What I'd like to see tomorrow.
Kovar
Jurado
Fish
Martinez
Fernandez
Hannibal
Mainoo
Mount
Amad
Hugill
Sancho
Kovar
Jurado
Fish
Martinez
Fernandez
Hannibal
Mainoo
Mount
Amad
Hugill
Sancho
Manchester United vs Leeds (Wed 12th July, 16:00 UK time)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Hate early preseason when you’ve got a bunch of kids and like 2 first team players. It’s better when you’ve a full squad so the new signings (Mount) can show what he’s all about with better players. Be good to see if any of our youth players are ready for pushing through this season though.
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Wouldn't Casemiro not be back anyway? He played internationals recently like others didn't he?
Most of those people aren't even in the travelling squad.
Not much attacking threat in the travelling squad. I'd be surprised if Hugill starts, but with him being the only proper #9 then tough to work out which player will be played out of position there (hopefully not Hannibal again!)
I'll probably guess at a starting XI of...
Heaton (but want to see Kovar)
AWB
Varane
Martinez
Williams (but want to see Fernandez)
Hannibal / Mainoo
Fred
Emeran / Amad
Mount
Sancho
Amad / Hugill
I'll probably guess at a starting XI of...
Heaton (but want to see Kovar)
AWB
Varane
Martinez
Williams (but want to see Fernandez)
Hannibal / Mainoo
Fred
Emeran / Amad
Mount
Sancho
Amad / Hugill
Looks like that was taken at gunpoint. Points to Varane for smiling.
Expected Leeds-side according to Leeds-live:
Dani van den Heuvel; Cody Drameh, Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Darko Gyabi, Archie Gray; Georginio Rutter, Sam Greenwood, Mateo Joseph; Patrick Bamford
Looks solid in defense for a Championship-side, but paper-thin in central midfield.
Dani van den Heuvel; Cody Drameh, Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Darko Gyabi, Archie Gray; Georginio Rutter, Sam Greenwood, Mateo Joseph; Patrick Bamford
Looks solid in defense for a Championship-side, but paper-thin in central midfield.
Mason Mount's first real test
He's been back, one of those first days of training as they walked in, he joked with Mount about their little coming together in the game last season.
Literally just a fitness session. We don't even have a striker to sit like a practice dummy in the #9 position so we can run out anything vaguely resembling our normal football.
No offence to Joe Hugill
No offence to Joe Hugill
Pretty sure that was Martinez
Has anyone panicked that we don't have any strikers yet or shall I get us all started?
I'll only be panicked if we don't have one at the first game of the season
Don't trust people on the CAF, they don't know anything but they act like they do.
Sorry I don't trust what your saying to me....
Surely you can only remain panicked for so long? Having no strikers is basically business as usual at this point.
Fish was banging them in for Hibbies at the end of last season, stick him up top and he can do a Chris Sutton.
Of all teams to play in a friendly. Never known a Utd., v Leeds to be friendly, they will kick anything from the knee upwards. Who ever agreed to this game certainly has no history of the games between these two clubs.
Might watch if my new favourite Mason Mount is starting.
"Let's have a preseason match against thugs who will break our players legs and spit on them" - Glazers
Glazers OUT.
Glazers OUT.
ETH's first real test.
Knives will be out if we lose this one
I'd like to see that
Perfect time to unleash the Hannibal
Am I the only one not liking this as a pre-season match? Playing a match against one of your historic arch rivals from over the Pennines just sounds like a match that can blow up quite quickly.
edit: Just saw @dave1956 post who said the same...
edit: Just saw @dave1956 post who said the same...
Didn't we meet them in Australia a couple of years ago too? We've also faced Pool and City on several occasions in recent years. Facing Arsenal in a couple of weeks.
I agree it's a bit daft from a historical perspective but don't think it will 'blow up'. Players generally only care about building match fitness in pre season and fans in these stadiums are hardly hostile (they're just happy to see their teams on rare occasions).
I think we did, and I know we've also faced City and Liverpool in these mini-money-making-tournaments.
I just think if these matches are mainly for building up fitness that there are other teams out there we can play where there is less risk of things getting heated, which can lead to a stupid leg breaking tackle (not saying that can't happen in the other matches of course)
Why didn't Van de Beek travel? He's still not fully training?
Training on his own
Finally a game to watch after weeks of endless piles of pish in that takeover talk.
Looking forward to seeing Mount and hoping for a good team performance & result. Just give us something to be happy about.
Looking forward to seeing Mount and hoping for a good team performance & result. Just give us something to be happy about.
It’s 2023 not 1993
Opposing players have the chats and bants in the tunnel before kick off these days .
What he can’t find his hip? Excellent burn it with fire.
He’s not recovered from his hamstring injury suffered at the end of the season yet.
Where is Charlie McNeill?
He's a striker at least
He's a striker at least
I think he's injured.
Just another 6 months required!
Antony still recovering?