With Pogba and Fellaini suspended and Carrick injured surely he's going to play on Wednesday?
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I think Jose would go back on his word and play Rooney in the midfield rather than play Basti
I reckon he'll be awesome if he plays. West Ham were there for the taking and need someone with his quality on the ball to make up for Pog being out
Besides that farewell game for Germany, when was the last time he actually played?
I guess against france in the euro semi final.
Bayern guys spouting bollocks again. But then again Hoeness is an expert in paying stuff.
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ester-united-pay-says-bayern-munich-president
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ester-united-pay-says-bayern-munich-president
This is pretty telling:
he's 32 years old and even the person defending him doubts that he is motivated to play in the big leagues but yet united are the bad guys here...
he's talking about moving to the MLS
No he's not, his first line is
We can still play Herrera, Schneiderlin and Mata. Even Blind.
Sky sources reporting he will play tonight, whether that's from the bench or starting. Hope he does well, such a good professional while all this crap is going on with him been neglected!
Shoukd we believe sky sources? If they are as good or the same as their transfer sources, he wont feature then
Andy Burton seems quite close with Mourinho so I'd say yes.
"feature" could still mean be on the bench, with the idea of getting 15 mins or so.
I am not particularly bothered anyway, he was average last year and will be the same this time.
I am not particularly bothered anyway, he was average last year and will be the same this time.
Great news, get him in tonight at DM and let him and Carrick share the job.
Desperate for a top performance from him there tonight as he'll solve so many of the Carrick sized problems we have when Carrick doesn't play.
Desperate for a top performance from him there tonight as he'll solve so many of the Carrick sized problems we have when Carrick doesn't play.
if he couldn't be bothered making an effort he wouldn't be getting in shape in training, or allowed near the first team
one last challenge would be something after united, the guy is suggesting he wont be doing anything after united
Again I am talking purely about what Hoeness said, not about BFS's intentions. His defense of BFS says that he doubts BFS has the fire for a major challenge which is pretty damning for a 32 year old. He's only slightly older than Rooney, Young and Valencia and I would be shocked if any of them packed it in next year. Not to mention the likes of Zlatan and Carrick going strong at 35. He's clearly lost motivation since leaving Bayern and that was evident in how he was last year if stories are to be believed.
Its one thing if Mourinho questioned his fire but the guy who is talking him up questions it too.
Desperate to see him in 'the Carrick role' tonight. He has the ability to control games. His positional and tactical awareness isn't as good as Carricks, though.
Plus he's considerably less mobile. An element of Carrick's game he doesn't get enough credit for IMO.
He'll score at least one important goal this season. Maybe tonight.
He's got a huge reserve of football intelligence and will put it to good use if and when selected but obviously needs to be used sparingly and the opposition needs to be carefully considered.
He's got a huge reserve of football intelligence and will put it to good use if and when selected but obviously needs to be used sparingly and the opposition needs to be carefully considered.
Not entirely true. Bastian is now immobile due to playing while being out of shape, but he was indistinguishably more mobile than Carrick in the past. Tougher tackling, and better pressing. @Walters_19_MuFc playing him in sole lying deep play maker aka Carrick role of course Bastian would be much accomplished player since he's never suited for that role thus positional and tactical awareness is worse. He is more suited to a double pivot CM system. He does dropped deep and doing quite a shift of defensive work, but never a Carrik's type of player. Bastian in shape theoretically was Mourinho's preferred choice than Carrick, seeing how Herrera is preferred and playing similar way to Bastian used to play: Drop deep to pick up the ball regular but not his sole duty to pick up the ball there like Carrick especially under SAF did. Allowed to join the attack quite often for a more defensive role. Allowed to abandon the position to press up field. Make movement and abandon position to play out of tight play occasionally. Encouraged to make tactical foul further up field than just trying a more damage controlling by screen the defense when the midfield got breached.
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If Schweinsteiger plays tonight and is not messi-esque, we will read here for the next twenty years that he is sh**, never wanted to be at OT, only came for the money, is not focussed because of his wife, etc.
We signed this player in the winter of his career. (Yeah, I know, he is not that old. But still... he looked old in his last season at Munich.) What did some of us expect
When he was fit, he was fine imo. Not extraordinary. Not a guaranteed starter. But fine. Bit slow, but with a lot of experience. Not a goal machine, but a pacemaker. Unfortunately, he hardly was able to play for us. And I am not speaking about his two extra kilogramms, but that he was injuried again and again. Not fully fit. Etc. That was bad luck. A fully fit Schweinsteiger would have helped us. Not the way Messi would help us - but like a player in the winter of his career can help the team.
What I don't understand is this "lack of attitude" stuff. When on pitch, he always tried to do something imo. Off the pitch it was stupid to travel that much - stupid when it comes to PR and the horrible english newspapers. But lack of attitude? When Boateng was injuried at Munich he travelled to Africa with his family the next day. And I totally understand it. You can train and receover everywhere.
We signed this player in the winter of his career. (Yeah, I know, he is not that old. But still... he looked old in his last season at Munich.) What did some of us expect
When he was fit, he was fine imo. Not extraordinary. Not a guaranteed starter. But fine. Bit slow, but with a lot of experience. Not a goal machine, but a pacemaker. Unfortunately, he hardly was able to play for us. And I am not speaking about his two extra kilogramms, but that he was injuried again and again. Not fully fit. Etc. That was bad luck. A fully fit Schweinsteiger would have helped us. Not the way Messi would help us - but like a player in the winter of his career can help the team.
What I don't understand is this "lack of attitude" stuff. When on pitch, he always tried to do something imo. Off the pitch it was stupid to travel that much - stupid when it comes to PR and the horrible english newspapers. But lack of attitude? When Boateng was injuried at Munich he travelled to Africa with his family the next day. And I totally understand it. You can train and receover everywhere.
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Only took #504 posts before his first minute of the season.
What a reception he got.
Great reception!
Gloves and short sleeves.
Back to the reserves.
Back to the reserves.
Great to see him back.
Schweini Greyhelme
There's some people questioning his reception in the match day thread.
Some people just don't get football.
Some people just don't get football.
Terrible shame he's ruined his comeback with such a fashion faux pas.
Getting goosebumps by those cheers.
Feck off Bayern fans! He's a Red at heart
Feck off Bayern fans! He's a Red at heart
Looks trimmer but he's blowing out his arse after about 6 minutes 
MOTM.
Wonder what outrage Bayern have to say about his reception
Loving those cheers. He'll remember this for the rest of his life. United match going fans really are on another level.
The difference between your average miserable internet forum poster and your average match day fan.
Shop window? Or still a role to play?
Man it must suck to be schneiderlin.
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