[Cina]

So LvG hasn't rotated a single player all season but he decides to do so now? Weird, especially with the form Varela and Memphis were in. He should be rotating Lingard from the bench to the reserves. He'll score today now.

 

[DOTA]

Think it's a decent team. Strongest looking bench we've have for a good while!

No idea, on the result. Hoping we're at the stage of the season now where teams like West Brom who don't have so much to play for lack desire/concentration.

 

[Adisa]

All the teams around us won this weekend.

 

[bosnian_red]

good to see Fellani on the bench.

Fellaini being injured the past few weeks probably helped Van Gaal more then anything. If he starts putting him back in the side, it'll just go back to how it was with everyone pissed off and negative

 

[.Rossi]

Does anyone really still call it "dropped" in these days of bigger squads and loads of games back to back?

It's not 93 anymore mate, we don't get by with 14 players

Wish it was 1993. Life was more simple

 

[Zoo]

All the teams around us won this weekend.

Liverpool's incredibly jammy win has given me a bad feeling.

 

[witchtrials]

Well, you will most likely see Martial, Mata and Rashford in all of those games, so yeah, you have that.

My best guess would be that Rashford won't start all four. Mata might though, and I think it's very likely Martial will. Probably worth noting that I only predicted 6 of today's starters though, so what do I know?

But my point is that there is more to picking an 11 than just deciding which are your 11 best or most in form players and picking them. We don't know anything about the man management processes going on here: we have no idea whether Memphis is experiencing a bit of tiredness from his recent run of games, whether he's carrying a niggle, whether Van Gaal has told him he needs to save him for the big games because he's so important to our attack etc. I just don't see how it's possible at this distance to know what the psychological effect of not starting this one game will be on him. Given that it seems excessively harsh to criticise the manager for it.

 

[dichinero]

All this panic because of the line up is a result of Fellaini been thrown into the mix. Wait till Rooney returns.

 

[Red Dreams]

Fellani gets a lot of crap from some of our lads. But when he plays, he is effective. van Gaal changing his formation and slowing things down has been the problem.

Well lets see what van Gaal has in store for us. Hope we attack and press them.

 

[Dec9003]

Strange selection. Varela should be playing every minute until the end of the season, he has bags of energy.

 

[RedSky]

Could be Varela might be a bit tired, thats the only reason I would think he'd switch em round. Great to see Mike back!

 

[Silverman]

Any good streams?

 

[Sassy Colin]

We're in the shit again if we don't win this, it's tough at the top!

 

[JinnerJamie]

Mike Dean...

 

[KikiDaKats]

Alright lads don't feck this up...

 

[ottosec]

Crap lineup. Players that won 4 in a row get dropped for players that won 4 in 3 months.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

I thought Yacob missed the game today?

 

[RonaldoVII]

Two weeks till our next league game after today and it's City away so a win is imperative here!

 

[space]

Bad feeling about today...

 

[Sandikan]

Wish it was 1993. Life was more simple

Must be getting old, but those days were much better for footy.

2 Up front. 2 proper wingers, who actually were on the right side. I hate all this "they can cut in sh!t".
Didn't seem to get as many injuries, so you could have 14/15 playing most of the games.

Fees while stupid were at least in this stratosphere... ie a few million.

These days, I really don't know how any fan for a second thinks they pay player wages.

£703 for my season ticket.

That'd probably pay a steward's wage for half a season.
When you have players on 250k a week, it's embarrassing to pretend you fund them.

Right, that rant filled a few mins in til kick off...

let's smash horrible Pulis.

 

[saivet]

Is Jonny Evans playing?

 

[Sandikan]

Two weeks till our next league game after today and it's City away so a win is imperative here!

It's win or bust today.

 

[championo]

Strange selection. Varela should be playing every minute until the end of the season, he has bags of energy.

Balance and harmony is again missing. LVG at times I just don't see what he dreams up. At least we will be able to defend well.

 

[Vooon]

So wtf is going on with the horrible music at West Brom's stadium? Are they stuck in a 1997 Amsterdam rave party?

 

[Leftback99]

1 win in 7 away. Hoping we can improve this horrible record but expect we wont.

 

[ivaldo]

How many goals will Rashford get today?

 

[dannyrhinos89]

Forgot fletcher played for these

 

[NJM78]

So we haven't lost at WBA in premier league history. I hate these records with Louis in charge.

 

[JPRouve]

I like that team, which isn't a good sign.

 

[Sandikan]

Is Jonny Evans playing?

No, he's been ruled out in all previews.

I thought they had someone suspended, thought it was Jacob, but he's playing, so maybe it's some other dirty scuffler im thinking of.

 

[saivet]

Blind needs to perform. Another tricky two strikers to play against. Lucky that Watford were so wasteful in the last game.

 

[Maccaa]

Crap lineup. Players that won 4 in a row get dropped for players that won 4 in 3 months.

Think it's more to do with our upcoming matches an resting them. I hope it is anyway because if all the injured players come back an walk back into the team we're back to square one.

 

[JB08]

I can see why he's resting Morgan and Memphis, though I really see us struggling to win here without them.

 

[RonaldoVII]

It's win or bust today.

I feel the same. Will define our last 9 games; either pushing for the Champions League places or fully concentrating on Europe.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

We'll get bullied.

 

[Sandikan]

So we haven't lost at WBA in premier league history. I hate these records with Louis in charge.

It was Moyes who lost us about 6 or 7 30odd year records.

Van Gaal only has a couple.

 

[oLeSoLsKjAeR20]

Is Jonny Evans playing?

Nope, ruled out

 

[Timdbro]

Will be pretty shit if we don't win this.. Arsenal/Spurs dropping points has been the only positive so far, the Liverpool and West Ham last-minute wins have made me pretty nervous.

 

[Sandikan]

I feel the same. Will define our last 9 games; either pushing for the Champions League places or fully concentrating on Europe.

100%. With City/Tottenham/West Ham aways as part of the last 9, this isn't a game we can muck up in!

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Forgot fletcher played for these

I hope Fletch forgets he plays for them as well.