Glass half full aye? I like your style.Curiously enough, that would be +2 points than last season.
Glass half full aye? I like your style.Curiously enough, that would be +2 points than last season.
Very little confidence around the caf for this encounter, not sure why in all honesty. Watford are still Watford, they are performing ok but nothing that should worry a team like United. We outclass them in practically every position.Can see us drawing both this and the Arsenal game.
Could be. But do you think Mourinho will stick to 4-3-3 against Arsenal too? If we were playing well under the 4-2-3-1, I understand sticking to it or the closer 4-3-3, but now…Predicted 4-3-3.
David
Valencia - Smalling - Rojo - Young
Matic
Herrera - Pogba
Lingard - Lukaku - Rashford.
Mourinho will probably match Arsena's 3-4-3 system by using his own 3-5-2 as usual.Could be. But do you think Mourinho will stick to 4-3-3 against Arsenal too? If we were playing well under the 4-2-3-1, I understand sticking to it or the closer 4-3-3, but now…
In every position, maybe, but as a whole team we don't look better than them right now.Very little confidence around the caf for this encounter, not sure why in all honesty. Watford are still Watford, they are performing ok but nothing that should worry a team like United. We outclass them in practically every position.
Depends what our aim for the season is. If it is to finish top four, then yes 5 points is a good return. If it is to win the league, then no.Anyone else concerned that this game is going to be more difficult that the arsenal one at the weekend?
The next three matches are a real test of our ambitions for the season. Is 5 points from the next three a good return?
Pessimism is my default United setting. Hell I thought before the game that we'd draw with Huddersfield Town... so if anything I'm too optimistic.Very little confidence around the caf for this encounter, not sure why in all honesty. Watford are still Watford, they are performing ok but nothing that should worry a team like United. We outclass them in practically every position.
So why don't we do it tonight also, since we're going to this game surely not as favorites and facing another 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 system from Watford?Mourinho will probably match Arsena's 3-4-3 system by using his own 3-5-2 as usual.
Didn't know Watford actually plays with 3 in the back. If that's the case he may very well go for the 3-5-2 tonight.So why don't we do it tonight also, since we're going to this game surely not as favorites and facing another 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 system from Watford?
Who we beat 4-0, so what's your point?We couldnt beat stoke.
Or Huddersfield.
Or liverpool.
Or Chelsea (who lost to Crystal Palace)
Well, they already did it with Mazzarri when they've trashed us last season. In the last games, they've oscillated between mostly that and then 4-3-3 with Stoke (h) and Everton (a).Didn't know Watford actually plays with 3 in the back. If that's the case he may very well go for the 3-5-2 tonight.
More so, that logic is the complete antithesis of Mourinho's humble approach.I don't understand the logic in saying that "It's only [insert name of team here], we should beat them easy"
Have you not watched enough football over the years to know that this isn't always the case. I don't care what the name of the club is, let's go a bit deeper than that and have a look at their recent results and performances.
Watford have been very good this season with some tremendous performances. I know they have the ignominy of losing to Everton, but it was a bit of a fluke tbh. They also lost at Stamford Bridge but certainly didn't deserve it. They were fantastic in that game.
I'm not trying to paint them as world beaters here, but this will be a really tough game. I hope i'm wrong and we thump them 5-0. But i don't see that happening.
This arrogance that we should simply beat them because of who we are is also particularly strange when you consider our performances have been all over the shop; you have no idea which United is going to turn up.
So i'm a little pessimistic, but hope to god we batter them!
Sure, Mourinho always shows respect to the opposition (some would say too much respect in some cases).More so, that logic is the complete antithesis of Mourinho's humble approach.
Our points tally and current league position would indicate otherwise, just saying.In every position, maybe, but as a whole team we don't look better than them right now.
YeahOn bt sport 1 tonigh isn't it?
This is a tricky game, but it's one United have to get three points from if we want to win the league this season. With Arsenal and City coming up back-to-back in the league dropped points here would put us under pressure in those matches. It's an important game and United have to show resilience because Watford will be under little pressure and have plenty of confidence after recent run of good form overall which is why they will be a dangerous side for us. Watford’s best performances this season have come on the road, when they’ve been allowed to play slightly more defensively than at Vicarage Road, but they can play that way at home aganist United..... VS....
Date - Tuesday, November 28 2017
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs GMT
Venue - Vicarage Road, Watford
League standings and form guide
2. Manchester United: LWLWW
8. Watford: LLLWW
Previous Meetings
Manchester United 2–0 Watford
Watford 3–1 Manchester United
Manchester United 1–0 Watford
Watford 1–2 Manchester United
Manchester United 4–0 Watford
All-Time Record
Manchester United wins - 13
Watford wins - 3
Draws - 4
Pre-Match Pressers
José Mourinho
Marco Silva
Team News
Manchester United
Michael Carrick, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Luke Shaw and Marouane Fellaini ruled out. Eric Bailly and Phil Jones doubtful.
Watford
Tommie Hoban, Craig Cathcart, Nathaniel Cahobah and Isaac Success ruled out. Younes Kaboul and Miguel Britos ruled out.
Know the opposition
Watford Football Club (nicknamed The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, and The 'Orns), are a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Watford Rovers was formed in 1881 by Henry Groverand, who went on to play for the club as a fullback. Rovers, originally composed entirely of amateur players, held home games at several locations in the town of Watford. The team first competed in the FA Cup in the 1886-87 season, and in 1889 Watford won the County Cup for the first time. Renamed as West Hertfordshire in 1893, Rovers joined the Southern Football League in 1896, and started to pay professional footballers in 1897. West Hertfordshire merged with local rivals Watford St. Mary's in 1898; the merged team was named Watford Football Club.
After spending almost half century in the lower divisions of The Football League, Watford enjoyed its greatest era of success following Graham Taylor's appointment in 1977, rising from the Fourth Division to the First Division. The team also finished second in the First Division in the 1982/83 season, competed in the UEFA Cup in 1983/ 1984, and reached the 1984 FA Cup Final where they faced Howard Kendall's Everton. Watford's most prominent rivalry is with fellow South-Eastern English club Luton Town, and they have been playing their home games at Vicarage Road since 1922.
Referee
Jonathan Moss.
That was before September the 30th (Doomsday to those unaware), a period where our players were able to perform at a reasonably high standard. Post Doomsday, as you can imagine, not so much.Who we beat 4-0, so what's your point?
100% dont agree with you , he has been better than Herrera.Glad Fellaini won’t be involved. I’d rather not see that game from us, looking forward to him hopefully leaving.
fixedI might be wrong, but I wouldn't tempt fate with Lindelöf here. He'd be looking at Richarlison like a deer in the headlights.
Pessimism is my default United setting. Hell I thought before the game that we'd draw with Huddersfield Town... so if anything I'm too optimistic.
Fellaini is injured?Glad Fellaini won’t be involved. I’d rather not see that game from us, looking forward to him hopefully leaving.
Thanks.fixed
I think that when they start together, they tend to perform poorly.Martial and/or Rashford need to step it up bigtime. Can't afford another shite game from them like on the weekend.
After effects of the no-show in the Brighton match. Everyone were up beat on beating Brighton comfortably at home. But the team did not turn up for whatever reasons. It was disappointing to say the least.I love the air of doom, destruction and despair here!
Would love to see that formation.I have good feeling and believe we can beat watford. For this game I hope we play with 3-5-2 formation. Drop Lukaku, play Martial & Rashford as two strikers with Ibra behind them.
De Gea
Lindelof Smalling Rojo
Valencia Pogba Matic Young
Ibrahimovic
Rashford Martial
Jonathan Moss