Will he play more this season than last?
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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.
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Fantastic player but can't see him playing week in week out at the premier league level. All those muscles injuries seemed to have caught up to him last season, atleast now we have better alternatives than Daley Blind.
He was bossing it for the first half an hour. Was pretty ropey after that. Especially in the 2nd half.
Thought he was still brilliant today, will no doubt play a very key role this year
his midfield partner (in a 442 midfield) was not up to it today, that would be suicidal against Barca
The disguise he puts on his passes is just class. Still going to be one of our main players for the upcoming season.
Looking forward to seeing him and Schweinie boss the midfield in a 4-2-3-1 
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!His handling speed was quite worrying to me at times. But it's just pre season so fair enough. Will be grrat if he reaches last seasons level for us this season too.
The errors he was accountable for today weren't Schneiderlin's fault though. He cheaply gave away the ball on a good few occasions whilst not really under much pressure.
Still our best midfielder.
He's so smart and technically solid in possession. Has to play whenever he's healthy and we're up against high-pressing or top quality.
Away from home in big games I'd like to see us line up with Carrick/Schneriderlin in a 4-2-3-1, super solid and hard to beat. Otherwise I think him and Schneiderlin should rotate as the single DM in a 4-3-3.
Not at his best tonight but he's always been a slow starter.
Looked off the pace for much of the tour. Passing miles below his usual standard. Got us in trouble several times with awful passes at various point throughout the tour.
Didn't watch the game. How did he get on with Bastian?
They didn't combine a great deal. The big problem was the lack of cover whenever PSG hit us on the break; either they were incorrectly positioned or they didn't have the legs, probably a combination of the two. Defensively they look a painfully slow combination.
Defensively, I think the bigger problem was the center back but they were a bit slow in terms of closing down between the two of them. Nothing wrong with either on the ball though IMO, and we looked a lot more threatening in the first half compared to the second.
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Lack of dynamism was my worry when playing the both of them. I mean, when it comes to keeping the ball, theres not many better, but they wont give you a whole lot of energy, which is why Schneiderlin has to start next to one of them, in my opinion.
With Schneiderlin next to Carrick, it's too defensive still. With Schweinsteiger at least we look pretty creative and can pass it around quickly, but that goes away with Schneiderlin. Herrera is the key one IMO that has to partner them for it to work. He offers the creative, forward thinking from midfield that none of the others have along with having more energy and being quicker then the others.
I agree, we should use Carrick/Herrera and Schneiderlin/Schweini as the partnerships if we want a good balance at the base of the midfield.
I'd be over the moon if Herrera was played as the 8, but with Van Gaal wanting two defensive mids in front of thr back four, that's looking unlikely.
As for creativity, I dont think Van Gaals massively bothered about his defensive midfielders being creative. Yes, they need to move the ball around quick and be able to switch play, but they first and foremost, need to be defensively capable. Creativity needs to come from the four ahead of the defensive mids, hence why he probably said he needs a 'Hazard type player'.
might be dropped if the coach persists with 4-3-3 point forward. he is the best as the lone pivote, but that may not be used much this season
Even if he's dropped, I still think he'll see plenty of playing time this season. There'll be teams when we probably do go Schneiderlin/Schweinsteiger/Carrick, and even if we don't, Carrick will get some game time since it's unlikely that Schweinsteiger will manage to play every game - he'll feature regularly, but probably miss plenty.
won't be, ever. surely LvG wants to experiment, he knows where the limit is though
the classic Alonso - Bastian conundrum which the whole world has warned about
It'll be very rare, but I do think it's possible that we'll see that combo every so often, even if it's just when LVG wants us to comfortably control/see out a game.
twitching arse predicted if so. teams can easily bombard that midfield and create chances
Man Utd 1:0 Tottenham
Excellent. 97% pass completion.
Class as usual. Looked a bit leggy in the second half, which I guess is why Van Gaal replaced him.
Started sloppy along with the team. After the goal was very good and was pressing high.
Surprised that he was advancing beyond Schneiderlin in the first half, solid tidy start.
yeah. his freshness's the thing we need, plan ahead for the UCL game. also have Bastian now so it's easier to pull him out when suitable
"one of the worst players, invisible" apparently
it's a double pivot, so players take turn to advance
Made some great intercetions as well. We really got back in the game once he started venturing forward, closing down players and cutting out passes. Played very intelligently, allowed Schneiderlin to do the running around and dirty work while he took up great positions and dictated the tempo of the game.
Made some great interceptions, I was thinking it well done Schneiderlin but then saw multiple times it was Carrick. It will be interesting to see if he can remain our no 1 choice.
yes when fit, I don't see problems with it
Thought the same. I'd like to see how many he made in the 1st half: seemed like several.
Carrick made 4 interceptions, all in the first half. Schneiderlin made 3, one of which was in the first half.
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/statszon...r-stats/2404/3_DEFENCE_02#tabs-wrapper-anchor
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/statszon...yer-stats/2404/OVERALL_02#tabs-wrapper-anchor
The main difference between them in terms of stats was Schneiderlin's 5 fouls conceded and 5 successful tackles - Carrick no fouls and 1 successful tackle.
Played well, but I don't like the way LVG is using him.
At his age, he should be able to sit back and control the game, with two runners proving the 'legs'. Not having to charge around in a 2 man midfield.
At his age, he should be able to sit back and control the game, with two runners proving the 'legs'. Not having to charge around in a 2 man midfield.
I think we'll eventually see sense and revert to 433 with Carrick deepest.
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