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ClaretMat

Well done MOTD for calling that out!

ClaretMat

I like him, he covered the most ground of everyone on the pitch today and made a couple of vital interventions. Room to improve on the ball though, some poor pass selection today, and I think that's perhaps the issue generally. Instinctive one or two touch game is very good but trying to control the...

ClaretMat

Imagine they were deeply dissatisfied with Joe Cole's suggestion that we were the better side in the second half.

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His hold up play has improved immeasurably since he first started up front for us, where he was regularly easily beaten to ball into feet. Provides us with real mobility and energy up there which definitely means teams find it more difficult to pin us back and we can play higher up the pitch. He des...

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Definitely some poor playing surfaces in the league at the minute.

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Think the point on strikers leaving a trailing leg is a good one. They've been doing it for seasons and getting pens for it, rightly or wrongly (wrongly in my opinion). Aguero and Vardy in particular springing to mind (Zaha also, but wouldn't call him a striker). The incident looked to me like Saka ...

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It definitely deserved some analysis after the game at least as it was a big moment in the game. Saka didnt get the ball and affected Vydra's ability to get a clean strike.

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Both are penalties, under any version of the rules. If both are given and scored, we're a point better off than we are now. But still, lucky Burnley eh? I agree - I think there was more argument for ours v west brom purely because there was no need to have arms that high but almost nothing was said...

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Why is there so much scrutiny of this one yet nothing for the one we should have had against West Brom?

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Pope 5 - poor for the goal and not a great deal to do otherwise strangely. Lowton 6 - not at the level he has been recently, but ok Tarks 6 - badly at fault on that first goal, questionable decision making on our last 2 goals conceded. Played solid otherwise though and some nice passing but cant mar...

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Should be ahead here now...
Pieters had his arm.in that position for balance jostling left to right, no time to get it out of the way.

ClaretMat

Not quite sure on the difference in contact between Pieters yellow or the non penalty.... perhaps the screaming persuades the ref?

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Great pressing for the goal and we did improve the 5 or 10 minutes beforehand. We are fortunate to be leveled though,more in terms of general control of the game, but Arsenals chances outside the goal have been either from lucky bounces or us giving the ball away under absolutely no pressure. We nee...

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He did ok in a very easy game to ref. Not sure how he and the linesman missed the clear could on Vydra. Also Ricardo should have been booked much earlier for dissent following on from.his reactions to decisions not going his way.

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For me Tarks was the main instigator stepping in too early. Not a lot Pope or Mee could do once that position was deserted.

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Pope 7 - his kicking wasnt great but thought his handling was excellent. Not sure you can point too much blame at him for the goal. Lowton 8 - he is a real outlet in that position when asked to play a little more forward thinking. Some.good distribution and carried on his good form. Tarkowski 6 - th...

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Pope 7 - some good saves but thought his anticipation was poor on the first. Did nothing to narrow the angle. Sloppy distribution. Lowton 8* - our best player, some good delivery into the box but unfortunately Sanchez won everything. Tarks 4 - some really poor passing and positional play today. Mee ...

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At least they took the time to look at it properly.
From the front on view it looked to be a clear edge, side on view was a little more inconclusive. They were only using one angle for decisions yesterday.

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Not England's day today it is fair to say. Pope should have caught Kholi without doubt but everyone drops one at some point. Bad timing in this instance though unforutnately. Not sure if it's because I've now got used to VAR but the decisions being made by the 3rd umpires from the footage provided c...

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How the 3rd umpire made that decision that quickly is completely beyond me. The commentator saying that provides conclusive evidence also needs to look up the definition of the word in the dictionary. You cannot definitively say that Stokes hasn't got his right finger under that ball from any of the...

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Pope 7 - did what he had to well Lowton 6 - fine defensively and tidy enough on the ball. Wasnt utilised quickly enough in the first half in particular. Tarkowski 5 - some really sloppy passes today. Mee 5 - we conceded too many chances today he and Tarks needed to get that back line better organise...

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Pope 6 - very little to do that wasnt regulation. Lowton 6 - solid enough but not as much going forwards as recently. Long 7 - largely untroubled defensively but has to score that chance in the first half. Tarkowski 7 - very solid and excellent run and cross in the first half. Taylor 6 - one excelle...

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Pope 7 - hard to mark too much higher as it was all pretty much regulation but did it well. Lowton 9* - hes playing very well at the moment, looks confident and has a little more freedom to express himself. Some excellent passing out of defence and that goal was superb and well deserved. Tarkowski 9...

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Peacock- Farrell 6 - one decent save otherwise not a great deal to do. Bardsley 5 - need more from him. Long 4 - really struggled with Surridge's movement off his shoulder and very poor for the penalty. Dunne 6 - I'd like to see him given a chance alongside one of our better centre halves. Glennon 5...

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Pope 6- very little to do, distribution decent. Much improved in that aspect generally over the last 5-10 games. Lowton 8* - looking very confident recently and some great forward runs. End productcould have been slightly better on occasion but very good overall. Tarkowski 7 - solid and some nice cl...

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Our delivery into the box both from open play and set pieces hasnt been as strong this season and it's a big reason for our lack of goals. McNeil, Brady and Gudmundson can all deliver far higher quality and more consistently than they have so far, let's hope to see more from them all in the remainde...

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Pope 5 - poor on the first goal and some questionable distribution. Lowton 6 - thought he stood up to the task well Tarkowski 8* - very good tonight Mee 7 - another who was very solid Pieters 6 - always did just about enough against Mahrez. Gudmunson 5 - slowed us down time and again on that side I'...

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Pope 7 - a couple of decent saves. Lowton 7 - did very little wrong and put a couple.of balls into decent areas first half. Tarkowski 7 - did well against Abraham and Werner Mee 7 - as Tarwowski,did very little wrong. Pieters 5 - a tough day today and was clearly very concerned with the pace of Huds...

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I thought he was very poor in the first half but came out in the second like a new man. He was making good runs down the side of the full backs, holding it up well and winning a good amount in the air but most of all looked a real threat. The best he has played in a long, long time. He is definitely...

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Pope 9- excellent performance, controlled the box well other than one occasion in the second half and made some very good saves. His distribution also seems much more consistent at the moment. Lowton 7 - always going to be a really tough game against Graelish but stuck to the task well. Tarks 5 - th...

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Heaton 5 - one good save, a couple of routine saves which were made to look more difficult than they were and some poor handling. The back 5 doesn't seem anything like as stable as it has done in the previous 5 seasons, and he doesn't seem to have the same understanding as Heaton and Pope have had. ...

ClaretMat

I thought Jones and Smalling were United's best players today to be honest.

ClaretMat

He didn't go charging in to anything. He was in front of Lukaku it was straight on his head until he was pushed.
Taylor may have been a little far up the pitch but we should have had a free kick. You can't really legislate for a referee not giving a decision which should have been given.

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Pope 7- not tested too often but very commanding when called upon Bardsley 5- did ok for large portions of the match but a couple of really poor challenges and didn't cover himself in glory for their goal either. Tarkowski 8 - fantastic today. Great blocks and distribution. Would have been a 9 but h...

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Lukaku knew he wasn't getting the ball and nudged Mee under it (the ball that is). It was a blatant free kick and has been ever since I've been watching football. Matic also should have had a yellow for the block and raised arm on Barnes. Other than that he didn't do much wrong. The assistant on the...

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Pope 7- did what little he had to do well Bardsley 7- very solid Long 7- again very solid and largely untroubled. His distribution leaves a lot to be desired however. Mee 7- performed well and looked composed Taylor 7- one piece of excellent covering in the first half. Steady performance otherwise, ...

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Thought he was a real weak link when he played during our promotion season. Regularly caught out of position at the back post and seemed to switch off all too often. Ok with the ball at his feet and has good pace; but his delivery from deep was very poor and he seemed reluctant to even try, perhaps ...

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Heaton 7 - Not a lot to do but handled and distributed well when he needed to. Lowton 7 - Defended solidly, not much in an attacking sense, and the one cross he did deliver was a shocker. Mee 9* - Brilliant Keane 7 - Very solid but I've taken a mark off for one header which almost put them through o...

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