Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United

Diarra said:
This has the potential to be our 2nd loss this season, hopefully the lads prove me wrong though.

I hope we start with:

-------------- VDS --------------
--Gary-----Rio------Vida------Heinze*
--Ron-----Carrick--Scholes---Giggs
-----------Saha-----Rooney------

*Paddy in for Gab if he doesn't make it.
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Wigan are utter shite.
 
-----------------VDS-------------------
-----Neville----Rio----Vidic----Evra------
Ronaldo----Carrick----Scholes----Rooney
-----------Solskjaer----Saha------------

1-2
Heskey, Ronaldo, Scholes

Save Giggs and Heinze for Liverpool
 
Rooney on the left. :rolleyes:

Last place you'd play him in this sort of shit form.
 
Well, we could throw in the mighty Fletcher and move Ronaldo over to the left. Or play the crazy legs of Richarson.
 
Jacob said:
Well, we could throw in the mighty Fletcher and move Ronaldo over to the left. Or play the crazy legs of Richarson.
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I would prefer that. Rest Saha maybe and put Rooney upfront with Ole. Something like this....

-----------------VDS-------------------
-----Neville----Rio----Vidic----Evra------
Fletcher----Carrick----Scholes----Ronaldo
-----------Solskjaer----Rooney------------
 
If anyone should be on the bench for this game it's Rooney. Saha and Ole are both playing brilliant at the moment and both deserve to start. Unless we can stick Ole on the left and put Fletcher in center midfield then Rooney can partner Saha.
 
Rooney loves to play against Wigan, no doubt he'll end his goal drought this weekend
 
Hope the injury problem wont attack our players in this game, since we have liverpool clash on the next week from JJB. A single goal by Rooney will separate us from Wigan.
 
Diarra said:
Rooney on the left. :rolleyes:

Last place you'd play him in this sort of shit form.
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unbelieably i agree with diarra:wenger:

if you want to play ole, rooney, saha and ronaldo then go with ole (right wing), ronnie (left) saha (forward) and rooney off saha!
 
bobbobray said:
unbelieably i agree with diarra:wenger:

if you want to play ole, rooney, saha and ronaldo then go with ole (right wing), ronnie (left) saha (forward) and rooney off saha!
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agreed.
 
Jesus Christ, I really detest international breaks aswell.. Can't wait for the Wigan game.. Oh, drop Rooney btw.
 
should be three points but Wigan are better than their results so far. theyve got a very soft central defence which could allow Saha and Rooney to have a field day.

VDS
Neville
Rio
Vidic
Heinze
Giggs if fit
Scholes
Fletcher
Ronaldo
Rooney
Saha
 
RedRichio said:
should be three points but Wigan are better than their results so far. theyve got a very soft central defence which could allow Saha and Rooney to have a field day.

VDS
Neville
Rio
Vidic
Heinze
Giggs if fit
Scholes
Fletcher
Ronaldo
Rooney
Saha
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agree with the line up. if Giggs isnt fit then Carrick in the middle and Fletch out on the right.
 
Diarra said:
Rooney on the left. :rolleyes:

Last place you'd play him in this sort of shit form.
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He should be given a free role - best thing if we want him to rediscover his form. Ronaldo on the left, but switching out on the right from time to time. Saha playing up front as the target man. And Solskjaer playing just off him and drifting out on the wings to create width when needed.
 
rrarraroon said:
-------------VDS--------------

Gnev-----Rio-----Vidic-----Evra

-------Carrick-----Scholes-----

Fletch-------Rooney-----Ronnie

------------Ole----------------
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Damn that is one sexy ass formation. I am surprised nobody has commented on its sexyness yet. I tip my hat to You Sir.
 
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Wigan captain Arjan De Zeeuw is warning his defensive team-mates to be on their guard against rejuvenated Reds' striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Norwegian attacker bagged both goals in United's last game against Newcastle, taking his tally for the campaign to four. :angel:

De Zeeuw has faced Solskjaer twice before - the first time for Barnsley as they suffered a 7-0 mauling at Old Trafford almost nine years ago. The second meeting took place when De Zeeuw helped Portsmouth to a 1-0 win over United in April 2004.

Although not certain to be in the starting line-up for United's trip to Wigan on Saturday lunchtime following the return to full fitness of Louis Saha, Solskjaer is likely to be in Sir Alex Ferguson's 16-man squad.

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“It’s good to see him back," declared De Zeeuw. "But believe me Ole is terrible to play against. He’s one of the best pros in the game and he only needs one second to find the smallest of gaps. So we'll need to be on our guard if he plays." :D

The Reds enjoyed a slice of luck at the JJB Stadium last season when a last minute Pascal Chimbonda own goal gave United all three points, eight days after thrashing the Latics 4-0 in the Carling Cup final. De Zeeuw is hoping for a better fortune this time.

“We’re really looking forward to United’s visit," he insisted. "We pushed them close last season and came back well after losing heavily the previous week in the Cup final. :lol:

"It won't be easy. United are a great team and, although Chelsea again look as if they are going to be the team to beat, United will be up there. They have more about them than Liverpool and I expect them to challenge." :cool:
 
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Wigan striker Emile Heskey is looking forward to another battle with United defender Rio Ferdinand as the Reds take on Wigan this weekend.

The Reds make the short trip to the JJB Stadium this Saturday looking to resume where they left off against Newcastle two weeks ago, when Sir Alex Ferguson's side comfortably saw off Newcastle 2-0.

Heskey has played seven matches against Ferdinand - for Liverpool and Birmingham - since the centre-half arrived at Old Trafford in 2002, but he has failed to find the net on each occasion, a record Rio will be keen to continue.

"Rio is one of the best defenders in the world," says Heskey. "We've had some great battles over the years, especially when I was at Liverpool. He's quality and he has proved himself of the highest level."

Heskey has scored two goals in six league matches since his summer move to Wigan from Birmingham. And Sir Alex recently highlighted the powerful striker as a potential threat in the Premiership this term. :)

"I think Wigan will get a bit of joy out of Heskey this season. He never quite realised his potential at Liverpool or Birmingham, but it may be different at a smaller club like Wigan if he can recover the form he showed at Leicester where he was the main player." :drool:
 
As United prepare for Saturday's trip to the JJB Stadium, ManUtd.com takes a look at some weird and wonderful Latics facts...:rolleyes:

- Both Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby club lost their first games at the JJB Stadium. Wigan Athletic lost 2-0 to United in a friendly match while Wigan Warriors lost in a Super League Play-off match against Castleford Tigers.

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- Owen Hargreaves inherited some of his footballing talent from his father, who played in midfield for Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic – his dad is still a big Bolton fan. :wenger:

- The barriers on the club’s old Popular Side stand at Springfield Park were bought from Aston Villa’s Holte End in 1994. :wenger:

- Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev is an avid Wigan fan, or at least that was the popular myth in the 1980s. Commercial manager Peter Fillingham recently admitted the story was dreamed up as a publicity stunt after a 1970 friendly with Soviet team Metallist Kharkhov. “We even went as far as sending programmes to the Kremlin,” he said. The tale was first reported in the Bangkok Daily Post by a British reporter, Roger Crutchley. He embellished the story, claiming that Gorbachev stopped jamming BBC radio broadcasts so he could keep up-to-date with English footy scores. :p

- Wigan were the last team to be elected into the Football League before automatic promotion and relegation was introduced in 1987. :(

- Skipper Arjan de Zeeuw has a doctorate in tropical diseases. :smirk:

- Dave Whelan was singled out by Matt Busby in 1957/58 season as “one of the most improved players of the season”.

- Paul Jewell is the third of Wigan’s 14 Football League managers to have played for the club – following in the footsteps of Larry Lloyd (1981-83) and Graham Barrow (1994-95).

- Wigan have been relegated only once – dropping into Division Three in 1992/93.

- Midfielder Jimmy Bullard, now with Fulham, holds the record for the highest number of consecutive appearances – he played 123 consecutive games between 2003 and 2006.

- After a total of 34 unsuccessful applications to join the Football League, and a controversial headline-making application to join the Scottish League Second Division in 1972, the Latics’ first ever League game took place on Saturday 19 August 1978 at Edgar Street, Hereford in front of a crowd of 5,674.

- The £400 compensation Dave Whelan received for his injury in 1960 was pumped into his grocery business in Blackburn market. This was sold to Morrisons a decade later for £1.5m. ;)

- Sir Bobby Charlton was once a director of Wigan Athletic, and he also enjoyed a short spell as caretaker-manager. :angel:
 
On current form

--------------VDS-----------------
Nev-------Rio------Vidic-----Evra
Ronaldo--Fletcher--Scholes--Giggs
----------Solskjaer---Saha---------
 
I'd rather stick to

-----------------VDS-----------------
Neville ------- Rio ------ Vidic -----Evra
Fletcher--Scholes--Carrick--Ronaldo
----------Solskjaer---Rooney---------

with Saha and Giggs coming on from the bench. Anyone with me? :)
 
--------VDS--------

Gary--Rio-Vidic--Evra

Fletch-Carrick-Scholes

Ole-----------Ronaldo
-------Saha---------


Pred: 1-2, for us: Ole,Ronaldo
 
ruben1985 said:
--------VDS--------

Gary--Rio-Vidic--Evra

Fletch-Carrick-Scholes

Ole-----------Ronaldo
-------Saha---------


Pred: 1-2, for us: Ole,Ronaldo
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Right formation, though if Ronaldo is carrying a slight injury from the Poland game, he might start on the bench and i expect to see Rooney take his place in that XI.

It won't be as easy as people think but i reckon [hope] we'll edge it, maybe 0-2.
 
Fergie doesn't sound too optimistic :nervous:

"Hopefully we'll have a team to get us a result."
 
peterstorey said:
Well I'd say you looked good in the face of shit performances from Fulham/Charlton/Newcastle, mediocre against average performances from Spurs/Watford/Reading and piss-poor against the only good team you've played so far.
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Well United are above Arsenal whove played teams this season who have finished with 10 men and have benifted from dodgy refereeing decisions and have played against teams who were shite on the day. And United had an off day against Arsenal having been the better side in nearly all the games in the previous 4 seasons.
 
The team should look something like this.. If Ronaldo is playing

--------------- VDS ----------------
Gaz ---- Rio ---------- Vida ---- Evra

Ole ----- Fletch ---- Scholes -- Ronaldo

--------- Saha ------ Rooney --------
 
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