Licha-Vidic
Last Man Standing 2 finalist 2023/24
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Have funI'll be there, I suspect wishing I wasn't.
I have already alluded to the fact that I don't think it'll be a night to remember (for the right reasons!). I'm taking my daughter actually - she's a big United fan - I did well there.Have fun
Bayern and Tuchel was a very bumpy start no doubt. According to which media one reads, there may or may not be a stressed relationship between several players like Kimmich, Goretzka, even Müller and Tuchel, but the trend has been a positive one since the start of the season. This will not be a super-confident "no one can beat us" 19/20 version of the team, but the quality is there. some obvious disbalances in the squad have been fixed, especially by getting Kane. This is a first round match in a not-too-hard group so I'm not expecting fireworksI've not seen how Bayern play under Tuchel at any capacity but it wouldn't surprise me if United wins against the run of play.
I agree it has been sadly I won't be there as I moved away from Munich and my ticket is parked with a friend. Might make the Bochum game on Saturday though (and a Maß of Löwenbräu)I have already alluded to the fact that I don't think it'll be a night to remember (for the right reasons!). I'm taking my daughter actually - she's a big United fan - I did well there.
You'll be there right? We should meet up - it's been too long!
Or sharpen their fangs.Good opportunity for Bayern to rest a few keys players as they face minnows man utd
Ronaldo was our highest paid player and far more of an "international celebrity" than Rashford is but Ten Hag wasn't afraid to drop him. Rashford will start because he's by far our most productive attacker.
Alternatively, we could have the entire team hold a Glazers Out banner and refuse to play. It would go down as 3-0 forfeit, but no injuries, no cards to worry about, and a respectable score line if we had actually played.
All kidding aside, it’s adversity like this that will determine which players are worth their salt. If we had our first team available I think we could mock a win, but with the walking wounded, a draw would be fantastic.
Legit cracked up and choked on my coffee at this one.-----------------------------------Hope
Blind optimism----Bruno Fernandes----Inshallah
-------------------Dumb luck--------Moments
Pipe dream----Top red----Positivity------Give yoof a chance
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2-1 United.
Yes, 7-8 of them would be in competition for a start with everyone fit.Not too bad a team for a Missing XI!
I think you’ll win this by a 3-0 margin at least. We will try and defend deep and play out from the back which will end up in abject failure the moment the press is triggered as our backline will panic and lose possession. We also have a non existent midfield that is incapable of tracking back.I know (and saw a bit) you didn't start well into the season but I wish I would be half as optimistic for the game as you are pessimistic.
Our results were mostly good but we're not playing really good so far, at least not for 90 minutes.
And your team and style is in theory our cryptonite.
I expect you to defend very deep and wait for counter opportunities and I expect Tuchel to fear exactly that and thus ordering us to play with minimal risk and much control.
It will be a boring game I think.
Think this game could go very badly for us.
But, with seven much easier fixtures after that and players returning from injury, I also think it would probably get better from there.
Hopefully we pull off a surprise and avoid that one last defeat.
If Bayern gets rolling early on, it could indeed. That being said, Bayern aren't the very stable defensively right now, so we aren't completely without a chance I would say, if it wasn't an away game.
Is that statement still based on Upa fecking it up vs City? Cause he was probably MOTM in both games vs PSG prior to that. We've let in 4 goals in 4 games, 2 of them vs leverkusen who I think has been one to watch under Alonso. Other than that I'd say we're pretty stable at the back even with the high line and press. Our weakness atm is our keeper. Ulreich has always been a terrific backup, but it kind of stops there. He can be a great shotstopper at times, but his delivery of the ball when going long is shite, and I almost have a hearthattack when he has the ball and gets pressed.
Admittedly, a lot of it is based on how you ended last season, I have only seen the game against Leverkusen. In that case, we are just completely fecked.
We haven´t done that much under EtH tbh, he seems hellbent on making us a team that is good on the ball, has quick flowing attacks and has a good, organized pressing from the front. We are sadly crap at all those things. We´ve been absolutely wide open defensively lately and blunt in attack.I know (and saw a bit) you didn't start well into the season but I wish I would be half as optimistic for the game as you are pessimistic.
Our results were mostly good but we're not playing really good so far, at least not for 90 minutes.
And your team and style is in theory our cryptonite.
I expect you to defend very deep and wait for counter opportunities and I expect Tuchel to fear exactly that and thus ordering us to play with minimal risk and much control.
It will be a boring game I think.
We're that girl that's perpetually stuck in the washing machine and Wednesday at Bayern will be Johnny Sins walking into the room. Ffs.
End of last season was a clusterfeck in many areas on and off the pitch that lead to it, and while there is still a lot of room for improvement under Tuchel I think the public perception is a bit skewed. Upa became some kind of scapegoat of our defensive issues, whilst most of it is also that Kimmich thinks of himself as a #6, but Tuchel sees him as a #8. Think we still need a solid #6 to control the midfield, but I don't really think the 4 at the back is the issue, considering how we usually play high and try to control games.
Your chance will be in transitions if the midfield (Kimmich/Goretzka or Kimmich/Laimer) don't stop them. I'd fancy Laimer to start before Goretzka with Mazraoui to hold RB. Tuchel might even try to do like he did with Leverkusen (or gladbach, I'm getting old) at the end of the game with De Ligt as a #6 in this game to experiment a bit more with that.
Wasn't he supposed to be trying to get Spurs to sign him? Shame that even they aren't that dumb.I am listening to Bayerns press conference right now. Harry Kane saying with a straight face that Harry Maguire is one of the greatest defenders of England's history.
Tuchel has mentioned that he saw some really good and dangerous stuff in the first 20 minutes against Brighton. He knows that the one strength we have at the moment is quick transition and counter attacking with Bruno, Rashford and Hojlund. He will do all he can to dominate us but avoid these kind of situations. Unfortunately he is not underestimating us.
Do you believe Müller will start tomorrow? I do not think so.Against Leverkusen it was 55 : 45 ball possession, 14:7 shots and xG 2.16 to 0.52 until Tuchel substituted Müller and Kimmich. After that it was 45 : 55 ball possession, 2:6 shots and xG 0.58 to 1.92
So hopefully we can keep both on the pitch for a long time.
Do you believe Müller will start tomorrow? I do not think so.
Against Leverkusen it was 55 : 45 ball possession, 14:7 shots and xG 2.16 to 0.52 until Tuchel substituted Müller and Kimmich. After that it was 45 : 55 ball possession, 2:6 shots and xG 0.58 to 1.92
So hopefully we can keep both on the pitch for a long time.
Do you believe Müller will start tomorrow? I do not think so.
Tuchel said that Musiala is able to play about 60 minutes tomorrow but they did not know now if he will start - and emphasized that Müller and Musiala can play together. Coman was out some days and Gnabry was not really great so Musiala could start as left winger/left no. 10, too.
Rashford is our biggest goal threat so I would certainly start him vs Bayern where his pace on the counter attack will be our only outlet for large parts of the game. We saw it vs Arsenal the other week. They were camped in our half for 25 minutes then we counter with Rashford and he scores our first opportunity.
People are acting like he's going through a barren run of games. We still rely on him for goals and he still contributes with assists (see our comeback win vs Forest). Okay, he was wasteful vs Brighton but it's hardly the definition of insanity to expect a forward to play himself back into form, especially when that forward has the track record to prove it: he's bagged over 20 goals and 10 assists in three out of his last four seasons. Dropping Rashford 5 games into the season for an inexperienced front 3 of Pellistri, Hojlund and Garnacho and expecting us to score more goals is dumb.
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