Europa League Match Day 6

Viktoria Plzen 1:2 Manchester United

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Thu, 12 December 2024 @ 5:45pm GMT
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    I just hope we bring on some one from u21 or u18 in our attack. Just to give them few mins and make people realize they are not sure shot starters.. and give Altay a chance
     
    Cup competition so I'm expecting United to score plenty here.

    Should be an exciting game, it's the league form that depresses me, but we can forget about that until the weekend.

    Going for a 4-1 victory.
     
    Hoping we rotate some of the weaker players in for this one.

    We need to try and have our best possible 11 out for the league game otherwise we're going to be cut totally adrift soon.
     
    We need to win this one, but at the same time, we need to rest some players for the next PL match.

    In normal circumstances, our B team should win easily this game.

    -------------------------------------------------Onana--------------------------------------------------
    ---------------------------Yoro--------------Maguire------------Martinez----------------------
    Antony---------------------Casemiro-------------Eriksen-------------------------Malacia
    ---------------------------------------Mount-----------Rashford-----------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------------Zirkzee------------------------------------------------
     
    Wrecking ralf said:
    With city at the weekend, this may be a good time to try out some younger players. Kukonki, Amass, Obi Martin, Ibragimov, Jack Fletcher, we've got a few who would be fine to give some game time to and who could do a good job for us. Even off the bench. We need to be at full strength and fitness at the weekend. I'm not too fussed on Europe at the minute. The league should be priority

    Onana​

    Yoro Maguire Kukonki​

    Antony Casemiro Mainoo Amass

    Zirkzee Obi Martin Mount​
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    Going in with nine players is a bit radical (sorry, I don't count Zirkzee or Mount)
     
    Bayandir
    Maz - Maguire - Martinez
    Antony - Casemeiro - Eriksen - Malacia
    Mount - Rashford
    Zirkzee
     
    DJ_21 said:
    A lot of negative result predictions.
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    • Viktoria Plzen 1:3 Man Utd
    • Viktoria Plzen 0:3 Man Utd
    • Viktoria Plzen 0:1 Man Utd
    • Viktoria Plzen 0:2 Man Utd
    That's the top four predictions at the moment on here which I would see as optimistic as my realistic mindset tells me United will get a draw at best.
    Salt Bailly said:
    Dead rubber.
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    Far from it. This competition is arguably United's most important this season now.
     
    Altir
    Malacia
    Maguire
    Kukonki
    Maz
    Dalot
    Casemiro
    Eriksen
    Mount
    Rashford
    Zirkzee

    Subs

    Onana
    Martinez
    Yoro
    De Ligt
    Amass
    Fletcher
    Ugarte
    Mainoo
    Bruno
    Diallo
    Garnacho
    Hojlund

    Just trying to rest as many as possible for the weekend, not realistic, especially Kukonki.
     
    Full strength. We lose Thursday and we could be on the cusp of elimination. We lose Sunday, heh.
     
    We have seen in numerous cup games over the past years that our second string is not very good. I don't think Eriksen, Casemiro, Antony, Zirkzee and co will get us 3 points comfortably. It will be a draw or a slim victory.
     
    Baneofthegame said:
    Altir
    Malacia
    Maguire
    Kukonki
    Maz
    Dalot
    Casemiro
    Eriksen
    Mount
    Rashford
    Zirkzee

    Subs

    Onana
    Martinez
    Yoro
    De Ligt
    Amass
    Fletcher
    Ugarte
    Mainoo
    Bruno
    Diallo
    Garnacho
    Hojlund

    Just trying to rest as many as possible for the weekend, not realistic, especially Kukonki.
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    Looks like a big "L"
     
    flameinthesun said:
    I do think Amorim really needs to settle on a main 11. I understand wanting to get the squad used to the tactics but I think now calls for a consistent 11 to start games where possible until the January window.
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    He doesn’t have 11 players he can rely on week in week out. Also we have City three days after this.
     
    I'd put Bayindir in goal for this one. Onana needs to be sent a message.
     
    We need to prioritize this as getting into top 8 and avoiding an additional knockout round is important. We have this, Rangers and FCSB left an ideally need to pick up all 9 points to be confident of a top 8 finish, with 7 being the bare minimum to be within a shot.
     
    I have no idea if this team is any good or not but I fully expect us to bottle a 2 goal lead at some stage.
     
    United have never won a game in Czech, First game there for 20 years and this will be the the 4th in total.

    October 2004 - 0-0 v Sparta Prague
    September 1983 - 2-2 v Dukla Prague
    December 1957 - 1-0 v Dukla Prague
     
    Onana
    Yoro - Maguire - Martinez
    Dalot - Ugarte - Mainoo - ?
    Bruno - Garnacho
    Zirkzee
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    Figure we'll see a fair few changes with players rested for the derby. Maybe Martinez plays both after being suspended and getting a break.
    Our left wing options are mostly terrible. Could Mount play there maybe?
     
    This is my City team.

    Onana
    Maz - De Ligt - Martinez
    Dalot - Ugarte - Casemiro - Malacia
    Amad - Bruno
    Hojlund

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    So assuming maximum rotation, something like this for Plzen :

    Onana
    Yoro - Maguire - Martinez
    Antony - Mainoo - Eriksen - Amass
    Garnacho - Rashford
    Zirkzee
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    Yoro needs minutes before he’s ready for a game like City, similar story to Mainoo who imo was the worst player in the Forest game.

    At some point vs plzen, bring on Mount, Maz, De Ligt
     
    Will be interesting to see how much he rotates. Good case either way, because this needs to be a comfortable victory for our EL standing but we also play City on Sunday.

    Personally just want to see Amad in the front 3, and Yoro get another start under his belt. Don't care about the rest
     
    Valencia Shin Crosses said:
    Will be interesting to see how much he rotates. Good case either way, because this needs to be a comfortable victory for our EL standing but we also play City on Sunday.

    Personally just want to see Amad in the front 3, and Yoro get another start under his belt. Don't care about the rest
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    Amad should be played as one of the 10s now that Yoro is back. We have maz and Dalot who can now play that RWB role. Amad as all the attributes Amorim likes in his number 10s. I’m thinking this competition is our most realistic chance of getting back into the CL so need to go strong here.
     
    DJ_21 said:
    Amad should be played as one of the 10s now that Yoro is back. We have maz and Dalot who can now play that RWB role. Amad as all the attributes Amorim likes in his number 10s. I’m thinking this competition is our most realistic chance of getting back into the CL so need to go strong here.
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    I'm just worried that he's done too good of a job as a RWB to be moved. Hope I'm wrong though
     
    We need a win optics wise. Our best playing players should start.

    Onana, Mazzouri, Maguire, someone, amad, Ugarte, cas, dalot, Bruno, Zirzkee, Holjund
     
    I get the feeling Amorim might target this competition more-so than the Premier League table climb. I'd have to say I think we have more chance of winning this than finishing 4th.

    If we want one of the automatic qualification places, we'll probably need to win the remaining games, although it is quite a tight league table at the moment. When you look at our position in the league and the opponents we have, there's a real chance for us to take one of those spots.

    Viktoria Plzen are a place behind us on GD, Rangers (who we face next at Old Trafford) are a point ahead but also have to play Spurs. FSCB are again a point above us where we travel last. That's before considering other teams playing each other above us meaning they have to lose points. It might still be the case we need to win all three, but there's a chance we could sneak in with a draw if it's against the right team (eg. it could come down to us or FSCB in the last game, if we're above them at the time a draw would do).

    I really like this league stage format. It'll be interesting to have the data going forward into future years of European competitions to see what the expected points totals are to get you qualified in the top 8. A bit of an unknown entity at the moment!
     
    These are the kind of games that these clowns find ways to lose.
     
    Heads up everyone that its a 5.45pm kick off tomorrow, I only just twigged that.
     
    When we had Romero deputising in these kind of competitions it put a bit more pressure on DDG.

    That's why Bayindir should be playing in these games, to avoid complacency.
     
    Lucky McLuckerson said:
    Viktoria Plzeň has won the Czech First League 6 times (having first won it in 2022)
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    At first I thought you were a secret time traveller, then I thought the Czech FL might be a lot shorter than I'd expected, then I realised you probably just meant 'last' instead of 'first' :)
     
    Having seen the squad list, I wonder if there really isn't any other youth players that could have travelled as well? Collyer really the only one?
     
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Rasmus Hojlund image Rasmus Hojlund 60% of 215 votes

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Score Predictions

124,13,17
  • Man Utd win
  • Viktoria Plzen win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 18% Viktoria Plzen 1:2 Man Utd
  • 16% Viktoria Plzen 0:2 Man Utd
  • 16% Viktoria Plzen 1:3 Man Utd
  • 14% Viktoria Plzen 0:3 Man Utd
  • 7% Viktoria Plzen 1:1 Man Utd
  • 4% Viktoria Plzen 0:1 Man Utd
  • 4% Viktoria Plzen 2:2 Man Utd
  • 4% Viktoria Plzen 1:4 Man Utd
  • 4% Viktoria Plzen 2:1 Man Utd
  • 3% Viktoria Plzen 0:4 Man Utd
  • 3% Viktoria Plzen 2:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 2:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 3:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 9:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 9:1 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 2:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 2:5 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 0:6 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 3:1 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 0:7 Man Utd
  • 1% Viktoria Plzen 0:8 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Viktoria Plzen
  2. Man Utd
Overall Possession
31.5% 68.5%
Shots
15 17
Shots on target
2 8
Total touches in the box
26 39
Goalkeeper saves
6 1
Fouls
11 11
Corners
1 5

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Marian Barbu

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