Daytime temps in Rostov at the moment 7-10 and evening 0 or -1.
Weather shouldn't be a problem like the Zorya game was.
Weather shouldn't be a problem like the Zorya game was.
Europa League Round of 16 Draw | United draw Rostov
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I would be happy with 1-1 away draw and comfortable win at home.Jose should be aware of Rostov's potential and will field a compact away team to see through this.
Can you imagine Rio, Owen and Gerrard discussing the highlights?Gent v. Genk
It's a great draw despite we're traveling to Russia. Couldn't get any better. Just look at the other matches. Lyon-Roma, Schalke-Gladbach, Olympiacos-Besiktas. All the biggest rivals for the cup meet each other. Perfect draw!
It is a really good draw really, all things considered. A team we can beat, away first, and some of our biggest challengers paired against each other and some weaker teams going through. It's a long flight to Russia but it's not the end of the world.
Feck me people are always so negative on this forum. Good draw.
Anyone know what time the first-leg kick-off is at? Hopefully it's a 5pm job.
Same here. Mourinho should go "all-in" now.
Rostov are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition according to the UEFA coefficients.
Does this mean we're home or away for the first leg?
I don't think he was worried about any of these teams on a competetive level, he talked about fancying Lyon, as Jermaine Jenas said on BT Sport last night, all the other teams would want to avoid us, not the other way around.
That's very dramatic. None of us can predict the future.
And if we do go out of the cup so be it - Europa is more important.
Regarding flight time, when you have to go to the airport, check in, wait, wait some more, board the plane, wait for take off, it really shouldn't matter all that much if the flight time is 4 hours compared to maybe 2 hours. They can relax, sleep, watch films and stuff.
They should try 5 hours at economy with 3 little kids, that'll teach them. Been there done that.
They should try 5 hours at economy with 3 little kids, that'll teach them. Been there done that.
We played Zorya away three days before Spurs at home and were fine. We've an extra days rest between Rostov and Chelsea than we did that time around.
Happy with that. Always like seeing us play new opposition. The atmosphere should be good there
Christ, people get way too obsessed about travel distances for matches here.
And ffs, you don't get jetlagged and exhausted from a 5 hour flight to Russia and back again 2 days later. Especially on the ultra luxurious flights our players are going to be on.
And ffs, you don't get jetlagged and exhausted from a 5 hour flight to Russia and back again 2 days later. Especially on the ultra luxurious flights our players are going to be on.
Away first leg. Chelsea Away (FA Cup), then Home leg.
Great draw all round, Lyon & Roma, the two German sides, great ties! So happy we're away first too!
So flight time is 4.5 hours, that's really not too drastic, and it's basically a Black Sea port so the weather shouldn't be Siberian by any means. Good draw as far as I'm concerned, plenty of time to prepare for a Monday night tie at Chelsea.
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Will be tough going to Russia..
They even managed to beat Bayern somewhow so we better should be careful.
However, a good draw considering the other matches. Only Nikosia or Gent/Genk could have been better.
They even managed to beat Bayern somewhow so we better should be careful.
However, a good draw considering the other matches. Only Nikosia or Gent/Genk could have been better.
I'ts either 6pm or 8.05pm...
There's some great draws for the neutrals in there. Rostov won't be easy and the travel makes it less than ideal but it definitely could've been worse, I'm reasonably content with that.
Exactly. We actually have a Monday night game, so we can go almost full strength in both games, then rest a few in the home leg provided we actually won the first.
Indeed. If we can't deal with this how can we deal with being away to the likes of Spurs/Arsenal/Chelsea etc on a Sat and then facing the likes or Real or Bayern on a Tue if we make the CL?
This forum has become obsessed with player fatigue.
Like people have even heard of Rostov or know where it is and they are worried about playing them
I mean
Thank god it's the FA cup and not a league game before and after, it's probably the least important competition we're in. Fantastic draw other than that though; Celta Vigo, BMG/Schalke Roma/Lyon... We have a great chance to win this competition. Hopefully BMG and Lyon go through.
Are you sure about that?
The good thing with playing against a "lesser" side is being able to avoid using your best players. Not that I think Mourinho would do so, but maybe with a big lead, he could rest some...
Might be earlier when you play in Russia
They lost 5-0 to Bayern in the first tie though.
It won't be as easy as a lot of people are making out.Like people have even heard of Rostov or know where it is and they are worried about playing them
I mean
Poor draw for us really, id rather us be playing one of the big teams like Ajax or Roma.
Not just a long trip but they have only lost twice at home for almost two years.
27 Wins, 10 Draws and 2 losses since March 2015. 66 goals scored, 26 conceded. 20 clean sheets.
The losses are to Terek Grozny in the league in May 2015 and to Atletico Madrid in the CL Group stages a few months ago (0-1). They beat Bayern 3-2.
Probably not as easy as we would like to think. This game comes right after their first league game since December though. So let's hope they are a bit rusty.
27 Wins, 10 Draws and 2 losses since March 2015. 66 goals scored, 26 conceded. 20 clean sheets.
The losses are to Terek Grozny in the league in May 2015 and to Atletico Madrid in the CL Group stages a few months ago (0-1). They beat Bayern 3-2.
Probably not as easy as we would like to think. This game comes right after their first league game since December though. So let's hope they are a bit rusty.
They've got a fantastic record at home, so not sure that'd be a good idea
The way people were going on I thought it was a 12 hour flight bare minimum and you could only take it at the worst possible time of the day .
This isn't bad at all.
We're Manchester United for christ sake, when have we ever been worried about a) going to Russia and b) facing Rostov?! I'm not suggesting it'll be a walkover, but Mourinho is more than capable of steering us through this tie.
The travelling is an inconvenience, nothing more. Negotiate the first leg and win the second leg comfortably.
And regarding the rest of the draw, we could not have asked for more.
We're Manchester United for christ sake, when have we ever been worried about a) going to Russia and b) facing Rostov?! I'm not suggesting it'll be a walkover, but Mourinho is more than capable of steering us through this tie.
The travelling is an inconvenience, nothing more. Negotiate the first leg and win the second leg comfortably.
And regarding the rest of the draw, we could not have asked for more.
How the mighty have fallen if the lowest ranked team in the competition Rostov is a tough draw for Manchester United. They might give us a game away but we should be destroying them at home. We'll be fine
Go there for a 1-1, that would be a great result .
Not the best draw we were hoping for, but then again it's hardly the worst draw. I was hoping we can get the Belgian or Danish teams. I'd even take Lyon over Rostov. Eastern European/Russian teams are really a pain to play against due to the travelling distance and their unknown unpredictability, Rostov has given a good account of themselves in the Champions League. They beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at home and put up a good fight against Atletico Madrid, also beat Sparta Prague 5-1 on aggregate. What's our record like against Russian teams? I still fancy us beating them and with the way the draw has panned out - the two German teams facing each other, Roma facing Lyon and Olympiakos facing Beskitas, it's still a pretty good draw overall for us.
Here's my predictions on who to advance to the quarter-finals:
FC Rostov v Manchester United
Celta Vigo v FC Krasnodar
Apoel FC v Anderlecht
Schalke v Borussia Monchengladbach
Lyon v Roma
Olympiakos v Besiktas
KAA Gent v Genk
FC Copenhagen v Ajax
If we do get past Rostov, I can see us drawing against Krasnodar in the quarter-finals.
Here's my predictions on who to advance to the quarter-finals:
FC Rostov v Manchester United
Celta Vigo v FC Krasnodar
Apoel FC v Anderlecht
Schalke v Borussia Monchengladbach
Lyon v Roma
Olympiakos v Besiktas
KAA Gent v Genk
FC Copenhagen v Ajax
If we do get past Rostov, I can see us drawing against Krasnodar in the quarter-finals.
Someone else mentioned that earlier, but looking at the map it seems about right.