Seven Seas Sardines
Full Member
On my knees for this:Hoping for something like this:
Ronaldo
Rashford Bruno Donny Sancho
Matic
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf AwB
deGea
Shoretire
Lingard Hannibal Mata
McFred
Telles Jones Lindelöf Fish
deGea
On my knees for this:Hoping for something like this:
Ronaldo
Rashford Bruno Donny Sancho
Matic
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf AwB
deGea
On my knees for this:
Shoretire
Lingard Hannibal Mata
McFred
Telles Jones Lindelöf Fish
deGea
I admire your faith, but we have to contend with West Ham, Arsenal and Spurs who will improve as well, for that 4th place at least.Fixtures are important and we can and will pick up some form eventually - we've shown enough over the past two years to be confident about that. Not enough to seriously go on a title run or anything but comfortable top four levels.
We got outplayed by Wolves, but we were solid against teams like West Ham (with the first XI in the league match), Newcastle, Tottenham and even Southampton (despite the draw). Ignore the Pool, City, Leicester results for a bit because the crux of my argument is that we have good fixtures therefore we'll go on a good run until March.
Arsenal were in a very similar position beginning of the season and now they are done with their "easy" fixture run and people talk as if they're actual top four contenders.
The big question in my mind is if the players are just waiting for Ole to get sacked or if they'll actually give 100%
EDIT
My expectation of the results (Green = win, Grey = Draw, Red = Loss). Fully expecting egg on face when I look back in March:
WAT (A), CHE (A), ARS (H), CRY (H), NOR (A), BRE (A), BHA (H), NEW (A), BUR (H), WOL (H), AVL (A), WHU (H), BUR (A), SOU (H), LEE (A), WAT (H).
Should be top four at the end of it easily. Potentially 1-2 of the draws become losses (Brentford will be very tricky). Coincidentally enough, around ~2 PPG from here on till March.
My lineup as well but Telles for ShawHoping for something like this:
Ronaldo
Rashford Bruno Donny Sancho
Matic
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf AwB
deGea
Haha you might as well give Ole the full season so he has time to bring in the CL or FA cup. The winning run starts now.No way we’ll lose to Watford, we have too much individual quality, we would tie at most, I think we’ll win this 2-0 and will buy Ole another few weeks minimum.
I admire your faith, but we have to contend with West Ham, Arsenal and Spurs who will improve as well, for that 4th place at least.
....West Ham have a pretty shit run of fixtures coming up.
8 straight wins on the bounce incoming. Telling you.
……and then imagine it gets beat by sodding Watford. In fact, it’s entirely believableJust imagine if we’d see this team in a 433:
De Gea
Awb Lindelof Maguire Telles
VdB Matic Bruno
Sancho CR7 Rashford
I missed the ‘if’ at the start of that, and thought “bloody hell, it’s a bit early mate”If I was in a bookies right now I would put £10 on Watford scoring in the first 10 minutes. I think Utd will win this but it will be the usual slog.
Haha yes……and then imagine it gets beat by sodding Watford. In fact, it’s entirely believable
Hoping for something like this:
Ronaldo
Rashford Bruno Donny Sancho
Matic
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf AwB
deGea
So you are hoping for a United loss.Don't care.
5-0 hopefully
He has to be brave in this game. Stop worrying about other teams, make them worry about you.
Jonathan Moss