Chelsea 4:0 Manchester United

Massive Spanner · Oct 23, 2016

pseudo_canadian said:
LB they bought from Fiorentina this summer.

Who was bought from them. Thus continues the Chelsea recycling plant

cyberman · Oct 23, 2016

Im assuming Jose is expecting a direct battle v Chelsea and for United to see it out and turn the screw with the options from the bench?
That Chelsea side doesn't look impressive, it doesn't warrant a cautious approach.

SSSSnake · Oct 23, 2016

Looking forward to the battle of Costa and Bailley!!

donkeyfish · Oct 23, 2016

Not surprised, I had Martial instead of Rashford - but perhaps not ready for 90min in quick succession.

Devil may care · Oct 23, 2016

I'm glad Lingard is starting over Young and I was easy either way with Martial or Rashford to come off the bench/start, disappointed that the mop is playing though, Mata offers so much more in actually hurting the opposition, playing Fellaini feels defeatist.

sunama said:
I doubt it mate. Jose is Jose. He is what he is.
And quite honestly, I don't want him to change. I want the same guy who won trophies at all his previous clubs.
As we saw last week against LFC, he is doing what he does best - adapting to the opponent and not going gung-ho.

I expect him to aim to hammer the lesser clubs (we have seen some 3 and 4 goal scorelines already this season), but against big clubs, he will accept a draw.
Jose is no fool.

That was an approach Fergie took back in the day but back then the drop off between the top 4 and the rest was steep, I think the PL is too competetive now to just go for 1 point in every big away game.

dichinero · Oct 23, 2016

Another stifle job today!

Ramshock · Oct 23, 2016

3 left backs in the squad Rojo Blind and Darmian yet he picks Young over Henrikh..feck off Jose!!

Leftback99 · Oct 23, 2016

Android1974 said:
Darmian seems to be getting more time and recognition with Mourinho. Maybe he's on the bench because the manager's afraid Valencia can't handle Hazard?

If Valencia can't we're in trouble if Darmian is the answer.

Damien · Oct 23, 2016

Sassy Colin said:
10/11, I must have missed that Shaw was out.

Wasn't anything that said he was out but he played 90 mins on Thursday, didn't do great and Blind did well against Liverpool so was likely Mourinho was gonna stick with same back four.

Ramshock · Oct 23, 2016

podurban2 said:
It was announced like three days ago that he was not travelling. Christ, do we have to endure the Micky moaning in the match tread today?

Yep we do

NinjaFletch · Oct 23, 2016

Dobba said:
Morgan has definitely had a go on Mourinho's daughter.

Think he's injured.

Marcelinho87 · Oct 23, 2016

Castia said:
I don't like the look of this team again. Fellaini and Lingard out for Carrick and Martial for me.

We'll get beat with that line up today, I was confident thinking Martial might start after his last couple of games.

People keep doing this and keep getting proved to be wrong game in and game out.

Let us all just agree that Fellaini deserves to start, at least in games like this.

podurban2 · Oct 23, 2016

Marcelinho87 said:
People keep doing this and keep getting proved to be wrong game in and game out.

Let us all just agree that Fellaini deserves to start, at least in games like this.

No, people love a good moan.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 23, 2016

Ramshock said:
3 left backs in the squad Rojo Blind and Darmian yet he picks Young over Henrikh..feck off Jose!!

I would presume there is still a bit of a problem with Henrikh. Jose isn't a fool.

Dobba · Oct 23, 2016

NinjaFletch said:
Think he's injured.

I thought he was named in the travelling squad?

Creepy · Oct 23, 2016

Anyone else think that Chelsea side looks incredibly average?

NinjaFletch · Oct 23, 2016

Dobba said:
I thought he was named in the travelling squad?

Maybe? I don't know. But I do know he was ruled out of the Liverpool game with injury and hasn't been in the squad since, so I would suspect he's not fit enough to make the 18, even if he's fit enough to travel.

Giggs86 · Oct 23, 2016

Shame about Mata not starting. I'm afraid that without him we will again lack the link-up in the final third and our attacking players will end up isolated.

Hope I'm wrong.

Android1974 · Oct 23, 2016

Creepy said:
Anyone else think that Chelsea side looks incredibly average?

I rate their goalkeeper and the defensive midfield pair Kanté-Matic highly, though.

Creepy · Oct 23, 2016

Android1974 said:
I rate their goalkeeper and the defensive midfield pair Kanté-Matic highly, though.

Yeah I think their defence is pretty bad.

Attila · Oct 23, 2016

Creepy said:
Anyone else think that Chelsea side looks incredibly average?

They don't really have any quality in attack apart from Hazard and Costa. We don't have much either though with that line up

pseudo_canadian · Oct 23, 2016

Creepy said:
Anyone else think that Chelsea side looks incredibly average?

Yeah, no Willian and Oscar will be great for us.

Dobba · Oct 23, 2016

NinjaFletch said:
Maybe? I don't know. But I do know he was ruled out of the Liverpool game with injury and hasn't been in the squad since, so I would suspect he's not fit enough to make the 18, even if he's fit enough to travel.

Hope that is it. Otherwise I don't know what Maureen thinks Fellaini can do that Morgan can't.

dichinero · Oct 23, 2016

Giggs86 said:
Shame about Mata not starting. I'm afraid that without him we will again lack the link-up in the final third and our attacking players will end up isolated.

Hope I'm wrong.

I doubt that there is any intent to attack today tbh.

Creepy · Oct 23, 2016

pseudo_canadian said:
Yeah, no Willian and Oscar will be great for us.

I think Willian is class. Less so Oscar.

Ramshock · Oct 23, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
I would presume there is still a bit of a problem with Henrikh. Jose isn't a fool.

Cant be an injury Jose said he was fit

Handré1990 · Oct 23, 2016

Giggs86 said:
Shame about Mata not starting. I'm afraid that without him we will again lack the link-up in the final third and our attacking players will end up isolated.

Hope I'm wrong.

I agree. Like vs pool. Didn't look like we could string two passes together. Extra responsibility for Herrera and Pogba.

pascell · Oct 23, 2016

saivet said:
Pedro and no Willian?

Willians mum sadly passed away the other week

ManUnitedCanuck · Oct 23, 2016

Great opportunity for us to move up the table and be right back in contention, hoping for a good performance and to testing their back line.

Come on United!!!

Ludens the Red · Oct 23, 2016

Dobba said:
We seem to either not turn up at all or look half decent and then shit the bed when it comes to Stamford Bridge.

I'd say the latter, we always play reasonably okay there but then bottle it late.

RedPed · Oct 23, 2016

Ah Fellaini??

DomesticTadpole · Oct 23, 2016

Ramshock said:
Cant be an injury Jose said he was fit

He's not match fit though and this isn't the game to get that fitness. I am amazed they don't give them games with the reserves to build the fitness up. He might get a runout against Burnley next weekend. Could put him on the bench against City midweek.

Charlie Foley · Oct 23, 2016

11/11 for me

togg · Oct 23, 2016

Would be so good to be just 3 points off the top......

Kaos · Oct 23, 2016

If we can win this I reckon we can go on a bit of a streak and climb up the table considerably, especially with Arsenal and Shitty dropping points.

peridigm · Oct 23, 2016

donkeyfish said:
Not surprised, I had Martial instead of Rashford - but perhaps not ready for 90min in quick succession.

Same

izec · Oct 23, 2016

Just take care of Hazard and Costa. The rest of their team is pretty average.

Drifter · Oct 23, 2016

Looking for a dull game . 1-1

bleedred · Oct 23, 2016

I am numb about this game now...Win it and we are right in the mix again...Lose/draw wont affect our position significantly given the results this weekend...

JPRouve · Oct 23, 2016

For all the skepticism that I have shown regarding Mourinho, I'm always relax when lineup time comes.

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