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Manchester United 1:1 Chelsea

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    Time to put a dodgy screen up at OT and hopefully get the game rescheduled for sometime after the January transfer window.
     
    It's Arsenal from last season all over again.

    We'll win 1-0. Everyone will praise us, the media will love us for a week, they'll all say our season starts from now.

    ...then we'll continue our run of absolute shit form, we won't beat another top team for the remainder of the season and will finish 5th.
     
    We'll win it I think. Not sure on the lineup. Think he might stay with the 4-2-3-1, though you can't say Januzaj deserves another start. Just remembered about Valencia so I'd put him in for extra strength and defensive ability to let Rafael go further forward.. Though neither do Mata and Van Persie.

    De Gea
    Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
    Blind Carrick
    Valencia Herrera Di Maria
    Falcao​
     
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    I'm really nervous for the next two weeks. We cannot lose 2 games in a row especially after we dropped points today.
     
    bosnian_red said:
    We'll win it I think. Not sure on the lineup. Think he might stay with the 4-2-3-1, though you can't say Januzaj deserves another start. Though neither do Mata and Van Persie.

    De Gea
    Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
    Blind Carrick
    Januzaj Herrera Di Maria
    Falcao​
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    I'd swap Jones for Smalling and put Valencia in if fit, he usually plays fairly well against Chelsea from memory but otherwise that's the side I hope we go with.
     
    Chelsea is no doubt a better team than us at the moment, but I believe individual talents like Di Maria and Falcao can give us a chance of victory or a draw. I feel Smailling is our best defender, so if he is fit, I feel we can have some form of solidarity in the back.


    De Gea
    Rafael- Jones - Smailling - Shaw
    Blind - Herrera
    Mata - Di Maria
    Wilson - Falcao
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    Subs: Lindergaard, Rojo, Young, Fellaini, Carrick, Januzaj, Van Persie

    I want our attack to have an emphasis on pace( Wilson/Falcao/Di Maria) with creativity(mata/di maria).
     
    bosnian_red said:
    We'll win it I think. Not sure on the lineup. Think he might stay with the 4-2-3-1, though you can't say Januzaj deserves another start. Though neither do Mata and Van Persie.

    De Gea
    Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
    Blind Carrick
    Januzaj Herrera Di Maria
    Falcao​
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    This is better balance, but still think we can need some more power in the team. Would go for Valencia on the right. Him and Rafael are fairly good together and he work hard and is strong. Maybe even put up Jones in midfield to give some shield in there although who should be central defender is hard.

    Massive problem it is and I doubt Van Gaal will do anything near this. Last time he was up against Mourinho it was an easy 2-0 in the CL final. That time Van Gaal had probably on paper the strongest team or at least as strong as Mourinho. Hard to see him win this one.
     
    I hope we go all out and attack. We already know there's no way we're gonna stop them from scoring with our Back line.
     
    Silva said:
    It's gonna be tense, I don't think they'll batter us like so many are expecting.
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    I think it'll be more along the lines of scoreline massively in Chelsea's favor at the end, but doesn't reflect the overall flow of the match.
     
    I can see this going similarly to last year when they beat us. We'll play well in parts while they just sit back, defend, and when we're exposed they'll counter with devastating effect. I pray that i'm wrong.
     
    We'll win 3-2. Goal right before the whistle blows for full time. Scorer - Falcao
     
    Paul_Scholes18 said:
    This is better balance, but still think we can need some more power in the team. Would go for Valencia on the right. Him and Rafael are fairly good together and he work hard and is strong. Maybe even put up Jones in midfield to give some shield in there although who should be central defender is hard.

    Massive problem it is and I doubt Van Gaal will do anything near this. Last time he was up against Mourinho it was an easy 2-0 in the CL final. That time Van Gaal had probably on paper the strongest team or at least as strong as Mourinho. Hard to see him win this one.
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    Forgot about Valencia, I'd put him in too instead of Januzaj.

    No idea what Van Gaal will do, it's not a case of thinking he won't do this or that as I do think he values Valencia, it's just he was injured today I think and who knows if he'll be fit. The CL final in 2010 though Inter were the clear favourites. Bayern were not that good at all in 2010 and Inter had an excellent team then all performing at their best.
     
    How much of a fecking confidence booster will it be if we managed to nick a win though? Then have it crash straight back down when we get dicked by City.
     
    I don't think he'll drop RVP so I'll go...

    DDG
    Rafael
    Jones
    Rojo
    Shaw
    Blind
    Carrick
    Herrera
    Di Maria
    V.Persie
    Falcao

    ...Herrera playing from the right, robin in the hole 4-2-3-1
     
    Mourinho is going to overload us on the flanks to draw two sides of our diamond wide and kill us with Oscar & Fabregas through the middle. I hope we watch a ton of tape leading up to the game.
     
    Early Predicted Line-up:

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    1. De Gea

    2. Rafael 33. McNair 5. Rojo 3. Shaw

    17. Blind
    21. Herrera 7. Di Maria
    31. Fellaini

    20. Van Persie 9. Falcao

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    Bench:     13. Lindegaard, 4. Jones, 42. Blackett, 16. Carrick, 18. Young, 8. Mata, 11. Januzaj​
     
    Wednesday at Stoke said:
    Mourinho is going to overload us on the flanks to draw two sides of our diamond wide and kill us with Oscar & Fabregas through the middle. I hope we watch a ton of tape leading up to the game.
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    After tonight's change in system, I don't expect to see the diamond on Sunday.
     
    Let's have a little belief lads! At the end of the day, we're Manchester fecking United, c'mon United.

    4-2 Manchester United.
     
    Jokes aside, I really think we should start Valencia, he brings the extra strength, the extra speed and his build up play has massively improved, he is an extremely hard worker, our Ramires/Jones of 2012/2013. One of his kind, the defensive winger.
     
    If Mourinho doesn't act cowardly against us at OT again and actually shows a bit of courage, then they'll kill us like City and Liverpool did last season at OT I am afraid. We can't even defend against West Brom or Leicester, noway are we preventing Chelsea from winning if they actually want to win as mentioned above.
     
    bosnian_red said:
    We'll win it I think. Not sure on the lineup. Think he might stay with the 4-2-3-1, though you can't say Januzaj deserves another start. Though neither do Mata and Van Persie.

    De Gea
    Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
    Blind Carrick
    Januzaj Herrera Di Maria
    Falcao​
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    I'd go with that as well.
     
    Adzzz said:
    Let's have a little belief lads! At the end of the day, we're Manchester fecking United, c'mon United.

    4-2 Manchester United.
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    EXACTLY ! Iam going for the 3-1 result for United !
    COME ON !
     
    Sammyjunn said:
    Jokes aside, I really think we should start Valencia, he brings the extra strength, the extra speed and his build up play has massively improved, he is an extremely hard worker, our Ramires/Jones of 2012/2013. One of his kind, the defensive winger.
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    He's injured isn't he? I agree with the principle though, Young and Fellaini will start this one.
     
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  • 16% Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea
  • 13% Man Utd 1:3 Chelsea
  • 8% Man Utd 1:2 Chelsea
  • 8% Man Utd 2:2 Chelsea
  • 8% Man Utd 1:1 Chelsea
  • 6% Man Utd 0:3 Chelsea
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  • 4% Man Utd 3:2 Chelsea
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  • 3% Man Utd 5:0 Chelsea
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  • 1% Man Utd 2:4 Chelsea
  • 1% Man Utd 3:0 Chelsea
  • 1% Man Utd 4:0 Chelsea
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  • 1% Man Utd 4:2 Chelsea
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  • 0% Man Utd 4:3 Chelsea
  • 0% Man Utd 5:3 Chelsea
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52% 48%
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19 9
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7 4
Corners
4 7
Fouls
13 14

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