That's what we've been thinking all season.
West Ham vs. Manchester United
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England's Andy Carroll will have a field day.
Manchester United boss David Moyes: "We've lost Robin van Persie for four or five weeks and Rio Ferdinand has a bad back so we are stretched. I am asking Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini to both fill in at centre-back today.
"We didn't think Robin's injury was serious after the game in midweek but it's a sprained knee and it's a big, big blow."
Swapping mid-game?
"We didn't think Robin's injury was serious after the game in midweek but it's a sprained knee and it's a big, big blow."
Swapping mid-game?
Should we be preserving players for City when we're more likely to win this game than that one?
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Hope so!
Hope he doesn't mean Carrick and Fellaini both play at CB with Jones in midfield. Even Moyes is not that daft!!
I can't decide if we should be resting players for Europe, or trying to get a settled team ready for it.
Look at Moyes...he is fecked...he will look like gollum by the end of the season
Carrick CB... we're going to get fecked at the back.
I think we'll score a few though... I'll go either 3-2 West Ham... or us to win 4-3
I think we'll score a few though... I'll go either 3-2 West Ham... or us to win 4-3
Can't see us winning with that backline but hopefully Mata, Kagawa and Rooney can play some nice stuff.
He actually said "we are using a mixture of Fellaini and Carrick at centre back at different times today"
It will be Jones with those two interchanging
It will be Jones with those two interchanging
I can't wait for kick-off. Whichever way it goes, this should be interesting!Or playing them both? With Jones in midfield?
Fletch at RB. Rafael in midfield with Jones..
I reckon it's a back 5:
Rafael......Fellaini......Jones.....Carrick.........Buttner
Rafael......Fellaini......Jones.....Carrick.........Buttner
staying up until 4:30am for this. It had better be worth it.
De Gea
Carrick Jones Fellaini
Rafael -------Fletcher --------Evra
Young Mata Kagawa
Rooney
3-3-3-1 Carrick Jones Fellaini
Rafael -------Fletcher --------Evra
Young Mata Kagawa
Rooney
I think it'll just be Fellaini dropping back to head clear the long balls but it'll primarily be Carrick back there.The Moyes "try" interview again. We'll "try" this and "try" that.
What does swapping mean? Surely we want one of them to partner jones for the entire 90mins to get some sort of understanding going?
Vidic hurt or something, he has to be better than Carrick at CB if that's the way they are lining up. Would have liked to see Januzaj and/or Welbeck get a start.
Yorke having a go at Moyes.
Don't see the logic of asking both Fellaini and Carrick to play centre-back at different times? Unless Fellaini is slotting in for set pieces?
Sometimes Carrick sometimes Fellaini. Wow
Carrick is. Buttner has to play vs Bayern so that's why he's playing. Other wise pretty normal team
I'm honestly not sure any more. Vidic is a liability now.
What'd he say?
That's what I assumed he meant, Felli picking up the big man when he can, but perhaps they'll rotate jaysus who knows
I'd imagine he wants Fellaini on Carroll at corners and free kicks. That is probably all he means.
Surely we should use Fellaini on Carroll? Maybe he is playing CB....
If we're this fecked at CB, why doesn't he recall Michael Keane, surely he'd be a better defensive option than Carrick/Fellaini?
Rotating centre backs, Christ...
He couldn't stop talking about how weird his team selection was for today. And can't understand how Welbeck is not playing.
Mata and kagawa is so exciting. Kagawa played great in this fixture last season
It's all he can do given the injuries tbf.
LMAO Jaimie, Fellaini did not get a contract with United because he terrorised Carrick. I think Moyes working closely with him for many years has a little something more to do with it than United's scouting report from watching him terrorise Carrick...
Strange lineup. Our defence looks shit with Buttner and Carrick playing there but West Ham don't score much so we might be okay. I'm glad that Kagawa is getting a game and it'll be interesting to see how he, Rooney and Mata all link up.
I think this will be a tight game, with very few chances but we'll grind out a 2-1 win. Hopefully Mata gets on the scoresheet, his first goal for United is long overdue.
I think this will be a tight game, with very few chances but we'll grind out a 2-1 win. Hopefully Mata gets on the scoresheet, his first goal for United is long overdue.
----------De Gea
----------Jones
Rafael--------------Buttner
------Carrick---Fletcher
------------Fellaini
------------Kagawa
------------Mata
------------Rooney
---------------------------------Young
That's the way to go.
----------Jones
Rafael--------------Buttner
------Carrick---Fletcher
------------Fellaini
------------Kagawa
------------Mata
------------Rooney
---------------------------------Young
That's the way to go.
He's obviously seen Liverpools fluidity getting praised and decided to put his own unique, defensive, soul-destroying spin on it.
Thanks. So, bollocks then.
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