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Monday, January 03, 2022
Lakenheath Old Boys
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Good Afternoon, Bob. Thanks for getting us started. We have power while we are thawing out
Phil Jones makes his first appearance the season, playing in the center of defense. BLOODY HELL!
Afternoon, David - yes, United are having a bit of a defensive crisis. Phil Jones could make his first appearance for Manchester United in two years.
With Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof absent for Covid-related reasons and lingering doubts over the fitness of Eric Bailly, Jones could partner Raphael Varane in the heart of United’s defence.
While midfielder Paul Pogba is absent with a thigh problem, United can welcome Bruno Fernandes back from a spell on the Naughty Step.
Here's the full team news:
Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Jones, Shaw, McTominay, Matic, Greenwood, Sancho, Cavani, Ronaldo.
Subs: Rashford, Lingard, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Henderson, Alex Telles, Van de Beek, Elanga.
Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Trincao, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Jimenez, Daniel Podence.
Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Bruno Jordao, Silva, Ruddy, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle, Bueno.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Ralf Rangnick on the inclusion of Phil Jones in Manchester United’s starting line-up. “I can only judge him from the last four weeks in training,” he tells Sky Sports. “And he has always been very professional, very much involved in all the things that happen on the pitch and since the other three centre-backs are all out for injury or Covid reasons, for me he was the logical choice for tonight’s game.”
Teams coming out of the famous tunnel at Old Trafford now. Cristiano Ronaldo will lead United out for only the second time in his two spells with the club. Cor!
Sounds like he's saying he doesn't have any other options in that position.
Afternoon Boys
Wolves are coming out of the tunnel
Did they show the standing section?
USA go to commercial as Captain Ronny walks United out of the tunnel
Good Afternoon. Glad to have you around for the match
Good Afternoon Dave. How was tutoring this morning?
Just about set for this one - come on, United!
Welcome, Dave - how was the tutoring today?
Jones made only two League appearances last season. Rarely used the past two years
Jones wouldn't give up his #4 shirt for Varane.
Wolves didn't turn us around like Burnley did.
Off we go
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
They're off from OT! COME ON MAN UNITED!
Big cheer for Phil Jones as he heads out the first cross.
Great clearing header by Jones....big cheers OT
Quick start for the Black Country lot.
Wolves start on top
Why does United start so slowing in every game
Against Burnley, United scored inside the first fifteen minutes all season!
Wolves haven't won at OT for forty years!
Looks like a beautiful evening at OT after all of the rain over the weekend.
Come on United...the whistle has already blown!!!
This is unusual from Wolves who, under Bruno Lage, typically like to play on the backfoot.
Only one team has started this match. I just don't get it
Sancho with a chance...poor effort!!
Finally some attack!!
The crowd want them to go forward
Wolves not showing any signs of rustiness after not playing for a while then United counter and CR7 has a shot blocked
De Gea has to make a save
Oh - Podence had a go from a narrow angle and De Gea had to save sharply at the near post.
Oh - now Ruben Neves tries a looping volley that De Gea has to tip over!
Another save by De Gea... decent effort
12 minutes...United still second best by far
United have to shake off the New Year's hangover and start playing!
De Gea turns around a shot from Danny Podence on the counter then the corner headed away and De Ge tips over a volley from Ruben Neves
How can a team start a match not ready to play?
It stuns me!
Sleepwalking start
Goal kick...we pass it into our own corner and lose it
De Gea saves us again.
United fans trying to gee up the team now.
That was a bit better - Obi Wan's cross just too high for Ronny.
Obiwan with a nice run but such an awful easy pass!!!
United look clueless going forward
Do we practice?
Another near post effort from Podence, well smothered by De Gea.
Just too high for Ronny again
Oh - nice interplay there between Greenwood and Obi Wan but the cross again was just too high for CR.
United need to ENTERTAIN!!!!!
Old Trafford is bored!
Now a lazy ball fro Greenwood out wide....comes to nothing
The simple passes can't be made. What is going on?
I hate how narrow United play with this 4-2-2-2
I always remember Barry Davis saying on 101 Great Goals video I had.... Man City score a goal when the ball goes out wide and then out even wider... crosses the ball and City scores... Barry says....."that what you get when you get a man playing out wide!"
Defend Narrow
Attack Wide
Always told all my teams that!
STRUTH....United give the ball away TWICE
Back from a phone call with a garage door company. Looks like I didn't miss much until that back header from CR7 gifted Jimenez a chance
Foul by Obi Wan gifts Wilves a chance
I have no comment about how bad United are
Why do I keep getting stunned by their performances
I guess I should just be expecting it
Far too much electricity on that last shot from Thomas Edison Cavani.
Not a surprising score as Wolves matches are the lowest scoring this season
How are United not behind
This is embarrassing!
Lady ditch defending from Jones results in a Wolves corner. A pair if stoppage time minutes as Wolves win another corner
The old faithful should not be pleased here...let the players know it!!!
PATHETIC
Agreed. Wolves playing more like the home team
Sorry, chaps - an old friend from Boston called to catch up after getting my Christmas card.
Teams out for the second half
Looks like no changes....Only De Gea deserves to be out there...possibly Jones too. He's done fine
Welcome back...You missed nothing from United!
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
Second half starting up - I hope that United can pull their fingers out.
Sancho in... awful pass!!
COME ON!!!
Shoot or pass it accurately!!
Back for the second half. United can't play any worse than they did in the first half
Cavani guilty of a horrible touch when he should have had a shot
McTomain booked for a foul on Danny Podence
Awful free kick...doesn't beat the first man
No excuses for it
I could understand if it happens once in a while but more free kicks or corners are like that than not
Bruno warming up - they could use his inventiveness.
Fortunately for United, Wolves often flatter to deceive and don't score a lot.
Not much improvement!
What was said in the dressing room?
United have no flow whatsoever
Robbie was right at half time
United are clunky going forward
So bad by Obiwan
Just sitting down to a bite of lunch now.
I am stunned how United can't pass it five feet accurately
Greenwood... simple pass out wide...Obiwan has to go run after it
Shaw in the book and will be suspended for the next league match
Bruno about to come on for Cavani
I wouldn't have taken him off
Greenwood always gets taken off when not deserving it...now he does deserve to come off and he isn't
I am happy that fans aren't happy
The players and manager needs to know!!!!!
It is Greenwood coming off
Fans booing the change
Bruno on for Greenwood. The supporters aren't happy about that change
One shot on target for United. Absolutely atrocious
TOOTHLESS
CLUELESS
BORING
United have hit the hat-trick
8 corners to NONE
Wolves ahead 8-0 on corners. Not good enough
This guy is going to run riot over the United defense....hope he finishes like he normal does
Adama Traore on for Drink Cow
Agreed Dave. Hope he has poor deliveries
Great cross... Bruno hits the bar!!
Was it saved?
Woke up some people
Straight onto the bar...bugger
First decent shot...67 minutes!!
Ball in the net!!
Flag is up
He was off
Long ball to Ronaldo...hit wide
Better from United
OH! Off the bar by Bruno then Moutinho concedes a free kick to United then CR7 heads in a free kick but it's disallowed because he's well offside
FINALLY
Nice run by McTom
WHY DID IT TAKE SEVENTY MINUTES TO PLAY LIKE THIS!!
McTomain with a shot blocked for a corner
NO GOALS FROM A SINGLE SET PIECE ALL SEASON!
United's first corner of the day
And another one bites the dust!!
First corner of the match for United. It's headed away
I'm back for the last twenty minutes - United should be at least 1-0 up at this point with all the chances they've had.
Matic fouls Traire from behind off a 50 yard solo run just outside the box on the break
You're completely wrong...United have done nothing!!
Oh - Saiss rattles the bar with a free kick!
Rash on for Sancho
Oh! Free kick from Saiss clips the top of the bar
You didn't think that those Bruno and Ronny chances were fairly close?
Welcome back, Bob. We had a spell with a few chances but haven't created enough
Bruno was. Runny was miles offside for the disallowed goal and well wide on the other. Wolves have created more, sadly
Wolves ahead 8-1 on corners
Fabio Silva on for Jimenez
Raul Jiminez has run his race and is off. Fabio Silva is on for him. Neither of them are worth anything.
Bloody hell! Joao Moutinho has rattled in a long effort.
0-1.
Sorry, chaps.
So pathetic
Deserved
Why is the color guy blaming Phil Jones for that? That was a perfectly good headed clearance. What did he want - for him to head it to the half-way line?
Wolves definitely deserve the lead and win
United have been useless
BLOODY HELL! Moutinho gives Wilves the kead.Corner headed out by Jones then Moutinho scored with a great finish
Come on, United - get it back!
Agreed Dave. Thanks Bob
Anthony Elanga on for Obi Wan
Still no urgency in the United ranks
I don't think Wolves deserve to win this one. They haven't been that good.
Rashford is PATHETIC!
Before the goal, had chance for a shot or pass...ran into a defender
THEN THAT PASS!
Now a stupid foul by Shaw
MORONS
That Shaw was a stupid foul on Fabio Silva. Same player guilty of defending Traore poorly on the goal
Wolves haven't won since 1980....the Sexton Years
This team plays like that team
The only problem is United have been just as poor. If they had been half decent they would be winning
Agreed Dave. Mel Eves scored the only goal of that match. I remember him
A quintet of stoppage time minutes
Yeah - I think that a 0-0 would have been a fair result. Neither side deserved three points today. The goal was a hit and a hope that 9 times out of 10 is going to be blocked by someone. Matty Klich had about 10 of those against Burnley yesterday and Ben Mee blocked all of them.
United still passing it around the back four and then then lose it
STUNNING
I think you're wrong Bob
The first half, Wolves deserved to be at least two up
Second half has been more equal but Wolves still the better side
This is deserved
Corner to United....chance gone then...haven't scored from one...and now another
Wolves keeper Sa is booked for time wasting
Rashford can't get the ball over
Corner
Rash wins a last corner - last chance saloon.
Rash wins a United corner
Another corner down...no goal
Free kick to United....right in the D
No - now Phil Jones earns a last free kick chance.
I'd have Bruno to take and not Ron
Bruno and Ronny are fighting over this one. Who will take it?
Last kick of the game....Saved
That is it
Wolves win
Bruno - great strike by Bruno saved by Sa.
And that's it - sorry, boys. Not your day today.
Totally deserved by Wolves
United just aren't good enough....it is sad
OH! That Sa wS a great save from the free kick from Bruno. Then it's over and Wolves win 0-1
TWO SHOTS ON TARGET!!
One was the last kick of the game
First defeat for United under Rangnick.
Thanks Bob. Agreed Dave. Wolves deserved winners
That's it for me, boys - I'm off to do some laundry and reading.
Hope that the rest of your day is better than that was.
Sad to say...I"m not surprised and not that upset! I'm used to pathetic displays
Take care boys
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