Match Thread: Blackburn V Man Utd [All Pre/During/After Match Discussion]

Aquos76

V's

Barclays Premier League
Ewood Park
Saturday October 4th 2008
KO - 17:30 GMT Setanta Sports 1

Blackburn (from): Brown, Robinson, Bunn, Nelsen, Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Emerton, Olsson, Tugay, Derbyshire, Santa Cruz, Villanueva, Fowler, Andrews, Fowler, Grella, Treacy, Pedersen.

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Amos, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, O'Shea, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Tevez, Berbatov, Rooney, Welbeck.

Rooney is a major doubt for this one, Carrick, Scholes and Hargreaves are all missing due to injuries.

Manchester United have managed just one win at Ewood Park in their last eight visits since 1999; that being 0-1 on 11 November 2006 when Louis Saha got the winner.

Lets hope we can come away with the 3 points tomorrow.

mayordenis

I fancy this to end all square

Peyton Manning

Usually Id be nervous before this fixture, but thank Christ that Brad Friedel isnt with Blackburn anymore.

Dave!

United are still capable of winning this really

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Fletch---Ando

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Ronaldo

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Park

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Tevez

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Berbatov

The defense needs to tighten the oul screws, they looked dodgey at times in the last match. But other than that I'm not terribly worried to be quite honest.

(No word eating please!!!)

mayordenis

Dave! wrote: »

United are still capable of winning this really

I don't think anyone in there right mind would disagree - of course they are capable they are capable of beating any team the world over,
I just don't think right now that blackburn are the team for them to get a result against
who knows could paste them

If Paul Ince works his magic then we'll win. I'm seconding Archimedes in that thank god Friedel is gone!!

Killme00

Neil1984/ wrote:

I'm seconding Archimedes in that thank god Friedel is gone!!

Thank Martin O Neill

Im looking forward to this especially after getting my dodgy box unscambled!!!

delija_sever029

United must win this!

Thanx 4 The Fish

United to romp this, Berbatov with a brace.

CHD

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

United to romp this, Berbatov with a brace.

+1

I think United are going to win this handy today.

Boggles

It is a very good thing that 55 Fingers Friedel has departed, he certainly has been a one man wall against United in recent times.

United always defended badly under Hughes Blackburn thou, he was always happy enough to let United hammer away and then catch them on the break with a counter goal. I think they have been lucky in some matches, but they always seem to make there attacks count.

When they beat United in 2005 at Old Trafford 2-1, United had up around 30 shots at goal only getting 7 or 8 on target, Blackburn I remember had 10 strikes at goal and had 10 on target.

Similarly the return leg at Ewood, Blackburn ended up 4-3 winners, going on just those 2 matches it was alot more than Friedel being the scorge of United.

As we all know it is a very different looking Blackburn now, I think Bentley and Friedel are huge losses. United have hit a small bit of form, the back 5 which was a big part of there success last season needs to steadied.

I see this as a United win, not easy thou. 1-3.

bennyx_o

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote: »

just noticed the sig

whats that about

See this thread

Headshot

bennyx_o wrote: »

See this thread

****ing hell

how class is that

PHB

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Evra-

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will almost certainly be the team I think.

Our front 4 is top top class, and will have a very nice balance I think in it too.

Big big big performances needed today from Fletcher and Anderson.
Fletcher needs not only to hussle and bussle, but really get stuck in and win the ball back.
Anderson needs to not only win the ball back, but set the tempo, make the simple Scholes passes, make driving runs forward to create space, but most importantly, to always be availible to pass to.

I think he can do all of those without a doubt, except the last one, as I'm not sure his movement is quite good enough to be a world class central midfielder [his future is as an attacking midfielder I think].

Big performances needed from them today, but I think we'll get some.

i think Anderson's probolem is fitness. He seems to fade towards the end of games.

roryc

Deleted User wrote: »

i think Anderson's probolem is fitness. He seems to fade towards the end of games.

Just please don't play Nani....

Headshot

roryc wrote: »

Just please don't play Nani....

god noooooooooooooooooooooooo

grames_bond

roryc wrote: »

Just please don't play Nani....

+1

he's more of a meme than ronaldo!

grames_bond

grames_bond wrote: »

+1

he's more of a meme than ronaldo!

his biggest problem is decision making. He doesn't seem to have a brain on his head. Lots of raw talent but he doesn't know what to do with it.

Headshot

it wouldnt suprise me to see ryan giggs in the centre today

hope not but I have a bad feeling

Lets hope not. I love Giggsy, he's a great impact sub. But starting central middfielder in the Premier League he is not.

PHB

Giggs adds a bit of creativity, but against a premiership midfield, he's not strong enough anymore. He's fine against ****e teams though.

Anderson is still wrecked after the Olympics I think, but over the last 2 weeks I think he's gotten better.

I'd be disappointed to see Giggs in there today.

Dave!

PHB wrote: »

Giggs adds a bit of creativity, but against a premiership midfield, he's not strong enough anymore. He's fine against ****e teams though.

Anderson is still wrecked after the Olympics I think, but over the last 2 weeks I think he's gotten better.

I'd be disappointed to see Giggs in there today.

?!?!?!?

He's 20, man! The Olympics were over a month ago, and he hasn't even been starting most matches since then! If anything he should be sharper than most, since he had a rather intense pre-season

If he's fubar already, then that's worrying

I dunno what's up with him, he has been looking better recently though

PHB

Dave! wrote: »

?!?!?!?

He's 20, man! The Olympics were over a month ago, and he hasn't even been starting most matches since then! If anything he should be sharper than most, since he had a rather intense pre-season

He essentially had little to no summer holiday. As such, its no surprise he's wrecked. 20 years olds aren't magically things, if anything, they've yet to develop fully. He still runs his heart out, but its no surprise that his touch isn't as good as it normally is etc, his legs are just tired.

Fergie then rushed him into the team, 5 hours after a 20 hour flight because we were desperate. And he did relatively well (creating the opportunity for the Liverpool goal), but was clearly wrecked. Then he got rested a little, and since then, he's been better.

ROCKMAN

mutv

ROONEY WILL START

PHB

great.

Thought he was injuried, but **** it, its 2 weeks for international football so who cares.

ROCKMAN

UTD TEAM

VDS
BROWN
RIO
VIDIC
EVRA

FLETCHER
GIGGS
ANDERSON

ROONEY
BERBS
RONALDO (sorry type error )

Aquos76

Team From MUTV

VDS

Brown
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra


Anderson
Flecther
Giggs

Ronaldo
Rooney
Berbatov

Theresalwaysone

Best thing that couldve happened for Anderson was Scholesy getting injured. I think he will really come into his own this season, he has all the qualities, has been looking like he is coming into form lately and has a team full of running and passing around him.

I expect him to have a good game today.

PHB

I think we'll see Anderson on the left wing, Ronaldo on the right, Rooney behind Berbatov.

Shocked but somewhat happy that Brown is starting.

Aquos76

ROCKMAN wrote: »

UTD TEAM

VDS
BROWN
RIO
VIDIC
EVRA

FLETCHER
GIGGS
ANDERSON

ROONEY
BERBS
TEVEZ

You seem to have Tevez in instead of Ronaldo, is that correct?

PHB

Ronaldo is playing

Aquos76

PHB wrote: »

Ronaldo is playing

Yeah, he is on the line up I posted, but in the above line up he is ommited and Tevez is in

Peyton Manning

Christ, I cant wait for this match to start. Been deprived of football for the last 2 weeks

Theresalwaysone

Can anyone link/PM me a good quality stream? Im busy at home and have no setanta....

2-0 United is my prediction anyway.

delija_sever029

We will win it 0-1

Necronomicon

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Can anyone link/PM me a good quality stream? Im busy at home and have no setanta....

2-0 United is my prediction anyway.

Not on air yet, but it should be on here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hdfooty

ROCKMAN

Aquos76 wrote: »

Yeah, he is on the line up I posted, but in the above line up he is ommited and Tevez is in

LISTEN new boy am allow a little mistake every now and then
In fact last year my line ups where a lucky thing never lost (maybe )

You come a long this year , and we lose to LIVERPOOL , YES I blame you (but at least I get to change my jocks this year:eek:)

Dave!

In f*cking work at 6pm :mad: :mad: :mad: B*stards

Great that Rooney is starting!

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Or maybe

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Or.......

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Brown

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PHB

It'll be this

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unless Fergie goes absolutely nuts, and does this

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I'd be very surprised if Giggs isn't in central midfield.

Dave!

Not sure really...... Should we not have a dominant midfielder in the centre, ie. Andersonsonson? Giggs sure aint that, and I'd say Fletch will be advised to get forward

Mitch Connor

Dave! wrote: »

Not sure really...... Should we not have a dominant midfielder in the centre, ie. Andersonsonson? Giggs sure aint that, and I'd say Fletch will be advised to get forward

Scholes, Carrick and Hargreaves are all injured- what midfielder do you suggest we put in?

PHB

I'm not suggesting what I'd like, just what Fergie will probably do. He doesn't see Giggs as a winger anymore, he's said that.

Fletcher and Giggs in the middle is balanced enough, and Anderson will add some guile to the attack, while dropping into the middle if needed.

Dave!

Tauren wrote: »

Scholes, Carrick and Hargreaves are all injured- what midfielder do you suggest we put in?

eh... Anderson... like I suggested...? And have someone else on the wing... Not that Giggs or Rooney are ideal wingers, but I'd sooner sacrifice a wing than the centre of the midfield

PHB wrote: »

I'm not suggesting what I'd like, just what Fergie will probably do. He doesn't see Giggs as a winger anymore, he's said that.

Fletcher and Giggs in the middle is balanced enough, and Anderson will add some guile to the attack, while dropping into the middle if needed.

Ahh yeah I know, I'm just speculating really

Aquos76

ROCKMAN wrote: »

LISTEN new boy am allow a little mistake every now and then
In fact last year my line ups where a lucky thing never lost (maybe )

You come a long this year , and we lose to LIVERPOOL , YES I blame you (but at least I get to change my jocks this year:eek:)

I might be the new boy, but it does feel good getting one up on the master;)

As the saying goes, he who makes no mistakes makes nothing.:D

Oh and on the liverpool thing, its good that there is atleast one person not blaming VDS so...

Vokes

Another decent stream: http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/310759

ROCKMAN

BENCH

AMOS , RAFAEL ,EVANS , O SHEA , NANI ,PARK ,TEVEZ

Vokes

Looks to me like Blackburn are playing 5 in defence. Or is Warnock playing midfield?

Xavi6

Ustream really is the shizzle. No software needed and fantastic quality.

No Robbo in nets for Rovers. Unlucky for United!

PHB

uh oh, this is looking weird. lets hope its an initial formation.

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Ronaldo--

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Berbatov

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delija_sever029

Kill them!!! Kill them all United!!!! Muhahahahahaha:D