FC Basel v Manchester United Match Thread 22/11/17 k/o 7.45pm

Cantona's Collars

Potential Basel starting XI: Vaclik; Lang, Suchy, Akanji, Riveros; Serey Die, Zuffi; Steffen, Elyounoussi, Bua; Ajeti

Potential Manchester United starting XI: De Gea; Darmian, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Pogba, Matic, Herrera; Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Martial.

A good win with a quick start. Then make some subs if we get a comfortable lead.

Liam McPoyle

Pitch is horrible looking.

Jesse, fs

That should have been a simple pass

Liam McPoyle

What a ball from Pogs.

Off the line

PhlegmyMoses

Haha, Fellaini would never get a pen given for him.

Surely a yellow fs

Great run from Martial
We should be winning 2 or 3 nil

Nice shot from Rojo which looked to be on target before the deflection. It was heading for the keeper and he probably would have dealt with it, but the ball had a nasty spin on it before the deflection.

Basel playing well the last 10 mins
Expected a surge from them, they need to get something from tonight
Hope we don't rue those missed chances

SEPT 23 1989

Take the 100 million player off and park the bus against the mighty Basel

Great stuff

^LOL

Hotblack Desiato

He's just back from an injury lay off and will be playing in 3 games in 8 days. Lame effort on your part.

duffman13

Boring game really, Utd meeding only a draw but dont seem fussed at all! Blind at LB is a disaster, Young a miss which im surprised to be saying. Shaw needs some gsme time

Hotblack Desiato

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

He's just back from an injury lay off and will be playing in 3 games in 8 days. Lame effort on your part.

He had a great first half, we just missed our chances
He needs to be minded, all we need is the draw tonight but still think we will nick it

Give him a yellow for a dive then fs
Gutless ref

Hotblack Desiato

How's that not a yellow?

Excellent form Rojo

****e

Hotblack Desiato

FFS

Can't say they haven't deserved something this half
Annoying to concede so late

PhuckHugh

Oh dear, oh dear .... the billion dollar team humbled by the mighty Basel.

I'd imagine that's a funny one for the neutrals :P

Anyway a sicken-er but after that second half we kind of got what we deserved
Silly missed chances

Annoying

Nolars

need a kick up the arse werent bothered at all second half.

niallo27

So if utd lose their last game and Basel win are they out or will it go to goal difference. Looking at the table they are already through bar a miracle.

Harry Palmr

PhuckHugh wrote: »

Oh dear, oh dear .... the billion dollar team humbled by the mighty Basel.

They like playing Premier League sides

Skylinehead

The bane of non-Arsenal English sides strikes again.

Shanotheslayer

niallo27 wrote: »

So if utd lose their last game and Basel win are they out or will it go to goal difference. Looking at the table they are already through bar a miracle.

Guaranteed through even if they lose as far as I know. Just depends if 1st or 2nd

Iused2likebusts

Not that CSKA are going to win at old Trafford but what happens if all 3 teams finish on 12 pts. With everyone beating benfica and winning and losing against each other.

niallo27

Give me a bit of excitement anyday than that ****e.

irishman86

Lol
On the plus side Basel might make the next round now

irishman86

niallo27 wrote: »

Give me a bit of excitement anyday than that ****e.

Why did you watch it
Barcelona Juve was on and you choose to watch United Basel, i feel sorry that you thought that was the choice to take :pac:
Unless RTE/TV3 is your only option

niallo27

irishman86 wrote: »

Why did you watch it
Barcelona Juve was on and you choose to watch United Basel, i feel sorry that you thought that was the choice to take :pac:
Unless RTE/TV3 is your only option

Attack the post not the poster.

irishman86

niallo27 wrote: »

Attack the post not the poster.

Haha are you for real
Where did i attack you, do you always see personal attacks in everything

niallo27

irishman86 wrote: »

Haha are you for real
Where did i attack you, do you always see personal attacks in everything

I'm only joking you man. Utd are a bit rubbish to watch in fairness though.

StringerBell

niallo27 wrote: »

I'm only joking you man. Utd are a bit rubbish to watch in fairness though.

Right, but you didn't have to watch them? In fact you basically never have to watch them. Twice a season generally speaking? Why would you bother when it upsets you like, makes no sense.

You could have watched Juve and Barca on free to air, I watched that with the United game in the background. Barca were ok, Juve a little agricultural but that is what you get with the bigger teams now and then in the group stages particularly.

Navigating the group is the only thing that matters really, get down to the real stuff after Christmas.

niallo27

StringerBell wrote: »

Right, but you didn't have to watch them? In fact you basically never have to watch them. Twice a season generally speaking? Why would you bother when it upsets you like, makes no sense.

You could have watched Juve and Barca on free to air, I watched that with the United game in the background. Barca were ok, Juve a little agricultural but that is what you get with the bigger teams now and then in the group stages particularly.

Navigating the group is the only thing that matters really, get down to the real stuff after Christmas.

It's you guys I feel sorry for, the real utd fans who actually have to watch it and then feel forced to put a spin on it that everything is wonderful. I don't want you guys to have to go through that.

StringerBell

Thanks I appreciate your kind words. I'm not sure there is many who will tell you everything is wonderful, a lot better then 90% of the other clubs in England? Sure, but not wonderful, not yet.

I have to say you are a bigger man then me, I am very happy about the suffering my Liverpool supporting fans go through with the Kloppball never win anything tactics. Long may it continue, last night was gold.

Niallo, your alright.

Hotblack Desiato

niallo27 wrote: »

It's you guys I feel sorry for, the real utd fans who actually have to watch it and then feel forced to put a spin on it that everything is wonderful.

There's only one PL club at the moment whose fans can say that about their season so far.

irishman86

niallo27 wrote: »

It's you guys I feel sorry for, the real utd fans who actually have to watch it and then feel forced to put a spin on it that everything is wonderful. I don't want you guys to have to go through that.

I didnt watch it, I watched Barca/Juve game. I loled at the result, thats the beginning and end of my connection to the game
I honestly havent put a positive spin on anything well besides from Basels pov which means they can make the next round
You seem obsessed with United buddy, maybe avoid watching the games if you dislike the football so much

irishman86

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

There's only one PL club at the moment whose fans can say that about their season so far.

Hudderfield :cool: or perhaps Watford
**** im at all ends trying to figure this out

Crash Bang Wall

What formation did Utd play when Zlaton and Yakubu were up front?

Was Lukaku shifted wide, did they play as a 2, or was Zlatan playing as a 10?

Shanotheslayer

Crash Bang Wall wrote: »

What formation did Utd play when Zlaton and Yakubu were up front?

Bring back the Yak.