Europa League Final

Ajax 0:2 Manchester United

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    Djemba-Djemba

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    Come on Utd.

    You have to hope that Jose still has his skill in getting the win no matter what in one off games. His record in finals is exceptional. Please lads, do the business on Wednesday and make this season a great one!
     

    Ainu

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    This is it. One game that will the difference between a highly successful season or a complete disaster. Losing is simply not an option.
     

    Offside

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    This is it. One game that will the difference between a highly successful season or a complete disaster. Losing is simply not an option.
    Not really 'highly successful'. We're a team who has won the treble in recent memory ffs.
     

    Marcelinho87

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    Not really 'highly successful'. We're a team who has won the treble in recent memory ffs.
    It is highly successful in terms of what happens with us going forward, the consequences could be huge.

    Also the treble was almost 20 years ago.
     

    AndyJ1985

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    Excited and absolutely bricking it. I know it's not the CL final, but in the context of where we currently are and have been for several seasons, it almost feels like one. I don't give a feck if anyone wants to call it the micky mouse cup, it's a hugely important game for us.
     

    NJM78

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    I don't want to see Lingard anywhere near the starting 11 but I'm sure he will be. My team.


    ------------Romero
    Valencia Smalling Blind Darmian
    --------Carrick Herrera
    ----Mata Pogba Mhkitaryan
    -----------Rashford

    Fellaini and Martial to come on.
     

    Yagami

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    Romero
    Valencia Tuanzebe Jones Blind
    Harrop Herrera Pogba Gomes
    Rashford Martial

    :D
     

    GrandJury

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    Jose to prove he's the special one followed by us spending £250 million in the summer and Jose doing his second season magic please.
     

    red_john

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    Romero
    Valencia Smalling Blind Darmian
    Herrera Carrick Pogba
    Mkhi Rashford Lingard
     

    Sandikan

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    Jose to prove he's the special one followed by us spending £250 million in the summer and Jose doing his second season magic please.
    Yep, step by step.
    Do what's needed to get into the champs league, and then we can bring 4 good players in and ship a few out.
    Fans forget you can't be making massive changes each year unless you want a really up and down period.
     

    stubie

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    Yep, step by step.
    Do what's needed to get into the champs league, and then we can bring 4 good players in and ship a few out.
    Fans forget you can't be making massive changes each year unless you want a really up and down period.
    The most sensible comment I've heard in a long time.

    I second that
     

    Maradona10

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    Ok this is how Ajax will line up.

    Younes Kasper Dolberg Bertrand Traoré

    Hakim Ziyech Davy Klaassen

    Lasse Schöne
    Riedewald De Ligt Davinson Sánchez Veltman

    André Onana


    • Veltman will be their main weakness, he gets lots of cards and is prone to mistakes. I think jose will target him for sure as he will give away fouls and we can bring Fellaini into play with that.
    • Schone is the experienced head of their midfield. He is 30 and a good footballer but as a cdm he is not a pure one, he is a little iffy defensively and has tendency to lose his man. Hits a mean free kick but that responsibility will be with Hakim
    • Riedewald is a solid defender but he again loses lot of ariel balls, i think we need to use our height to our advantage and if we manage to get past Sanchez in air, we should fancy our chances.
    • Davinson sanchez is a brilliant prospect, very complete player already at 20, i think he has everything except experience in this game
    • De ligt is also a good player but he shines more due to sanchez's brilliance.
    • Hakim ZIyech- Free kick master, do not give fouls away or he will kill us with a free kick. Also a good dribbler,and has a good through ball. Combines well with Dolberg. Cant tackle or defend
    • Klaassen is the player most ready to move to the big three leagues. Finisher(16 goals) and assists(12) doesnt like to defend but mature enough to do it. Very good passer.
    • Younnes is a german in eredivisie and has been called up to national team for confed cup for his great form. Will be the best dribbler in the game by a huge margin,darmian will have his hans full and our left winger will have lot of tracking back to do. Questionable final ball, also cant be bothered with defense(weather those are instructions or his nature). Pace to burn.
    • Traore- Obviously on loan from chelsea,The destroyer of Lyon, pace dribbling and shooting all great, shit at crosses.
    • Dolberg- The star in the making, has everything bar experience. Links up play fantastically. Love to have him at united. Natural finisher, if our players had his finishing, we would be close to second.
    Usual plan- Make the pitch compact, high press and gamble on winning the ball and then simply overload the opponent. Midfield runners galore. Possession hogging and recycling with a lot of through passes.

    How i would beat them- Be aggressive Physically, use that to our advantage. Target Veltman and riedewald. Deep defensive line so as to make sure they dont have enough space to get in behind.
    Ask fellaini to make late runs and try to find him. Ask pogba to not try and dribble too much in the middle and look for ball over the top for rashford. Ask lingard(lol) and mkhi to take on the full back as they will make mistakes. Ask valencia to attack at every opportunity as younnes wont want to defend and is liable to mistake. Do not give freekicks away 30 meters from goal. And as bad as it sounds, try to go Route1 as on the ground they will have a good chance. Not saying we cant beat them on the ground, i think they will be more comfortable there, ball in the air will be problematic. Also exploit gaps as their defenders like to play and leave loads of gaps behind.
     
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    endless_wheelies

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    Wonder to what extent Zlatan will play a role. Obviously not on the field but the chances of him giving the pre-match team talk?
     

    ilovethisgameahahah

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    Romero
    Valencia Jones Blind Darmian
    Herrera
    Fellaini Pogba
    Mkhi--------------------Mata
    Rashford​
    Like the look of that. It's unfortunate that Mitchell didn't have the chance to breakthrough a little earlier, could be a much better option than Darmian if he had a bit more experience under his belt.
     

    sammsky1

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    Romero

    Valencia Smalling Blind Darmian
    Herrera
    Fellaini Pogba
    Mkhitaryan Rashford Lingard​

    Jones instead of Smalling and Carrick instead of Fellaini the only alternatives if the former aren't fit.
    Agree that Lingard is a good choice on left due do his defensive legwork capacity and his x- factor effect in finals.

    I'd rather Mata start instead of Mkhitaryan on the right. Mhki has been gone missing in far too many games, plus Mata's more likely to score.

    Mkhitaryan and Martial are fast substitutes who can change the game against tiring opposition if we are still chasing victory after 70 mins.
     

    AXVnee7

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    I've got butterflies already. Can't imagine what I'm going to be like on the actual night. The wait on the day is the worst, it'll drag and drag I know it.
     

    whatwha

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    I've put a good bit of money on 'Ajax or Draw' to jinx them*. Thank me later :smirk:

    *(Also to soften the blow if we don't win the trophy :nervous: )
     

    stubie

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    I look forward to the time we don't read posts about how we still need about 6 positions upgraded!
    With some of the young players we have coming through I don't think we need big changes, as you said 4 players would be enough with a few shipped out.

    I think we will be seeing a lot more of the likes of Harrop, Mctominaly, Tuanzebe.
     

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    My god what a game.
    They will come out of the blocks flying, we need to calm them down and take the game to them. I think Jose will try to nullify their play, turn off their agression.
     

    kouroux

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    @Maradona10 : I honestly thought Traoré was rubbish for Ajax despite scoring against Lyon twice. Dolberg impressed me a lot, so good already at using his body to protect the ball and linking up.
     
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Score Predictions

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  • Man Utd win
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Detailed Results

  • 33% Ajax 1:2 Man Utd
  • 16% Ajax 0:2 Man Utd
  • 13% Ajax 1:3 Man Utd
  • 11% Ajax 0:1 Man Utd
  • 5% Ajax 2:1 Man Utd
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  • 1% Ajax 1:4 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Ajax
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Possession
69% 31%
Shots
17 7
Shots on Target
3 4
Corners
5 2
Fouls
15 17

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Damir Skomina