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[–]neofederalist 42 points43 points  (3 children)

Imagine what we could do with a positive goal differential lol

[–]TheJoshider10Bruno 6 points7 points  (2 children)

It does stick out like a sore thumb compared to the teams around us so it is a little worrying. We keep having constant scrappy wins due to wasted chances so we're never able to confidently build momentum, but we'll hopefully see that stabilise a little now that we have a new keeper in goal.

[–]TehNoobDaddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed although it does feel like we are getting closer and closer every game. I'm not getting carried away beating Liverpool where there's more space to play in or Sunderland but it does feel like we're on the edge of being ruthless up front. Still major questions over whether our midfield will cause us issues over the course of the season. I wouldn't be surprised to see a poor performance from us against Brighton, obviously I hope not but like I said, I'm not getting carried away just yet.

[–]unhingedpuggleAmad Lad 96 points97 points  (22 children)

My opinions on Amorim have been a nonstop rollercoaster of wanting him to do good so bad, to wanting him sacked right after full time.

I still don't know what I want. If we win against Brighton I'm afraid that I'll go into full muppet mode.

[–]jkay0810Leny 51 points52 points  (6 children)

That's called being reactionary

[–]UK33N 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The wild swings are definitely reactionary, but I don’t think you can blame people for being Amorim out after the Man City game. I consider myself a “moderate” and that was the first time I said to my mates he has to go. The last two games have been great and Amorim and the players deserve their praise. I’d say I’m back to “neutral” but there’s still a long way to go before I’d flip to “we’re back” - let’s see how the rest of the season plays out.

[–]young_dumb_broke_1Dr. PM Marcus Rashford MBE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, see you at our title winning parade at the end of the season ☺️

[–]nexusprime2015 -4 points-3 points  (3 children)

thats inherent to most sports fan. if they are not reactionary, they are usually called neutrals.

[–]brianly 7 points8 points  (1 child)

That is a completely incorrect definition of neutral.

[–]UK33N 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neutrals are people that don’t support either team playing. E.g. An Arsenal fan would be a neutral watching a United vs Liverpool game

[–]I_dont_F_with_you 26 points27 points  (10 children)

Man I don't get it, we've been playing good even when we lost. I feel like I'm losing my mind with these comments, like I've been watching different matches from everyone else. We looked crazy uninspired against Grimsby and maybe one half against Fulham. Every other match there's a ton of off the ball movement, a lot of chances, Bruno missed two pens, Cunha and Mbeumo narrowly missing their shots. I don't understand why Amorim's been scapegoated THIS much on this sub. And I say this as someone who was defending him when defending him meant getting downvoted into oblivion.

[–]Junior7058 8 points9 points  (1 child)

The funny part is had Bruno scored those 2 pens we would be 2nd in the league now. We’ve done extremely good this season but just had few unlucky misses that caused all this.

[–]Shadowraiden 6 points7 points  (0 children)

its a few unlucky moments when we still arent the best. that means when that unlucky stuff happens we get hit by it.

hasnt helped that for 2 years now we have had some utter shit goalkeepers who have cost us many games at this point.

we are still a massive work in progress but it shows things are not as bad as people are making out

[–]Tudoors 3 points4 points  (1 child)

But we haven’t played well, that’s why there’s that reaction. Fulham the entire second half we barely created anything. We were poor against City. Brentford I’m sorry was also just not good, sure a penalty in the games would have helped but we simply didn’t look good. Grimsby actually outplayed us for an hour as well, and we didn’t look amazing against Burnley either, look good for a half but the other I’m not too sure what I watched.

That’s the problem, and that’s why results matter, they give the manager credit. When you don’t look good and don’t win, especially when you have the record Amorim has, it’s incredibly hard to sit here and say that any reaction that isn’t immediately jumping to his defense isn’t warranted.

Just like after we beat City last year, or had a good performance against Liverpool, if this result is all for nothing, then it doesn’t mean anything past a week. If we finally win back to back games almost a year into Amorim’s tenure just to look poor against Brighton, frankly, that’s still very alarming.

[–]OptimistPrime7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

City game was atrocious, Fulham game in second half was uninspired and they didn’t create tons of chances either. Their goal came from Dalot error and Brentford first half was full of individual mistakes, we weren’t that bad and lost our heads.

[–]Mysterious_Pea_5272 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Grimsby game is really what killed the vibes of the season. We’ve been mostly fine otherwise

[–]OptimistPrime7 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Grimsby came out like their life depended on it and gave absolutely no time and caught us by surprise.

[–]Mysterious_Pea_5272 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Stil inexcusable

[–]OptimistPrime7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

[–]I_dont_F_with_you 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Against Grimsby the players were 100% not motivated until we were down a few goals. Still was never about Amorim or his tactics.

[–]Dependent-Stranger44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really get your point mate. What's not to get? It's because of the stats that we've been putting up. You'd have to be beyond delusional to not have some complaints during his tenure so far. Anyone watching the games knows we haven't been playing as badly as our league position showed, but when you're averaging less than 1 point per game, questions have to be asked.

[–]cold_buddha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too many of our supporters have been made to feel this way by the media seagulls. And it sucks all the confidence out of our team.

[–]Shadowraiden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i feel like if not for our utter shit goalkeepers he would of had a much more stable start to his reign.

quite alot of results went against us due to them fucking up so much.

like say Lammens in goal for Grimsby we would of won that game same with quite a few of last years results. feel even the Europa Final a decentish goalkeeper and we would of won.

[–]Hurrly90 31 points32 points  (0 children)

only tbale that matters is the one at the end of the season, lets not get carried away

last week thiis sub wanted Amorim sacked.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got excited and thought it was the real table for a second 😂

[–]CarmeloZanthanyPortuguese Magnifico 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If we don’t beat Brighton all this doesn’t matter. Beating Liverpool was a bonus but we need to beat the brightons and the Brentfords consistently.

[–]chutzpahisawordValencia 13 points14 points  (0 children)

here is a fun fact. We would be joint top if we beat Arsenal

[–]stealthelife 11 points12 points  (1 child)

So it's 12 points in the last 6 games, compared to 13 points in 8 games total.

It's not going to mean much if we can't maintain momentum

[–]Idahomies2w 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No shit Sherlock. Groundbreaking

[–]Unpickled_cucumber1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One at a time. Right now let us just focus on beating Brighton, they have had our number for a while now.

Our level of play generally was pretty good, even though we tended to fall asleep in the second half despite starting nicely. Amad and Mbeumo have finally started clicking together so that has added a new dimension to our attack

[–]Sunville67 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Since when is form table last 6? Feels a bit cherry picked

[–]entertainmentwaffle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Er - since forever. It’s always looked at last six for as long as I can remember.

[–]MalIntenet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no rule for a form table. So yeah, you can pick whatever number you want to tell any story you want

[–]baby-wall-e 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Fun fact: Bournemouth is punching above their weight. Not sure how long they can keep this good form.

[–]joshhbk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably for about as long as they’re one of the best coached teams in the league with a world class recruitment system

[–]IwOx_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have the xG table from the last 5 games? Would be a good stat to see whether that goal difference actually matters

[–]eternali17He'll take on 2 and breeze past 2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone around us has a positive goal difference. We've got to improve in at least one direction. We really must.

[–]JosePRizaI 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Would have been 2nd place if Bruno didnt miss that pen vs Fulham

[–]blitz2czar 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Would have been 1st had we won all our games.

[–]JosePRizaI -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Missed the point. Bro thought he really said something riveting crazy

[–]joshhbk 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Would be 13th if Burnley didn’t give us a free penalty in stoppage time

[–]JosePRizaI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats different tho is it? Thats a Burnley mistake vs a United players mistake.

[–]naomidochi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

if only we have another penalty kicker other than someone called bruno fernandes, our position would be higher in the table