goin4glory
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Need Matic back and quick. Pereira isn't an option.
Need Matic back and quick. Pereira isn't an option.
If they really are that poor then they could certainly do with the extra cover of another centre back. And more importantly I think our forwards operate a lot better in this formation as well too. Our fullbacks too also don't have to have as much defensive responsibility.We than have to pick 3 poor Cb's instead of 2 and can only play 2 of Sanchez Lukaku Rashford and Martial. We would be bwtter sticking Martial and Rashford/Sanchez wide and actually getting the ball to them frequently, Lukaku certainly needs support though.
We will 100% play 5 at the back.
Really. I saw more of the same boring shit we played last season.Not "beautiful football", but I think we tried something different. Some sort of uncomfortable blend of a passing style and a low block. I'm thinking we might be seeing the early influence of the new coaches as Jose tries to combine their ideas with his core philosophy.
I'm far from a Jose defender but my reading of the first two games is that Jose has been trying something he's not used to, which at least partly explains why the players looked so confused and scared to play during the Brighton match.
Really. I saw more of the same boring shit we played last season.
You might be right. I'm not sure. I spent half the match with my eyes on my phone."Boring" and "shit" still apply tbf. However I thought there seemed to be a greater effort to keep passing the ball along the ground rather than always lumping it up to the forwards as we did last season. There was more endeavour to play out of the opponents' press as well. Not sure if this was simply the effect of having players like Peirera and Fred instead of Matic and Pogba though. Did you notice any of this, or was I completely imagining things?
By the poll spurs are huge favourite i see. Come on people, it is easy 2.0 victory. We will play 3412 and win in ugly match.
Ddg
Young bailly smalling lindelof shaw
Pereira fred
Pogba
Alexis lukaku
Spurs shit themselves at Old Trafford, if we manage to not beat ourselves we'll win this comfortably.
Our last 3 PL home matches against Spurs have been 1-0 cagey shitfest performances. I'd hardly call that Spurs shitting themselves. Expect a 0-0, 1-1, or a comfortable Spurs win.
With that said, we'll probably win 1-0 again and I'm okay with that at this point.
No I agree. Especially in the beginning of the game. We stood way higher with our back-four than we usually do as well. It actually didnt look completely shite. For a short while. Then we conceded and all of what confidence might have been there from the pre-season and we were back defending low. Which with a central line of Bailly, Lindelof, Fred and Pereira always was going to be suicidal. Which Mourinho probabaly recognised to begin with and thats why started the way we did. When it collapsed it collapsed though."Boring" and "shit" still apply tbf. However I thought there seemed to be a greater effort to keep passing the ball along the ground rather than always lumping it up to the forwards as we did last season. There was more endeavour to play out of the opponents' press as well. Not sure if this was simply the effect of having players like Peirera and Fred instead of Matic and Pogba though. Did you notice any of this, or was I completely imagining things?
Is that it though? Are you sure the world won't end that day?I think we will get battered by Tottenham, but manage to hold on for a 2-0 loss. Mourino will not criticise his players, 'don't have the right attitude' Pogba will be enacting scenes from Dragon ball Z with Big rom and small Sanchez, and we will be raging here at Redcafe. Just another day at the office.
Atleast old man Rooney is lighting up the MLS.
DDG
Bailly Smalling Lindelof
Valencia Periera Fred Shaw
Pogba Martial
Lukaku
Mourinho needs to go back to his beloved 4231.
If we're going to sit back and defend, then we need to dfeend with two banks of four and hit teams on the counter.
Not going to happen, but I'd go with:
Lukaku
Rashford Sanchez Lingard
Matic Pogba
Shaw Lindelof Smalling Valencia
De Gea
I've more confidence in us beating spurs than any of the relegation fodder.
What is the reaction if we win this? We would actually be mirroring last years results, which isn’t suprising considering we have only added one player to the starting eleven.
Problem with this is for a lot of the games when we play this it becomes more like 6 or 7 at the back with two screens in front of them then Lukaku hovering on the halfway line. So much pressure is put on those wide players that it’s nigh impossible for the to get forward and support Lukaku as they are basically playing as a 2nd set of fullbacks.Mourinho needs to go back to his beloved 4231.
If we're going to sit back and defend, then we need to dfeend with two banks of four and hit teams on the counter.
Not going to happen, but I'd go with:
Lukaku
Rashford Sanchez Lingard
Matic Pogba
Shaw Lindelof Smalling Valencia
De Gea
Craig Pawson