Manchester United 3:0 Watford

Sassy Colin · Feb 21, 2020

Bailly injured again :

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ootball-news/man-utd-news-paul-pogba-17788860

Josh 76 · Feb 21, 2020

100 said:
Id be tempted to start both Ighalo and Martial. We need more of a threat up front.

Agree With this.
Ole has to do something different.

Gasolin · Feb 21, 2020

Sassy Colin said:
Bailly injured again :

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ootball-news/man-utd-news-paul-pogba-17788860

It doesn’t say that, no? Or I can’t find news about Bailly

Adam-Utd · Feb 21, 2020

Sassy Colin said:
Bailly injured again :

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ootball-news/man-utd-news-paul-pogba-17788860

He was on the bench so can't be that injured.

Was just an excuse to play Lindelof and not make him feel like he's now a number 2 IMO.

Expect Bailly to make a miraculous recovery for Sunday.

Paul_Scholes18 · Feb 21, 2020

Sassy Colin said:
No

Annoying how tv seems to mess with us a lot.

Havak · Feb 21, 2020

I expect de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Bruno and probably James to come back into the side at least. It's also possible we switch to a 4231/433, so one of Shaw/Williams would miss out. It's hard to choose between the two in that case and I'm also unsure who will start out of Bailly & Lindelof now. I think I'd rather Lindelof for this game and Bailly for Brugge after last night. I know some may think Bailly is a better match for Deeney, but I also think Bailly is a better match for Denis when Brugge will almost certainly play counter attack at Old Trafford. Bailly could of course play both, but I think it's unlikely due to him just coming back and his injury record.

de Gea
Wan-Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Fred Matic
Bruno
Greenwood Martial James

This is probably what I'd like to see most. Ideally, be able to bring back McTominay as a sub and get Ighalo on again.

ash_86 · Feb 21, 2020

We need to start with Mctomney Fred Bruno midfield.

Offside · Feb 21, 2020

We should use Bailly like Ledley King. Only use him for big matches and don’t allow him to train as much as everyone else.

peridigm · Feb 21, 2020

bondsname said:
This will be a tough game. If we win we will probably just nick it 1-0 or 2-1.

Hope Scott, Greenwood and Bailly are back for this one.

The state of United when Watford, 2nd from bottom is a tough game. We should be smashing them but we won't. It will most likely be a score you predicted.

Adam-Utd · Feb 21, 2020

Watford are an athletic team that are decent on the counter, we will need to be careful but I suspect if we can get Bruno and Martial into the game enough, they'll win it for us.

Alabaster Codify7 · Feb 21, 2020

Adam-Utd said:
Watford are an athletic team that are decent on the counter, we will need to be careful but I suspect if we can get Bruno and Martial into the game enough, they'll win it for us.

I'm seeing 0-1 by half-timer followed by two moments of individual brilliance, from the two you mentioned, to win 2-1.

always_hoping · Feb 21, 2020

peridigm said:
The state of United when Watford, 2nd from bottom is a tough game. We should be smashing them but we won't. It will most likely be a score you predicted.

Weren't Watford bottom of the table before beating United 2-0 at the end of December. Under Pearson they are not set up to be smashed by anyone. Even Liverpool for long spells struggled v Watford at home and I recall the Sarr lad missing a number of sitters.

Adam-Utd · Feb 21, 2020

Alabaster Codify7 said:
I'm seeing 0-1 by half-timer followed by two moments of individual brilliance, from the two you mentioned, to win 2-1.

Just hoping it doesn't follow the Burnley pattern. We battered them in the first half and should have been home and dry, then the sucker punch.

Fingers crossed our lucks in a bit more this time.

Ikon · Feb 21, 2020

..............DDG................
AWB Bailly Maguire Williams
.........Matic Fred.............
........Fernandes..........
James....Igalho.... Martial

Would like to see Igalho get a start against his former club, I'd fancy him for a goal or two...

UnofficialDevil · Feb 21, 2020

We better not play with 5 defenders against Watford at home.

Gandalf · Feb 21, 2020

always_hoping said:
Weren't Watford bottom of the table before beating United 2-0 at the end of December. Under Pearson they are not set up to be smashed by anyone. Even Liverpool for long spells struggled v Watford at home and I recall the Sarr lad missing a number of sitters.

Pearson has improved them a bit but honestly we were fecking atrocious in that game and would probably have been spanked by Watford Ladies if we had played them. I am expecting a more determined performance this time around and Ighalo to score is a good shout, it is just one of those weird football traditions when ex players return to a club. Deffo think 4 at the back for this one and I would play Shaw over Williams just because Williams showed signs of burnout last night and needs to be managed properly.

croadyman · Feb 21, 2020

Offside said:
We should use Bailly like Ledley King. Only use him for big matches and don’t allow him to train as much as everyone else.

That is actually not a bad idea at all

RUCK4444 · Feb 21, 2020

Debating whether I would throw Scott back in the starting 11 for this one... don’t want to rush him back but we need to win this and keep momentum.

horsechoker · Feb 21, 2020

RUCK4444 said:
Debating whether I would throw Scott back in the starting 11 for this one... don’t want to rush him back but we need to win this and keep momentum.

Are you OGS?

McGrathsipan · Feb 21, 2020

Just please win.
A good performance would be nice aswell

RUCK4444 · Feb 21, 2020

horsechoker said:
Are you OGS?

Yes, you got me

He’s trained for two weeks, I think I’m going to gamble and start him.

It’s that part of the season where we can’t afford draws/losses.

If we don’t secure CL it will be such a wasted opportunity to help fast track this rebuild in the summer.

always_hoping · Feb 21, 2020

Gandalf said:
Pearson has improved them a bit but honestly we were fecking atrocious in that game and would probably have been spanked by Watford Ladies if we had played them. I am expecting a more determined performance this time around and Ighalo to score is a good shout, it is just one of those weird football traditions when ex players return to a club. Deffo think 4 at the back for this one and I would play Shaw over Williams just because Williams showed signs of burnout last night and needs to be managed properly.

I'd hope it's a more determined performance also and major improvement required on Uniteds last two Old Trafford games, a loss to Burnley, draw with Wolves and failed to score in both games.

Shaw looks more suited to a back 5 however Williams had agurably his worse game in the United shirt last night

Gator Nate · Feb 21, 2020

I can't wait to see Fred and Bruno working off of each other to feed Greenwood, Martial, and James

DeGea
AWB - Bailly - Maguire - Shaw
Fred - Matic
Greenwood - Bruno - James
Martial

Subs: Williams, Mata, Ighalo

MUFC 3-0 Watford

red woppit · Feb 21, 2020

Gandalf said:
Pearson has improved them a bit but honestly we were fecking atrocious in that game and would probably have been spanked by Watford Ladies if we had played them. I am expecting a more determined performance this time around and Ighalo to score is a good shout, it is just one of those weird football traditions when ex players return to a club. Deffo think 4 at the back for this one and I would play Shaw over Williams just because Williams showed signs of burnout last night and needs to be managed properly.

From what I saw we missed three gilt edged chances in the last 10 minutes or so, and with Lingards poor miss in the first half, we could and should have beaten them, even if we were rubbish on that day. Watford's two goals were a penalty, and an absolute howler from De Gea. Those missed chances throughout the season, along with the missed penalties, have cost us dear, could have an extra 6 - 8 points by now.

USREDEVIL · Feb 21, 2020

Gator Nate said:
I can't wait to see Fred and Bruno working off of each other to feed Greenwood, Martial, and James

DeGea
AWB - Bailly - Maguire - Shaw
Fred - Matic
Greenwood - Bruno - James
Martial

Subs: Williams, Mata, Ighalo

MUFC 3-0 Watford

Works for me but shouldnt james and greenwood swap places?

Gasolin · Feb 21, 2020

USREDEVIL said:
Works for me but shouldnt james and greenwood swap places?

No, James is a more natural left sided guy and Greenwood can cut in on the right, and that's the position he's been so let's keep consistency. Martial false 9 to launch attacks and combine with Bruno, he will probably be asked to go on the left side, in this case, James will be asked to get in the middle and continue the attack.

Gator Nate · Feb 21, 2020

USREDEVIL said:
Works for me but shouldnt james and greenwood swap places?

Gasolin said:
No, James is a more natural left sided guy and Greenwood can cut in on the right, and that's the position he's been so let's keep consistency. Martial false 9 to launch attacks and combine with Bruno, he will probably be asked to go on the left side, in this case, James will be asked to get in the middle and continue the attack.

James seemed much more comfortable on the left when Martial was out injured and Rashford moved to the middle. Since Martial came back and they shifted around, James hasn't been nearly as effective. He was on the left a bit last weekend and put in a beautiful cross to no one at one point.

Until and if Martial leaves, Greenwood will be stuck out on the right (haven't seen him play much from the left) unless Ole is resting the former and puts the latter in the middle. As @Gasolin points out, Greenwood cuts in from the right, and does it very efficiently.

USREDEVIL · Feb 21, 2020

Gasolin said:
No, James is a more natural left sided guy and Greenwood can cut in on the right, and that's the position he's been so let's keep consistency. Martial false 9 to launch attacks and combine with Bruno, he will probably be asked to go on the left side, in this case, James will be asked to get in the middle and continue the attack.

Gator Nate said:
James seemed much more comfortable on the left when Martial was out injured and Rashford moved to the middle. Since Martial came back and they shifted around, James hasn't been nearly as effective. He was on the left a bit last weekend and put in a beautiful cross to no one at one point.

Until and if Martial leaves, Greenwood will be stuck out on the right (haven't seen him play much from the left) unless Ole is resting the former and puts the latter in the middle. As @Gasolin points out, Greenwood cuts in from the right, and does it very efficiently.

I'm convinced. Carry on Gator.

Dr. Dwayne · Feb 21, 2020

We tend to do poorly in the league games that follow a mid-week outing this season, so I don't have a lot of hope for a win.

Class of 63 · Feb 22, 2020

Time to rest Williams as we'll need him chomping at the bit on Thursday, ditch the 3-5-2, revert back to 4-3-3 and switch Lard Arse back to left-back and hope Watford don't notice until it's too late.

Bondi77 · Feb 22, 2020

I hope Mason plays because there are not enough goals in this team without Rashford.
Enough of the LVG boring sideways movement and let us be entertaining for a change.

Andersonson · Feb 22, 2020

Offside said:
We should use Bailly like Ledley King. Only use him for big matches and don’t allow him to train as much as everyone else.

Or just sell him....

red_de_pologne · Feb 22, 2020

Gator Nate said:
I can't wait to see Fred and Bruno working off of each other to feed Greenwood, Martial, and James

DeGea
AWB - Bailly - Maguire - Shaw
Fred - Matic
Greenwood - Bruno - James
Martial

Subs: Williams, Mata, Ighalo

MUFC 3-0 Watford

This, but sub Matic for McTominay early as possible, Matic played 2 games this week already!

Brightonian · Feb 22, 2020

red_de_pologne said:
This, but sub Matic for McTominay early as possible, Matic played 2 games this week already!

He already looked more tired and less effective vs Brugge than vs Chelsea, I don't think we should play him at all. We've seen how pointless he is if we Traveller him out. Three games in six days is way too much for him.

That said I'm not exactly sure how you make that happen. It would be silly to give McTominay more than half an hour.

Member 90887 · Feb 22, 2020

Dwazza Gunnar Solskjær said:
We tend to do poorly in the league games that follow a mid-week outing this season, so I don't have a lot of hope for a win.

The difference here is that a lot of players have been rested. So hopefully that counts for something.

wolvored · Feb 22, 2020

I hope Ole grows some balls and doesnt play 5 at the back. We need both Martial and Ighalo to play. I would go 4123 Matic being the holding Bruno and Fred/McTom in front and Greenwood Martial Ighalo the front 3. Cock this game up and we have Everton City Spurs and Sheff Utd in the next 4 games

Schmeichel=God · Feb 22, 2020

Only turned up to this 24 hours early :rolleyes:

Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.

Acquire Me · Feb 22, 2020

Schmeichel=God said:
Only turned up to this 24 hours early
Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.

Been there myself mate. Tomorrow you will get it right

zenith · Feb 22, 2020

wolvored said:
I hope Ole grows some balls and doesnt play 5 at the back. We need both Martial and Ighalo to play. I would go 4123 Matic being the holding Bruno and Fred/McTom in front and Greenwood Martial Ighalo the front 3. Cock this game up and we have Everton City Spurs and Sheff Utd in the next 4 games

It's more about the intent than the formation, even if we go 3-5-2 we can still have full backs getting forward with Fred and bruno providing support through the midfield to Ighalo and martial.

A-man · Feb 22, 2020

Wonder if Ole might try Lindelof Maguire Bailly at a back 3?

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