We've won 3 of the past 4 home games against Chelsea. That's pretty good.
Chelsea vs. Manchester United
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We've won 3 of the past 4 home games against Chelsea. That's pretty good.
We'll lose tonight. But if we can get an away goal we'll do them at Old Trafford IMO.
Everytime we play Chelsea now, I keep hoping our luck will change against them because we haven't played badly against them in recent games. We've just been on the end of some truly horrible decisions.
Let's hope our luck changes tonight.
Let's hope our luck changes tonight.
VDS
Evra
Vidic
Smalling
Rafel
Nani
Scholes
Giggs
Valencia
Rooney
Berba
I think we will come away with a 2-1 win.
Evra
Vidic
Smalling
Rafel
Nani
Scholes
Giggs
Valencia
Rooney
Berba
I think we will come away with a 2-1 win.
Not with that team we won't.
Not too bothered who starts but I'd like some attacking pace on the bench for when Chelsea's little legs get tired.
In other words careful first half, storming second half.
In other words careful first half, storming second half.
If we go 2 up front and play Carrick - Gibbo... I'll shit in my pants.
4-5-1...
----------------Rooney--------------
---------------Park------------------
Giggs-----Scholes---Carrick------Nani
Evra---Vidic-------Smalling-------Wes
--------------VDS-------------------
High pressing game and just pile the pressure on them and find a chance for Giggs/Nani to provide the final ball with Park lurking and making himself a nuissance to Chelsea with his good link up play and energy...
2nd Half bring on Valencia for Park, Shift Giggs central or Bring on Berba/Chico... and Kill them !!!!!!!!!
4-5-1...
----------------Rooney--------------
---------------Park------------------
Giggs-----Scholes---Carrick------Nani
Evra---Vidic-------Smalling-------Wes
--------------VDS-------------------
High pressing game and just pile the pressure on them and find a chance for Giggs/Nani to provide the final ball with Park lurking and making himself a nuissance to Chelsea with his good link up play and energy...
2nd Half bring on Valencia for Park, Shift Giggs central or Bring on Berba/Chico... and Kill them !!!!!!!!!
The boys need to put the chelsea squad on their heels from the opening whistle. This is how clubs like Stoke do so well against them. Aggressive constant push is the only way it is going to get done.
Rooney is going to have to come up big on this match. Going through the Chelsea results... it's the opposing forwards that are making the difference most of the time. Wayne will need to be at his best, with a cool and focus head.
Rooney to score 1 and Giggs to score 1
Rooney is going to have to come up big on this match. Going through the Chelsea results... it's the opposing forwards that are making the difference most of the time. Wayne will need to be at his best, with a cool and focus head.
Rooney to score 1 and Giggs to score 1
Finding that I'm not as nervous about this match as I was the league game, for two reasons.
I really want us to win the league more than anything else this season
I don't think Barcelona can be stopped in the CL
That said, I've got a sneaky feeling we're going to produce something a little special tonight. I'm very often a pessimist when it comes to Chelsea matches, but I'm going for a 2-1 win for us tonight.
I really want us to win the league more than anything else this season
I don't think Barcelona can be stopped in the CL
That said, I've got a sneaky feeling we're going to produce something a little special tonight. I'm very often a pessimist when it comes to Chelsea matches, but I'm going for a 2-1 win for us tonight.
time... is... sooo.. so.. sloow... today..
this is how I see it.
Chelsea 2 United 1
United 1 chelsea 0
get in there......
Chelsea 2 United 1
United 1 chelsea 0
get in there......
Got shit game written all over it.
I will gladly eat my words tomorrow if I am disproven however.
I will gladly eat my words tomorrow if I am disproven however.
Aye.
It's a usually a pretty boring fixture as it is. Factor in the fact that it's a Champions League first leg tie and I expect it to be even cagier.
Will certainly be shocked if it turns out to be an exciting match.
I'm hoping it ends up more comfortable that, not sure my nerves could take it.
I hope we start with Nani and Valencia on the wings, and Park behind Roo. Which central midfielders are ready? Scholes and Carrick? That'll do. That's my front six then. VDS, Vidic and Smalling is a given, Evra will start, so the question is the right back. Who can play?
The last time we played them was a cracker. Depressing the way we faded so badly and the result obviously left a horrible taste but it was an excellent, evenly matched, game of football.
The last encounter before that - the Charity Shield - was another hum-dinger, only considerably more fun to watch for us United fans!
You could argue that first 45 mins on our last visit to Stamford Bridge was our best away from home this season.
Yep, I think that's most people's predicted line-up. Fábio is the 'most fit' player so far, I think. He's played the last two games, while Brown, O'Shea, and Rafael have been out. O'Shea and Rafael due to hamstring injuries which are very iffy to say the least, any one of them could make it. But at the moment I'm thinking Fábio is favourite, I wouldn't be displeased to see any of those four starting really, though.
The only other options are if Giggs has enough in the tank to start (90 minutes against West Ham), if Valencia will start (90 minutes against West Ham and still weaving his way back in). Then there's Anderson who could start in the middle, or even Gibson (but I doubt that). Fletcher might be a possibility if he's recovered, but the fact Anderson and Fletcher have little recent game time, and Gibson just isn't good enough, makes me think we'll have Scholes, Carrick, and Park/Giggs in the middle. Nani is sure to start, if it's Giggs in the middle, Park might start over Valencia on the left.. Few options, all viable. But I'd like to see the front six you suggested the most.
High scoring game please!
a 3-3 will be
a 3-3 will be
It was, then we dropped off as soon as we scored.
It was head and shoulders the best until the West Ham game, that's for sure.
Anyone know yet who the ref is?
Moving from my excited phase to my 'shitting it' phase now. I love and hate European match days.
I fecking hate Stamford Bridge, we always seem to get screwed over, really hope we pull out of tonight and smash the cnuts.
I fecking hate Stamford Bridge, we always seem to get screwed over, really hope we pull out of tonight and smash the cnuts.
99% of the time whenever we play 451 with Giggs and Park starting we're shite.
Hopefully, Valencia and Nani are on the wings so we can tear them apart. I'm not getting my hopes for Berba starting though
Would people be "happy" with a 2-1 loss? I won't.
We do always seem to get screwed over there, you're right. This is why surely, by the law of averages alone, we will have a good night ...
I'm still in my excited phase but I can't sit still.
surely a WUM?I would love:
VDS
Rafael Smalling Vidic Evra
Valencia Fletcher Carrick Park Nani
Rooney
Rafael Smalling Vidic Evra
Valencia Fletcher Carrick Park Nani
Rooney
I hope you're right, I was more optimistic a few hours ago and I'll probably get gradually more so again as the afternoon wears on.
I'm a complex soul
Yeah you're right but I'm still not expecting much.
A cagey 1-1 draw suits me nicely.
As for line ups, I reckon Anderson might get a start tonight, obviously depending where he is fitness-wise. Perfect kind of game for him.
I don't feel nervous.
I see 19 as the big thing this year.
CL just a bonus.
I see 19 as the big thing this year.
CL just a bonus.
I'm 30 mins away from Chelsea. Talk about buzzing. Tonight i will see history being made again. The wait is killing me. I thought I would just share that with you all
I always consider the league as number 1 and everything else as a bonus, but I still go through a range of emotions during the day of a big Euro match. I'll have butterflies in my stomach all afternoon. Days like this are what football is all about!
Surprised no one is putting Hernandez in the starting line up the way he pulled their defenders all over the place a few weeks ago, I'd play Rooney and Hernandez with park and valencia/nani on the wings and carrick and scholes in the centre.
I've never been less confident about a Chelsea game, and at Stamford Bridge I rarely have confidence. I just have that horrible feeling that they'll go all out for this given that they're probably out of the title race, while we have two other competitions to go for. Having said that, I'd rather go out now than be comprehensively beaten in the final by Barca/Madrid, possibly jeopardising our League/FA Cup runs with the extra games. No chance of the treble.
We're due a result there. I thought it was going to come in the league match but we messed up the second half. SURELY we have to win there some time. Why not today......
Edit: Nice of SSN to just show Drogba score at OT despite it being blatantly offside, feck it we're going to to win 2-1\3-1
.......................VDS............................
Rafael.........Vidic.......Ferdinand........Evra
...........Scholes...Carrick....Anderson.......
Valencia.......................................Nani
.......................Rooney........................
Rafael.........Vidic.......Ferdinand........Evra
...........Scholes...Carrick....Anderson.......
Valencia.......................................Nani
.......................Rooney........................