2014/15 FA Cup Thread

It may have just gotten a wee bit more preferable.

Poor officiating allows Manchester United back into the game.

Glen Miller wrote:It may have just gotten a wee bit more preferable.

Jinxed it, you prick.

Sorry.

They took the lead against Preston and Kuled is, I quote, "actually in disbelief."

Good to see that Van Gaal spent the GDP of a small nation on all sorts of world class players and is relying on Moyes' big signing to deliver the goods.

#MagicOfTheCup

Didn't RR say that any of the "fab five" (Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria) could be labelled the best player in the league?

Thank God for that. For a moment I feared we'd be playing an organized, competitive and well drilled team. Now it looks like we'll be playing a team whose only creativity and attacking outlet is playing one dimensional wingers that spam aimless crosses to a 6 foot 5 technically bereft oaf in an archaic 442 . So all in all I'm glad United are leading.

Glen Miller wrote:Didn't RR say that any of the "fab five" (Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria) could be labelled the best player in the league?

 I wish I knew where he gets this absurd confidence. Almost as funny was Ridiikuluz telling me that Di Maria is significantly better than Sanchez.

Ra's al Ghul wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:Didn't RR say that any of the "fab five" (Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria) could be labelled the best player in the league?

 I wish I knew where he gets this absurd confidence. Almost as funny was Ridiikuluz telling me that Di Maria is significantly better than Sanchez.

I remember his refusing to back down even after we posted the Squawka stats showing they were equally productive.

Rooney dives to kill the game off.

Ra's al Ghul wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:Didn't RR say that any of the "fab five" (Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria) could be labelled the best player in the league?

 I wish I knew where he gets this absurd confidence. Almost as funny was Ridiikuluz telling me that Di Maria is significantly better than Sanchez.

I think I said the same thing after Sanchez's game against Everton

Glen Miller wrote:Didn't RR say that any of the "fab five" (Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Mata, Di Maria) could be labelled the best player in the league?

You could have made an argument for any at the time. Since then Aguero has hit a new level it's become clear that Falcao is a busted flush and the others have struggled with the system.

Keyser Söze wrote:Thank God for that. For a moment I feared we'd be playing an organized, competitive and well drilled team. Now it looks like we'll be playing a team whose only creativity and attacking outlet is playing one dimensional wingers that spam aimless crosses to a 6 foot 5 technically bereft oaf in an archaic 442 . So all in all I'm glad United are leading.    

Our poor organisation explains why you beat us so soundly at the Emirates earlier in the season. Your ability to carve through our defence still gives me nightmares to this day.

Has Aguero really hit a new level?  He was hitting similar figures last season and his minutes/goal ratio has been the best around for a long time.  I think his importance has just been highlighted this season because of his injuries & the fact that the other players (mainly Toure) aren't playing nearly well enough.

Why does it give you nightmares? IIRC you said at the time that it was all apart of van Gaal's tactical masterclass to allow us to have so much possession and create so many clear cut chances at easy and then rely almost solely on a GK error to win.

Glen Miller wrote:Has Aguero really hit a new level?  He was hitting similar figures last season and his minutes/goal ratio has been the best around for a long time.  I think his importance has just been highlighted this season because of his injuries & the fact that the other players (mainly Toure) aren't playing nearly well enough.

How well Aguero has been playing is irrelevant. Seems strange that RR even mentioned him. Aguero has nothing to do with Falcao, RvP, Di Maria and Mata all being outclassed by the likes of Giroud and Ozil Also, I don't understand how the "system" has contributed to Di Maria's poor pop shots, shit crossing, dire passing and inconsistent dribbling.

Keyser Söze wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:Has Aguero really hit a new level?  He was hitting similar figures last season and his minutes/goal ratio has been the best around for a long time.  I think his importance has just been highlighted this season because of his injuries & the fact that the other players (mainly Toure) aren't playing nearly well enough.

How well Aguero has been playing is irrelevant. Seems strange that RR even mentioned him. Aguero has nothing to do with Falcao, RvP, Di Maria and Mata all being outclassed by the likes of Giroud and Ozil Also, I don't understand how the "system" has contributed to Di Maria's poor pop shots, shit crossing, dire passing and inconsistent dribbling.

True.  The fact that their two standout players have been their goalkeeper, utility midfielder, and Fellaini (as a striker ) says it all.

I do understand the system bit.  I think it is a case of a manager just being too darn good.

Keyser Söze wrote:Thank God for that. For a moment I feared we'd be playing an organized, competitive and well drilled team. Now it looks like we'll be playing a team whose only creativity and attacking outlet is playing one dimensional wingers that spam aimless crosses to a 6 foot 5 technically bereft oaf in an archaic 442 . So all in all I'm glad United are leading.    

Yeah but now it's going to be twice as embarrassing when you get knocked out.

Players of the year so far for me is between Fabregas, Sanchez, Costa, Aguero and maybe De Gea although keepers just never win.

Hazard?

I mean he's been good but I think he's still below the top performers this season.

Genuinely can't tell if Hazard is overrated or not. Some people say he's the best player in the league, and other people say he's not that good.

SBSP wrote:Genuinely can't tell if Hazard is overrated or not. Some people say he's the best player in the league, and other people say he's not that good.

It is a vicious cycle that consumes all, mf.  They hit form, get overrated by their fans, and this makes their detractors bitter and they accuse him of being overrated, which leads to his being underrated.  I cry just thinking about the cruelty.

Glen Miller wrote:Has Aguero really hit a new level?  He was hitting similar figures last season and his minutes/goal ratio has been the best around for a long time.  I think his importance has just been highlighted this season because of his injuries & the fact that the other players (mainly Toure) aren't playing nearly well enough.

I think he's better than what he was, so is Hazard for that matter.

Keyser Söze wrote:Why does it give you nightmares? IIRC you said at the time that it was all apart of van Gaal's tactical masterclass to allow us to have so much possession and create so many clear cut chances at easy and then rely almost solely on a GK error to win.

It doesn't, it's called sarcasm.  You had no good chances in that match, it took a pot shot when the game was over for you to score.

Keyser Söze wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:Has Aguero really hit a new level?  He was hitting similar figures last season and his minutes/goal ratio has been the best around for a long time.  I think his importance has just been highlighted this season because of his injuries & the fact that the other players (mainly Toure) aren't playing nearly well enough.

How well Aguero has been playing is irrelevant. Seems strange that RR even mentioned him. Aguero has nothing to do with Falcao, RvP, Di Maria and Mata all being outclassed by the likes of Giroud and Ozil Also, I don't understand how the "system" has contributed to Di Maria's poor pop shots, shit crossing, dire passing and inconsistent dribbling.

How the best players are playing is totally relevant to who is the best player.

Do you think the system we're currently playing gets the best out of the players mentioned as individuals?

ResurrectionRooney wrote:
It doesn't, it's called sarcasm.  You had no good chances in that match, it took a pot shot when the game was over for you to score.

How the best players are playing is totally relevant to who is the best player.

Do you think the system we're currently playing gets the best out of the players mentioned as individuals?

If only we could have created the chances you did. I'm sure it takes barrels of of creative genius to take the lead through an own goal that was down to a GK error. You must spend hours on the training ground perfecting that, I'm sure it took every sinewed of skill that the likes of Di Maria and Rooney possess.


It's irrelevant how Aguero has been playing because those frauds you have at United haven't even been playing at a high enough level to be compared with Ings let alone Aguero Aguero could be playing complete shit and it wouldn't detracted from how bad the Gaalatiocs, if you play as badly as those 5 have been then there's always going to be someone better than you.


 Why are you blaming the system? According to you van Gaal is a genius. How fucking dare you question the man that made the tactical decision of the century when he brought on Krul. Shame on you.  

The system has nothing to do with players getting the very fundamentals of football wrong. For £60million Di Maria should be doing infinitely better regardless of the "system" and Falcao loool

No good chances.  Wilshere missed a one-on-one from five yards out.

Great article, some of you would do well to read it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2956769/Guide-hate-Manchester-United-think-Wayne-Rooney-stayed-feet-Ander-Herrera-s-goal-not-stood.html

Adrian Durham and "great article"?

  That is such a juvenile piece of "journalism."

If you think that was a piss poor attempt at journalism purely written as a click biat, then you hate Manchester United.

Keyser Söze wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:
It doesn't, it's called sarcasm.  You had no good chances in that match, it took a pot shot when the game was over for you to score.

How the best players are playing is totally relevant to who is the best player.

Do you think the system we're currently playing gets the best out of the players mentioned as individuals?

If only we could have created the chances you did. I'm sure it takes barrels of of creative genius to take the lead through an own goal that was down to a GK error. You must spend hours on the training ground perfecting that, I'm sure it took every sinewed of skill that the likes of Di Maria and Rooney possess.


It's irrelevant how Aguero has been playing because those frauds you have at United haven't even been playing at a high enough level to be compared with Ings let alone Aguero Aguero could be playing complete shit and it wouldn't detracted from how bad the Gaalatiocs, if you play as badly as those 5 have been then there's always going to be someone better than you.


 Why are you blaming the system? According to you van Gaal is a genius. How fucking dare you question the man that made the tactical decision of the century when he brought on Krul. Shame on you.  

The system has nothing to do with players getting the very fundamentals of football wrong. For £60million Di Maria should be doing infinitely better regardless of the "system" and Falcao loool

The system makes them look inferior for the good of the team.  Van Gaal is intelligent enough to know what needs prioritising (defending).  He could make them perform brilliantly as individuals if he wanted to, but it'd be at heavy cost to the team as a whlle because our shit defenders would be exposed. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.  The fact that people on the internet and supposed experts can't understand his tactics means that those people are wrong, not him.

Falcao's a busted flush, no question.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Great article, some of you would do well to read it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2956769/Guide-hate-Manchester-United-think-Wayne-Rooney-stayed-feet-Ander-Herrera-s-goal-not-stood.html

Come on, that's absurd.