Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

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Mata knows where the goal is and he is great at assisting, so it is better to have him on the field than as a sub. He may not be the fastest but he is an intelligent player.
It is good that LVG sees this and has been playing him from the start.

I was looking at goal stats for the last four games.
The main scorers:
RVP 4
Rooney 2
Mata 2.

I did think Mata's future was in danger at the club, but now I think he offers too much to simply sell him.
The sublime pass in the last game that started the sequence which he was vital in the third goal shows how he can unlock a defense.
He has gotten us crucial goals. He is a great player to have.
Funny thing is ex Chelsea players are playing vital roles in the clubs challenging Chelsea, Lampard at City and our wonderful Mata.

bangkok wrote: »

did you not watch the game sunday or any other time when rooney played midfield for united?

and saying fellaini is better than rooney in midfield :eek:

Strangely enough, I did indeed see the game on Sunday, as well as the other few times Rooney has played deeper in midfield.

Wayne Rooney is not a midfielder and this conversation is retarded.

adox wrote: »

How about putting up your starting 11 then like Homer asked after posting his and the reasons for it? You start a debate on here and then give out about the debate in hand!

I'm not Shadowcomplex and don't usually bother posting fantasy 11's, but I can shit 11 names onto the page if you really want to see them? Seems like a waste of time to me though.

All I did was say that we shouldn't be squeezing three strikers onto the field just to accommodate Falcao, we should play people in their best positions. Bangkok's silly belief that Rooney is a midfielder is a different matter.

homerjay2005 wrote: »

if (and i know its a big f*cking if right now), we had all our players fit, what would your first 11 be?

for me it would be as follows -

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DDG

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Rafael

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Rojo

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Smalling

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Shaw

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Carrick

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Herrera

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Di Maria

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Rooney

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Falcao

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RVP

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Subs - Lindegaard,Jones,Evans,Fellaini,Young,Mata,Blind.

that still leaves Adnan, McNair,Blackett,Wilson, Fletcher.

2 or 3 top class players next summer at CB, CM and RB would make that into a serious first 11.

Based on what I've seen of him so far this season, id probably try to find a place for Blind. Would add a bit of pace and energy around the middle with a little more stability offered than Herrera. Not sure how he would tie in with Carrick. Formation could end up something like 4-2-2-2 with both sitting to allow Di Maria and Rooney more freedom. Against bigger teams, possibly losing one of the strikers to add Herrera into midfield. Would be fantastic to actually get all these players available, with big competition for places pushing everyone on, out of form players being easily replaced. Hopefully one day!

Rooney's not a midfielder and I can't believe it's nearly 2015 and people are still arguing over this. He's a top class striker (arguably the most important we have) who can do a good job, very good job even, in midfield should the match/tactics require it. To consistently play him in central midfield would be a waste of a large portion of his talents especially now that we actually have good central midfielders.

If Rooney threw a tantrum in the morning and said hed only play centre mid from now on, id take him in that position over Fellaini, as well as the latter has been playing. I doubt that view would but hugely in the minority either