AZ Alkmaar 0:0 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Oct 2, 2019

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Date - Thursday, October 3 2019
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs BST
Venue - Cars Jeans Stadium, The Hague

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Manchester United: W
AZ Alkmaar: D

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Manchester United

Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Aaron Wan-Bissaka ruled out. Diogo Dalot Doubtful and Angel Gomes doubtful.

AZ Alkmaar

Albert Guðmundsson and Jonas Svensson ruled out.

Know the opposition

Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hosts home matches at the AFAS Stadion.

AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek. Alkmaar '54 was founded as a professional team in April 1954 to play in the 10-team NBVB league, created because the KNVB refused to organize a professional league. FC Zaanstreek had been playing since 1910 as the Kooger Football Club (KFC). KFC had nearly become National Champion in 1934 through a narrow loss to Ajax in the finals. The team became professional in 1955. In 1964 the professional part of KFC was renamed FC Zaanstreek, while the amateurs played on as KFC.

AZ has won the Eredivisie twice, in 1980–81 under Georg Keßler and 2008–09 under former United manager Louis Van Gaal. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town. In addition, the team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions.

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Gediminas Mažeika.

Sassy Colin · Oct 2, 2019

Is anyone fit?

Alabaster Codify7 · Oct 2, 2019

We have a game in 24hrs and nobody cares haha. The apathy is just suffocating this club at the moment, and rightly so. Anyway, I just had a look at AZ's results of late and they seem like the type of team we struggle against - IE - Not shit.

-------------------------Romero---------------------------
Dalot-----------Tuanzebe-------Jones-----------------Rojo
-----------------Fred------------Matic---------------------
--------------------------Mata------------------------------
Lingard----------------Greenwood-------------------James

SUBS - Gomes (Lingard), Pereira (James), Williams (Rojo)

AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1 Man United
Mata.

UNITED ACADEMY · Oct 2, 2019

Romero
Williams Tuanzebe Rojo Shaw
Fred Matic
Dalot Mata Lingard
Greenwood

My mind call 1-1 but I stay positive, 2-1 for United Greenwood scores 2 goals to put himself as a starter in Newcastle Game.

FireballXL5 · Oct 2, 2019

AZ have won their last four games, currently third in the Eredivisie, I'll be surprised if they don't beat us.

1988 · Oct 2, 2019

4231: Romero, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Jones, Williams; Fred, Garner; Chong, Gomes, James; Greenwood.

Tiny bit too young? Still what I'd like to see. Maybe Young instead of Williams.

Hopefully we'll get 2 or 3 goals.

GDaly95 · Oct 2, 2019

I want to see Williams, Tuanzebe and Greenwood on the pitch above all else. Bit of excitement like.

Fancy us to draw 1-1.

JJ12 · Oct 2, 2019

Pogba not travelling.

Brandon Williams and Angel Gomes both are.

Damien · Oct 2, 2019

1988 said:
4231: Romero, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Jones, Williams; Fred, Garner; Chong, Gomes, James; Greenwood.

Tiny bit too young? Still what I'd like to see. Maybe Young instead of Williams.

Hopefully we'll get 2 or 3 goals.

Chong and Garner played in the EFL Trophy yesterday. I think we'll see Matic and possibly Mata. Jones is injured so might see a partnership with Tuanzebe and Rojo.

JJ12 · Oct 2, 2019

Romero

Young
Tuanzebe
Maguire
Williams

McTominay
Fred
Gomes

Rashford
Greenwood
James

Withnail · Oct 2, 2019

Sassy Colin said:
Is anyone fit?

redshaw · Oct 2, 2019

I'll be pleasantly surprised if we come away with a comfortable win.

Expecting a loss or draw. We don't have a great record against Dutch teams at the best of times if I recall and they'll be well up for it. An ex player has them favorites, they just have to ignore the name of the club and look at what they're playing against.

charlenefan · Oct 2, 2019

travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.

Fecking hell that's a lot of senior players travelling

Would have personally left DDG, Maguire and Rashford in Manchester

charlenefan · Oct 2, 2019

Team should be....

---------------Romero---------------
Dalot---Tuanzebe---Lindelof---Rojo
----------Fred---------Matic----------
Lingard----------Mata----------James
--------------Greenwood--------------

Subs: Grant, Maguire, Garner, McTominay, Gomes, Chong, Rashford

I dont think it's right to play as many youth team players away from home against an established Dutch team. At home against them fair enough but not at their ground

Damien · Oct 2, 2019

charlenefan said:
travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.

Fecking hell that's a lot of senior players travelling

Would have personally left DDG, Maguire and Rashford in Manchester

Young and Pogba the only two fit prominent senior players left behind at first glance.

Sassy Colin · Oct 2, 2019

charlenefan said:
travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.

Fecking hell that's a lot of senior players travelling

Would have personally left DDG, Maguire and Rashford in Manchester

I thought Dalot & Gomes were injured?

Rashford are not yet fully fit.

Where the hell is Martial????????????????????????????????????

Damien · Oct 2, 2019

Sassy Colin said:
I thought Dalot & Gomes were injured?

Rashford & Pogba are not yet fully fit.

Where the hell is Martial????????????????????????????????????

Both players had a potential return date of 3rd October. Martial's been ruled out until after international break.

12OunceEpilogue · Oct 2, 2019

I want Fred to start, we're so desperate for another midfield option he needs to get match fit so he can play PL games. Other than that a decent result (!), decent performance (!!) and maybe a goal or two (!!!) would be nice.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 2, 2019

Sassy Colin said:
I thought Dalot & Gomes were injured?

Rashford are not yet fully fit.

Where the hell is Martial????????????????????????????????????

Don't think Martial is expected back until after the international break. So has Pogba's injury been aggravated playing the other night?

Bwuk · Oct 2, 2019

charlenefan said:
travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.

Fecking hell that's a lot of senior players travelling

Would have personally left DDG, Maguire and Rashford in Manchester

I hope Rashford doesn't play. He doesn't look fit.

Romero
Dalot - Axel - Maguire - Rojo
Matic - Fred
Mata - Gomes - James
Greenwood

Wednesday at Stoke · Oct 2, 2019

At this stage I'd probably prefer Carrick to Matic.

Sassy Colin · Oct 2, 2019

Oh man, early game

RedDevilRoshi · Oct 2, 2019

Romero

Dalot
Tuanzebe
Rojo
Williams

Garner
Fred

Pereira
Gomes
James

Greenwood

subs:
Grant
Lindelof
McTominay
Matic
Mata
Chong
Rashford

Score Prediction:
AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Manchester United

redshaw · Oct 2, 2019

Worth editing the title and OP to include the early bullshit kick-off time.

Match is on at 17:55 BST and 16:55 UTC

OleGunnar20 · Oct 2, 2019

Hope to see Williams, Tuanzebe, Greenwood & Gomes starting. Shame Garner played as I'd liked to have seen him in there too, bugger it.

Outside of that fill the gaps with warm bodies, rest DDG, Maguire, Pogba & Rashford.

bosnian_red · Oct 2, 2019

Romero
Dalot Tuanzebe Maguire Rojo
Matic Fred
Lingard Mata Gomes
Greenwood

Brandon Williams for Rojo, Chong for Lingard and Garner for Mata as the subs if we manage to get a 2 goal lead...

Yagami · Oct 2, 2019

When you look at that squad without Pogba and Martial it really is terrible.

I mean, even with both in It's bad, but still...

Bokito · Oct 2, 2019

I see this one being won by AZ. United have struggled against Dutch teams in the last years; AZ is in a positive flow with some great talents - especially with an attack like Boadu, Stengs, Idrissi); for AZ this is one of the biggest matches of the season, whereas for United AZ is not very appealing (thus a difference in motivation); the match is played on a fake grass that United isn't accustomed to... So I see AZ winning this. not comfortably, but still. 2-1.

DRM · Oct 2, 2019

Grande · Oct 2, 2019

AZ 67 is currently on better form than Ajax.

On our current form, at their turf, I still expect us to play slightly better than them, but will be content with a draw. Depending on what team we put out.

Tip:
Romero
Dalot Tuanzebe Maguire Rojo
Fred Matic
Pereira Mata James
Greenwood

1-1 Mata

Stadjer · Oct 2, 2019

The roof of the AZ ground broke down a while ago so AZ play in Ado den Haag their stadium (Cars Jeans Stadion) and that stadium has a artificial pitch.

Im happy Pogba isnt playing on that when he is already injured and basically already played two games through injury (not caring huh?). Hopefully Rashford also wont play but with Ole as manager his Rashy will always play... so hopefully that goes well.

Az is pretty good. Good football and some very talented players. Stengs and Boadu are both going to be sold for 20mil each atleast (a lot for Dutch clubs excluding Ajax and maybe PSV). Koopmeinders is also a good young player. I think all three of them will be part of the national team one day. (Maybe Wijndal too) Stengs should have been invited already imo.

I wouldnt actually be that suprised if AZ wins the game....

BlahRules · Oct 2, 2019

Bwuk said:
I hope Rashford doesn't play. He doesn't look fit.

Romero
Dalot - Axel - Maguire - Rojo
Matic - Fred
Mata - Gomes - James
Greenwood

Rashy and JLingz will always play they represent our brexit philosophy and also they’re young and hungry.

Renegade · Oct 2, 2019

Tuanzebe in the centre
Greenwood & Fred to play full game.

Don’t care about the rest.

McGrathsipan · Oct 2, 2019

AZ with a comfortable win.

Meh competition - sooner we are out the better.

Rajma · Oct 2, 2019

McGrathsipan said:
AZ with a comfortable win.

Meh competition - sooner we are out the better.

our only chance for the CL football though.

Bestietom · Oct 2, 2019

charlenefan said:
travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.

Fecking hell that's a lot of senior players travelling

Would have personally left DDG, Maguire and Rashford in Manchester

Probably have to go for this if top 4 is not in sight. Play a good side.

Sky1981 · Oct 2, 2019

We cant even beat bloody rochdale

Devil may care · Oct 2, 2019

I'm guessing Gomes and Dalot are still out with injury and Chong and Garner played yesterday so that likely rules them out. I'll guess at the below but wouldn't be surprised if "Rashy" started.

Mickson · Oct 2, 2019

McGrathsipan said:
AZ with a comfortable win.

Meh competition - sooner we are out the better.

More fun than Champions "The Usual Suspects" League. This is the real tournament with real teams with real fans who have some kind of dignity still left in them. I'm very much looking forward to this. Hopefully, Williams will start and Gomes as well.

Romero
Dalot, Tuanzebe, Maguire, Williams
Garner, Fred
Chong, Gomes, James
Greenwood

Please. Won't happen though.

Ballache · Oct 2, 2019

----------Romero-----------
Dalot-Tuanzebe-Jones-Rojo
---------Matic-Fred---------
Chong-----Mata-----Gomes
--------Greenwood----------

Should be enough to at least get a point IMO. Just keep Pogba, Rashford away from the squad and let them heal properly.

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