Denis79
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Rashford x2
Lukaku
Rashford x2
Lukaku
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Rashford x2
Lukaku
Would love to have that kind of optimsim. I'm mostly optimistic by nature but can't get optimistic about this game at all.I just have this feeling that there's going to be a big scoreline for us. 4-1 win.
I dont judge CB's on accidental own goals that harshly, might just be me tho. And didnt Bailly have a way worse OG too? I think Bailly is our best CB but he hasnt played recently and Jones is, imo, our second best and JM wont bench Smalling. So id go Jones and Smalling, but Bailly isnt bad choiceHe literally scored an own goal and played poorly in this fixture in the league, there is no way we should pick him again.
Bailly is a warrior and has the ability to raise his game for the big occasion, Id play him alongside Smalling.
I have no confidence going into this game, I think Spurs name is on the trophy this year; they've had the easiest run so far, they have played at Wembley all season (we will bemoan the FA's decision to allow this for years after losing this game), no major trophy since 1991, they arguably are better than us and finally we never play well at Wembley.
I expect another no show from United and a painful defeat, similar to the league fixture.
Come on you reds
Yeah true. Didnt consider that. Was thinking that Bailly just hasnt played many games recently and Jones/Smalling did well together last gameLast time we played this CB pairing against Spurs it didn't go well...
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Not with 40,000+ United fans there it won'tThey're not in great form, this is a good time to play them and we've been able to rotate and rest some players.
Shame about the Wembley disadvantage, it will absolutely feel like an away game.
I'm going to say 2-1 United.
Hopefully, true. We have bottled it badly enough this season both in the prem and CL. A couple of more games to really look forward to before the end of the season would be great. Winning the whole thing would make our meh season, a bit better.They are playing at home, in a semi final, in a competition they have the biggest chance to win.
They absolutely need to win this game, which means.... it'll be another 'Lads it's tottenham' moment. I'm predicting Bottleham.
The main reason I will not pair Smalling and Jones in a game like this is because Spurs apply the pressing technique a lot. In fact, we lost to them last time because of this. They will press us early and hard from the moment De Gea has the ball. As good as they could be, Jones and Smalling are poor at handling high presses. I think it will be a disaster to pair them on Saturday. Bailly is better at handling it even though he could get cocky, over confident and at times careless. But he is relatively confident on the ball. I'll go with Smalling and Bailly in this one.I dont judge CB's on accidental own goals that harshly, might just be me tho. And didnt Bailly have a way worse OG too? I think Bailly is our best CB but he hasnt played recently and Jones is, imo, our second best and JM wont bench Smalling. So id go Jones and Smalling, but Bailly isnt bad choice
Agree, maybe Jones if he's fit and raring to go as he's had more recent football than Eric. I'd also be ready to hook Lingard or particularly Sanchez if we aren't breaking through on the flanks, and I'd tell Rashford and Martial to be ready to win this one from the bench, as they've done for us many times between them in the recent past.De Gea
Valencia Bailly Smalling Young
Matic
Herrera Pogba
Lingard Lukaku Sanchez
Only question mark is over Smalling's partner, I think.
Let's win it for Wenger.
Who do you use as the wide midfielders though? We don't have any that fit the profile.It'll be a tight game, always is against spurs recently.
We have to stay concentrated, can't let them get a sniff early on.
We've seen what City did to them, kept the ball and the crowd died off, cut off any service to Kane and he's just a big wooden plank then.
Midfield HAVE to be playing well, I would personally go with a 4-5-1 and stifle Eriksen.
He literally scored an identical own goal against Chelsea away, but for some reason the referee disallowed it, and it wasn't just the own goal, Jones was bullied by Kane and lost the header to him for the first goal. Even against Bournemouth he wasn't very assuring, against the best striker in the league it will get uglier.I dont judge CB's on accidental own goals that harshly, might just be me tho. And didnt Bailly have a way worse OG too? I think Bailly is our best CB but he hasnt played recently and Jones is, imo, our second best and JM wont bench Smalling. So id go Jones and Smalling, but Bailly isnt bad choice
All he says is that the Premiership and Champions League are more important than the FA cup - I don't think anybody would disagree with that. He clearly would love to win the FA cup.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43829081
Poch getting in the excuses early. Make no mistake they are under big pressure to win the FA Cup with 'home' advantage on their side. There's no hiding anymore. He has a really arrogant attitude when it comes to cup competitions. You'd think he'd take this seriously given that he's won a total of zero trophies in his career. I'm sorry but someone who hasn't won trophies can't be looking down on the FA Cup.
Why is he bringing that up now though? The PL and CL are irrelevant right now. At the start of the season they are the most important trophies yes but to me it looks like he is getting in excuses for failure. The FA Cup is more important for them in the context of the last few seasons. They haven't won anything yet. Getting the 1st trophy is always a barrier you need to break and once you have a taste of winning it's easier to follow that up with more success. Saturday is a make or break game for Tottenham. And yes winning the FA Cup can take them to the next level. After all their last trophy was 10 years ago!All he says is that the Premiership and Champions League are more important than the FA cup - I don't think anybody would disagree with that. He clearly would love to win the FA cup.
It's a semi finals of cup competition. It's a big game and they should be making big deal about it.
I think that'll be the team which starts.Valenica
Smalling
Bailly
Young
Matic
Herrera
Pogba
Sanchez
Lingard
Lukaku
Pretty obvious team to be honest.
I get what you are saying, but do remember that the FA Cup, for us is a big deal right now.
Hard to say really, i always think its odd in general how much home and away affects performance even at the elite level but it does.I really don't see the stadium being an issue in regards to it being an advantage to Spurs. We've played there many times before, tickets are split equally between fans and it's not as if we're inexperienced when it comes to these situations. It's a non issue.
As for the team, Herrera definitely has to start for me. And i'm not sure of i would start Sanchez to be honest. Go with Rashford, Lukaku and Lingard personally.
I know. I obviously want us to keep winning the cups. FA cup is quite prestigious.It's a semi finals of cup competition. It's a big game and they should be making big deal about it.
We're not City though.We've seen what City did to them, kept the ball and the crowd died off, cut off any service to Kane and he's just a big wooden plank then.
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