Fulham 1:2 Manchester United

Stadjer · Nov 13, 2022

Red00012 said:
No shit Sherlock does DDG start as well ?

With Martial his injury record i wouldnt consider Martial starting a certain thing at all?

Telsim · Nov 13, 2022

Stadjer said:
With Martial his injury record i wouldnt consider Martial starting a certain thing at all?

Right? I wouldn't consider him starting a guarantee even if he is in the lineup an hour before the game. Plenty of time to get injured.

Solius · Nov 13, 2022

Fulham are a very energetic side. Hope to be wrong but can see them absolutely breezing past Eriksen in this game.

Chairman Steve · Nov 13, 2022

I’d like to think Martial could have been back earlier if we were really desperate but they have eased him in and took their time due to how integral he potentially is to ETH for the rest of the season. Maybe we didn’t want to risk him being out a considerably long time if he played through the pain barrier or with those ongoing problems, and hopefully it’s all clear now.

Sparky Rhiwabon · Nov 13, 2022

Sparky Rhiwabon said:
Let’s see…

De Gea
Malacia* Maguire Martinez Shaw
Casemiro Eriksen B.Fernandes
Garnacho Martial Rashford

*Can Malacia play RB? If not would have to be Lindelof

Lindelof and Elanga start instead of Maguire and Garnacho

I preferred my team

nakpodiareuben · Nov 13, 2022

Solius said:
Fulham are a very energetic side. Hope to be wrong but can see them absolutely breezing past Eriksen in this game.

Eriksen is the most important player of the Danish team. He won the League with inter Milan and covers more spaces than 90% of our players. He does not get bullied

Kag · Nov 13, 2022

The Elanga selection is horrible. Completely unjustified also.

bosnian_red · Nov 13, 2022

Good lineup. Well balanced, and Garnacho can be an impact player off the bench. Rashford, Martial, Bruno and Shaw all in their best positions to link up

Kag said:
The Elanga selection is horrible. Completely unjustified also.

It's either that or move Garnacho or Rashford out of position to the right. Rashford is key for us as a LW, so I get it. It's getting the best out of our best players rather than moving Rashford somewhere he is pretty ineffective to fit an 18 year old in.

madzo2007 · Nov 13, 2022

Hoof The Ball · Nov 13, 2022

Kag said:
The Elanga selection is horrible. Completely unjustified also.

Elanga? oh god. Why Erik?! He always rodents his way into lineups and substitution somehow. I'd rather Elanga played in the Crapabao Cup and Garnacho played in the league game.

Samid · Nov 13, 2022

Judas · Nov 13, 2022

Elanga starting is baffling really. Rest of the team is good.

Pronewbie · Nov 13, 2022

Kag said:
The Elanga selection is horrible. Completely unjustified also.

Defensive winger huh. I mean, at least he offers good defensive protection as opposed to VDB who offers nothing..

pseudo_canadian · Nov 13, 2022

What is the reasoning behind Elanga starting? Horrible. Might as well be playing a man down.

madzo2007 · Nov 13, 2022

Hoof The Ball said:
Elanga? oh god. Why Erik?! He always rodents his way into lineups and substitution somehow. I'd rather Elanga played in the Crapabao Cup and Garnacho played in the league game.

Rashford is poor on the right and that isn't Garnacho's position either. So that only leaves Elanga to play.

King7Eric · Nov 13, 2022

This side is asking to concede from a set piece :nervous:

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saivet · Nov 13, 2022

Elanga doesn't offer much but I think the team is more balanced with him on the right than Bruno or Rashford.

BeforeKeanetherewasRobson · Nov 13, 2022

Judas said:
Elanga starting is baffling really. Rest of the team is good.

I don’t rate him but not a lot of options? Antony out and Rashford is poor on the right.

No Dvdb or Maguire.

Kaos · Nov 13, 2022

Kag said:
The Elanga selection is horrible. Completely unjustified also.

Balance and lack of options. Garnacho has played back to back and I'd imagine Erik wants to manage him sensibly, that and none of our attacking players seem naturally comfortable on the right. Elanga is hardly a world beater but has pace and a good work rate. I'd imagine we'd bring on Garnacho as an impact sub, or maybe McTominay and shift Bruno out to the right.

Think its a decent lineup tbh. I'm just glad we're not starting VDB and Ronaldo.

lex talionis · Nov 13, 2022

I’m good with Elanga starting under the present circumstances, but do we really know whether Garnacho is ineffective on the right?

Baneofthegame · Nov 13, 2022

Not sure why Elanga is starting tbh.

bosnian_red · Nov 13, 2022

pseudo_canadian said:
What is the reasoning behind Elanga starting? Horrible. Might as well be playing a man down.

Garnacho is exclusively a LW, last time he tried Rashford on the right with Garnacho left, but it didn't work at all (not just for them, but Rashford who is our best player pretty much is ineffective on the right). So he's playing his best attackers in their best position, and then picking Elanga who can play RW and provide defensive cover for a LB playing at RB.

Chairman Steve · Nov 13, 2022

I‘m somewhat glad we put Garnacho on the bench. He seems like a nice little ace in the hole to bring on for impact, as opposed to starting and potentially getting snuffed out and frustrated, especially if you played him on RW.

Red00012 · Nov 13, 2022

Samid said:

8 subs with 2 GK :lol:

bosnian_red · Nov 13, 2022

lex talionis said:
I’m good with Elanga starting under the present circumstances, but do we really know whether Garnacho is ineffective on the right?

Completely unproven there. Risk to start him out there with a LB out of position as well. Elanga at least you can trust his defensive work on the right a bit more, so it makes sense for me.

Back To Madeira · Nov 13, 2022

Be class if Eriksen can notch his first goal for us today. Also hope Elanga scores to drown out the moaning.

Massive Spanner · Nov 13, 2022

Elanga is one of the worst players I’ve ever seen in a Utd shirt so that’s disappointing, but I guess we don’t have much choice.

the bench is shite, apart from Garnacho. Let’s hope we can score goals without them. Martial being back is nice. Fulham are a good team, could be a long afternoon but I think we might sneak it 2-1.

TMDaines · Nov 13, 2022

Gonna be disappointing if this team can’t do the business.

ForeverRed1 · Nov 13, 2022

Talk about thin on the ground

No Idea For Nickname · Nov 13, 2022

madzo2007 said:
Rashford is poor on the right and that isn't Garnacho's position either. So that only leaves Elanga to play.

True, bet if Garnacho is on the left and Rashford on the right, Caf would explode and scream at Erik, "why Rashford on the right"? Caf managers are never happy..

Freak · Nov 13, 2022

Lindelof in that defence means we will concede at least a goal. Hope our forwards have got their shooting boots on.

Judas · Nov 13, 2022

To be fair Elanga is a better choice than Donny. So there is that.

Santoryo · Nov 13, 2022

Reason Elanga is starting is to put our best and most impactful players in their best positions. Bruno has been moved back centrally and Rashford is back on the LW.

Remove Elanga from the equation, without Antony or Sancho you'd have to put either Bruno or Rashford there which hasn't really worked.

Garnacho likely can't play on the right and Rashford isn't getting shifted there to accommodate him on the left, that would be absurd.

It's simply a case of what body can we put on the right and unfortunately Elanga is the least horrible option out there. The positive of his selection is that it enabled Bruno and Rashford to be played in their optimal positions.

Castia · Nov 13, 2022

Happy to see Martial start

Not sure how Elanga is getting a start over Garnacho though

Kag · Nov 13, 2022

Kaos said:
Balance and lack of options. Garnacho has played back to back and I'd imagine Erik wants to manage him sensibly, that and none of our attacking players seem naturally comfortable on the right. Elanga is hardly a world beater but has pace and a good work rate. I'd imagine we'd bring on Garnacho as an impact sub, or maybe McTominay and shift Bruno out to the right.

Think its a decent lineup tbh. I'm just glad we're not starting VDB and Ronaldo.

We’d be better off playing Bruno on the right and sticking Fred or McTominay in midfield.

Fulham are no mugs and I expect this week will be like last.

GaryLifo · Nov 13, 2022

I see the juvenile crying has begun again.

This is Manchester united, not scunthorpe United. Grow a pair

Castia · Nov 13, 2022

Pereira going to put on a Zidane-esque performance isn’t he.

rooney2009 · Nov 13, 2022

Why are we moaning about Elanga?
He is a good player that presses high and puts a shift in
I would rather have him on the right than Bruno

Fooza · Nov 13, 2022

We really need to dip in the market in jan, that bench looking as light as battered tempura

Rockets Redglare · Nov 13, 2022

I’m guessing Elanga is starting to give Malacia a bit of cover on the right. I think it’s a good choice.

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