Manchester United Thread..The Final Chapter of 17? (MOD WARNINGS IN OP)

beno619

Zlatan & Martial are grand replacements for Lukuka. I'd be more worried about getting a right winger and or a centre midfielder in.

GSPfan

StringerBell wrote: »

Will you revisit if he is not at PSG in August to reassess other assumptions?

100%. Remind me will ya?

adox

So match day. I’m blindly optimistic and at the same time very wary after the last week Utd have had.

I’ve watched Southampton a couple of times lately and they’ve looked awful. Surely we can beat them at Old Trafford?

jimmytwotimes 2013

adox wrote: »

So match day. I’m blindly optimistic and at the same time very wary after the last week Utd have had.

I’ve watched Southampton a couple of times lately and they’ve looked awful. Surely we can beat them at Old Trafford?

Hope so I've them picked in a Last Man. Southampton were terrible v. Spurs.

The_Kew_Tour

Get back to winning ways today I think.

expect us to score 3 goals too if we play anywhere decent

bangkok

Everyone saying we need a right winger, Jose was trying to sign a left winger during the summer and that area is still a priority for him

Minderbinder

What’s the word on Martial? Is he injured?

pjohnson

Fair point post deleted. Nice to see people are getting the whinging done pre match. Might make post match more bearable.

I'd echo what adox said. Southampton have been a mess. Pellegrino has been chopping and changing his defence and the teams tactics regularly. Be nice to go back to the early days and get 4 goals again!

limnam

Minderbinder wrote: »

What’s the word on Martial? Is he injured?

Was asking this last week. The fact hes's not even in the squad can only assume so.

or maybe jose's punishing him for his choice of xmas socks at the united xmas party

adox

Minderbinder wrote: »

What’s the word on Martial? Is he injured?

Dunno why he was missing the last game and didn’t hear anything about it lost match.

Edit: didn’t realize he’s not in the squad again. That’s very disappointing whatever the reason.

pjohnson

Minderbinder wrote: »

What’s the word on Martial? Is he injured?

http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/28/anthony-martial-returns-manchester-united-training-ahead-southampton-clash-7188707/

French papers said he had a knee injury, back training so should be fit for tonight!

Minderbinder

I wonder if any journalist asked about Martial in the press conference? Or do they ask about injuries anymore? Seems like only utter ****e comes out of these press conferences nowadays.

Fergie used to go through the whole injury list at the beginning of his press conferences.

limnam

pjohnson wrote: »

http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/28/anthony-martial-returns-manchester-united-training-ahead-southampton-clash-7188707/

French papers said he had a knee injury, back training so should be fit for tonight!

IIRC jose already stated he won't be playing

pjohnson

Arsé didnt know he was out AGAIN.

GSPfan

Hoping for an adventurous performance with a 2 to 3 goal winning margin but expecting a professional controlled 1 to 2 goal win to get back to winning ways.

Don’t even want to contemplate a draw or a loss at home to a crap Southampton team.

adox

Actually MEN reporting that he’s in the match day squad after an unspecified injury earlier. Axel also in the squad.

hufpc8w3adnk65

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pjohnson

adox wrote: »

Actually MEN reporting that he’s in the match day squad after an unspecified injury earlier. Axel also in the squad.

Why the shít isn't Rojo suspended either?

pjohnson

Shaw start left back again anyway I'd say. Young right

adox

Minderbinder wrote: »

I wonder if any journalist asked about Martial in the press conference? Or do they ask about injuries anymore? Seems like only utter ****e comes out of these press conferences nowadays.

Fergie used to go through the whole injury list at the beginning of his press conferences.

Yep I was only on twitter earlier giving out about the standard of soccer journalism in the UK papers. It was in response to the Mail post a picture of Pogba stoped in his car on the way out of training with the window down signing autographs. Of course this wasn’t even mentioned. They were reporting on his “outrageous” snakeskin and fur lined coat!! Imagine wearing a coat in this weather!!

The foreign and amateur press offer a lot more insight and discuss football more.
Only yesterday I was having an exchange with Ollie Holt about his lazy soundbites and stereotype headlines about Jose.

It’s awful stuff altogether. Tabloids indeed.

limnam

pjohnson wrote: »

Why the shít isn't Rojo suspended either?

That's odd as the cut off date for yellows is tomorrow and he has 5

adox

pjohnson wrote: »

Why the shisn't Rojo suspended either?

I thought he was after his last card? Anyway hopefully he isn’t a starter.

pjohnson

adox wrote: »

I thought he was after his last card? Anyway hopefully he isn’t a starter.

5 yellows should suspend him but nope

xtal191

limnam wrote: »

That's odd as the cut off date for yellows is tomorrow and he has 5

Its tomorrow or 19 games, he got his 5th yellow in the 20th game.

limnam

xtal191 wrote: »

Its tomorrow or 19 games, he got his 5th yellow in the 20th game.

Ah ha

makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up

Kerrydude1981

Right lads,Ive brought in Otamendi and Sterling to join KDB in my fantasy football team

Sit back now and watch Citys season fall apart

Mitch Connor

Think we need to play 352 consistently.

.................. De Gea.
...... Bailly... Lindelof... Rojo
Valencia.......................... Young
............ Matic... Pogba
................... Lingard
............ Lukaku... Martial.

Lingard for Mata, maybe, Rashford for Martial another. Could maybe look at blind for Rojo. Lindelof and blind passing from the back would be important. Martial or Rashford up top alongside Lukaku is vital, imo. We need someone working directly with Lukaku. Need to share that load.

yabadabado

352 wouldn't be a bad idea as long as the 2 wing backs are pushed right up at every opportunity.

deaddonkey15

Didn't we stumble on a 4-3-3 formation recently which yielded some good performances?

Mitch Connor

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Didn't we stumble on a 4-3-3 formation recently which yielded some good performances?

At the start of the season we were looking good on a 4231 formation.

Mitch Connor

yabadabado wrote: »

352 wouldn't be a bad idea as long as the 2 wing backs are pushed right up at every opportunity.

Yep, and one of the centre backs would need the freedom and ability to carry the ball into midfield. Lindelof is a great passer, so would be my gp to there.

jayo26

Confirmed United squad members

David de Gea

Sergio Romero

Joel Pereira

Phil Jones

Marcos Rojo

Axel Tuanzebe

Victor Lindelof

Ashley Young

Daley Blind

Nemanja Matic

Paul Pogba

Jesse Lingard

Juan Mata

Marcus Rashford

Romelu Lukaku

Anthony Martial

List from men so some players that weren't at the hotel will probably be also in squad.

yabadabado

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Yep, and one of the centre backs would need the freedom and ability to carry the ball into midfield. Lindelof is a great passer, so would be my gp to there.

Yeah Lindeof would be the best option for that role and after a shakey start I thought looked good lately.

deaddonkey15

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Didn't we stumble on a 4-3-3 formation recently which yielded some good performances?

Ya Jose just reached that chapter on coaching for dummies can't wait till he finishes it to see what else we stumble across

GSPfan

Sarcasm is a great conversation killer.

pjohnson

Hopefully Shaw gets another 90 mins tonight! Hes been doing well

limnam

pjohnson wrote: »

Hopefully Shaw gets another 90 mins tonight! Hes been doing well

Yep delighted for him. Long may his run continue.

limnam

Chelsea rampant.

Adds a bit more pressure later.

Hopefully it focus's them a bit

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Think we need to play 352 consistently.

.................. De Gea.
...... Bailly... Lindelof... Rojo
Valencia.......................... Young
............ Matic... Pogba
................... Lingard
............ Lukaku... Martial.

Lingard for Mata, maybe, Rashford for Martial another. Could maybe look at blind for Rojo. Lindelof and blind passing from the back would be important. Martial or Rashford up top alongside Lukaku is vital, imo. We need someone working directly with Lukaku. Need to share that load.

Whole club sorted! Let’s get rid of José and put Mitch in charge

Trigger

Anyways we played the 433 last season mainly when we had Fellaini available and was mainly against high press teams and used the formation to bypass the press..

Jose hardly “stumbled” across it

J. Marston

Completely forgot Chelsea signed Drinkwater.

jayo26

astradave wrote: »

Anyways we played the 433 last season mainly when we had Fellaini available and was mainly against high press teams and used the formation to bypass the press..

Jose hardly “stumbled” across it

It fits the agenda. One of most successful managers in football stumbles on a formation.

pjohnson

Surely the biggest "stumble upon" in recent years has to be LVG promoting Rashford!

That was a very happy little accident!

jayo26

pjohnson wrote: »

Surely the biggest "stumble upon" in recent years has to be LVG promoting Rashford!

That was a very happy little accident!

Now that's a great example of a stumble upon.

Minderbinder

Every footballer ever was stumbled upon.

Lord TSC

pjohnson wrote: »

Surely the biggest "stumble upon" in recent years has to be LVG promoting Rashford!

That was a very happy little accident!

There were, what, seven strikers or alternatives out for Rashford to appear?

Martial, Rooney, DiMaria, Memphis, Young, Fellaini, Wilson? All appeared up front that season iirc.

pjohnson

Lord TSC wrote: »

There were, what, seven strikers or alternatives out for Rashford to appear?

Martial, Rooney, DiMaria, Memphis, Young, Fellaini, Wilson? All appeared up front that season iirc.

Even Will Keane injured himself to be unavailable for the Europa match. Hence we had to turn to the U18's. I think Rashford had only made his Under-21 debut the previous week.

Kerrydude1981

J. Marston wrote: »

Completely forgot Chelsea signed Drinkwater.

You werent the only one

adox

433 would be my preferred formation for this squad. Also I certainly wouldn’t have Rojo in the defence as a starter.

hufpc8w3adnk65

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/947142776524886017/photo/1

Shaw starts and Mikhi