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Would love to see these get a run out also.Romero
Young tuanzebe bailly shaw
TFM
Schweinsteiger pogba
Mata lingard
Rashford
Would love to see these get a run out also.Romero
Young tuanzebe bailly shaw
TFM
Schweinsteiger pogba
Mata lingard
Rashford
I assume it's to allow people to be able to also watch the Champions League fixtures later that night.5pm kick off is a pain in the arse. Why so early?
St Etienne is a small town, I went to a 8pm game during the Euros, and it was awful getting home (most people were travelled back to Lyon as they were based there). The numbers wont be the same travelling back with this game, but there was a two hour wait just to get into St Etienne station (lots of people were also getting crushed in the queue, policing was terrible) and, got back to Lyon about 3am. There no were late tram or bus service put on, so it meant a walk back to the hotel (there were only about 20 uber and taxi's between thousand of fans) got back to my hotel about 4am.5pm kick off is a pain in the arse. Why so early?
Yep. Jose needs to bring his big red bus to France and park it on St Et's pitchLet's get the good ole Jose bus-parking tactic and see this out. Should try for a 6-3-1 and watch their futile attempts to break us down.
Not sure, though it's good in terms of giving us recovery time before the cup final.5pm kick off is a pain in the arse. Why so early?
We'll somehow draw Shakhtar away in the first-leg and Roma away in the second-leg of the same round.Is it Bailly who's a booking away from a suspension in the next round, or am I making that up? If so, then I wouldn't risk him getting booked in this one - we'll need him when we inevitably draw Shakhtar away if we're in the next round a couple of days before we play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup.
Agree with logic but for me that means Young defending well on the wing, Darmian at FB being solid one on one normally, and Rashford up front as a real threat on the break to end the tie with a single away goal. So likely Schweinsteiger starts on the bench. I'd get Lingard central to give us some mobility and someone who can turn centrally.I'd just pick a hard to beat side with the big guns on the bench. I know we should be fine with our cup final 11 playing Wednesday then Sunday but this tie should be done and our players have played more recently than Southampton's.
De Gea
Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Shaw
Carrick, Schweinsteiger
Lingard, Fellaini, Rashford
Rooney
Sounds about rightWe'll somehow draw Shakhtar away in the first-leg and Roma away in the second-leg of the same round.
It's St. Etienne v. Manchester United.Another game where I have no idea who will play.
Done.@Lucky McLuckerson @Niall Can someone fix the OP?
Cheers! I'm all calmed down now!Done.
Play attacking football, score and then the tie is over completely.Play the second team, rest Pogba, Zlatan and Valencia. Play defensive football and get the job done.
Our winning run is 4 matches, unbeaten one 6. Wouldn't personally even call them runs yet.I'm kinda hoping we lose 1-0 or 2-1 because I'm a bit superstitious and believe that a winning run has to end at some point and if it ends here then we can go on another one
Our unbeaten run already ended in the league cup. If that's what you are referring to. Our 'winning run' consists of only 4 games so we are good in that regard.I'm kinda hoping we lose 1-0 or 2-1 because I'm a bit superstitious and believe that a winning run has to end at some point and if it ends here then we can go on another one
Our winning run is 4 matches, unbeaten one 6. Wouldn't personally even call them runs yet.
I have no idea what are you on about! That was a draw!!!! We all saw only one Hull goal....Our unbeaten run already ended in the league cup. If that's what you are referring to. Our 'winning run' consists of only 4 games so we are good in that regard.
Roma. I hope not they are the best side on the planet.We'll somehow draw Shakhtar away in the first-leg and Roma away in the second-leg of the same round.
It already ended and a new run has begun unless you're one of those that is not recognizing the Hull penalty.I'm kinda hoping we lose 1-0 or 2-1 because I'm a bit superstitious and believe that a winning run has to end at some point and if it ends here then we can go on another one
I think he's got 2 yellow cards.Is it Bailly who's a booking away from a suspension in the next round, or am I making that up? If so, then I wouldn't risk him getting booked in this one - we'll need him when we inevitably draw Shakhtar away if we're in the next round a couple of days before we play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup.
I'm thinking a nil-nil would work for me.Whilst I am all for us playing attractive, expansive and attacking football, I'll be more than happy if we set up to be defensively sound and try to pinch a goal in a counter attack. We should be playing this one in 2nd gear with self-preservation in mind.
Hopefully Shaw plays but I think the above expectations for a conservative approach will restrict him to a defensive role within the strategy. Don't expect him to "bomb on"We're pretty much through so hopefully we can just play this one out. Hopefully Shaw gets a start here, and we give a few chance to play themselves into form. Would keep Rashford up top, and Young probably deserves another start here - we can save Valencia for the final. Maybe Mata in for Miki. Just get through to the next round without too much effort.
Deniz Aytekin