SL Benfica vs. Manchester United

Stepney
Brennan
Foulkes
Sadler
Dunne
Crerand
Charlton
Stiles
Best
Kidd
Aston
 
Solius said:
Stepney
Brennan
Foulkes
Sadler
Dunne
Crerand
Charlton
Stiles
Best
Kidd
Aston
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Needs to bulk up that lad, won't last 5 seconds on a cold night at Stoke.
 
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                    De Gea

Smalling    Ferdinand      Evans      Evra

      Fletcher     Carrick    Anderson
Nani                                   Park
                   Rooney

SUBS:
Lindegaard, Fabio, Jones, Young, Giggs, Berbatov, Hernandez
 
De Gea

Smalling
Rio
Jones
Evra

Nani
Carrick
Anderson
Park

Rooney
Berbatov
 
Paul Scholes said:
is time for berba to start a game....and macheda and owen to be at least on the bench...
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Got the FA Cup and Carling Cup for that. Would rather play our best and get qualification as soon as. Then you can play or second team.
 
charlenefan said:
Yeah you're right feck it lets start the campaign off with a defeat
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If a defeat means beating Chelsea on Sunday, I'd be more than happy, we'll win this group regardless of what happens at Benfica.
 
I've feeling we'll be wearing armbands for the Russian Hockey Tragedy.
 
Remember the last game we played here, a cracking Saha goal, Ronaldo booed, good times...

I think Ferguson should play the same team, they won't be tired since it's the start of the season. Also it'll be interesting to see how their cavalier approach will come off away in Europe.
 
We had to get a result, didnt we?
Remember going a goal down in the first half. Then Vida scored at the end of the half :cool:

Any news on the traveling squad?
Mame and Kiko played for the reserves, so they wont be in there
 
adexkola said:
Remember the last game we played here, a cracking Saha goal, Ronaldo booed, good times...

I think Ferguson should play the same team, they won't be tired since it's the start of the season. Also it'll be interesting to see how their cavalier approach will come off away in Europe.
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:lol: For a second I thought you meant

Van Der Sar

Neville
Ferdinand
Vidic
Heinze

O Shea
Carrick
Scholes

Ronaldo
Saha
Rooney
 
John Carey
Frank Barson
Alex Bell
Dick Duckworth
Charlie Roberts
Henry Cockburn
Stan Pearson
Joe Spence
Billy Meredith
Jack Rowley

Or all the players [minus Meredith] I had to look up from Tom Clare's post. I need some CBs, er, a sweeper, and another forward to play in a front 5...
 
----------------De Gea-----------------

Jones ------Ferdinand----Smalling--------Fabio

Park--------Carrick--------Fletcher---------Young

----------------------Anderson----------------------

----------------------Berbatov----------------------
 
De Gea Smalling Jones Evans Evra Nani Carrick Ando Young Rooney Chicha

2-0.
 
Rio hasn't travelled to Portugal but the rest of them have except the injured(Vida, Rafael, Cleverley and Danny)
 
any reason for rio absence, rest i presume.


this is our travelling squad
United: De Gea, Lindegaard; Evans, Evra, Fabio, Jones, Smalling; Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Nani, Park, Valencia, Young; Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen, Rooney
 
Funny a difference a year makes. Last year if you told me we were traveling without Rio and Vidic I'd have been shitting myself. This year not to worried.
 
------------------ de Gea ------------------
Smalling ------ Jones --- Evans -------- Evra
Nani ------- Carrick ------ Giggs ------- Park
------------------ Rooney -----------------
----------------- Hernández ---------------

Subs: Lindegaard, Fábio, Fletcher, Anderson, Valencia, Young, Berbatov.
 
For me, lineup should be:

de Gea
Jones - Smalling - Evans - Evra
Park - Fletcher - Giggs - Nani
Berbatov - Rooney

Bench: Lindegaard, Fabio, Anderson, Carrick, Young, Hernandez, Owen​
 
A few days ago we were suprised that Jones started at fullback, now we would be suprised if he doesn't. Versatilty of that defense is actually ridiculous.
 
If Evans can't play, that would leave us with Fabio, Smalling, Jones and Evra but no backups if we get an injury, just whatever reserve defenders we brought.

It would be very exciting to see that back line, but with the rate we're losing players we'd be lucky to get through without needing a defensive sub.

De Gea

Fabio
Smalling
Jones
Evra

Fletcher
Giggs

Valencia
Rooney
Park

Chicharito


Chich should be able to handle playing tomorrow and against Chelsea this weekend. It would be nice to see Valencia.
 
gambit28 said:
Funny a difference a year makes. Last year if you told me we were traveling without Rio and Vidic I'd have been shitting myself. This year not to worried.
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You've forgotten vds/brown/oshea already? :angel:

I think it'll be a close game but we'll sneak it
 
To those who picked Berbatov instead of Hernández.

Did you pick him because 'he needs to play', you're Berba-lover, or you just don't care about Benfica away?

He scored his last Champions League in October 2008, that's 1134 minutes on the pitch without a goal...
 
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