Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

jayo26

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Anything positive going on?
I expect to see a different team to that of the last 2 games. Jose acknowledged that his midfield allowed too much space on Saturday.
I expect a reaction and to see Mata (awful on Saturday) dropped and either Herrea (needs to improve) or Fellani to come in to a midfield 3.
I expect all other personnel to stay the same.

Any news on Jones and Bailly? Still out?

All joking aside yesterday I think Watford are going to prove to be a tough opponent off all the mid table teams they do have a general good direction of play style and a decent squad that seems to be playing for their manager.

Of course we should be beating these teams but were Manchester United after all we don't do things easy.

jayo26

jayo26 wrote: »

Any news on Jones and Bailly? Still out?

All joking aside yesterday I think Watford are going to prove to be a tough opponent off all the mid table teams they do have a general good direction of play style and a decent squad that seems to be playing for their manager.

Of course we should be beating these teams but were Manchester United after all we don't do things easy.

tbf Liverpool gave us a touch game away from home also

jayo26

M!Ck^ wrote: »

tbf Liverpool gave us a touch game away from home also

Too early to start that kinda talk haha.

Jayop

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Matching, if not surpassing Arsenal for shots on target, passes and possession. Not playing Ashley Young as a defensive winger.

Defensive winger ffs

He's playing as a full back with Martial in front of him as the winger. How some people twist nonsense like that to suit a narrative is beyond me.

yabadabado

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Barca seem to have others in mind.

Papers saying Jose wants new left and right backs signed over the next 2 windows.

LB is priorty now followed by a cm imo.
Id be happy to see Rose sign in January but its unlikely.

bucketybuck

Jayop wrote: »

Defensive winger ffs

He's playing as a full back with Martial in front of him as the winger. How some people twist nonsense like that to suit a narrative is beyond me.

He is probably talking about the Liverpool game, where Young was taken away from full back and tasked with a more industrious role in midfield.

Trigger

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Anything positive going on?
I expect to see a different team to that of the last 2 games. Jose acknowledged that his midfield allowed too much space on Saturday.
I expect a reaction and to see Mata (awful on Saturday) dropped and either Herrea (needs to improve) or Fellani to come in to a midfield 3.
I expect all other personnel to stay the same.

Supposedly Fellaini didn’t travel though he could have made his own way down.... from MEN

However, Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were not among the travelling squad spotted by photographers at Stockport Station on Monday evening ahead of United's train journey down to Watford for their Tuesday evening encounter.

pjohnson

Valencia will need to be "defensive" (that seems to be a bad thing for some?). Cant be letting Richarlison run free.

S.M.B.

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Anything positive going on?
I expect to see a different team to that of the last 2 games. Jose acknowledged that his midfield allowed too much space on Saturday.
I expect a reaction and to see Mata (awful on Saturday) dropped and either Herrea (needs to improve) or Fellani to come in to a midfield 3.
I expect all other personnel to stay the same.

I'm intrigued as to how we are going to line up later tonight. Jose pointed how that he felt like the balance of our team wasn't correct at the weekend and that he played too many attackers. This obvious move is to revert to a 3 man midfield as you suggested above.

What puzzles me is that he recently gave a very detailed explanation as to how important the number 10 role is in the team and how whoever plays there is crucial to linking our attack with the rest of our team. Is he considering a radical U-turn over the space of about 2 weeks?

Or is he talking about playing Martial and Rashford together is too attacking?

pjohnson

S.M.B. wrote: »

I'm intrigued as to how we are going to line up later tonight. Jose pointed how that he felt like the balance of our team wasn't correct at the weekend and that he played too many attackers. This obvious move is to revert to a 3 man midfield as you suggested above.

What puzzles me is that he recently gave a very detailed explanation as to how important the number 10 role is in the team and how whoever plays there is crucial to linking our attack with the rest of our team. Is he considering a radical U-turn over the space of about 2 weeks?

Or is he talking about playing Martial and Rashford together is too attacking?

Drop one of Martial/Rash and bring in Lingard on the right.

bucketybuck

S.M.B. wrote: »

Or is he talking about playing Martial and Rashford together is too attacking?

Almost certainly, I would be quite surprised to see them both playing again, for the time being at least. It was never going to be what people hoped for, they just aren't at the level needed yet and the last few games have shown that.

S.M.B.

S.M.B. wrote: »

I'm intrigued as to how we are going to line up later tonight. Jose pointed how that he felt like the balance of our team wasn't correct at the weekend and that he played too many attackers. This obvious move is to revert to a 3 man midfield as you suggested above.

What puzzles me is that he recently gave a very detailed explanation as to how important the number 10 role is in the team and how whoever plays there is crucial to linking our attack with the rest of our team. Is he considering a radical U-turn over the space of about 2 weeks?

Or is he talking about playing Martial and Rashford together is too attacking?

I'd take a guess and say Pogba will play advanced position behind Lukaku I'd suspect
And Jose will still play with either Rashford / Martial on the left and maybe Jesse / Miki on the right

DM_7

bucketybuck wrote: »

Almost certainly, I would be quite surprised to see them both playing again, for the time being at least. It was never going to be what people hoped for, they just aren't at the level needed yet and the last few games have shown that.

Add Mata to the problem.

Take one of the three out, it may not need to be Rashford or Martial. Both need to play if they are to reach the level required and need to play together more.

deaddonkey15

Jayop wrote: »

Defensive winger ffs

He's playing as a full back with Martial in front of him as the winger. How some people twist nonsense like that to suit a narrative is beyond me.

Calm down. See below.

bucketybuck wrote: »

He is probably talking about the Liverpool game, where Young was taken away from full back and tasked with a more industrious role in midfield.

Mars Bar

I finished working with Juventus in Kuwait so I'm back home now. I will finally get to see a United game! It's my first in 3 months!!

jayo26

Mars Bar wrote: »

I finished working with Juventus in Kuwait so I'm back home now. I will finally get to see a United game! It's my first in 3 months!!

Welcome back mars the place has gone to the dogs without ya. Hope you enjoyed Kuwait.

brinty

Mars Bar wrote: »

I finished working with Juventus in Kuwait so I'm back home now. I will finally get to see a United game! It's my first in 3 months!!

Welcome back MarsBar
Hope it all went well for you

Tylerdurex

I'd like to see Herrera or Fellaini with Pogba and Matic in a 3 man midfield with our attack as Miki on the right Rashford or Martial in the left and Lukaku up front

Cantona's Collars

Mars Bar wrote: »

I finished working with Juventus in Kuwait so I'm back home now. I will finally get to see a United game! It's my first in 3 months!!

What's the bets you have the traditional Irish farmer's tan.:D:D

Cantona's Collars

Match thread,https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105403727#post105403727

None of this last second shennanigans.

Mars Bar

jayo26 wrote: »

Welcome back mars the place has gone to the dogs without ya. Hope you enjoyed Kuwait.

brinty wrote: »

Welcome back MarsBar
Hope it all went well for you

It's a country with potential. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it but I certainly don't regret it. The working environment in the academy was very negative though.

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

What's the bets you have the traditional Irish farmer's tan.:D:D

You'd be right!

brinty

Mars Bar wrote: »

It's a country with potential. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it but I certainly don't regret it. The working environment in the academy was very negative though.

Have similar feelings about the 9 months I did in Qatar in 2010

jayo26

brinty wrote: »

Welcome back MarsBar
Hope it all went well for you

Ahh look brinty is back he must have a marsbar email allert setup on his phone

Cantona's Collars

It's the S*n so no link..They are saying that the results of fitness data are showing that Shaw is the joint fittest player at the club along with Valencia. If he's that fit and not being picked then reckon he's a gonner.

brinty

jayo26 wrote: »

Ahh look brinty is back he must have a marsbar email allert setup on his phone

How do you MarsBar and I aren't the same person

Leroy42

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

It's the S*n so no link..They are saying that the results of fitness data are showing that Shaw is the joint fittest player at the club along with Valencia. If he's that fit and not being picked then reckon he's a gonner.

You didn't really think it was a lack of fitness that was the issue did you?

jayo26

brinty wrote: »

How do you MarsBar and I aren't the same person

Cause marsbar knows about football

brinty

jayo26 wrote: »

Cause marsbar knows about football

I have you well fooled so jayo.... :rolleyes:

brinty

Anyways a 1-0 victory tonight please, early goal to keep nerves relatively calm

bangkok

Need an early goal tonight to keep the crowd quiet, hopefully get another one then to cruise to victory.

Trigger

First match at home with the lad, 4-0 United to get him hooked

Headshot

I have a very bad feeling about tonight....

jayo26

astradave wrote: »

First match at home with the lad, 4-0 United to get him hooked

Headshot wrote: »

I have a very bad feeling about tonight....

S.M.B.

Me too.

A good win and performance would do wonders for my confidence ahead of Arsenal & City.

Headshot

Headshot wrote: »

I have a very bad feeling about tonight....

I don't

pjohnson

The team cant let AstraNemanja down!

jayo26

343 against Watford.. this will be interesting.

Lord TSC

Utterly forgot his was on. Awesome

Lithium93_

All aboard the positivity/good result train

S.M.B.

Happy enough with that. Interesting to see how we get on.

Few big players missing from the bench.

Quandary

Very worried about us getting the 3 points tonight. can see us drawing this game.

bangkok

i find it funny that some think we can catch city yet are worried about playing Watford tonight

Lord TSC

I find it quite sad that people are worried about Watford. They may well beat us, but I really can't be assed being that negative I worry, as we sit in second at the end of November, worrying about bloody Watford....

secman

jayo26 wrote: »

343 against Watford.. this will be interesting.

Or an old fashioned 4 4 2 and let them worry about us , remember those days

jayo26

secman wrote: »

Or an old fashioned 4 4 2 and let them worry about us , remember those days

Or 523

RobbingBandit

Pep says you can't win every game 4-0 let's prove him wrong.

limnam

no shaw on the bench would love to have the low down there wonder how he's responding in training

bangkok

limnam wrote: »

no shaw on the bench would love to have the low down there wonder how he's responding in training

no real need for him on the bench considering we are starting with 5 defenders

adox

Four defenders. Still probably a back five though.

limnam

bangkok wrote: »

no real need for him on the bench considering we are starting with 5 defenders

He could easily sit in for darmian if getting him some game time was a priority.

I take the point darmian is more flexible if you're only putting one defender on the bench