Inter would have 6 points and a better goal difference wouldn't they?You get 1 point for a draw, 2 points if you win the shoot out. We only need 1 point to go top.
Inter would have 6 points and a better goal difference wouldn't they?You get 1 point for a draw, 2 points if you win the shoot out. We only need 1 point to go top.
Not in the first game tho. Young played as a striker.He's been playing there the whole tour.
We beat Inter, its head to head, rather than goal differenceInter would have 6 points and a better goal difference wouldn't they?
To be fair, nobody knows what LvG is thinking. These are just friendlies and I'm sure he'd happily use them as a chance to really see how good the likes of Young and Valencia are against quality opponents.It really worries me that Young and Valencia are getting as much time as they are. I was hoping that this season we would see a clear out of deadwood in the squad and i considered Young and partially Valencia as just that. And i am even more surprised to see Young playing a wing back role, who would have thought Young would be the player LVG would transform into a new position?
Agreed.And for those going on about how valuable their experience is, a whole lot of good their experience did last season, they provided nothing, maybe Evra at a push. Rio made things worse by leaking the damn line ups, experience can be valuable but those 3 didn't seem to put theirs to much use. It really didn't show on the pitch once.
I'm not really fussed about their quality either as all of them looked past it or bordering on the edge of being past it.
It really worries me that Young and Valencia are getting as much time as they are. I was hoping that this season we would see a clear out of deadwood in the squad and i considered Young and partially Valencia as just that. And i am even more surprised to see Young playing a wing back role, who would have thought Young would be the player LVG would transform into a new position?
ExactlyI want to see Michael Keane and Blackett against Madrid. Smalling's injury means that we'll probably see both of them, which is great news. If we don't sign any new defenders, the only positive outcome of it would be Blackett and M.Keane getting loads of games in the 3-5-2 formation.
Van Gaal already said that he likes both of them, so maybe they've shown enough to convince him that they have the right mentality and enough intelligence for their young age to actually make their mark in the first team this season.
I still think that we need at least one more center back though. We're obviously going to stick with this 3-5-2 formation, so we probably need more than 5 center backs when 3 of them will be starting games.
No matter what the next month brings (or doesn't) on the transfer front, I trust Van Gaal completely to guide us to a successful season. Exciting times ahead.
So how many points did you get?He's taking this game seriously then. I thought he'd rotate Fletcher with Cleverley and see how the Ander/Cleverley combination would work against quality opposition. Surprised he went for Keane over Blackett.
I predict the sameI'm guessing we'll see...
de Gea
Keane Evans Blackett
Valencia Herrera Fletcher James
Mata
Welbeck Rooney
This. If they play well, I'm down with itThe doom and gloom is very bizarre on here at times.
Young!!!!! ow no!!!!! he has had a decent pre-season and for a wing-back he is fine, can't see what all the drama is about tbh.
Fletch and Herrera can come fine with most teams in the world, plus with Mata/Rooney/Welbeck ahead of them i can see united scoring easily and with 5 at the back a clean sheet is not unimaginable!
My main worry is finding a decent river
I got 3 wrong, 8 points for me.So how many points did you get?
See, I can't see how LVG can complain about the ore season.Keane vs Bale or Isco... No pressure, Michael.
He probably feels that Keane is better defensively and with Isco and Bale upfront for Real, who can blame him? Blackett's ability on the ball is better utilised against lesser teams that we have more freedom to attack.He's taking this game seriously then. I thought he'd rotate Fletcher with Cleverley and see how the Ander/Cleverley combination would work against quality opposition. Surprised he went for Keane over Blackett.
Because everyone know Keane is a better CB.He's taking this game seriously then. I thought he'd rotate Fletcher with Cleverley and see how the Ander/Cleverley combination would work against quality opposition. Surprised he went for Keane over Blackett.
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I also think we will be stuffed. 3-0 Madrid.Can see us getting stuffed here. Very average XI...