Benfica away is obviously an incredibly difficult game. Even Barca didnt win there last season. Id take a draw right now.
Benfica vs Manchester United.
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RedRichio said:
feck off!
We are United, nothing less than a win is acceptable.Benfica expected team:
Quim - Alcides, Luisão, Anderson, Léo - Petit, Konstantinos Katsouranis, Nuno Assis - Paulo Jorge, Nuno Gomes, Simão.
We must stop that Simao guy. He will be up against Gary right?
Quim - Alcides, Luisão, Anderson, Léo - Petit, Konstantinos Katsouranis, Nuno Assis - Paulo Jorge, Nuno Gomes, Simão.
We must stop that Simao guy. He will be up against Gary right?
ntripunovski said:
I like that team, right wing is ole's best position
RedRichio said:
i agree, apart from the draw part. i'd like a win after the debacle last year. we've something to prove in Europe, and the best place to start is here.
look for Benfica to put 11 men behind the ball, though, and try to work the counter.
...oh, and to dive and play-act repeatedly....
barca didnt win thereRedRichio said:
so that means we should draw as well.
atleast expect a win dude.
Oldham said:
I wish we had a player called Quim
We'll slam these by a good few.
We must be wary of their diving, time wasting, feigning injury tactics that they used against us last season.
a_devil_inside said:
We will screw them.
You know what guys, this is easily the hardest match of the season so far and yet if we lose everyone on here will be going spacko if it happens. You can never expect to win these incredibly tough away games. A draw would be a very very good result.
a_devil_inside said:
I bet the Benfica fans wish they had a player called Rio
I'd take a draw. Especially when you look at the group
A defeat wouldn't be a disaster really, except there'd likely be a mass panic, after last year
A defeat wouldn't be a disaster really, except there'd likely be a mass panic, after last year
Rumour on Fivleive is that Saha will at best, not start the game, at worst he is out completely.
If it is true and he isn't going to make the starting XI, i'd like to see us go with the following front six now:
-Ronaldo-Fletcher-Carrick-Richardson-
----------Ole-----Rooney-----------
Scholes in reserve, we can't have no reinforcements whatsoever.
If it is true and he isn't going to make the starting XI, i'd like to see us go with the following front six now:
-Ronaldo-Fletcher-Carrick-Richardson-
----------Ole-----Rooney-----------
Scholes in reserve, we can't have no reinforcements whatsoever.
RedRichio said:
and to be fair, that game could have ended up 0 - 5/4 in Barca's favour, such was the number of quality chances they created and failed t convert.
Unconfirmed team news
------VDS-------------------
--Neville-------Rio---------Vidic--------heinze--
--ronaldo-----oshea--Carrick-----scholes--
-------------Rooney-------Saha--------------
------VDS-------------------
--Neville-------Rio---------Vidic--------heinze--
--ronaldo-----oshea--Carrick-----scholes--
-------------Rooney-------Saha--------------
ehsanul said:
where'd you get that from? - Scholesy on teh left?
marcus agrippa said:
I remember him playing there in the CL away to Deportivo a few years back, it worked out alright, but those were different times. How well it would work out for us today is not so certain.
..................vds.....................
neville.........rio........vidic.......heinze
ronaldo....carrick.....o'shea...scholes
.............rooney.......saha..............
confirmed from uefa.com
neville.........rio........vidic.......heinze
ronaldo....carrick.....o'shea...scholes
.............rooney.......saha..............
confirmed from uefa.com
Van der Sar
Gary Neville
Rio
Vidic
Heinze
Ronaldo
O'Shea
Carrick
Scholes
Saha
Rooney
Subs: Kuszczak, Evra, Brown, Fletcher, Richardson, Smith, Solskjaer
Gary Neville
Rio
Vidic
Heinze
Ronaldo
O'Shea
Carrick
Scholes
Saha
Rooney
Subs: Kuszczak, Evra, Brown, Fletcher, Richardson, Smith, Solskjaer
I like the look of that.
Hm, i guess we'll see soon enough he well it works out then.
Nice to see Saha made it, hopefully not too much of a risk.
Nice to see Saha made it, hopefully not too much of a risk.
poisson said:
i can't see Scholesy staying out wide. it'll end up looking more like a 4-3-3 the way Ronaldo plays.
It'll be a 4-3-3
Idiots
Idiots
marcus agrippa said:
Yup, it will give them something to think about anyway we were far to flat out there last year
Can't wait for this game!
they're wrong
UEFA.com just showed the tactical lineup:
.......carrick......oshea
ronaldo...scholes...rooney
.............saha
UEFA.com just showed the tactical lineup:
.......carrick......oshea
ronaldo...scholes...rooney
.............saha
zing said:
that's what i thought it would be.
makes much more sense to me.
it'll kill our width, though. hope Neville gets forward and puts in decent crosses.
I hope that Quim dos'nt make a cnut of us
Good test for Carrick this. No doubt he'll do his merge into everyone else trick again, so I can't really tell how well he's playing
zing said:
good line-up
Dictionary definition of a 'Quim' = a 'fold or crease'
Classic
Classic
zing said:
That's in essence a 4-3-3. Looks a decent enough line up. Unless O'Shea disappears again like he did against Arsenal.
"You ain't seen nothing like the Mighty Quim"
thats a strong side hope these games aint come too quick for gabby or viddy !
At least Fletcher's on the Bench along with Richardson! Shame we have no choice but to play the other retard in O'shea
Anyone know which channel this is on TVAnts?
Mainoldo said:
i've been one of Fletcher's harshest critics, but i think he's done well for us thus far this season. Richardson has been teh wrong side of shite, though.
noodlehair said:
ha, so true. The question I always ask is whether that is what he is supposed to be doing. Is he just being a quiet playmaker, keeping things ticking over or does he do nothing constructive at all!!
Shit why is O'SHIT STARTING AGAING.
I WANT UNITED TO WIN HERE BUT IT LOOKS A BIT TRICKY HERE.
I WANT UNITED TO WIN HERE BUT IT LOOKS A BIT TRICKY HERE.