Slabhead vs the Horseshoe

No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast

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Soccer, Sports

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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#817 | FA Cup victory over Leicester through a last-minute Harry Maguire goal. It should be one of those very special nights at Old Trafford. So why does it feel so flat? We should be moving forward and yet the team, the system and even the fans feel more confused than ever. Ed and Tom enjoy the win but can't help but feel concerned. CHAPTERS Analysing United's Lucky Escape and Amorim's Tactical Dilemma 00:00 Introduction and Initial Reactions 00:58 Controversial Offside and Match Analysis 01:47 United's Performance and Player Critiques 03:29 Managerial Decisions and Tactics 07:39 Fan Reactions 14:47 Financial Constraints and Squad Management 31:53 Young Players and High Expectations 32:31 Managerial Strategies and Challenges 34:27 VAR Controversy 35:53 Struggles with Consistency 37:54 Hopes for Future Improvements 44:29 Upcoming Matches 52:14 Reflections on the Season If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our ⁠Patreon page⁠ or subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. We do a bonus show and a tactical review every week for backers. No Question About That is available on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Welcome to no question about that.
0:28.6	This is the midweek pod with me, Ed, and you, Tom.
0:32.1	How's it going, Tom?
0:33.7	Oh, much better off to that last minute goal.
0:36.1	I thought, I thought we were going to be doing this very late, to be honest.
0:38.7	I thought, is this going to go to penalties?
0:40.8	Are we going to, yeah, but thank God for Harry McGuirey.
0:44.1	And a dodgy, dodgy linesman.
0:46.8	Yeah, I was thinking of you.
0:48.9	Well, it's good job.
0:49.6	One, that the bar didn't exist.
0:52.0	And two, the Lino really desperately wanted to get away for his Friday night in the pub,
0:56.0	or whatever he is spending.
0:58.2	It's a free kick, right?
0:59.9	So it should be like the easiest thing to like just look down the line and realize,
1:03.6	oh yeah, that's offside.
1:04.7	There's no excuse of not being able to keep up with play.
1:07.5	We'll take it.
1:08.4	But yeah, see me. I haven't seen a replay yet because we're recording this straight after the final whistle.
1:15.6	But in real time, it looked like there are like four of them off.
1:19.7	Our feed showed a replay and it, yeah, it looked.
1:23.6	Yeah, I think they only showed one before the final whistle, but he looked off on that,
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