Norwich City 1:2 Manchester United

always_hoping · Jun 27, 2020

3 same starters from the Sheffield United game? A bit of a risk playing basically a 2nd string team against a first choice Norwich team but the changes was needed with more important PL games coming thick and fast.

Hopefully that United team is strong enough to win but not the end of the world if they don't

Champ · Jun 27, 2020

This could be tricky looking at Norwich's line up.
Not a lot of Cohesion with our starting 11, just hope Bruno doesn't get injured,
Plenty on the bench if needed too,
is it still 5 subs in the cup??

Paul_Scholes18 · Jun 27, 2020

onetwo3oclock4oclockrock said:
We rest players because there are games about every third day, and players have been on a three month break with far from perfect training options. Hence, injuries will be a high risk if we don't rest players.

Could be, but many other sides barely rotate much at all and still manage. I guess they have better fitness than our squad?

wolvored · Jun 27, 2020

Have the teams been announced? Nothing on BBC sport and they have the match on

Strelok · Jun 27, 2020

Uniquim said:

This is a decent defense but feck up big time attack wise lineup. Bruno will have to carry the whole attack. A tough match and a hard watch imo, hope I'm wrong though.

edcunited1878 · Jun 27, 2020

Smores said:
Would have liked Greenwood to get a start up front ideally but i guess Ighalo needs games.

James must have picked up a knock yesterday or during warmups as he probably should have started or been on the bench. Perhaps that means Mason starts again against Brighton? Hope to see Mason play a part today or any today, he's an exciting young player as everyone agrees with.

Web of Bissaka · Jun 27, 2020

Lingard start. Just as predicted. On the wing? Really odd.

Bruno, Mata and Lingard will kept on switching positions I bet.

Hope we won't regret continue playing Bruno.. but that just mean how vital he is to Ole. He had to play him. We're gunning to win the FACup then.

Ludens the Red · Jun 27, 2020

I’d have gone Greenwood and Pogba instead of Mata and Lingard. The first two could do with minutes, the latter two have no future here.

KennyBurner · Jun 27, 2020

Paul_Scholes18 said:
Why do we rest Martial here? Should be in form and ready to score more. Now he risk to lose his momentum. Although to be fair we play soon enough again.

I dont think martial will lose form as long as we play a side similar to that against sheffield. Just field technical players alongside him and he will score.

RedDevil@84 · Jun 27, 2020

I have high hopes on Bruno and Mata combining to setup for Ighalo.
Mata loves linking with intelligent players

jymufc20 · Jun 27, 2020

horsechoker said:
Lingard shitshow

Antisocial · Jun 27, 2020

mu4c_20le said:
And who said Norwich are fielding a weak team? Looks like they are going for it

Yeah, looks like their strongest team, certainly compared to their last league game - seems they've given up on the league and focused on the cup.

diarm · Jun 27, 2020

Hoping Shaw starting today means Williams has moved ahead in the pecking order for the league. A good last 20 minutes doesn't change the fact he wasn't arsed for the first hour the other night.

izec · Jun 27, 2020

Odd to not see Pereira, Williams, James or Greenwood starting

Web of Bissaka · Jun 27, 2020

Ok bring it!

That's an 11 that is set to win!

Walters_19_MuFc · Jun 27, 2020

More or less the same team that started vs Derby, apart from Lindelof.

Surprised Fernandes and Shaw are starting, especially Shaw.

Williams has played in big games this season and has become or more than reliable back up to Shaw, especially in games such as today.

Fernandes, despite playing a lot of minutes since the restart, is our only decent number 10, and Ole obviously knows that, otherwise I don't see why he'd start Fernandes again today. This is why I feel we really need to be getting a reliable back up 10 in the summer.

Having said that, it's nice to see the rest of the squad players get some game time. They all did well in their last game against Derby. Hopefully, they can all impress today.

EDIT:

Nice to see Fosu on the bench.

Organic Potatoes · Jun 27, 2020

Good to see Dalot again.

Jazz · Jun 27, 2020

I don't like the line up so hopefully we win.

We should play our strongest team for at least 70 mins to see if we can get a win. Now I'm nervous more than usual.

roseguy64 · Jun 27, 2020

Paul_Scholes18 said:
Could be, but many other sides barely rotate much at all and still manage. I guess they have better fitness than our squad?

Which sides are these?

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Strelok said:
This is a decent defense but feck up big time attack wise lineup. Bruno will have to carry the whole attack. A tough match and a hard watch imo, hope I'm wrong though.

Mata and Bruno did well together from what i remember.We'll need good support from Dalot though as Mata stays very narrow.

SalfordRed18 · Jun 27, 2020

How are people worried Bruno is going to get run down after a 3 month break? I'd question his fitness if that was the case.

Paul_Scholes18 · Jun 27, 2020

At least if we mess it up in the first half we can bring on some quality in the second half.
Just hope Ole do not wait to bloody long if that is the case.

Gandalf Greyhame · Jun 27, 2020

Bruno is the last player I would have started today. This is too risky.

Glad that Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, AWB and Pogba are getting some rest.

saivet · Jun 27, 2020

Antisocial said:
Yeah, looks like their strongest team, certainly compared to their last league game - seems they've given up on the league and focused on the cup.

Even it they beat us today, there are plenty of strong teams left and the weaker teams left are better than them too. Strange move but so it goes.

roseguy64 · Jun 27, 2020

diarm said:
Hoping Shaw starting today means Williams has moved ahead in the pecking order for the league. A good last 20 minutes doesn't change the fact he wasn't arsed for the first hour the other night.

Zero chances of that. If Williams starts against Brighton then Shaw will play the next game.

Paul_Scholes18 · Jun 27, 2020

SalfordRed18 said:
How are people worried Bruno is going to get run down after a 3 month break? I'd question his fitness if that was the case.

Because people rate our fitness coaches as the worst in the league maybe?

One Night Only · Jun 27, 2020

JB08 said:
Norwich are 8.00 for an upset.. Nor bad odds to be honest.

Norwich to take the lead and United to win would be my bet, pogs, martial, rashers off the bench to do them.

ColvaleGoa · Jun 27, 2020

Ole whipping Shaw into shape. Good bench to call upon if things don't go according to plan!

el3mel · Jun 27, 2020

Pexbo said:
Because Ole has been coaching the squad and knows better?

What's the point of the forum then ? With that logic we shouldn't comment at all and just watch the matches.

GiddyUp · Jun 27, 2020

Pexbo said:
Because Ole has been coaching the squad and knows better?

Haha, to the point.

ValenciasDrilledCrosses · Jun 27, 2020

Lingard on the left instead of getting James a game at his natural position? Why? I'd gotten my hopes up he'd been dropped permanently from the squad. That said, rest of the lineup looks fine though Norwich's team looks very strong for them (bar McClean who is genuinely awful)

Gandalf Greyhame · Jun 27, 2020

SalfordRed18 said:
How are people worried Bruno is going to get run down after a 3 month break? I'd question his fitness if that was the case.

A three month break with no proper training regimen, suddenly being thrown into long intensive games. Don't you see players dropping like flies everywhere else?

Galactic · Jun 27, 2020

Ighalo to score 2

Paul_Scholes18 · Jun 27, 2020

Clean sheet Romero make me confident.

horsechoker · Jun 27, 2020

ValenciasDrilledCrosses said:
Lingard on the left instead of getting James a game at his natural position? Why? I'd gotten my hopes up he'd been dropped permanently from the squad. That said, rest of the lineup looks fine though Norwich's team looks very strong for them (bar McClean who is genuinely awful)

Jesse needs match fitness, we may have to use him if players get injured.

One Night Only · Jun 27, 2020

One Night Only said:
Norwich to take the lead and United to win would be my bet, pogs, martial, rashers off the bench to do them.

Jesus, don't take this advice, just checked the odds and it's only 6/1 anyway :lol:

bookies are seriously terrible!

roseguy64 · Jun 27, 2020

Paul_Scholes18 said:
Because people rate our fitness coaches as the worst in the league maybe?

Yes that's exactly why. No other reason.

TheReligion · Jun 27, 2020

How are people moaning over half an hour before kick off? Shut up you weirdos!

roseguy64 · Jun 27, 2020

ValenciasDrilledCrosses said:
Lingard on the left instead of getting James a game at his natural position? Why? I'd gotten my hopes up he'd been dropped permanently from the squad. That said, rest of the lineup looks fine though Norwich's team looks very strong for them (bar McClean who is genuinely awful)

He was ill that's why he wasn't in the last squad. He was in the first one.

Pexbo · Jun 27, 2020

el3mel said:
What's the point of the forum then ? With that logic we shouldn't comment at all and just watch the matches.

I support your right to say stupid things, I hope you equally support my right to call them out.

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