Crystal Palace 0:0 Manchester United

MyOnlySolskjaer · Oct 31, 2015

Tuanzebe

pseudo_canadian · Oct 31, 2015

Reddevilboy said:
I have never heard of Tuanzebe until now.

Same here. Some info on him:

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...uanzebe-young-player-of-the-year-profile.aspx

Hammerfell · Oct 31, 2015

The Law of Denis said:
Rooney starts

Are you honestly surprised?

Sied · Oct 31, 2015

LVG shitting on my 11/11 as per usual.

bosnian_red · Oct 31, 2015

rpitroda said:
Well, he does give them a chance. But Tuanzebe a bad example. If others were fit he wouldn't be near the bench.

How else do young players get chances other then through injuries? Many managers would still pick an experienced player just in a different position instead of going like for like, center back in for center back even if he's a youngster.

RedSky · Oct 31, 2015

Nice! Axel on the bench!

JakeC · Oct 31, 2015

Probably the right team. Pereira and Lingard off the bench are good options too.

Minimalist · Oct 31, 2015

Jones has no chance. He clearly must be a shit athlete to keep picking all these knocks up.

I'll not even bring up this current farce with Rooney.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

JONES IN THE RED ZONE
We can confirm that Phil Jones is not playing today because manager Louis van Gaal has said the defender is in the 'red zone' in terms of his fitness.
So he's injured is he? If not how are you going to get his fitness up to scratch?

JTW95 · Oct 31, 2015

Please Louis, just put Young out wide and Martial in the middle. No... more... Rooney.

RoadTrip · Oct 31, 2015

bosnian_red said:
How else do young players get chances other then through injuries? Many managers would still pick an experienced player just in a different position instead of going like for like, center back in for center back even if he's a youngster.

Don't think that's true. Firstly young players do get chances if they are good, and LVG has proven he is willing to do that. Secondly plenty of managers will our youth on the bench instead of an experienced option out of position. Not all but most.

kopviolator · Oct 31, 2015

Would have liked to see Lingard get a game

Hernandez - BFA · Oct 31, 2015

Halloween. Decides to give "Axel" a sub position. Van Gaal being kooky.

pseudo_canadian · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
JONES IN THE RED ZONE
We can confirm that Phil Jones is not playing today because manager Louis van Gaal has said the defender is in the 'red zone' in terms of his fitness.
So he's injured is he? If not how are you going to get his fitness up to scratch?

Amethyst · Oct 31, 2015

Who did people think would play instead to not get 11? Jones?

Aussie_Red_Devil · Oct 31, 2015

Im at the point where I'm not mad that Rooney is in the starting 11. No point being angry when you know that its 100% going to happen.

Truedevil · Oct 31, 2015

Rooney

Raw · Oct 31, 2015

Amethyst said:
Who did people think would play instead to not get 11? Jones?

For me, yeah.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

vi1lain said:
I'm tired of getting 10/11

Same here, but it's an improvement on my recent form. No chance with the subs.

Minimalist · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
JONES IN THE RED ZONE
We can confirm that Phil Jones is not playing today because manager Louis van Gaal has said the defender is in the 'red zone' in terms of his fitness.
So he's injured is he? If not how are you going to get his fitness up to scratch?

...eh?

Is this another way of saying he's blowing out of his arse after every game?

LeChuck · Oct 31, 2015

Rooney up front is a real horror show.

Devil may care · Oct 31, 2015

Someone said:

Nice Halloween themed team sheet, Rooney providing the horror story of a ghost of a player!

I'm guessing Jones and Memphis are injured, good to see Lingard and Pereira make the bench again.

Sigma · Oct 31, 2015

Amethyst said:
Who did people think would play instead to not get 11? Jones?

Raw said:
For me, yeah.

Damien · Oct 31, 2015

Amethyst said:
Who did people think would play instead to not get 11? Jones?

Yep.

ottosec · Oct 31, 2015

Holy shit, Tuanzebe on the bench, hopefully he can get a few minutes!

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

pseudo_canadian said:

That's from the official matchday blog. What exactly does he mean? Is red zone his latest phrase?

DWelbz19 · Oct 31, 2015

The red zone strikes again

pseudo_canadian · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
That's from the official matchday blog. What exactly does he mean? Is red zone his latest phrase?

Who knows these days, van Gaal is a looney.

DWelbz19 · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
That's from the official matchday blog. What exactly does he mean? Is red zone his latest phrase?

He said it prior to the Middlesborough game - 'some players are in the red zone' but he never expanded on what that exactly meant. Guess it just means Jones is a bit knackered.

sunama · Oct 31, 2015

Rado_N said:
FFS, what's it going to take for Rooney to be dropped?

If he can walk (running optional), unassisted = he will be in the starting XI
If he requires crutches to walk = he will be on the bench.
If both legs are broken and he is wheelchair bound = he will be dropped completely.

Does that answer your question?

:lol:

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

pseudo_canadian said:
Who knows these days, van Gaal is a looney.

One of his staff must say these things and he just thinks, Hmmmm. I like that.

sunama · Oct 31, 2015

DWelbz19 said:
He said it prior to the Middlesborough game - 'some players are in the red zone' but he never expanded on what that exactly meant. Guess it just means Jones is a bit knackered.

Yes - redzone means that the player has played too many games, in too short a time and is suffering from fatigue.

Ole's_toe_poke · Oct 31, 2015

We have no game changing options from the bench.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

sunama said:
If he can walk, unassisted = he will be in the starting XI
If he requires crutches to walk = he will be on the bench.
If both legs are broken and he is wheelchair bound = he will be dropped completely.

Does that answer your question?

You sure about that?

Stobzilla · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
That's from the official matchday blog. What exactly does he mean? Is red zone his latest phrase?

It is how teams measure a players likelyhood of getting injured in a game situation, Wenger has mentioned it numerous times.

KiD MoYeS · Oct 31, 2015

Hopefully Rooney gets himself sent off.

I'm being half serious.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 31, 2015

sunama said:
Yes - redzone means that the player has played too many games, in too short a time and is suffering from fatigue.

He didn't pay during the week. Isn't a weeks rest enough?

Raw · Oct 31, 2015

Ole's_toe_poke said:
We have no game changing options from the bench.

We have our plan B on the bench.

Stobzilla · Oct 31, 2015

DomesticTadpole said:
He didn't pay during the week. Isn't a weeks rest enough?

He hasn't played a lot this season and didn't have a proper pre-season

Ludens the Red · Oct 31, 2015

Gonna be a tough one, going to Palace with ten men won't be easy. Sneaky 1-0 win.

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