[Garethw]

It's unprofessional to get covid? Or is this a joke i don't get ?

Lack of professionalism has been a problem with him for well over a year now. No of course it’s not unprofessional to catch COVID. But where did he catch it from? Knowing him probably a party.

He may have caught it from walking into a coffee shop, but with his track record I’d say it’s more likely to have been him putting his social life above his footballing career.

 

[Godfather]

McMatic midfield. The stuff dreams are made of

 

[DickDastardly]

That's a good team.

Hope Jadon shows up and links up with Rashford and Ronny.

Maybe give Nemanja the first half and Donny gets the second?

 

[James35]

So Sancho gets his chance due to Greenwood and Cavani being out. Donny to no one's surprise is on bench and obviously Amad wouldn't get a chance on bench when we have the slow, covered in cobwebs Mata to call upon instead.

Text book Ole.

 

[Champ]

Isn't that supposedly what he does every week?

Yup, and what he has done more often than he loses.
Nothing to do with 'operation save my job' or any other nonsense like that.
Some people have some strange ideas.

 

[Random Task]

The lack of any pace or agility in central midfield is worrying to the extreme.

 

[sullydnl]

Bad as things are, I can't see anything other than a win today. Even when teams implode, they rarely implode to the sort of extent that would be required for dropped points today off the back of our previous results as there's some sort of reaction, even if only a temporary one.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

That's a good team.

Hope Jadon shows up and links up with Rashford and Ronny.

Maybe give Nemanja the first half and Donny gets the second?

I like the forward line, but I quite of like the forward line. They have to make sure they get plenty of the ball.

 

[Pexbo]

It’s bizarre how our best defender is Varane and yet our use of 3 at that back is determined by whether he is fit.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Yup, and what he has done more often than he loses.
Nothing to do with 'operation save my job' or any other nonsense like that.
Some people have some strange ideas.

It was me with the strange idea. I don't think he does it deliberately, but sub-consciously I think he is scared of losing.

 

[christinaa]

Ole
Ole Ole ---------

 

[Ibi Dreams]

I think today's the day Sancho will do something. He just can't go on much longer without a goal or an assist

 

[Reapersoul20]

Nice to see our back 4 rewarded for their excellent performances vs City with a start here.

No wonder AWB doesn't give a feck.

Am I alone in thinking AWB did alright compared to the rest of the back four that game? Shaw, for me, has been one of the worst performers of the past 10 or so games and should 100% be dropped for Telles.

 

[Fooza]

Only thing going for us is the excitement of the attacking line up on paper.

 

[tomaldinho1]

It’s bizarre how our best defender is Varane and yet our use of 3 at that back is determined by whether he is fit.

I think of Ole turned up with a back 5 at Watford, he’d be carried out of the stadium and left in a dumpster by fans

Sancho starting, finally some logic and can’t see us not winning this at a canter. 6-0.

 

[Giggsy13]

McMatic midfield. The stuff dreams are made of

McMatic sounds delicious.

 

[Yorkeontop]

Don't watch United with undivided attention these days, it's depressing. Distract yourself with a podcast or some music and you won't suffer as much. Thank me later.

 

[villain]

Am I alone in thinking AWB did alright compared to the rest of the back four that game? Shaw, for me, has been one of the worst performers of the past 10 or so games and should 100% be dropped for Telles.

Nope.
AWB has been largely consistent and blocked at least 2 (possibly 3?) certain goals in recent weeks too. Played badly against City but been nowhere near as bad as Maguire & Shaw have been all season.
But he's an easier target to pick on.

 

[Godfather]

Nice to see our back 4 rewarded for their excellent performances vs City with a start here.

No wonder AWB doesn't give a feck.

AWB has been the best out of a bad bunch so far. Odd pick from you. Tell that little fatty on the left and Slabhead.

 

[OmarUnited4ever]

I had it Matic and Mct to start at first, then changed Matic with VdB, got it wrong.

Also had Telles instead of Shaw, thought Shaw was a doubt.

Got the rest right

 

[mu4c_20le]

Expect Foster to turn into prime Buffon again

 

[Teja]

Good side on paper and whenever I say that we manage to feck it up.

Only change I'd have liked is VdB for McT.

 

[bdspeedy]

A back 6 vs Watford? This defence has the pace of a dump truck. Is this rock bottom yet? Chelsea is gonna pummel us. I love Ole but I'm beggining to really dislike him. Eddie out. Glazers out.

 

[Champ]

So Sancho gets his chance due to Greenwood and Cavani being out. Donny to no one's surprise is on bench and obviously Amad wouldn't get a chance on bench when we have the slow, covered in cobwebs Mata to call upon instead.

Text book Ole.

Amad didn't play the other day V Derby, so not sure if he is fully fit??

 

[Posh Red]

Silly boy

He's going to waste his talent, isn't he

It seems like that could be the case. The lad seems to lack professionalism and needs a strong manager to sort him out.

Jumping to conclusions a bit? We’ve got no idea of the circumstances in which he contracted the virus. De Bruyne is also out with covid right now. Is he unprofessional too?

 

[11101]

424 again. Not even sure I can be bothered to watch this one.

 

[Champ]

It was me with the strange idea. I don't think he does it deliberately, but sub-consciously I think he is scared of losing.

Ah, ok.

Surely it's more of the case he doesn't want to lose?
No manager should

 

[Pexbo]

I think of Ole turned up with a back 5 at Watford, he’d be carried out of the stadium and left in a dumpster by fans

Sancho starting, finally some logic and can’t see us not winning this at a canter. 6-0.

I guess, I wasn’t really thinking about the opposition, but it still harks back to what Michael fecking Owen said about us not having a trusted system. If 3-5-2 is what we are putting our faith in, then why are we not getting some experience playing it and getting all the players into a rhythm with it? When Varane came off injured against Atalanta, we could have moved Shaw into the three and brought Telles on but instead we switched back to a four.

 

[christinaa]

Ole is a dead man walking.
If we win today it's no big deal and if we lose then it's another disaster.

 

[tomaldinho1]

I guess, I wasn’t really thinking about the opposition, but it still harks back to what Michael fecking Owen said about us not having a trusted system. If 3-5-2 is what we are putting our faith in, then why are we not getting some experience playing it and getting all the players into a rhythm with it? When Varane came off injured against Atalanta, we could have moved Shaw into the three and brought Telles on but instead we switched back to a four.

You’ve already shown more thought about selection than Ole has done in 3 years. His approach seems to be, these are my big name and favourite players, I’ll pick a formation that fits the most of them in at one time.

 

[48 hours]

Expect Foster to turn into prime Buffon again

I expect Maguire to turn into prime Buffoon again

 

[SuperiorXI]

Matic and McTominay

 

[DomesticTadpole]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-watford-line-up-22225601

Explanation for the lineup.

 

[Bocca9978]

McMatic midfield. The stuff dreams are made of

Should help defensively against Watford. FFS Ole.

 

[Ixion]

I'm sure we win this game but it's still the same old formation. We don't learn or try anything new.

 

[Irrational.]

We’ll flatter ourselves to a win and buy Ole a further 6 months in the job.

 

[lex talionis]

Matic and McTominay against a woeful Watford side. Unbelievable.

 

[Redfrog]

Talks up Lingard and VdB about getting their chances because they deserve it.

We get the easiest possibly away game in the world, versus a Watford side that not only struggle to win, period, but routinely lose at home, and still it isn't an optimal enough situation to rotate in VdB and/or Lingard. It's embarrassing. Who are they going to get minutes against? Who the living feck is easier than Watford?

Well, Watford must think the same about us…

 

[Forevergiggs1]

Yup, and what he has done more often than he loses.
Nothing to do with 'operation save my job' or any other nonsense like that.
Some people have some strange ideas.

Of course he's in operation, save my job. You think if he doesn't get a result today and against Villareal he's not out on his arse? Even our board has to reach a point where they have to pull the trigger or do you think he's safe no matter what happens today/Tuesday?

 

[Godfather]

Should help defensively against Watford. FFS Ole.

The thing is its a myth McT is good defensively. He's actually not very good at anything in midfield. Baffling he gets to start week in week out