Wolves V Man U(May contain scores)

Aquos76

Team news

Looks like a 4-3-3 formation

.....................VDS

Neville......Brown...Vidic....Silvestre

.......Park...........Rio.........Richardson

......Saha.......Ruud.......Rooney


Should be interesting to see how Rio adjusts to a midfield role

Wolves team to follow....

Jivin Turkey

The midfield is very lightweight. Richardson and Park are both wingers and not at all physical. Against Ince, who will be more than up for it, it should be an interesting battle. If Rio doesn't adjust well it'll be interesting.

Interesting to see how Vidic does also.

I'd expect United to win with Rooney to shine as usual, but odds of 13/2 on Wolves are tempting me to a flutter.

PHB

I think it will line out more like this,

Neville......Brown...Vidic....Silvestre
....................Rio.......................
.......Park....................Richardson
..................Rooney..............
...........Saha...........Ruud.......

Aquos76

Still waiting on wolves team but Ince is not playing.

Aquos76

PHB wrote:

I think it will line out more like this,

Neville......Brown...Vidic....Silvestre
....................Rio.......................
.......Park....................Richardson
..................Rooney..............
...........Saha...........Ruud.......

That is probably more accurate alright. MUTV posted it up as I did but your one looks more likely.

PHB

p.s. Park is going to be the key player in this game I think, him and Rooney will destory Wolves.
It's just whether or not we can hold out at the back, so lets hope Vidic can account for no Slyvestre **** ups

Aquos76

Looks like I was wrong or should I say MUTV were wrong.

Ince IS playing

mike65

Wolves

....................Postma............................

Edwards....Gypes....Lescott....Naylor....

.Seol.......Anderton....Ince....Kennedy....

..............Miller.......Cort......

C'mon Wolves. Either narrow win for Utd, draw, or a complete hammering!

Mike.

Aquos76

Thanks Mike for posting the wolves team

carpothepunk

Its nice to see Park playing again

As for Rio in midfield?Im not his biggest fan,but he as been playing well at the back recently

Aquos76

Richardson 1-0 after 5 mins

mike65

Richardson scores

Mike.

The Muppet

Nice assist from Saha. He's starting to impress

scuba steve

good turn from saha to cross the ball in. Park looks in good nick, as does vidic and rooney

carpothepunk

Good goal from Richardson

And yeah,Saha really is impressing lately,great link up play

jesus_thats_gre

PHB wrote:

I think it will line out more like this,

Neville......Brown...Vidic....Silvestre
....................Rio.......................
.......Park....................Richardson
..................Rooney..............
...........Saha...........Ruud.......

I actually think Rio and Rooney there will be considerably more effective than anything else United have fieleded all season..

Lemlin

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

I actually think Rio and Rooney there will be considerably more effective than anything else United have fieleded all season..

How come Evra isn't playing?

The Muppet

Lemlin wrote:

How come Evra isn't playing?

Playing 2 new defenders at the one time would not be a good idea. Evra is on the bench

mike65

Wolves showing some ambition but just lacking one good ball.

Mike.

Tusky

Is this on tv?

Aquos76

Tusky wrote:

Is this on tv?

Yeah Sky Sports1

scuba steve

ya sky sports 1

Aquos76

What a finish by Saha 2-0

mike65

Damn. Thats that.

Mike.

The Muppet

Who Needs a midfield? That's the third exceptional long ball/pass from Vidic this game.

Necronomicon

Lemlin wrote:

How come Evra isn't playing?

He picked up a knock against Blackburn as well, maybe just precautionary. Two great finishes so far, I'm happy that the make-shift midfield hasn't been tested too much.

Aquos76

The Muppet wrote:

Who Needs a midfield? That's the third exceptional long ball/pass from Vidic this game.

He is cetainly having a good first half alright. As you pointed out earlier in the thread about Saha, he is playing very well. It good to see him hitting form at just about the right time.

Guy:Incognito

Hee hee, theres a giant ball in the goal behind Irwin. THey should use that in the 2nd half for a laugh.:)

The Muppet

What a Goal Richardsons second.

carpothepunk

Great play by Park for Richardsons second

Aquos76

Saha was unlucky not to make it 4 there with that back heel

scuba steve

ya super play by park there to win the ball and set up the pass to Ruud

Jivin Turkey

/ note to self

Only idiots bet against United when they are playing a Championship side.

scuba steve

ooh, would have been some goal there from RVN

Aquos76

Good preformance by man utd today. Easy win in the end. Hopefully one of two new midfielders will be brought in before the deadline but to be totally honest, I cant see anything happening.

Fighting Irish

Anyone else think gary neville shouldn't be captaining United?

Necronomicon

Good performance by United. They were never pressed very hard by Wolves, but still had a confidence about them and went about their business with a bit of style. Very surprised with the midfield line-up bearing in mind that both Smith and Fletcher were fit, but the odd couple of Rio and Rooney did fairly well. It'll be interesting to see who he favours against Blackburn on wednesday. Rooney hasn't scored in 7, Saha can't stop scoring, one of them might have to be sacrificed if Fletcher and Smith come back into the side.
Delighted for Saha. A lot of people seemed to forget that he was producing this kind of form in the first couple of months of his United career when he arrived from Fulham, before his injury. He's getting back to his old ways now, long may it continue. Also impressed with Park, first game back after a few weeks missing with injury but you wouldn't have thought it. I think he did enough to keep his place for wednesday, even if Ronaldo is available again.

eyerer

Fighting Irish wrote:

Anyone else think gary neville shouldn't be captaining United?

hmm, doesn't seem quite right to me

PHB

I still think Ruud should be captain, but Neville isn't a bad captain. If only Rio hadn't ****ed up the contract negotiations, he'd be captain, but he did.
Heinze for captain

LostinBlanch

PHB wrote:

I still think Ruud should be captain, but Neville isn't a bad captain. If only Rio hadn't ****ed up the contract negotiations, he'd be captain, but he did.
Heinze for captain

Nope have to disagree with you there PH JRooney for captain. And it's not because of that Ingerlund ****e, it's just that in the last few games he is the only one that played like he really cared (nev included). Plus the fact that his work rate is phenonemenal. Besides it'll give him free rein to tell the refs where to go. Now can't you see how much that would wind up the ABU's

Guy:Incognito

LostinBlanch wrote:

Besides it'll give him free rein to tell the refs where to go. Now can't you see how much that would wind up the ABU's

Yeah cos that what Rooney needs, a chance to get booked at least once a game.

scuba steve

Heinze for captain! or Van Der Sar and Rooney in a few years when he cools his head off fully and gets more experience

Fighting Irish

PHB wrote:

I still think Ruud should be captain, but Neville isn't a bad captain. If only Rio hadn't ****ed up the contract negotiations, he'd be captain, but he did.
Heinze for captain

Neville is a **** captain, he acts way to hard which makes him look stupid. He is trying to hard, he needs to sit back in defence and stay there. Ruud for captain. Maybe Rooney in a few years

Fighting Irish

scuba steve wrote:

Heinze for captain!

I would agree if he had been at united longer

tomED

I thought united were superb in the first half. I think our momentum dropped when fletcher and smith came on in midfield. There was noone making play in the middle, whereas in the first half rooney was playmaking.

I know it seems like a waste to have rooney in midfiled, but in the current state of injuries, I thought he played very well there and made us like like a team again.

Was at the liverpool game last week and rooney might aswell have been playin in midfield, he was up and down the field like a midfielder should be!

As for captain.... it's a tough one - i agree with an earleri post - the only player that looks like he deserves it at the minute is Rooney. He's playing with a lot of heart!

However, I think that might be one step too far and may go straight to his head! I think neville was the easy choice for captain. Ruud isn;t involved enough in the game. Heinze is too kamakazi-ish - Rio... say no more... So Neville is the safe bet, not neccessarily the right choice!

My two cents!!

gracehopper

Great performance by United, Was very impressed with Vidic,he has the eye for a long pass, which will defo be useful. Ferdinand in midfield?? i missed the burton game so this was my first time seeing him play in there. I thought he was excellent, way better than smith or fletcher. I wouldnt be worried about Rooney not scoring as he's involved in everything that United do going forward, he's an absolute class act.
I personally would pick Ji sung park before Ronaldo every week? he was quality and was a lot more direct than Ronaldo who likes to beat the same player 3 or 4 times before putting a cross in that the first defender just heads out. I thought United should have crushed wolves though and had they been a bit more clinical they could have won 5 or 6 nil.

Fighting Irish wrote:

Anyone else think gary neville shouldn't be captaining United?

i dont think Neville should be in the first team at United never mind about being captain. He is always the weak link, his distribution of the ball is Sh*te and he missed the empty goal yesterday from about 12 yards out, F*ckin idiot!

redspider

I didnt see the game or hear how Paul Ince did, but a few weeks ago I read some reports that he was instrumental at Wolves this season. Its amazing to see an "old player" like this, who I believe is 39, still performing well. Also, playing in midfield is not an area where he can slouch around.

So, just saying well done to Ince, an ex-player of Man U and for Liverpool briefly as well.

redspider

tomED

redspider wrote:

I didnt see the game or hear how Paul Ince did, but a few weeks ago I read some reports that he was instrumental at Wolves this season. Its amazing to see an "old player" like this, who I believe is 39, still performing well. Also, playing in midfield is not an area where he can slouch around.

So, just saying well done to Ince, an ex-player of Man U and for Liverpool briefly as well.

redspider

He scored a cracker that wasn't allowed!!!!!
Other than that - he was very slow as you would expect at his age, but experience and quality still shone through!

Aquos76

" A cracker"

Ah come on now. How was it a cracker when all the players around him stopped and the keeper just stood back and watched it going in.

PHB

It was a sweet strike, that VDS probably had covered, but you never know.

tomED

Aquos76 wrote:

" A cracker"

Ah come on now. How was it a cracker when all the players around him stopped and the keeper just stood back and watched it going in.

Ah cmon - how can you not say it was a cracker - I'm not sure VDS would have got to it - it was right in the corner.....

Although VDS is a tall bugger.....