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22 Aug 2026 · 35m · 16 chapters

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DISGRACE! Man United 0-2 Hull Goldbridge Match Reaction

In short

Manchester United fan match reaction to a 0-2 Premier League defeat at Hull City (opening day). Host argues the team was lifeless, tactically unclear, and unable to break a low block; blames the club’s transfer strategy and leadership for leaving key gaps (especially replacing Casemiro, plus left-back and backup striker).

Key claims

interim manager Michael Carrick’s full-time appointment led to dropped standards; Casemiro’s defensive/aerial/ball-winning role wasn’t replaced; signings Santos, Balaba, and Tillemans are work-in-progress and not suited to the needs exposed by Hull; Rashford/Luke Shaw/Maguire were used in a “vibes and moments” plan rather than a pattern of play.

Notable examples

halftime 0-2, no second-half surge; repeated failed left-wing attacks and corners; Hull “won every 50-50” and exploited vulnerability.

Guests

none clearly identified in the transcript (it’s a solo United Stand reaction with live chat comments).

Written by AI. May contain mistakes.

Chapters

1:06

Match Reaction: United vs. Hull

Discussion on the disappointing performance of Manchester United against Hull City.

“Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stand, Manchester United 4, Hull City 1, easy start to the season and as it, oh no, I've just realised that's what meant to happen.”
2:20

Analyzing the Transfer Window

Examining the implications of the transfer window on team performance.

“But look, ultimately, some people saw this coming, some people didn't.”
3:50

Casemiro's Impact

Discussion on the absence of Casemiro and its effect on the team.

“So we'll go through the player ratings in a minute, but there's a few things to talk about here.”
5:10

Season Preparation Concerns

Concerns about the team's readiness for the season and necessary improvements.

“And if we're already dropping points like that, to a team like Hull, it's in the player's head now.”
7:20

Managerial Accountability

Discussion on the responsibility of management and coaching strategies.

“This is why for me, you needed to get a Mateus Fernandes or a Tonali or a Bruno Gameres or an Elliot Anderson or a Chiamini.”
10:10

Lifeless Performance Review

Analyzing the lack of passion and strategy in the team's performance.

“We are weaker tonight than we were at the end of the season.”
14:00

Match Performance Concerns

Discussion on the team's poor performance against Hull and player reliance.

“there's players on the pitch to win us that game and that's what worries me.”
16:02

Relying on Past Heroes

Critique of current players' performances compared to past legends and the team's future.

“And I know we've got some new players, but I feel like we are.”
18:08

Incompetence in Management

Discussion on the management's role in the team's poor performance and preparation.

“And look, if anybody thought we were winning the league, we ain't winning the league.”
19:50

Season Expectations and Standards

Exploration of fan expectations and standards for Manchester United amidst poor performance.

“Borden management, it's better to have this problem now than later, says Moose.”
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21:15

Transfer Strategy Critique

Analysis of the club's transfer strategy and its impact on the team's current state.

“Remember the owners have different ambitions to us.”
24:26

Fan Reactions and Future Outlook

Responses from fans reflecting on the game and future of the club.

“Mark every player out of 10, 6 being the average.”
28:00

Match Reaction Analysis

A deep dive into the team's performance and issues during the match against Hull.

“Baldy at left back because he's leaving Barcelona, by the way.”
31:31

Player Ratings Breakdown

Individual player ratings and performance assessments post-match.

“Make sure you subscribe to the channel, by the way.”
37:04

Board and Management Critique

Discussion on management challenges and the influence of the board on team performance.

“the substitutions the tactics not scoring a goal Hull aren't very good he's got to take that on the chin It doesn't mean Caric out.”
40:03

Board and Management Critique

Discussion on management challenges and the influence of the board on team performance.

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1:33Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stand, Manchester United 4, Hull City 1, easy start to the season and as it, oh no, I've just realised that's what meant to happen. Manchester United 0, Hull City 2, mauled by the Tigers and the same old crap. But don't be negative everybody, don't be negative. You know, if you saw this coming and you had concerns about a terrible transfer window, shut up and stop being negative because what we were meant to do this summer was run around with our tops off saying how great the summer's been, how we've saved money, how you'd rather have Santos, Tillemans and Belaber than by people like Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.

2:15Well, we'll see how that gets on across the season because when you buy cheap, you sometimes buy twice. But look, ultimately, some people saw this coming, some people didn't. And just to reiterate, why some of us saw stuff like this coming, and it will keep happening. When you give an interim manager the job, people overperform. They work hard. Then when you give the interim manager the full-time job, people drop their standards. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer couldn't stop winning. You give him the job and people stop trying. Carrick, unbelievable. Until the end of the season, first game of the season as full-time manager, you can't score against Hull and you get beat.

3:01Sometimes people like Sir Jim Radcliffe, Omar Barada, Jason Wilcox, they do well to actually research the club they're meant to run. Because some of us have seen this before. And I find it surreal that I'm looking at Man United in 2026 with Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford trying to save the game for us running down the left wing. how many years ago did Ralph Rangnick talk about open heart surgery and our solution when we're 2-0 down to Hull is Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford down the left wing Harry Maguire pushing forward I mean the next thing we need to see is Oli Gunnar Solskjaer and McKenna back in the dugout and you know we're back in 2022 and this is the first game of the season this is not with an injury crisis So we'll go through the player ratings in a minute, but there's a few things to talk about here.

3:56That performance was absolutely pathetic. I mean, the fans should be getting their money back. The fans in the ground should be getting their money back because it's bad enough to lose. But when you're 2-0 down at halftime, you don't expect a 0-0 second half. You expect more fire, more creativity and to score. I mean, that is a 90 minutes. You'd get more performance out of a dead slug. It was lifeless. It was absolutely pathetic. And what worries me is under Carrick from January until the end of the season, there was this willingness to run. There was this ability to win games when you're playing badly.

4:41And there was a togetherness. and in the first game of the season, we have gone to, on paper, the worst team in the league and been deservedly beaten to nil. And I'm looking at where's the togetherness, where's the organisation and that's a really worrying sign because Michael Carrick is going to need to exceed expectations this season. He is going to need to get every last drop out of this team because it's not good enough anyway. And if we're already dropping points like that, to a team like Hull, it's in the player's head now. We can get beat by Hull. And what worries me is, I've seen it so many times before, how long before they start to go, well, it's not my fault.

5:26If you appoint a manager who got sacked by Middlesbrough and doesn't know what he's doing, how can it be my fault? So it's what happens next that's worrying. Of course, we have got Sesco to get fit, Martinez to come back, hopefully De Ligt to come back. Belaba's a new signing as well. So there are players to come back in, but it's been a pathetic transfer window. And you know what? I'm going to say this very, very, very early in the video, and I think a lot of people are going to agree with me. Casemiro needed to go, right? Casemiro needed to go. But it was very obvious from January to May that with Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro was probably our most important player.

6:04Defensively, made so many tackles. He was one of the number one tacklers in the league, right? offensively won a lot of headers, defensively won a lot of headers. So you take a player out of a team that wins your loads of headers and wins your load of tackles and you end up with that. Just the midfield was submissive. That's the polite word. The harsh word was dominated. And I think Casemiro last season, I really genuinely think we would have won that game because those crosses into the box he would have won defensively. He probably would have got on a couple of the corners and he would have made a load of tackles and just looked after the ball.

6:46We haven't replaced Casemiro. That was the number one job, replace Casemiro. Now, I don't think Malaba has the aerial ability of Casemiro or the passing. I don't think Santos does and I certainly don't think Tillemans does. So how have we gone into the season not replacing one of the biggest players for his last season? you know and this is why to me you don't you don't have to replace him like for like and ultimately who is there maybe Chiamini but he didn't leave but this is why and I don't want to be banging this drum all season I really don't hopefully we'll we'll sort ourselves out and we'll be fine and we still can be and I'm not I'm not sitting here saying sack Carrick and I'm not sitting here saying we're not going to finish third we still can you can have a shite result at the start of the season you can still have a good season so look let me say that however this This is why for me, and I'm not changing the goalposts, and many of you will agree with me again.

7:42This is why for me, you needed to get a Mateus Fernandes or a Tonali or a Bruno Gameres or an Elliot Anderson or a Chiamini. And look, maybe we can't do it now, but that, we can't see it because of that. There's a shelf. There's a shelf behind me, right? And I said, one of our signings has to replace Casamiro and has to be marquee. So it's got to be Elliot Anderson, Chiamini, Bruno Gomérez, Tonali, or in this case, Mateus Fernandes. And we didn't buy any of those players. Instead, we've gone for Santos, who's going to be a work in progress, Balaba, who's going to be a work in progress, and Tillemans, who's not defensive.

8:27So this is why, to me, this transfer window is pathetic. You've got a manager who is inexperienced and you've given him a midfield that needs a lot of work and nothing else. There is no backup striker. There is no left back. And look, I thought Luke Shaw did OK today. But I mean, there's a difference between OK and decent. I wouldn't say Luke Shaw was the worst player on the pitch. He was average. But average ain't going to do it. Like you need a top class left back. And also we need a backup striker. Why is Zerksy still here? We make multiple substitutions and he doesn't come on. Why has he not figured it out?

9:10And why haven't we told him to go? I heard Carrick in the interview before the game saying, we probably won't let anybody go because no one's asked to go. It's your job to tell them to go. It's not their decision. You don't use Xerxes. Get rid of him and get somebody you will use because Sesko didn't look fit. Cunha's not a striker. Embermo's not a striker. And we're toothless. where absolutely, if it's Ivan Toni or it's Mateta, at least they would give us something in a game like that. We haven't scored against Hull. This squad is not ready for a season like this. It's not. Mason Mount, Xerxes, these players, you need a striker, you need a left back, and to be honest, we probably needed better midfielders, but hopefully they'll end up being good.

10:00But we are not ready. Santos is not ready. He is a prospect. Belaber is not here. We do not have the left back and we do not have the backup striker. We are weaker tonight than we were at the end of the season. Casemiro probably helps us win that game. We've not replaced him. So we're in a worse position today than we were at the end of the season. I mean, we've lost the fucking Hull. We've lost the Bumble BFC. Hull City have beaten us 2-0 on the opening game of the season. This ain't AC Milan last week where it doesn't really matter. This is Hull City. This is Hull in the Premier League competitively.

10:40I haven't even been online yet. I haven't checked my phone yet. Imagine how bantered we're going to get. And we've got quite an easy start to the season. And pray tell me this. Why is it after 10 years we still can't deal with a low block? I actually thought at half time, 2-0 down, early goal, pressure, pressure, pressure. 2-2, win it 3-2. We've not scored. We can't beat a low block. And I tell you what, a lot of people talking about Carrick. The only thing I'd say about Carrick is there is absolutely no desire from me to be sacking managers. This is on Wilcox. This is on Barada. This is on Sir Jim Radcliffe.

11:21And I tell you what, if this goes wrong, please aim your anger at the right people. Because many of us didn't want this. And they chose it. So if it goes wrong, it's the people who chose it. And the summer they've given him is shit as well. It's absolutely shit. But what bothered me, if I'm going to say, I'm only going to say this about Carrick. What bothered me about Carrick today, it was lifeless on the bench. Every time the camera went to the bench, it was lifeless. There was no personality. There was no anger. There was no response. And we mentioned this last season and it's only fair to bring it in.

12:05On the match reaction, we have this thing called PRV. Performance, result, vision. Last season, I kept saying, we're getting results. We're getting results. We're getting results. But the performance isn't great. And I don't know what the vision is for next season. Today, there is no performance. There is no result. And there is no vision. What was the style of play today? what was the pattern of play? What was the style of play? Obviously, we didn't get the result. And what's the vision? What is the vision? Because at halftime, Marcus Rashford's coming on. He's 29 in October. He's not meant to be here.

12:39And here's your big plan from the bench. Chuck Rashford on and see what he can do. All I saw today was what Oli did. Vibes and moments. You know, we're 2-0 down at half time. You've got 45 minutes. And all we did is hope that Bruno or Rashford or somebody would produce a moment or we'd score from a corner with Maguire. There was no relentless pattern of play to create chances. It was just get... How many times did we go down the left-hand side and it didn't work? How many times did we give the ball to Bruno and it didn't work? How many times did we get a corner and it didn't work? And I think last season, Bruno produces a moment of magic.

13:20Maguire scores a corner. But there was no pattern of play. There was no vision. And there was no passion in the team. And there was no passion from the bench. It was flat. And I think that's got to change. Because what worries me is you're playing, I don't know, Marseille. I don't know if they're in the Champions League. You're playing Inter in the Champions League on a Wednesday night. And you have to put a lot of effort in. And then on a Saturday, you're going to Brentford. We're going to lose a lot of games this season if we're going to turn up with that attitude. and realistically, there's enough players on that pitch to win us the game.

13:54Kunja, Embermo, Bruno, Rashford, Sesko, Dorgou, Tillemans, Mainou, there's players on the pitch to win us that game and that's what worries me. Man for man, we're on a different level to Hull and it was absolutely clueless, poor and I think overarchingly for me, it's this

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16:05I feel like we are back in 2022. And I know we've got some new players, but I feel like we are. We're still so reliant on players that really have let us down in the past. And I don't need to name names, but we're using the same players again. And they didn't do it in the first place. If these players were like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney, who'd won us things, you'd sort of say they're probably coming towards the end of their career, but they know what they're doing. You know, Luke Shaw's 31, Harry Maguire's 33. Marcus Rashford wasn't even meant to be here. And we're asking them to be match winners for us.

16:42And it's just wild to me that that's the plan today. Look, it could be just today. Today could be a bad day. We've got Ipswich next week. Surely we win that at Old Trafford. Maybe we're then better against Everton. Then there's a Manchester. We could take nine points from the next three games, but you wouldn't think that's going to happen tonight. And there is a huge, huge conversation to be had because as you and I know, we do a lot of content together and we're all on social media and we're all aware of it. You have an honest conversation and there's a lot of people slagging you off and saying, oh, you're not a real fan.

17:20You're too negative. You're toxic. Well, I'd love to. I actually would love to hear from some of those people right now because I want to know. I want to know because I've been called negative. I've been called toxic. I don't think I'm negative. I don't think I'm toxic. I think it's standards. My standards are inbred into me as a United fan that we should be winning titles. Sir Alex Ferguson taught me that. You know, Man United taught me that we're meant to win titles. It's not toxic. It's not negative. It's standards. The standards I hold are very high because we're Manchester United. If the new standards are it's hard to beat Hull, well, maybe you can have a good Saturday night, you know, but we've just been beat by Hull.

18:02The standards of this football club are a joke. Who's responsible for that? I think we all know who's responsible for that. It's the people in charge. They've degraded this football club. They've dismantled this football club. And look, if anybody thought we were winning the league, we ain't winning the league. My big concern this season is, can we get back into the Champions League? Now, there's 37 games to go, but that's absolutely shocking. and it's going to be very interesting. I mean, I've got Michael Carrick's on the screen now, but I don't think there's anything he can say. That's the big thing.

18:41I don't think there's anything he can say that is going to justify that performance. Nothing at all. There is no positive. There is no excuse. You were losing 2-0 at halftime. It's the first game of the season. You've had weeks with these players. We've not been to the US. We've had three months to prepare for this window and it's shit. It's absolutely shit. And who takes responsibilities? Look, a few players looked a bit rusty, but come on. Come on. Not only is that game catastrophic, it's also an open invitation to the Premier Leagues on how vulnerable we are, says Alamir. We'll pile up the bus against United, basically.

19:17When moments players like Bruno and Maguire are gone, what are United, says Tyler. Transfer strategy has been only going for players that only want United. If that's the attitude, you have to question why we want to be here, says Azur. woke up at 6am to watch them play like that. It's terrible, says Darkin Thoughts. To top it off, the US commentator ended with, today the good guy's won. He surely has a developmental disorder. 99 % of Americans weaving Hull United at 7am support United. How do they find these people? Says Ryland. I can guarantee you that United is the easiest opposition Hull are going to face in many years.

19:49Both Borden fans overrate the quality of this team, says Marlowe. This is a wake-up call, says Moose. Borden management, it's better to have this problem now than later, says Moose. one. But you know what frustrates me, Moose, one, is we've actually been battered in our last two games, AC Milan and now Hull. Some of us knew this was a shit window. Some of us knew we weren't prepared for the start of the season. What the fuck are Wilcox, Favell, Berada, Sir Jim Radcliffe doing? What did they think was going to happen? Their incompetence is on a different level. Berada's doing interviews with Andy Mitton talking about winning the league this year or next year.

20:25These people shouldn't be near a football club. They shouldn't be allowed to run a football club. They've taken us into a season not ready. And look, the lapdogs who lick their arse and pretend everything's good, that's on them. I couldn't give a shit about that stuff. But the people who run the club have taken us into a season. I mean, you know, some people think it's sabotage. I don't think it's sabotage. I think it's just incompetence. How do you go into a season so ill-prepared? And look, we've not just played bloody Liverpool at Anfield. We've played Hull City. The worst team in the Premier League.

20:59The favourites to go down. And we've been beaten 2-0, deservedly. How have we gone into a season so ill-prepared? And how do people put up with this? We're Manchester United. Now the label will have immense pressure on him being the saviour, says Pei. Gone by Christmas. Get Emery in, says Stay. Remember the owners have different ambitions to us. they just want to stay in Europe, says Mark Jackson. This is why I do not want to reduce my standards. Tonali means Tonali, not Santos. Look, I absolutely agree with you, Shank. I stay here, as I said in May, you replace Casemiro with a Tonali or a Chiamini or an Elliot Anderson or a Bruno Gomerez.

21:38You don't go anywhere else. We've replaced Casemiro with what? I don't even know who the replacement is. Is it Belaber? Is it Santos? Is it Tillemans? Belaber and Santos are prospects. They're not ready to go. Tillemans is not Casemiro. Like, we have not gone and done what we needed to do. Now, whether you agree with that or not, you know, there were good players we could have gone for and we didn't. Martinez prioritised the World Cup, says Verdi. We bought a mid-table midfielder and are surprised we drop a mid-table performance, says Pete Phillips. Does Real Madrid have any more ageing five-times Champions League winners in defensive midfield we can sign?

22:16says Pengers. Great move by Carrick using Harry Maguire as a playmaker, says Mr United. That felt very ollie against a low block, mate. Marble, look, it's the first game of the season and we are playing gung-ho football for the last half an hour. Bruno is in midfield. Maguire's supporting the attack. Rashford's on the wing. Luke Shaw's at left back. That was just panic at the end. Panic. Panicking in the transfer window, panicking on the pitch. Sorry, let me just have a drink of water.

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24:31make sure you subscribe to the channel by the way bottom right hand corner Villa called about Cirque C I'd do a swap for Watkins says Red Devil Phil says the relegation battle begins look we're not gonna Matt Laws, just a journalist, says I'd love to know what the idea was for United today to undo Hull this is as bad as any performance under Amorim Mate, if that was Amorim people would want him out if that was Sen Aarg, people would want him out losing was unacceptable and reactionary but I don't care, Hull will be historically bad and we never look like scoring, says Phil woke up at 7.30am in the United States after a night of drinking, bit hungover and feel even worse Barney says we should be able to play Santos Sos and Tillemans against Hull and still win, says Barney.

25:14Oh, exactly. Don't forget, player ratings. Links in the video description. Get yourself registered. We're going to do that in a minute. Mark every player out of 10, 6 being the average. I'm live with you at 8 o 'clock tonight as well. We've also got the fan forum with Ricky, who will probably give Luke Shaw a man of the match. What were we doing the whole summer, says User H. Were there any on summer vacation? Crap, I know. A moment of silence for United, says Hamoudi. This is what happens when you have a mindset of transfer deadline being 2nd of September, says Joe. There's no positivity out of the game.

25:44Put me in a bad mood, says Alan. I totally expected to win, Alan. I, you know, I can't, you know, it's madness. We are the new Everton. What a depressing summer, which leads to this toothless performance, says Casper. New season, same story, unbelievable, says David. Yeah, I mean, I don't know what Owen Hargreaves is saying on TNT, but this is the guy who gave us seven out of 10 for the transfer window. I mean, you know, security should be walking onto the camera now and ushering Owen Hargreaves off. I mean, And this is a guy two hours ago who gave us seven out of ten in the transfer window. Get him off.

26:14You're fired. You're sacked Owen. Get off. You're rubbish. Seven out of ten. And you're there talking about the game. You're not qualified, bro. You're not qualified. Get out. You might have played football, but you don't know what you're bloody on about. Get out. Seven out of ten. You're fired. Seven out of ten. This is why the Glazers and Ineos prosper. We've got people bootlicking shite. It's ridiculous. Seven out of ten. Seven out of ten for what? For two prospects, one who's not even here in Tillemans. No left back, no backup striker, no one sold. Why is it seven out of ten? You're on a bloody laugh.

26:53That's why we've lost to Hull. It's idiots like you that don't see what's coming. Need to calm down. You all want to build the future around a player that has failed for eight years, says Kiel. Relegation charges on, says Dimir. This is what happens when you have morons running the club, says Lance. Solskjaer vibes. Red. I said to Wayne in the car, my worry about Carrick is it'll be Solskjaer and he said it won't. We'll be interesting. Stick to your night. It's going to be great this week. Disgusted, Mark. I don't want to look at my group chats. The honeymoon is over for Carrick. Well, in one game, the honeymoon's over.

27:25What a headline. What a headline. Carrick did so well last season as an interim. Gets the job full time and it's honeymoon over on the first game. And it is. Because we've always got Hull now. You do not want that result in your first few games. That's in the head of every fan and every player. Carrick can lose to Hull. So the invincibility or aura is gone. This is what happens when you have clowns running the club, says John. Thank you very much for that.

27:58Looks like we could be getting Baldy at left back because he's leaving Barcelona, by the way. Why does Wilcox and Barada get the sack? When do they get the sack? says Madaf. Sacked Amarin purely because of ego. To think the talk before the start of the season, what they did, they'd win their first four, says where I thought we would. Can't rebuild a team with Bruno. Plan ABC is always Bruno, says Anthony. When was the last time we broke down a low block, especially without Martinez, says Arjen. We've got no creative wingers. They're all inside forwards. It's a huge problem, says Richard. Well, the fact that we were putting so many crosses in before Sesco came on and then Sesco came on and we stopped putting crosses in.

28:36Get the Norwich scarves out, says YSN. So much for a midfield real build, says Tyler. Amrim out, says Laman. Rory, thanks for your super chat. Welcome to the members club, Venus. I've been a supporter for 25 years, says Thanat. Is it considered loyalty to continue to support the club? I'm overly optimistic. Really feeling lost. Look, you support the team. I wouldn't support the ownership. They're fucking clueless. After this, Glazers would have spent for big signings, says Gams. How people didn't expect this is beyond me. Tom, I had people in the watch along saying, why are you so calm, right?

29:10I guarantee you there are other content creators, ex-accounts and everybody else who've been telling us how great things are up until today. And then they'll be there performing seals going mad. Can't believe it. Carry count. This, that and the other. Yet they've told us all summer we're negative. I didn't overreact or scream or shout in the watch along because I saw it coming a mile off. I didn't expect to lose to Hull, but I knew we weren't ready. So I am not shocked. I am not shocked by this. And I feel sorry for the people who thought we were going to be okay because we were never ready. This was never good enough.

29:47If the honeymoon is over, how long till the divorce? Says Matt. I mean, I don't want another manager sacked. Replacing slow Casimiro with two slower players, says Marlo. Feels like we lose half time record this year, says Naveen. The most uninspired manager equals uninspired team, says Marlo. If Ineos were good at running a football club, then why have an East nice been very successful says Tony Wilcox and co would make great diggers because they're good at digging graves for themselves says Rico Carrick did not want to be in that interview did his best to say nothing to embarrass himself says McCaffrey yeah apparently it was a bit of a nothing interview from Carrick I mean I might talk about it on the 8 o 'clock show pre-season before Bruno great football we integrated him and we're back to this nonsense football says Hassan we're biggest cooks ever we should be protesting says Tahid will this loss influence who joins us says SK we'll probably go and buy some players now low key people preferring Ineos over Qatar was the worst of woke 1.0 virtue signalling because Qatar's record when Ineos aren't saints says once the defence is awful Sean Maguire the low look Glenn Stubbs I think the shout out to you and also to Roy Keane Roy Keane said the defence wasn't good enough on the overlap this week and he's right I mean I don't think the full backs are good enough maybe the centre backs aren't good enough I know that Bruno is our best player and he is however he needs to be scrutinised look the problem with Bruno is he had loads of opportunity to be the Bruno of last season today and he wasn't.

31:06And if Bruno has a bad day and he can have a bad day, we tend to have a bad day. We need a new interim for the bounce, says Ross. Win, lose or draw, Glazers out, says Lionel. Dare I say Bruno might be the problem, says Jack. Vibes are back, they said. Long ball FC, I'm tired, says Adit. Too long for Rashford to walk in, took long for Rashford to walk back into this team, says Robert. Hull clearly wanted it more. They won every 50-50. Look, let me talk to you about the player ratings. Let's do the player ratings. Make sure you subscribe to the channel, by the way. Bottom right hand corner. We've got over 50 ,000 people watching and we are back live at eight o 'clock and we've got the fan forum after this.

31:42Let me individualize this. So if I refresh this, it should bring them back on screen. OK, here we go. So Le Mans for me was probably my man of the match and I would give him a seven

31:58because, you know, and that's not saying much, but I would give him a seven. I thought he was probably our best player on the pitch. Masraoui, probably a five, if I'm being completely honest. Not a lot going forward. And defensively, you know, we're all part of that set piece. So five. Probably the same for Maguire. Probably put the best cross of the game in as well as a centre-back. But no, had no impact in the game, did he, Harry? Luke Shaw, look, no worse than anybody else. I'd give him a five. I don't think he was terrible, but I don't think he's particularly good at left-back either. and I'll give Heaven a five as well.

32:33Look, I think the generally defence just wasn't good enough today. Both those goals are preventable. Slow, lethargic, not organised. Bruno Fernandes, for his high standards, I'd give him a five. He could go four. Yeah, Bruno has a bad game. We have a bad game and I don't know whether he's tired from the World Cup or a long season, but Bruno probably should have come off for Lacey and Kunja should have stayed on but we're stuck in this Bruno can't be subbed mentality again, aren't we? So, yeah. Dorgou, yeah, not very good. Probably give him a 4.5 really. Deserved to be taken off at halftime. Santos, again, 4.5 for me.

33:21Off the pace. Had a whole pre-season. Was disappointing against AC Milan, I think, because they marked him out of the game. But I don't know what the excuse is for that. The midfield was really bad. He's had a pre-season. You know, Belabe's not here. Manu's only just come back. There's not much excuse for Santos. It was a very poor performance and he's got to be better. And I think just on Santos for the moment, remember I did say this. We've got this thing called pre-season perlowe and we have it with fans now. They overrate players in friendlies. So Mason Mount was the midfielder. No, he's not.

33:58Oh, stop being so negative. He's injured. Told you so. Oh, Santos looks amazing. He's the new Casemiro. Shut up about Tonali and Mateus Fernandes. Santos is a profit at£48 million. And you're going, it's pre-season. Until he plays proper games, how are you telling me he's a bargain? How are you telling me he's the new Casemiro? How are you telling me he's better than Mateus Fernandes? You've got to judge him in a real game. Well, that's the first 90 minutes I'd be judging Santos and it wasn't very good. He's got to get better. But people had already called him a success because they're desperate.

34:38I won't be judging Santos properly until about February, if I'm being honest. Tillemans, again, I'll probably give him a 4.5. Yeah, just again, not very good. our midfield was poor really poor that midfield today was worse than Casemiro and Maino at the end of the season were really poor Kunja not in the game 4.5 for me just not in the game one good passing to Embermo in the second half was about it Embermo I'd give him a 6 I actually thought he was our I don't know why he's getting such a low score I thought Embermo did okay I do I think he looked our best outfield player in fact I'm not saying he was good I'd give him an average 6 but I thought he was our best outfield player.

35:20I mean, Dillow didn't do much. Five. I thought Rashford did okay. I'd give him a 5.5, actually. I actually do think Rashford did okay. I mean, not brilliant, not good, but compared to everybody else, he did okay. My only thing, and I've kept it back for the Rashford thing, my only problem with Rashford is I felt like I was watching a movie I'd seen before. I've seen this movie, right? We constantly get the ball out to Rashford, and that's all we did second half. And did we score? No. Did he score? No. If the plan is in 2026, get the ball to Rashford, he did okay when he came on. It's not his problem.

36:00But is that the plan in 2026? Get the ball to Rashford? Because this was the plan three years ago. Why is the plan in 2026, get the ball to Rashford? Because what's the other 10 players doing? Where's the style of play? Rashford did well when he came on. The worry is, is that it? Get the ball to Rashford. Like, what's everybody else doing then? Like, there's got to be more to the team than that. You can't just go get the ball to Rashford. And he did. I thought he did quite well when he came on. But I mean, come on. There's got to be more to it than that. We may as well have Oli in charge if that's the plan.

36:35Sesko, nothing. Maynou, nothing. Lacey, nothing. Not on the... What I mean is not on the pitch long enough. Like, you can't criticise them. Carrick is even on the screen there let me just make sure he is yep Carrick can't get it any higher unfortunately we need to make that a bit higher you've got to give Carrick a 4 2.6 from you yeah 2.6 from you yeah I mean look as a manager that's as bad as it's going to hopefully get this season it was poor the substitutions the tactics not scoring a goal Hull aren't very good he's got to take that on the chin It doesn't mean Caric out. It doesn't mean he can't be the guy, but that's a big blow for Caric tonight.

37:17I'm not going to say any more than that. Man of the match. I don't know whether it goes on the screen or not. Yes, it does. 60 % of the vote Le Mans, but does it really mean anything? Does it really mean anything? I'm not too sure that it does. Yeah, I mean, there's no glory in anybody for that really, is there? It's an absolutely shite performance. We're going to get over to the fan forum, but the problem is the board keeps on bringing in managers that in theory want to play possession football, yet we have such a bad bunch of players. You can't trust these players. You can't trust these players.

37:53He's going to be back playing a low block counter-attacking with the pace of Rashford and long balls by Bruno before you can blink. This style of football is going to be low block counter. When we play Man City or Liverpool, we will do well because they will attack us. When we play teams with a low block, we will struggle. So we will drop points against teams we think we should beat and we will beat teams we think should beat us. When teams attack us, we will break and score. When teams sit in and counter, we will struggle. This is the reboot. When Oli was manager, it was going well at first, then it gets worse, says Big Les.

38:30Carrick's naivety in 4K, what's the plan, says Marlow. Fun fact, Bruno lost the ball 22 times today, says Naveen. We must suffer and lose, only wait the owners leave, says Andy. Not Loopsie says I feel like for a season with no ambition in the window some of the players also have a drop in ambition on the pitch as well when they see no or low quality signings and a board that moves at snail's pace look the problem is not Loopsie last season you've got players playing for the World Cup you've got players playing for contracts this season what are they playing for? we're not going to win the league there is no tournament at the end of the season it's going to be very easy the problem the board have created is it if things go wrong, it's really easy to look at Evans, Woodgate, Carrick and Holland and say they're inexperienced.

39:16There's an excuse there for these players already. And you can't give players an excuse to down tools. And that's my worry. Carrick's got to get these players working for him very, very quickly because we've seen it with Amirim and Ten Hag and Oli and every other, and Ranić. So easy to blame the manager. And I blame the board. I blame the board. They've made some right shit decisions over the last 18 months. The whole back line was shocking, says Jordan. Jack says no player movement, basically holding hands with players. OK, let's get over to the fan forum. I'm back with you at eight o 'clock.

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