Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

MagicIRL

That's one ropey back four!

K4t

Irish94 wrote: »

What has Januzaj done to keep his place in the team?

More than Di Maria over the last 3 games.

Both are playing because they're both quality and our best options in those areas. You play your best players when you can, especially if there are no better alternatives.

Irish94

K4t wrote: »

More than Di Maria over the last 3 games.

Both are playing because they're both quality and our best options in those areas. You play your best players when you can, especially if there are no better alternatives.

Fair enough. I thought we were playing well with the diamond in midfield. Di Maria is better suited in that formation, rather then being stuck on the wing.

If Blind is CB today, why not play;

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Carrick

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---Fellaini/Herrera

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Di Maria----

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Mata/Fellaini

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----Rooney

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RVP

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KH25

I would think Carrick is CB despite how the lineup was announced.

Manutd_4life

anyone know what channel the game is coming on???

advertsfox

KH25 wrote: »

Team is out. De Gea, McNair, Valencia, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Fellaini, Di Maria, Januzaj, Roo, RVP.

4-4-2 or 4-5-1?

beno619

I think people are being very hard on Adnan he's effectively played no football this season.

1 goal or assist and he'll be flying again, a good loan would probably benefit him but we don't have enough quality in wide positions for that to happen.

KH25

advertsfox wrote: »

4-4-2 or 4-5-1?

Not sure to be honest! I'm out so Im just getting this from Twitter. Looks like Blind is the left sided CB.

kryogen

advertsfox wrote: »

4-4-2 or 4-5-1?

433 Id Say

Carrick/Blind and Fellaini, with Di Maria and Januzaj wide and Rooney in behind RVP

Well, we call it a 4231

keeponhurling

Irish94 wrote: »

What has Januzaj done to keep his place in the team?

Who would you play instead of him ?

J. Marston

We will win this. Power of positivity!

markc91

We are dreadful!

Timmyctc

K4t wrote: »

More than Di Maria over the last 3 games.

Both are playing because they're both quality and our best options in those areas. You play your best players when you can, especially if there are no better alternatives.

even though this is your opinion. Its simply categorically incorrect. Xoxo

Ordinary man

keeponhurling wrote: »

Who would you play instead of him ?

Herrara. Let carrick, herrera and fellaini control the midfield and rooney and di maria have free roles. Width from fb's

bantee

Adnan's main problem is inheriting a great squad number and not living up to it. Valencia handed back the no.7 after being ****e and Adnan will have to do the same at this rate.
(I'm saying this tongue in cheek obv, as a number would hardly destroy a player)

ElChe32

Adnan is muck.

Will I Amnt

I've no faith in the Rooney/RvP combo any more. It slows everything down in attack.

titan18

Should have hired Rudi Garcia.

beno619

Hopefully this is the end of RVP's run, needs to be dropped asap.

Dreadful performance all around. Delighted to Mata.

Timmyctc

beno619 wrote: »

Hopefully this is the end of RVP's run, needs to be dropped asap.

Dreadful performance all around. Delighted to Mata.

Shaw carrick mc hair and fell all been quite good. Di Maria was okay.

Timmyctc

Timmyctc wrote: »

Shaw carrick mc hair and fell all been quite good. Di Maria was okay.

heh. Mc hair...

Timmyctc

Shaw motm. Second great performance in a row fr me. Hes gonna be big for us. I'm telling ye.

The Moldy Gowl

Adamocovic

3 points was the biggest thing and we got it. It may not have been pretty but it was crucial. Now the international break so hopefully a few players will return from injuries .

Lord TSC

The Good
Instant impact from Mata
Shaw looked brilliant.
Val was solid.
McNair had a mostly good game.
70%+ posession
Blind was good.


The Bad
Rooney isn't a good creative force in midfield (all the traits that make him a great striker make him a useless midfielder; too selfish)
RVP is in shocking form.
Lacked any real ability to carve them open.
DiMaria looked sluggish
Carrick back seemed to slow down play; felt we looked better once Blind moved into his position.
Januzaj offered very little.

Hank Scorpio

Van Persie looks past it. Thought Shaw was excellent. Poor performance but a much needed 3 points

J. Marston

He is the Juan and only!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8f2mW1GFSI

Shíte performance from nearly every player except Shaw and Mata.

Van Persie, Di Maria and Januzaj especially were all absolutely terrible.

advertsfox

Wilson deserves a start over RVP - again he is just so sluggish and quite selfish, unfortunately he does look a bit past it. Falcao up on his own would be so nice.

Shaw was excellent again up the wing, fast and strong and wanting the ball.

titan18

Adamocovic wrote: »

3 points was the biggest thing and we got it. It may not have been pretty but it was crucial. Now the international break so hopefully a few players will return from injuries .

We were saying that the last international break too.

I think we just have an incompetent medical staff

bucketybuck

3 points in the bag.

But are we allowed to point out that that was a ****ing shocking performance? At home. To Crystal Palace.

LVG is very lucky to be following David Moyes.

advertsfox

Giggsy11

Luke Shaw is a gem. What a player and still only 19.

IamtheWalrus

The international break is like an unwanted friend who insists on visiting you, oblivious to their unwelcome.

Quandary

Rooney, RVP were very poor.
Valencia had a good 2nd half.
Shaw had a great game.
Carrick was poor in the middle and better at centre half.
Blind was poor at centre half and better in midfield. We looked much more fluid with him in the middle.
McNair was solid.
Di Maria had a poor game
Mata looked decent and had a nice goal.
Wilson did alright when he came in.
DDG had an easy night

Overall, a disappointing game for us but a win is a win and we're closer to top 4.

Jones, Evans, Smalling, Rojo all out. Our 4 first choice centre halves being out is killing us. The team as a whole look very nervous because of the patchwork central defence.

I'd like to see how Chelsea would be doing if they were missing Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic and Azpilicueta.

The international break couldn't have come at a better time. We need to get some type consistency with a centre half pairing. Vidic and Rio didn't form a solid partnership by playing together one in every 10 matches and we are going to look fragile until we get a settled defence.

The Moldy Gowl

Up tp 6th now. West Ham and Southampton who are above who wont last in the top 4. So you could almost saw we are in the top 4. Another few games, rivals drop a few points, beat arsenal and Liverpool and we will be doing very well for 3rd.

sky88

Im very worried about van persies form and how greedy he has been in this season lots of times he could have played other players in. I know hes a striker and there greedy but seems desperate to score and try to get out of his slump

Kerrydude1981

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

The international break is like an unwanted friend who insists on visiting you, oblivious to their unwelcome.

And you cant hide from it either

Manutd_4life

pretty upset with di maria. Looked really out of it and upset coming off. Was a pretty slow and boring game but we got the 3 points and at this stage that's what matters most. We were in the same situation in the last international break were we had a s** t ton of injuries so hopefully we can get jones, smalling, evans all back and fit before the arsenal game.

Whatsisname

sky88 wrote: »

Im very worried about van persies form and how greedy he has been in this season lots of times he could have played other players in. I know hes a striker and there greedy but seems desperate to score and try to get out of his slump

He must have had a pass played into him to hit across goal about 40 times this season and he's missed them all when he usually would have buried them!

beno619

sky88 wrote:

Im very worried about van persies form and how greedy he has been in this season lots of times he could have played other players in. I know hes a striker and there greedy but seems desperate to score and try to get out of his slump

I'm not to worried.

Rooney can move up top,Falcao hopefully gets fit. Mata comes into the side. Wilson ect.

DM_7

Next match November 22nd



**** sake

PhlegmyMoses

I got flashbacks to last season with that performance. Loads of posession but nothing happening. Could easily have been caught on the break.

Will I Amnt

DM_7 wrote: »

Next match November 22nd



**** sake

I'm alright with that. I'd take a month long break now if it was offered.

Liam McPoyle

3 points are 3 points, some positives to be taken again.

Jan needs to be dropped though, he just isnt up to speed.

Llikewise with RVP, looks a shadow of himself.

Wilson again looked tasty when coming on.

Shaw coming into himself nicely.

All in all, happy enough and a nice break for rehab, provided we dont get any crappy international injuries.

grames_bond

Commentator mentioned we are considering bringing Nani back in January....Id certainly be up for that if if ment he strolled into this starting spot that januzaj has some how eked out for himself!

Cantona's Collars

City benefit from a dodgy decision. 1-1.Still raging with Smalling over his stupidity last week.

Vic Vinegar

Business Cat wrote: »

Shaw coming into himself nicely.

Liam O

So now that Shaw isn't the worst player in the history of United anymore who is? Fellaini was a close no. 2 up until a few weeks ago but he's been better. It was probably Mata up until today. Maybe Van Persie?

mcratsix

I've been following this thread for months, but this is my first ever post as I only recently decided to get access. So ya...hello.

Didn't see the game today, but it didn't seem great. Obviously a win's a win, and three points is the most important thing, but tbh we should really be putting 4 or 5 past teams like Palace at home. The quality we have in the final third; Di Maria, Rooney, RVP, Falcao when he's fit, Mata etc, there's not much of an excuse.

At least the defence is tightening up a bit, clean sheet today,let in one vs city with ten men for most of the game, one vs chelsea as well. I think I'd almost prefer if McNair was higher in the pecking order than Smalling, his first yellow vs City was absolutely unforgivable imo. Jones and Rojo should be are first choice CB pairing when everyones fit, imo.

One thing that really concerns me is RVP's form. I know he scored vs Chelsea, and on MNF Gary Neville highlighted the intelligent runs he makes, but he's just not half the player he was two years ago. I don't like how LVG seems to want to play rvp, falcao and rooney in the one team. For me, it should be rooney up top on his own with mata behind, and when falcao is back, put mata behind him and rooney in a 442 diamond.

Top 4 is a must, and I think we're on the right track, especially with Liverpool looking dodgey. Win vs Arsenal and I could see us making a run for third.

Cantona's Collars

Seems like McNair is the latest defender to be injured.:(