The English Football Thread

[Laylabelle 9,395]

Doubt Lampard cares.End of the day he gets money and away in the summer

[Pizy 18,453]

Now we play two teams in red hot form in a row whilst we're playing terribly.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Now we play two teams in red hot form in a row whilst we're playing terribly.

Drawing both games are basically wins at this point.

[chrismada9 1,948]

City fans right now...

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

United is a serious threat for the title next season. It will take us more intelligent signings and better performances than this season to win it again, that's for sure.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

Drawing both games are basically wins at this point.

tbh as long as we don't leave the wings and midfield so open like City have today we should be fine.

[Laylabelle 9,395]

Drawing both games are basically wins at this point.

We drew with Man U when they were crap so yeah to get a draw this point be annoying but better then loosing..urgh just need to get it done.Rooney and co smug faces bleugh

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Mata showing he is and will always be a vastly superior player he is to "Mourinho's 10" Oscar. United hungry for the 5th.

[Sheva. 5,373]

And Lionsden was just praising City's approach lol

[DDA 9,689]

Is there actually any chance Newcastle can do a job on Liverpool tomorrow... i could really do with the winnings...

[Sovieticus 743]

City fans right now...

You sure are a big jontron fan

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Bye Pellegrino. You won't be missed. Oh and please take Lampard with you.

[Oscar 441]

Now the big question is who city will transfer this season out.

Yaya

Aguero

Nasri

Navas

Milner

[lionsden 4,689]

As you can see, Van Gaal has fully established his playing philosophy into this United team. Playing beautiful football and winning matches.

And it only took him what? 6 months. He's not winning big matches by parking the bus either.

[Oscar 441]

Fellaini might be the best goal scoring n10/second striker in the epl...

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Well Arsenal and United will be much stronger next year. Think Mou wont get away with the football we are playing for a while now.

[lionsden 4,689]

And Lionsden was just praising City's approach lol

There was nothing wrong with their approach. It was the shocking defending and individual defensive mistakes that cost them this game. Clichy was directly responsible for the first two goals they conceded for example and Magala was beyond shocking. When your defenders are defending like amateurs. that's not the fault of tactics. They could have parked the bus and still lose badly with the way they their defenders defended.

The only thing laughable here is how some still feel it's acceptable the way we play like a vastly inferior side scared to hold on to dare lives in virtually every big game. We are not inferior to utd and shouldn't play like we are.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

And it only took him what? 6 months. He's not winning big matches by parking the bus either.

Mourinho in the organised attacks department offers nothing and that's how it's been all of his career. That's why he's thrived more with the less technical, talented teams he's had and had the most success with the physical and robust teams because those teams are very comfortable playing direct, rudimentary football.

The only way I see Mourinho's 2nd coming being a long, fruitful relationship is if he gets an attacking coach, who knows what he's doing and who he'll let work his stuff. I think the PSG tie as a whole showed all the weaknesses of Mourinho as a manager for all to see.