Real Madrid 2:1 Manchester United

AngeloHenriquez · Aug 8, 2017

I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

AXVnee7 · Aug 8, 2017

I'm expecting Ronaldo.

ike · Aug 8, 2017

I'm just excited to talk about actual football again and not just transfer speculation!

Of course if Bale doesn't play then the rumours will really start flying after the match.

JB08 · Aug 8, 2017

Bored of waiting. Wish this would hurry up already.

prtk0811 · Aug 8, 2017

AngeloHenriquez said:
I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

This cynicism towards mourinho is hillarious.

Sassy Colin · Aug 8, 2017

I foolishly made a dental appointment for this evening, booked it weeks ago, but it takes so long to get an evening appointment at all I was loath to change it. I expect I will miss half of the first half.

NJM78 · Aug 8, 2017

prtk0811 said:
I think we'll have good posession too, It wil be really like the first half against madrid in the preseason friendly.

Matic and herrera in midfeild do change things, also in dont think we are good enough to score on counter attack, we aint clinical enough, Without some posession our attack is not funtional to good levels

That's my worry, we will set up to play it but not actually be very successful at it. It is my main concern for the season ahead, not just counter attacking but attacking in general as
I still think we will score less than the other top teams in the league. Anyway enough of my pessimism I just hope we make a good account for ourselves tonight and play our best players.

Silva · Aug 8, 2017

AngeloHenriquez said:
I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

Why wouldn't Matic play if he's going ultra defensive?

RedPed · Aug 8, 2017

Why so negative all the time...gee whizz!

I'm going for a 2-1 win to United. That being said though, I can also see a red card in this game. If it's not one of ours, we'll win this.

I don't know whether it's kidology with people saying they don't really care about this game. But every game is the same for me, I just want a good performance and a win.

A loss always feels like the same loss to me, whether it's a pre-season game, a one-off game like the SuperCup or Community Shield or a competitive match. The significance of the game just determines how long it takes to move on from it.

Anyway, come on United!

Z_Wolf · Aug 8, 2017

AngeloHenriquez said:
I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

God no

SirAF · Aug 8, 2017

feck me, I want to win this so bad

RedPed · Aug 8, 2017

SirAF said:
feck me, I want to win this so bad

That's better!

MadMike · Aug 8, 2017

AngeloHenriquez said:
I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

You have basically summed up the worst nightmare. :lol:

SirAF · Aug 8, 2017

RedPed said:
That's better!

peridigm · Aug 8, 2017

AngeloHenriquez said:
I can see Fellaini starting and Matic and Martial on the bench .. ultra defensive.. mourinho is a big game manager

David
Valencia Smalling lindelof Blind Darmian
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Lukaku Rashford

Maybe Jesse will start too..

That would be too many players.

I think Matic will start since he needs minutes to prepare for the season and Fellaini will be a sub. Fellaini is used in a more advanced role anyway so if it's defensive that Jose wants, Matic will start.

stretford_oslo · Aug 8, 2017

horsechoker said:
I don't get how people can say WHU in the PL is a bigger game than this. In 20 years time will people look back at the West Ham game or beating Madrid in the SC final?

What? Who cares about this so called super cup?
I'd rather draw vs WHU and lose this one, than win tonight and lose on sunday.

No more than a preseason match for me, hope José puts on a B side.

RedPed · Aug 8, 2017

stretford_oslo said:
What? Who cares about this so called super cup?
I'd rather draw vs WHU and lose this one, than win tonight and lose on sunday.

No more than a preseason match for me, hope José puts on a B side.

Go away!

Macern · Aug 8, 2017

stretford_oslo said:
What? Who cares about this so called super cup?
I'd rather draw vs WHU and lose this one, than win tonight and lose on sunday.

No more than a preseason match for me, hope José puts on a B side.

Think about the confidence boost. Not to mention that it's a trophy

el3mel · Aug 8, 2017

stretford_oslo said:
What? Who cares about this so called super cup?
I'd rather draw vs WHU and lose this one, than win tonight and lose on sunday.

No more than a preseason match for me, hope José puts on a B side.

Come on...

ice-bionic red · Aug 8, 2017

DDG

Smalling Lindelof Blind
Valencia ----------------Darmian
Matic
Herrera ----------- Pogba
Mkhitaryan
Lukaku

stretford_oslo · Aug 8, 2017

Macern said:
Think about the confidence boost. Not to mention that it's a trophy

Sure i hope we win and all that, but surely the PL is more important.

lsd · Aug 8, 2017

horsechoker said:
I don't get how people can say WHU in the PL is a bigger game than this. In 20 years time will people look back at the West Ham game or beating Madrid in the SC final?

If we beat West ham won the league by two points will any Utd fan look back on this game and say I wish we would have won the super cup instead ?

There's no way this game is more important than the league .

Macern · Aug 8, 2017

stretford_oslo said:
Sure i hope we win and all that, but surely the PL is more important.

Obviously, but winning this will provide a confidence boost that will lead to better PL performances imo

edcunited1878 · Aug 8, 2017

GM K said:
He played for Chelsea against Bayern in the same competition. He lost a crucial penalty and that marked the beginning of the end of his Chelsea career. Jose was not exactly impressed with his attitude back then.

Let's hope it will be a different story this time around.

That's a long time ago and many experiences have happened since then. Lukaku is now a man and has matured. But just like Pogba last year, he'll need to learn and adapt to being a Manchester United player and a first-time CL participant leading the line for said Manchester United.

Al-T · Aug 8, 2017

It's Madrid. I want us to batter them.

GM K · Aug 8, 2017

I am calling a 2-1 United win on this.

We will be too fit, too motivated and too ambitious for Madrid in this game.

prtk0811 · Aug 8, 2017

Defending in wide areas proactively is key against madrid, Our midfeild is on par with their's so both teams wil cancel each other out in the midde.

Von Mistelroum · Aug 8, 2017

ice-bionic red said:
DDG

Smalling Lindelof Blind
Valencia ----------------Darmian
Matic
Herrera ----------- Pogba
Mkhitaryan
Lukaku

People keep posting similar lineups, and while I can't say there's no chance, I can't imagine how we'd create much from wide this way. If we had a better LB who could bomb forward and put in the crosses then maybe, but Darmian isn't doing that, and Valencia might be a little too preoccupied on the other side.

kouroux · Aug 8, 2017

I expect a very boring match from our side, Mourinho will set a very defensive tactic. Real Madrid will have most the ball, they will win by 1 goal, scored by either Ronaldo or Ramos from a header.

kouroux · Aug 8, 2017

prtk0811 said:
Defending in wide areas proactively is key against madrid, Our midfeild is on par with their's so both teams wil cancel each other out in the midde.

It really isn't close but we have the advantage of a good preseason.

prtk0811 · Aug 8, 2017

kouroux said:
I expect a very boring match from our side, Mourinho will set a very defensive tactic. Real Madrid will have most the ball, they will win by 1 goal, scored by either Ronaldo or Ramos from a header.

No i dont think so one bit.

RedDevil@84 · Aug 8, 2017

Ramos dives to get someone sent off.

prtk0811 · Aug 8, 2017

kouroux said:
It really isn't close but we have the advantage of a good preseason.

Its very very close.

Ramshock · Aug 8, 2017

If Real beat us relatively comfortably as in by a few goals are we going to be realistic and calm about it or do our usual stropping about like pre menstrual drama queens?

prtk0811 · Aug 8, 2017

RedDevil@84 said:
Ramos dives to get someone sent off.

If fellani elbows him in the face.

Moonred · Aug 8, 2017

Winning against Madrid does do a great deal for our confidence. And I can't quite equate this to a pre season friendly in the US. It's weird but losing this doesn't mean much but winning it somehow does do quite a bit for me.

LuisNaniencia · Aug 8, 2017

Reeeeesult! Bt sport works on my phone in France. So I will be watching in glorious 5.1 inches. Ironically this is what I call my penis.

shamans · Aug 8, 2017

Moonred said:
Winning against Madrid does do a great deal for our confidence. And I can't quite equate this to a pre season friendly in the US. It's weird but losing this doesn't mean much but winning it somehow does do quite a bit for me.

Really? Quite the opposite for me. Losing this would be pretty dissatisfying and sort of a confirmation to the team that loses that they aren't as good as they thought they were. Winning it won't do much (but avoid the shame of a loss)

Moonred · Aug 8, 2017

shamans said:
Really? Quite the opposite for me. Losing this would be pretty dissatisfying and sort of a confirmation to the team that loses that they aren't as good as they thought they were. Winning it won't do much (but avoid the shame of a loss)

Yeah. Because I expect us to be quite a bit behind Madrid so losing won't mean much. Doesn't mean I won't be upset, but can brush it off as it as a realistic outcome and can hope for improvements as the season gets rolling. Winning and actually beating Madrid would probably give the team a mini momentum going into the season and the excitement even if unfounded will build.

shamans · Aug 8, 2017

Also, the WH game is definitely much bigger than the freaking super cup for me. That's the actual PL. No one cares about your super cup trophies..

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