Wor Eddie's Fuck The Draw Bastards v Eriks Schmoking the Pancake School Meal Wankers - AKA The League Cup Final + Gemmill Loves Excel

[spongebob toonpants 3606]

I really like Ciggy, but lets be honest Casemiro is in a different galaxy to him

 

Swap those two and I think we win easily today

[Billy Whitehurst 790]

Only Trippier and Bruno would get in their team. And the options off the bench - fuck me 🙈

 

We’re still about 5 or 6 transfer windows away from getting anywhere near their first XI, let alone their squad, but as a lot of people have mentioned, we competed.

 

The Brazilian Billy Bunter was brilliant for them mind.

[wykikitoon 16734]

 

 

 

[Gemmill 34635]

I'm looking forward to starting next season with a better first team. And hopefully new sponsorship deals mean we can start stepping on the gas a bit with the spending. 

 

Almiron, Burn, ASM, Ciggy. All priority upgrades. If Wilson doesn't get his shit together quick, the same goes for him. 

[Alex 30465]

5 minutes ago, Chaser said:

I don't get all this idea of us being at the start and there's more to come so it doesn't matter, if we have that mentality then we will continue to lose finals.  We could have said that 20 years ago and look where it got us. Man Utd were dogshit at the start of the season, they've got 2 players who make them tick at present and both scored today. They did little for much of the game as their plan was to sit in and stop us playing in the final third with the early lead. Rashford is running purple at the minute and unfortunately all our hot streaks have dried up. Whether that's fatigue, nerves, over thinking stuff I don't know but we need to find what got us free scoring and feeling invincible again. We were there on merit and we shouldn't just have this plucky loser mentality. 

 

 

Haven’t read the thread tbh but I’d be surprised if anyone was saying that 

[Alex 30465]

32 minutes ago, The Mighty Hog said:

Watched it in Shearer's, just disappointed more than anything. Can't pin the blame on anyone, just not good enough.

Tbf I don’t think I’ve ever been to Shearer’s bar and not been disappointed 

[OTF 6191]

10 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

 

 

 

Aye Casemiro's shoulder is in front of any ball playing parts of our players?

 

Wilson's boot according to VAR:

[wykikitoon 16734]

I thought ciggy was unlucky to come off. I would have taken Isak off but Eddie needed to try something and we did look better. But. Their change of Dalot off helped keep ASM in a check. 

[Monkeys Fist 38842]

Just got home, obviously disappointed, but …

 

… I’m not disheartened. 
 

We were the better side by a country mile, but we lacked any final attacking threat, which we must, and will, inevitably address. 
Putting this game in context, a year ago we were staring virtually inevitable relegation in the face. To even be here is an unbelievable achievement on his part. 
Howe has worked godly levels of improvement on our club, and will continue to do so. 
Maybe this final came a year too early, but we can walk away from this with our heads up. 
 

Off the pitch, there was only ever going to be one winner, but we took that to another level. 
 

The shot of our end, with the Black and White  stripes and the flags, was genuinely hair-raising stuff. 
 

The way our owners interacted with our players and staff as they came up to collect their medals was just superb, and that’s from a grumpy old cynic. 
 

I wish we’d won, but I’m in no way ashamed of where we are as a club, and we’ll do the job properly next time. 
 

Howay the Lads

 

[strawb 3660]

Would have taken Isak off for who he came on for? It’s different but I like it.

 

Thought we played well.

 

The fans did us proud, as did the players.

 

We are hundreds of millions of pounds behind clubs like Man Utd. But only getting started.

 

Specifically, thought Karius did well. Bruno and especially Big Joe were great but perhaps lack the know how of Casemiro. Wilson was very, very poor. His movement was lacking all day, although with Isak coming on for someone else we don’t have another option.

[Surreymag 71]

It is another fucking loss at Wembley with no goals it’s getting to be a pain in the arse to be honest. Better team or not we rarely looked like scoring and for me that is slightly worrisome.

[wykikitoon 16734]

 

 

 

[Alex 30465]

3 minutes ago, strawb said:

Would have taken Isak off for who he came on for? It’s different but I like it.

 

Thought we played well.

 

The fans did us proud, as did the players.

 

We are hundreds of millions of pounds behind clubs like Man Utd. But only getting started.

 

Specifically, thought Karius did well. Bruno and especially Big Joe were great but perhaps lack the know how of Casemiro. Wilson was very, very poor. His movement was lacking all day, although with Isak coming on for someone else we don’t have another option.

Wilson looks like he has lead in his boots and has for a while. Don’t want to sound knee jerk but I think we need an upgrade (especially given his injury record) 

[NJS 3986]

11 minutes ago, OTF said:

Aye Casemiro's shoulder is in front of any ball playing parts of our players?

 

Wilson's boot according to VAR:

So a part of Wilson, who isn't in a position to prevent him from scoring counts as making him onside but the man u player behind who was a yard offside doesn't count? 

 

We all know what the call would have been the other way round. 

[Monkeys Fist 38842]

Karius did a pretty remarkable job for someone who hasn’t played a match for two years, especially in a crucial position such as his. 
His lass should be getting herself lubed up as we speak 

[Alex 30465]

2 minutes ago, NJS said:

So a part of Wilson, who isn't in a position to prevent him from scoring counts as making him onside but the man u player behind who was a yard offside doesn't count? 

 

We all know what the call would have been the other way round. 

I was just going to say that would’ve been disallowed if it was us who’d scored 

[strawb 3660]

4 minutes ago, Alex said:

Wilson looks like he has lead in his boots and has for a while. Don’t want to sound knee jerk but I think we need an upgrade (especially given his injury record) 

Agreed. If the management team don’t see Isak as centre forward, then we need a new one. 

[Renton 17828]

4 minutes ago, NJS said:

So a part of Wilson, who isn't in a position to prevent him from scoring counts as making him onside but the man u player behind who was a yard offside doesn't count? 

 

We all know what the call would have been the other way round. 

 

Yeah, I don't get why the other player isn't interfering with play there, what's Karius supposed to do in that split second? Also, was it fuck a free kick. 

[Alex 30465]

Just now, strawb said:

Agreed. If the management team don’t see Isak as centre forward, then we need a new one. 

I think they anticipated Wilson (at least for this season as the centre forward) with Isak being an upgrade on Almiron. With Isak maybe growing into the CF position. Obviously Isak’s hamstring injury and Almiron’s amazing form in the first half of the season changed all that 

[Alex 30465]

1 minute ago, Renton said:

 

Yeah, I don't get why the other player isn't interfering with play there, what's Karius supposed to do in that split second? Also, was it fuck a free kick. 

I thought it was a rash challenge. Rashford isolated out wide with two players on him and Bruno’s shoulder is into Rashford’s back. Free kick all day 

[wykikitoon 16734]

4 minutes ago, Alex said:

I thought it was a rash challenge. Rashford isolated out wide with two players on him and Bruno’s shoulder is into Rashford’s back. Free kick all day 

That's what I thought. He wasn't going anywhere and just a stupid challenge. 

[Kid Dynamite 5941]

There was no need to make the challenge. Rashford wasn't getting past 2 men. We've been shite defending set pieces recently 

[wykikitoon 16734]

Asm is a tricky one. 

 

You may have noticed I'm not a massive fan. 

 

BUT

 

Say we don't get a new CF does asm stay? Miggy would be better on the left with a left foot crosser and get isak on the right. 

[Monkeys Fist 38842]

4 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Say we don't get a new CF

I’d class this as a failure on our part, tbh. 
 

It’s screamingly obvious we need, not just one, new strikers. 

[Alex 30465]

6 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Asm is a tricky one. 

 

You may have noticed I'm not a massive fan. 

 

BUT

 

Say we don't get a new CF does asm stay? Miggy would be better on the left with a left foot crosser and get isak on the right. 

Thought he showed in patches what he can do today. He’d be better off with Targett at LB too. Long term though? Is he a luxury a top side would indulge. Either way, no problems with his performance today and if it’s 0-0 or 1-0 at HT then he causes a different threat compared to the way Man Utd could sit deep 2nd half