RogerTheAlien wrote:

Hope we fucking leather this mob tomorrow.

 
This x 1000

Lots to be positive about today, disappointed not to win but not too disheartened by the result.

Was really taken aback by how quick we attacked in the first half and how aggressive we pressed them. Team looked really well drilled and comfortable with the formation which is night and day from the first game I seen them at Falkirk. If that first half is the standard we’re going for we’ll be pushing for a European place cause I don’t think there’s many teams in the league that will match us for energy and aggression, and that will go a long way over the course of the season.

Ross Graham I thought was mostly excellent, get at least one more quick centre half in there and we’ll see a major improvement.

Ferry absolutely brilliant, relentless and absolutely rapid. Will already say with some certainty that he’ll be our best player in that position since Andy Robertson.

Trapanovski likewise looks our most exciting winger since GMS. Quick, skillful and confident on the ball, everything you want from a winger. Should’ve just toepoked that effort past their keeper to make it 3, but it is what it is.

Van der Sande done a tremendous job dropping deep against their boy Sylla. I was very worried about being overrun in the middle of the park by their midfield three, but he dropped in there and absolutely dominated him. He’s the Jon Daly successor we’ve need for years . Don’t think he’ll score quite as much, but is a very clever and unselfish player that will be a great foil for our other attackers.

Miller Thomson had a great game too, very aggressive and had a good few tackles as well as runs at their defence. I think we need to try Fotheringham up front playing off van der Sande, cause I just don’t think he has that burst of pace you need to okay out wide. He’s quick enough to play up top, but lacks that real acceleration to burst past players.

Still early days, and the team will only improve as they get more comfortable playing with each other and with the formation etc.

Lots to be happy about from today. Think we’ll be a right good side this season and am in absolutely no doubt that we’ll be nearer the top end of the table than the bottom. Pretty confident having seen both sides that well end up finishing higher than The Fun, we’re a lot quicker and have more clever players than they do. Though I don’t think they’ll necessarily struggle themselves.

One final thing, wtf is their keeper’s hair all about? Looks like a piece of Lego on his head. A right unfashionable cunt like the rest of their club. Stick a tash, a denim jacket and pair of old sambas on him and he’s a dyed in the wool funster.

Another thing I’d say is credit to Jim Goodwin for his recruitment this summer. It would’ve been easy to be loyal to  the team that got us promoted, but he recognised we needed better in most areas and has acted.

Would probably have to go back to at least Levein to find a manager as skilled at finding a player as Goodwin is. Lots of imaginative and outside the box signings this summer which is exciting. And on first glance I’d say there’s a lot more hits than misses, much like last summer. Every team is desperate for a manager with a good eye for recruitment, so we’re very fortunate in that respect.

Probably the most excited I’ve been about the team since 2014/15. Even when we were the Premier League the last time, we were always a very dull, tedious, boring team to watch, which has never been the United way. I never really felt like the players or managers got United at that time in that respect, played like a team who was just trying not to get relegated. This team excites me, lots of pace and flair and talent amongst them

We’ll have our ups and downs, but I think we’re on the cusp of something quite exciting this season.

Last edited by JerryDungle (04/8/2024 5:53 pm)

As disappointing as it is not to have got all 3 points after a great first half performance there are a lot of positives to take:

- Our shape and understanding of the formation is much better than v Falkirk 3 weeks ago and you expect it will get better the more we play it

- Miller Thomson getting his first goal and putting in a very good performance further forward

- Both Macedonians are clearly classy players with great attitudes and will probably be our best players this season

- Van Der Sande is an upgrade on Moult, more mobile and holds it in better, but still very aggressive and a great work rate

- Sevelj had his best game for us and will hopefully kick on and show himself to be another good summer signing

- Ferry was very good again (been good every game he’s played), great energy, aggression and speed (could improve his crossing though)

In twa minds aboot this gehm. TBH we ye, given that this was oor 1st gehm against a side in the Premiership (even despite the fact it was the BNBs), Eh woulda took the 1 point before the gehm started, But to be in the lead, then loss it jist efter the restart was seekenin, tak the lead again, then loss it to a Penalty, Ehm a bit seekened, probably coz it was they b@stards.

The Pen itssell was a bit weird. Eh thought the Lino flagged fir Affside ( no share - hae to see the replay), but the Ref certainly did. Then thirs a VAR anouncement our the tannoy, and our he goes. He taks phuckin ages, he waks awa, then he goes back again ? If hes no sure, then surely its no a Pen.

The only thing Eh didna like aboot our tactics, was that for lang periods, we sat in oor ain half while the BNBs had possession jist inside thir ain half, and there was little attempt to get the ba aff them. It would only tak 1 mistake fae ain oe their defenders, and we'd be in on thir goal.

In the end tho, it was a match Eh enjoyed. New players are miles ahaed oe oor squad last Season. Shoulda been daed and buried beh half-time, we shoulda been 3 or 4 up. It was probly an eh opener fir the squad oe what we've got to face this Season.

20 year since they baet us at Tannadice. (and they got a Pen at that gehm tae - so meh hert was in my mooth efter they got the Pen the day).

MOTM for me Trapper.

Tek wrote:

Actually enjoyed that game today and thought Utd played some really good attacking, fast and clinical football. Just a real shame that we couldn't take one or two of the other chances we had when we were 2-1 up.

Stand-out's for me were Trapanovski, Babunski, Ferry, Gallagher and Graham (thought he had a really good match until the pen).

Motm though was Miller Thomson. Raised my eyebrows him starting today so far forward, but he was absolutely electric in that first half and slaughtered their new Left back from Queens Park Rangers. Lovely finish for his first Utd goal too.

Also pleased to see Sevelj have a much better game too.

The two goals were poor defending though and it's a concern we have only kept one clean sheet in our five games so far. That said it was a hard afternoon against Murray and Palmer-Houlden and for the most part i thought we handled both well. 

Only slight negatives for me were Sibbald poor again and i felt Fotheringham was poor when he came on. Definitely lost our attacking threat down the right when he replaced Thomson.

Other negative was the ref. We were denied a stonewall penalty that wasn't even taken to VAR (the Dundee defender handling in the box). Infuriating considering they took several minutes to check Dundee's much more complicated decision).

I have been very vocal about Goodwin and still have my doubts about him, but i actually feel this might be a fun Utd team to watch this season, and that's what it should be about.

Football is escapism from the drudgery of the 9-5 after all.

 
Agree with pretty much all of this tbh. Referee was a joke and VAR can get right to fuck. As well as the handball, how the fuck is that not a foul by the keeper on Trapanovski? But yeah a great game to watch and some exciting signs with still some additions to come.

Edit to say I thought VDS was also excellent today.

Last edited by Arabdownsouth (04/8/2024 8:57 pm)

Great first hour, then fell out of it.   Think it was obvious that we needed fresh legs on way before we did.

Trap really needs to score that chance when through on the keeper.

Can't be too critical of him though as he was excellent; think he's gonna be a great player for us.



 

Thought VDS did well up top. Won more headers and held up the ball better yesterday than Moult has in his 12 months here.

If Odada and/or Docherty were fully fit and allowed for the change in shape to happen earlier then we definitely would have controlled the game much better towards the end and wouldn't have conceded the 2nd in my opinion.

Ifs, buts and maybes aside, I was quite impressed with a number of players.

Delighted to see Miller Thomson get the nod further up the park, think we are wasting his talents at RWB and he shouldn't be played in that spot unless injuries require it.
Van Der Sande put in an absolute power of work and seems to fully understand the role which Goodwin wants him to play.
Graham, despite both goals coming down his side, played well and tbh I think he is suffering being played on the right as we don't have a suitable right footed replacement for Holt that would let Graham move back to LCB.

Would love to beat that mob but if you had told me before the fixture list was released that we'd open with a point to a top 6 team from last season and play some fairly exciting football whilst we were there then I'd have shaken your hand.

Last edited by Morphman (05/8/2024 12:28 pm)

Conway11 wrote:

For a seasoned premiership side, the filth are fucking woeful.

should have mauled this mob first half and the game would have been done.

And as for that away support.... Oh dear 

 
If Trapa scored his 1 on 1 they would’ve completely collapsed.

Conway11 wrote:

For a seasoned premiership side, the filth are fucking woeful.

should have mauled this mob first half and the game would have been done.

And as for that away support.... Oh dear 

 
Glad someone has finally mentioned their support. Only heard them after their two goals and the Jim McLean song was an embarrassment from them.

MockChop wrote:

Goodwin saying he was hit with coins.

 
Aberdeen done it also previously. Time to close the front 3-4 rows above the dugouts for the derbies, sheep and old firm.