Dante
Average bang
We played 2 rightbacks in the CL final in 2008. Hargreaves ahead of Brown in not dissimilar from Williams ahead of Shaw.
They didnt have Salah against us at home.Biggest one I remember is Salah going off in the CL final.
Greenwood with the winner confirmed.Not confident seeing that team, we only have Mata and Greenwood on the bench who can change the game but I wouldn't rely on them doing it.
Ole something plannedWeird lineup, hopefully Ole has something planned.
Yeah it's the same shape as the last time we played them.I bet Shaw is playing LCB and we're going 3-4-3 again
Great shoutI think the match thread should be locked today.
That video never ceases to be embarrassing. First time noticing Carrick there holding his phone like the rest of the little girls.Meanwhile...
"We're losing ten-nil and our fans want to shoot us - quick, Ed, throw another fifty-million at Sporting!"Ole something planned
Let’s hope. Batshit crazy lineup. Looks like he pulled it out of a hat. Lineup game is going “do you really want to choose 7 defenders?”, tea lady is going “I’m only doing this for Sir Alex. Rugby is really my game, you know!”Ole masterclass incoming
that's the spiritThis'll be a slaughter. Turning it off at 2-0.
Lineup is fine.
The bench though.. Ole still has glorious hope on Lingard.
It’s virtually the expected lineup? How did you envision us setting up?Let’s hope. Batshit crazy lineup. Looks like he pulled it out of a hat. Lineup game is going “do you really want to choose 7 defenders?”, tea lady is going “I’m only doing this for Sir Alex. Rugby is really my game, you know!”
So how many did you get in the Prediction lineup?So what did you imagine apart from Rashford playing? Obvious team apart from that in my view.
AgreedI think the match thread should be locked today.
To be fair to Ole, given how paper thin his squad is, starting 11 regardless of formation is kind of forced upon himTerrible line up and no one on the bench... will be an interesting 90 minutes against the best team in the world right now. It could get messy.
Problem is the game is likely to be gone when they come on. I thought we would have a chance with Rashford but without him and Pogba our team has very little. We need a performance from Martial today.Mata and Greenwood can certainly work something in the later stages of the game if Tony and James keep their back 2 busy and tire them down. Mason only needs one chance and Mata is probably the most clinical finisner in our squad behind Mason. Also no Fabinho is a bonus as Martial should have more space to pick the ball up from deep and turn.
Think positive my friend.
So he didn't set up well against City and Liverpool when we beat and drew with them, respectively?Ole something planned
this is freestyle football as it has been since he turned up.
I think the options are so limited that a different system or player selection i.e. Lingard for Pereira or Mata for James wouldn't even make a difference. Not much to criticise when you know it's mediocre all over.This thread is full of people who hoped Ole would throw us to the wolves. Liverpool would murder us if we attacked with our back up midfielders and no Rashford to boot. Win or lose this was the best strategy for this game.
It’s the training. We will get there too, but for that, the intensity has to go up. Which we did. Next year the fitness should be different.I'm still amazed how the main core of your squad (Alisson, VVD, Gomez, Robertson, TAA, Henderson, Salah, Mane, Firmino) manage to stay fit and injury free to play the majority of games, considering your squad depth isn't fantastic (maybe Origi aside).
Not in such a high intensity game like this.Would have preferred Mata over Pereira
It's like saying you prefer lettuce over cabbage. Our options are laughably mediocre, doesn't matter who the alternative is.Would have preferred Mata over Pereira
Odds?I just put big money on a Maguire to score, 1-0 to Man United and more than 4 cards show total.
Liverpool at OT.Was there ever a game we looked decent with 5 at the back? Can’t remember.
Craig Pawson