Will be a tough game. I'm not expecting a dramatic change in the space of a few days from players that have struggled to string two passes together all season.
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Cardiff City 1:5 Manchester United
Cardiff City Stadium
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- Sat, 22 December 2018 @ 5:30pm GMT
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I expect Young or Herrera will be captain.
Yes forgot about that as well . No offense but he'll be one of those players we look back in 5 years time and wonder 'how the feck did he start in a crucial CL game?'
No need to wait for 5 years.
Doubt they agreed 100% with his teams, especially when we know he left out players like Pogba and Sanchez because of reasons.
Will obviously be many of the usual suspects, and i do think Ole will have some input aswell. He's been watching the matches, and is as much a fan as we are, and i'm sure he's seen who's been good and not.Don’t have access to my laptop, would anyone mind making a thread for Garner on the player performances thread?
I can give you a template to update once I get access to my laptop again.Don’t have access to my laptop, would anyone mind making a thread for Garner on the player performances thread?
I can give you a template to update once I get access to my laptop again.
Sure, I will create with basic OP and then we can update later.
Thanks bud!I don't expect United to win this evening. But looking at the fixture list between now and the end of February, except for Spurs, it's ideal for Solskjaer/United.Other than Sanchez Physio Room now says McT, Shaw and Smalling are "Late Fitness Tests".
But only Shaw has traveled.
Why not? It's Cardiff.
If the players hated Jose and were underperforming, they would want to show that they are capable of doing a lot better.. Not for Ole, but just to prove a point.
I expect Cardiff to get tonked.. We'll totally dominate them. 2-1
Expecting this also. Could see Matic dropped though.
One can then assume that Shaw is the closest to being fit.
Looking at our next run, our next 4 games are all favorable and we should take the full 12 points starting from tomorrow then Reading in Fa Cup, after this there's Spurs at Wembley, it'll be pretty tough but how knows if we win our next set of games the level of confidence might push us forward.
Why Herrera? Has he captained us this season?If Mata is fit, he has to start.Well we probably will need to score loads with that CB pairing
No, not if we attack well, and Ole has promised it. I think both CB and DDG can go and buy sausages today!
You do know who you are playing? Cardiff are shite. Even if Jose was still in charge this is an easy 3 points. With all the positivity and the players keen to put some effort in now you'll win by at least 2 clear goals.
Minus the Liverpool game in which most of them played rubbish, Matic has been good in the last two- three games before Anfield. I think Fred and Pereira will get their chances to work their way into the starting eleven but not immediately. Moreover, to unite the team, I suspect the new manager will not want to alienate the 'Jose boys' in the team so soon, if he plans to do that at all.I supported and still like Jose. Sad that he left the way he did and I hope he'll pick up his career in the future elsewhere but this club is bigger than ANYone and in all honesty, the team looked like it was falling apart. I like the air of resurgence that comes with new management and I'm buzzing for the games ahead. Fortunately, the fixtures look perfect for a new management. I hope this is the start of a fresh era for the club. Nothing galvanizes like winning. If we start picking up three points regularly from today, the team, the fans, everyone will suddenly be together again. Let's go United!!!!!I wanna put 20 euros on Martial to score first but I'm afraid he wont startWhat channel is this on?
BT with Rooney in the studio.
Oh ok thanks x
I chose this as well, but he may play 'safe' with Young instead of Dalot.I just hope people won't be too disappointed if we don't win. It's refreshing we have a new manager and a buzz around the team but it's just a 1st game and I don't expect to see too much of a change, not to mention being sure if a win.
What I do expect is players giving their all.
Why not ?, even if it was Jose still in charge, I would be expecting a win, I am hoping that with a new manager , the team will want to impress.
if he's fit he starts.... wait to 4.30
I have a feeling it’ll be Pogba.
I think Matic could/should be dropped in time, but this side is likely to have more input from the current management team. If Matic doesn't perform over the next 4-6 weeks I think Ole will have the balls to drop him. He will be give the chance though as he should be our best in that position. I'd like to see Herrera given a run there though with Fred & Pogba in front of him.
Possible that Phil Jones could start instead of Lindelof, and Fred could maybe get a chance ahead of Lingard or Mata.De Gea
Dalot--Bailly--Lindelof--Shaw
Herrera--Pogba
Lingard--Mata--Martial
RashfordDon't think Ole will play pogba in a double pivot, more likely to let him be quite free. Prob won't work but just have a feeling that is how we will go.
Mata likely to play but not sure if martial or lingard plays given martial has missed games.
Fred hopefully in his preferred deep position with herrera in the team, assume herrera will be a big part of Ole's plansI will be happy if the work rate shows a marked increase and we start to press in the opponents half. Without Lukaku and Matic this must be possible. Hope the boys can give us a second early Christmas present.I wonder if the upcoming run of apparently easy matches had any bearing on the timing.
Love Ole, but hope all the talk of what will and wont be done, does not backfire on him.
Maybe we wont get top 4, but I am expecting more enjoyable football.
And maybe 5th to 6th is about right for this squad, but pretty sure, its going to be more fun.
Expecting to see us try to win more matches, rather than just trying not to lose.
Likely to be an exciting 4 - 3 than a life draining 1 - 0 ( either way )
Enjoying watching United play again will be a good start to build from.
Even the more limited players will improve if they are enjoying training and playing.
No excuses for the under performing big time players anymore.
Really looking forward to this match, the result is important, I expect us to win ,
but looking forward to how we win, rather than the actual result.
This game has nothing to with Ole in truth, the players should win this even without a manager. It's feckin Cardiff. Any dropped points is 100% on the players.
If we don't win I'll be far more than disappointed
I've gone with nearly the same team. The exception being Young replacing Dalot. Although I would prefer rather Dalot playing.
Yeap,that's the team Id have picked too.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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29%
Anthony Martial
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21%
Jesse Lingard
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7%
Marcus Rashford
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7%
Victor Lindelof
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3%
Ander Herrera
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Nemanja Matic
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 554 ratings.
Score Predictions
657,37,54
- Man Utd win
- Cardiff win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 20% Cardiff 0:2 Man Utd
- 19% Cardiff 0:3 Man Utd
- 14% Cardiff 1:3 Man Utd
- 10% Cardiff 0:5 Man Utd
- 9% Cardiff 1:2 Man Utd
- 7% Cardiff 0:4 Man Utd
- 3% Cardiff 0:1 Man Utd
- 3% Cardiff 1:4 Man Utd
- 3% Cardiff 0:0 Man Utd
- 3% Cardiff 1:1 Man Utd
- 2% Cardiff 2:2 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 2:1 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 5:0 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 1:5 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 2:4 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 2:3 Man Utd
- 1% Cardiff 1:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 3:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 3:1 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 4:5 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 2:5 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cardiff 5:2 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Cardiff
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 26% 74%
- Shots
- 9 17
- Shots on Target
- 3 9
- Corners
- 4 7
- Fouls
- 13 13
Referee
Michael Oliver
Man Utd Lineup
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