Not so much in their new stadium. Atmosphere is very flat and unintimidating as the fans are so far from the pitch. We should absolutely be looking to win this.
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West Ham United 0:2 Manchester United
London Stadium
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- Mon, 2 January 2017 @ 5:15pm GMT
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The 4-1 in the LC last month was them turning up against us?
And I would say the league game a few days before that they didn't really turn up either. Got gifted a free kick by Lingard inside 2 minutes and then got pretty much dominated the rest of the game but were bailed out by Randolph.
Really? This is our last league game until Liverpool in 2 weeks time so surely this game should be our priority? We can rest players against Reading and Hull in the cup games, we need to stick as closely to the 11 that started today, in my opinion the only changed I'd make is Carrick in Fellaini out.
Agreed 100%.
The best football sides don't change their team selections. There was a statistic posted in the previous match day thread, which said that of the top sides, MUFC have made the most changes, while CFC have made the fewest changes.
The less changes we make, the better it is for us.
Carrick is the guy who I definitely want back in the team if he is available. And I think Baily is now gone for 1 month, so I'd love to see Jones/Rojo back as CBs.Same again except Carrick for Fellaini and Jones for Bailly.Want to see our strongest team, but not sure that is the same as our best XI in a vacuum considering frequency of games and West Ham's style.
Herrera looked tired yesterday, particuarly mentally, and Fellaini's height would be useful here.
Disagree with a lot of this, especially Rojo playing full back and a draw being fine.
Herrera needs to heed this.
The problem is not with the quality of the opponent, but that we had to bring out everything this game and travel to London and play the game in less than 48hours. West Ham traveled much less and have home advantage this game. For a team who is well versed in physical and scraps football, the little advantage in fitness level in this kind of fixture can prove to be huge.We've got momentum now, everything feels positive, I think we'll win this by a couple of goals.Think we can tweak the lineup just a tiny bit?
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Valencia RoJones Blind
----- Pogba Carrick
-- Mata Zlatan Martial
------- Rashford
Harsh on Mkhi but we can sub him for Zlatan at the 60 if we need more pace. Herrera for Pogba to give him a bit of rest.In the past few seasons, West Ham have used their physicality to intimidate our team. But this season, there's no way that can happen. We have the players to deal with this and give some back too. Herrera being thrown off the pitch by Noble was so embarrassing. It's our turn now to return the favor.
No way are we sending a weakened lineup out in this game.
I am worried about the left back position but everyone else picks themselves really if Carrick is fit. If he isn't fit, I really don't want Fellaini in there.
Just about scraped past Boro and I would like for us to be more convincing than that in possession as West Ham away is a bigger challenge.
What exactly is there a lot to disagree on? Our left backs have all been shit, while we have 3 very good center backs. Wouldnt surprise me one bit to see Mou play rojo left back when Bailly comes back if nobody improves as lb.
A draw is ok because away to west ham is a game we normally drop points in. Or one that big teams often do. Thats why its not the end of the world if we do. Of course a win would be huge, but a draw is probably the most likely result over there. Was the same away to west brom and we got a win so who knows.Our players will be tired but they will also be tired too. I consider this a trip to Wembley more than an "away game" as London stadium has been shute for the Hammers and its definitely not Upton Park. Expecting a routine 0-2 win. need to score early and shut them down so we can do some some early subs to rest our mids. I expect Carrick to be back for this along with Rojones.Dropped points here, I think it'll be a draw.
Yep. We need to be above spurs and ideally in the top 4 before we drop points for the players to really believe we can maintain our form. Dropping points after making up some ground without catching anyone could deflate them.Last edited:Playing at the Olympic Stadium will suit our team and I expect us to win this game.
Oh for feck's sake - Dean with Payet on the pitch can't be good news for us
Yup, incoming penulties and a red card.Oh for feck's sake - Dean with Payet on the pitch can't be good news for us
-----------De Gea----------
Valencia-Jones-Rojo-Darmian
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-------Mata-----Pogba--------
Lingard----Zlatan---Rashford
Making 7 changes from starting line-up to freshen things up.
Exactly. Winning all these games and fail to move above any of them and then drop points? Nah. As you say it wouldn't be good for our team.
It's more playing in London, which has not been kind to us recently
Ddg
Valencia Jones Smalling Shaw
Carrick Pogba
Rashford MkHitaryan Martial
Zlatan
Half team English. Call me stupid but I love an english core in my beloved clubI'm glad it's not Upton Park, much more confident now! It's a damn nice looking stadium though I'll admit. We should beat them 2-0/3-0 but LB is a real worry, as much as I love Blind he was picked apart yesterday I'm hoping to see Shaw back in the team tomorrow and that Jose can have worked a bit of the magic he used for Mkhitaryan/Martial.Ddg
Valencia Jones Smalling Darmain
Carrick Herrera
Mata Pogba Martial
Zlatan
We won in London the last time we played there.It's more playing in London, which has not been kind to us recently
Upton Park was a tough ground for visiting teams. The crowd was on top of the players and the pitch was small, so West Ham would bombard the opposition box with long balls which we couldn't deal with especially last season.
Playing on a bigger pitch will suit our teams players.3 points, no excuses! West Ham will be equally tired, as they had a tough performance yesterday against Leicester which they lost. We have the momentum and need to make it count.
Same team as yesterday, with Carrick replacing Fellaini and the tried and tested Rojo and Jones back in. Any resting can be done in the next fixture against Reading in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
De Gea
Valencia Jones Rojo Darmian
Carrick
Herrera Pogba
Mkhi Ibra Martial
Edit: Darmian as Blind don't travel.Last edited:
Me too. Tough fixture.Fecking hate these twats. Mike Dean already in bed touching himself over the thought of Payet playing free-kicks into our box on to the heads of Carroll, Reid, Kouyate, Valencia, Obiang and Antonio.
Martial needs to start. Does he have 5 goals against them? I can remember the two goals in the League Cup this season, 1 goal in the FA Cup (first game) last season, two goals away in the 3-2 league loss.
Pogba also needs to start. He can have a rest in the next two games after this, Reading and Hull both at home in the cups.Confirmed squad members
Here are four of them:
(Photo: Eamonn and James Clarke)Blind, Rooney and Schweinsteiger didn't travel. Bailly gone to African Cup of Nations. Shaw still regaining his fitness. Memphis and Schneiderlin awaiting transfers.
TFM, Darmian and Young did get the train to London, as well as the usual suspects, including Carrick. 20 player squad. 3 keepers.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...s/manchester-united-team-news-lineup-12392309Last edited:A lot more confident than I would be if this was at Upton Park. Think we will win, and score at least a couple.Can Valencia play this game? Mourinho has been careful resting him. But would he risk Young or Fosu-Mensah against Payet? Unless he moves Darmian to the right and starts Rojo on the left, which I doubt.DDG
Valencia Jones Rojo Darmian
Carrick
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Zlatan MartialLast edited:5 straight wins, haven't lost in 10 games and still in 6th. The top 6 are incredibly consistent this year which means that any fixture outside the top group HAS to be a win. Anything else and top 4 will become too difficult. Making for a great season though.De Gea
Valencia--Jones--Rojo--Darmian
Carrick
Herrera--Pogba
Mkhitaryan--Ibrahimovic--Martial
subs: Romero, Smalling, Young, Fellaini, Lingard, Mata, Rashford
That's a misleading stat since we were so far off 4th. From 9 points off to 3 inside a month shows we are making plenty of ground upForgot this was tomorrow. That really crept up on us didn't it?
I'll be confident and say 2-1 to Man Utd
We were miles off 4 th now we are 3 points away now.. we have made up ground. top 6 have been incredible though- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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17%
David de Gea
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9%
Paul Pogba
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8%
Juan Mata
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2%
Ander Herrera
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2%
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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1%
Phil Jones
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1%
Michael Carrick
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1%
Antonio Valencia
Player Ratings
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Compiled from 603 ratings.
Score Predictions
450,33,66
- Man Utd win
- West Ham win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 28% West Ham 1:2 Man Utd
- 17% West Ham 0:2 Man Utd
- 14% West Ham 1:3 Man Utd
- 13% West Ham 0:1 Man Utd
- 9% West Ham 1:1 Man Utd
- 5% West Ham 0:3 Man Utd
- 3% West Ham 2:1 Man Utd
- 2% West Ham 0:0 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 2:2 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 2:3 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 0:5 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 1:4 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 0:4 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% West Ham 3:1 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 4:5 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 3:0 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 3:4 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 5:0 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 2:4 Man Utd
- 0% West Ham 1:5 Man Utd
Match Stats
- West Ham
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 36% 64%
- Shots
- 8 13
- Shots on Target
- 2 6
- Corners
- 2 1
- Fouls
- 9 13
Referee
Mike Dean
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Marcus Rashford
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replaced by Chris Smalling
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