FA Cup Semi-Final

Manchester United 1:3 Chelsea

Wembley Stadium

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Sun, 19 July 2020 @ 6:00pm BST
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    RDCR07 said:
    Ighalo

    James - Mata - Lingard

    Fred - McTominay

    Dalot - Bailly - Maguire - Mensah

    Romero​
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    Agree with this line-up, though I'd give Greenwood another run-out. He's still young and I don't think he'll have an issue getting another start under his belt. Lingard is as useful as a nun's tits.
     
    DickDastardly said:
    All depends on what Chelsea put out as their first 11.

    Remember, they have to go to Anfield a couple of days later.

    I'd go for Romero on goal - he deserves it.

    Bailly - hungry for game time.

    TFM - did good today.

    Fred - always up for it.

    James - should do good.

    Ighalo - give him a start.

    And the rest, 5 first team players.
    One half to Matić one to Mctom or Pogba.
    One half to Rash one to Martial.
    Play the captain.
    Awb can handle it.
    One half to Greenwood one to Lingz.

    That should take us to the final!
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    This is also an acceptable approach.
     
    We have to play a weaker team and rest some first choice players. Champions League has to be priority.

    Let's not forget though, they have Liverpool away a few days later in a must win game so it's likely they'll field a weaker team too.
     
    We should rotate for this one. 3-4 changes and see how it goes till 60-70 min. It's not like Chelsea are uprooting trees with their performance

    Edit : Just realised that they play after us. This has to be a joke.
     
    --------------Romero
    Dalot--Bailly--Bernard--Tim
    ----McTominay--Fred
    Mata----Lingard---James
    ------------Ighalo


    Bench: Grant, Periera, Laird, Chong, Garner, Mengi, Levitt


    Need the starters rested for the last 2 games, Top 4 has to be priority.. FA Cup isn't our last chance for silverware this season.
     
    Someone explain why CL is the priority? Isn’t the reason we want to be in the CL is to attract the best players and compete for trophies? Yet we’ve got a great chance of a final here if we play our best team.

    I get the CL is important for money but I feel we’ve always spent more when we’ve been out of it anyway and we’ve never had a problem attracting players when we’ve been out of the CL.

    If we have this attitude before you know it’s 9 years of prioritising top 4 battles and winning feck all just like Arsenal who created this stupid obsession.

    CL is important but there’s no fecking reason we can’t play our best team and make the top 4 later in the week too. Stop being such melts wanting fecking Ighalo and Lingard up top in a cup semi against Chelsea!
     
    No way Ole puts out as weak a team as some suggest.

    Maguire, Bruno, Matic and Rashford will all start.
     
    -----------Romero-------------
    Dalot-Bailly-Maguire-Williams
    ------McTominay-Fred---------
    Greenwood-Mata-------James
    -------------Ighalo-------------
     
    Offside said:
    Someone explain why CL is the priority? Isn’t the reason we want to be in the CL is to attract the best players and compete for trophies? Yet we’ve got a great chance of a final here if we play our best team.

    I get the CL is important for money but I feel we’ve always spent more when we’ve been out of it anyway and we’ve never had a problem attracting players when we’ve been out of the CL.

    If we have this attitude before you know it’s 9 years of prioritising top 4 battles and winning feck all just like Arsenal who created this stupid obsession.

    CL is important but there’s no fecking reason we can’t play our best team and make the top 4 later in the week too. Stop being such melts wanting fecking Ighalo and Lingard up top in a cup semi against Chelsea!
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    Additionally, it’s pretty clear that Ole doesn’t have a squad who he trusts to deliver considering he only made two subs tonight despite the schedule. There’s feck all chance Ole tries to field an XI largely consisting of these players.
     
    Would rest entire 11 for this game. I think Chelsea will rest their players too.
     
    Controversial but I don’t know how Ole with a clear conscious can not play a strong team in a FA cup semi final

    huge chance for silverware, I totally understand the reasons why he should rest players but I think it’ll be a first choice 11
     
    Given how tired the players look and against my better judgement (I always back going all out in the cups) we need to rest our key players.

    I'd rest Maguire, AWB, Pogba, Bruno, Matic for certain.

    Go with

    Romero
    Williams
    TFM
    Bailly
    Lindelof
    Mctominay
    Fred
    Mata
    James
    Ighalo
    Rashford
     
    Some of our players look physically and emotionally out on their feet.

    FA cup is great to win but if we win it and don't make the CL it will be armageddon among our fans. Ole has every right to rest a few on Sunday. If we lose so be it. There's no saying we'd definitely win the final anyway.

    I'd definitely rest Bruno, Martial n Rashford. Can't afford to miss those in last 2 league games. I'd play Pogba though as he's barely played all season. He should be okay to keep going.
     
    Play james fred Mctominay. I would even throw Lingard in as he had a decent cameo. I think Rashford can play this one. I wouldn't be surprised if we play a back 5.

    My line up
    Romero
    Awb Bailly Maguire Fosu Mensah Williams(if he is fit)
    Mctominay Fred
    James Ighalo Rashford
     
    Romero
    Fosu Bailly Lindelof Williams
    Mctominay Fred
    Pogba
    Mata. Ighalo James


    Then substitute Pogba for Fernandes, Martial or Rashford for Mata.
     
    duffer said:
    At least 7 of your team who started today will also start on Sunday.
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    Are you expecting a full-strength Chelsea lineup?

    Honestly, I'd gladly see Ole throw out a mixture of youth & reserves for this one. Keeping the starting eleven fresh for the last two games has to take priority.

    I'd have thought Frank would go for a similarly weakened lineup.
     
    I think the only players that need a rest are Matic (tired) and Bruno, his stats have gone down the last couple of games.

    Rashford on the other hand looks on fire so I wouldn’t rest him.

    Romero
    AWB Lindelof Maguire Williams
    Pogba McT Fred
    James Martial Rashford
    ​
     
    The fecking state of some of these starting elevens. :lol:

    It’s an FA Cup semi. Go and watch polo or something; football isn’t for you.
     
    Depends on the fitness of the players. I'd go:

    Romero
    AWB
    Lindelof
    Maguire
    Williams(if fit)
    Fred
    Matic
    Greenwood
    Pogba
    Rashford
    Ighalo
     
    Smashing Arsenal in a FA cup final would be lovely:drool: Can’t see them win against City though.

    Im not sure we will see so much rotating actually. Maybe a few. AWB really needs a rest. Bruno too.


    We’ll probably see 5 at the back

    Romero
    Fosu Mensah
    Lindelöf
    Maguire
    Bailly
    Williams
    Matic
    Pogba
    Lingard
    Martial
    Rashford

    Solid defence, hit them on the counter. And hit them fecking hard!
     
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    Romero, Williams, Lindelof, Bailly, AWB, Matic, McTominay, Pogba, Rashford, Ighalo, Greenwood.

    Bring on Bruno, Martial, if needed. Fred and James to freshen it up. Rest De Gea and Maguire.

    2-1
     
    So many of our players look like they need to rest. Just to name a few: Fernandes, Greenwood, Pogba...

    Play the reserves.
     
    Tough one to predict, I think there will be multiple changes for both sides regardless of it being a semi final.

    Wan-Bissaka and Bruno are the two I think are most likely to be rested. Probably at least one of the front three too.

    Dalot, Fred, McTominay and James almost guaranteed to start, hopefully Ighalo as well.
     
    Those saying we should field a full strength team for this are bonkers, we look literally dead on our feet. Coudn't care less about the FA cup in comparison to CL football.
     
    Romero
    Williams Lindelöf Bailly TFM
    Fred McTominay
    Bruno
    Mata Ighalo James
     
    I forsee no more than 5 changes from tonights team . Chelsea with the extra days to prepare will play their first choice team.
     
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  • Man Utd win
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  • 40% Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea
  • 14% Man Utd 1:2 Chelsea
  • 9% Man Utd 2:0 Chelsea
  • 8% Man Utd 1:0 Chelsea
  • 7% Man Utd 1:1 Chelsea
  • 6% Man Utd 3:1 Chelsea
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  • 2% Man Utd 1:3 Chelsea
  • 1% Man Utd 0:5 Chelsea
  • 1% Man Utd 4:0 Chelsea
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  • 0% Man Utd 0:3 Chelsea
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Possession
51% 49%
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7 13
Shots on Target
3 7
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3 3
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9 21

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