VfL Wolfsburg 3:2 Manchester United

Question234 · Dec 6, 2015

ivaldo said:
Easy 3-1 win, we will control the game and go 3-0 up with Wolfsburg scoring in the last 10 minutes, we will then see the game out.

Praying for this to happen. :lol:

Winrar · Dec 6, 2015

wolfsburg to shut up shop because they only need a draw, us to play boring football as usual having no idea how to break wolfsburg's defense down.

looks like another 0-0 on the cards.

Kraftwerker · Dec 6, 2015

If we win this, it will have been a very good week.

Fingers crossed.

Gasolin · Dec 7, 2015

Winrar said:
wolfsburg to shut up shop because they only need a draw, us to play boring football as usual having no idea how to break wolfsburg's defense down.

looks like another 0-0 on the cards.

Agreed, our current football is best when winning 1:0 and the other team needs to come out for a win basically. So it should work fantastically in a 2nd half of the competition such as the C1. But when the opposition doesn't want to play football... I wish United could score in the first 20mn. That would be the salvation this team needs to kill Wolfsburg or any other defensive minded team.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Dec 7, 2015

Any updates on Herrera?

JaffyJoe · Dec 7, 2015

Loving the optimism in here. Almost like most of you haven't been watching us the last month. All season in fact. We are in the Europa league lads. We had a game at home to essentially secure our place in the second round and we couldn't do it. We stuttered past CSKA clearly the worst team in this group and our performance against Wolfsburg at home we were hanging on for dear life.

khoazany · Dec 7, 2015

So who are fit for this?Looks like we're down to Young or Varela for the right back spot.

fallengt · Dec 7, 2015

Wolfenhage vs Chevrolet . Let's get them, lads.

Crossie · Dec 7, 2015

SalfordRed1960 said:
We will win, Wolfsburg will want to win the group, they won't want a draw and assume that PSV screw up, so they will attack. United will hit them on the break. Lots of Wolfsburg possession, but United will hold out.

Why should they risk going down to Europa League? They are what we call a plastic club but I wouldn't underestimate them. Wolfsburg will want to make it into the KO stage and therefore focus first on not losing against you lot. Out of 9 possible outcomes, there's only one in which they play Europa, and that is losing to you and PSV winning.

Your last assumption cracked me up. Wolfsburg lots of possession against a LvG United? Not in this world. It doesn't fit LvG's philosopy.

NoPace · Dec 7, 2015

Winrar said:
wolfsburg to shut up shop because they only need a draw, us to play boring football as usual having no idea how to break wolfsburg's defense down.

looks like another 0-0 on the cards.

At home and considering how we've looked recently, you'd have to fancy them to score on the break. I think we'll need a couple goals or a CSKA win. Wolfsburg have smart, tidy players who know how to ignite breaks while sitting deep. De Bruyne was a massive part of their counter game but it's still decent enough.

RedDevil@84 · Dec 7, 2015

Expecting a 0-0 again.

Chaky_Best · Dec 7, 2015

I just hope that all your optimism will be rewarded tomorrow. Personally, I just see us very average these times. We didn’t put a great performance since the Everton game. We’ve been defending well at times, passing well, but attacking not enough.

LVG said that we were ok in the buildup, creating chances but I see it differently. We created chances against West Ham, a weak team. But an in form Leicester we had on shot on goal, we were poor against Watford, PSV ect… Overall, we are just average, counting on individual flashes, but it doesn’t work when your “best” players are very bad.

So I can’t see us winning this (a) game. We don’t have the will to win, to destroy an opponent.

I hope I’m totally wrong of course, but I just don’t believe in United recently. I’m fed-up with LVG’s style of play with few improvements since last year. We could/should have been top of the league recently and beating PSV but we made it hard for ourselves, too hard.

------------------------------------------De Gea-------------------------------------------------
Darmian/Varela-----------Smalling--------------Jones/Blind------------------Blind/Darmian
-----------------------------Carrick-------------Schweinsteiger---------------------------------
Lingard----------------------------------Fellaini------------------------------------------Depay
-------------------------------------------Martial-------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------Schurrle-------------Kruse-------------------------------------
Draxler----------------------Guilavogui--------------Arnold---------------------------Caligiuri
Rodriguez-----------------------Klose--------------Naldo-----------------------------Vieirinha
------------------------------------------Benaglio------------------------------------------------

Crossie · Dec 7, 2015

Given that Guilavogui has not been playing his best for some time, I'm not sure if Hecking will play him from the beginning. It will also depend whether Gustavo is fit or still out with back pain. If he's still out, I'd expect Träsch to take Guilavogui's place.

@Chaky_Best I'm pretty certain Dost will return to the starting XI, most likely for Schürrle.

DM07 · Dec 7, 2015

1-1. PSV to win against CSKA and us going down to Europa.

prath92 · Dec 7, 2015

is schneiderlin injured? mcnair too?

Abdou0230 · Dec 7, 2015

Anyone think that this game will have any effect on LVg career at Man Utd, giving the financial hit the club will take if we are out of the CL?

slig · Dec 7, 2015

the general of the tulps with effectiveless possesion VS. dangerous counterattacking hubcaps @ their home where they are good

hmm... think it will be a 2:0 for the hubcaps.

Mojo_ · Dec 7, 2015

2-0 Wolfsburg

Zoo · Dec 7, 2015

Nick Powell is in the travelling squad.

ArmchairCritic · Dec 7, 2015

The state of that squad, no way we're going through.

Rado_N · Dec 7, 2015

0-0, but it'll be a much better 0-0 than the others.

charleysurf · Dec 7, 2015

Damn, no Schneiderlin. And I was hoping Rooney might make an early return, but no.
Not looking good for this.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-champions-league-trip-to-face-wolfsburg.aspx

Captain Wayne Rooney is absent after missing Saturday's goalless draw against West Ham United with an ankle injury, while Morgan Schneiderlin did not travel after being forced off during the game against the Hammers with a hip problem. Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia are all still absent.

Paddy McNair is named in the squad despite coming off at half-time at the weekend with an ankle injury and his replacement in that game, Guillermo Varela, is one of several youngsters in the party.

Nick Powell is included in the senior squad for the first time since recovering from a long-term hamstring injury and he is joined by midfielder Sean Goss and defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.

United's travelling squad: David De Gea, Sergio Romero; Paddy McNair, Chris Smalling, Guillermo Varela, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian; Bastian Schweinsteiger, Michael Carrick, Sean Goss, Nick Powell, Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata; Memphis Depay, Marouane Fellaini, Anthony Martial.

DomesticTadpole · Dec 7, 2015

charleysurf said:
Damn, no Schneiderlin. And I was hoping Rooney might make an early return, but no.
Not looking good for this.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-champions-league-trip-to-face-wolfsburg.aspx

That travelling squad looks bloody awful.

Steven Seagull · Dec 7, 2015

The rest of the squad is obviously on another flight. No need to panic.

Chaky_Best · Dec 7, 2015

Chaky_Best said:
I just hope that all your optimism will be rewarded tomorrow. Personally, I just see us very average these times. We didn’t put a great performance since the Everton game. We’ve been defending well at times, passing well, but attacking not enough.

LVG said that we were ok in the buildup, creating chances but I see it differently. We created chances against West Ham, a weak team. But an in form Leicester we had on shot on goal, we were poor against Watford, PSV ect… Overall, we are just average, counting on individual flashes, but it doesn’t work when your “best” players are very bad.

So I can’t see us winning this (a) game. We don’t have the will to win, to destroy an opponent.

I hope I’m totally wrong of course, but I just don’t believe in United recently. I’m fed-up with LVG’s style of play with few improvements since last year. We could/should have been top of the league recently and beating PSV but we made it hard for ourselves, too hard.

------------------------------------------De Gea-------------------------------------------------
Varela---------------------Smalling-------------------Blind-----------------------------Darmian
-----------------------------Carrick-------------Schweinsteiger---------------------------------
Mata-------------------------------------Fellaini------------------------------------------Lingard
-------------------------------------------Martial-------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------Schurrle-------------Kruse-------------------------------------
Draxler----------------------Guilavogui--------------Arnold---------------------------Caligiuri
Rodriguez-----------------------Klose--------------Naldo-----------------------------Vieirinha
------------------------------------------Benaglio------------------------------------------------

Cnaiür urs Skiötha · Dec 7, 2015

I really hope for PSV to stumble. I cannot see us winning this game. Wolfsburg will Play it safe and get dangerous on some Counter attacks.
Boring Possession Football will turn into hoof-ball once Fellaini and Young will enter the field around the hour mark.

Despite what some People here are saying I do not see Rooney being injured as a positive fact.

Question234 · Dec 7, 2015

Yeah this might be game over lol the squad is looking light.

Speak · Dec 7, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
That travelling squad looks bloody awful.

It really really does.

RedDevil@84 · Dec 7, 2015

Cnaiür urs Skiötha said:
Despite what some People here are saying I do not see Rooney being injured as a positive fact.

Neither is it negative.. IMO.. It hardly impacts our game..

Shark · Dec 7, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
That travelling squad looks bloody awful.

Looking at that squad, you really do wonder where a goal is going to come from. Mata is probably our most established goal threat in that attack and I can hardly remember the last time he's even scored.

Adisa · Dec 7, 2015

Look at that squad. Only two are pure attackers,Memphis and Martial. Business has to be done in January, no ifs or buts.

FC Ronaldo · Dec 7, 2015

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Annihilate Now! · Dec 7, 2015

Rado_N said:
0-0, but it'll be a much better 0-0 than the others.

It's pretty funny that we now have a sliding scale on how entertaining a 0-0 can be...

Gerald G · Dec 7, 2015

Well that squad looks pretty light... It'll be a miracle if we can get the win here.

De Gea
Varela-Smalling-Blind-Darmian
Carrick-Schweinsteiger
Lingard-Fellaini-Memphis
Martial

or

De Gea
Darmian-McNair-Smalling-Blind
Carrick-Schweinsteiger
Lingard-Mata-Memphis
Martial

subs: Romero, Varela, CBJ, Goss, Pereira, Young, Fellaini

khoazany · Dec 7, 2015

We have a lot of injuries so obviously the squad will look light.What's the point of having the reserves?

unchanged_lineup · Dec 7, 2015

Yeesh, I am actually dreading this match now

Very hard to see us getting a win.

Godfather · Dec 7, 2015

Doubt McNair will feature after his horrorshow. Maybe Young as fullback?

BootsyCollins · Dec 7, 2015

With this traveling squad i hope to see :

----------------DeGea------------
Darmian--Smalling--Blind--Young
----------Carrick--Bastian----------
Lindgard-----Mata---------Memphis
--------------Martial-----------------

Or maybe something like this :

------------DeGea------------
Darmian--Smalling--Blind--Young
------------Carrick------------------
---------Bastian--Mata-------------
---Lindgard--Martial--Memphis---

ottosec · Dec 7, 2015

No Schneiderlin. feck.

Leftback99 · Dec 7, 2015

Our best hope of going through is for PSV to lose. It will be a miracle if that squad avoids defeat.

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