Austin and Zamora will have a field day roughing us up today.
FA Premier League
Queens Park Rangers 0:2 Manchester United
Loftus Road
- Kick-off
- Sat, 17 January 2015 @ 3:00pm GMT
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
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Well if that's true LvG is being silly not having a settled team as best as he can.
It's probably proof of how bad things have gotten that our main wish is that players get to play in something even slightly close to their best position.
I can only assume that he meant the formation. In his defence, the immediate reaction to seeing the lineup was "FFS".
That is something I'm trying to remember but what bothers me is I don't see why we have to do that. Why wait a year for a 352 to work when we can play a formation that suits us now? Is the 352 that good? Then why doesn't everyone play it?
(I'm not having a go at you here btw)
Yet he said he was only using it because he didn't have his left sided players, both of which are playing today, so basically more bullshit. What do you mean by move on? This is a board for views, are we all supposed to just sit here like robots agreeing with something that has been awful for months?
In general, they are awful. They do surprisingly well at home though (8th best home record in the league this season - better than Liverpool, Spurs, Everton). Whether the fact that this pitch is the narrowest and shortest in the league has anything to do with that, I don't honestly know.Zamora is the type of player Evans struggles against.Not looking forward to this game at all...
If Shaw is injured then only Blind or Rojo can play LB given that Young is out too. Stop moaning ffs. This place.
An improvement then?So much talent in that front line and we are going to manage around 1 or 2 shots on target...sigh.NBC showing ADM and Falcao up front.Why do we never start Herrera? A £30 million bench warmer.Not happy to see Smalling dropped for Evans. Thats swapping out the best CB we have and putting in the worst. Also really frustrating to see yet another game go by without Herrera being given a chance. He needs a run of games and we always look a better more balanced team with him in the side.
Still should be a win for us, excited to see what Rooney and Falcao can do upfront together.
Yep. Zamora is a wily pro and will bully Evans today.Here's my optimistic take on the lineup:
DDG
Valencia, Jones, Evans, Rojo
Carrick, Blind
Rooney, Mata, ADM
FalcaoWe'll win 4-1.
Surely one of our best players.
If he just stays on the bench, just another waste of money. Needs to start for me.
As soon as we conceed the first goal...If it's a 3-5-2, over/under for Jones getting a yellow card while on the right is 20 minutes.
I wouldn't be surprised if you're right but I find it hilarious that we can't play a right footed CB as a LCB but we can have a midfielder as a striker and a forward as a midfielder.
Whoever was dropped for him would always be a big money bench warmer. He hasn't been good enough really, I think it's as simple as that.Dropping Smalling for Evans really is a decision that is impossible to defend.
Ironically, because Evans finds it impossible to defend.Not looking forward to this game at all...
Yeah....gonna be a difficult game. We are going to struggle in the air without smalling with Evans struggling against Austin and Zamora. Nothing from our left wingback Blind or Rojo.
That’s right. However, we are changing so many things every single game regarding our wingbacks, defenders, strikers and midfielders that I find it hard to believe we will make it click in the coming months. I would simply go with a formation more familiar to our players. And there’s plenty other reasons not to use 3-5-2 really.
I've never felt Carrick has had an issue with mobility, not with the way he plays the game. Besides Blind would be right there next to him to help when needed.
Think when playing both of them Blind would be better off with more freedom of the two, would allow him to try and win the ball higher up the pitch without fear of letting the opposition geting in behind him.
8 minutesSame set of players and we line up with the diamond with Carrick Blind and Di Maria in midfield, everyone would cheer like we scored a fecking 90th min winner.
I wouldn't be surprised if you're right but I find it hilarious that we can't play a right footed CB as a LCB but we can have a midfielder as a striker and a forward as a midfielder.
I guess the philosophy also says you must squeeze in as many of your expensive players as possible.Damn, I forgot to select my team for this week. I guess, I lost the first place mantle that I had in this game.
Anyway, hoping for a convincing victory. With Falcao playing, I feel that we will have that predatory , goal poaching instinct inside our box at the end of Di maria creativity.I'll be surprised if we have a good performance today given the formation.So 4-4-2 finaly?Looking at that lineup, most of us should feel excitement against a team like QPR. Instead, I'd wager most of us are feeling the complete opposite.
Good point.
After 8 minutes of passing sideways and back in our own half.
I don't think that's the problem.
He begin to use it against Ecuador, didn't he ?
And against France in March, he was using a 4-3-3, so better part of a year ?I can honestly say I have no idea who's playing where today
It's a squad game, I am sure Herrera is well aware of that. It is different coming from Bilbao to a massive club like this. Next season he might be in the side and someone else is warming the bench, that is how it is.
That's asking a lot right now, we've scored 3 total in our last 4I can honestly say I have no idea who's playing where today
Me too I just stopped trying, i'm wrong every time.
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Man of the Match
Runners-up
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23%
David de Gea
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16%
James Wilson
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15%
Daley Blind
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10%
Marcos Rojo
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3%
Radamel Falcao
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2%
Antonio Valencia
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1%
Michael Carrick
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1%
Angel Di Maria
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1%
Phil Jones
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1%
Wayne Rooney
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1%
Ander Herrera
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 500 ratings.
Score Predictions
487,61,92
- Man Utd win
- Q.P.R. win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 16% Q.P.R. 0:3 Man Utd
- 14% Q.P.R. 0:2 Man Utd
- 14% Q.P.R. 1:3 Man Utd
- 13% Q.P.R. 1:2 Man Utd
- 8% Q.P.R. 1:1 Man Utd
- 5% Q.P.R. 0:4 Man Utd
- 5% Q.P.R. 0:1 Man Utd
- 4% Q.P.R. 2:1 Man Utd
- 4% Q.P.R. 0:5 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 0:0 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 2:2 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 1:4 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:3 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 3:1 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:4 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 1:5 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 3:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 5:0 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:1 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 3:3 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 3:5 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 2:5 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:2 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Q.P.R.
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 38% 62%
- Shots
- 18 12
- Shots on Target
- 4 7
- Corners
- 3 3
- Fouls
- 12 10
Referee
Neil Swarbrick
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by James Wilson
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replaced by Ander Herrera
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replaced by Marouane Fellaini
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