Match Thread Coventry City v Manchester United - FA Cup Semi-Final (5 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Also you can say penalties are a lottery, but you can’t tell me that going second in front of the other fans isn’t a big disadvantage

 

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[SkyBlue_Bear83]

What like scoring ?

I think he means you've gained an advantage over your opponent/defender by being in an offside position.

Haji wasn't at any extra advantage by being 0.01mm ahead.

 

[Grendel]

We should move away from the victim mentality on the offside. It was a huge come down when we thought we’d won but Wright should have scored earlier and Simms was unlucky - from 3 down we massively exceeded expectations and should have won

 

[Martin180]

wright being offside by a toe had zero bearing on whether torp scored. 99% of his body was onside, did they think that his toe made a difference?

I agree

 

[David O'Day]

Our defence isnt good enough

need at least one first choice Centre back this summer, if not two

Mate just fuck off will you. Really mate just do one.

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

We should move away from the victim mentality on the offside. It was a huge come down when we thought we’d won but Wright should have scored earlier and Simms was unlucky - from 3 down we massively exceeded expectations and should have won

If we’d started the game as we did from the first goal we’d have won handsomely

 

[SIR ERNIE]

The ball hasn't even left OHares foot when the lines are drawn.
AND the MU player is running back.

 

[Grendel]

If we’d started the game as we did from the first goal we’d have won handsomely

I can’t fathom why it changed so much

 

[SIR ERNIE]

VAR decided it really should be an all Manchester PL final.

 

[Boicey]

What a shame.
We’re a joy to watch when the players are freed to surge forward as a pack. So dangerous.
We need to play at tempo more often.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

All these Utd players and pundits saying ‘they got the job done’. They didn’t-they lost.

 

[Briles]

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The ball hasn't even left OHares foot when the lines are drawn.
AND the MU player is running back.

Also it doesnt matter how Hi def their screen is, pixels make a difference. Those Margins should be ignored. I mean next season theyre bringing back the daylight rule because of shite like that

 

[Jamesimus]

I can’t fathom why it changed so much

I think they completely lost control of midfield when they took Mainoo off, who is super comfortable on the ball and copes perfectly with being pressed

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I can’t fathom why it changed so much

Man Utd players assumed it was job done and we seemed to play with more freedom. Then they just fell apart under the pressure

 

[Martin180]

Man Utd players assumed it was job done and we seemed to play with more freedom. Then they just fell apart under the pressure

We criticise Robins for his subs but taking Mainoo and Garnacho off made absolutely no sense at all

 

[HadjiChippo]

VAR decided it really should be an all Manchester PL final.

It was also a massive confidence disadvantage going into pens. The surge of adrenaline the players would’ve had celebrating that goal, it gets disallowed and then focus is gone. All momentum shifted to Man Utd. Just a shit situation to end a classic cup tie.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Like a scripted FIFA (EA football) moment....
They wanted the all Manchester final and now they have it. The fa cup is supposed to be about upsets and passion......
Anyone else think that's the last time we see Callum tho....

Really wouldn’t have let him take one of the first 5 to be honest

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We criticise Robins for his subs but taking Mainoo and Garnacho off made absolutely no sense at all

Ten Haag is just clueless.

 

[Grendel]

Man Utd players assumed it was job done and we seemed to play with more freedom. Then they just fell apart under the pressure

Strangely Tavares made a difference and he and o hare started to create. Sakamoto and O hare combined well and it seemed it was similar. Torp did well in extra time. It’s disappointing but to get back from 3 down was incredible

 

[HadjiChippo]

Really wouldn’t have let him take one of the first 5 to be honest

When he walked up smiling/smirking I knew he’d missed. Seemed to masking lack of confidence.

Can’t fault any missed pens though, I was fucking exhausted watching, let alone playing 120 mins then all that pressure.

 

[SIR ERNIE]

Every single Cov fan should be proud not gutted because the world was watching that performance, literally.
We've done ourselves proud today.

 

[Martin180]

Can we not do the whole penalty debate again ?

Just hold our heads high and look forward to a bright future

 

[SIR ERNIE]

Sheaf looked every inch a PL player.
Simms too.

 

[Martin180]

Sheaf looked every inch a PL player.
Simms too.

Van Ewijk , Wright in glimpses too . Thought Eccles was great until he went off

 

[Seymour_East]

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The ball hasn't even left OHares foot when the lines are drawn.
AND the MU player is running back.

Money talks….

 

[HadjiChippo]

Honestly, if Tavares doesn’t get injured, I think we win that at a canter in Extra Time 2nd half. They absolutely couldn’t handle him.

Absolutely perfect super sub performance.

 

[HadjiChippo]

Between Torp and Eriksen, you’d have thought Torp was the danish international on 100k per week. His best performance by a mile for us and was unlucky not score that absolute missile.

 

[shmmeee]

Also you can say penalties are a lottery, but you can’t tell me that going second in front of the other fans isn’t a big disadvantage

Of all the stupid modern rules having two coin tosses for pens must be the dumbest. What’s even the rationale for it?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Of all the stupid modern rules having two coin tosses for pens must be the dumbest. What’s even the rationale for it?

How unlucky have we got to be to lose all 4 coin tosses, 1/16 chance

 

[mark82]

We should move away from the victim mentality on the offside. It was a huge come down when we thought we’d won but Wright should have scored earlier and Simms was unlucky - from 3 down we massively exceeded expectations and should have won

Maybe we should, but I'm not having that as offside.

 

[Seymour_East]

Thorp looks like a great replacement at 10 as well. Need 2 more center mids and a lb

Yep. And you a brain

 

[David O'Day]

Maybe we should, but I'm not having that as offside.

It's just not offside. Look at they blue like they have that goes over awb boot

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[shmmeee]

Maybe we should, but I'm not having that as offside.

Just Grendel always siding against City in the name of balance. How you can look at those lines, with one going over the defenders foot, and claim it’s a clear and obvious error I dont know.

 

[HadjiChippo]

Simms with a goal and assist in an fa cup semi final against Man Utd. £25 million pound striker and I’m not taking the piss.

 

[Seymour_East]

Between Torp and Eriksen, you’d have thought Torp was the danish international on 100k per week. His best performance by a mile for us and was unlucky not score that absolute missile.

Great save to be fair, exciting football all round