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League Cup MK DONS 3-0 MAN Utd
I think this has to go down as one of the biggest cup upsets in recent times. not just the score line but the match over all MK Dons where by miles the better side. Man Utd have had just one goal on target all night.
Okay it is not a full Man UTD squad but their are first team players with de gea, evans, anderson, kagawa, hernandez and england international welbeck.
The problem is Van Gaals tactics they just do not get it. Not even the basic idea of playing the formation he wants. They are being pulled apart all over the pitch. Full credit to MK Dons but this has to be a wake up call to stop with these tactics until they get more time to train with the system.
01 de Gea
38 Keane
41 James Booked
06 Evans
36 Vermijl
28 Anderson
37 Janko (Pereira - 45' )
22 Powell (Wilson - 57' )
26 Kagawa (Januzaj - 20' )
14 Hernández
19 Welbeck
MK DONS Team
01 Martin
05 McFadzean
06 Kay Booked
03 Lewington
18 Baldock
09 Bowditch (Powell - 56' )
10 Reeves
22 Carruthers (Green - 61' )
14 Alli
08 Potter
11 Grigg (Afobe - 68' )
Full credit to goal scorers Grigg and Afobe.
Okay it is not a full Man UTD squad but their are first team players with de gea, evans, anderson, kagawa, hernandez and england international welbeck.
The problem is Van Gaals tactics they just do not get it. Not even the basic idea of playing the formation he wants. They are being pulled apart all over the pitch. Full credit to MK Dons but this has to be a wake up call to stop with these tactics until they get more time to train with the system.
01 de Gea
38 Keane
41 James Booked
06 Evans
36 Vermijl
28 Anderson
37 Janko (Pereira - 45' )
22 Powell (Wilson - 57' )
26 Kagawa (Januzaj - 20' )
14 Hernández
19 Welbeck
MK DONS Team
01 Martin
05 McFadzean
06 Kay Booked
03 Lewington
18 Baldock
09 Bowditch (Powell - 56' )
10 Reeves
22 Carruthers (Green - 61' )
14 Alli
08 Potter
11 Grigg (Afobe - 68' )
Full credit to goal scorers Grigg and Afobe.
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If this topic was necessary, couldn't you have waited until it finishes before starting this?
Yes to be fair i never expected 4 !!!! OMG !!!!! I think i will keep the title as it shows what a shock this is !!!
are the problems with the personnel a lot deeper ?
was it a case of fergie's continued success papering over obvious cracks ?
Welbeck 12 million., if I.was van gaal I snap Steve Bruce hand off at that price ;-)
United have just lost 4-0 to League One MK Dons.
Sorry if it was seen to bait united fan that was certainly not my purpose. I was following the saints game with an eye on this one and at 3-0 i just could not believe the result. It is such a big shock I certainly did not give MK Dons enough credit they where outstanding on the night.
I think their are two issues in this case. I think Fergie added something to the team which lifted the players to another level that managers coming in have the build it is never instance fix. I think moyes took a lot of stick and perhaps rightly but clearly the players are just not performing. even with this squad they should be doing enough to beat MK Dons, Swansea and Sunderland it is not Man City or Chelsea.
I just think Van Gaal has got the tactics wrong. He is trying to play the dutch national team style and these players dont get it. It is a shock because pre-season they played it well but in matches that matter it is hopeless. I think one big step is to find a captain to drag the squad into shape. Sorry but Rooney is a good player and leads by example but not the sort of leader they need right now.
Yep, hardly their first XI is it - get a grip.
Nothing wrong with the thread. Someone questioned Van Gaal in the Man United thread and got told to get lost by two posters. they obvioulsy don't want non fans in there.
Fair point. It would probably only have been 2-0 against their first team.
Did you see who actually played in this game?
Hated. Adored. Never Ignored.
Yes and if you went in their thread and said stuff they'd bite your head off. If Man U fans don't like the thread they can stay out of it!!
Of course, but even a virtual Man Utd reserve team should not capitulate as easily as that to a team two divisions below them.
Furthermore, when you consider how many up-and-coming youth players were in tonight's Utd line-up, you can't help but wonder whether tonight offers some sort of glimpse into what could lie ahead at Old Trafford in the years to come.
Have to agree with what Bosox said earlier, though, that the victory loses a touch of gloss by the fact that it's been secured by a club as dubious as MK Dons - with an owner as dreadful as Pete Winkleman, who Sky have just shown giving a grandstanding speech to his players in the dressing room with several press photographers snapping behind him.