Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Read Mod Warning in OP 7/1/15

Winston Payne

FA Cup Sixth Round
Saturday 12th of March 2011
Old Trafford

Manchester United 2 - 0 Arsenal
Fabio '28
Rooney '49

Van der Sar
Smalling Brown Vidic Evra
Rafael Gibson O'Shea Fabio
Rooney
Hernandez


Arshavin Van Persie Nasri
Diaby Wilshere
Denilson
Gibbs Djourou Koscielny Sagna
Almunia


Benches:
Kuszczak, King, Scholes(Evra '80), Valencia(Fabio '46), Obertan, Giggs(Rafael '64), Berbatov
J Shea, Squillaci, Eboue, Clichy, Rosicky, Ramsey(Arshavin '72), Chamakh(Denilson '59)

The Moldy Gowl

Well he isn't a winger and those 2 lads were quite handy on the sideline.

Think that solves that.

MojoRisinnnn

Winston Payne wrote: »

FA Cup Sixth Round
Saturday 12th of March 2011
Old Trafford

Manchester United 2 - 0 Arsenal
Fabio '28
Rooney '49

Van der Sar
Smalling Brown Vidic Evra
Rafael Gibson O'Shea Fabio
Rooney
Hernandez


Arshavin Van Persie Nasri
Diaby Wilshere
Denilson
Gibbs Djourou Koscielny Sagna
Almunia


Benches:
Kuszczak, King, Scholes(Evra '80), Valencia(Fabio '46), Obertan, Giggs(Rafael '64), Berbatov
J Shea, Squillaci, Eboue, Clichy, Rosicky, Ramsey(Arshavin '72), Chamakh(Denilson '59)

This is like something you would see on Football Manager, it is still absolutely brilliant to this day.

The Moldy Gowl

Just imagine if lvg played that tactic now.

Manutd_4life

That Paulo Dybala lad has made it pretty clear he would do anything to go to Barcelona. He said when asked: 'I'd swim to Barcelona, it's only just across the sea.'

Maximus Alexander

Manutd_4life wrote: »

That Paulo Dybala lad has made it pretty clear he would do anything to go to Barcelona. He said when asked: 'I'd swim to Barcelona, it's only just across the sea.'

He might need a bike or something for when he gets to Sardinia. He could make a triathlon out of it. I'd pay good money to watch that.

Well, actually I'd probably just stream it.

Rayne Wooney

shadowcomplex wrote: »

Donnatello
Raphael
Leonardo
Michaelangelo
Spiderman

That would be a poor back 5 tbh, good in full back positions with Donatello's intelligence and spidey's speed and agility, but Raphel is too aggressive in the tackle and Michelangelo clumsy passing will be liabilities

Kerrydude1981

shadowcomplex wrote: »

Donnatello
Raphael
Leonardo
Michaelangelo
Spiderman

No James Bond Jnr?

Manutd_4life

Manutd_4life wrote: »

That Paulo Dybala lad has made it pretty clear he would do anything to go to Barcelona. He said when asked: 'I'd swim to Barcelona, it's only just across the sea.'

Which of the two 80 odd million players/Messi does he see himself displacing?

Lord TSC

Liam O wrote: »

Which of the two 80 odd million players/Messi does he see himself displacing?

This the same Messi we are taking this summer? :pac:

v3ttel

Manutd_4life wrote: »

That Paulo Dybala lad has made it pretty clear he would do anything to go to Barcelona. He said when asked: 'I'd swim to Barcelona, it's only just across the sea.'

I've only watched a full Palermo game once this season, but Dybala was absolutely fantastic. If that game was indicative of his season, I can fully understand why lots of clubs are looking at him.

He was creating mayhem every time he got the ball. Hopefully we've been following his progress at least, especially as it looks unlikely we'll be keeping Falcao.

Your Airbag

Fletch and Clev in action in the Villa Brom game on BT right now. Good match so far.

Vietto is still scoring against me in 10 years for United on FM so I think he should be signed instead of Dybala.

Granted Falcao is a club legend in it so might not be accurate

VW 1

Timmyctc wrote: »

Didn't we play Raf in MF against Arsenal and absolutely dismantle them? That was tactically class from Fergie.

Is the game of contention not the Blackburn one where he started CM alongside Park?

Your Airbag

Strootman on twitter

Contrary to reports in the media I am back in training and working hard on my comeback. Please don't believe people who have never seen me in their lives, but just follow the social pages of me and AS Roma where we will keep you updated on my progress. Just for the record, I'm right on schedule to be back when preseason starts.

https://twitter.com/Kevin_strootman

The_Kew_Tour

Good for him...

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Good for him...

Indeed, I do hope he does get back to full fitness.

I hope he doesn't go the route Hargreaves tried to go with Youtube videos of how "fine" he is. You could see the strings in the Hargreaves video, terrible VFX.

bangkok

Your Airbag wrote: »

Strootman on twitter



https://twitter.com/Kevin_strootman

He still won't be the same player ever again and that's a shame, never really hit the top top level

bangkok

bangkok wrote: »

He still won't be the same player ever again and that's a shame, never really hit the top top level

Hit the top level though, was only one off....

Rayne Wooney

Newcastle have only beaten us twice in 15 years, averaging 2.6 goals a game against them in that time

Handy 3-0 win so

The_Kew_Tour

We have played them on 4th March before.

4th March 1996
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ2ph26-Kp4

It was a huge result at the time.

thelad95

All the dire and shambolic teams we've played so far have managed to raise their game and put in their best performance of the season. Villa, QPR, Sunderland twice, Yeovil fücking town and Burnley.

I just hope nothing silly happens tomorrow night.

RobertKK

March 4th let's hope it's a lucky date for United...

https://twitter.com/manutduniverse/status/573026365819240448

Giggsy11

Newcastle are missing many players, so hopefully we make full use of it.

adox

Utds away form is the big worry. Huge game tonight imo. Rivals all have handy looking games on paper, we really need 3 points. Would be a huge boost for the team too, getting an away win and hopefully setting them on a path to top 4.

bucketybuck

adox wrote: »

Utds away form is the big worry. Huge game tonight imo. Rivals all have handy looking games on paper, we really need 3 points. Would be a huge boost for the team too, getting an away win and hopefully setting them on a path to top 4.

Newcastle are a terrible team in terrible form, we should and will beat them easily. The result will also mean absolutely nothing to the wider issue of our poor performances, though it will be used to prove that everything is fine at the club and we have nothing to worry about.

madcabbage

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Newcastle have only beaten us twice in 15 years, averaging 2.6 goals a game against them in that time

Handy 3-0 win so

Another record that'll go out the window. Curse of the commentators! :pac:

Rayne Wooney

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Newcastle have only beaten us twice in 15 years, averaging 2.6 goals a game against them in that time

Handy 3-0 win so

Rooney always scores against them. Another two for him today would be great.
Any team news?

Maximus Alexander

Just a word of warning. Less than three points tonight and I'm getting up, grabbing my stuff, and plonking myself on the negativity couch with all the others.

If it's not three points tonight, United will be 5th and with Southampton back to one point behind. I wouldn't be able for it.

adox

bucketybuck wrote: »

Newcastle are a terrible team in terrible form, we should and will beat them easily. The result will also mean absolutely nothing to the wider issue of our poor performances, though it will be used to prove that everything is fine at the club and we have nothing to worry about.

Our away form has been dreadful this season so no away game is a given.
At this stage of the season all I am worried about is getting enough points to finish in the top four.

The rest of your post is the usual "end of the world" stuff that has become both tiresome and predictable in equal measures.