Today they're playing Bale and Isco as strikers. I imagine their use of the formation today is to give certain players minutes or counter our formation.
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Hhhmm, bit strange. Not sure 3-5-2 suits their personal.
Yeah I'm sure it's one or the other, can't see them maintaining this shape throughout the season.
Yeah, can't see it happening for Real. Juve were moving to 4-3-3 under Conte, I don't know if that will change under Allegri?
Just a stray observation with the three at the back, given player trends. Unless I'm mistaken we saw more of it at the World Cup than we have in previous editions.
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2-0 Inter, we'll need a result.
2-0 Inter
Sorry can I get this straight, we're looking to play Fletcher at CB because Jones is injured so let's just figure this out.
Our current CM options look like thus:
Cleverley- off I hope
Herrera
Fellaini- off
Anderson- got to be off
If we don't buy at least one more we are screwed Kagawa is pretty useless in a sitting role.
And CB options (now):
Fletcher- possibility of fatigue
Smalling- not 100%
Evans
Keane- not the best at the moment/ inexperienced
Blackett- inexperienced
Jesus were in trouble.
Our current CM options look like thus:
Cleverley- off I hope
Herrera
Fellaini- off
Anderson- got to be off
If we don't buy at least one more we are screwed Kagawa is pretty useless in a sitting role.
And CB options (now):
Fletcher- possibility of fatigue
Smalling- not 100%
Evans
Keane- not the best at the moment/ inexperienced
Blackett- inexperienced
Jesus were in trouble.
2-0 Inter, great finish.
I want to see Michael Keane and Blackett against Madrid. Smalling's injury means that we'll probably see both of them, which is great news. If we don't sign any new defenders, the only positive outcome of it would be Blackett and M.Keane getting loads of games in the 3-5-2 formation.
Van Gaal already said that he likes both of them, so maybe they've shown enough to convince him that they have the right mentality and enough intelligence for their young age to actually make their mark in the first team this season.
I still think that we need at least one more center back though. We're obviously going to stick with this 3-5-2 formation, so we probably need more than 5 center backs when 3 of them will be starting games.
No matter what the next month brings (or doesn't) on the transfer front, I trust Van Gaal completely to guide us to a successful season. Exciting times ahead.
Van Gaal already said that he likes both of them, so maybe they've shown enough to convince him that they have the right mentality and enough intelligence for their young age to actually make their mark in the first team this season.
I still think that we need at least one more center back though. We're obviously going to stick with this 3-5-2 formation, so we probably need more than 5 center backs when 3 of them will be starting games.
No matter what the next month brings (or doesn't) on the transfer front, I trust Van Gaal completely to guide us to a successful season. Exciting times ahead.
Argh, piss off Inter!
We can't get away with losing now
We can't get away with losing now
I actually went on the International Champions Cup website earlier to see the tables!
Is Jones seriously injured?
No chance of Cleverley being off... otherwise I agree. We need at least one CB and CM.
OK say we miss out on Vidal, god knows what's going on there. I would really love us to have a pop at De Rossi again and go for Kovacic as well.
It's not a serious injury... but he is seriously injured.
I'm guessing we'll see...
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I love the look of Blackett and Keane but I'm sorry they've never faced anything like Bale before, pre season or not.
Baptism of fire for the young lads!
anyone know what time the unitedlive stream starts??
Hmmm..
Smalling and Jones injured and the season hasn't even started lol.
*sigh*
Guess it was kind of inevitable. Leaves Van Gaal under no illusions as to the need for cover.
*sigh*
Guess it was kind of inevitable. Leaves Van Gaal under no illusions as to the need for cover.
He played Chelsea in League Cup when he's 19 and played Man City last year when he's on loan with Leicester.
It's harsh but it's right. We're pushing on to win the league and get up there again, we can't have passengers like this out of sentiment especially Cleverley.
Neither of which have anything comparable to Bale
Poor Scott Wootton was a disaster that game. Keane didn't come out of it looking great either.
Even Vidic would struggle with Chelsea went all out attacking after conceding when you have Scott Wootton as your defensive partner and Tunnicliffe in midfield.
Sounds like they're both minor injuries. If it was a league game they might have both played but no point taking risks in a friendly.
I agree on the need for cover.
IIRC wasn't that the game where we played quite an inexperienced against a fairly seasoned Chelsea side? If this was that game, we ended up losing in extra time as the youngsters just looked completely gassed, the CB's looked capable up until that point.
Either way jumping in to sign Vermaelen who is already injury prone is worrying to me. It HAS to be Hummels.
What is it with these 2, always get injured at the same time!!
Was that the game we were actually looking like winning, until Nani pissed about with the ball and lost it in the corner with about 1min left, and they raced down the pitch and scored?
I remember feeling darn angry about that.
Yeah that's it but we conceded 5 goals that day, one or two completely down to Wootton. I can't really remember how Keane fared individually.
You couldn't make it up with regards to our injuries.
They're regular as clockwork.
They're regular as clockwork.
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Yup, it was the 5-4 game at SB where we've fielded some youngsters and Chelsea went rather with rather first squad ( not fully of course ) and there was as much blame on the CBs who were out of fuel in the added time as on Nani for losing that ball.
And I've got the whole line-up correct, neat.
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