For the first time under Rafa

[bazdev]

This is the first time under Rafa where I have felt that we are going to play Utd and he truly feels we can win. Normally he is very very cautious in his approach to the big games with UTD, Chelsea & Arsenal, but with the new formation and the form the players are in (which may in part down to the rotation early on), I feel we will attack today (which I believe is the way to beat the scum) and come away with a 2-1 or 3-1 victory.

 

Cannot wait now, just over an hour. Hope i am not feeling like I did at xmas after not creating a true chance after going one down

[Guest Si]

Weird, I feel the opposite.

 

Rafa has felt his team can win every time we have played them, and we have played well enough to do so.

 

If anything he has been less cautious in his approach against the Mancs and we have generally had the better of them and got suckered by a set piece.

[Guest Snorky]

Do us a favour, keep your thoughts to yourself next time.

[Herbie von Smalls]

never mind dropping points to the likes of wigan, portsmouth and birmingham, it's our failure to beat man utd, arsenal & chelsea which keeps us from mounting a credible title challenge. sadly, too often we're made to look a second tier club by getting done over by them.

[Smith]

  bazdev said:

This is the first time under Rafa where I have felt that we are going to play Utd and he truly feels we can win. Normally he is very very cautious in his approach to the big games with UTD, Chelsea & Arsenal, but with the new formation and the form the players are in (which may in part down to the rotation early on), I feel we will attack today (which I believe is the way to beat the scum) and come away with a 2-1 or 3-1 victory.

 

Cannot wait now, just over an hour. Hope i am not feeling like I did at xmas after not creating a true chance after going one down

 

I felt the same, fwiw.

 

Properly fecked we were.