Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - 2013/14

Lord TSC

Our horrible form and injuries.
Jose at home.
Chelsea's form.
Our inability, bar once, to win against a top 8 team.

I really would,love to know where the people who think we can get even a draw, let alone a win, are getting their confidence from cause I would like to believe like they do....

irishfeen

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Our horrible form and injuries.
Jose at home.
Chelsea's form.
Our inability, bar once, to win against a top 8 team.

I really would,love to know where the people who think we can get even a draw, let alone a win, are getting their confidence from cause I would like to believe like they do....

:pac:

MagicIRL

If United play 90mins today like they played in the second half against Swansea, we could easily draw or even win today. A big if though.

J. Marston

No Rooney or Van Persie and now rumours that Rafael and Vidic are out combined with our record (everyone's record really...) at Stamford Bridge and Moyes' awful record against big teams.

Determined performance or not, we're getting slaughtered today.

Quandary

Our injuries are just beyond a joke at this stage. They've been ridiculous for years now. There has to be some explanation, our luck can't be this bad.

Cantona's Collars

Not even sure where the goals are gonna come from today,I think Wellbeck will end up doing a lot of running for little reward.

A stat I read earlier from Fantasy Football: Yaya Toure has 14 goals already this season,our highest scoring player from midfield/wing is Januzaj with 3.

http://espnfc.com/team/squad?id=360&cc=5739

I remember the days when we were a threat from anywhere on the pitch,now we rely on 2 or 3 players to get the goals & 2 of them aren't playing today.Scholes should come back to coach the first team midfielders how to shoot.

Quandary

zerks wrote: »

Scholes should come back to coach the first team midfielders how to shoot.

Scholes might have been a magician on the pitch but im not sure even he has the magic to fix our attacking midfielder problem.

What's that saying - "you can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear"

keano2012

Quandary wrote: »

Scholes might have been a magician on the pitch but im not sure even he has the magic to fix our attacking midfielder problem.

What's that saying - "you can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear"

i disagree- replace cleverly with paul scholes in his prime then i think we would comfortably in the champs league places. he would convert so many half chances that cleverly blasts over. not to mention the amount of his assists.

Quandary

keano2012 wrote: »

i disagree- replace cleverly with paul scholes in his prime then i think we would comfortably in the champs league places. he would convert so many half chances that cleverly blasts over. not to mention the amount of his assists.

No doubt about that!

I meant that even Scholes coaching couldn't really improve our attacking midfield options

Al Capwned

Anything more on the Vidic / Rafael rumours?

NUTZZ

Al Capwned wrote: »

Anything more on the Vidic / Rafael rumours?

Rafael isn't true, the BBC mixed him up with Fabio.

Vertigo100

Both start.

markc91

Eh?
Team vs Chelsea: De Gea, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Jones, Carrick, Young, Januzaj, Welbeck

Irish94

#mufc starting XI vs Chelsea: De Gea; Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Young; Januzaj, Welbeck.

#mufc subs vs Chelsea: Lindegaard, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Cleverley, Fletcher, Kagawa

keano2012

markc91 wrote: »

Eh?
Team vs Chelsea: De Gea, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Jones, Carrick, Young, Januzaj, Welbeck

better than i thought! reasonably happy with the starting 11 tbh

MagicIRL

Where the **** is Kagawa!? Oh my days.

beno619

MagicIRL wrote: »

Where the **** is Kagawa!? Oh my days.

Not too bad Jan through the middle, Young is gauranteed to help out Evra.

Montroseee

MagicIRL wrote: »

Where the **** is Kagawa!? Oh my days.

One good game doesn't excuse countless poor performances. I'm happy with that starting team, bar Valencia of course.

keano2012

MagicIRL wrote: »

Where the **** is Kagawa!? Oh my days.

clearly wants 2 out and out wingers (young and valencia). then it came down to januzaj v kagawa...id go with januzaj to start ahead of him.

no zaha on the bench!

Cantona's Collars

No Cleverley.

tallaghtmick

Our great crossing game will be on show today!

Pudsy33

Young for **** sake

And Jones in midfield. **** sake!

supersean1999

Irish94 wrote: »

#mufc starting XI vs Chelsea: De Gea; Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Young; Januzaj, Welbeck.

#mufc subs vs Chelsea: Lindegaard, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Cleverley, Fletcher, Kagawa

Jones a Bonus

MagicIRL

supersean1999 wrote: »

Jones a Bonus

Is he going to man mark Hazard or Oscar?

Chagan

Would have personally preferred Kagawa in the middle with Januzaj out wide but I can see why Moyes has gone with this. Looks like we're going to try soak up pressure and hit them on the break.

MagicMarker

Pudsy33 wrote: »

And Jones in midfield. **** sake!

Eh? Probably our best performing midfielder this season.

Maximus Alexander

MagicIRL wrote: »

Where the **** is Kagawa!? Oh my days.

On the bench.

Saucy McKetchup

MagicIRL wrote: »

Is he going to man mark Hazard or Oscar?

Both!

Pudsy33

MagicMarker wrote: »

Eh? Probably our best performing midfielder this season.

Fair comment, I suppose I would have preferred Fletcher though.

adox

I don't know why I'm still surprised by Moyes constant chopping and changing.

Cowardly selection. Young and Valencia both start and no place for Kagawa.

Spineless. We are seventh in the league and looking doubtful for a champions league place. It's the end of January. Grow a set Moyes.


The end can't come soon enough for him. Shambolic.

Call Me Jimmy

I've no problem with jones playing, I would almost rather fletcher for carrick, besides his football, his fearlessness and leadership would have helped the whole team.

Alpha Dog 1

Fletcher definitely deserves to be starting today.

Saucy McKetchup

adox wrote: »

I don't know why I'm still surprised by Moyes constant chopping and changing.

Cowardly selection. Young and Valencia both start and no plaice for Kagawa.

Spineless. We are seventh in the league and looking doubtful for a champions league place. It's the end of January. Grow a set Moyes.


The end can't come soon enough for him. Shambolic.

Ohhhhhhh k, he picked a team for counter attacking football, I thinks it's a good selection, the only way were going to score is either on the counter or from a set piece, januzaj is bound to get fouled more than once.

adox

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

Ohhhhhhh k, he picked a team for counter attacking football, I thinks it's a good selection, the only way were going to score is either on the counter or from a set piece, januzaj is bound to get fouled more than once.

So Kagawa behind Welbeck with Adnan out wide instead of Valencia or Young isn't?

Mikeyt086

Young is playing because he will help Evra out, Kagawa/Januzaj won't.

Jones is playing because he is great for games like this, see Arsenal and Real Madrid.

Thats the best team we could put out today. Still very pessimistic.

Saucy McKetchup

adox wrote: »

So Kagawa behind Welbeck with Adnan out wide instead of Valencia or Young isn't?

Kagawa wouldn't be as pacey as januzaj

scudzilla

Just watching Mourinho go through his team, i love that guy, wish he'd have come to us

adox

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

Kagawa wouldn't be as pacey as januzaj

Not as important in a no 10 role.

Saucy McKetchup

adox wrote: »

Not as important in a no 10 role.

When you're playing on the counter it is

adox

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

When you're playing on the counter it is

It's really not.

magnumbud

scudzilla wrote: »

Just watching Mourinho go through his team, i love that guy, wish he'd have come to us

for all his times he can be charming and entertaining i simply hate the other side of him. the shushing of opponents fans, the thing with the barca coach where he tried to gauge his eye, etc. this stuff just doesnt sit right with me and wouldnt want out manager doing this

on the rooney part on bbc this morning they had press lads talking and they said it was him that brought it up and wanted to talk about it that the press wasnt even asking about him

jimjamcos

Mourinho to show Charlton and Fergie that the job should have been his, is the most devastating way possible.

Pro. F

scudzilla wrote: »

Just watching Mourinho go through his team, i love that guy, wish he'd have come to us

I can't stand him. Very defensive and very egotistical. Watch whenever he wins in a big game (bigger games than today, beating us would be no surprise), he very often does something unusual at the end of the game to make sure that everybody sees him and talks about him. When he loses in those big games, he is much more quiet and well behaved.

Not that I'm saying I would rather have Moyes than Jose, neither appeal to me.

Headshot

Im watching both teams come out of the tunnel there and just so down heartening how weak our team is man for man compared to Chelsea (bar De Gea of course)

Mikeyt086

You can tell Jones hasn't played in weeks. Way off the pace so far.

Headshot

tis embarrassing

basillarkin

DeGea ahead of Cech, I don't think so.

Lord TSC

Its ok lads, just need more time...

Nalz

basillarkin wrote: »

DeGea ahead of Cech, I don't think so.

Why not? You can't blame him for those goals.

Jones Evra and Raf at fault

beno619

Jaysus how many times does the ball just go through De Gea.