[Peter89]

Evans is our best central defender.

Unfortunately, that speeks more about our central defence than about Evans himself...

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

U hope this is the last we see of 3-5-2 for a long while.

It's not really 3-5-2, that looks like:

CB CB CB
RM CM CM CM LM
ST ST
​

This is what we play

CB CB CB
RWB.................LWB
I.....CM.....CM.....I
\/........CAM........\/
ST ST
​

 

[Dazzmondo]

yeah he looked amazing against MK Dons....... oh wait

Who did look good against MK Dons? Evans wasn't the only player to underperform, far from it.

 

[astound]

Fletcher should not be playing after last week's horror show..

 

[2 Neville's]

Going for a 3-1 win. 1-1 at the break with us cutting loose in the second half.

 

[Dumbat12]

Jesus...

Let's be honest here - Evans is nothing more than an average defender. I think Jones and Smalling are better than him. How he still gets games I have no idea.

Is Smalling injured?

 

[YouOnlyLiveTwice]

Hard to see a win here, fletcher and di Maria looks attacking but weak defensively. Nevertheless, cmon United!

 

[Sunny Jim]

Young and Valncia...why...just why

 

[Rudi j]

200m spent yet just take a look at that squad ;/

ughh

 

[girish]

Jesus...

May be he has watched only the last match. Or may be its because Evans don't make crunching tackles like Jones; you know, after losing the ball/letting an attacker through with shit positioning.

 

[The Black Pearl]

If anyone has a decent river I'd appreciate if they would pass it on my way. Thanks..

 

[vodrake]

The game didn't even started and people already complaining

Welcome to the Match Day thread

 

[Esse]

I don't rate him at all, he is just below average in every aspect. Rojo played LB in the WC and Blind played LWB in the WC aswell. Get your facts straight.

I have my facts straight, Rojo played as an LB in the WC because of the lack of players in that position for Argentina, and Blind was awarded player of the year in Eredivise last season as a DM.

However, lets agree to disagree and look forward to the game instead, the Evans discussion is for another thread I am so excited to see Di María walk onto the pitch today in a red shirt

 

[Bobtu]

200m spent yet just take a look at that squad ;/

ughh

We have 11 injuries, you do know that right?

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Surprised Rafael missed out. I'd play him over Valencia anyday.

 

[Todd]

Any extreme outcome to this match could be devastating to the rest of our season.

If we lose, obviously the meltdown will be fully on.

If we smash them, LVG might be stupid enough to think he doesn't need to go after another stud midfielder in the next 2 days.

 

[saturday_fever]

Is it me or does scholes says "we" when he was speaking about Man United just now.

 

[squidoo]

??? Why would Anderson start ahead of Fletcher? No chance of that happening mate.

Has no one noticed that Fletcher has been diabolical?

 

[Dazzmondo]

Well considering Michael Keane is 21 and Evans is 26 and was a captain in that game, he should've done much much better, but he didn't, he was worse than Keane against Mk fecking Dons.

He wasn't worse than Keane, but, yes, he should have done better. So should basically every Utd player that game. He wasn't the only player to underperform. At least his error was a freak mistake. I'd be more worried if he was constantly out of position, which he wasn't. Rio and Vida made freak mistakes also. People are going way overboard on his performance.

 

[Redarmy19]

Midfield looking very light and unbalanced to me and we all know the problems we have had with this back 3 system.

I maybe wrong, will see what happens.

Mata should drop in and make it a 3 but he does looks a liability there from midfield runners.

Not the strongest aspect of his game by any means unless Rooney does that job instead.

Asking a lot from Di Maria playing alongside Fletcher today.

With injuries and departures its expected from Gaal to be honest but again goes to show how big a problem CM is for us, even with Blind.

Our attacking players really need to take the game by the scruff of the neck and dominate.

 

[Rudi j]

We have 11 injuries, you do know that right?

Yeh and even if all of them come back our midfield still wouldn't be greatly balanced.

 

[World Game]

looks like Di Maria playing as a no.8 - don't underestimate his defensive ability

 

[revel911]

Fletcher should not be playing after last week's horror show..

Who else plays? Anderson?

Hopefully Blind is in ASAP and Carrick can come back asap ..... would fix all of those issues.

 

[Ham]

Has no one noticed that Fletcher has been diabolical?

Have you watched Anderson at all?

Jones maybe had a shout of getting in over Fletcher, some people even think Perreira but no way does Anderson.

 

[buckooo1978]

Surprised Rafael missed out. I'd play him over Valencia anyday.

he can't be fit

didn't make the bench either

 

[Mustafa]

Any extreme outcome to this match could be devastating to the rest of our season.

If we lose, obviously the meltdown will be fully on.

If we smash them, LVG might be stupid enough to think he doesn't need to go after another stud midfielder in the next 2 days.

In all honesty I think we'll manage with Blind either way until we move in for Strootman come January. And I also very much doubt that's the way van Gaal thinks.

 

[squidoo]

Absolutely. LVG literally has to have a holding/defensive midfielder in any of his teams and he really has no other choice than Fletcher.

Fletcher is not even close to being anywhere near being a premiership holding midfielder

 

[LazyBones]

Has no one noticed that Fletcher has been diabolical?

Anderson won't be an improvement. Wait for Blind to come in and we will have a better replacement.

 

[Dazzmondo]

Has no one noticed that Fletcher has been diabolical?

And you think Anderson would be better? At least Fletcher offers something defensively. It's all irrelevant because Van Gaal would never have even considered starting Ando ahead of Fletch.

 

[R'hllor]

Has no one noticed that Fletcher has been diabolical?

Really? Ok drop Fletcher ,who instead of him?

 

[Slevs]

1 CM?

I hope generic Englishname #1 and Englishname #2 don't overrun us in midfield today

 

[Peter89]

ours is still such an unbalanced side, still hoping for a first victory!

 

[amolbhatia50k]

he can't be fit

didn't make the bench either

Ah okay. Nothing new in that case. Shame, he and shaw would be great instead of young and Valencia.

 

[Mato87]

I have my facts straight, Rojo played as an LB in the WC because of the lack of players in that position for Argentina, and Blind was awarded player of the year in Eredivise last season as a DM.

However, lets agree to disagree and look forward to the game instead, the Evans discussion is for another thread I am so excited to see Di María walk onto the pitch today in a red shirt

Rojo is an orthodox LB, look it up. Blind started his career as LB, only recently was tested as DM, but played the LWB role in the WC.

 

[squidoo]

Have you watched Anderson at all?

Jones maybe had a shout of getting in over Fletcher, some people even think Perreira but no way does Anderson.

Good shout Jones but seriously as bad as Anderson has been Im shocked that Fletcher is ever to pull on red again.

 

[PSingh]

Reckon we will beat them today. Hopefully get our season started. 3-1 to united!

 

[revel911]

Surprised Rafael missed out. I'd play him over Valencia anyday.

Rafael get hurt again during training trying to get fit? We really need a backup RB.

 

[Bobtu]

Yeh and even if all of them come back our midfield still wouldn't be greatly balanced.

Blind
Herrea di maria

Does that still look unbalanced?

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Can someone send me a stream please? Preferably Sopcast, if not Flash, Thanks!

 

[Enigma_87]

Let's be honest here - Evans is nothing more than an average defender. I think Jones and Smalling are better than him. How he still gets games I have no idea.

Is Smalling injured?

Are you for real?