Name our best 11 and the 3 subs.

[NoPace]

Actually scratch that, if the point of this thread was to make me think Pogba should play right wing-back it has succeeded!

----Rashford---Cavani-------
---------------Bruno----------
Telles---VDB-Fred----Pogba
---Shaw-Maguire-Axel----
----------------De Gea----------

Looks good right? Pogba is given an easier defensive job and he can hit crosses and win headers from RB like the tall fellas Atalanta favour in that role. We'd have actual width with him and Telles whipping balls at Cavani, and Fred can help him out a bit. Could even play McTominay instead of VDB if you want him to cover Pogba even more.

 

[Marvin-ator]

There is no first XI. But this should be the strategy:

Spine of the team - should play in all important games, and be rested in cups:
De Gea, Maguire, Fred, Bruno, Rashford

1 Tier players - should be added to the spine:
Lindelof, Wan Bissaka, Telles, McTominay, Martial and Greenwood

2nd Tier players - substitute spine (should be used whenever we want to rest key players) :
Henderson, Shaw (Telles), Tuanzebe (Lindelof) , Matic (McTominay), Pogba (Bruno), Mata (Greenwood), van de Beek (?)

Question marks:
James, Williams

This is how you pick starting XI, based on opposition and calendar.

Telles a key player after 1 game?

 

[MikeeMike]

Telles a key player after 1 game?

Substitute spine is original. Especially with 7 players.

 

[Rojofiam]

We cannot really make an accurate assessment yet, there's so many question marks in every position.

De Gea hasn't been bad, but wouldn't be surprised if Henderson's our no. 1 by the end of the season.

The new signings have started well, but the jury is still very much out for all of them.

Tuanzebe was a breath of fresh air against PSG and I'd love to see him get a run of games next to Lindelöf / Maguire in a back 4, but he's also been injury prone, like most of our defenders.

Shaw can have excellent games in a back 5 and then make a clown of himself in a back 4.

Pogba hasn't been too effective so far whenever he started a game, especially not next to Fernandes.

Think we'll see things a lot more clearly by January or February. By then, I'm hoping all our signigs have made a huge impact and Tuanzebe will feel like a new signing. Fingers crossed.

 

[fezzerUTD]

I like but maybe with McT instead of Matic

Yeh I'd go with that, neither would make the bench after being replaced though.

 

[Bestietom]

So there are still people who think Matic, Pogba & Bruno are our best midfield combination after watching the Brighton & Spurs horror. Unless if you haven’t watch the games then I understand why you still think it’s our best midfield combo.

We have watched more games than just Brighton and Spurs mate. This is for OPINIONS, Think everyone is entitled to theirs. And by the way I respect everyones.?

 

[Bestietom]

I think this is my team too but with Telles over Shaw. The problem is can Matic cover the defence single handedly? I think this should be how we setup against weaker opposition.

Yes, We do need a replacement for Matic, but he is the only genuine DM we have atm. Unless we do a pivot with 2 of McTominay , Fred, VdB..
I would like to see one of Soumare or Zakaria as replacement for Matic in next window.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

We have watched more games than just Brighton and Spurs mate. This is for OPINIONS, Think everyone is entitled to theirs. And by the way I respect everyones.?

OPINION has a reason you know not just placing it blindly. If you have reason to the combo then I would like to hear.

 

[CM]

Tough to say definitively because we haven't got much to go on with a few of them.

de Gea
Wan-Bissaka Tuanzebe Lindelof Telles
Fred Matic
Greenwood Bruno Rashford
Martial
​

Pogba, van de Beek and Cavani as the subs. Ideally Greenwood plays more up front but as ever, our options on the right are so scarce we don't have much choice. I'd like to think that Diallo kid might change that.

 

[Ludens the Red]

Think we need different line ups for the type of games. Everyone plays such vastly different styles and formations. Think we’ve actually got a decent squad to deal with

Games against Liverpool, city, Chelsea and CL bigger sides .

De Gea
Tuanzebe Maguire Shaw​

Wan Bissaka Telles

Fred Matic
Bruno

Martial Rashford​

Games against Spurs, Everton and Leicester.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Tuanzebe Shaw

Fred Matic
Bruno​

Greenwood Martial Rashford


Games against Brighton, Leeds, Southampton.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Lindelof Shaw

McTominay Matic
Bruno
Greenwood Martial Rashford​

Games against Arsenal, Wolves, Sheffield United and West Ham.

De Gea
Tuanzebe Maguire Shaw​

Wan Bissaka Telles

Matic
Pogba Bruno​

Martial Rashford


Games against Villa, Burnley, Palace, West Brom, Fulham, Newcastle.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Lindelof Telles

Matic
Pogba Bruno​

Greenwood Martial Rashford

 

[Eleven-Eighteen]

The one thing this sub tells me is that, for the first time since Ole took over, we have more than 1 configuration of our strongest 11.

and that's what you need really - to rest & rotate, to set up differently against different PL opponents, to set differently in different competitions

 

[Johnson Yip]

Think we need different line ups for the type of games. Everyone plays such vastly different styles and formations. Think we’ve actually got a decent squad to deal with

Games against Liverpool, city, Chelsea and CL bigger sides .

De Gea
Tuanzebe Maguire Shaw​

Wan Bissaka Telles

Fred Matic
Bruno​

Martial Rashford



Games against Spurs, Everton and Leicester.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Tuanzebe Shaw

Fred Matic
Bruno​

Greenwood Martial Rashford


Games against Brighton, Leeds, Southampton.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Lindelof Shaw

McTominay Matic
Bruno
Greenwood Martial Rashford​

Games against Arsenal, Wolves, Sheffield United and West Ham.

De Gea
Tuanzebe Maguire Shaw​

Wan Bissaka Telles

Matic
Pogba Bruno​

Martial Rashford


Games against Villa, Burnley, Palace, West Brom, Fulham, Newcastle.

De Gea​

Wan Bissaka Maguire Lindelof Telles

Matic
Pogba Bruno​

Greenwood Martial Rashford

Slooooooow Matic against high pressing opponents is inviting troubles - we certainly shouldn't put him in against Pool.

 

[Marvin-ator]

Substitute spine is original. Especially with 7 players.

You haven't really addressed the question...

 

[Bestietom]

OPINION has a reason you know not just placing it blindly. If you have reason to the combo then I would like to hear.

Won't waste my time. I know people you never win with.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

Won't waste my time. I know people you never win with.

Show some respect to posters in here is healthy you know.?

 

[Canagel]

Pogba -- Martial -- Rashford
Fred -- Matic -- VdB
Telles -- Tuanzebe -- Lindelof -- AWB
De Gea

Cavani, Greenwood, Fernandes

 

[Ludens the Red]

Slooooooow Matic against high pressing opponents is inviting troubles - we certainly shouldn't put him in against Pool.

We don’t see much of the ball in these games. I think if Matic is used sparingly he can be very effective especially if combined with Fred, he’s actually very strong on the ball and can pick a pass. In these games we need a good passer from midfield to feed our front players. McTominay and Fred can’t provide this. We went Matic, Fred, Bruno when we stuffed city at old Trafford and the balance was really good.

 

[Tibs]

Just fecking go for it in every game

-------------------- DDG ------------------

AWB - HARRY - VICTOR --- TELLES

------------------- FRED ---------------------

----- POGBA -------------- VDB --------------

----------------- BRUNO --------------------

------- MARTIAL ------ RASHFORD --



Subs: McT, Cavani, Greenwood

 

[MemphisThePie]

DDG

AWB - Lindelöf - Maguire - Telles

VDB - Fred

Pogba

Bruno - Martial - Rashford

Subs; Shaw, Greenwood, Cavani

 

[Cantonagotmehere]

Just means people are extremely short-sighted.

Cannot argue with that.

 

[Borys]

Telles a key player after 1 game?

Yeah maybe I went too far with it. But I really don't rate Shaw as a full back, especially when he's supposed to do something more than defend.

 

[MrSingh2002]

442 Diamond

De Gea
AWB Tuanzebe Maguire Telles
Pogba Matic VdB
Fernandes
Cavani Rashford

Don't let Ole convince you that the midfielders can't play together in that formation.

Bench
Henderson
Shaw
Lindelof
Fred
McTominay
Martial
Greenwood

 

[Irrational.]

DDG

AWB, VNL, HM, AT

NM

BF, PP

DVB

MR, AM

Subs: EC, F, MG​

 

[San Diego Red]

DDG
AWB--- Tuanzebe --- Lindelof ---Shaw
Fred
Bruno---Van de Beek
Greenwood Rashford
Martail


Subs: Pogba, Mata, Matic​

 

[Gwhizz]

----De Gea----
Tuanzebe-Maguire-Bailly
---------Fred-- DVB--------
Rashford-Bruno--Telles
--Greenwood-Cavani--
Martial, Pogba, Matic

Went for something different. Rashford staying slightly more forward but suits his kick and rush player. Lots of energy in midfield and Telles to supply wicked crosses all day for Cavani to feed off. Plenty of pace either side of Maguire. 3 subs- goal threat, flair or stability when they go a couple up

 

[MikeeMike]

You haven't really addressed the question...

Well for me a spine is 4 core players. Fixed positions / roles. For example Schmeichel Stam Keane Yorke
or
Lehmann Toure Viera Henry

 

[Bestietom]

Show some respect to posters in here is healthy you know.?

You mean, take a leaf out of your book.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

You mean, take a leaf out of your book.

I don’t know why you prefer to waste time to argue about this but refused to spend time to talk about that midfield combo.

If you don’t want to talk about the midfield combo, im fine with it, you can just leave it like that without adding a disrespectful comment when literally I haven’t done anything but just put question mark on your midfield combo and asked the reason of your choice.

 

[MrSingh2002]

VdB
VdB VdB VdB Vdb
Vdb
VdB VdB
Vdb
VdB VdB

All VdB and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

 

[SadlerMUFC]

I don't know if this is our best 11, but I would like to see this name game:

-----------------------------De Gea---------------------------
AWB------------Lindeloff----Maguire--------Telles
-----------McTominay------Fred------------------------
Rashford-------------Bruno---------------Martial
--------------------------Cavani-----------------------------

Subs: VdB, Matic, Pogba, Henderson, Mata, Tuanzebe, Greenwood

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

I’d like to see a front 3 of Tony, Rash & Cavani. With Rash on the right.

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Ddg
AWB Maguire lindelof Shaw
Bruno Fred mcsauce
Greenwood martial rashford

Dvdb pogba and cavani good options on the bench

Telles may well be the better left back but seen nothing much yet. Cavani likewise might prove our best striker option

Having written this out, even more stark that we didn't improve our 11 over summer, unless telles proves a major upgrade on Shaw.

 

[Skåre Willoch]

I don't know if this is our best 11, but I would like to see this name game:

-----------------------------De Gea---------------------------
AWB------------Lindeloff----Maguire--------Telles
-----------McTominay------Fred------------------------
Rashford-------------Bruno---------------Martial
--------------------------Cavani-----------------------------

Subs: VdB, Matic, Pogba, Henderson, Mata, Tuanzebe, Greenwood

Love this.

 

[Buffalo Bills]

Romero

AWB Lindleoff McGuire Shaw

Matic

VDB Fred

Bruno

Greenwood Rashford

Cavani


3 subs would be : Shaw, Martial, Pogba

 

[Deery]

Romero

AWB Lindleoff McGuire Shaw

Matic

VDB Fred

Bruno

Greenwood Rashford

Cavani


3 subs would be : Shaw, Martial, Pogba

You’ve got twelve players and Shaw in twice..

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

The highest potential squad.

Henderson
AWB Lindelöf Tuanzebe Telles
Fred Pogba
Bruno
Greenwood Martial Rashford

subs: Shaw, Cavani, DVB

 

[Andersons Dietician]

DDG
Lindelof, Maguire,Shaw
Bissaka————————————Telles
Fred
Bruno———-Pogba

Martial Rashford

VDB, Cavani,Greenwood
​

 

[united for life]

This is very debatable. With the squad atm, pick your best 11 and the 3 subs you think could change a game for us. Have a go.

-----------------------De Gea------------

AWB-----Lindelof---Maguire--------Shaw

--------------------- Matic ----------------------

----------------Pogba--------Fernandes-------

Greenwood-----------------------------Rashford
------------------------Marial---------------

Subs: VdB, Cavani, Telles.

it’s amazing how some fans still think Matic and Pogba should start.

 

[RashyForPM]

DDG
Williams Lindelof Maguire Telles
McT Fred Bruno
VdB Rashford
Martial

3 subs: Greenwood for VdB, Pogba for McT, Cavani for Martial

Terry Venables famous sexy Christmas tree formation. With the intelligence of VdB and Bruno and constant movement of Rashford, Fred and McTominay along with Telles and Williams bombing forward to supply the width, this just might work. It'll be defensively stable too with the lack of Pogba, and Fred and McT protecting the back 4 especially when Telliams bomb forward. I know I'd love to see Ole try it.

 

[Jeppers7]

DeGea, AWB, Tuanzebe, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, Bruno, Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, VDB Telles Cavani