League Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Manchester United 2:0 Nottingham Forest

Old Trafford

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Wed, 1 February 2023 @ 8:00pm GMT
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    I think we underestimate how much extra energy winning momentum brings. He has rotated but making wholesale changes when you lack effective alternatives is a bigger risk than not rotating in my view.
     
    Casemiro surely needs a break. Get to half time still 3 up and get him off
     
    There is never any excitement for the actual game in these threads anymore. Everyone is just fixated on resting and rotating.
    Just stop watching games, come over the day after the game and have a wank over the incredible rest day that the players are experiencing.
     
    Would also be lovely to see it still comfortable at half time and get Sancho some minutes.
     
    :lol: just saw the lineup, the rest/rotation brigade must be foaming at the mouth.
     
    Raven said:
    I wish ETH would be a little more adventurous in his team selections.
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    He’s maybe not the bravest coach but I guess he feels a lot of pressure to win something even if it’s just the league cup.
     
    drdoityourself said:
    There is never any excitement for the actual game in these threads anymore. Everyone is just fixated on resting and rotating.
    Just stop watching games, come over the day after the game and have a wank over the incredible rest day that the players are experiencing.
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    The rest trophy is the best trophy
     
    Actually I'm more eager to watch the first team get more minutes under their belt as a cohesive unit than than seeing a bunch of youth players thrown in sporadically, which tends to leave the match itself abit uneven (or outright awful) ,viewing wise.
     
    RedPed said:
    I swear the Caf has the most miserable feckers in football. It really is so tiresome. Next, it will be resting players in the league to save them for Barcelona. It's a joke!
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    Rest to Victory!
     
    Glorio said:
    He's been out of the team for ages. Man needs game time, else he's gonna need a pre-season!
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    He played 10 days ago, that's not even 2 weeks. Strange use of the term 'ages'
     
    Bruno should not be starting because he has not played well lately and there is a real risk of him getting heavy legs. If that happens he will be even worse.
     
    Seems like after getting our results in check people have found something else to be insufferable about.
     
    Just by reading the last 4 pages, I swear lots don't even follow Utd, they just follow certain players, people moaning about players playing too much, we can make 5 subs, get the game won first.
     
    Umm, I still regard this as a big game irrespective of our 1st leg advantage.
     
    Can’t wait to see old Trafford welcome Sancho back! I’d bring him on around the 60th minute mark. Give him halve an hour.
     
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    sounds like he is dead set on making sure they stay in relative rhythm as a group and know exactly what he wants the players to do.... Don't have an issue with most of the lineup except Malacia should be in for shaw and put Mainoo in there with two vets like Fred and Bruno. Although i suspect it'll be more like a training match for Utd than putting in a really hard shift. Casemiro should only play 45 and then off same with Shaw and Varane. Sancho needs to play the second 45 to get some confidence and some match fitness.

    Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes, Antony, Garnacho, Weghorst.

    Subs: De Gea, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, Mainoo, Pellistri, Martial, Rashford, Sancho.
     
    Hope we can score a couple of goals early so that we can see some changes in the second half. Looking forward to seeing Sancho and Pellistri get some minutes.
     
    bosskeano said:
    sounds like he is dead set on making sure they stay in relative rhythm as a group and know exactly what he wants the players to do.... Don't have an issue with most of the lineup except Malacia should be in for shaw and put Mainoo in there with two vets like Fred and Bruno. Although i suspect it'll be more like a training match for Utd than putting in a really hard shift. Casemiro should only play 45 and then off same with Shaw and Varane. Sancho needs to play the second 45 to get some confidence and some match fitness.

    Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes, Antony, Garnacho, Weghorst.

    Subs: De Gea, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, Mainoo, Pellistri, Martial, Rashford, Sancho.
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    Shaw hasn't played since the Arsenal game and Malacia has played the last two games so that doesn't make a huge amount of sense.

    Glorio said:
    In the middle of the season, that's a long time - players need to keep sharp by playing games
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    Absolutely, 10 games is a significant amount of time if you want to remain at peak fitness levels.
     
    FFS Lingard injured in the feckin warm up - cursed
     
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Bruno Fernandes image Bruno Fernandes 49% of 191 votes

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Score Predictions

150,7,25
  • Man Utd win
  • Nottingham Forest win
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Detailed Results

  • 36% Man Utd 2:0 Nottingham Forest
  • 17% Man Utd 2:1 Nottingham Forest
  • 14% Man Utd 3:0 Nottingham Forest
  • 10% Man Utd 1:1 Nottingham Forest
  • 8% Man Utd 3:1 Nottingham Forest
  • 6% Man Utd 1:0 Nottingham Forest
  • 3% Man Utd 2:2 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 0:1 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 1:4 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 0:3 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 5:0 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 0:4 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 9:0 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 0:5 Nottingham Forest
  • 1% Man Utd 1:2 Nottingham Forest
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  1. Man Utd
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Possession
74% 26%
Shots
13 5
Shots on Target
6 3
Corners
5 1
Fouls
11 11

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