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    Gomes or Pogba for Lingard and Greenwood for James should work cause we all know Newcastle will park the bus
     
    Just noticed we're tied with them in the standings. How the hell did that happen? We could be bottom half again come new year's.
    I do think we'll win this one, though. Have a feeling Brucey might feel a bit too confident and we'll punish 'em for it.
    3-1.
     
    It's obvious Pogba has to start.
    We simply have to win this game, and he has to come back to make a statement.

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    I've put James in, but it could well be the right time and game to start With Greenwood, James on bench. Newc, will sit, hit long balls off Shelvey, can see it. Pogba has to start, Mctom, Fred holding, leave Pogba do his damage with possesion. I can see us getting a win, but it's going to be another slog of a game, hope not.
    Merry Xmas everyone.
     
    Ancient Of Days said:
    Don't see why we can't win against Newcastle at home. This should be a formality
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    I take it you haven't been following this season too closely?

    Anyway it looks very likely that Pogba will start this game which means more creativity in the team against a Newcastle team that will use the same tactics that beat Man United in October.
     
    DDG
    AWB Axel Maguire Williams
    McTominay Fred
    Greenwood Pogba Rashford
    Martial

    If Axel is fit I’ll start him. I’m excited for this game, it could be the first time in a while we will see Pogba starting and let’s see how he will make the difference in our team.
     
    M Bison said:
    He'll start, no way he'll be dropped.
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    I'm in the Ole in boat but I must say it's really bad man management to do so.

    It's not the first time DDG made a mistake recently. If a player doesn't perform he should be dropped , regardless of the status of such player.

    DDG maybe better than Romero but Romero has hardly put a foot wrong whenever given the chance.

    Otherwise it's will give the player and his teammates the impression that there're some favourite ones and they'd never got benched regardless how bad they perform. And it will be really bad for the motivation, morale and harmony of the squad.
     
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    charlenefan said:
    Team should be...

    -----------------De Gea :nervous:-----------------
    AWB--Lindelof--Maguire--Williams
    ----------Pogba-----Matic----------
    James----------------------Rashford
    ---Greenwood---Martial---

    Subs: Romero, Young, Fred, McTominay, Mata, Andreas, Lingard

    442 please
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    You think Pogba (our only player who can literally create good chances) to play that deep?
     
    Not an easy time for being a United fan.
    However, we need to keep fighting and bring this club as high as possible. I still believe in this team and I reckon we will fight for the TOP 4 until the end.

    The lineup for Boxing day's game, I would say:

    DDG
    AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
    McTominay Pogba
    James Lingard Rashford
    Martial

    2-0 win.
     
    Strelok said:
    I'm in the Ole board but I must say it's really bad man management to do so.

    It's not the first time DDG made a mistake recently. If a player doesn't perform he should be dropped , regardless of the status of such player.

    DDG maybe better than Romero but Romero has hardly put a foot wrong whenever given the chance.

    Otherwise it's will give the player and his teammates the impression that there're some favourite ones and they'd never got benched regardless how bad they perform. And it will be really bad for the motivation, morale and harmony of the squad.
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    No chance De Gea should be benched. I'm sure Romero has not put a foot wrong but if we did anything like benching De Gea for his performances, he'll leave for PSG because that's ridiculous. It happens sometimes but he's won us a lot more than losses. We have to understand that he's human too. No way Ole will pick Romero or anybody in the world for De Gea.
     
    Front six of

    Fred-McTominay
    Pogba
    Greenwood-Rashford
    Martial

    James is due a rest.
     
    OleTheGreat said:
    No chance De Gea should be benched. I'm sure Romero has not put a foot wrong but if we did anything like benching De Gea for his performances, he'll leave for PSG because that's ridiculous. It happens sometimes but he's won us a lot more than losses. We have to understand that he's human too. No way Ole will pick Romero or anybody in the world for De Gea.
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    I don't know if you're trolling or not tbh.
     
    daveoliver91 said:
    Not an easy time for being a United fan.
    However, we need to keep fighting and bring this club as high as possible. I still believe in this team and I reckon we will fight for the TOP 4 until the end.

    The lineup for Boxing day's game, I would say:

    DDG
    AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
    McTominay Pogba
    James Lingard Rashford
    Martial

    2-0 win.
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    Pogba needs to be played in a more advanced role. He should play in the number 10 role. Fred must play and he should play alongside Mctominay. I think Ole will think this way as well.
     
    OleTheGreat said:
    haha.. You caught me! but I don't think he must be benched.
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    :D

    Yeah maybe but it's good to bench him. His recent form is bad, I don't think we'd really need him this match and a rest will do only good for him. Romero will be quite enough I think. It'll also give a message to the entire team that regardless of who you're, if you don't perform you'll be dropped.

    A striker may miss a few chances and still start the next match but if a GK makes a mistake, especially such a basic one like DDG did in the last match then he should be benched imho.
     
    The sad thing about is if winning this almost resets the clock for another few bad performances. While for any sane person winning a game against a team so crap should have no standing on anything.

    It's all just beyond a joke at this stage. Standard set way too low, Glazers dream this.

    Fans who facilitate it should be ashamed.
     
    Strelok said:
    :D

    Yeah maybe but it's good to bench him. His recent form is bad, I don't think we'd really need him this match and a rest will do only good for him. Romero will be quite enough I think. It'll also give a message to the entire team that regardless of who you're, if you don't perform you'll be dropped.

    A striker may miss a few chances and still start the next match but if a GK makes a mistake, especially such a basic one like DDG did in the last match then he should be benched imho.
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    yeah i suppose so but i guess he gets plenty rest from Europa and cup games where Romero replaces him automatically.
     
    laughtersassassin said:
    The sad thing about is if winning this almost resets the clock for another few bad performances. While for any sane person winning a game against a team so crap should have no standing on anything.

    It's all just beyond a joke at this stage. Standard set way too low, Glazers dream this.

    Fans who facilitate it should be ashamed.
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    There is no doubt that this is beyond ridiculous but i still hear fans saying they see an improvement under Ole which for me is quite frightening. I love Ole a lot and i think he's been amazing but i don't think he has what it takes to take us back to the very top and get us winning CL. I hope he proves me wrong and does everything for the betterment of the club. Also i'm not one of those Ole out guys, i do think he needs a proper team before we can actually judge him. Buy him a few characters who can ace it on the pitch and with Pogba in the mix, we can do more things which can earn us some trophies. Right now though it looks hopeless. A win against Arsenal is not gonna cut it.
     
    Romero

    AWB
    Lindelof
    Maguire
    Williams
    Fred
    Mata
    Pogba
    Rashford
    Greenwood
    Martial
     
    I think for once, DDG needs to be dropped due to form. He needs to feel some competition. What he did as a top class keeper is inexcusable really. Happened a lot at the end of last season and we don’t need it to become common place now.
    Shaw needs replacing too. He’s match fit so no more excuses.
    We need 3 points desperately, Ole needs to be brave with his selection.
     
    Strelok said:
    I'm in the Ole in boat but I must say it's really bad man management to do so.

    It's not the first time DDG made a mistake recently. If a player doesn't perform he should be dropped , regardless of the status of such player.

    DDG maybe better than Romero but Romero has hardly put a foot wrong whenever given the chance.

    Otherwise it's will give the player and his teammates the impression that there're some favourite ones and they'd never got benched regardless how bad they perform. And it will be really bad for the motivation, morale and harmony of the squad.
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    It’s a difficult one with GK’s, it’s a different kettle of fish with outfield players and I don’t think any other player would think what you’ve said in your last para.

    I also don’t necessarily agree that it’s bad man-management to keep him in, there’s an argument to say it’s the opposite, dropping him could kill his confidence.
     
    M Bison said:
    It’s a difficult one with GK’s, it’s a different kettle of fish with outfield players and I don’t think any other player would think what you’ve said in your last para.

    I also don’t necessarily agree that it’s bad man-management to keep him in, there’s an argument to say it’s the opposite, dropping him could kill his confidence.
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    I understand what you mean however if a GK makes a mistake it's usually means a goal conceded. And an unperformed GK will make the whole defence and the whole team very nervous thinking if they make a mistake, there'd be no one to back them.

    And keeping unperformed players while there's able replacement is not healthy for the squad imho. Especially when it's not like DDG just made one mistake, his form has been pretty bad imho.

    Of course it'll do no good for his confidence if he's a young player but given how experienced DDG is , maybe it's a good time for him to find his head back. His concentration seems to be dropped recently.

    I really like DDG but it's time I think.
     
    Our defenders and keeper have been uninspiring for a while, to say the least. At this point I would give Bailly another go if fit and play a backline that relishes shithousery but is fearless on the ball.

    Romero
    AWB Tuanzebe Bailly Williams
    Fred
    McT Pogba
    Greenwood Martial Rashford​
     
    pauldyson1uk said:
    FFS calls to drop DDG are shocking, not a chance on this earth he will be dropped and nor should he.
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    SAF wouldn’t have hesitated if Shmikes had fecked up this often neither would José

    Shows we pick on sentiment if I’m honest
     
    Bailley and Axel is my go to Fifa partnership for that reason.
    OldTrevil said:
    Our defenders and keeper have been uninspiring for a while, to say the least. At this point I would give Bailly another go if fit and play a backline that relishes shithousery but is fearless on the ball.

    Romero
    AWB Tuanzebe Bailly Williams
    Fred
    McT Pogba
    Greenwood Martial Rashford​
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    pauldyson1uk said:
    It seems like the thing to do, these days, call to drop a player if he fecks up, DDG is still the best keeper we have got.
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    I don't think it's just these days. I mean if you look at the history of professional football, you'd see players who fecked up got dropped or even worse, got sold all the time.

    Agree DDG is still our best keeper but not his form imo. And as I've explained above, it'd be unfair to Romero and may feck up the motivation and harmony of the squad as well.
     
    Knowing ole, he'll make changes but the wrong ones. So it'll be Young in for Shaw, Pogba for Fred and Mata in for Lingard
     
    I hope to god Ole tries something different here... Be that playing 4-4-2, or with two AMs or whatever... Just something different.
     
    Strelok said:
    This, if DDG still starts the next match then I'm speechless.
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    Thing is it was a mistake in the last match. Not playing will not teach anybody to not make mistakes. Letting a player rest a match because of poor performance or for not giving everything could do well, but that’s another thing.
     
    pauldyson1uk said:
    FFS calls to drop DDG are shocking, not a chance on this earth he will be dropped and nor should he.
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    If it wasn't for what happened last season I would agree with you.
    We tried the "he's a great keeper and he'll turn it around method" after all the howlers last season and it didn't work at all.
    He just kept making terrible mistakes until it mathematically cost us the top 4.
    Are we really that dumb to just keep on repeating the same mistake?
    Obviously nobody knows for certain whether or not changing the keeper will finally solve our defensive issues but, in my opinion, it would be insane not to try, we've tried everything else by now.
     
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