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If Mata starts i'll put money on him scoring a trademark cross goal.
You'd hope. But United have a history of making things hard for ourselves.I'm confident, I think we'll win comfortably.
He lives in the Lowry. He's rarely seen when the whole squad arrive there.Where is Miki?
Apparently no one has spotted him with the team. Is this correct?
I have an inkling he'll be the difference tonight. No idea why.If Mata starts i'll put money on him scoring a trademark cross goal.
That's not happening. We have ONE away goal. They know better than to play open football and make it worse for them. No manager with a weaker team would set out to attack a strong opposition from the get go to recover a single away goal deficit. In fact they will try and make this a very cagey affair. Tackles, efforts to win free kicks, disruptive play etc may very well be the theme of their game plan. All they need is ONE goal. One smartly struck free kick, one goof up by our defenders or one well taken corner and they're back in the tie with the pressure entirely on United then to dig a goal out, Old Trafford crowd getting increasingly anxious and the onus on United to open play up. That's where their window of opportunity opens up - to sneak in another goal and hang on to it. Don't be surprised if you see complete lack of creative intent from them in the first half. They know where there are coming to play and they know they're up against the strongest team in the competition with an admirable home record. It would be absolutely foolish to force anything. For them, it should be, and most probably, will be all about letting United have possession, sitting back and defending well for 60-70 minutes, making sure they don't concede and try and work the ball into United's penalty are when they get a chance or win a set piece.We have played six at home and won all six in the EL. We have an away goal so they will play open football against us at Old Trafford. We like that.
Tell me about it. Can't seem to concentrate at work. I'm already counting down the hours. Come on United!I'm buzzing for this later
I am at work & starting getting nervous for this.
A pity I can't make it to OT tonight, but I hope the atmosphere will be terrific. It's without a doubt the most important game of the season so far, and Mou and the players can't disappoint us 2day.
Going for:
Romero
Valencia Bailly Blind Darmian
Fellaini Herrera Pogba
Mkhi Rashford Martial
Pretty sure Lingard will take Martials place though.
An early goal and a high pressure should be enough to beat them.
Bring it on!
Yup pretty much this. 'Work' today is consisting of hanging around this place counting down the hours until kick off.Tell me about it. Can't seem to concentrate at work. I'm already counting down the hours. Come on United!
I'm at the 'optimistic stage' eight hours before kick off, so I've gone for a 3-0 win but I doubt I'll be sticking to that score line come 19:45 when the nerves properly kick in.
Haha he said that?! Biggest game this season so far for sure.What's all this nonsense from Mourinho about this being the biggest game in our club's history. Jesus this guy doesnt half spout rubbish
Thanks mate!!He lives in the Lowry. He's rarely seen when the whole squad arrive there.
What's all this nonsense from Mourinho about this being the biggest game in our club's history. Jesus this guy doesnt half spout rubbish.
I want to see us line up 4-42 tonight, 2 strikers Rashford and Martial and go for it from the off. Couple of early goals to kill the tie
However I think we will deploy 3 in midfield and it will be a cagey affair
Jose said "the most important match of OUR history".Haha he said that?! Biggest game this season so far for sure.
He is most probably just trying to hint to the players how important it is for them to be concentrated for this tie. Our entire season depends on this one game. If he has said this, he was probably aware of absurdity of the sentence. But, his main aim is to motivate players right now. Anything and absolutely anything must be said or done to make sure we go through to the final. Because winning this tournament will have a rippling effect on coming season, games, player's mentality and kind of players we buy and how quickly we get out of this slump that has now lasted for four years now.
Don't put money on it!Rooney is going to score a brace in this game for a 2-1 win.
Are you trying to pull a KellyAnne Conway?Jose said "the most important match of OUR history".
He clearly means the time that he has been at United, not obviously our complete history.
Sorry I don't get the reference.Are you trying to pull a KellyAnne Conway?
Their yellows are not a concern in any way. They won't miss the final even if they get booked today.Pogba and Fellaini have already a yellow so this tie should not be that easy.
I still have in mind the poor Anderlecht game we played so I wont be too optinistic before this one.
We look slow, tired and without inspiration. We re not scoring goals and that can be dangerous.
I d say that a nervy 1-1 will be the result (even if I dream of a proper 2-0)
My team
Romero
Valencia
Bailly
Blind
Darmian
Herrera
Pogba
Fellaini
Mata
Rashford
Mkhitaryan
Fellaini didn't play at Arsenal so will probably start, Blind did well in the first leg and was rested against Arsenal so I reckon he's nailed on to partner Bailly again.100% nailed on to start - Valencia, Bailly, Pogba.
Romero, Darmian, Herrera, and Rashford will surely start as well.
Mkhi and Mata are probable.
Could be Martial, Rooney, Fellaini, Blind, Jones, Smalling, Carrick in the other 2 spots.
I suspect Mou likes him for the role he's assigned - to use his height, disrupt their play and impede fluency but I always feel he's a red card waiting to happen. The daft yellow he got in Vigo was for two fouls in 30 seconds right in front of the ref. The red card against City was equally stupid and if it gets nervy I think he's a likely suspect for wind-ups and hence a second yellow.Does anyone think there's any possibility at all Fellaini wont get picked for this game? I mean, its an absolutely crucial game for us, it seems a bit strange that he should be selected automatically, purely on the basis that he isnt available for subsequent PL games. We should be putting out the best team we can, regardless of who we pick for the now meaningless PL games that follow, and he isnt in our strongest XI - or our strongest available XI.
I would like to see:
DDGBut yeah, this isnt the team Mourinho is going to pick, Fellaini will be in there, as will, I suspect, Lingard, at the expense of Miki and Martial.
Valencia - Bailly - Blind - Darmian
Herrera - Pogba
Miki - Mata - Martial
Rashford
I posted the same "ideal" selection further up, and I would sure cream my pants if we line up that way, but it's different from the squad I predicted.Does anyone think there's any possibility at all Fellaini wont get picked for this game? I mean, its an absolutely crucial game for us, it seems a bit strange that he should be selected automatically, purely on the basis that he isnt available for subsequent PL games. We should be putting out the best team we can, regardless of who we pick for the now meaningless PL games that follow, and he isnt in our strongest XI - or our strongest available XI.
I would like to see:
DDGBut yeah, this isnt the team Mourinho is going to pick, Fellaini will be in there, as will, I suspect, Lingard, at the expense of Miki and Martial. (And Romero for De Gea of course.)
Valencia - Bailly - Blind - Darmian
Herrera - Pogba
Miki - Mata - Martial
Rashford
Of course he does. But for heaven's sake, this is Celta Vigo at home, we want to score goals, let's not worry about disrupting their play and impeding their fluency, let's concern ourselves with our own fluency, I think a front four of Miki, Mata, Martial and Rashford could score a load of goals and give us a real lift for the final.I suspect Mou likes him for the role he's assigned - to use his height, disrupt their play and impede fluency but I always feel he's a red card waiting to happen. The daft yellow he got in Vigo was for two fouls in 30 seconds right in front of the ref. The red card against City was equally stupid and if it gets nervy I think he's a likely suspect for wind-ups and hence a second yellow.
So the only difference in what we expect to see is I think he'll go with Mata and you think Miki. I wouldnt be at all surprised if you were right, but with a match under his belt and with Miki having been pretty poor of late I reckon Mata will get the nod.I posted the same "ideal" squad further up, and I would sure cream my pants if we line up that way, but it's different from the squad I predicted.
I still see Mou starting with Fellaini and Lingard in the place of Mata and Martial. Oh and Romero in place of DDG. It's just classic Mourinho.
If he gets us through, no complaints from me though.
I'm pretty sure he was referring to what someone from Celta Vigo said, so not meaning he thought it was United's biggest game, but that someone from Vigo thought it was their biggest ever game.Jose said "the most important match of OUR history".
He clearly means the time that he has been at United, not obviously our complete history.
I agree totally with the plan but I think Mou will be more cautious for various reasons. They're not that bad, we're not that consistent and a one goal lead isn't really that much, think of the Swansea game. As both the home team and favourites we may feel under more pressure than them too. A 4-0 win wouldn't surprise me at all, but neither would a 1-1.Of course he does. But for heaven's sake, this is Celta Vigo at home, we want to score goals, let's not worry about disrupting their play and impeding their fluency, let's concern ourselves with our own fluency, I think a front four of Miki, Mata, Martial and Rashford could score a load of goals and give us a real lift for the final.
Ovidiu Hategan