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As good a piece of squad management as we could’ve hoped considering the league run in. Crunch time the next couple of weeks folks 

Bailey is clever there 

Just now, Villan_of_oz said:

Corrupt is such a silly way to vent frustrations, plenty of other words to describe this ref

Some suggestions: halfwit, incompetent, word removed?

Cash with the toe in there. V good to slow the momentum 

When their fans turn up the volume, it’s a fantastic atmosphere 

Ref has lost control 

Mental 

Funny how the ref acted like he was checking over a possible penalty. Hilarious  

Just see this out and get them back to VP

Reckless aerial challenge = no booking 

Good play McGinn 

Meanwhile, Luiz gets mugged and no booking 

Can yellow cards get rescinded after the match?

Not going to pretend that I know anything about Ajax atm, but Skysports tells me that they're fifth in their league, four points behind AZ.

Last two matches have been the first clean sheets they've seen for a while:

In short, they're not what they used to be.

1 hour ago, nick76 said:

Then if the weight of the bronze matches Unai’s weight can somebody tell us the height of the statue of it was solid bronze statue compared to the height if it had a hollow inside as we need a substantial statue…

Peak VT

Moment before the third goal where Watkins told Cash that he wanted the ball more often on the floor, rather than high balls going into the channel. Made me think that Cash has two approaches he takes more often than not: 1. goes for a dinked ball over the top. 2. Feigns to go forward but sweeps the ball back. 
 

I know the latter is a product of a system that attempts to keep possession, but I wonder if he’s being told to keep things simple as he tends to be a bit loose with the ball when given more freedom?  

What gets me about Unai is that we all know that the second half tonight wasn’t good enough. With other managers, i’d be worried that they’d settle for the first half showing and move on, but you just know Unai has seen that weakness and will analyse the sh*t out of it. 
 

So when we rescue three points from these awful moments performance-wise, it’s always in the back of my head that Unai can use it as a genuine learning experience. I’m probably being a bit bleary eyed but I don’t know if I’ve ever had such faith in a manager before. 
 

Glad he got a rest today. Need him for the run in. 

He had a look about him in the first half that was utterly frightening: the shimmies, the first touch, the turn: classy player, brimming with confidence. When he’s playing like that, he’s a joy to watch and enhances us as a team no end. 

Refereeing in this match is atrocious. Defending ain’t much better 

The sense of entitlement among their fans and, especially, figures in the media (former players and the like) is remarkable. As if they should have some right to be top 4, maybe more. It’s like Alan Hansen et al in the 90s constantly banging on about Liverpool, despite them getting nowhere near the title for decades. 

It’s so long since Fergie’s time that any idea that there’s a ‘United way’ or anything unique about their DNA is obviously a myth. Divorced from that mythology, the fact is the only thing they have is the FFP flexibility that their previous success has bought them. 

Ignore the history and the media desperation for them to succeed and one can see that United are punching above their weight. Glazers ruined them, players don’t care, managers have been a disaster, throwing good money after bad. 
 

Imagine if this guy hits some form. Adding a few more goals for us would be such a boost. 

55 minutes ago, sne said:

Utterly predictable sadly. He will have a shorter career at peak level that he should/could have had if he acted like a professional outside the pitch. Being both a party animal and a professional athlete takes a toll and these days it just doesn't work. For long.

 

This. We've seen less talented footballers have far longer careers because they manage themselves more effectively. 

What I hate is that people are assuming all of this is witness to Pep's brilliance: Pep has one form of management and, in the long run, it hasn't worked with Jack. Citeh knew what he was like when they bought him.