Strange and haphazard formation, I think it's a 3-5-1-1 which is one of the oddest things ever. Has any team ever played that formation?
Europa League Round of 16 1st Leg
FC Rostov 1:1 Manchester United
Olimp-2 Stadium
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Strange and haphazard formation, I think it's a 3-5-1-1 which is one of the oddest things ever. Has any team ever played that formation?
Herrera on the wing, Blind in midfield.Is this a 3-5-1-1 from us?
God only knows.
Mou's throwing down the gauntlet with this one, upping the ante against the new foreign managers with their "strange" formationsWho knows how we will line up.
Expect a disjointed performance.
Couldn't care less as long as we get out without too many injuries.If the United twitter feed is to be believed (From the way they have placed the names at least), I think we'll go 3 at the back with Rojo at LB.
Romero
Young - Jones - Smalling - Blind - Rojo
Fellaini - Herrera - Pogba
Mkhi
Zlatan
FFS Jose talk about a curved ball 5/11
You could have a back 5 of Young, Jones, Smalling, Blind and Rojo?
And then a midfield three with Mkh just behind Ibra?----------Romero
Young-Jones-Smalling-Rojo
----------Blind
Herrera-------Fellaini
---------Pogba
Mkhitaryan----Zlatan
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Who knows.Awesome, put bt sport on early and NBA action is on.
Not sure even he could help us if that's the formationWonder if this is an audition for the Chelsea game. Matching them up with 3 at the back perhaps? Would love to see us try a 3-4-3 with Martial/Rashford/Mkhi as the front 3
That's what I read it as. Gives enough license for Young and Rojo to get forward if needs be, but the focus being on staying solid.no sense playing miki what so ever. Honestly i dont know what goes through moron's mind sometimesThe match day thread will be brutal tonight.
Pogba played in a similar formation at Juve, if it is indeed 3511.Stop panicking guys. As long the manager and players know the system that's all that matters.8/11, could be worse.
Surely Blind is the better option at LWB/LB?What a bizarre team that is, colour me intrigued.
You won't miss anything. It has all the ingredients for an absolute snooze fest.3511 does sound likely, because I doubt Mourinho will play Blind as a defensive midfielder in the alternative likely formation of the diamond.Could be a tactical experiment ahead of the Chelsea game. Maybe Mourinho is considering ways to counter Chelsea's 343.3-5-1-1 anyone?
GK - Romero
RWB - Young
RCB - Smalling
CB - Jones
LCB - Rojo
LWB - Blind
CDM - Fellaini
RCM - Herrera
LCM - Pogba
AM - Mkhitaryan
CF - Ibrahimovic
He used to play in Ukraine, I am sure Mkhi is used to pitches like this.
I know right, what a fool Jose is for fielding our most creative player in a bid to score an away goal! Madness.
Joking aside, Mkhi wouldn't play if it was too big a gamble.Guys it can easily be the same formation we always play with Young and Micky out wide and Pogba as the 10.Think its more likely a 4-5-1 with Pogba and Mkhi wide and Blind at DM than it is 3 at the back. Both still unusual mind.I wouldn't have started Romero as well.Weird side. My guess:
Mkhitaryan Ibrahimovic YoungMiki, ibra, herrera and pogba should be enough to win it for us, though it'll be hard away to these. As long as we don't lose, I'm not worried about the overall tie since we'll win it at home even if we don't today.
Pogba Herrera Fellaini
Blind Rojo Smalling Jones
De Gea
Happy to see us try 3 at the back. I think we can make it work with our squad now opposed to when we played it under LVG.
Gotta love matchday threads.
Get him back to full match fitness in time for Chelsea, perhaps? Also, he used to play for Shakhtar so I'm sure he'll manager just fine on a surface like this.ROSTOV'S SIDE
Our hosts at Olimp-2 stadium will start as follows: Medvedev; Kalachev, Mevlja, Navas, Granat, Kudryashov; Noboa, Erokhin, Gatskan; Bukharov, Poloz. According to UEFA.com, they only have six men on their subs' bench, namely Goshev, Terentyev, Kireev, Bayramyan, Azmoun, Prepelita.
If it is 3-5-1-1 then Herrera will be CDM I think, not Fellaini.
Can he score goals?Not sure even he could help us if that's the formation
You tool.on that pitch , I did not even Mikhi on the bench.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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23%
Marouane Fellaini
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19%
Marcos Rojo
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7%
Ander Herrera
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3%
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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2%
Sergio Romero
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1%
Daley Blind
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1%
Antonio Valencia
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1%
Ashley Young
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1%
Chris Smalling
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1%
Phil Jones
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1%
Paul Pogba
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 357 ratings.
Score Predictions
260,70,160
- Man Utd win
- Rostov win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 24% Rostov 1:1 Man Utd
- 17% Rostov 0:1 Man Utd
- 16% Rostov 0:2 Man Utd
- 12% Rostov 1:2 Man Utd
- 8% Rostov 0:0 Man Utd
- 5% Rostov 2:1 Man Utd
- 4% Rostov 1:0 Man Utd
- 3% Rostov 1:3 Man Utd
- 3% Rostov 2:0 Man Utd
- 2% Rostov 0:5 Man Utd
- 2% Rostov 5:0 Man Utd
- 2% Rostov 0:3 Man Utd
- 1% Rostov 0:4 Man Utd
- 1% Rostov 3:1 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 2:2 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 1:4 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 2:3 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 3:0 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Rostov 4:5 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Rostov
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 49% 51%
- Shots
- 9 9
- Shots on Target
- 5 2
- Corners
- 2 4
- Fouls
- 18 19
Referee
Felix Zwayer
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Michael Carrick
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replaced by Anthony Martial
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