Will brown be back for the Villareal game? if not then the only reason that Rafael is on the bench could be due to fatigue but he looks like he's got bags of energy. SAF can't of played O'shea to deal with the aerial threat because O'shea 's timing is useless.
Manchester United v Stoke City
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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.
Giggsy?
Except it's 10 days away.
Tinker, tinker, tinker - lose, lose, lose.
Tinker, tinker, tinker - making sure we have a squad well rested for the Christmas fixture list.
By all means play our first 11 each week, make them get tired and injured before the critical part of the season. Personally i'd much rather go with the gaffer
This team should be good enough to beat stoke and Rio will get enough rest.
happy enough with that but get rafael on surely?
Tinker, tinker, tinker - making sure we have a squad well rested for the Christmas fixture list.
By all means play our first 11 each week, make them get tired and injured before the critical part of the season. Personally i'd much rather go with the gaffer
The Christmas fixture list is two games this year. Okay, we're going to the World Cup but can't see us giving our best players 180 minutes out there.
I think it's bit risky having the bench we have today.
We need height to defend delap's throw ins, that is why sheasy is starting instead of Rafael.
Not conviced by that team at all.
But it pisses me off wen people complain so i shall go off to the pub quietly
But it pisses me off wen people complain so i shall go off to the pub quietly
He´s too short. Plus Fergie probably doesn´t want to use more than 1 inexperienced defender.
i dont think brom are reknowned for their arial game are they? more of a passing side? if hes experienced to start a champions league game then surely hes good enough to face brom....plus oshea is shit going forward and i get the feeling most of the game will be spent in their half.
really, I thought it was next week.
The GREAT thing is three games away following one by another.
Aston Villa, Villarreal and Man City.
OK line-up, would have prefered someone else instead of Park.
Welbeck and The Black Pele on the bench.
Welbeck and The Black Pele on the bench.
Brom? This game is against Stoke, the biggest team (physically) in the league.
We're playing Stoke.
We are playing stoke today/
Team news
Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney do not even make the Manchester United bench for the visit of Stoke. The United captain has a bad back, while Rooney is suffering from a chest infection and a calf strain. Ryan Giggs is another to miss out for the home side with a hamstring problem. Jonny Evans, Carlos Tevez and Park Ji-Sung all start.
feck 3 injuries in succession.
Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney do not even make the Manchester United bench for the visit of Stoke. The United captain has a bad back, while Rooney is suffering from a chest infection and a calf strain. Ryan Giggs is another to miss out for the home side with a hamstring problem. Jonny Evans, Carlos Tevez and Park Ji-Sung all start.
feck 3 injuries in succession.
Good team that. Another boost for Evans and Tevez. I'm going for 5-0
i'll get my coat....
I think he's been dropped. A steady reminder that no one in this team is an automatic starter.
I'm happy with the team, apart from O'Shea at right back. I knew he'd play but I think Rafael deserves his place at the moment with Brown injured.
Would love to see Welbeck get a few minutes.
We only have one defender on the bench. Who isn't really defensive.
Ferdinand's had a few back problems, quite worrying.
Other three clubs will win their games today as there easy, so this is vital...!
Anyone got a good SopCast channel for this?
Man Utd vs Stoke
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Tevez, Berbatov
Subs: Foster, Anderson, Nani, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Manucho, Gibson
Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Olofinjana, Diao, Amdy Faye, Delap, Fuller, Sidibe
Subs: Simonsen, Cort, Whelan, Cresswell, Kitson, Tonge, Wilkinson
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Tevez, Berbatov
Subs: Foster, Anderson, Nani, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Manucho, Gibson
Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Olofinjana, Diao, Amdy Faye, Delap, Fuller, Sidibe
Subs: Simonsen, Cort, Whelan, Cresswell, Kitson, Tonge, Wilkinson
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
His form (and others in that back line) has been quite worrying too.
Anyone got a good SopCast channel for this?
PM for you
Injured
O'Shea 6ft 3in, Evans 6ft 2in, Vidic 6ft 2in, Evra 6ft 5in (with Tigger bounce).
We'll be fine.
We'll be fine.
O'shea? feck..
O'Shea at Rb
We want Rafa at RB !
We want Rafa at RB !
rafael definitely deserves to keep His place as we should be inflicting damage to stoke not worrying about them getting throw ins.on the rio point maybe your right maybe your wrong but on current form He has been shabby and that goes for vds too Who I would have dropped for foster.
Edit: but thank god I'm not the manager even if i do talk to much
.Is this match shown on ESPN or star sports in India?
good to see Manucho makes the bench
Not convinced. Guess we'll never know.
O'Shea at Rb
We want Rafa at RB !
No we don't... we need a RB with height in this game. Look at the bigger picture... its what having a squad is all about.