MLS All-Stars v Manchester United - Pre-Season Tour

[The White Pele]

Fletcher-Nani-Fletcher-Bar

 

[MrMarcello]

Fletcher off the crossbar then a swinging volley by Macheda goes well wide.

 

[Excal]

yes

Yes I know...

In any case, this gives me confidence in our ability to beat a 2nd-rate thrown-together side.

So we've definitely got the Manchester Derby in hand...

 

[Aporkalypse]

That would have been an amazing finish

 

[prateik]

good ball there for fletch ..
great move

cleverley doesnt look out of place does he .. i know its preseason , but he is fairly comfortable on the ball .

 

[Biscuit1871]

That was a cracking 'give'n'go' by Fletcher'

 

[Number7]

Giggs has been sublime

 

[SecondFig]

Nani has had some great touches and interplay tonight

 

[decorativeed]

Unlucky Fletch!

 

[championo]

Can Nani play as AM?

 

[Dobba]

Typical Scot always looking to hit the bar.

 

[Enigma_87]

Great 1-2 with Nani and Fletch off the bar.

 

[R.N7]

Great play D-Fletch

 

[Maajid]

Fantastic stuff.

 

[Mickey]

But where will the goals come from?

 

[SharkyMcShark]

That was dodgy

 

[Enigma_87]

Can Nani play as AM?

no. Let's not get carried away.

 

[barros]

but where will the goals come from?

og

 

[ha_rooney]

good ball there for fletch ..
great move

cleverley doesnt look out of place does he .. i know its preseason , but he is fairly comfortable on the ball .

Agreed. He seems to be a confident lad, in my opinion looks more comfortable on the ball than Gibson.

 

[Dobba]

Are serious the first 2 words that come to mind when talking Paul Scholes "holding midfielder"?

 

[Excal]

Can Nani play as AM?

If he can, that'd make for a nice 4-5-1. Valencia and Giggs on the wings. Take one of those three out for another forward if we want to go 4-4-2.

 

[decorativeed]

"Ball Kid" !

 

[Aporkalypse]

Angel looking a lot like Jack from Lost, which would explain any shit ambiguous finish

 

[MrMarcello]

If he can, that'd make for a nice 4-5-1. Valencia and Giggs on the wings. Take one of those three out for another forward if we want to go 4-4-2.

Giggs does fine in that attacking role. Leave Nani on the wing.

 

[barros]

Ht
2-0

 

[SecondFig]

If he can, that'd make for a nice 4-5-1. Valencia and Giggs on the wings. Take one of those three out for another forward if we want to go 4-4-2.

Better having Giggs in the middle

 

[manufanatic]

excellent open first half should be up by maybe a few more.

 

[Stobzilla]

I want one of those "Ball Kid" T-Shirts.

 

[phelans shorts]

Are serious the first 2 words that come to mind when talking Paul Scholes "holding midfielder"?

Nowadays I would say so, he may not be able to tackle but he rarely pushes on any more and stays deep.

 

[erickingcantona]

some of giggsy's passes this first half have been nothing short of sublime.

 

[Biscuit1871]

Do you reckon I could request genuine ESPN instead of the bollocks watered down shit I have at the moment? That first double quarter was outstanding. Can't wait to see how Man Utd come out in the next 2 quarters. I reckon we could see a shut out.

 

[ha_rooney]

HT: 2-0.

I think we might see a few subs for the second half, Fletch was a doubt for the game so he might come off. Hopefully see Chico and Kiko play together at some point

 

[gbgary]

excellent open first half should be up by maybe a few more.

at least one. ready to see hernandez in the United shirt now.

 

[Sw33t]

Good half for us that was,

Giggs has been brilliant. Some super passes.
Nani has been lively, seems to be getting stuck in and trying to get on the end of more.
Fletcher has had some lovely interplay with Nani and should have scored.
Macheda got gifted two easy goals to be fair, but deserved them and took them well.
Cleverly looks strong and confident, hoping to see more of this.

Can't wait to see Hernandez now.

 

[championo]

no. Let's not get carried away.

I was just wondering and offering a topic for discussion. There is no carrying away here. No will have sufficed.
IMO, it can be experimented. If I recall correctly, he did play behind Rooney against Arsenal in an FA cup some years back and we were unstoppable going forward. So many give and go back then.
Will you care to explain why it is not even possible?

 

[kundalini]

Giggs has been impressive. Macheda took his chances. Fabio looks a threat going forward. Obertan started well before getting injured. Fletcher starting to show his quality.

 

[cj_sparky]

Well Rafael Marquez is going to the Red Bulls. The commentator mentioned 4-5 times.

 

[MrMarcello]

Who's on the United bench?

 

[Raven Blade]

We've played bloody well. Nice to see some early goals for a change. But we have lost a bit of momentum, so hopefully we can regain that in the second half and put them out of sight.

Then it will be Chicharito time.

 

[MrMarcello]

Ugh. It's not Man Utd.