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We haven't defended well at all. It was just a lack of execution and creativity by City. They've had the time and space to make something happen for the majority of that half.

And I don't like our chances if we start to push up. We'll just get creamed on the counter-attack.
 
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Fucking terrible timing to give up a goal. Deserved as well. Somethings just a little off with United's attack, can't put my finger on it.
 
Poor.

That can be used to describe most of our players this evening.

Park hasn't been good and neither has Giggs.

Get them off.
 
Oh no doubt. I was more arguing the point that a one off cup tie doesn't really reflect on the quality of a league or how a team plays across a whole season.

you're absolutely right.

but the quality of the league is quite poor, especially when you compare it to the spanish league.
 
4-5-1 would be a good formation if we had the players for it but we don't.

We've tried this before but it hasn't worked for us.

We'll now have to go out and attack which will leave us exposed.

City deserve to be in front. We've been very poor.
 
you're absolutely right.

but the quality of the league is quite poor, especially when you compare it to the spanish league.

Bit of a myth this one. Each league has it's own style and the Spanish one is a lot more pleasing on the eye. The performance on the whole from the English teams in Europe has been below average this season but it doesn't make the league poor.
 
I'm still shocked at the selection. Jones's lapses at RB has heaped pressure onto our defence as always. He had an average game against Everton, but Rafael has to be the better option. Starting Park, who's got almost no match fitness this season? Starting Giggs, who's been average not coming off the bench? No central midfielder on the bench to change things - yes, I do mean Cleverley.

Ah, well. Young, Valencia and Rafael on, please. Either way, we'll go for it in the second.
 
Scholes is playing well but we're just asking for trouble by playing Park and Giggs alongside him.

They don't have the energy for this game.
 
Don't see us coming back from this. Stick with this formation and we offer nothing. Switch to 4-4-2 and we're too open. Deserve to be behind.
 
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