revel911
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It's an okay Line-up, not liking Rooney in the #10, but that's how it is.
Guess we will be seeing Shaw come on today as a sub.
Guess we will be seeing Shaw come on today as a sub.
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I think the second we took Mata off last week, we looked weaker. Wish we had played him today.Well, who the hell got all of those right? Disappointed for Mata, and don't think three strikers will work. Anyway, GGMU.
We practically play with 3 strikers anyway. For most of the game Mata plays in a front three along with van Persie and Rooney and plenty of times you'll see him as the point of the attack, the furthest man forward, with van Persie and Rooney out on the flanks. I'm not entirely sure why we set up that way but if that's how van Gaal plans on setting his team up going forward then it makes perfect sense to play Rooney in that Mata role, IMO. It's more or less a 433 with a false nine IMO, much closer to that than it is to a diamond. People just called it a diamond because people associate Mata with playing as a #10 but in practice he didn't really play there. Playing Falcao, Rooney and van Persie in the same team in this setup was inevitable.The time VG tries to fit in 3 strikers, and replace a perfect no10 in mata for rooney, is when VG must be questioned. RVP has been terrible, and he is the one that should be dropped today
Giving up on Van Persie and realising he's been poor (or at the very least, the weakest of our 3 attacking players) are mutually exclusive. I don't understand why you don't realise that? Most of us aren't saying his career is done, but he should have been the one dropped today.Falcao will play for 60 mins. Mata will come on in the 2nd half all fresh. I've no complaints. People are writing off RVP way too soon. He played quite good last week, just couldn't score. Was really unselfish near the end trying to set Falcao up, and they seemed to link up more than RVP - Rooney.
Did LvG really say that? Mata was quite good vs QPR in the #10 role.
I do not see rooney being able to use the ball in the same way that mata can do, RVP should be on the bench, not mataNot sure how I feel about dropping Mata but hey, let's give it a go. I bet Leicester are a physical side that would try to bully Mata all match.
Rooney has to step it up though in the #10.
It's the same line-up as last week except for Falcao and Mata switching, and that was 4 in the back.I really hope Rooney as a 10 and Rojo as LB but i fear its 3-5-2
Rooney's the captain, Mata deserved to play and we haven't had a look at Falcao. I guess both and RvP need to get match sharp.Rvp played his best game so far last week. So did Mata, but someone had to drop out I guess.
Reputation/name/influenceHow was that starting 11 decided? Rooney isn't as good at the #10 role as Mata and RvP as been terrible in every game so far this season.
Not happy cause we have RVP starting lol RVP is awesome he's not been in form but he's worth persevering with. On form one of the best if not thee best CF in the world.Mata dropped? RVP still in, wouldn't be happy..
If we play the diamond... I'm reading this as 3-5-2.Don't agree with RVP starting and Mata out of the team, but I'm happy to see the diamond formation again.
Yea I agree that Mata should be the #10 and couldn't give two shits if it's RVP or Rooney dropped in favour for Falcao to be fair, just trying to find some rational explanation to why he'd be dropped after being pretty good for us this season.I do not see rooney being able to use the ball in the same way that mata can do, RVP should be on the bench, not mata
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