Iām beyond control over here, this thread has unlocked some parts of me that I didnāt know existed. I actually remember a lot of this stuff but I genuinely forgot the fake bomb in the toilet and Demba Baās counter-attack for Basaksehir (yeah, I shouldnāt be laughing at Demba Ba running through on goal - but I am), these two are currently my favourites. On I readā¦
What was best about it was their strikers were Van Persie and Hernandez. The fume was not just about the unimaginative the approach was, but the pointlessness of pumping balls into the box to those guys. Chicarito was surprising good with his head, but that was more about finding space, not battling CBs for aimlessles pumped in crosses into a packed box
All of them, because none of the Utd players got near them
You could see Phil Neville pulling out his tactics binder after the 90th cross and reaffirming his idea that goals come from crosses into the box. Maybe they just need to wait until the 105th cross for it to come together?