April 29, 20215 yr Ok now I’m very annoyed that Sky doesn’t have the German rights to the Europa!!! Almost a repeat of the 7-1 thrashing. Roma must f***in hate coming to old Trafford
April 30, 20215 yr Outstanding second half from us. Cavani & Bruno were on another level last night. Much rather we get Villareal in the final as we have a bewilderingly shocking record against Arsenal in recent years. Mind you have just checked our record against Villareal and all 4 the games we've ever played against them have been 0-0s! Edited April 30, 20215 yr by Dobbo.
April 30, 20215 yr Yeah the second half was really good. I don't know what Roma were playing at, that was an absolutely shocking performance second half. So many basic traps they just let Utd walk through. A final against Villareal would be tough I reckon. I don't think the team is that great but this is Emery's competition.
April 30, 20215 yr Author Villarreal probably slightly harder opponent than arsenal at present with Gerard Moreno lethal up front and Unami Emery in charge who likes a Europa league!
May 7, 20215 yr Actually watched the Arsenal match last night as it was more in the balance but shouldn't have bothered. What a bore. Happier that we're playing Villareal though. However let's just hope we don't fall to the EL specialist manager this season after falling to the EL specialist club last year.
May 7, 20215 yr Actually watched the Arsenal match last night as it was more in the balance but shouldn't have bothered. What a bore. Happier that we're playing Villareal though. However let's just hope we don't fall to the EL specialist manager this season after falling to the EL specialist club last year. I think Villareal will give you a good game. Emery is a specialist in this competition! I was shocked at how bad United were last night. I did wonder if Roma scored a 3rd about the 60 minute mark, if Utd might have got a little bit nervy. De Gea made some fantastic saves and then the 2d Cavani goal killed the momentum. Anyway, could see how ecstatic he was that the semi-final curse was broken. Utd are the big favourites still but their schedule over the next 3 weeks is brutal!
May 7, 20215 yr Yeah no doubt plus for a good chunk of the squad it'll be their first ever final. I was a tiny bit concerned pre-game the players might have had the "we're already in the final" mentality and dropped their guard but I think it was more Roma just had to throw the kitchen sink at it in the second half and got a couple of quickfire goals. Agreed though they nearly got a third goal in 5 mins then I really would have been shitting myself especially based off the recent semi curse! I was also surprised at just how strong the starting XI was but I think it was the right choice just to absolutely make sure. We have enough of a buffer in the league so I expect Ole will ring the changes for the Leicester game and I'm expecting of the 3 that to be the game we lose. (Plus if that helps keep Liverpool & Spurs out of the top 4 then an added bonus ;P) Edited May 7, 20215 yr by Dobbo.
May 7, 20215 yr Yeah no doubt plus for a good chunk of the squad it'll be their first ever final. I was a tiny bit concerned pre-game the players might have had the "we're already in the final" mentality and dropped their guard but I think it was more Roma just had to throw the kitchen sink at it in the second half and got a couple of quickfire goals. Agreed though they nearly got a third goal in 5 mins then I really would have been shitting myself especially based off the recent semi curse! I was also surprised at just how strong the starting XI was but I think it was the right choice just to absolutely make sure. We have enough of a buffer in the league so I expect Ole will ring the changes for the Leicester game and I'm expecting of the 3 that to be the game we lose. (Plus if that helps keep Liverpool & Spurs out of the top 4 then an added bonus ;P) We're not getting Top 4 :lol: I wasn't shocked about the strength of the line-up, all it would have taken is Roma to score a couple of goals in the first half and things could have been tense. Hard to know what Ole will do really, suspect he will go as strong as he can with the Liverpool game, but it's the mental and physical preparation which might catch you out.
May 7, 20215 yr Glad that is was Villarreal who made it to the final instead of Arsenal as a possible loss to the Spanish team could be swept more easily than it would against Arsenal, Can't see Mikel Arteta staying in the job now that Arsenal are almost certainly going to miss out on European football for the first time in decades. It was a bit of a concern how we played against Roma last night allowing them to score 2 goals in 2 minutes against us not to mention the goal line clearances/saves that were made also. We can't play like that in the final otherwise we will be punished.
May 7, 20215 yr Glad that is was Villarreal who made it to the final instead of Arsenal as a possible loss to the Spanish team could be swept more easily than it would against Arsenal, Can't see Mikel Arteta staying in the job now that Arsenal are almost certainly going to miss out on European football for the first time in decades. It was a bit of a concern how we played against Roma last night allowing them to score 2 goals in 2 minutes against us not to mention the goal line clearances/saves that were made also. We can't play like that in the final otherwise we will be punished. Yeah Arsenal is an interesting one. I don't think one season out of Europe is a particularly bad thing in isolation, they have so much deadwood in their squad that it might be a time to go and rebuild. Helps with more time on the training field too to coach and develop players. The problem they have imo is they have so much crap there on massive contracts that are going to be so hard to shift.
May 25, 20215 yr It looks like the final will be shown live on BT Sport's YouTube channel for free. I'm feeling confident of a win but Villarreal could be very tricky and spring a surprise.
May 26, 20215 yr Only two players who started the final four years ago are still important first team players for us now. The team then: Romero, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Darmian, Herrera, Pogba, Fellaini, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford
May 26, 20215 yr surely united are going to romp this ? Nae chance. Not against Spanish opposition. The ultimate European final voodoo for us Plus we don’t play so well against teams like Emerys with a heavy defensive set up. We tend to romp against teams that give us space
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