Just mentioned it, lol
Manchester United vs. Chelsea
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do we still have enough fit defenders left against leeds? 
Jones was limping badly too.
It's Leeds. You could start with 7 players and still win.do we still have enough fit defenders left against leeds?
Watching the Skysports prematch bit
Dynamo on.. :/
Dynamo on.. :/
After the last time, I wouldn't take any chances.No
I don't think we were any more open today than we have been. It's just we were up against a much better team, who highlighted deficiencies we suspected could be a problem in previous games.
Chelsea have to be given some credit, they played pretty well i thought. Neither team covered themselves in glory defensively, but Chelsea gave us a good test.
Not Utd's best performance this season, but it is encouraging that we can play below our best, score 3 goals and still come out deserving winners against one of our main rivals.
Chelsea have to be given some credit, they played pretty well i thought. Neither team covered themselves in glory defensively, but Chelsea gave us a good test.
Not Utd's best performance this season, but it is encouraging that we can play below our best, score 3 goals and still come out deserving winners against one of our main rivals.
There's no way any of the back four today would have played against Leeds anyway. You lot have not played your 1st team in the early rounds of the Carling cup for years now.
We dont have too may defenders
Fabio wouldve been the only change.
Maybe Fryers on the bench (fergie has talked about him)
we can possibly use carrick as a center back if jones and smalling need some rest..
We'll need to see how Jones and Smalling are, but I will be surprised if we don't play at least one of them. Maybe Fabio could go left-back, Fletcher/Valencia at right-back, and Evans with Rio/Smalling/Jones in central defence.
Who else do we have? Are we going to throw in un-tried reserve players against a Championship side who'll probably play their first eleven?
Anyone else a bit concerned about how often we gave up the ball today?
Unlikely
Rio is fit tho.
Val/Park at RB is possible.
surprised no matchday thread yet
Rio is fit tho.
Val/Park at RB is possible.
surprised no matchday thread yet
As a footballing spectacle you couldn't ask for much more, it had everything, loads of drama and could have ended 5-5. I agree with Fergie that we had too many periods of sloppy possession though.
I'm pissed about the Cole tackle though, hopefully Chich will only miss a couple of weeks as Fergie said, but it was a potential leg breaker.
I'm pissed about the Cole tackle though, hopefully Chich will only miss a couple of weeks as Fergie said, but it was a potential leg breaker.
Forget about Leeds. Will Smalling and Jones be fit for Stoke next week? Will be really difficult not having them available for that game, particularly Smalling.
no words on Jones, think its just a minor knock.
but Smalling has a groin problem. thats why he came off
so Chicho is only out two weeks?
Too bad there isn't a decent Chelsea forum for it to go into meltdown.
Definitely. Rooney wasn't on his game despite my thoughts that he would romp with no one excelling at the holding role for Chelsea.
It's all smiles because we won, but as many said, the score could have been anything, as if we'd lost 3-1 people would have a big problem with this.
This team has a very new feel, so I'm just glad we came through it with the win, and it will do them good to play under that sort of defensive pressure, I'm sure they'll up their game.
But we were lucky they didn't score once from one of our turnovers in front of our box.
An interesting point. I think our openness and De Gea's vulnerability is to explain for it.
Only seen the highlights but Ray Wilkins didn't half have his Chelsea specs on today. Dunno why they have him commentating on Chelsea games. Might as well stick Neville next to him to even it up.
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morning Steve
great days to be a United supporter eh?
just hope the injured lads come back quick.
I doubt if most of the lads who played today will play again so soon on Tuesday.
still we have to beat the sheep shaggers...
great days to be a United supporter eh?
just hope the injured lads come back quick.
I doubt if most of the lads who played today will play again so soon on Tuesday.
still we have to beat the sheep shaggers...
Hey, that's enough about us Welsh people, chief.
Hey, that's enough about us Welsh people, chief.
hey mate..so how you lot treating your Prince William and his wife?
that just reminded me of this little sketch on Not the Nine O Clock News.
"Come Home to a Real Fire"
"...buy a cottage in Wales."
Never forgot that one
We haven't seen Wills & Kate 'round these here parts (as they say in Westerns), mate. Obviously, they have good taste.
Hopefully some decent streams would be flowing around the caf.
even though this game is over?
first beastiality and now this.
i thought this was the leeds thread.