Can't really find anything but speculation at this point. Personally I doubt Mourinho would want to weaken the squad options at this stage of the season, would be especially weird given the records Rooney has just broken.
No we won't. But remember Jose is managing a squad through a long unbeaten run and knows exactly what blend of youth & experience he needs to play in order to get a good result.
Or as good as, & it took us 30 minutes or more to come to grips with them. Blackburn could be similar - and they're at home!
A bit harsh
but basically true. We've shown we've got the depth, desire and know-how to get past the Rovers with a "modified" line up and only minor injuries. Make no mistake we (Jose) will NOT allow any 11 he picks, to lose this game!This
I will care; most United supporters will care ... and Jose knows that! He will not make any changes he can't fix with a substitution or two before it was too late. It'll be a 4 -1 win for us and some players will underperform ... but most won't.
Again a bit harsh, but yes, had Jose got his team selection right, quicker, we might have got a few more points.
It's not irrelevant; In the "Grand Scheme" of things, I really think Jose meant what he said when he claimed to want to win everything this year. The FA Cup is a big part of that Grand Scheme. He'll be some pissed if we lose against Blackburn & so will I!
You're right, I will not kill myself if we were to lose.
Agreed
Thanks for the info. Considering his age and injury woes, I'm not that surprised to hear he hasn't featured regularly.
Can't agree with this. The FA Cup has always been a prestigious trophy and we're the current holders.
And if I'm not mistaken having the equal amount FA Cup titles with Arsenal?. Would be nice to be number one, even in this department.
Agreed and Herrera as well.
Thankfully our manager doesn't share this rather pathetic point of view. Some more reassuring quotes from him this morning. This is one of the reasons why I love that he's at United. I honestly believe that if he stays for a long time, we will do the treble again, perhaps even the quad. Imagine doing a cup treble in his first season! That would be off the charts. I don't understand why any fan would turn their nose up at that??
He's a player/coach at the moment, so there's a big chance for that.Thanks for the info. Considering his age and injury woes, I'm not that surprised to hear he hasn't featured regularly.
Man, if he became a coach, though! A new generation of players getting "Brwned"
Then again, I think they’re averaging a 9k attendance or something, and there’ll be a decent 7200-head away crowd. I think we’ll comfortably win that battle as well.
A treble will never happen again in England, let alone a quadruple. Stop sniffing glue. There's optimism and there's optimism!
It'll happen again at some point I'm sure, might take a couple of decades though.
Unless the cimpetition drops off and we return to the days of United going head to head with only one team (maybe two), it's just too difficult to win the lot due to most league games being a test. Our best ever side overall was the one that won The Premier League and Champions League in 2008. Even they couldn't achieve it. It would take having another once in a generation talent like Messi or Ronaldo to have any chance at winning a quadruple.
Cant agree with any of this, the League Cup has always been a secondary cup.
I feel like a lot of older fans turn down their nose at The League Cup because of nostalgia with regards to a once great FA Cup. That and a relentless bullshit "magic of the Cup" campaign from broadcasters has blinded some people. Look at how poor the competition has been for a few years now. The League Cup had been more entertaining for quite awhile.
The League Cup is beyond easy to win, that's the problem there.
Yeah maybe so but at least giving each competition your best shot rather than adopting your defeatist and frankly tiresome attitude will put us in with a shout each season. Like I said, we're already well placed for a cup treble this season already. If not for those draws, we would've been on for the league as well.
And The FA Cup hasn't been a breeze? Haha. Three Championdhip sides so far.
Was so much fun winning it last year and Lvg gone within minutes after the final whistle
You have a lovely way of taking digs at people in a polite manner. I'm a realist.
But we're only in the 5th round WhoDa?
It is tomorrow.Can't believe the game is today, I was sure it would be tomorrow since we played on Thursday. Looking forward to the game at Ewood Park after a long time
It says it is tomorrow on the match thread header.Can't believe the game is today, I was sure it would be tomorrow since we played on Thursday. Looking forward to the game at Ewood Park after a long time
So there's plenty of time to face some much tougher opponents before reaching the final.
again bullshit I cant agree with , but we all have our different views.
I would stop short of saying I don't care if we lose tomorrow but I certainly agree with the bolded bit and your take on the personnel we should need to get the job done.
I thought you were just a bit of a poor poster, but you're definitely slipping into WUM mode now.
We've already seen how good ASSE can be. It's important that we see out the 1st half.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ashley Young
Paul Pogba
Marcus Rashford
Ander Herrera
Michael Carrick
Sergio Romero
Anthony Martial
Martin Atkinson
replaced by Paul Pogba
replaced by Zlatan Ibrahimovic
replaced by Juan Mata
