Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

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Martial!!

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No Mata or Rashford

Lord TSC

Thought we'd have had Rashford instead of Young, but he must have decided to have Young's defensive elements, and save Rashford for the latter end of the game.

Lord TSC

Wait, Smalling and Jones?

Ugh

There will be goals in this game...

Hococop

Bailly injured?

S.M.B.

How do we expect that team to line out?

Darmian playing with Smalling and Jones in a 3 man back line?

Mr.Crinklewood

Hococop wrote: »

Bailly injured?

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/919150153713569792

Hococop

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/919150153713569792

God I hate the internationals

Lord TSC

S.M.B. wrote: »

How do we expect that team to line out?

Darmian playing with Smalling and Jones in a 3 man back line?

Same as usual, imo. 4-2-3-1

DDG
Valencia - Jones - Smalling - Darmian
Herrera - Matic
Young - Mkhi - Martial
Lukaku

deaddonkey15

Looking forward to Young in a more advanced role. Serious crosser of a ball.

pjohnson

Young left with Martial right? Moreno must need the bathroom at the idea of Martial AND Valencia on that flank

S.M.B.

Lord TSC wrote: »

Same as usual, imo. 4-2-3-1

DDG
Valencia - Jones - Smalling - Darmian
Herrera - Matic
Young - Mkhi - Martial
Lukaku

Yeah, maybe young had simply taken matas position which seems like an odd choice to me.

Although the guardian are now thinking the same as me.

"There is a suggestion that United will play 3-4-2-1: De Gea; Smalling, Jones, Darmian; Valencia, Herrera, Matic, Young; Mkhitaryan, Martial; Lukaku."

Bret Hart

Injuries really beginning to pile up. Don't see that defence keeping out Liverpool's attack,and don't think we've enough going forward to harm there fragile defence. 2-0 Liverpool.

adox

I think it might be three at the back.

Anyway nice pace everywhere from an attacking point of view.
Glad that Mata isn’t starting. He may be able to come on and do some damage when Liverpool tire but we need pace from all attacking positions today from the off.

Ideally it would be Rashford in for Young if it is the usual 4-2-3-1. Maybe the internationals swayed Jose’s mind to pick Young instead. Rashfords defence work has improved hugely so I don’t see that as a factor.

Unearthly

If it is 3 centre backs i would have preferred Lindelof over Darmian

adox

Bret Hart wrote: »

Injuries really beginning to pile up. Don't see that defence keeping out Liverpool's attack,and don't think we've enough going forward to harm there fragile defence. 2-0 Liverpool.

That’s very pessimistic imo. There’s more than enough in that attack to cause loads of problems for Liverpool.

Defence isn’t that bad looking either. Bailly of course would be a certain starter but apart from that I don’t see an issue.

pjohnson

Those Liverpool full backs are there for the taking. Hopefully its the 4-2-3-1

bangkok

Bret Hart wrote: »

Injuries really beginning to pile up. Don't see that defence keeping out Liverpool's attack,and don't think we've enough going forward to harm there fragile defence. 2-0 Liverpool.

Lukaku... top scorer in the league

martial.... our player of the month

liverpool will have plenty to worry about

adox

Unearthly wrote: »

If it is 3 centre backs i would have preferred Lindelof over Darmian

I think it’s too early to be throwing in a fragile looking player who hasn’t settled yet into a game like this. He looks nervy to me, l8ke he isn’t comfortable yet at the club and tends to make a major error when he does play.

Darmian actually does pretty well playing more centrally defensively. The one worry would be his height at set pieces.


Anyway most likely line out with a four but I think Jose may go with the three, especially with only two in midfield and his midfield options so limited.

Trigger

4231 going forward reverting to 352 defensively with Young tucking back. That’s how I see it anyways but depends on what side young lines up on.

bucketybuck

I don't like the line up, it points too much towards cautiousness. Darmian at left back and Young in midfield are there to make the team more solid, they are defensive changes.

In isolation it might be a perfectly good and pragmatic line up for a game at Anfield but I wanted to see us bring confidence to the game and play to the strengths that have served us so well this season.

Thats just my opinion, hopefully its a good tactical move by the manager and the players are still tasked with hunting some goals.

Trigger

adox wrote: »

I think it’s too early to be throwing in a fragile looking player who hasn’t settled yet into a game like this. He looks nervy to me, l8ke he isn’t comfortable yet at the club and tends to make a major error when he does play.

Darmian actually does pretty well playing more centrally defensively. The one worry would be his height at set pieces.


Anyway most likely line out with a four but I think Jose may go with the three, especially with only two in midfield and his midfield options so limited.

While I agree with most. Darmian is 6 foot which is tall for a fullback. He does be great in the air for Italy in the back 3. I’ve never really seen that as a mark against him with us either

Tom.D.BJJ

Bit nervous about the amount of injuries we have piling up

wanderer100

Would love to see Martial rip that defense apart. Big game today . Really hope these players can put in a shift against these big sides

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2.1 United.

pjohnson

Would love a fairly consistent set piece taker. Had some shocking poor ones here.

J. Marston

Herrera has spent most of the first half appealing for fouls.

Fúcking useless.

deaddonkey15

Lukaku needs to hold the ball up better.

bucketybuck

United have had zero attacking intent, its exactly what I was afraid of and its going to cost them. Very poor.

Rayne Wooney

If this is our first test of the season we are doing a poor job

Just trying to keep them out so far

Bleating Lamb

Not able to watch game....from sound of things haven’t missed much!........
Strange starting Young and Darmian.
Where is Young playing?

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Game badly needs Rashford. We need to press higher. Allowing their **** defence all the time in the world.

beno619

Losing the midfield battle withHerrera and Mikhi playing very poorly.

Lukaku needs to keep it simple.

RobbingBandit

Young has done well he has been up the wing and back through the middle Ander and Lukaku close to bookings, Ander very sloppy, Lukaku just a little frustrated as they're closing off any chances for him.

Quandary

One brilliant passage of play which Lukaku might have put away but other than that we've been poor, very poor at times. We could really do with Pogbas composure and holdup ability in midfield.

Martial has probably been our best player, DDG also producing a marvellous save to deny them.

Disappointing overall from a UTD POV. Hopefully a change at HT. Rashford for Young, Henrikh has also done very little.

adox

Done ok to a point but very little attacking threat. Martial by far has looked our most dangerous player. Rashford for Young looks an obvious switch.

Didn’t see anything in the Lukaku incident that Neville seems to be getting excited about although I stand to be corrected if there was.

Also think they are over egging Lukakaus lack of performance. Ok he hasn’t been great but he’s gotten very little service and Utd have been playing that high that there’s very little chance for him to run into the channels, which he’s very good at, as Young or Martial have invariably been there.

Miki has been barely involved in the game at all. Barely a kick.

Bleating Lamb

Would Mata for Miki be a good move?

jayo26

Martial had a few nice moments but we have nothing going forward in midfield to build on matic is doing a great job but midfield has no creativity without pogba.

adox

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Would Mata for Miki be a good move?

At this stage I don’t see why not. He can’t be any worse than Miki has been.

S.M.B.

Worrying performance and not a million miles from what I expected all week.

Not sure a personnel change will make the biggest of difference. Feels like we either need to push on a go for the game or keep doing what we are doing and leave it to a bit of a coin toss.

adox

I’m content enough. Underwhelming but by no means worrying.

wanderer100

A lot of our goals have come in the second half so not too worried atm. Hopefully we take control of this game and shut up the crowd

pjohnson

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Not able to watch game....from sound of things haven’t missed much!........
Strange starting Young and Darmian.
Where is Young playing?

Ya can catch it here todayfm/pll

If ya have internet/radio on your phone.

bucketybuck

wanderer100 wrote: »

Hopefully we take control of this game and shut up the crowd

When have we ever transitioned from this sort of safety first, scared football to a more dominant, controlling, attacking style? In the same game?

Generally when we play like this we just regress even more and try to see the game out, I would be surprised if anything really changes in the second half.

S.M.B.

adox wrote: »

I’m content enough. Underwhelming but by no means worrying.

Worrying may be a bit OTT. I guess it confirms my suspicions that José is going to approach these games in this manner. Probably content with a point but hoping we'll be clinical with one of our odd chances.

deaddonkey15

Mkhitaryan is utterly anonymous.

BenK

Darmian is such a mediocre player, don't see what he offers defensively or offensively at this level.

wanderer100

Jose needs to make changes or we're gonna lose this. Pool looking very sharp

Quandary

Please not Lingard

Rayne Wooney

Mlhitaryan is starting to annoy me