2017 Pre Season | Sampdoria vs Manchester United

[Damien]

Now that I think about it, has Martial even started a pre season game beside the Madrid one where he started because they were promised 60 minutes in advance.

Nope.

Starts in pre-season (including tonight)

Blind - 6
Carrick - 5
Lingard - 5
Mkhitaryan - 5
Pogba - 5
Rashford - 5
De Gea - 4
Jones - 4
Lindelof - 4
Lukaku - 4
Smalling - 4
Valencia - 4
Darmian - 3
Fellaini - 3
Bailly - 2
Fosu-Mensah - 2
Herrera - 2
Mata - 2
A. Pereira - 2
Romero - 2
Martial - 1
Matic - 1
McTominay - 1
J. Pereira - 1

 

[Canagel]

What are we going to do if Lindelof or Smalling get injured? Wouldn't it have been better to start with Bailly and Jones?

 

[SATA]

High praise from Jose on Matic there

 

[sullydnl]

High praise from Jose on Matic there

What did he say?

 

[The No.10!]

Can somebody PM a stream to me please? Thanks!!

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Are those kids excited or what?

 

[P-Nut]

Nice interview with Martial on MUTV about 10 mins ago. Nice to hear from him.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

So Darmian isn't playing as RW?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Nice stadium.

 

[ravi2]

anyone got a river for this?
Pls and thanks!

 

[Dyslexic Untied]

That kit is the best we've had in years IMO.

 

[Hoof the ball]

High praise from Jose on Matic there

What did he say?

 

[Damien]

Nice interview with Martial on MUTV about 10 mins ago. Nice to hear from him.

What did he say?

 

[Big Andy]

Can somebody PM a stream to me please? Thanks!!

MUFC Indonesia on Facebook are streaming it...

https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterUnitedChampsIndon/

 

[pseudo_canadian]

It's weird to see Matic wearing our kit.

 

[SuperiorXI]

river?

 

[Frank Grimes]

It's weird to see Matic wearing our kit.

Be weirder if he was wearing the Chelsea one.

 

[Big Andy]

River for me anyone ? iPad friendly ?!

https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterUnitedChampsIndon/

 

[The No.10!]

MUFC Indonesia on Facebook are streaming it...

https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterUnitedChampsIndon/

you aren't kidding!

thanks a lot!

 

[RedNed77]

So Darmian isn't playing as RW?

Probably wouldn't be any worse than Tony V on the wing. A lot of people on here with short memories. I love Valencia and he's a cracking full back but made a terrible winger.

 

[PvsNP]

5-3-2 or 3-5-2?

 

[pascell]

Played for the U-21's last night against Oldham.

I didn't know that, thanks for the info!

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Sampdoria's formation looks a bit odd.

 

[Android1974]

Darmian as leftwingback is beyond depressing. Must be the setup for Real Madrid…

 

[Android1974]

Looks like a 3-5-2 of sorts, interested to see where Pereira plays in this system.

#8 on center-right of midfield, my guess.

 

[ReallyUSA]

Really running five in the back?

 

[Nick7]

So it's a 3-5-2 as the teamsheet suggested. Shocking

 

[Moiraine]

Commentator saying "I can't think of a city where United are welcome more than Dublin".

Can anyone tell me why is that, I am not familiar with the reason (whatever he was mentioning).

 

[prtk0811]

True, but it's also true that Blind offers a lot more attacking threats with his intelligence runs into the box, crossing and passing, playing as LWB/LB than Darmian. In this case, since it's LWB, then Blind doesn't need to mind much on defending as Darmian and Matic can cover him. Plus, in a back three formation, Darmian often played well as one of the 3 CBs.

Let's see soon who's playing LWB.

Darmian is and blind is lcb

 

[paulscholes18]

Sampdoria's formation looks a bit odd.

What is it

 

[Android1974]

To the guys not wanting Perisic on the team , looked what you have done....Darmian as a Winger.

Lingard seems injured, no? Otherwise, he would start there.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Mkhi needs a better performance tonight.

 

[schwarzfahren]

I'm excited to see how Pereira does this season.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Commentator saying "I can't think of a city where United are welcome more than Dublin".

Can anyone tell me why is that, I am not familiar with the reason (whatever he was mentioning).

In Ireland folks either support United or Liverpool.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Darmian needs to do much better there

 

[mu4c_20le]

This formation feels very LVG'esque.

 

[PvsNP]

Darmian should've taken that shot

 

[Gbenger]

Nope.

Starts in pre-season (including tonight)

Blind - 6
Carrick - 5
Lingard - 5
Mkhitaryan - 5
Pogba - 5
Rashford - 5
De Gea - 4
Jones - 4
Lindelof - 4
Lukaku - 4
Smalling - 4
Valencia - 4
Darmian - 3
Fellaini - 3
Bailly - 2
Fosu-Mensah - 2
Herrera - 2
Mata - 2
A. Pereira - 2
Romero - 2
Martial - 1
Matic - 1
McTominay - 1
J. Pereira - 1

I always thought he played enough minutes(though considerably less than others) but until now i never realized he has gotten so little starts. He really should've gotten more starts than Matic. It might be just coincidence.

 

[prateik]

Mikhi looks like he has lost his tummy fat.

 

[SuperiorXI]

Decent start