Burnley 0:2 Manchester United

Gasolin · Dec 28, 2019

el3mel said:
So not even keeping him on the damn bench for whatever upset happening in the game?

It really depends on what the medical situation is though, isn't it?

Deery · Dec 28, 2019

Ole saying the same thing he needs a rest

croadyman · Dec 28, 2019

OohAahMartial said:
I would imagine that if we have to sub off Matic or Fred, Andreas would drop back, and Lingard or Mata would come on.

Squad is what it is. Just hope we strengthen the midfield in January...but alarming lack of links to anyone.

Yeah there does feel like absolutely no links to any midfielders at all. Obviously they are relying on McTominay being back quickly or maybe we could see Fosu Mensah playing there when fit.

buckooo1978 · Dec 28, 2019

some of the posts in this thread :houllier:

trust the manager and the medical staff

El Zoido · Dec 28, 2019

Scholes thinks the only way to beat United is to attack them and be aggressive. Has he even watched us in the past year? No wonder he didn’t last six weeks in management.

Ban · Dec 28, 2019

el3mel said:
Really? The manager himself came and said he's keeping him out because he feels he's not ready yet for 2 games in a row. Just stupid and terrible reason to not even keep him as an option on bench. I hope for God sake it won't backfire on us.

Where's the comment? I'm sure he didn't make that decision on his own.

londonredmaniac · Dec 28, 2019

feck it. Come on United

Dec9003 · Dec 28, 2019

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Says Pogba has played the last two after a long lay out, so they didn’t feel it would be right to include him again.

Roosney · Dec 28, 2019

Damn this has Watford pt.II all over it.

el3mel · Dec 28, 2019

Ban said:
Where's the comment? I'm sure he didn't make that decision on his own.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Paul Pogba's absence for #MUFC at Burnley: "Paul has played in two games now and he's been out for a while, so we didn't feel it was right for him to participate today" (MUTV)

Dante · Dec 28, 2019

Random Task said:
Possibly.

Definitely.

The physio decides who's available for selection.

The manager decides who's selected.

Assuming that Pogba is good enough to be selected (which he certainly is), that must mean that his absence from the squad has been decided at a higher level than Solskjaer.

If you want evidence that this was a medical decision, not a sporting one, just look at the bench: there are zero other midfielder options on the bench. That's not a decision that any manager would willingly make.

Offside · Dec 28, 2019

Matic will score a screamer

stretford_oslo · Dec 28, 2019

Deery said:
Ole saying the same thing he needs a rest

i smell bs, he was barely running in the two games he came on.

el3mel · Dec 28, 2019

Gasolin said:
It really depends on what the medical situation is though, isn't it?

He was on the bench less than 48 hours ago. Why not just keep him on the bench for today's game?

Random Task · Dec 28, 2019

OohAahMartial said:
I would imagine that if we have to sub off Matic or Fred, Andreas would drop back, and Lingard or Mata would come on.

Squad is what it is. Just hope we strengthen the midfield in January...but alarming lack of links to anyone.

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Holocene · Dec 28, 2019

Pogba has been out for 3 months and it's the second match in 48 hours. Burnley would kick lumps out of him. Makes sense to leave him out so he's ready for Arsenal.

Ban · Dec 28, 2019

el3mel said:
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Paul Pogba's absence for #MUFC at Burnley: "Paul has played in two games now and he's been out for a while, so we didn't feel it was right for him to participate today" (MUTV)

Thanks. Stupid, idiotic decision!!
Am I doing this right?

fergosaurus · Dec 28, 2019

croadyman said:
Yeah that was my thoughts as well,surprised to see Greenwood on the bench after recent performances too.

Just can't see Mata coming on and make a match turning impact like Pogba could. Really fear for us if we go behind with that midfield.

I also wonder what Tuanzebe has to do to get a chance ahead of Lindelof. I can see him getting bullied by that Burnley strikeforce.

I agree, Greenwood being in the form he's in is another big attacking threat missing. Certainly less confident now about getting three points than I was an hour ago.

King Andow · Dec 28, 2019

Why not have Pogba on the bench? 15-20 minutes wouldn't hurt him.

baskinginthesun · Dec 28, 2019

Probably a big ask for Pogba to recover and then get match ready in 48 hours, especially being out for 2 months. That's a lot of work for the body. Right call.

Gasolin · Dec 28, 2019

el3mel said:
He was on the bench less than 48 hours ago. Why not just keep him on the bench for today's game?

It's useless for us to speculate but I can only guess he should not have played 45mn at all. Maybe 25 or 15? But Scott being injured, the decision had to be taken. And now we need to manage the injury.

Chicharo · Dec 28, 2019

Sad not to see Greenwood in the starting lineup. Yes, we have a tight schedule, but he is not 30, I think he can manage to play two games in 48h.
As for the midfield, we are screaming for a signing, but nothing new about it...we can just keep repeating it

Paul_Scholes18 · Dec 28, 2019

With this side it feels like we could get smashed tonight. Burnley will be up for it 100%.
Hopefully our attack can get some goals maybe even on the counter if they feel like they can dominate us.
Rashford and James need to step up though in terms of the performance. I know Rashford scored last time around, but his overall play was not that good.
If needed Greenwood could save us again from the bench.

el3mel · Dec 28, 2019

Ban said:
Thanks. Stupid, idiotic decision!!
Am I doing this right?

I'm not sure why you are taking it that way. Tbh I like you as a poster so I don't want to get into a conflict with you, but surely I'm fine to say a manager's decision is a stupid one?

Random Task · Dec 28, 2019

Dante said:
Definitely.

The physio decides who's available for selection.

The manager decides who's selected.

Assuming that Pogba is good enough to be selected (which he certainly is), that must mean that his absence from the squad has been decided at a higher level than Solskjaer.

I'm fairly sure that this was a medical decision, not a sporting one. The evidence is in the fact he's not even on the bench, despite there being zero other midfielders on the bench.

I'd be inclined to go with that as it's the only reasoning that makes sense.

Schmeichel's Cartwheel · Dec 28, 2019

What the feck? Where is Pogba?

Pereira, Matic and Young in the same eleven is a sackable offence.

OohAahMartial · Dec 28, 2019

We can go 5th, with a good chance to keep it considering Wolves and Sheffield are up against Liverpool and Man City.

kouroux · Dec 28, 2019

Random Task said:
Doubtful that's the reason.

Resting players for a big game is fine, but not having them as an option from the bench is outright bizarre. Especially since we have no midfielders on the bench at all now.

It wouldn't be the first time our coaching setup makes what seems to be crazy to us. I think they're overly cautious and logically so considering what happened last time.

Nou_Camp99 · Dec 28, 2019

Burnley must have thought santa had come for a second time in 4 days when they saw our team sheet.

They will be well up for this and rough us up. We only have ourselves to blame. The squad isn't good enough. 1 or 2 injuries and we look like a bottom half team. Years of bad transfers finally coming back to bite us.

Random Task · Dec 28, 2019

Schmeichel's Cartwheel said:
What the feck? Where is Pogba?

He joined the Peace Corps.

Have you been living under a rock?

IrishRedDevil · Dec 28, 2019

So we have a chance to go 5th tonight...

Deery · Dec 28, 2019

stretford_oslo said:
i smell bs, he was barely running in the two games he came on.

I agree

stretford_oslo said:
i smell bs, he was barely running in the two games he came on.

Yeah it’s not like he had 2 gruelling 90mins, but feck it let’s see what happens

No Idea For Nickname · Dec 28, 2019

Ban said:
Thanks. Stupid, idiotic decision!!
Am I doing this right?

absolutely brilliant!

pacifictheme · Dec 28, 2019

I love rvp.

Sanchez7 · Dec 28, 2019

Come on United! Important game this with Spurs dropping points and Chelsea playing Arsenal tom.

Ban · Dec 28, 2019

el3mel said:
I'm not sure why you are taking it that way. Tbh I like you as a poster so I don't want to get into a conflict with you, but surely I'm fine to say a manager's decision is a stupid one?

Ok, sorry for that, you're a good poster too, it wasn't my intention to get into conflict

of course you can say that but as I said I'm sure he didn't decide that on his own but after consultation with our medical stuff, cheers.

Nick7 · Dec 28, 2019

Can’t see us winning this.

el3mel · Dec 28, 2019

Ban said:
Ok, sorry for that, you're a good poster too, it wasn't my intention to get into conflict of course you can say that but as I said I'm sure he didn't decide that on his own but after consultation with our medical stuff, cheers.

Fair enough. Let's hope it will go well today.

Hanky panky · Dec 28, 2019

Burnley pays 4.20 up. With Matic-Pereira-Fred starting, worth to try that. Not convinced about United at all.

Jazz · Dec 28, 2019

I seen the lineup feck me but we're gonna lose

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