Wow, that is tonne of pessimism here. We are playing bad, yes, but atleast we are getting results. And ****, we have turned up well for most of the big games this season, infact it's the 'minnows' where freaky things have happened (yes Leicester, I'm looking at you). I'm not too worried, we are still getting results. I'd rather we get top 4 in any which way, than play full attractive football and fade away.
That being said, the number of chances created is pretty worrying, and the mentality of the players is kinda too. Last night's match, so many players were content to pass instead of taking the shot, even at decent spots. I understand LvG likes his defensive play, but atleast try to attack from decent spots.. The only ******' player actually taking a slightly risky shot was Marcos Rojo, and that's frankly disappointing.
Also, tactics.. There was almost noone supporting Rooney upfront, it was like he was the lone ranger :\ And ****** noone arriving at the box late to take the shot - I think I counted four such opportunites where a shot could have been taken by a midfielder rushing onwards to the box, but to no avail.
And Valencia, oh ****, Valencia. Why the ****** **** is he there? In the first half, he was torrid - Slowing down attacks, refusing to take on his man and what not. He literally needs a triangle to work with, as most of his passes again were sideways. LvG wants to sell Rafael? Fine. But atleast ******* use him when he is fit, offers much, much more than Valencia.
Evans was surprisingly decent, and Rojo was too. Fellaini had some good touches, and was pretty decent too. di Maria was hot and cold, but meh. Young, I felt, was decent.
Overall, we got the win and we were lucky, but no matter what, it still counts. I'm happy with top 4 this season, even taking into factor our style of play, to facilitate the building up next year. But god, our mentality needs to improve.
