Leicester City 5:3 Manchester United

ricky-romeo · Sep 21, 2014

so mata dropped.

no problem as the worst performer of the front 3 is likely to be drop for the next game. this is an excellent problem to have.

falcao and van persie

this is just like FM stuff where you could not even be happy with 3 or 4 goals.

Hellboy · Sep 21, 2014

Raw said:
Rooney isn't a youth product

Been with us since he was 18, technically he is.

vidal7 · Sep 21, 2014

I hope mata isnt our riquelme under van gaal. He has been playing so well (at least statistically) . I think its sad we cant just find a way to get them all in.

RuudTom83 · Sep 21, 2014

This week is was Mata, next week it could be RVP or Falcao.

It is not a big deal.

Pexbo · Sep 21, 2014

Suedesi said:
Seems like everyone is having a moan that Mata is not in the starting 11. And if he was playing at the expense of RVP, Rooney or Falcao the same people would still have a moan. Just enjoy the game you miserable souls

No they wouldn't. Different people would moan.

Golo · Sep 21, 2014

Why was he unhappy with Mata last week? Rooney can't play at no 10 his dribbling, passing and first touch are all below par. Also didn't Rooney say his best position is the ST role? cnut's never happy.

justboy68 · Sep 21, 2014

Mata will be a great sub to bring on at least. Lets see how it plays out before we have a breakdown. If things are going horribly with Rooney at #10 then LVG will see that for himself. I hope Falcao bangs in a couple for us today!

MkPaul · Sep 21, 2014

I think Rooney will look a much better no10 with Di Maria/Herrera behind him. Whenever he has played there in the past, he's had pretty poor service and typically Welbeck/Chico upfront. Things are very different now, lets see how he performs in this team before we all jump off a bridge yeah?

melatonin · Sep 21, 2014

Rooney: "I'm not the same player as i was when i was younger, I ran too much back then"

Peter89 · Sep 21, 2014

Moaners gonna moan, lads get a grip, this is a fecking strong line-up!

Semir_Tuce · Sep 21, 2014

Mustafa said:
Why? Blackett's definitely shown enough to merit it.

Blackett has been overrated here, that's definitely.. Per game 3 awful mistakes, imagine him against stronger clubs. There is plenty time for him to be a decent player but now, he can't be near the first 18 in the squad.

Godfather · Sep 21, 2014

FromTheBench said:
Front 3 just seems too static and we are even more reliant on Di Maria for creativity now.

You have never watched Falcao have you? He is anything but static

ice-bionic red · Sep 21, 2014

Mata's in good goal scoring form? RVP should have been dropped.

Hopefully RVP & Falcao get among the goals now they are selected.

Virror · Sep 21, 2014

I do agree that we looked slower and not as threatening when mata was subbed last game... but wasn't Di Maria subbed for Januzaj straight after? and maybe that was the reason it slowed down..

Raw · Sep 21, 2014

Hellboy said:
Been with us since he was 18, technically he is.

But he wasn't someone our academy developed. Everton developed him.

Might as well say Shaw is a youth product too.

Sixpence · Sep 21, 2014

Rooney can hold the ball? No, it's the worst part of his game.

Anustart89 · Sep 21, 2014

By the reactions on here you'd think he took Mata off for Ali Dia or something.

Orton · Sep 21, 2014

Virror said:
I do agree that we looked slower and not as threatening when mata was subbed last game... but wasn't Di Maria subbed for Januzaj straight after? and maybe that was the reason it slowed down..

Di Maria and Rafael being subbed slowed us down majorly.

REJE · Sep 21, 2014

LVG and his Dutch bias.

SalfordRed1960 · Sep 21, 2014

Ralph1386 said:
No Mata?

Maybe, they think Leicester are too physical for Mata?

Massive Spanner · Sep 21, 2014

Lu Tze said:
Not great that Mata was dropped with the awful form RVP is in. Send bad signals about whether good play is rewarded, or bad play punished.

RvP has definitely not been in good form, but he hasn't been fully fit and it's difficult to expect a striker to just be in great form right off the button. The best way to get a striker back to their best ways is to keep playing them. It may not be ideal because Mata probably doesn't deserve to get dropped in order to let RvP get back to those ways, but we're talking about one of the world's greatest strikers here.

I don't think it's the sin/travesty everyone else does that Mata's being dropped. LvG wants to try to get RvP back to his best. If he succeeds in doing that, we'll be flying. If he doesn't, he won't keep playing him forever.

Invictus · Sep 21, 2014

Ahem

Called it. Gonna be all smarmy about it now. This is the normal rotation every team must do. You can't sit players of the quality of Januzaj or Falcao on the bench for extended periods. One out of Rooney and Mata had to be dropped. Casualties of an abundance of attacking talent.

@Pexbo : See it wasn't nonsense.

red_nostradamus · Sep 21, 2014

Hellboy said:
Rooney, Rafael, Blackett. That's 3 + 2 on the bench.

Rooney isn't our youth product.

Infra-red · Sep 21, 2014

thegregster said:
Steady on. Its only one game.

The_Order said:
Not always starting doesn't mean the end of anything, stop over reacting

Being benched for a one-off game isn't particularly significant. Being benched because our only undroppable player and captain, a man who LvG describes as having 'special privileges' is now more fancied at #10 than he is at #9, is pretty bad news for Mata.

R'hllor · Sep 21, 2014

Sixpence said:
When Rooney starts his usual miscontrolling of the ball, people will be crying out for Mata.

Yep,can see that as one of scenarios.

vidal7 · Sep 21, 2014

LVG also said he wasnt impressed with rooney as striker. I think He is trying see where all of this fits and just drop out the non performer. Could be anyone of the 4 (Rvp,mata,rooney,falcao)

Pyroblazer · Sep 21, 2014

I hate this he think it's his best position. What I learned in the last few years that most thinks going on in Rooney's head are rubbish, so who cares what he thinks? If van Gaal thinks it's his best position, ok, but I hate that we are looking like FC Rooney now. If he don't perform, I hope van Gaal shows us his usual dictator face and drops him^^

Rafalus · Sep 21, 2014

IN LVG WE TRUST

FromTheBench · Sep 21, 2014

Godfather said:
You have never watched Falcao have you? He is anything but static

He is a Target man though who holds up the ball and lays it off pretty much. He won't drift wide and dribble past players to create for RVP.

KM · Sep 21, 2014

Cina said:
RvP has definitely not been in good form, but he hasn't been fully fit and it's difficult to expect a striker to just be in great form right off the button. The best way to get a striker back to their best ways is to keep playing them. It may not be ideal because Mata probably doesn't deserve to get dropped in order to let RvP get back to those ways, but we're talking about one of the world's greatest strikers here.

I don't think it's the sin/travesty everyone else does that Mata's being dropped. LvG wants to try to get RvP back to his best. If he succeeds in doing that, we'll be flying. If he doesn't, he won't keep playing him forever.

Exactly. People are over-reacting to this drop. if RvP doesn't perform then he'll be dropped. Big deal!

Ash_G · Sep 21, 2014

Disappointed to see Mata dropped, not only has he been producing I think he is simply out best role in that position and I think we won't see the same fluidity without him. Rooney can produce there but I've always said that I don't think he can bring people in as well. In fairness though I think Mata has been dropped for RVP who is lucky to still be in.

Still will be interesting to see how the 3 of them play together. No doubt we can still play very well with this line up.

Drifter · Sep 21, 2014

melatonin said:
Rooney: "I'm not the same player as i was when i was younger, I ran too much back then"

Would be surprised if any player was how they were when younger.

Highfather_24 · Sep 21, 2014

Even if Mata played today,it would have been Falcao/RVP on the bench today.

No matter who LVG picks,people will still find something to moan about

Fools gold · Sep 21, 2014

Is it not on TV? Can't find any streams and most are American which doesn't seem to have the game on

LARulz · Sep 21, 2014

"I was not so satisfied with the performances of Rooney as a striker and Mata as a midfielder"

Bit harsh on both counts I think

soapythecat · Sep 21, 2014

I would have started with last weeks line up or replaced RVP with Falcao. Great headache for LVG to have. I still think we will concede today.

Lay · Sep 21, 2014

River please

Highfather_24 · Sep 21, 2014

KM said:
Exactly. People are over-reacting to this drop. if RvP doesn't perform then he'll be dropped. Big deal!

Exactly.

SonnyTheHaloPro · Sep 21, 2014

Red Katie said:
What did he say?

He blabbed on about Mata not being a man utd type player, just as he's been blabbing about it for the last 8 months.

Sassy Colin · Sep 21, 2014

Liking all the love for Mata, are these the same people who were saying he was surplus to requirements, we shouldn't have brought him, we overpaid, we should sell him in January?

Rado_N · Sep 21, 2014

melatonin said:
Rooney: "I'm not the same player as i was when i was younger, I ran too much back then"

When taken in context it actually makes perfect sense.

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