Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

Lord TSC

Fresh thread ahead of the Quarter Finals. Enjoy

Jayop

Haha got in first.


Let this be a great end to a meh season for us and this new thread.

Won the League Cup, win the Europa League, finish in 4th and deny some of the rest of them a Champions League spot.

#Winning

Lord TSC

Jayop wrote: »

first

I mean, technically...that would be me....:P

Giggsy11

In the first page

Jayop

Lord TSC wrote: »

I mean, technically...that would be me....:P

You don't count dude.

I had typed "inb4" int he last thread after you posted last but you managed to get it locked. :mad:

jayo26

Wenger out

Kylo Ren

I know we might be getting ahead of ourselves, but......Herrera is arguably the greatest player of all time.

jayo26

Kylo Ren wrote: »

I know we might be getting ahead of ourselves, but......Herrera is arguably the greatest player of all time.

He is the greatest windup merchant since Denise Wise opposition love him.

Cookie_Dough

#stillfifth

paulbok

Is Mata cup tied tonight?

jayo26

Cookie_Dough wrote: »

#stillfifth

Donno why I read that as #stillfilthy ohh well.

Cookie_Dough

paulbok wrote: »

Is Mata cup tied tonight?

He's always cup tied!! He's nursing his groin (that sounds worse )

Cookie_Dough

jayo26 wrote: »

Donno why I read that as #stillfilthy ohh well.

you're confusing me with brinty though my last post was bordering on filthy!!

paulbok

Think Cookie_Dough needs a cold shower.

Jayop

I had posted this in the old thread and I'm damned if I'm letting it sink into the abyss of nothingness.

ME FROM THE OLD THREAD wrote:

OK, so on that how do we feel about the formation used on Sunday if not the same tactics?

It was probably best described as a 352

DeGea
Jones Bailly Darmian
Val Fellaini Herrera Pogba Young
Rashford Lingard

Now you obviously wouldn't have Herrera doing a man to man job on other teams but I really liked the set up despite that. It allowed us to go 2 up top. Now the only thing about this is it completely relies on Valencia playing as both a RB and as a RW. He's been doing that all season but with slightly more cover playing with 1 up front.

Take Herrera there for example. In this system he's going to be essentially a free man if he's not man marking. He was able to go anywhere on the pitch the last day to watch Hazard. If Hazard wasn't there he could go anywhere to get involved and try to impose himself on the game.

Darmain was tucked inside quite a bit and Young was really helping him as a winger/wingback. Could some of our other wide players do what Young did?

paulbok

Jayop wrote: »

I had posted this in the old thread and I'm damned if I'm letting it sink into the abyss of nothingness.

OK, so on that how do we feel about the formation used on Sunday if not the same tactics?

It was probably best described as a 352

DeGea
Jones Bailly Darmian
Val Fellaini Herrera Pogba Young
Rashford Lingard

Now you obviously wouldn't have Herrera doing a man to man job on other teams but I really liked the set up despite that. It allowed us to go 2 up top. Now the only thing about this is it completely relies on Valencia playing as both a RB and as a RW. He's been doing that all season but with slightly more cover playing with 1 up front.

Take Herrera there for example. In this system he's going to be essentially a free man if he's not man marking. He was able to go anywhere on the pitch the last day to watch Hazard. If Hazard wasn't there he could go anywhere to get involved and try to impose himself on the game.

Darmain was tucked inside quite a bit and Young was really helping him as a winger/wingback. Could some of our other wide players do what Young did?

/ checks was post by Zerks

Jayop

Nah, Zerks will post this in a weeks time.

markc91

Jayop wrote: »

Haha got in first.


Let this be a great end to a meh season for us and this new thread.

Won the League Cup, win the Europa League, finish in 4th and deny some of the rest of them a Champions League spot.

#Winning

In response to your last post in the other thread, I seen this interesting formation from the other day.

http://www.squawka.com/news/jose-mourinhos-throwback-2-2-4-2-formation-explained/936211

Cookie_Dough

paulbok wrote: »

Think Cookie_Dough needs a cold shower.

Well Juan Mata was mentioned after all Ye know he's a hunk lads (and ladies) I miss him on the pitch



and of course

Jayop

markc91 wrote: »

In response to your last post in the other thread, I seen this interesting formation from the other day.

http://www.squawka.com/news/jose-mourinhos-throwback-2-2-4-2-formation-explained/936211

Cheers Mark:)

That video is restricted now for my region so I can't tell what it was saying but what's the 2-2-4-2?

I don't see how you could really call it that.

2x CB
2x FB
4x CM
2x CF

The problem with that is neither Valencia or Darmian played in the same position. Darmian was closer to a 3rd CB and Val was a wing back.

Lithium93_

Feeling confident this evening, 3-0 United and into the semi finals we go

markc91

Jayop wrote: »

Cheers Mark:)

That video is restricted now for my region so I can't tell what it was saying but what's the 2-2-4-2?

I don't see how you could really call it that.

2x CB
2x FB
4x CM
2x CF

The problem with that is neither Valencia or Darmian played in the same position. Darmian was closer to a 3rd CB and Val was a wing back.

If your on facebook heres the link to it there...
https://www.facebook.com/SquawkaFootballNews/

Jayop

markc91 wrote: »

If your on facebook heres the link to it there...
https://www.facebook.com/SquawkaFootballNews/

yeah I suppose you could call it that although where Pedro stayed the whole game made it look more of a 352 because he was stood holding Darmian at our LB spot. Had Pedro roamed a bit more and if Darmian followed him everywhere then that would have been more obvious.

adox

Busted Flush...

RobbingBandit

Rooney's back, no way he'd miss a trip to the land of chocolate.

Cookie_Dough

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Rooney's back, no way he'd miss a trip to the land of chocolate.

Manchester?

Late to the party!

adox

adox wrote: »

Busted Flush...

Nothing player / manager bill

Rayne Wooney

Hazard should have sat on the touchline leaving pogba exposed, no idea how Conte didn't see it but they'll still win the league so it doesn't matter in the grand scheme that he was outwitted in one game.

Herrera is a good reliable player, I wouldn't go too overboard with the praise. Rojo been very good too

xtal191

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/855116538805968896

Lithium93_

United's starting 11

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/855116538805968896

Jayop

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Hazard should have sat on the touchline leaving pogba exposed, no idea how Conte didn't see it but they'll still win the league so it doesn't matter in the grand scheme that he was outwitted in one game.

Herrera is a good reliable player, I wouldn't go too overboard with the praise. Rojo been very good too

How would that have exposed Pogba? You'd still have had Pogba and Fellaini up against Kante and Matic, neither of whom would be exposing anyone in an attacking sense.

I've read this a lot, Hazard should have went and sat on the left touchline like Pedro did on the right. Pedro did absolutely nothing on the right and had Hazard gone to the left all he would have accomplished was holding Valencia further back.

It would have left them with no link in the middle of the pitch whatsoever between their two non creative DM's and Costa.

Bar making a complete tactical change of formation or even players I really don't see how Conte could have dealt with that.

bangkok

hopefully an early goal like sunday and a comfortable game tonight.

RobertKK

Get a winning run going...

Big night, need a big performance like last Sunday.

yabadabado

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Rooney's back, no way he'd miss a trip to the land of chocolate.

D'oh

jimmytwotimes 2013

Was just looking ahead at the fixtures, our run-in is cat tho this year we're better off with away games.

Europa so important, c'mon United!!

bangkok

that europa league "anthem" is so crappy......we NEED to be in the champions league again next season

Headshot

god im so nervous

bangkok

Headshot wrote: »

god im so nervous

are you off to the dentist?

y0ssar1an22

impressive from AV. a rare left footed pass

Trigger

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

impressive from AV. a rare left footed pass

I can see a you tube video pop up with David Attenborough commentary

paulbok

All Pogbas ball

Dwarf.Shortage

Pogbargain

ElChe32

Wonderful!

bangkok

briliant from pogba

Headshot

**** it

Best CB this season injured

Headshot

Headshot wrote: »

**** it

Best CB this season injured

Huge blow, wouldn't mind it was the second knock that has him on the stretcher

Typical

paulbok

Are Jones and Smalling far off being fit?

Trigger

paulbok wrote: »

Are Jones and Smalling far off being fit?

Think Jose said middle of may

paulbok

Co#k

Quandary

The Utd players are looking nervous. Big performance needed here now.