Manchester United v West Ham United Match Thread.

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Kick Off: 5:30pm.
Venue: Old Trafford.
TV: ESPN.

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My line-up:

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VDS

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JO'S----Vidic----Smalling----Evra
Valencia--Fletcher--Scholes--Nani

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Rooney

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Berba

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I'd like to see Chicho and Carrick at some stage, too.

Wolfe Tone

Rooney to get off the mark today!


Well done baz.

Nemanja91

I can see 3-1 united, will be hard to break down at first but when the first goal goes in they will keep coming!

IvySlayer

No Evans?

3-0, Rooney, Valencia, Nani.

Feeky Magee

6-0, Bebe with them all.

Peyton Manning

I'd actually go for the same team as you baz. Evans stuggles against big forwards, he had a torrid time against Zamora last week. Smalling might do a better job against Carlton Cole this week, although I fully expect Evans to start.

Drumpot

Feeky Magee wrote: »

6-0, Bebe with them all.

New T-shirt for Bebe on sale at Old Trafford megastore . . .

Drumpot

Archimedes wrote: »

I'd actually go for the same team as you baz. Evans stuggles against big forwards, he had a torrid time against Zamora last week. Smalling might do a better job against Carlton Cole this week, although I fully expect Evans to start.

Agreed . .

One of the biggest concerns I have with Evans/Vidic is when they come up against fast forwards. Both are relatively slow defenders and the likes of Torres would enjoy the one on ones ! !

That said, this is West Ham, if United dont win this comfortably I would be dissapointed. . Would fergie start Hernandez and bring Rooney on ? (prob Not). .

Interested to see how Nani will respond to his cocked up peno last week. Made Valencia my captain as he looks like he is going to have a huge season . .

Prediction - 4-0

BigBenRoeth

West Ham to win 2-3 :rolleyes:

Het-Field

Archimedes wrote: »

I'd actually go for the same team as you baz. Evans stuggles against big forwards, he had a torrid time against Zamora last week. Smalling might do a better job against Carlton Cole this week, although I fully expect Evans to start.

If you fell the United backline may struggle againts big forwards, then Cole and Piquionne may give them a torrid time. However, I dont believe there service will be there which will give them the opportunity to take advantage of any weak links in the United backline.

Defensively, West Ham have been poor this year. Granted, the game against Bolton could have gone either way if Carlton Cole had tucked away the first half penalty, and Bolton's first goal had, rightfully, been chalked off for Kevin Davies' scumbaggery.

Today, I feel United will control the game and will take the win.

My Preferred team

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Green

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Ben Haim----Upson

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Da Costa----Gabbidon/Illunga

Dyer

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Parker

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Noble

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Barrera

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Cole

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Piquionne

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Mr Alan

West Ham to get absolutely stuffed me thinks

adox

I'd expect an easy enough win for United today. Wesy Ham have looked poor in their first couple of games.

I'd also stick with Evans. He got a roasting from Zamorra last week but he's a better defender than Smalling at the present time. I still think Evans can be a regular long term.

Smalling has potential but for me still gets to tight to often, and can be turned easily, especially in the latter part of the game.

Hammer Archer

I can see this being a very painful game for us
Expect Rooney to get out of the rut he's currently in by scoring 2 or more. We always seem to give struggling strikers or managers a new lease of life. I'm expecting 4-0.

Het-Field

Hammer Archer wrote: »

I can see this being a very painful game for us
Expect Rooney to get out of the rut he's currently in by scoring 2 or more. We always seem to give struggling strikers or managers a new lease of life. I'm expecting 4-0.

I still maintain that West Ham are the only club which every season look at the fixture list and earmark their two games against West Ham as realistic 6 pointers. That is regardless of who the club is (be it Chelsea or Blackpool),

Hammer Archer

Het-Field wrote: »

I still maintain that West Ham are the only club which every season look at the fixture list and earmark their two games against West Ham as realistic 6 pointers. That is regardless of who the club is (be it Chelsea or Blackpool),

Indeed. By the way, I can't see Da Costa starting. Avram seems to have a serious aversion to him.

BigBenRoeth

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Indeed. By the way, I can't see Da Costa starting. Avram seems to have a serious aversion to him.

I'd much rather see Da Costa and Ben Haim make up the center of defence rather than have to watch Upson play for us again.

Drumpot

Het-Field wrote: »

I still maintain that West Ham are the only club which every season look at the fixture list and earmark their two games against West Ham as realistic 6 pointers.

Do they get to play themselves ????

Mitch Connor

VDS, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov

Bukman13

Mitch Connor wrote: »

VDS, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov

No Valencia is a Fantasy Footballing disaster.

But I like that starting line up team.

adox

Mitch Connor wrote: »

VDS, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov

No Valencia is surprising, although he maybe had his worst game in a United shirt last week.

adox

Bukman13 wrote: »

No Valencia is a Fantasy .

I have him as my captain. :mad:

Hammer Archer

West Ham Team: Green, Spector, Gabbidon, Upson, Ilunga, Parker, Boa Morte, Noble, Faubert, Dyer, Cole
Subs: Stech, Da Costa, Kovac, Stanislas, Barrera, McCarthy, Piquionne

Want to be the first to congratulate Man Utd on their convincing win today. That is such a poor team on paper. At least Spector is playing in his favoured position though.

Jax Teller

Bukman13 wrote: »

No Valencia is a Fantasy Footballing disaster.

But I like that starting line up team.

have him in my team aswell , he hasnt had a great start the season though in all honesty

Paul Tergat

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Want to be the first to congratulate Man Utd on their convincing win today. That is such a poor team on paper. At least Spector is playing in his favoured position though.

LOL

Getting behind your team ftw!

modmuffin

adox wrote: »

I have him as my captain. :mad:

nightmare, so do i!

Lukker-

Reckon West Ham will frustrate United for large periods of the game. But in the end probably will wend up 1 or 2-0 United.

PHB

I think we'll bounce back here. Rooney to get off the mark is my prediction

The Floyd p

Wanted to see Barrera play.

Devil08

No Park in the squad.

Het-Field

Hammer Archer wrote: »

West Ham Team: Green, Spector, Gabbidon, Upson, Ilunga, Parker, Boa Morte, Noble, Faubert, Dyer, Cole
Subs: Stech, Da Costa, Kovac, Stanislas, Barrera, McCarthy, Piquionne

Want to be the first to congratulate Man Utd on their convincing win today. That is such a poor team on paper. At least Spector is playing in his favoured position though.

No Reid or Ben Haim ? What does that say ?

Spector is an appalling player who I would loe to see out of the club. He is a weak defender, with a record of mistakes.

Faubert is a very poor right winger. He is anything but consistent in that position.

The side actually suggests that our summer business in the transfer market was for optics. Only two are there, and both are on the bench.

Devil08

adox wrote: »

I have him as my captain. :mad:

I had Bebe as my captain...:mad:

Raskolnikov

Man Utd are 1/7 to win this in the bookies, horrible odds.

Devil08

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Man Utd are 1/7 to win this in the bookies, horrible odds.

As tight as a nuns [EMAIL="cr@ck"]cr@ck[/EMAIL]

Liam O

Apparently Wayne Rooney hasn't scored in a while. No mention of it in commentary/the panelists on ESPN though yet...

BigBenRoeth

What in the fcuk is Spector doing

jaykay74

anyone got Utds subs handy ?

Liam O

Evra's final ball really is a weak spot in his game.

Drumpot

Another over hyed scholes pass . . :rolleyes:

Gonna be tough to break down this defencive formation ! !

jaykay74

jaykay74 wrote: »

anyone got Utds subs handy ?

Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Smalling, Hernandez, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia.

Wolfe Tone

anyone got a non sopcast stream?

Liam O

Someone in work said this to me earlier and when watching the game it really stands out. The United team just don't seem to have much chemistry. They don't know each other's games too well and for a team that has been playing together for over a year now there really is no excuse for it

commentator says a confident Rooney would have scored there :rolleyes:

Liam O

Nani trying to deviate from the Prince image and instead go for the Fresh Prince image i see

nullzero

It's all been a bit gick so far.
West Ham look like giving away a lot of free's possibly ending with 10 men, but United haven't been great so far.

Mikeyt086

Very poor opening 20mins.

Rooney looks like World Cup Rooney, Giggs and Nani havent had a sniff, O'Shea is again looking very rusty, particularily in possesion and up against the pace of Dyer.

Need a goal or some nice play to get the crowd going and gain some momentum... Nani smacks the bar as I type.

Josey Wales

Nice shot there from Nani.

Peyton Manning

Berbasex touch right there

Liam O

Giggs and Nani are playing too narrow imo

Valmont

So how are Manchester Utd looking? Sharp? How is Berbatvo? Have any of you even noticed his presence yet?

IvySlayer

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

anyone got a non sopcast stream?

http://www.veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4c79339b5d29d

Is HQ, but in spanish!

Raskolnikov

Nani looking good here it has to be said.

Waynaldo quiet.

jaykay74

Rooney very frustrating to watch at the moment.