Fenerbahce 2:1 Manchester United

Niall · Oct 29, 2016

Maradona10 said:
Honestly man, please let other people make Match day threads. Its a superstition thing, but just give it a try. We have had feck all luck since you ve made them. No slight on you but let someone else do it. Just give it a try, if results dont improve you can take over again.

On the match, Play mkhi please fecking score. Give Ibra a rest maybe that will help him regain his form. Play Pogba as he finally seems to be getting on his game and disrupting that would be bad. Just win.

who should make them then?

Billy Jim · Oct 29, 2016

Romero
Darmian Smalling Rojo Shaw
Herrera
Fellaini Rooney
Lingard Ibrahimovic Martial

Not an inspiring team by any means, but it gives a rest to key players and should really be enough to at least get a draw.

Should hopefully free us up for:

De Gea
Valencia Smalling Blind Shaw
Carrick
Mata Pogba
Lingard Rashford Martial

against Swansea.

Android1974 · Oct 29, 2016

Regulus Arcturus Black said:
Time to start Miki & Depay. Out first team is desperately missing an in form wide player and these games should be used to see if we can edge these 2 into any sort of form.

Most important thing about the game for me.

Memphis only if Martial is not available, though.

Regulus Arcturus Black · Oct 29, 2016

Android1974 said:
Memphis only if Martial is not available, though.

I'd start Martial as a forward to try and get him back into form.

We need 1 of these 3 to do anything.

LawCharltonBest · Oct 30, 2016

Gandalf Greyhame · Oct 30, 2016

Mkhi to get some game time, please. We really need to ease him into the team, because he can be our mainstay on the right.

Maradona10 · Oct 30, 2016

Niall said:
who should make them then?

Give everyone a try, who wants to give it a go. I mean caf did that before this new format. I remember people asking Vida red( i think that was him) to make the threads. I was a lurker back then and Op's were much better than"let the discussion begin". Its your site, you can do anything you want but just a peace of superstitious advice. Why not give it a go?
Example- Let someone else make em till united drop points. When they do, we shift to someone else. Say 10 people take the responsibility, the one with the longest winning streak irrespective of the opponent gets the honor permanently.

marukomu · Oct 30, 2016

win this and we have pretty much qualified for the next round. We can them rest players.

peridigm · Oct 30, 2016

Billy Jim said:
Romero
Darmian Smalling Rojo Shaw
Herrera
Fellaini Rooney
Lingard Ibrahimovic Martial

Not an inspiring team by any means, but it gives a rest to key players and should really be enough to at least get a draw.

Should hopefully free us up for:

De Gea
Valencia Smalling Blind Shaw
Carrick
Mata Pogba
Lingard Rashford Martial

against Swansea.

My money is on Fellaini to replace Herrera against Swansea. Valencia had surgery yesterday apparently so doubt he'd play either.

charlenefan · Oct 30, 2016

Team should be...

---------------Romero---------------
Darmian--Mensah--Blind--Rojo
-------Herrera------Scheiderlin-------
Lingard-----Mkhitariyan-----Young
---------------Rooney---------------

Subs: De Gea, Shaw, Carrick, Fellaini, Mata, Memphis, ???

Leave Zlatan, Pogba and Rashford at home for this one. Don't risk Carrick either as we'll need him against Swansea

Havak · Oct 30, 2016

De Gea
Darmian Blind Rojo Shaw
Herrera Carrick Schneiderlin
Mkhitaryan Rooney Martial

JoaquinJoaquin · Oct 30, 2016

Raw said:
Just feck Zlatan off and start Rashford up front.

Would Mkhitarayan be considered? This is in Turkey, and he is Armenian.

Christ, don't give Jose any other excuses not to pick him.

MounchesterUtd · Oct 30, 2016

I'll give Rashford, Herrera and Mata a rest. Play Zlatan to see if he can get his mojo back, if not, give him a two week break with Rashford moving back to CF. Keep Rojo - Blind and give Schneiderlin a start.

Back 5
Carrick Schneiderlin
Mkhi Lingard Depay (Martial if he's fit)
Ibra

DomesticTadpole · Oct 30, 2016

MounchesterUtd said:
I'll give Rashford, Herrera and Mata a rest. Play Zlatan to see if he can get his mojo back, if not, give him a two week break with Rashford moving back to CF. Keep Rojo - Blind and give Schneiderlin a start.

Back 5
Carrick Schneiderlin
Mkhi Lingard Depay (Martial if he's fit)
Ibra

Herrera is going to be banned for the Swansea game, so he will get his rest. We need to win this game, so then we can rest players in the coming EL games.

MounchesterUtd · Oct 30, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
Herrera is going to be banned for the Swansea game, so he will get his rest. We need to win this game, so then we can rest players in the coming EL games.

I guess you're right, but I was thinking he could use some extra rest to stay fresh for the holiday season, while Schneid gets a chance to prove himself in a non-throwaway game.

JeffBoomTetris · Oct 30, 2016

Does Mata play this game? If yes, then we'll create some very good chances. Enough to win 3-0

Android1974 · Oct 30, 2016

If Smalling's still injured and he wanted to rest Blind, would Mourinho play Fosu-Mensah as center-back, Carrick or call Tuanzebe? Almost forgot Jones…

dwd · Oct 30, 2016

Maradona10 said:
Honestly man, please let other people make Match day threads. Its a superstition thing, but just give it a try. We have had feck all luck since you ve made them. No slight on you but let someone else do it. Just give it a try, if results dont improve you can take over again.

On the match, Play mkhi please fecking score. Give Ibra a rest maybe that will help him regain his form. Play Pogba as he finally seems to be getting on his game and disrupting that would be bad. Just win.

Android1974 · Oct 30, 2016

I feel a defensive counter-attacking 4-3-3 might work at Istambul, but without Pogba (who could play there? My hopes were on Mkhitaryan…) and without quick wing-forwards it becomes just too defensive.

Niall · Oct 30, 2016

Maradona10 said:
Give everyone a try, who wants to give it a go. I mean caf did that before this new format. I remember people asking Vida red( i think that was him) to make the threads. I was a lurker back then and Op's were much better than"let the discussion begin". Its your site, you can do anything you want but just a peace of superstitious advice. Why not give it a go?
Example- Let someone else make em till united drop points. When they do, we shift to someone else. Say 10 people take the responsibility, the one with the longest winning streak irrespective of the opponent gets the honor permanently.

The match day thread creation is automated as part of the whole match day section.

The OP content is updated by @Invictus so it doesn't stay as "let the discussions begin" for long.

I don't believe in any of this superstition crap anyway, so I'm not going to change how this works. What you suggest just makes things more complicated with no benefit.

LouisDanGaal · Oct 30, 2016

Niall said:
The match day thread creation is automated as part of the whole match day section.

The OP content is updated by @Invictus so it doesn't stay as "let the discussions begin" for long.

I don't believe in any of this superstition crap anyway, so I'm not going to change how this works. What you suggest just makes things more complicated with no benefit.

I used to think our problems were down to mourinho adjusting, zlatan being in poor form and an inability to make a team out of our best 11 players but now I realise I was wrong. The problem is you. I call revolution.

Maradona10 · Oct 30, 2016

Niall said:
The match day thread creation is automated as part of the whole match day section.

The OP content is updated by @Invictus so it doesn't stay as "let the discussions begin" for long.

I don't believe in any of this superstition crap anyway, so I'm not going to change how this works. What you suggest just makes things more complicated with no benefit.

Fair enough. I ll still neg you if we dont win the next game.

paulscholes18 · Oct 30, 2016

DDG
TFM Blind Rojo Darmian
Carrick
Herrera Pogba
Rashford Rooney Memphis

TMDaines · Oct 31, 2016

I think the manager's going to keep picking his strongest side to build up some momentum. Many of the players will get a decent amount of rest over the international break, but I wouldn't be surprised to see one or two big names on the bench at the weekend due to 4 yellow cards and Arsenal then next. As we're away from home, I think Carrick may play as an extra midfielder:

De Gea
Darmian Blind Rojo Shaw
Herrera Carrick
Mata Pogba Rashford/Martial
Zlatan

shamans · Oct 31, 2016

Martial in for Zlatan!

legball · Oct 31, 2016

We have to take this competition seriously now, because I don't see how we qualify for top four with the way we're playing poorly in the league.

Chaky_Best · Oct 31, 2016

Some of the lads looked tired lately so a bit of change would be grateful for the team, but that would be enough to win / not loose there. Knowing that we've to receive Feyenord and go to the other side, that maybe 6 points more, so this one must not be losed.

Based on Sunday's game, who is injured, who's suspended or out of favour I would pick :

----------------------------------Romero-------------------------------
Darmian--------------Mensah------------Rojo-------------------Shaw
------------------------Herrera---------Schneiderlin-------------------
Young---------------------------Fellaini------------------------Memphis
---------------------------------Rooney---------------------------------

(I'd rather have Martial and Mkhitaryan starting this game too)

Adam-Utd · Oct 31, 2016

No excuses for Mkhi to not play here, the Europa isn't "the premier league intensity" but no doubt we won't see him

NJM78 · Oct 31, 2016

Martial, Valencia, Bailly, Fosu injured right?

I think we will rest Mata and Zlatan and I can see Fellaini starting against Swansea unfortunately.

Not what I want to see but think it will be something similar;
De Gea
Darmian Blind Rojo Shaw
Herrera Carrick Pogba
Lingard Rooney Rashford

I have gone for 1-0 loss and our shitty times to continue with more missed chances.

edit: Micky will be awol once again.

jackofalltrades · Oct 31, 2016

Looking at the top 4 clubs, it's going to be difficult to make up those 7 points. None of them look likely to dip at the moment. Traditionally. Arsenal go through a rough period at some point in the season so they may be our best hope. On the other hand, when did they last fail to qualify for the CL ?

I wasn't as impressed as some by our performance againt Fener, at least until the penalties came along. Before those penalties, we hadn't done much apart from have lots of possession. Our first clear opportunity was an excellent pass to Rooney, who failed to control the ball. Then came two penalties. After the break they pressed quite hard and we got a third goal on the counterattack.

I expect a tough game on Thursday so I think we'll have to play our strongest team. Provided we get a point we'll be on course to qualify, but obviously we want to go through top of the group. Thank god Sevilla are unlikely to be in the EL this year !

2 man midfield · Oct 31, 2016

What time does this kick off? OP says 8:05pm while the top of the thread says 6pm.

Think they've all been 8:05 so far?

Parma Dewol · Oct 31, 2016

No idea who might start, but I'd like to see:

De Gea
Darmian Smalling Blind Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Mata Martial
Rashford

Kostur · Oct 31, 2016

If we're worried about Mkhitaryan's form and mental fragility (if there's one, call it low confidence, whatever) then Fenerbahce away would be the last place I'd play him.

EASTSIDE777 · Oct 31, 2016

legball said:
We have to take this competition seriously now, because I don't see how we qualify for top four with the way we're playing poorly in the league.

Do you feel we can actually win the competition ?

Rado_N · Oct 31, 2016

2 Man Midfield said:
What time does this kick off? OP says 8:05pm while the top of the thread says 6pm.

Think they've all been 8:05 so far?

It's 6pm kick off, I'll correct the OP now.

2 man midfield · Oct 31, 2016

Rado_N said:
It's 6pm kick off, I'll correct the OP now.

Thanks

Dazzmondo · Oct 31, 2016

Early Predicted Line-up:

__________________________________________________________________________

1. de Gea

36. Darmian 17. Blind 5. Rojo 23. Shaw

27. Fellaini 21. Herrera 6. Pogba

22. Mkhitaryan 10. Rooney 11. Martial
_________________________________________________________________________

Bench: 20. Romero, 24. Fosu-Mensah, 28. Schneiderlin, 14. Lingard, 18. Young, 7. Memphis, 19. Rashford

Prdeicted Score: Fenerbahce 0-3 Man Utd (Martial X2, Pogba)

legball · Oct 31, 2016

EASTSIDE777 said:
Do you feel we can actually win the competition ?

I think we can, it's a cup competition, with the right attitude, we have the players to win it.

Gerald G · Oct 31, 2016

Romero
Darmian--TFM--Rojo--Shaw
Herrera--Carrick--Schneiderlin
Memphis--Rooney--Martial

subs: Johnstone, Tuanzebe, Blind, Fellaini, Young, Lingard, Mkhitaryan

jackofalltrades · Oct 31, 2016

Of the teams in this competition we are probably the strongest.

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