I too prefer him there. His athleticism makes him a better right back than Evans or Jones, and he's played quite well in his first two matches there. It's a stop gap solution, I feel, rather than a long term switch to the flank.
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I too prefer him there. His athleticism makes him a better right back than Evans or Jones, and he's played quite well in his first two matches there. It's a stop gap solution, I feel, rather than a long term switch to the flank.
Agreed. I think Berba needed to start. His home record last season in the league was second to none.
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oh I see now
Interestingly no sentiment as neither Carrick nor Berbatov start.
De Gea 20
Smalling 21
Jones 19
Evans 23
Evra 30
Nani 24
Cleverley 22
Anderson 23
Young 26
Rooney 25
Welbeck 20
Average 23
Got to love it!
Smalling 21
Jones 19
Evans 23
Evra 30
Nani 24
Cleverley 22
Anderson 23
Young 26
Rooney 25
Welbeck 20
Average 23
Got to love it!
Man Utd
01 De Gea
03 Evra
04 Jones
06 Evans
12 Smalling
08 Anderson
17 Nani
18 Young
23 Cleverley
10 Rooney
19 Welbeck
Substitutes
34 Lindegaard,
20 Fabio Da Silva,
11 Giggs,
13 Park Ji-Sung,
16 Carrick,
09 Berbatov,
14 Hernandez
01 De Gea
03 Evra
04 Jones
06 Evans
12 Smalling
08 Anderson
17 Nani
18 Young
23 Cleverley
10 Rooney
19 Welbeck
Substitutes
34 Lindegaard,
20 Fabio Da Silva,
11 Giggs,
13 Park Ji-Sung,
16 Carrick,
09 Berbatov,
14 Hernandez
The versatility of Smalling, Jones, Evans, Fabio etc. must be quite a selection headache at the back.
fecking Young and Evra, oldies!!
Either SAF is clueless about this players or he is a liar. He was asked about Chicho on Friday and he said, "He should be back in a couple of weeks"!
seem like cleverly has overtake carrick position in the team.
I had a sneeky feeling fergies wouldnt start Berba and stick with Welbeck. The simple reason is SAF wants to give time to the new formation and tactics to work.
him and Jones played both right and and centre. But it makes sense for Smalling to play in the middle yes
Jonny Evans 
Thats going to be the theme for the season, everyone talking about our team's average ages. More importantly is that only Jones, Cleverley, Young and Welbeck havent experienced winning anything at the top level (Welbeck may have been involved in title winning years, but not like he is right now).
Delighted again for Cleverley and Welbeck. It's got to feel great when the manager shows so much faith in you.
My only concern we have no holding midfielder - who is going to pick up Van der vaart?
Very surprised seeing Fergie sticking with Danny. He's giving him a real chance.
wouldn't surprise me, Cleverley offers better defensive cover.
Was reading the RAWK thread on him and, to be fair, most were complimentary. the consensus was "hate him as a player, but at least he talks sense and has legitimate insights".
Which is all you want from a pundit.
I think SAF will play the youngsters till they fail and we get beaten at some point. Then the oldies will take it from there
Former rightback Tom Cleverley I'm guessing.
streams please!
rooney will probably drop deep.
Think Nev is trying to make "get your rewards" his equivalent of "stay on your feet".....
Counted 4 in the last segment...
Counted 4 in the last segment...
Jonny Evans
He seems very fit this season so far. For the few times I have seen him this season, his display has made me less nervous about him.
What I worry though is his constant complaining he does to keepers, especially keepers who are not well establish. He will blame all his uncertainty on De Gea. Watch and see. I hope they will be nice to De Gea for some time before the haranguing.
I dont think anyone realises he was a fullback before becoming a midfielder.
De Gea: 20
Smalling: 21
Jones: 19
Evans: 22
Evra: 30
Nani: 24
Anderson: 23
Cleverley: 22
Young: 26
Rooney: 25
Welbeck: 20
Around 23 years of age.
Jonny Evans
As if you didn't know he was set to start.
What, drop back into the holding role?
Fergie has balls and real belief in these youngsters. I'm fully with him. They've earned a run in the side to show what they are capable of. Besides Spurs play open, attacking football and that should suit the players we've picked tonight. There's still enough experience on the bench to give us options if things go sour.
Good luck to them.
Good luck to them.
23 years and 6 months - average age.
With Fabio instead of Evra - it would be 22 years and 7 months...
With Fabio instead of Evra - it would be 22 years and 7 months...
It's a positive formation should be an open game - I think SAF without his first team defence will have thought might as well go on the offensive rather than strengthen the middle with ball winners to help the defence out.
It certainly is a vote of confidence in the young players - is there a better manager for developing youth?
It certainly is a vote of confidence in the young players - is there a better manager for developing youth?
same here please!
Hmmm, interesting to see SAF counting on the young lads to do the job. Especially against Spurs! Huge bollocks that man.
Rather see Carrick for Cleverley and Berbatov/Hernandez for Welbeck to inject some experience. Our back four + goalie are inexperienced enough.
Anything Berlinknives says regarding Carrick should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Well he was a fullback tbh.
Agree with this. I think it's better to start the season with youngsters to get them some experience than to rely on them exclusively during the later stages.