Stoke City 2:0 Manchester United

space · Dec 21, 2015

Please no Fellaini near the team

-------------DDG
Varela-Smalling-Jones-Blind
----Carrick-Schneiderlin-----
-----------Herrera
Memphis--Rooney--Martial

Deleted member 78215 · Dec 21, 2015

Rooney playing after Christmas Day...

Ah, this will be fun.

spwd · Dec 21, 2015

Boycott said:
Fellaini will start

The big man will be given specific instructions:

"Save my job"

0-4 United

0-4 wum?

Winrar · Dec 21, 2015

spwd said:
0-4 wum?

probably means 0-4 loss for united.

spwd · Dec 21, 2015

It'd be more likely than the other way around!

Green_Red · Dec 21, 2015

bucky said:
I suppose I was the most annoyed and frustrated after the Wolfsburg game. It also basically confirmed for me that van Gaal's days are numbered and since I'm almost always hopeful regarding United, I think it can only get better once he's gone. Every good result from now on will be a pleasant surprise and if not it brings us closer to a better manager IMO.

Only time will tell. They'll either cut the cord this week or he'll be here until top 4 is mathematically impossible is what Id say. But yea, any positive results now are a bonus. What has happened to us lol!

VivaObertan · Dec 21, 2015

You're a fun loving bunch! We'll smash them 3-0 with Depay scoring twice.

pseudo_canadian · Dec 21, 2015

Hopefully Mou will be on the touchline for this one.

LeftyBlaster · Dec 21, 2015

I can just see our defence being wrecked. Bojan, Arnautovic and Shaqiri. Ugh.

Hernandez - BFA · Dec 21, 2015

This is actually the first game in which I'm fully pessimistic on. Over the last few games, despite playing shit previously, I've thought "nah, we should win as long as half of the team turns up" - but that just doesn't seem to be happening.

Best outcome for us will be a draw at the moment and it really pains me to think like that. Not even under Moyes did I think we'd struggle in games like these.

paulscholes18 · Dec 21, 2015

Never seen the prediction be so doom and gloom.

Question234 · Dec 21, 2015

man city went here and got played off the park for 90 mins.

We're done.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Dec 21, 2015

Anyone recognize this LvG team?

Same possession style but the movement is impeccable.

Question234 · Dec 21, 2015

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Anyone recognize this LvG team?

Same possession style but the movement is impeccable.

some of the movement and passing in that video :eek:

K2K · Dec 21, 2015

If Van Gaal is still manager, then we'll probably lose.

Remember that Arsenal conceded 4 and Pool 6 there last season.

I fear for us.

Ronnie O'Sullivan · Dec 21, 2015

Almost all have us losing!

Chaky_Best · Dec 21, 2015

A final for LVG 2 days before the Chelsea game..... What can he does ? Usually you have to use your full squad in order to play 2 games in 48 hours... But in our situation are we good/confident/stable enough to go with a light squad at Stoke ??? Even if we all want LVG to be out, we have to win, and just imagine that we sack LVG just after the Stoke game ? We won't be able to recover mentally before Chelsea. So if LVG is not sacked by tonight, he will manage the two games at least. And if it's still the same situation then, we can be sure that there will be few changes and he will try to play his "supposed" best XI

----------------------------------------De Gea----------------------------------------
Varela-----------------------Smalling--------Jones-----------------------------Blind
---------------------------Schneiderlin--------Herrera-------------------------------
Martial---------------------------------Fellaini----------------------------------Young
-----------------------------------------Rooney----------------------------------------

sunama · Dec 21, 2015

TooBias said:
Rooney playing after Christmas Day...

Ah, this will be fun.

He could turn up completely drunk, unable to walk in a straight line and LVG will put him into our team, while putting our more committed players on the bench.

Ballache · Dec 21, 2015

We will adjust our tactics for this one, surely lvg is not that stubborn? Lose this and he's gone imo.

sunama · Dec 21, 2015

Ballache said:
We will adjust our tactics for this one, surely lvg is not that stubborn?

Adjusting tactics would be logical.
However, I believe that LVG is so stubborn that he will do exactly as he did in all our games. His philosophy demands this.

dichinero · Dec 21, 2015

TooBias said:
Rooney playing after Christmas Day...

Ah, this will be fun.

Well, depends how his Santa rounds go.

Billy Jim · Dec 21, 2015

Sigh.

De Gea

Darmian (if fit)
Jones
Smalling
Blind

Schneiderlin
Car...

What's the point?

dichinero · Dec 21, 2015

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Anyone recognize this LvG team?

Same possession style but the movement is impeccable.

All I can think is,

What happened to that Young
Herrera can play a bit
Chicharito could have useful now
Did we get the most out of Kagawa

And

Rooney, stop playing too deep, your diagonal passes to right to Valencia ain't that impressive anymore.

peridigm · Dec 21, 2015

Darmian Smalling Blind Young
or Varela Smalling Blind Young

It can't be stated enough that losing Shaw has really done our season harm. I think we could have lost any other player for the season barring DDG and Smalling and been okay.

Van Piorsing · Dec 21, 2015

Billy Jim said:
Sigh.

De Gea

Darmian (if fit)
Jones
Smalling
Blind

Schneiderlin
Car...

What's the point?

We may park the car as well...

K2K · Dec 21, 2015

sunama said:
Adjusting tactics would be logical.
However, I believe that LVG is so stubborn that he will do exactly as he did in all our games. His philosophy demands this.

He has already said multiple times this season that he wont be changing his philosophy. He said that after the WHU game too, as he said it had given him success in the past.

K2K · Dec 21, 2015

sunama said:
Adjusting tactics would be logical.
However, I believe that LVG is so stubborn that he will do exactly as he did in all our games. His philosophy demands this.

Sassy Colin · Dec 21, 2015

I am a barely believable 10th in the December line up predictions game! I can see that all going pear shaped next game though.

Sylar · Dec 21, 2015

Rooney will probably be the only one played in his "proper" position, (even though hes not a good number 9 nor a good number 10). everybody else will be moved around for him, then the pundits will blame the others for not running for him which is causing him to drop into midfield and not be an outlet.

Or something.

Its a struggle to see where our next win will come from, which is an odd thing to say as a United fan.

Moriarty · Dec 21, 2015

K2K said:
He has already said multiple times this season that he wont be changing his philosophy. He said that after the WHU game too, as he said it had given him success in the past.

There you have it. You cannot rigidly adhere to a 'philosophy' in this modern era. Repeating the same errors whilst expecting a different result is barmy.

Redguern · Dec 21, 2015

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Anyone recognize this LvG team?

Same possession style but the movement is impeccable.

FFS - this was pre-season against a bunch of NFL wannabees or has beens (or whatever that Yankee league is called this year) - there are lots of reasonable yardsticks to measure our current (crappy) performances against but this ain't one...

peridigm said:
Darmian Smalling Blind Young
or Varela Smalling Blind Young

It can't be stated enough that losing Shaw has really done our season harm. I think we could have lost any other player for the season barring DDG and Smalling and been okay.

Losing Rooney might have been more than Okay!

Cantonaaa! · Dec 21, 2015

Might as well try something different.

--------------------DeGea---------------
Jones---Smalling---Carrick---Blind
----------------Schneiderlin-----------
-------Herrera------------BFS----------
--------------------Fellaini-----------------
----------Martial--------Young--------

Redguern · Dec 21, 2015

Oh, and I think we'll win this 2-0 somehow and LVG will say 'I told you soooooo' (until the next time)

mswiss · Dec 21, 2015

Question234 said:
some of the movement and passing in that video

The difference in movement is incredible, we are so static off the ball now I dont understand it.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Dec 21, 2015

Redguern said:
FFS - this was pre-season against a bunch of NFL wannabees or has beens (or whatever that Yankee league is called this year) - there are lots of reasonable yardsticks to measure our current (crappy) performances against but this ain't one...

The point is, our players do actually have brains and are capable of being creative as per the one touch football highlighted in the video. We're capable of playing well it's just the instructions and the lack of risk in our team, lack of confidence and essentially the unwillingness to change shape.

LA Galaxy, Liverpool, Inter, Roma and Madrid, I'm not trying to justify the importance but they are hardly shit teams.

dannyrhinos89 · Dec 21, 2015

VivaObertan said:
You're a fun loving bunch! We'll smash them 3-0 with Depay scoring twice.

Thank you for nearly making me choke on my fish fingers.

Winrar · Dec 21, 2015

K2K said:
If Van Gaal is still manager, then we'll probably lose.

Remember that Arsenal conceded 4 and Pool 6 there last season.

I fear for us.

when did stoke put 4 past arsenal?

K2K · Dec 21, 2015

Moriarty said:
There you have it. You cannot rigidly adhere to a 'philosophy' in this modern era. Repeating the same errors whilst expecting a different result is barmy.

I think he expects it to 'click' eventually.

Expected that 3 months in, and he's still persisted even with signs it might not be working.

K2K · Dec 21, 2015

Winrar said:
when did stoke put 4 past arsenal?

my mistake....Stoke did score to go 4-0 up against Arsenal last season, and goal was wrongly disallowed (think thats why that stuck in my mind).

they scored just 3

Winrar · Dec 21, 2015

K2K said:
my mistake....Stoke did score to go 4-0 up against Arsenal last season, and goal was wrongly disallowed (think thats why that stuck in my mind).

they scored just 3

oh yeah I remember that match last season. arsenal nearly drew that match too.

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