West Ham vs Manchester United Match Thread 8/2/15 k/o 16.15 Sky. Mod Note in OP

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Probable lineups:



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Mantis Toboggan

Manu should be beating this shower of bubbles most days of the week.

United to edge 2-1 victory!

Chrissybhoy

United win here. Hammers have been poor lately. Will Still be a close game 3-2

syngindub

Just seen West Ham Terminate Ravel Morrison contract, must be something serious.

Hammer Archer

syngindub wrote: »

Just seen West Ham Terminate Ravel Morrison contract, must be something serious.

It's Ravel Morrison so nothing unusual for him.

Hope to Jesus that Nolan doesn't start. We've played best this season with Sakho and Valencia up front and should have gotten a point at OT so hopefully we can rectify that today.

Chrissybhoy wrote: »

United win here. Hammers have been poor lately. Will Still be a close game 3-2

We haven't been great, but still have lost only once this year.

PhlegmyMoses

I really hope Evans doesn't play. Always struggles against physical forwards.

Would love to see 4 at the back and Rooney & Di Maria playing in there natural positions. But that's just wishful thinking going on some of LVG's decisions this season.

I'm with Tyson though, still think we can grind the 2-1 win. Win is crucial considering results from yesterday.

Copper_pipe

United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, Falcao, van Persie. #mufclive

Copper_pipe

West Ham XI vs Man Utd: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Kouyate, Cresswell, Song, Noble, Nolan, Downing, Sakho, Valencia. #WHUFC

Copper_pipe

Copper_pipe wrote: »

United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, Falcao, van Persie. #mufclive

FS Rooney Mid...
Valencia oh christ
Unless we are playing a 4-4-2 Januzaj playing is a waist of time, defensively poor and if he's going with wing back BS then it just will not work

KombuchaMshroom

M!Ck^ wrote: »

FS Rooney Mid...
Valencia oh christ
Unless we are playing a 4-4-2 Januzaj playing is a waist of time, defensively poor and if he's going with wing back BS then it just will not work

Don't see how you could think Januzaj is playing wing back with Shaw and Valencia both starting, but I agree it's yet another frustrating line up from him.

Herrara and Mata in for Januzaj and RVP for me and go

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Blind

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Herrara

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Di Maria

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Mata

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---Rooney----Falcao----

Fellaini probably should be playing too to combat their physicality.

Quandary

Valencia and Januzaj are weak links today. They must be bloody incredible in training because neither of them have shown enough over the last few months to warrant starting. Rooney probably in midfield again will most likely be a problem for us but if he scores all will be forgiven of course.

Nolars

On the plus a bit of consistency as its the same team as the last pl game? If we play well we will win easy.

Will I Amnt

I feared he was going to revert to the 3 CB's for today's game, a bit more confident now. Should be winning this.

Quandary

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I feared he was going to revert to the 3 CB's for today's game, a bit more confident now. Should be winning this.

4 at the back is a positive alright but we are very light in midfield. Then again, all we need the midfield to do is get the ball out to shin-bone Tony as quick as possible and let him work his magic.

sky88

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

Don't see how you could think Januzaj is playing wing back with Shaw and Valencia both starting, but I agree it's yet another frustrating line up from him.

Herrara and Mata in for Januzaj and RVP for me and go

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Blind

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Herrara

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Di Maria

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Mata

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---Rooney----Falcao----

Fellaini probably should be playing too to combat their physicality.

I dream of the day that is our midfield/forward linup

Rojo to score anytime is 14/1..worth a squid

newballsplease

It took ages for him to realise that 3-5-2 wasnt working....how long will it take for LVG to figure out that Rooney isnt a midfielder?

newballsplease

newballsplease wrote: »

It took ages for him to realise that 3-5-2 wasnt working....how long will it take for LVG to figure put that Rooney isnt a midfielder?

When he actually decides to give him a prolonged run as a striker which IMO is never going to happen

LuckyGent88

Disappointed with our line up and pretty worried actually.
West hams strength is the full backs going forward and don't want Rooney to be tracking back all week.
Really big game for us and 3 points are a must imo.
Fancy a nervy 2-1 win

syngindub

hopefully Man Utd can burst a few bubbles here today..cmon

Should have been yellow for song

LostBoy101

Valencia looking lively.

PhlegmyMoses

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Should have been yellow for song

The inconcistency is hilarious. Rafael was booked 6 mins into a match for less than that a month ago.

syngindub

song is very off tempo in this match !!

Good start to the game, we are pressing west ham

MagicIRL

Clattenburg is getting in the way.

PhlegmyMoses

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

The inconcistency is hilarious. Rafael was booked 6 mins into a match for less than that a month ago.

Cynical tackle is cynical plain and simple. Ridiculous decision
Ref is thinking no card only because it was at the start of the match IMO

De gea class

Midfield is weak, not getting to the second balls

Captain Havoc

syngindub wrote: »

song is very off tempo in this match !!

Puntastic

LuckyGent88

Can't get out of our half. No control of the game at all.

Nib

Januzaj looks way out of his depth here. Herrera must feel so hard done by.

Pyjamarama

A team that cost this much to assemble should be able to exert some kind of control on the game against a limited hammers side... not good enough so far but plenty of time for utd to up their game.

Nolars

Nib wrote: »

Januzaj looks way out of his depth here. Herrera must feel so hard done by.

ah dont start we havent got the bloody ball yet even

Liam O

It's great to see an entire team panic every time they get the ball.

MagicIRL

Adding some elbows to midfield could help.

Nib

Nolars wrote: »

ah dont start we havent got the bloody ball yet even

That doesn't stop him from working hard to get it back. At least Herrera is not afraid to put in a tackle.

newballsplease

Why was that a free against Rooney?? Not allowed jump for a header?

No attacking threat, front two completely isolated
Rooney and di maria runnng around for nothing
No width whatsoever to the team, Valencia cutting inside is pointless

Montroseee

Fellaini should definitely be playing.

sky88

Sad to see an Allardyce managed team play so much better football then united. , have barely touched the ball

MagicIRL

Wayne Rooney is not a midfielder and I don't need to have managed Bayern or Barca to see it.

That's better from shaw

Liam O

Everything Januzaj does stinks of incompetence.

Di Maria is everywhere atm though.

RobertKK

Di Maria running with the ball from midfield is a thing of beauty.

Ludo

We really need to score here soon. We have been well on top for ages now and need something to show for it.

keeponhurling

Does Antonio Valencia have magnet somewhere, he sees so much of the ball

Pyjamarama

Little lucky there... was defo a glance and aim. Not much power tho.

Johner

Surely that's a booking.

darced

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LuckyGent88

Pretty shocking stuff so far.