Very tough game, Saha needs to start or it will be a bore fest.
1-2.
1-2.
Manchester United vs Chelsea
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Well said. It's time to score some major goals, Tevez too.
0-1 Chelski, OG Brown, 89.
I fear we will suffer from new manager beginners luck a la West Ham.
3-1.
Ronaldo, Saha, Rooney
Drogba
Ronaldo, Saha, Rooney
Drogba
Another 1-0 with another Ronaldo winner...
will be happy with that
I'll go out on a limb here.....................1-0
The team picks itself, Saha up front
The team picks itself, Saha up front
can't wait
i'm predicting a 2-2 draw.
Rooney and Evra, Shevchenko x2
Rooney and Evra, Shevchenko x2
2-0
Vidic, Tevez if he plays
Vidic, Tevez if he plays
VDS
Brown
Rio
Vidic
Evra
Ronaldo
Scholes
Hargreaves
Giggs
Tevez
Rooney.
Subs - PIG, Pique, Carrick, Nani, Saha.
Yet another borefest I'm afraid. Essien OG last ten minutes if we're lucky.
Brown
Rio
Vidic
Evra
Ronaldo
Scholes
Hargreaves
Giggs
Tevez
Rooney.
Subs - PIG, Pique, Carrick, Nani, Saha.
Yet another borefest I'm afraid. Essien OG last ten minutes if we're lucky.
Attack, attack, attack, attack, attack
You know that we always do badly against teams with a new manager (cynical Red, soopersticious too!) we can only hope fergie let's slip the dogs of war!
After all, the've had it coming!
Rooney! Ronnie! Sick 'em!
(oh, and deliberate misspelling!)
drogba not playing maybe brown o.g
That team in a 4-4-2 will be fine. Is Hargreaves fit of this one? Was under the impression he still hasn't trained.
4-4-2 Please!
If fear we will see another unambitious line up and a 0-0 snore fest. Hopefully not!
If we think back to the same game from last season, the one thing we would want to have this time around is Hargreaves in there in central midfield.
Carrick is in poor form as of late which doesn't help matters, particularly if Hargreaves doesn't make the squad. If O'Shea was fit, you coudl see Fergie considering him in there.
So, if we lose the battle in that area of midfield to some degree, our wing play is going to be crucial and we can't afford to have simply one isolated forward to look to. Whichever way you look at it IMO, we need a pair of strikers, whoever they end up being. Though i'd like Louis to be one of them myself.
Carrick is in poor form as of late which doesn't help matters, particularly if Hargreaves doesn't make the squad. If O'Shea was fit, you coudl see Fergie considering him in there.
So, if we lose the battle in that area of midfield to some degree, our wing play is going to be crucial and we can't afford to have simply one isolated forward to look to. Whichever way you look at it IMO, we need a pair of strikers, whoever they end up being. Though i'd like Louis to be one of them myself.
Hargreaves and G. Neville are out for the game on Sunday.
VDS
Brown Rio Vidic Evra
Ronaldo Carrick Scholes Giggs
Rooney Tevez(Saha)
Bench; PIG, Evans, Nani, Saha(Tevez), Pique/Anderson.
Brown Rio Vidic Evra
Ronaldo Carrick Scholes Giggs
Rooney Tevez(Saha)
Bench; PIG, Evans, Nani, Saha(Tevez), Pique/Anderson.
Any line-up will do. Spoonez's boys will do the trick. I have a lot of faith ! Bring on the boys !!!
and meVDS
Brown
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Ronaldo
Hargreaves
Scholes
Giggs
Rooney
Saha
Is what I'd like to see
Ranieri's first game in charge as Chelsea manager was a 3-3 draw with United, Mourinho's was a 1-0 win (also against United).
If you offered me either result for Grant's first game i'd bite your hand off!
If you offered me either result for Grant's first game i'd bite your hand off!
-------------VDS-------------
Wes-----Rio-----Vida----Paddy
------Carrick---Scholes-------
----Roon----Tevez----Ron----
-------------Saha------------
Time to kick start our season! 3-0 Roon, Ron & Tevez
Wes-----Rio-----Vida----Paddy
------Carrick---Scholes-------
----Roon----Tevez----Ron----
-------------Saha------------
Time to kick start our season! 3-0 Roon, Ron & Tevez
-------------VDS-------------
Wes-----Rio-----Vida----Paddy
------Carrick---Scholes-------
----Roon----Tevez----Ron----
-------------Saha------------
Time to kick start our season! 3-0 Roon, Ron & Tevez
4-2-4! Haven't seen that one in awhile
ok 1-0 fletcher goal it is then
Rooney Hoping To Kick Chelsea While They're Down
Wayne Rooney is relishing the prospect of further damaging a demoralised Chelsea with victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Chelsea have not won in three matches in all competitions and of course parted company with Jose Mourinho this week and Rooney is hoping to make matters even worse for the Blues.
"If we can win, that would be Chelsea getting one point from nine in their last three games," Rooney told MUTV.
"You never know what that might do to their confidence.
"I know we didn't have the best of starts this season but it is amazing how quickly it has turned round.
"Now we have a chance to go three points in front of them, which makes it a massive game, even if it is not going to decide the title."
However, he added: "You have to regard Chelsea as the main threat
"They have won two titles out of the last three but they have had a difficult start because, like ourselves, they have had a lot of injuries.
"It will be a lot tougher this year anyway because clubs like Everton and Tottenham have really good squads now. Liverpool will be up there and Arsenal have had a fantastic start.
"We just have to keep plugging away and picking points up."
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Wayne Rooney is relishing the prospect of further damaging a demoralised Chelsea with victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Chelsea have not won in three matches in all competitions and of course parted company with Jose Mourinho this week and Rooney is hoping to make matters even worse for the Blues.
"If we can win, that would be Chelsea getting one point from nine in their last three games," Rooney told MUTV.
"You never know what that might do to their confidence.
"I know we didn't have the best of starts this season but it is amazing how quickly it has turned round.
"Now we have a chance to go three points in front of them, which makes it a massive game, even if it is not going to decide the title."
However, he added: "You have to regard Chelsea as the main threat
"They have won two titles out of the last three but they have had a difficult start because, like ourselves, they have had a lot of injuries.
"It will be a lot tougher this year anyway because clubs like Everton and Tottenham have really good squads now. Liverpool will be up there and Arsenal have had a fantastic start.
"We just have to keep plugging away and picking points up."
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Are Drogba, Lampard and Carvalho still out injured for the renties???????
I hear Mourinho is injured too, and they're going to put in some unknown Israeli in his place.
The game better good to make up for the retard kick off time
Hope United can attack the flanks like Aston did against Chelski.
0-0
or
0-1 terry for jose
or
0-1 terry for jose
Isn't it traditional to include the day, date and time of the match in the first post in a matchday thread?
They're there for the taking.
I hate these threads. They're always full of frenzied negative feckwits, foaming over their keyboards unless we're 4-0 up in the first 20 mins. But I can't leave them alone.
It's like toothache. You know you should leave it but you can't help prodding with your tongue.
I hate these threads. They're always full of frenzied negative feckwits, foaming over their keyboards unless we're 4-0 up in the first 20 mins. But I can't leave them alone.
It's like toothache. You know you should leave it but you can't help prodding with your tongue.
i guess Carrick and Scholes'll have to play.
bar up front, i think thats the only option.
VDS
Wes--Rio--Vida--Evra
Ronaldo--Carrick--Scholes--Giggs
Saha--Tevez
Wes--Rio--Vida--Evra
Ronaldo--Carrick--Scholes--Giggs
Saha--Tevez
bar up front, i think thats the only option.
Hargreaves and Gary Neville are out I hear.
------------Van der Sar--------------
Brown-----Rio-------Vidic-------Evra
Ronaldo---Scholes---Carrick----Nani
-----------Saha------Rooney-------
This is the team I hope to see. At the moment I would have preferred Hargreaves over Carrick, maybe even Fletcher over Carrick but they`re both out so Carrick will need to up his game from Wednesday.
I hope to see two forwards playing, one of them being Rooney. If Fergie decides to go with Tevez and Rooney instead of Saha then that will be fine as well. We are at home and playing a Chelsea side that`s weaker than it has been for a long time, we want three points and should start with 442. End of.
2-0 Vidic, Rooney
------------Van der Sar--------------
Brown-----Rio-------Vidic-------Evra
Ronaldo---Scholes---Carrick----Nani
-----------Saha------Rooney-------
This is the team I hope to see. At the moment I would have preferred Hargreaves over Carrick, maybe even Fletcher over Carrick but they`re both out so Carrick will need to up his game from Wednesday.
I hope to see two forwards playing, one of them being Rooney. If Fergie decides to go with Tevez and Rooney instead of Saha then that will be fine as well. We are at home and playing a Chelsea side that`s weaker than it has been for a long time, we want three points and should start with 442. End of.
2-0 Vidic, Rooney
Why do you exclude Rooney?
we are very tight at the back...we need just the one goal to win imo....
Chelsea are there for the taking tomorrow, the Chelsea under Mourinho would walk over hot coals for the manager.... I doubt the same will apply for this guy..
I've got no idea what sort of frame of mind Chelsea will be in tommorrow, could be anything.