Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/3

Falcao scored 2 for Columbia last night FYI

Mitch Connor

dor843088 wrote: »

Agreed hererra was a boss that day. Lets hope louis is done dicking around and sticks with this system and personnel. If it aint broke dont fix it Louis !

Thats the worry alright - what happens to the current system when RVP comes back. Is he benched or does Rooney get put into Fellainis place (or even worse, Herreras)?

Lord TSC

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Thats the worry alright - what happens to the current system when RVP comes back. Is he benched or does Rooney get put into Fellainis place (or even worse, Herreras)?

I think RVP is pretty much gone at this stage; I don't think LVG will want to tamper too much with a winning formula, at least with the starting 11. RVP might make a few sub appearances or such against smaller teams, but thats it I reckon.

bangkok

Herrera has to keep his place imo. He was class with Bilbao and now he is starting to show the same form that made us sign him in the first place. He is also becoming one of my favourite players at the club. Touch, vision, eye for goal, hard in the tackle and looks like a sound chap off the pitch

sky88

Lord TSC wrote: »

I think RVP is pretty much gone at this stage; I don't think LVG will want to tamper too much with a winning formula, at least with the starting 11. RVP might make a few sub appearances or such against smaller teams, but thats it I reckon.

I dread to think the anger in here if he came straight back into the team and replaced herrera or fellaini with rooney in midfield

MagicIRL

Based on the Liverpool game, I wouldn't mind him walking in to the team to replace Rooney. Replacing anyone else would be a disaster.

Mitch Connor

Seeing a lot of 'footballer picks his ultimate 5aside'things around at the moment.

What would be your ultimate United 5aside?

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De Gea

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Ferdinand

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Keane

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Scholes

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Ronaldo

Mitch Connor

MagicIRL wrote: »

Based on the Liverpool game, I wouldn't mind him walking in to the team to replace Rooney. Replacing anyone else would be a disaster.

Yeah, I thought Rooney was poor vs Liverpool but he was very good vs Spurs.

sky88

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Yeah, I thought Rooney was poor vs Liverpool but he was very good vs Spurs.

In fairness the strikers in general havnt been great whoever played up there this season

Maximus Alexander

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Seeing a lot of 'footballer picks his ultimate 5aside'things around at the moment.

What would be your ultimate United 5aside?

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De Gea

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Ferdinand

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Keane

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Scholes

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Ronaldo

Don't think anyone will better that.

MagicIRL

MagicIRL wrote: »

Based on the Liverpool game, I wouldn't mind him walking in to the team to replace Rooney. Replacing anyone else would be a disaster.

Rooney up front provides more movement and pace than rvp

This is essential for mata / herrera

Mitch Connor

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Don't think anyone will better that.

Depends on the balanace you go for, and player type.

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Schmeichel

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Stam

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Robson---Giggs

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Rooney

Obviously a play like George Best would be great in a 5aside game too - but i'm going with players I have seen properly to some degree.

Phil Neville went with:

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Schmeichel

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Gary Neville(!)

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Keane----Giggs

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Cantona.

For my side I went with De Gea cause he is awesome, good with the ball at his feet and has fantastic reactions. Schmeichel probably better 1vs1 and his size in a five aside goal would be intimidating.

Ferdinand - reads the game brilliantly, another player good with the ball at his feet.

Keane - an absolute warrior and leader. Would offer some steel in the side and, as Rooney has said, one of the best passers of the ball around (at the time). Crisp and intelligent use of the ball.

Scholes - just don't see how you couldn't have him in there. A perfect 5aside footballer.

Ronaldo. You need some acceleration in the side, you need a good finisher and you need a point man. ROnaldo the best pick I reckon. Can score every type of goal.

EDIT:

Using just the current squad:

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De Gea

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Rojo
--Herrera-Rooney-Mata

Maximus Alexander

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Depends on the balanace you go for, and player type.

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Schmeichel

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Stam

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Robson---Giggs

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Rooney

Obviously a play like George Best would be great in a 5aside game too - but i'm going with players I have seen properly to some degree.

Phil Neville went with:

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Schmeichel

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Gary Neville(!)

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Keane----Giggs

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Cantona.

Honestly I think your team would ruin either of those two. Ronaldo has to be in there because his talents will be even more pronounced with less players on the field and he's among the best players ever to play the game as it is. Giggs at his peak is someone I'd want in the team, but there isn't room for him.

bangkok

http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2013/may/29/robin-van-persie-freestyle-football-video

I know its only against kids, but RVP has some serious skills and would be the first name on my 5 a side team

Cantona's Collars

Falcao scored twice last night.

https://vine.co/v/O3dZUPw2JM6

https://vine.co/v/O3d7i2hmW3x

Mars Bar

In both those goals he was running towards the goal. With us, he has to receive the ball with his back to the goal.

RedemptionZ

Also it was against Bahrain tbf

MythicalMadMan

bangkok wrote: »

Herrera has to keep his place imo. He was class with Bilbao and now he is starting to show the same form that made us sign him in the first place. He is also becoming one of my favourite players at the club. Touch, vision, eye for goal, hard in the tackle and looks like a sound chap off the pitch

Meh wildly overratted, tackling I mean what good is tackling to an attacking midfielder, Scholes and Giggs couldnt tackle and we saw how good them guys are we have no place at United for a tackling attacking Midfielder its not the united way

bangkok

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

Meh wildly overratted, tackling I mean what good is tackling to an attacking midfielder, Scholes and Giggs couldnt tackle and we saw how good them guys are we have no place at United for a tackling attacking Midfielder its not the united way

Scholes was an attacking midfielder at united for how many years and he used to have one of the highest tackle rates in the league!

giggs was a brilliant tackler, had some of the best timed tackles ever seen at the club, they just weren't crunching tackles like a keane or a scholes.

Shanotheslayer

bangkok wrote: »

Scholes was an attacking midfielder at united for how many years and he used to have one of the highest tackle rates in the league!

Yeh but he usually missed mate :pac:

The_Kew_Tour

Schmeichel
Rio
Scholes Keane
Ronaldo

Basically just different keeper

MythicalMadMan

bangkok wrote: »

Scholes was an attacking midfielder at united for how many years and he used to have one of the highest tackle rates in the league!

giggs was a brilliant tackler, had some of the best timed tackles ever seen at the club, they just weren't crunching tackles like a keane or a scholes.

Will ya come out of it, leave the tackling to the DMs like has always been the way at united sure look what happened Herrea tackled via liverpool and had to be taken off I think that one game example proves my point entirely, not the united way let him go in the summer get in someone who wont tackle.

The likes and Madrid and barcelona must be laughing at us our AM having to tackle

Shanotheslayer

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

Will ya come out of it, leave the tackling to the DMs like has always been the way at united sure look what happened Herrea tackled via liverpool and had to be taken off I think that one game example proves my point entirely, not the united way let him go in the summer get in someone who wont tackle.

The likes and Madrid and barcelona must be laughing at us our AM having to tackle

Err, how many times have you seen Messi tracking back and tackling?

What do you expect Herrera to do ? Step to the side and say '' go ahead mate, i'm a AM'' ?

Surreal opinion you have on AM's

bucketybuck

J O'Shea

Bruce

Veron - McClair

Hughes

Will I Amnt

Can you pass? Yes
Great
Can you score? Yes
Great
Are you good in the air? Yes
Great
Can you tackle? Yes
Ah here, f*ck off, we don't want that sh*t.

TheDoc

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Stupid thread made me buy FM15. I'm looking at you Mars Bar.

Have a look over at the FM megathread and see what some of us are doing with United.

Lord TSC has a disgusting squad at the moment

TheDoc

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Seeing a lot of 'footballer picks his ultimate 5aside'things around at the moment.

What would be your ultimate United 5aside?

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De Gea

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Ferdinand

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Keane

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Scholes

---

Ronaldo

I'd have to find somewhere for Berbatov and Mata in a five aside.

Sure your swopping keeper every goal, waste to have De Gea in there

TheDoc

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Rooney up front provides more movement and pace than rvp

This is essential for mata / herrera

Yup. I'd forgive Rooney for having an off day, but his general movement is much higher then RVP or Falcao, which provides the pockets for everyone else to utilize.

I'm hoping that consistent appearances up front will recapture the sort of blistering striker form he had a while back where he was absolutely devastating.

Really hope that Van Persie isn't given the nod and the team shuffled to accomodate him. Although don't see that happening as Van Gaal said before the Pool game, after a performance like Spurs how do you change the team?

On Van Persie, nice piece from Daniel Storey from F365 on him. United looking vastly superior without Van Persie, and appears to be on the wrong side of the hill of decline, but we should never forget his debut season that was as near perfect a striker can be

http://www.football365.com/f365-says/9776960/F365-Focus

MagicIRL

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Stupid thread made me buy FM15. I'm looking at you Mars Bar.

Hope you used Steam and got it on sale

Maximus Alexander

MagicIRL wrote: »

Hope you used Steam and got it on sale

Indeed I did. It was actually pretty weird - I haven't even thought about FM in about 2 years. Decided to buy it, opened up Steam and there was a banner "33% OFF!"

Well that's just good fortune.

Kankan14

5 a-side being all about ball retention an all that. I reckon smeichael would be a terrible choice in goal albeit he would prob fill out the entire frame of the little ones. Dont see a need for a centre half either. Just all ball players who had unreal first touches and or quick feet.

De Gea

Carrick

Scholesy Mata

Ronaldo

Mitch Connor

I'm shocked at the amount of posts arguing MythicalMadMan's post in a serious manner.

What is wrong with you people?

MythicalMadMan

Schmiechel

Ferdinand

Ronaldo Scholes

Van Nistelroy

Dont need tackling Midfielders not the United 5 a side way :pac:

Lucas Hood

Rio
Scholes Mata
Ronaldo Rooney

Last man back in goal

bangkok

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

Will ya come out of it, leave the tackling to the DMs like has always been the way at united sure look what happened Herrea tackled via liverpool and had to be taken off I think that one game example proves my point entirely, not the united way let him go in the summer get in someone who wont tackle.

The likes and Madrid and barcelona must be laughing at us our AM having to tackle

what are you on about sell Herrera because he tackles??!

sky88

van der sar

Rio

mata giggs

Ronaldo

could really make about 7 different teams

Mitch Connor

PL era using home grown players....

................Heaton
................O'Shea
Beckham---Scholes--Giggs.

That three would offer enough of a goal threat, and Welbeck isn't good enough to kick any of them off the team.

Defence is hard. Could go with Rafael, Brown or Evans either.

Lord TSC

TheDoc wrote: »

Have a look over at the FM megathread and see what some of us are doing with United.

Lord TSC has a disgusting squad at the moment

Hehe. It's fun having Ronaldo, Messi, Pogba, DiMaria and Cavani tearing through teams

Mitch Connor

Lord TSC wrote: »

Hehe. It's fun having Ronaldo, Messi, Pogba, DiMaria and Cavani tearing through teams

pah...

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De Gea

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Jones---Edwards(Regen)
Rafael

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Shaw

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Pogba-Thiago

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Januzaj
Di Maria

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Wilson-Falcao.

Falcao has scored near 300 goals in 5 seasons.
Wilson is this seasons top scorer with near 50 in 30 or so games.

Monstering EVERYONE. Beat Dortmund 12-1 at OT in the CL one season.

Trigger

TheDoc wrote: »

Have a look over at the FM megathread and see what some of us are doing with United.

Lord TSC has a disgusting squad at the moment

Where be this magical place. I bought it this year. First time in years to buy it, hard to get into it again. The missus absolutely hates the game with a passion as I used to spend so much time on it.

Lord TSC

astradave wrote: »

Where be this magical place. I bought it this year. First time in years to buy it, hard to get into it again. The missus absolutely hates the game with a passion as I used to spend so much time on it.

Games > Sports Sims > Football and Championship Manager

RasTa

If it doesn't look like this then there is no point in starting a season...

Polo_Mint

I was confused what Thread I was in

Mickeroo

Mitch Connor wrote: »

pah...

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De Gea

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Jones---Edwards(Regen)
Rafael

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Shaw

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Pogba-Thiago

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Januzaj
Di Maria

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Wilson-Falcao.

Falcao has scored near 300 goals in 5 seasons.
Wilson is this seasons top scorer with near 50 in 30 or so games.

Monstering EVERYONE. Beat Dortmund 12-1 at OT in the CL one season.

Options -> Add Manager -> Select Team (Dortmund) -> Reus in goals with a 0 -0 -10 formation. :pac:

Donnielighto

FM is way too easy IMO. Get through the first season and the AI isn't good enough. I found that it was either pay style or personnel to change that first a as on and the other the season after, then just sell people at 25-30 and buy 16-17 year olds. In 2024 on FM 14 and basically all conquering. Bar fa cup for first three/4 seasons for some reason. Classic mode. Mauro icardi went supernova output for years.

Headshot

Anyone notice Paul Scholes is very vocal since retiring.

I dont see a day go by without Paul in the newspapers

bucketybuck

There are few things as utterly irrelevant as the result of one of your matches on football manager, or the earth shattering news that you signed a player and he scored imaginary goals for your pretend football team. Nobody gives a toss, stop telling us this crap.

Will I Amnt

bucketybuck wrote: »

There are few things as utterly irrelevant as the result of one of your matches on football manager, or the earth shattering news that you signed a player and he scored imaginary goals for your pretend football team. Nobody gives a toss, stop telling us this crap.

I'd say you're a barrel of laughs buckety.

MagicIRL

bucketybuck wrote: »

There are few things as utterly irrelevant as the result of one of your matches on football manager, or the earth shattering news that you signed a player and he scored imaginary goals for your pretend football team. Nobody gives a toss, stop telling us this crap.

I think somebody needs to play the Lighten the **** up Manager 2015.

Oh yes you do, oh yes you do!

Shanotheslayer

bucketybuck wrote: »

There are few things as utterly irrelevant as the result of one of your matches on football manager, or the earth shattering news that you signed a player and he scored imaginary goals for your pretend football team. Nobody gives a toss, stop telling us this crap.

Lol, you could say that about everything

People who don't like football. ''There are few things as utterly irrelevant as the result of a football match played in a different country''