GWT: Champions League - MW4

[JoVel]

He did have both hands on Roussillon...

Looked like he used him as one of those obstacles you jump over in gym class, whatever you call them in English.

 

[cgf]

Wouldn't have been undeserved if Juranovic had snuck that inside the post, Napoli deserve their goal...even if much of their pressure was toothless...but we deserve one too.

I feel strangely good about how they're playing...having Laïdouni-Khedira-Haberer back together has been nice.

I wonder if we should bring Gosens on as a forward whenever Fofana or Becker starts to gas...

Looked like he used him as one of those obstacles you jump over in gym class, whatever you call them in English.

A pommel horse?

 

[cgf]

Laīdouni is having a great game.

EDIT:
That wasn't good for my strained shoulder

Great counter.

 

[JoVel]

All three Napoli defenders went towards Becker after the pass, seems like they thought Fofana would stop existing.

 

[cgf]

Almost the 2-1!

 

[cgf]

Proud of the boys even if we could've snagged all 3. Finally we got the ball to start bouncing our way again and hopefully getting that first one can get Fofana to start scoring for us; he & Becker finally seemed to click in this game.

Aaronson also did some things against those exhausted Napoli defenders...which feels like the best role for him, coming on for Haberer to running around against tired defenders.

I usually s*** on Tousart, but he was really good after coming on. Picked up a cheap yellow right away, but after that he was good...and stopped an exhausted Kvara from getting in alone on Rönnow, extremely well.

Bonucci did well even though his passing has fallen off way more than I was expecting. I was hoping he could be a Hummels-knockoff for us, but I trust Liete & Doekhi with the ball more than I do Bonucci now-a-days.

All in all the team seemed to get some of their groove back with the result starting to match the effort more. Sucks we dropped those 4 points to Real & Braga, so even the EL spot would be tough for us to snag, but I can only be proud of this team.

 

[hatterson]

In the year of our lord two thousand and twenty three, Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans are the starting CB pair for Manchester United in the Champions League.

What a time to be alive.

 

[Jussi]

RASMUS! FROM THE SHADOWS! Of course McTom with the assist.

 

[hatterson]

oh cool. Evans is hurt. Time for our 54th string CB.

 

[Jussi]

oh cool. Evans is hurt. Time for our 54th string CB.

That would be Varane now.

 

[gary69]

oh cool. Evans is hurt. Time for our 54th string CB.

Varane on. Winter Risegrove's finish was good.

 

[bluesfan94]

oh cool. Evans is hurt. Time for our 54th string CB.

Don't worry, Varane and Lindelof are back on the bench

 

[Jussi]

Don't worry, Varane and Lindelof are back on the bench

Varane is on the pitch. By the way, Lindelöf was ill during the weekend.

 

[King Makar19]

Hack a Saka.... ridiculous refs

 

[Jussi]

A spectator illness case at the Parken. There's something in the air in that stadium.

 

[bluesfan94]

Varane is on the pitch. By the way, Lindelöf was ill during the weekend.

Well yeah, now.

 

[cgf]

No card for the dive from Saka?

 

[robertmac43]

No card for the dive from Saka?

shhhhhh - it was chill.

 

[Jussi]

HÖJLUND X2!

 

[maclean]

LETS GOO

 

[Satan]

get in

 

[bluesfan94]

About time we finished one. Arsenal looked incredible for the last 5 minutes and now Trossard finishes an easy one from Saka

 

[gary69]

Third string CF Trossard scores, he has good stats for the price they paid.

 

[bluesfan94]

No card for the dive from Saka?

It was embellishment, not a dive

HÖJLUND X2!

Nice to see he's found his level

 

[JoVel]

HÖJLUND X2!

Someone should tell him he's allowed to score outside European games as well, whether that's ManU or Denmark.