Manchester United vs. Fulham

Out of Rooney and Nani, i'd only start one. Because when they are both out of form they turn the entire forward line into massive mediocrity.
 
You'd have to assume Nani would have a better game. This is just the sort of fixture he does well in. He'll be up against Riise as well.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
After his form at the end of last season and Everton, Rooney is so far out of form maybe dropping him is the kick up the arse he needs, but I dont think that SAF will drop him.
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He scored 5 goals in the last 5 games last season, I wouldn't call that bad form.
 
SAF will be fuming about last night. We were piss poor in attack, and bar that Rooney chance we didn't make Howard work at all.

Players aren't on the same wavelength as Kagawa at the moment; give it a month and I reckon we should be in full flow.
 
-----------DDG
Rafael-Evans*-Vidic-Evra
Valencia-Carrick-Cleverley-Kagawa
--------RvP-Welbeck

Drop Rooney, so he wakes the feck up.
 
A grade said:
What is the Dempsey situation, anyone? Was reading that he wanted to leave Fulham and I don't know if he played in their 5-0 win this last weekend.
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He refused to play and got fined. Imagine he won't play on Saturday either.

Kagawa and van Persie need to start.
 
So hard to think what SAF will put out as a team. Very rarely consitent and there is always a 'WTF' in the line up.

I'd like to see:

DDG
Rafeal Carrick Vidic Evra

Valencia Scholes Anderson Nani

Kagawa

RVP

I'd love him to drop Rooney. When he plays poorly the whole team is affected. His best position is clearly up front and not behind the striker. RVP is a better forward/striker and Kagawa thus far has shown he is better in the hole.

I know that will upset the Rooney fan base.
 
I really hope Fergie doesnt play van Persie out wide to accommodate Rooney centrally.
Either pick one of the two and go with wingers, or play both.
Welbeck and then van Persie out wide makes little sense.
 
prateik said:
I really hope Fergie doesnt play van Persie out wide to accommodate Rooney centrally.
Either pick one of the two and go with wingers, or play both.
Welbeck and then van Persie out wide makes little sense.
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It's more complicated than that. We'd have to have one more fit cb to play 4-4-2. Carrick would have gone to midfield and coupled with Scholes or Cleverley or Kagawa it would be stable enough probably.

I can't imagine Rooney being dropped though. I want to see us going 4-4-2 in home games but I also want Kagawa to play whereas Valencia and Nani would already occupy wide positions - Rooney and RvP up front. The thing is Kagawa will be preferred in a midfield 3.
 
Really really looking forward to this. Yesterdays game makes this one feel like the seasons opener. I'm not sure what I saw yesterday.

I hope RVP starts right up top with Kagawa in behind.
 
Injury concerns persist

Manchester United's injury concerns are not expected to ease before the Reds meet Fulham at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are all currently sidelined, with Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitting it could be "a couple of weeks" before his defence takes on a more familiar composition.

At Goodison Park on Monday night, Sir Alex Ferguson was forced to field Michael Carrick alongside Nemanja Vidic in the heart of the back four and Antonio Valencia on the right.

The same players could well be asked to perform similar jobs this weekend against a Fulham side that smashed five past Norwich City in their opening 2012/13 fixture.

"I don’t think any of them [Ferdinand, Evans, Smalling, Jones] will be fit for Saturday," Sir Alex told MUTV. "Hopefully Jonny Evans is getting near. Obviously we’ve got a good week’s training now and that will bring him on a good bit.

"Hopefully in a couple of weeks we should be okay.

"Michael Carrick’s not used to playing as a centre-back but he did all right, he did fine. He applied himself well tonight - they all did."
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http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...e-concerns-for-manchester-united-persist.aspx

Table. Cup. Pillow. Book. Pen. feck.

The good thing is is that Rafael will most likely be back at right back; so at least it'll only be Carrick that's out of position.
 
mufcgal said:
--------------de gea--------------
rafael-----vidic-----evans-----evra
valencia-------carrick--------young
---------rooney-----kagawa-------
-----------------rvp---------------

subs: Lindegaard, wootton, anderson, cleverley, nani, welbeck, chicharito.
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0-6
 
We'll beat them by at least 2 goals, whereas City won't win at Anfield, of that I'm sure.

Start from a clean slate and never look back.
 
This game can't come round soon enough.

Can't stand the wait after a defeat.
 
Forgive my muppetry, but while we're at that hardcore mode (bringing Berba to Goodison as a cb replacement) I'd like Fergie to give Buttner a go on Saturday.
 
FFS Carrick is not and never will be a fecking defender...why??

Scott Wooton came on the fecking tour FFS. What's the point if you're not going to use him at times likes.

Wooton at CB >>> Carrick at CB
Thorpe at CB >>> Carrick at CB
Keane at CB >>> Carrick at CB

Put him back where he fecking belongs.
 
After his comments i think van Persie is dead cert to start. Question is where. Please play him centrally, up front, against the centerbacks.
 
Lynk said:
Fulham won 5-0 last weekend, looked good. Carrick will be CB again, and Giggs will get a sentimental game.
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whats the world coming to when we are nervous of fulham at home!

If united play well going forward it wont matter if carrick plays in goal.

really though, we should have enough to beat Fulham
 
We need to start attacking rather than dicking about outside their box. Bench Rooney and Nani, start most on-form team, bring on Nani and Rooney to earn their place back.

Why have Kagawa and VP if Rooney is still undropable.

(Rooney usually takes a few games to come on form again after not being so great, hopefully this approach might make him hungry coming on as a sub and help find his form).

I'd rather have a proper defender as CB and Carrick where he belongs. Less of an issue than Everton though as we shouldn't need as much protection. Regardless of the 5-0 they got.
 
-------------DDG------------
Rafael--Vidic--Carrick--Evra
----Cleverley--Anderson----
Valencia--Kagawa----Nani
-------------RVP------------

I can understand people wanting to bench Nani after last night, but I thought Young came on and managed to be even worse. And Nani is allowed a bad game now and then, at least he looked fit... unlike Mr Rooney.
 
Drop Rooney, bring him on later.



-----------De Beard
Rafael ----Carrick---Evans---Evra
------Anderson---Cleverley
-RVP--------Kagawa-------Young
-----------Hernandez
 
DDG
Raf - Carrick/Evans - Vidic - Evra
Valencia - Cleverley - Anderson/Scholes/Carrick - Nani
Kagawa
RvP​

I doubt we'll see that though, Rooney will start and more people will be out of position than necessary to try and accomodate all of our attacking talent.
 
hopefully nobody gets injured on friday.

------------------------de gea-----------------------

rafael--------carrick------------------vidic------------evra

valencia------cleverley------------anderson-------kagawa--

-------------van persie------------rooney-----------------

i know kagawa is not a left winger but i'll put him there with the license of cutting inside. i'll not drop rooney despite his poor performance last time because this is the type of a game that he could score twice and we call him world class again. van persie should start.
 
anything about now said:
After his comments i think van Persie is dead cert to start. Question is where. Please play him centrally, up front, against the centerbacks.
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For me, the optimal system would be (assuming none of the injured centre halves return)...

DDG

Rafael - Carrick - Vidic - Evra

Cleverley - Scholes

Valencia - Rooney - Kagawa

RvP
 
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