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Will he play on Saturday?
Agree with that. Too much attacking emphasis on the 10 alone in the 433. I like one holding CM with the other driving forward.If Pogba ever comes back, playing 4-3-3 with Bruno, Pogba and Fred in the midfield would be nice. Sick of this stupid 4-2-3-1 personally
Exactly. Heaven forbid that happens, it protects us a few more million.Yeah, it's easily achievable, if everything goes well, but provides some insurance against flops. Not sure if fecking Sanchez made 25 appearances for us in his 1.5 useless years with us
With Matic now injured I'd expect so.Will he play on Saturday?
Personally think Matic would balance that midfield quite nicely.If Pogba ever comes back, playing 4-3-3 with Bruno, Pogba and Fred in the midfield would be nice. Sick of this stupid 4-2-3-1 personally
Fred is playing miles better right now than Matic, and he covers a ton of ground.Personally think Matic would balance that midfield quite nicely.
Probably come off the bench, we'll play Pereira and Fred CM and Lingard no.10, as Matic is suspended.Will he play on Saturday?
I wasn't meaning him to be a direct replacement.Bruno is an attacking midfielder. Has no impact on Fred unless he's converted to a deeper CM which based on reports wouldn't make sense.
But Fernandes is an attacking midfielder. Closer to a 10. So that’s still a 2-3 behind a striker.If Pogba ever comes back, playing 4-3-3 with Bruno, Pogba and Fred in the midfield would be nice. Sick of this stupid 4-2-3-1 personally
Zero reason he shouldn't. He's been playing all season, he's fit, we desperately lack creativity.Could debut at the weekend:
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...nsfer-news-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-a4348476.html
Lovely to see 442 againSo our strongest staring XI is -
De Gea
AWB-Maguire-Lindelof-Shaw/ Williams
Bruno-Fred-McTom-Pogba
Rashford-Martial
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James to play when we need pace.
Mata to replace a midfielder in cup games
(hopefully) Lingard, Pereria - solely in EL, FA against borderline non-league teams
Agreed, just think Matic's better defensive nous and awareness might be the best fit, not to say Fred wouldn't work well there either.Fred is playing miles better right now than Matic, and he covers a ton of ground.
Will he play on Saturday?
Yes he will be brought on as a sub in the 57h min just before the planned walkout occurs
That's fine. You need a deep squad so you can rotate and rest players when needed. Pogba has played like 2 games all season and is off in the summer, so it's an irrelevant discussion anyway. We'll have Bruno, Pogba, McTominay, Fred and Matic. That's a very good balance. Some games itll be Bruno maybe used on the tight of a 4231, with Pogba the 10 and Fred and McTominay the pivot. Some games Matic is in for McTominay. Some games Fred and Matic are both subs and we start both Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in front of Fred. It really is a non issue and is more in line with what our midfield group should look like. We shouldn't collapse after 1 injury or require that they start every single game and play 90 minutes every game because of a lack of depth. Theyll all get their games.It's a little unfair on Fred though. He's worked his socks off and really come into his own as a player this season, far from our weakest link and he's the one that'll kicked out of the team if Bruno and Pogba are both fit.
Nothing wrong with his match fitnessWhy would he not play on Saturday when he's been playing for Sporting? Never understand this idea that a new signing has to be eased in. If he’s fit, play him!
I was thinking he will take Youngs #18#16 anyone? Rojo confirmed on loan to Estudiantes. Think Bruno wears #16 for the national side.
Think that's what you meant to say.An attacking midfielder who can actually score & assist as well as shoot from range after Mata's legs gone. I hope we don't turn him to shit like we did with quite a few players and he can produce the same quality at this level. Also hope this doesn't mean Pogba is off in the summer so we signed him. Fourth good signing under Ole.
Judge does the negotiations doesn't he? At least that's what I thought anyway.I like this transfer personally. He can slot into a spot we actually need someone for. He is new so won’t be bogged down by ‘politics’ yet and would be hungry to shine. Fans do need to give him some time to adjust but his quality is there to see
I also like the deal itself. The bonus component etc. Not bad Mr. Woodward
I don't know how much they can do at this point, but Matic and Mata in their prime (even after moving to us, as short-lived as it was) were wonderful. They seem too old to consistently do it for us, now, but I wish we get a midfield that can play at the level these players had back in the day.Personally think Matic would balance that midfield quite nicely.
Doesn't mean we can't play good 4-3-3 with him. Is Bruno any more attacking than De Bruyne? City plays 4-3-3 with KDB. When Ole was first appointed, we won a lot of games with 4-3-3. It's a good formation that we should use more, once we have more balanced, more talented midfield.But Fernandes is an attacking midfielder. Closer to a 10. So that’s still a 2-3 behind a striker.
Would be great if he does a video dressed in a hi-viz vest holding a sledgehammer and smashing up a piano.All this delay in announcing it will be wasting time making some stupid video that everyone will think is stupid.
Just announce him, ffs, nobody cares about the stupid video.
What is unfair? Fred will probably end up the hardest one to kick off the team, he has shown his compatibility with at least 3 different partners in midfield and suited well with them. If anything the decision will be if we are playing with 3 or 4 in midfield.It's a little unfair on Fred though. He's worked his socks off and really come into his own as a player this season, far from our weakest link and he's the one that'll kicked out of the team if Bruno and Pogba are both fit.
had to remove the video from the quote as I can't post mediaIt's said in the vid below that Fernandes has played in a 4-3-3 and it might just be for the best if Pogba and Fernandes are deployed as the two creative #8s ahead of a DM.
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