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

duffman13 · 08-02-2015 02:09PM

newballsplease wrote: »

I dont pay too much attention to the Spanish league, but can anyone tell me why exactly is Bale getting abuse/stick off the Madrid Fans in recent games? Or when/why it started?

It all stemmed back to a game a couple of months ago when he got booed by the fans for missing a one on one when he could have squared the ball to Ronnie for a simple tap in. At that time Ronaldo had to come out and back him. Really strange as he got a brace at home a week or two after that but the fans aren't dropping it. Don't know if something else happened that I missed

Edit: Seems the fans think he is a "ball hog" and the Ronaldo incident followed a similar one from a previous week with Benzema

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/gareth-bale-booed-by-real-madrid-fans-for-not-passing-to-cristiano-ronaldo-9970984.html

Lord TSC · 08-02-2015 02:21PM

Strikes me they want Bale to basically recognize he's second fiddle to Ronaldo and dare not upstage him, and that everything should be about getting Ronaldo goals. And no matter how many he'll score, they'll be all over him every time he misses one that he should be taking the shot at but is choosing not to give it to Ronnie.

Hope he tells them to stuff it and comes to us, though

Extra motivation to prove himself if he does....

shadowcomplex · 08-02-2015 02:22PM

Antonione Griezmann looks to be developing into a genuine worldclass player , would love to see United go in for him in the summer would cost a fortune though

jayo26 · 08-02-2015 02:22PM

So my guess at todays team would be

De gea
Rafa,smalling,rojo,Shaw
Blind,
Fellani,Rooney
Di Maria
Rvp and falcao

He might change di Maria for Mata if the break in thing is affecting him which I doubt it

shadowcomplex · 08-02-2015 02:29PM

jayo26 wrote: »

So my guess at todays team would be

De gea
Rafa,smalling,rojo,Shaw
Blind,
Fellani,Rooney
Di Maria
Rvp and falcao

He might change di Maria for Mata if the break in thing is affecting him which I doubt it

Would have thought he would start mata over Fellani and have dimaria in midfield

Cantona's Collars · 08-02-2015 02:46PM

No team leaks this week,LVG must have caught the culprit........Now if he can swap Di Maria and Rooney we'd be more effective.

jayo26 · 08-02-2015 02:54PM

shadowcomplex wrote: »

Would have thought he would start mata over Fellani and have dimaria in midfield

He could do just thinking he mite put fellani in for bit of steel and he is in good form. Too many good midfielders that's our problem haha

Manutd_4life · 08-02-2015 03:17PM

United XI:De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, Falcao, van Persie

would prefer mcnair and fellaini

jayo26 · 08-02-2015 03:20PM

Manutd_4life wrote: »

United XI:De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, Falcao, van Persie

would prefer mcnair and fellaini

Should be still strong enough I'm surprised with januzai but delighted he getting a decent run.

08-02-2015 03:20PM

Manutd_4life wrote: »

United XI:De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Januzaj, Di Maria, Falcao, van Persie

would prefer mcnair and fellaini

Agree, definitely McNair after the cup win

MagicIRL · 08-02-2015 03:21PM

Januzaj played well in his last start. Faded a bit if I recall correctly, but took on his man more often than not. Surprised McNair isn't starting RB after his performance, but perhaps easing him in to the role is a better option.

Montroseee · 08-02-2015 03:23PM

How did Valencia win player of the month for Jan?

Quandary · 08-02-2015 03:29PM

Blind will need to have a very good game considering how defensively frail our midfield is. We are lucky that Carroll, Collins and Reid are out for West Ham.

thelad95 · 08-02-2015 03:32PM

Any line-up with Rooney, Jan, Di Maria, Falcao and Van Persie just looks forced to get Rooney in the team.

mcratsix · 08-02-2015 03:44PM

I actually think that team could be quite effective with a 442. Jan and Di Maria as wingers, swapping over regularly. Blind as a holding midfielder and rooney as the advanced midfielder.
I'd rather have Herrera in there for rooney in midfield, but given the team picked, I think that'd be more effective than a diamond. Di Maria isn't a number 10, and Jan isn't a centre mid, neither is rooney.
Interesting fact: I played West Ham in football manager last night, and my team was De Gea, Raf, Jones, Evans, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Strootman, Herrera, Januzaij, Rooney, Cavani. With Bony and Kovacic on the bench.

KH25 · 08-02-2015 03:45PM

Montroseee wrote: »

How did Valencia win player of the month for Jan?

Most likely votes by South American fans. How he was even nominated in the first place is beyond me.

sky88 · 08-02-2015 03:46PM

thelad95 wrote: »

Any line-up with Rooney, Jan, Di Maria, Falcao and Van Persie just looks forced to get Rooney in the team.

I think its more to fit van persie and falcao in the team

Cantona's Collars · 08-02-2015 03:51PM

08-02-2015 03:54PM

sky88 wrote: »

I think its more to fit van persie and falcao in the team

No point fitting both of them in if we are weak in midfield and have nobody to deliver a decent cross from the wings

newballsplease · 08-02-2015 04:08PM

It makes more sense to me now why LVG chose Rooney to be captain. Soften the blow when he asks him to play midfield instead of upfront.

Didnt Rooney nearly leave because he was played out of position? Surely hes not happy in midfield. Now that he is captain tho he psychologicaly thinks he must do it for the good of the team. If he wasnt captain i think we would hear more about this....

Deiseboy01 · 08-02-2015 04:38PM

This is great, being outplayed, out fought and out thought by West Ham. Depressing.

Lets hope things improve quickly.

jayo26 · 08-02-2015 04:43PM

Deiseboy01 wrote: »

This is great, being outplayed, out fought and out thought by West Ham. Depressing.

Lets hope things improve quickly.

They are growing into game

Quandary · 08-02-2015 04:52PM

So a midfield trio of Rooney, Januzaj and Blind is getting overrun?

What a fcuking surprise!

:mad:

KH25 · 08-02-2015 04:55PM

When is LVG going to learn that Rooney should not be a midfielder?

J. Marston · 08-02-2015 05:01PM

Real Madrid must be laughing that we paid £60 million for the worst corner taker in world football.

Quandary · 08-02-2015 05:05PM

What a bloody farce that half was. We are are not going to make the top 4 while Wayne Rooney is shoehorned into midfield along with a light weight Januzaj. Blind is running around like a headless chicken trying to cover for the defensive weaknesses of Rooney and Januzaj.

Deiseboy01 · 08-02-2015 05:05PM

Awful stuff here today.

Need to bulk out midfield urgently. No way should we be playing two up top.

4411, put Jan and Angel on the wings. Play Rooney off Falcao.

Hard to believe we've players like Falcao, RVP, Di Maria and Rooney and are so impotent.

PhlegmyMoses · 08-02-2015 05:05PM

I don't think we're being outplayed here in normal play. West Ham are only threatening from set-pieces. Our attacking play, however, has been poor

irishfeen · 08-02-2015 05:06PM

Dreadful shíte altogether .. I'd take a draw all day here.

Manutd_4life · 08-02-2015 05:06PM

put on fellaini and we will be more comfortable at set pieces.

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