Against a Pullis team that would be massively well organised I'm sure that we'll face a tough test pretty similar to what we had against Moscow but even harder cause they had players who can hurt on the break.
It reminds me so much our game againts them last year when we lost after 70% of possession.
I guess that we'll have this kind of game.
Regarding the line up, of course my opinion is very different of LVG and the way he will set up his team.
I don't understand/like, the way he modify his defense with Young RB, Blind CB and Rojo LB when the first is needed higher, the second is not better than Jones and less suited to physical chalenges, and Rojo not very good against team well organised when our full back needs to play donw the wing, bring speed and good crosses. What he's not good at.
I hope that there will be a bit of changes through the middle. I would like to have a more dynamic midfield trio than Roo-Basti-Carrick. And of course, the big thing who will play on the wings ?
In our current shape, Mata is clearly useless. No movement from Young/Carrick/Basti or Rooney (unlike last year with Herrera and Valencia around him), and I'm not really convinced by Lingard. He's fast, direct (proper Academy player), but I'm still doubting his abilities with the ball at his feet, which his the main point for a footballer. I really think that he has nothing more than Januzaj for example. But our team is so un balanced that we have no option down the flanks
And this is exactly what we have to do to beat them. Bring the ball on the wing play 2vs2 with speed and pace on the wing and create space in the middle. But this is our former us... now this is pass, pass, pass, De Gea's miracle, pass, pass, pass, Smalling's miracle, pass, pass, pass, bring on Felli etc
What I would like to see
-----------------------------------------De Gea------------------------------------------
Jones--------------------------Smalling---------Rojo------------------------------Blind
-------------------------------------Schweinsteiger-------------------------------------
Lingard------------------------Herrera----------Fellaini--------------------------Young
-----------------------------------------Martial------------------------------------------
What we'll see
-----------------------------------------De Gea------------------------------------------
Young--------------------------Smalling---------Blind------------------------------Rojo
--------------------------------Schweinie-------Morgan----------------------------------
Mata-------------------------------------Herrera----------------------------------Lingard
-------------------------------------------Rooney------------------------------------------
It reminds me so much our game againts them last year when we lost after 70% of possession.
I guess that we'll have this kind of game.
Regarding the line up, of course my opinion is very different of LVG and the way he will set up his team.
I don't understand/like, the way he modify his defense with Young RB, Blind CB and Rojo LB when the first is needed higher, the second is not better than Jones and less suited to physical chalenges, and Rojo not very good against team well organised when our full back needs to play donw the wing, bring speed and good crosses. What he's not good at.
I hope that there will be a bit of changes through the middle. I would like to have a more dynamic midfield trio than Roo-Basti-Carrick. And of course, the big thing who will play on the wings ?
In our current shape, Mata is clearly useless. No movement from Young/Carrick/Basti or Rooney (unlike last year with Herrera and Valencia around him), and I'm not really convinced by Lingard. He's fast, direct (proper Academy player), but I'm still doubting his abilities with the ball at his feet, which his the main point for a footballer. I really think that he has nothing more than Januzaj for example. But our team is so un balanced that we have no option down the flanks
And this is exactly what we have to do to beat them. Bring the ball on the wing play 2vs2 with speed and pace on the wing and create space in the middle. But this is our former us... now this is pass, pass, pass, De Gea's miracle, pass, pass, pass, Smalling's miracle, pass, pass, pass, bring on Felli etc
What I would like to see
-----------------------------------------De Gea------------------------------------------
Jones--------------------------Smalling---------Rojo------------------------------Blind
-------------------------------------Schweinsteiger-------------------------------------
Lingard------------------------Herrera----------Fellaini--------------------------Young
-----------------------------------------Martial------------------------------------------
What we'll see
-----------------------------------------De Gea------------------------------------------
Young--------------------------Smalling---------Blind------------------------------Rojo
--------------------------------Schweinie-------Morgan----------------------------------
Mata-------------------------------------Herrera----------------------------------Lingard
-------------------------------------------Rooney------------------------------------------
