GWT: EPL - Matchweek 6

[Blender]

Watkins is such a great player.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Really nice to see Jacob Ramsey fit and in form

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Still can't get over how brain-dead between the ears Robert Sanchez is with the ball.

Why did they loan out Petrovic instead of him. He wasn't great at playing it out but he didn't give up possession/chances from it constantly either.

 

[Blender]

Still can't get over how brain-dead between the ears Robert Sanchez is with the ball.

Why did they loan out Petrovic instead of him. He wasn't great at playing it out but he didn't give up possession/chances from it constantly either.

Petrovic was a very "safe" goalkeeeper. Solid shot stopper and a low risk player on the ball. Poch really valued that, but I think Maresca wants someone who will take risks to move the ball.

 

[Sad People]

Nice goal.

 

[gary69]

Good finish, looks like Delap is on his way to best season in his career so far.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Still can't get over how brain-dead between the ears Robert Sanchez is with the ball.

Why did they loan out Petrovic instead of him. He wasn't great at playing it out but he didn't give up possession/chances from it constantly either.

Petrovic was a very "safe" goalkeeeper. Solid shot stopper and a low risk player on the ball. Poch really valued that, but I think Maresca wants someone who will take risks to move the ball.

I don’t understand keeping well enough to be able to parse out differences between eye test and underlyings. my impression of Petro was similar to yours, but his underlying shot stopping numbers were awful. Amongst the worst in the league, and significantly worse than Sanchez.

Yesterday not withstanding, Sanchez has started the season really excellently. His stopping has been high level and he’s been a vacuum on crosses (crucial because of our back lines frailties in that regard). I’ve been impressed.

I think the errors yesterday were largely psychological (playing against old team, getting booed, etc). And he redeemed himself with some very good saves later on

 

[Rob]

Ipswich Town moves out of a regulation spot in the standings. Villa drops two points in the title race.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Please play well Werner.

 

[al secord]

Garnacho and Rashford interplay was....something

 

[gary69]

Now that was a special forward run by Van den Ven.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

How lol that was an insane run by mickey.

 

[KlausJopling]

centerbacks shouldn’t be that fast.

 

[Jack Straw]

vdV is an absolute gem.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

4 or 5 players should really look at themselves in the mirror after that goal. No excuses

 

[koyvoo]

Not to take away from the run, but that was some very lax defending. No urgency in closing that space down.

 

[WTG]

The fact that van de Ven got limited minutes over Ake this Euros was such a travesty.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

The fact that van de Ven got limited minutes over Ake this Euros was such a travesty.

Don't be mad about Ake (who was brilliant and also not playing CB), be mad about De Vrij.

 

[al secord]

Maddison can have as much space as he likes

 

[WTG]

Don't be mad about Ake (who was brilliant and also not playing CB), be mad about De Vrij.

That's true. It's not like the back line was the issue. However, I can't help but critique the decision to not play him more minutes instead of subbing him in the 86th minute when the team needed a different look.

 

[Gecklund]

4 or 5 players should really look at themselves in the mirror after that goal. No excuses

I mean this is rather normal for United. Look absolutely terrible and give up easy or preventable goals to the other team. Hope they aren’t good enough to convert. Get a goal off a lucky bounce. Hope for a draw.

 

[koyvoo]

They look worse today, to me. Especially with such a clear, early dagger, you’d think they’d pick up the competitive edge. They’re playing like they want a new manager.

 

[MM917]

How lol that was an insane run by mickey.

Running through empty space with no defender even bothering to try and stop him?

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Manchester United are dreadful. At least Mazraoui's done really well for them so far.

 

[al secord]

Spurs should have put this away already.