Hope we beat em because of last game of last season. Otherwise we really need the 3 points at the moment, 8 points of Chelsea isn't good.
Stoke City vs. Manchester United
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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.
is giggs available for this ?
he was in the starting XI countdown to KO on MUTV predicted for this game
and i see hayley has been replaced by her father .. can we have hayley back please
he was in the starting XI countdown to KO on MUTV predicted for this game
and i see hayley has been replaced by her father .. can we have hayley back please
Keep a clean sheet for this one please.
3-0 to us.
Nani x 2 and a Chicha goal.
VDS
OShea, Rio, Vidic, Evra
Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson
Berbatov, Hernandez
Bench: PIG, Rafael, Evans, Fletcher, Owen, Macheda, Obertan
3-0 to us.
Nani x 2 and a Chicha goal.
VDS
OShea, Rio, Vidic, Evra
Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson
Berbatov, Hernandez
Bench: PIG, Rafael, Evans, Fletcher, Owen, Macheda, Obertan
Really? when was this? last i heard Sir Alex said he suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury against WBA and would probably have to sit it out a little longer than he did last time which means roughly a month id guess.
Id be shocked and equally delighted to see Giggsy tomorrow, our left hand side looks pretty wank with both he and Valencia injured. (yes i know Valencia doesn't play left wing, just to confirm my point is if he were not injured we could play Nani down the left with Giggs out if he were fit.
Ando on the left?
Besides that not too shabby
Yeah, he's played there before and not done too bad. Don't really see another option, can't see Obertan or Bebe starting, so who else is there?
Edit: Shit, forgot about Park
Hmmm, i'm in a dilemma now.
Id fear another Sunderland performance with Ando on the left if im honest, he never looks comfortable out there to me, id rather Obertan or god forbid even Park there at least they are comfortable in and understand the role.
was recorded after that fat one signed his new contract ..
mutv is hardly reliable tho ...
was recorded after that fat one signed his new contract ..
mutv is hardly reliable tho ...
Even so, you'd like to think your clubs own TV station has a basic grasp of whos fit and who's not i mean christ.
was recorded after that fat one signed his new contract ..
mutv is hardly reliable tho ...
They might know something we don't
------------------------Van Der Sar-------------------
--O Shea----------Rio------------Vidic----------Evra--
--Nani------------Scholes----Fletcher-------Anderson--
-------------------Berbatov---Owen--------------------
Prediction:0-2 Berbs2
--O Shea----------Rio------------Vidic----------Evra--
--Nani------------Scholes----Fletcher-------Anderson--
-------------------Berbatov---Owen--------------------
Prediction:0-2 Berbs2
Owen isn't ready yet, SAF confirmed this the other day.
Giggs was said to be out for 3-4 weeks after the WBA game and I doubt SAF will bring him back so soon seeing as that's what he did with the WBA game basically and it didn't go well at all.
Our wing choices are Nani + one of Obertan, Park, Bebe or Anderson.
Probably Park, which will make you all cry and I will laugh.
Giggs was said to be out for 3-4 weeks after the WBA game and I doubt SAF will bring him back so soon seeing as that's what he did with the WBA game basically and it didn't go well at all.
Our wing choices are Nani + one of Obertan, Park, Bebe or Anderson.
Probably Park, which will make you all cry and I will laugh.
I need to get a train like 2 minutes after full time, so I'm going to have to watch this game in Picadilly. Anyone know any pubs around there which'll show the game. Preferable one where you can have a meal?
Watch it in the station in that pub above the toilets!
Do they play it in there? Might go there. With my girlfriend but I can't imagine it being rowdy or owt.
Yeah they show the footy in there, there's usually always a good crowd there be it shouldn't be too rowdy.
was recorded after that fat one signed his new contract ..
mutv is hardly reliable tho ...
Rafael for OShea and Obertan for Giggs please.
rafael must pl;ay for feck sake
and i agree with r nick would be nice to see obertan given a chance to flex his muscles
correct
nice one shark eyes
My thinking was that we should stick with the back four that achieved our only away clean sheet so far at Sunderland.
Highly unlikely given that O'Shea was at LB and Evra's performance the other night.
I suspect Fergie will play it safe and switch O'Shea to RB.
Highly unlikely given that O'Shea was at LB and Evra's performance the other night.
I suspect Fergie will play it safe and switch O'Shea to RB.
Rafael is way better than O'shea imo but for this match I would prefer O'Shea playing. Their going to bombard us with crosses and long throws and for that reason alone we'll need to play O'Shea.
Back to Rafael from our next game though.
Back to Rafael from our next game though.
Agreed.
Fair point I suppose, would still prefer to see Rafa though if only because he makes our wing-play on the right side much more fluent.
Would be great to see Berbatov get back on the goal trail today seeing as he hasn't scored since the Liverpool game.
True that and I've always been part of the "pro Rafael nah O'Shea" brigade but this game we'll really need O'Shea to deal with their style of play.
We need O'Shea for his height and his superior defensive ability.
Disagree with that, we are Manchester United, why on earth should we change to suit the opposition?
Fair enough if we were playing Madrid, Barca, Inter, Chelsea, but to clarify... we are talking about Stoke City?
Thats a bit ignorant Sharky number 2. We always change personel to suit the situation, even if we're not playing a big team. That's why we've named an unchanged lineup in the PL only twice in 3 years.
Because he'll be bombarded with balls in the air and targeted all game with physical play and O'Shea is far more likely to cope with that than he is.
Height ok, but there is no such thing as OShea's superior defensive ability compared to Rafael's imo
Thats complacency mate. You always have to chop and change to cope with the opposition threats. Unless you're 'arry, in which case, you dont need no damn tactics.
Will we not be in possession at all then?
O'Shea will give away several free kicks to 'cope' with those long balls.
Exactly. His superior aerial ability. Nothing else. Defensively Rafael has shown himself to be more than capable over the last few weeks. If Rafael was 6 feet I would have backed him to start
Correct, Not only has he shown he's a very competent tackler, Rafael is much faster so when we are pressing high up the pitch we have the safety net of knowing that unless it's Theo Walcott breaking on us he'll get back into a goal-side position.
Rafael > O'Shea IMO.....
Utd XI: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, O'Shea, Fletcher, Scholes; Nani, Berbatov, Hernandez
Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Smalling, Carrick, Obertan, Macheda, Gibson.
at the Rafael vs O'Shea debate. I think we can all agree that nobody wanted Neville And O'Shea in midfield too
Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Smalling, Carrick, Obertan, Macheda, Gibson.
at the Rafael vs O'Shea debate. I think we can all agree that nobody wanted Neville And O'Shea in midfield too _____^^^^^s?
Fletcher right side?