Moved from Ireland.
Yeah the highlights show on a Monday is good and even the coverage Fox has of all the games and the endless repeats of games too. I'm just not set up properly here yet with TV and all the rest of it, only just got here really.
Manchester United vs. Benfica
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Moved from Ireland.
Yeah the highlights show on a Monday is good and even the coverage Fox has of all the games and the endless repeats of games too. I'm just not set up properly here yet with TV and all the rest of it, only just got here really.
It was a joke, Pogue, calm down. I posted a silly line-up, wrote out some tactical notes which I made up as I went along, and somehow all you gimps seem to have taken it seriously.
On a serious note though; I can't believe you Ihni binni dimi diniwiny anitaime fell for those fake tactical notes, shows how much you know about Benfica before you post your line-ups
In my defence, whenever Berlinknives gets involved in a discussion about formation/tactics it all gets so fecking surreal it's hard to tell the piss-taking from the genuine lunacy.
Ah. I moved from Ireland too. Was living with a passionate Liverpool fan. He was a massive drinker/smoker so we were usually too blootered to get up at the crack of dawn and watch football together. Which was probably a blessing in disguise.
Defeated by Poe's Law.
Good job its a wind up as I was going to post that if we lined up like that tonight I'd run around the forum with my underpants on my head...
I think SAF will go with a tried and tested Euro set up, which will mean a 4-3-3, certainly at the start to get bedded in to the game.
------------DDG------------
----Jones/Vidic/Rio/Evra----
----------carrick-----------
------Fletcher/Park---------
Nani-----------------Giggs
----------Rooney-----------
Will be a close game, Benfica are a good technical team, but I expect us to do enough to win. 1-0 again. Vidic header from a corner in the 2nd half.
------------DDG------------
----Jones/Vidic/Rio/Evra----
----------carrick-----------
------Fletcher/Park---------
Nani-----------------Giggs
----------Rooney-----------
Will be a close game, Benfica are a good technical team, but I expect us to do enough to win. 1-0 again. Vidic header from a corner in the 2nd half.
What minute will the corner be conceded in, who'll take it, and will it be floated long or drilled to the near post?
My crystal ball went a wee bit fuzzy on the small details, only gave the main points.
Wow, Vidic is going to score when he's suspended? He really is something else.
Shit. I thought it was just a one match ban. FFS!!! Thank feck I had not put the bet on yet then.
Shit. I thought it was just a one match ban. FFS!!! Thank feck I had not put the bet on yet then.
That makes it 0-0 then...
Thanks very much...
Has it been reported that Nani did the press conference yesterday with SAF?
I'd be surprised if he didn't start then.
I'd be surprised if he didn't start then.
If we play Giggs again so soon, surely it won't be on the wing.
Aye, possibly, interchange with Park is possible.
Expecting a rather boring European performance from us. 1-0.
It was a joke, Pogue, calm down. I posted a silly line-up, wrote out some tactical notes which I made up as I went along, and somehow all you gimps seem to have taken it seriously.
On a serious note though; I can't believe you Ihni binni dimi diniwiny anitaime fell for those fake tactical notes, shows how much you know about Benfica before you post your line-ups
Can't believe he fell for the bait to be honest.Serious Pogue is....SERIOUS.
de Gea
Fábio Ferdinand Evans Evra
Fletcher Carrick
Valencia Park Young
Rooney
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Lindegaard; Jones; Giggs, _____, Nani; Berbatov, Hernández
Fábio Ferdinand Evans Evra
Fletcher Carrick
Valencia Park Young
Rooney
--
Lindegaard; Jones; Giggs, _____, Nani; Berbatov, Hernández
The injuries (or lack of fitness due to only a recent return to training) to Welbeck, Smalling, Rafael, Cleverley, Anderson, Gibson, Owen, and Macheda, along with Vidic's suspension make the match day squad for this pretty straightforward IMO - bar the last bench spot, the first 17 pick themselves as they're the only fit first choice players.
If none of the above make it, it'd probably be Diouf on the bench. If not, then it's Fryers, Morrison, or Pogba (assuming he's allowed in our CL squad now). I just hope there's no surprises with the fitness of Evans, Young, or Rooney.
Serious Pogue is....SERIOUS.
Let's just hope that SAF doesn't read the caf, or else he too might read my fake tactical notes on Benfica and be made to look an idiot of just like Pogue when he plays three at the back thinking he's being crafty
Young will play instead of Giggs..unless he is injured again.
All eyes on Gaitan !!!
Streams my homepage yadda yadda.
Everyone should set that as their homepage.
I think I saw a stat the other day that every player Ferguson has taken into a Champions League press conference this season hasn't started the subsequent match.
You be the first then.
Rooney not on the team coach according to SSN
Ffs.
Will be interesting to see how we do without him against a good side like Benfica. Is Welbeck 100 fit for this? If not, Hernandez on his own up front.
Don't panic Mr. Mainwaring.
de Gea, Fabio, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Nani, Berbatov, Hernandez for me then.
damn...
No problem, we'll play Ravel in Rooney's role.
Get The God's Out!!!
ahhhhhhh, stop giving me nightmares!!!
Pogba is in tonight's reserves squad, Morrison isn't.
Reserves lineup just came out and Morrison's name is nowhere to be seen. Hope he makes the bench!
I'm absolutely sure that Ravel will make the bench today.
No Rooney.. Might be squeaky bum time!