West Ham vs Manchester United

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Upton Park
December 5th 2009
KO - 15:00 GMT
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Team should be...

GK: VDS

RB: Neville
CB: Brown
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Valencia
CM: Fletcher
CM: Carrick
LM: Giggs

CF: Rooney
CF: Owen

Subs: Foster, Rafael, Anderson, Scholes, Gibson, Park, Berbatov

0-1 to us :devil:
 
Berbatov back up front with Rooney? Will Van der Sar shake off his knee injury? And assuming we go back to a 4-4-2 who starts wide left?

Would hope to see something along the lines of:

--------------------VdS--------------------
Neville------Brown---------Vidic---------Evra
------------Fletcher---Scholes/Giggs--------
Valencia--------------------------------Nani?
-----------Berbatov------Rooney------------

Bench: PIG, De Laet, Rafael, Carrick, Anderson, Owen

Score wise, they're scoring at the moment, but their defence has been very shaky...

WHU 2-4 MUFC
 
Van der Sar/Kuszczak
Neville Brown Vidic Evra
Valencia Carrick Fletcher Nani
Rooney Berbatov​

Subs: Kuszczak (Foster), Rafael, Scholes, Giggs, Anderson, Obertan, Owen.
 
I will be at the game. Got a ticket from a mate who is a WHU season ticket holder. Have to stand in the West Ham end though!.
 
Upton Park is always a tough destination for us. They are leaking a lot of goals, but they have been known to put in a resolute display against us.

VDS

Rafael
Vidic
Brown
Evra

Valencia
Carrick
Fletcher
Giggs

Rooney
Berbatov

Narrow win. Hopefully City can take points from Chelsea later in the day. We at least want to have put in a good display before Chelsea take to the field.
 
Van Der Sar, Rafael, Brown, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Berbatov, Rooney
 
Very important that we win this, probably our toughest match until we meet Arsenal at the end of January. After this one we are playing Wolves and Villa at home, and I'm always confident to win when we're playing at Old Trafford.

I'd be happy with either of these two teams:

---------------Vds/PIG----------------
Neville---Brown-------Vidic------Evra
--------------Carrick-----------------
------Fletcher---Scholes/Anderson---
Valencia-----------------------Giggs---
--------------Rooney-------------------

--------------Vds/PIG------------------
Neville---Brown----Vidic---------Evra
-----------Carrick--Fletcher-----------
Valencia-------------------------Giggs
-----------Berbatov--Rooney----------
 
I'm fairly certain it will be this 11:

VDS
Neville Brown Vidic Evra
Valencia Carrick Fletcher Giggs
Berbatov Rooney​
 
Schmeichel
Neville Stam Johnson Irwin
Beckham Keane Scholes Giggs
Yorke Cole

Subs: Van Der Gouw, Brown, Berg, Butt, Solskjær
 
I'm fairly sure Neville will not be playing this game. He's played two games in a row, hasnt he? Either Sheasy or Jonny back and push Brown to RB, or Rafael filling in.
 
cw1984 said:
I'm fairly certain it will be this 11:

VDS
Neville Brown Vidic Evra
Valencia Carrick Fletcher Giggs
Berbatov Rooney​
Click to expand...

I hope that's the team. The same line-up was rock-solid against Everton. I'd like to see a bit more consistent line-up in the league from now on.
 
PIG, Nevster, Vidic, Brown, Evra, Ljajic, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Berbatov, Rooney
 
Anyone know if it's confirmed that Carlton Cole is out ?

As for this game...even if its away - Hull and Burnley both scored 3 goals against them. We really should win
 
-----------------VDS------------------
----Nev---- Wes ---- Vida ---- Pat------
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Ronnie -- Carricko -- Fletchey -- Giggsy
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-----------Berbs ---- Roo--------------
 
rednev said:
-----------------VDS------------------
----Nev---- Wes ---- Vida ---- Pat------
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Ronnie -- Carricko -- Fletchey -- Giggsy
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-----------Berbs ---- Roo--------------
Click to expand...

:cool:
 
van der Sar

Neville • Brown • Vidić • Evra

Tošić • Fletcher • Carrick • Ljajić

Diouf • Rooney​

3-0 United, Ljajić hat trick.
 
Green

Faubert Da Costa Gabbidon Ilunga

Stanislas Parker Noble Collison

Franco Hines

Kurucz Spector Tomkins Kovac Dyer Diamanti Nouble
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Very much one for the academy for us with several young players in the squad plus Nouble who refused to sign a new contract at Chelsea.

We've been very limited up front recently so Cole being out for a number of weeks doesn't help. However Hines has looked good when we've seen him (Liverpool and Aston Villa couldn't handle him) but has a tendency to play for the penalty rather than shooting. We have Diamanti back who is our Italian Superstar. I say superstar I mean that in the sense that he can produce unexpected spectacular shots using his left foot, inch perfect 50 yards pass and excellent set pieces but is generally average for everything else.

Franco as been a bit of a revelation since we've signed him, it's just a shame he's not 5 years younger. Then again he's taken to the Premiership pretty well and has scored 3 in 6 so far as well as being involved in most of our chances.

The defence has very much been our weak point this season. Ilunga who was excellent last season has been stop and start this season due to injuries. This will only be Gabbidons third or fourth start of the season (of which not all were at CB) after an 18 month spell out with a back injury. Da Costa is a new signing from Fiorentina, he's prone to the odd lapse of concentration but has generally looked good and feck me can he jump. Right back has been our worst position with both Spector and Faubert struggling.

The midfield has been very good in attack but haven't helped out in defence much. Parker has been immense for our last few matches. Noble is just back after an injury, Collison has scored in his last two games, in the same period Stanislas has scored once but created two. Kovac may keep his place, he is a defensive midfielder but when he plays Parker plays a more advanced role. He's Mr. Average.

Upson, Behrami and Cole are the main injuries for us and also our top defender, midfielder and striker! Dyer is back but is unlikely to add to his 4 West Ham starts, no doubt he'll pull his hamstring whilst putting his socks on.

I think we'll score past you, it just comes down to how many we'll concede. Entertaining football is almost a certainty when visiting The Boleyn (Upton Park isn't the name of our ground :nono:) now days it's just usually the visitors who leave happier.

Good luck :)
 
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