Soccer/Football

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Sun Oct 24, 2021, 12:31 PM Oct 2021

What am I watching here? (Man U. - Liverpool at the half)

It's 0-4 at the half and Liverpool are not even close to their best. Two goals by Salah (who's scored for a record 10 straight), and even the useless Knobby Cato is made to look good and scored a decent finish. Man U's defending is diabolical and Ronaldo is getting so frustrated he's lucky not to have been red-carded. I suspect he might be off in the second.

As train wrecks go, it's pretty amusing really.

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What am I watching here? (Man U. - Liverpool at the half) (Original Post) Ron Obvious Oct 2021 OP

It's so bad I was wondering if Ted Lasso was managing... Sancho Oct 2021 #1

I suspect a managerial vacancy might be on the cards soon. Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #3

Just a few minutes into the second half... Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #2

Good to hear. My wife is watching a cooking show. underpants Oct 2021 #4

Ronaldo should have been red-carded. That was... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #5

MU were bedraggled taking the field and befuddled throughout Ponietz Oct 2021 #6

Is there employment on the cards for Steve Bruce in the near future? ornotna Oct 2021 #7

An exhibition of football... bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #8

Sancho

(9,211 posts)

1. It's so bad I was wondering if Ted Lasso was managing...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 12:43 PM

Oct 2021

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. I suspect a managerial vacancy might be on the cards soon.

Reply to Sancho (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 12:47 PM

Oct 2021

Ted should send in his CV.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

2. Just a few minutes into the second half...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 12:45 PM

Oct 2021

And Mo Salah has his hat trick. He's the most lethal finisher today.

And now Ronaldo got one back.... 1-5, but I suspect the comeback is not really on the cards.

Weird. VAR Ruled him offside. Nothing going right for United today. I fear for Ollie....

ETA: From the Guardian's MBM: “A horror film a bit early for Halloween: When Harry Met Salah.”

Pogba should be off here after a studs up potential leg breaker. Good riddance.

underpants

(197,191 posts)

4. Good to hear. My wife is watching a cooking show.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 12:58 PM

Oct 2021

Sounds like I can catch it on the highlights. Men with Blazers on Morning Joe should be quite good tomorrow.

3catwoman3

(29,809 posts)

5. Ronaldo should have been red-carded. That was...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:56 PM

Oct 2021

…vicious, and had the ball not been protecting the opposing player’s abdomen, there likely would have been ruptured organs.

Ponietz

(4,424 posts)

6. MU were bedraggled taking the field and befuddled throughout

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 02:18 PM

Oct 2021

Never got organized in back and little off the ball movement. McGuire not the same player after recent injury.

ornotna

(11,560 posts)

7. Is there employment on the cards for Steve Bruce in the near future?

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 03:54 PM

Oct 2021

We can only hope.

At the start I was apprehensive because MU do have talent. They just couldn't keep pace with Liverpool, it was glorious to watch.
What a match, what a team.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)

8. An exhibition of football...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 09:51 PM

Oct 2021

That's what you watched.

Shankley apparently said the same when one of his aides demolish an opponent...

" that wasn't a match...it was an exhibition of football"

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