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Valencia Smalling Jones Darmian
Carrick
Herrera Pogba
Lingard Rooney Martial
Valencia Smalling Jones Darmian
Carrick
Herrera Pogba
Lingard Rooney Martial
What if City or Liverpool feck up before we play?
If City or Liverpool slip up before the last game and we win our next 3, I'd expect Jose to go full strength against Palace, knowing that a win would guarantee us top 4.Mourinho has already said we would be forced to rest ALL players against Crystal Palace (Sunday game) if we make it into EL final, which is the following Wednesday. So if City or Liverpool feck up, we would need to beat Arsenal away, Southampton away, and then beat CP with kids and Rooney to at least have at least the hope of making fourth.
Even though we can still mathematically make fourth, EL looks to be our only REALISTIC chance for UCL football.
We need to rest Darmian, Blind, Herrera, Valencia, Pogba. So yes, I expect to see Mourinho promote some U23s. He already said before the match he might have to do it. And now, after the match he answers "I have to", I think he is referring to Arsenal match.They may well do, but tonight's result has left the Europa tie open which means resting players for both the Arsenal and Spurs away games is now unavoidable. Our last remaining chance of battling for a top 4 place depended on us effectively ending the tie tonight, thereby allowing Mourinho to go full-strength in both London away games. That's now gone. We have to rest our best players in preparation for the Europa League. I'd go with something like:
De GeaUnfortunately the injuries to Shaw and now Young will mean Darmian and Blind will likely have to play both Celta legs and Arsenal away and the Fellaini suspension/TFM injury means Herrera will probably have to do the same. That is unless Mourinho promotes a raft of U23 players for the Arsenal game, which is possible (you'd think Willock and McTominay might be in with a chance of featuring).
Tuanzebe Smalling Jones
Darmian Herrera Carrick Blind
Lingard Rooney Mata
You haven't been paying attention to what Jose says. In his post match interview he already says "I have to" when asked if he will play a very different side. He is referring to the Arsenal match, surely.If City or Liverpool slip up before the last game and we win our next 3, I'd expect Jose to go full strength against Palace, knowing that a win would guarantee us top 4.
Indeed. It's over, well done Liverpool and City. Europa or nothing for us now.You haven't been paying attention to what Jose says. In his post match interview he already says "I have to" when asked if he will play a very different side. He is referring to the Arsenal match, surely.
There is no trophy for 4th place.
We'll likely look to grind out a terrible draw. Rooney will start.Rooney . He should not be in the starting XI until the Palace game.
Jose has NEVER lost to Wenger in the PL. I don't want us to rest too much players in this game, feel like the City/Palace game will decide how we take this game.
I don't want to see Rooney in the starting XI either. Ever again. But I fully expect him to start and would place a bet he starts against Arsenal.Rooney . He should not be in the starting XI until the Palace game.
Jose has NEVER lost to Wenger in the PL. I don't want us to rest too much players in this game, feel like the City/Palace game will decide how we take this game.
I think he will with Smalling and Jones back.Rest Bailly please. Please Jose please.
There is not a remote chance that he would play a weakened team in the final game against Palace if victory guaranteed us top 4. Even if the Europa final was coming up.You haven't been paying attention to what Jose says. In his post match interview he already says "I have to" when asked if he will play a very different side. He is referring to the Arsenal match, surely.
There is no trophy for 4th place.
Mate, at OT the draw all but secured.Agreed. My attitude now is bollocks to the league, put all our eggs in the EL basket. We're a draw and a win away from winning it.
I just think EL is now priority, and I expect weakened team against Arsenal this weekend for starters. Fourth place is no longer in our hands.There is not a remote chance that he would play a weakened team in the final game against Palace if victory guaranteed us top 4. Even if the Europa final was coming up.
Obviously, I was just meaning in the unlikely circumstances that it was back in our hands come the final game.I just think EL is now priority, and I expect weakened team against Arsenal this weekend for starters. Fourth place is no longer in our hands.
Bailly, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Mikhi all need to be sharp next Thursday and should be rested too. We will have to bring some U23s, Jose will love to set them up to frustrate Wenger and hit them on the counter.Valencia needs rest and Young absent. We have no LB other than Darmian so the only logical way is 3-5-2
De Gea
Bailly - Blind - Smalling
Mikhi - Carrick - Pogba - Herrera - Darmian
Mata
Martial
You know I changer my opinion and was going to change the formation before your post. I'll rest Bailly and play Jones for him, agree. We can't rest Blind as we have no other choices.Bailly, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Mikhi all need to be sharp next Thursday and should be rested too. We will have to bring some U23s, Jose will love to set them up to frustrate Wenger and hit them on the counter.
I read on the post game thread that the rule is 3 yellos for one suspension. So even if he gets a yellow next Thursday, Pogba would be available for the final, assuming we make it.You know I changer my opinion and was going to change the formation before your post. I'll rest Bailly and play Jones for him, agree. We can't rest Blind as we have no other choices.
Pogba shouldn't start on next Thursday as a next yellow card and he's out of the final and it'll be a disaster so I'll play him against Arsenal. Mikhi could go on the bench on Thursday,too as Mata can take his place and he's fresh.
The problem is in Herrera and Blind.
If that's true it'll be great !I read on the post game thread that the rule is 3 yellos for one suspension. So even if he gets a yellow next Thursday, Pogba would be available for the final, assuming we make it.
We won't lose then, simple. 0-0 draw again IMO.Are you all "okay" with losing our unbeaten run?
I quite like beating unbeatable.
I reckon we can nick a 1-0 win even if we played with the bench players.Are you all "okay" with losing our unbeaten run?
I quite like beating unbeatable.
Andre Marriner