Mmmm imagine the uproar if the game gets postponed and then in the rescheduled game Pogba scores a 90th minute winner with his hand while standing on two City players
It's still a reactive formation Mourinho uses against teams that play 3 at the back (like Watford, Arsenal and CSKA), while City most probably won't.
Well, Mourinho did mention Rashford is better for attacking space and Martial for playing between the lines. I guess City will offer lots of space in the back, so… But it's true Martial is in better form.
Just two weeks ago they were both awful. One disappearing act from Lingard with a bad team performance and he's back to it.
Lingard seems to offer that running in behind. Maybe Rashford and Mata go together, Lingard and Martial.
Why?
It probably won't be postponed but if it was that would actually be great for us because Pogba would most likely be available increasing our chances of winning but on the other hand we wouldn't get the opportunity to put pressure on City over the festive period and playing the game in January would mean more pressure on us if the gap stays as it is.
I just think we can't go to this match with just two midfielders, Matić and Herrera/Fellaini. But at the same time Lingard operates so much better from the center, I feel he can do a bit of Mata's drifting from the right to the center, that's why the actual 4-3-1-2.
Perhaps but Jose did say after the Watford game (where they switched to a 4-3-3) that the shape wasn't the problem but individual mistakes. He might feel that with a little more work the team can get it right.
Yes and Alonso was very far forward in that game just like Kolasinac was very far forward for Arsenal. Pogba could have attacked that space but he was on the otherside of the pitch. Maybe that's why Jose bought Matic: he's left-footed so fits in well on the left side of the centre, allowing Pogba to move to the right.
Lingard's perfomances in the last two games are better than anything Mkhi has offered this season in the same position.
Pep thought he could play mind games with José
So I hear there’s 8 inches of snow expected for the derby and a big if is the game could possibly be rescheduled depending not so much on field conditions but more so surrounding roads/pathways/ability for fans to get to and from the game...potentially allowing Pogba to play down the road. A part of me kind of hopes that happens just to see the outrage on City’s end LOL.
But in all honesty, nah feck it and hope they game is played. That’s a small club mentality and shows we’re not confident. Plus City haven’t been performing as well as they have been and would rather get it over with and take or chances now, not down the road where they can catch fire again and be in better form. Plus they travelled away midweek and lost so hopefully that’s put a little dent in their confidence as is
very much so.
Cheers. Tbh, I wouldn't mind it being called off as we could really use Pogba against them.
They have been stuttering of late and they also have a few tough games coming up so they gap could be smaller as well.
M.E.N said it could be postponed yes.
Marcus Rashford
Nemanja Matic
Ashley Young
Jesse Lingard
Chris Smalling
Victor Lindelof
Anthony Martial
Romelu Lukaku
Ander Herrera
Marcos Rojo
Antonio Valencia
Michael Oliver
replaced by Victor Lindelof
replaced by Zlatan Ibrahimovic
replaced by Juan Mata
