It's still lashing down in Basel.
FC Basel Vs Manchester United
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Awful weather in Basel.
The pitch will be terrible.
The pitch will be terrible.
Starting XI: De Gea - Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra - Nani, Park, Jones, Giggs, Young - Rooney
#mufc De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Park, Jones, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Young
The weather is just trying to help us out. So it should just be like playing at home. Let's hope we don't lost 6-1.
No Fletcher?
3.5 wingers .5 midfielder and 5 defenders.
There isn't a single central midfielder in the starting XI, nice! 5-0-5, here we come.
Seriously, where's Fletcher?
Seriously, where's Fletcher?
Park has great endurance yeah but every other point is useless, every united player should be ready and able to play a midweek match away from home that requires defending.
Oh god please be Giggs in midfield... not Park.
Bench: Lindegaard, Evans, Fletcher, Gibson, Valencia, Welbeck, Macheda
True, but that's still a hell of a lot of football for someone who've just recovered from injury. I hope that we'll play Smalling at the right back, as I thought he was one of our best players vs Villa, but I'm equally satisfied to play Jones at the right back. I was convinced that we would play Giggs in this game, seing as he was rested at the weekend.
Fergie did mention that he was satisfied with how Nani was playing as our main striker after the Villa-game aswell, so playing with Valencia, Young and Nani is certainly a possiblity. I just figure that we need some of the vast experience we have available in our team in a situation like this, which is why I think we'll see both Fletcher and Giggs at our central midfield tonight. I hope to see Welbeck aswell, but I could understand him being treated carefully as we might have to rely on him for a few weeks until Berbatov and Hernandez are fully fit.
Get The God's Out!!!
Giggs has been playing as a central midfielder for the last two years but yet he isn't a central midfielder according to some
Good team btw, worrying for fletcher that he doesn't make the team even today, seems like Fergie isn't happy with him.
Good team btw, worrying for fletcher that he doesn't make the team even today, seems like Fergie isn't happy with him.
Very strange that Fletcher doesn't start...
The white shirt is back.
Giggs has been playing as a central midfielder for the last two years but yet he isn't a central midfielder according to some
Good team btw, worrying for fletcher that he doesn't make the team even today, seems like Fergie isn't happy with him.
Giggs played most of last season as a left winger/left midfielder. The first game where he was a central midfielder in a 4-4-2 was against Bolton in March.
And he was on the left plenty of times in 2009/10 as well. He was mostly a central AM in 2008/09, true.
Giggsy will be key for us, just a huge shame that Hernandez wont be able to thrive off of him.
Giggs has been playing as a central midfielder for the last two years but yet he isn't a central midfielder according to some
Good team btw, worrying for fletcher that he doesn't make the team even today, seems like Fergie isn't happy with him.
I am not happy with him either. He's not been the same since the virus.
Nice team - enough energy to keep things solid defensively but, a lot of attacking options.
feck, never thought I would be anticipating a game against Basel as a big European night when we had Benfica and Otelul Galati as other teams in the group. It feels weird.
100% agree.
Where's Fletch? Shoulda played instead of Ashley 'cut in and out over and over again failing to beat your man, before putting in an aimless ball' Young.
I'm guessing it will be Park and Young on the wings, with Nani playing as the most advanced striker. Hopefull Jones is able to build on his midfield performance from the weekend, and thrilled to see Smalling at right back again!
0-10
Please let Gibbo come on in the second half..
Please let Gibbo come on in the second half..
Your point being?
That is true.
Still, it's nice to have a utility player with the quality of Giggs, he can do an adequate job at CM and at LM, too, at his age it's no mean feat.
I thought it was a bit strange too, especially as it seemed he was rested from the last match purely so he could appear in this one.
The last game he played for us was on the 22nd against Benfica, maybe Fergie didn't want to risk starting him after not playing for so long?
Good lineup today, should be enough to see us through though it will be a tough game.
Giggs has been playing as a central midfielder for the last two years but yet he isn't a central midfielder according to some
Good team btw, worrying for fletcher that he doesn't make the team even today, seems like Fergie isn't happy with him.
I thought against Benfica that he had his best performance since his virus. Doesn't make much sense when we're already lacking options in central midfield to leave out Fletcher unless he's not physically 100% to start. Oh well.
So I imagine we'll line up:
------------------------ De Gea --------------------------
Smalling ---------- Rio ---------- Vidic -------------- Evra
----------------------- Jones ----------------------------
--------------- Park ----------- Giggs --------------------
Nani ------------------ Rooney --------------------- Young
I like it!
Strong line up let's fecking have them lads!!! come on United.
wow sean was painstakingly close just young instead of fletcher
Nah
Expect Giggs-Jones middle and 3 wingers interchanging positions just behind the striker
Expect Giggs-Jones middle and 3 wingers interchanging positions just behind the striker
Wonder if park/giggs will play on the left?
White kit? Well I for one think the Europa League is a wonderful competition.