Swap the bolded players and Smalling is injured btw.With the crowd behind us I think United will just about do enough to win so I will go with a 2 - 1 scoreline. This formation might not happen, but after watching the Leicester game van Gaal should play with two defensive midfielders, just to add that extra bit of steel to protect the back four. Therefore, here is my 4-2-3-1 formation:
De Gea
Rafael Smalling Rojo Shaw
Blind Rooney
Herrera Mata di Maria
Falcao
I like Rooney, but I think he is no longer a threat up front as he once used to be. What he does give you though is a tireless work rate and plenty of commitment. He is also not afraid to tackle, so I would like to see him playing at CDM to complement Daley and to give him a hand. With the four hispanics up front running at the West Ham defense I can see them being a real threat.
Is the Smalling injury confirmed? I know there is a Press conference this afternoon.Swap the bolded players and Smalling is injured btw.
Is the Smalling injury confirmed? I know there is a Press conference this afternoon.
Or if the papers are to be believed, McNair.After talking about youth getting chance due too injuries/suspension, guess that means we may see Thorpe in with Rojo. Seeing as we have no one else.
Mata should start ahead of Rooney or RVP.Ddg
Rafa Thorpe Rojo Shaw
Blind
Herrera Di Maria
Rooney
Rvp Falcao
With Mata starting we will have further more problems in Defense. We need extra players who can also defend. For Creativity and getting ball towards opposition box we have Di Maria. So there is need for Rooney than Mata on Pitch.Kaos said:Mata should start ahead of Rooney or RVP.
Yes people forget the tracking back rooney does he was the only player tracking back late in the game. Yes he flubbed the lines before the 3 goal but he is a better fit right now until our defence is sortedWith Mata starting we will have further more problems in Defense. We need extra players who can also defend. For Creativity and getting ball towards opposition box we have Di Maria. So there is need for Rooney than Mata on Pitch.
I saw some youth games where Thorpe was leader and captain. I hope he starts and does well
That third goal was mainly because of Smalling and Blind who are trying to clear the ball at the same time. It fell into Rooney where he doesn't have enough space to clear it properly.Yes people forget the tracking back rooney does he was the only player tracking back late in the game. Yes he flubbed the lines before the 3 goal but he is a better fit right now until our defence is sorted
Our best option but sadly I can't see LVG dropping RVP... Mata might have to be on the bench. Heck I don't care even if Falcao gets dropped, anything to let Mata play the No 10 role and let Rooney go up front.
"Tap ins"Exactly this. Welbeck has scored 1 goal, after missing easy chances in his first two goals. And Hernandez has come on as sub and scored a couple of tapins for a team 6-2 up in a largely uncompetitive league for a world class team!
Aye, I fear that too. Squeeze all three of them into the team and you may get a goal or two out of nowhere from any one of them - certainly. But it's unbalanced. Mata actually is a number ten or whatever you want to call it. Rooney is not - he is something of a hybrid at best (between a number ten and a second striker) but not a playmaking offensive midfielder. He's a bloody good striker, though, and a more, say, comprehensive one than Van Persie.Our best option but sadly I can't see LVG dropping RVP... Mata might have to be on the bench. Heck I don't care even if Falcao gets dropped, anything to let Mata play the No 10 role and let Rooney go up front.
Januzaj is not good enough at the moment to keep even an underperforming RVP or a recovering Falcao out of the team. He is also lightweight for physical teams. In addition he seems short of confidence and needs to come on when the team is well on top to get his confidence back. At the moment the is trying to hard and making a lot of mistakes.4-3-3
De Gea
Rafeal - McNair/Thrope/Anyone who is if - Rojo - Shaw
Fletcher - Blind
Herrera
Januzaj - Rooney - Di Maria.
We need serious midfield protection in this game and hopefully 2 CDMS is enough.
Rather the latter for me. And I hope that with LVG we now have a manager who is willing to take that chance. It could very well pay off.We'll either have someone playing out of position or a youngster playing CB along side Rojo. Not idea at all, but it's still no excuse not to get a win on Saturday.
Took a gamble"Tap ins"
Have you seen the fecking game? One of was a screamer, the other was a shot from outside the box.
I've had a couple of fans tell me it's all good and we don't need to sign a cb in january.Just when we thought Evans and Blackett was an appalling defensive couple, Saturday will be even uglier.
If Jones and Smalling could ever play more than about 5 games together back to back, we might not need to.I've had a couple of fans tell me it's all good and we don't need to sign a cb in january.
Lee Mason