They offer no defensive qualities.
Manchester United vs. Liverpool
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They offer no defensive qualities.
I don't know why some of you support Manchester United.
I read the squad backwards, saq Hernandez, Kagawa, Nani, and was like "feck yes".
Then I continued to look, and eventually realized it's Giggs and Jones in midfield.
Mother of fecking god.
Then I continued to look, and eventually realized it's Giggs and Jones in midfield.
Mother of fecking god.
Giggs and Jones in CM is mind boggling, good to see Nani and Kagawa starting though. I thought we'd loaned Buttner out.
It's just the reality that Liverpool can play their best team here whereas United have European games to consider and have never taken the early rounds of this seriously. It's feck all of an excuse if we lose though. It's not an inspiring lineup.
Nani to score a screamer tonight.
'Play Nani, Kagawa and Hernandez!' Moyes fields all of them, then 'feck me! Jones?! Giggs!?'
Pathetic.
Let's go lads, beat the feck out of them.
Pathetic.
Let's go lads, beat the feck out of them.
Liverpools cm is nothing to write home about lads. Lucas,Henderson and an ageing Gerrad aint that special.
But that's not the problem at all, Giggs still has plenty to offer the squad but it's his use and what's being asked of him in recent years that's not seemed to tally with what he's actually good at now. It makes him look like his level has dropped more than it actually has which is sad really.
♫Walk on, walk on,
With a hole in your arm♫
With a hole in your arm♫
It's the same every time Giggs is picked in centre mid, and 90% of the time we end up at the end of the game right to be hugely concerned.
We have three central midfielders in the squad and yet we play two players who are not central midfielders. At least play Anderson instead of Giggs. Giving him some playing time.
It seems so simple doesn't it, but time and time and time again, we just ignore the obvious.
Anyone with a good sopcast link, please?
Anderson's days as a Manchester United player are clearly numbered and righly so.
He was given a very specific task: man-marking the opposition's dangerman. He had an actual defensive midfielder doing the duty of a defensive midfielder beside him.
No one is doubting his legendary status and 99,9% of our fanbase will always love Giggsy, but it's gotten to a point where he is not helping us anymore on the pitch and is delaying the emergence of younger players. It's not his fault obviously, because SAF and Moyes are picking him, but Neville knew when the point of no return had come. Giggsy should do the same and I don't see how this is in any way disrespectful. It fecking hurts to see the hero of my childhood playing like this and having a good game ratio of 1/10.
I fecking hope he is up for it today, because the last time we played him against Liverpool was a fecking disaster.
None of us are a fan of Jones and Giggs as a central midfield partnership but they won't (shouldn't) look as bad with Nani, Rooney and Kagawa infront - all 3 are players who will drop to offer themselves and help link up play.
WHat channel is this on? SKy Sports?
Poor Fabio. Can't even get into our team over Buttner now.
fecking odd team selection. Leaving out both Anderson and cleverley is hard to understand.
Well, the central midfield isn't what I was expecting. I'd prefer Cleverley and Anderson there instead.
But there are some very good attacking selections he's made. Players we've been desperate to see given a chance. As long as we try and keep possession and keep feeding the ball to our flair players we have a good chance. We can't let Liverpool win the midfield battle otherwise I see a very tough night for us. We don't like being swarmed.
But there are some very good attacking selections he's made. Players we've been desperate to see given a chance. As long as we try and keep possession and keep feeding the ball to our flair players we have a good chance. We can't let Liverpool win the midfield battle otherwise I see a very tough night for us. We don't like being swarmed.
That first line is almost to the letter my first thoughts
With maybe a "playing those 3 ought to shut a few twats up on the café"
A lot of big clubs were after Suarez, according to some Scouser on Sky. My mind must be going. To me it seemed like his only option was Arsenal.
they're still actual midfielders.
Also, Giggsy has a tendency to turn up when people are really getting fed up of his inclusion.. It's like he waits until he is almost out the team forever, then pulls out a big performance in a big game to guarantee himself one more year.
Oh shit, I didn't even notice Rafa was back! I was riding the emotions with seeing our attacking combo Nani/Kagawa/Rooney Henrandez then seeing Giggs and JOnes. So good to see. Hope Lindegaard wont be too rusty either
Liverpool's team is stronger than the one we faced at Anfield.
Meh, feck it, I still think we'll win, despite our midfield.
What the fecking hell is that in midfield?
Moyes: Everybody tells me how good he is
Surely he can see himself
Surely he can see himself
The way Moyes just talked about Kagawa shows that he doesn't know a whole lot about him which is worrying.
Gary Neville can handle the two scousers.
Was just about to say!
" People have been telling me a lot that he's good". Shouldn't you bloody well know by now?
Kagawa will run the show.
Maybe Shinji has been shit in training?
Just turned on the TV to be treated to some world class punditry over here. On Carrick -
"People keep telling me how good he is, but I don't see what he does in a football match."
"People keep telling me how good he is, but I don't see what he does in a football match."
Carragher and Redknapp in the studio, the smugness levels will be off the charts if Liverpool win.
Good team, disappointing not to see Januzaj but he's gone for the safer option which gets Rooney in the team, which under the circumstances is understandable.
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