Will say this though, had Lallana and Gino started that game, we would've won. looked a million times better when Lallana came on for Sturridge, who I hate to say, looks like a fish outta water in this team. Firmino and Origi have looked miles better compared to Sturridge.
 
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saint.nick said:
You know what's shitting me? This idea that it was a good point for United. f**k off. They're chasing the pack while they have a tough run of fixtures heading straight towards them. They invested into the world's most expensive squad so they can play for 'handy' draws that leave them in 7th place. Am I missing something or is it really just a load of shit?
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I dare say mate he is drinking the Mourinho Kool-Aid as Mourinho has been saying publicly that it was Liverpool who played defensive football in today's game - http://www.espnfc.com/manchester-un...asteful-liverpool-for-lack-of-quality-chances
 
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Mogsheen Jadwat said:
It is a good point for them. A point away at any top 4 side, regardless of how aesthetically pleasing you played, is important.

It was a typical Mourinho strangle the life outta the game approach. Even with them employing their tactics, still took two very very good saves to keep them level.

I'm not disappointed, we're still 2 points behind top spot and we've gotten another difficult fixture out of the way - the fact Man Utd can spend 150mill in the summer and come and park the bus doesn't reflect badly on us at all...

Will say this though, had Lallana and Gino started that game, we would've won. looked a million times better when Lallana came on for Sturridge, who I hate to say, looks like a fish outta water in this team. Firmino and Origi have looked miles better compared to Sturridge.
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Dude away points at top sides are only good for so many reasons. IMO they are not that good when you have some catching up to do after kind of butchering the opening of your campaign, along a tough schedule ahead while your rivals have an easier schedule ahead. City, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool all have much relatively easier schedules ahead of them, United don't. That 3 point gap between themselves and the top 4 could be even wider by Christmas. Like I said, is a point against Chelsea really that good if it means extending the gap between themselves and 4th spot while they still have Arsenal, Spurs and Everton to play? I don't think so. If United did the business much better in the opening 7 rounds then it'd be a different story.
 
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Dude away points at top sides are only good for so many reasons. IMO they are not that good when you have some catching up to do after kind of butchering the opening of your campaign, along a tough schedule ahead while your rivals have an easier schedule ahead. City, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool all have much relatively easier schedules ahead of them, United don't. That 3 point gap between themselves and the top 4 could be even wider by Christmas. Like I said, is a point against Chelsea really that good if it means extending the gap between themselves and 4th spot while they still have Arsenal, Spurs and Everton to play? I don't think so. If United did the business much better in the opening 7 rounds then it'd be a different story.
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Your argument is dropping points away is bad because you might end up further away from the pack? This is true but +1 is better than +0, and also results in being closer to the pack.

But I don't really care what happens to United, I'm just making the obvious point that +1 is better than +0 and most managers will play for that when away.
 
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Mogsheen Jadwat said:
Your argument is dropping points away is bad because you might end up further away from the pack? This is true but +1 is better than +0, and also results in being closer to the pack.

But I don't really care what happens to United, I'm just making the obvious point that +1 is better than +0 and most managers will play for that when away.
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Not exactly. It is bad when you are already chasing the pack, and your upcoming schedule is a lot harder than the rest of the pack's. They have somewhat wasted their easier start to the season, and given the rest of the pack a head start while they head into a period which already advantages them.

Of course 1 is better than 0 but that doesn't make it good either.
 
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He rustled your jimmies a little.

He does it more his team and fans these days. Whether it works for them, will be seen over the next 18 months.
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Lol you need to stop assuming that everything the dude says rustles jimmies, I just made a point that it's meaningless shit talk not worth listening to.
 
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I don't know if that Baggies goal was just good fortune or poor defence...

But meh. Some great goals, all that matters is 3 points.
 
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