Man United Verdict/VAR Ranting Thread

[Skrilla]

Not quite sure how we lost that against 12 men... also not sure which team was Man United and which team was Wolves?

 

[Jawwfc]

Feels a bit Deja Vue one chance one goal for united and VAR proving to be 12th Man for united again , there is however potential here.

Can't fault Gary good tactics he also seems to have released the shackles from Cunha and Nunes we looked dangerous and played some good stuff.

Neto looks to be sharp like before.

Semedos best performance in a wolves shirt?

Gary was right in his prematch interview not ideal circumstances to take over but he will win the fans over with that and if he can rebuild a relationship similar to what Nuno had with the fans then he will do a good job. I'd love him to work out two fingers up at lopetegui who didn't show any faith to those lads.

Onto Brighton a sellout and 3 points. Don't know about anyone else but I feel alot better about the season after that performance.

 

[Jefe]

Magnificent performance marred by profligacy. Reminded me of the early-Lage era. We'll be more than fine if we can channel that spirit and quality into every game, surprising just how well we played. Both Matheuses were especially good (though Cunha's miss beggars belief). Officials still corrupt.

 

[Hawkguy]

Cunha, Neto, Sarabia, Hwang all good.

Silva dynamite in limited minutes.

Nunes, a tale of two worlds. I don't mind the turnovers offensively, but the ones defensively just can't happen. Settled in late and made some nice plays.

Lemina and Gomes honestly bossed that midfield so much. Incredible.

RAN similar to Nunes, but going forward was very good. Couldn't handle Antony but not many can.

Bueno great in limited minutes.

Sasa should have drawn a penalty. Unlucky.

Semedo terrific.

Dawson very good. Kilman solid.

Sa is like Nunes. A tale of two worlds. I still rate him though.

Honestly, aside from a lack of finishing, that's one of the best games I've ever seen Wolves play. Keep that up and add some finishing and we're fighting for Europe.

Ps. VAR can **** off. Though I thought the referring tonight was pretty decent.

 

[Bostin]

GON wanted to give us a team to be proud of. Well I’m certainly that after tonight’s performance.

We played with the shackles off. Yes they made some mistakes and lost the ball, but all of them had to confidence to carry the ball and express themselves. 23 shots ffs!! Some real desire and bravery on show tonight.

Semedo looks revitalised with some competition behind him

We absolutely bossed the midfield


Neto looks like Neto again.


Cunha - wow. What a ball carrier.


My only criticism would be playing Sarabia off Cunha. Surely it should’ve been Fabio or Sasa.


As I’ve been saying while everyone else has been panicking - we have a bloody good starting 11.

 

[Bossworld]

Absolutely gutted. I reckon that's one of our best performances since the Europa League season. Given the neutrals had gone off us for negativity ever since. Neville's just made a similar comment.

You could see we weren't 100% comfortable passing at times but that feels like what Nuno, Lage and Lopetegui were all trying to implement but had failed to do so.

Don't know how much of tonight was Lopetegui's planning vs Gary O'Neill but on that showing we'll be more than fine.

 

[Wolf 82]

We looked like the home team at Old Trafford.. last time a team had that many shots at Old Trafford since 2005.

Says it all.. nothing to show for it. Hard to take, but we have to take enthusiasm and push on.

 

[Perton Wolf]

Great performance but I do fear it's going to be another season of few goals with how wasteful our forwards are.

As for the officiating, Hooper is a **** ref who is nowhere near PL level and the fact he missed the penalty in real-time was bad enough, but the fact the VAR didn't send him to the screen is so unbelievably incompetent that it makes you think there's something bigger at play, because you'll struggle to find someone who thinks that wasn't a penalty after the replays.

Typical **** playing away at a top 6 club, it's hard enough with their massive finances and huge wage bills, even harder when the officials don't do their ****ing jobs.

 

[Monketron]

Best performance in years. Should have won 3-1 at least. Interesting to see if we can keep this up against teams that won't leave as much space in the midfield.

 

[Lobo de Ouro]

Sa 7
Ait-Nouri 8
Kilman 8
Dawson 8
Semedo 10
Gomes 9
Lemina 10
Mattheus 9
Neto 8
Sarabia 7
Cunha 9

VAR negative infinity squared

 

[Hoganstolemywife]

We carried on our pre season form and turned in another good performance at Old Trafford. Obviously the penalty is nonsense.
True barometer will be turning in a performance of this quality in games we expect to pick up points in

 

[Chris H]

https://x.com/optaanalyst/status/1691195064402231296?s=46

 

[wolvesaywe]

Can't remember a better performance in recent times

Puts to bed the fears GON was going to be a defensive manager. Molineux will be rocking this season if that's the template

 

[Ned]

Outstanding to a man and I don’t think it was a fluke or one off either.

We played brilliantly tonight and if we keep this up we will be top half. But… if you don’t take your chances you don’t win the game, sadly.

Can’t single anybody out because everybody was brilliant.

Special mention of our fitness and let’s credit Lopetegui with that. The lads have clearly been worked hard in pre season and it showed massively tonight.

I can’t be bothered with VAR tonight, it stresses me out too much.

 

[KBWWFC]

Picked up where we left of Vs Rennes.

When we press we're an absolute machine. We showed it in those games last season without Neves that we play well with a physical midfield.

No goals after those clear chances is a worry. Need to be more clinical.

Throw in some competent depth and we'll go far this season. We can't press like that the entire season. An injury or two and we're back playing slow low-exertion football.

 

[Parkfieldswolf]

I’m livid. Feel for the team and GON. They’ve put so much into that and deserved something only to have the officials **** us over again. Fabio is our only natural forward and needs to start in my opinion.

 

[Cookyssweetleftfoot]

A great performance and better side by a mile.

Wouldn’t swap any of our midfield 3 for theirs tonight.

Just needed a kind bounce tonight to get us up and running.

Really hope we keep this team together. Really enjoyed watching us tonight.

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Every player was unreal except Sarabia.

Semedo Cunha nunes ait nouri in particular

 

[The Pie Poker]

Excellent performance and I'm as happy as you can be with a loss. Nunes and Neto were superb.

One thing is glaringly obvious though, Lopetegui didn't walk for footballing reasons. No way after seeing these players in pre-season did he think we weren't good enough.

He's a gutless mercenary always looking for an excuse to get paid off and skulk back to the warmth of La Liga or Saudi Arabia.

 

[Skrilla]

We carried on our pre season form and turned in another good performance at Old Trafford. Obviously the penalty is nonsense.
True barometer will be turning in a performance of this quality in games we expect to pick up points in

Spot on. We also looked fantastic early on under Lage, but we couldn't get results, and the rot set in. We deserved more tonight, but that's not how football works. Need to be picking up points as soon as possible, Brighton isn't going to be any easier. The signs are encouraging, but we simply have to take our chances.

 

[WolvesAndCows]

Very good performance against a poor United team. It's a pity our players are not clinical, but it's very encouraging nonetheless. Hopefully Neto keeps fit and keeps playing like that.

 

[Wednesbury Wolf]

To the people who think the top sides aren't protected tonights non penalty was a perfect example that they are.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Wolves were the better team and Manchester United were very fortunate to win that. Carry on like that and we will be just fine.

 

[greco wolf]

**** VAR

****ing pointless waste of time.

****ers

We played very well. Should have /could have won. Very ****ed off. Probably taken 1-0
At start

Motm very hard to call

Cuhna or Nunes. Lots of great performances

VAR - again ****ers. **** off. ****s.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

This is going to be Lage’s first three games again isn’t it. Easy on the eye football, no points.

 

[BarryM]

We took risks but my god how refreshing was it to see a player trying to be positive with the ball rather than doing the usual turn and play the ball back.

Yes it might not have come off every time and we might have lost the ball … but the proof is in the pudding in how many chances we created , 80% of those chances would have been at the centre halves feet or Neves in the centre circle.

 

[Tring Wolf]

With everything that has gone on over the Summer, that performance was almost mind-blowingly good. Outplayed them in every facet of the game and a 2-0 win wouldn’t have flattered us.

From an attacking standpoint, that’s the best we’ve looked since those first three games under Lage. Unfortunately, like those games, we’ve missed chances that you simply have to be taking at this level. Cunha and Neto were both fantastic but both had to score with their respective efforts.

Thought we were aggressive in the press and so brave in possession and with our runs. I’ll happily accept it going wrong occasionally when we show that type of intent. Thought every outfield player bar Sarabia was outstanding but special mention to Semedo. Had Garnacho (who is a really special talent) in his pocket.

Midfield three all great, as was Cunha. And Neto looked right back to his very sharpest.

So many positives but can’t shake the feeling of being cheated at that final penalty decision. It’s not even debatable. Still, at least we’ll get our first apology early in the season.

Sa 6
Semedo 9
Dawson 7
Kilman 7
RAN 7
Lemina 8
Gomes 8
Nunes 8
Neto 8
Sarabia 6
Cunha 8

Hwang 7
Bueno 7
Fabio 7
Sasa - N/A

Proud and annoyed in equal measures. But above all, entertained. We looked a really good side tonight.

 

[King Henry VIII]

**** the result. That was a great performance.

Hopefully we can figure out how to make the most of our attacking play and start taking our chances. I'm confident we will.

If we're going to be up against more of this kind of ****, were going to need to: https://dubz.co/mc/ace607

 

[Flea]

I simply cannot get over how on earth Hooper can´t see that penalty.
Blind refs ain´t great,they are hurting the game.
Is complete incompetence an obligatory demand to become a Prem ref?

Another excuse from Webb incoming,
He can stuff them up his **** as far as I´m concerned.

 

[VancouverWolf]

Considering the last 18 months or so, (Lage and JL), this was a very great start to the season.

 

[DarloWolf]

man u lucky to win , we gotta get rid of the norm .. we got rid of certain players , passing back , lack of shots .. we were different tonight but commentary still same ****

 

[wolfslair]

Great performance from the lads! So many positives, but we are in desperate need of a finisher.

Cunha was immense till he needed to shoot.

The midfield three were massive! Protect them at all cost!!

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

We played our hearts out and did everything but stick it in.

Absolutely mega performance for such a narrow defeat.

When we score, I think the goals will flow and they’ll have too after a night like tonight!

And I ain’t going to get too worked up about VAR, as we’ve seen it all before.

Let’s get revenge against Brighton on Saturday!

 

[dennison11]

Said in another thread that I wasn't expecting anything from tonight and if it wasn't for a ****ing ridiculous VAR call we should of had a point maybe more. Onto Brighton when, hopefully, we can carry it on and actually start scoring some goals.

Extra note for Semedo. Best performance I've seen from him in a while.

Extra extra note. If Cunha had put away at least one chance everyone would be creaming themselves

 

[WolvesAndCows]

Would like to see a front 3 of Cunha, Neto and Silva

 

[wolfgar]

Desperately unlucky/robbed. Cunha was absolutely fantastic. On another day one or two of those goes in. Superb team effort all round. Thats the benchmark

 

[clivewolves]

Disappointing result. Encouraging performance.

Of course it should be a penalty at the end but goalkeepers are a protected species and for some reason are allowed to foul players when outfield players would be punished.

Lots of good individual performances. Semedo, Nunes, Lemina and Cunha in particular. Joao Gomes was my Man of the Match. I thought he was immense.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

Silva must start

 

[SmiffyWolf]

The lads were fantastic

But I seriously think we should pack up . No chance of fair officiating with VAR . It's never clear and totally a joke .

They played brilliant and got nothing. Yes the finishing was poor but I give up with VAR .

No point going to games when it's not clear to any of the fans .

 

[woop woop barmy army]

Proud tonight