[P-Nut]

Porto one of the most high-pressing teams in Europe I read earlier.

Lovely, could be a re-run of the Spurs game

 

[Berbaclass]

Lovely, could be a re-run of the Spurs game

Could well be

 

[United Hobbit]

I can forsee some sort of flukey win, on the back of a horrible performance, that will yet again paper over the cracks and only the end result noted, thus giving ETH longer to write off this season

Seen it over and over the last few years whenever we think an underperforming manager is about to be sacked

 

[Desert Eagle]

Cas. Bruno and Eriksen as the midfield is just asking to be run through. I predict all three get booked.

 

[Berbaclass]

Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno, Rashford, Amad and Hojlund starting.

 

[Coops73]

Got a weird vibe about this one, of course I never want us to lose but if we do win there’s a strange sense of foreboding for me because of villa coming up at the weekend which is going to be very tough and a win here just feels like the powers that be are just going to be kicking the can down the road with Ten Hag.

 

[United Hobbit]

Sigh - Rashford and Bruno, again...

He really does want to die on that hill doesn't he

 

[My only Eric]

My thoughts exactly. I’m going to wipe the recent games from my mind, be positive, hope this is one of those random games we turn up for, and hopefully enjoy it. A Thursday night with some good football is just what i/we need.

My good sire, Your words betray your name .

 

[Berbaclass]

Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno, Rashford, Amad and Hojlund starting.

Onana
Mazraoui
De Ligt
Martinez
Dalot
Casemiro
Eriksen
Amad
Bruno
Rashford
Hojlund

Is the lineup.

 

[Licha-Vidic]

 

[Licha-Vidic]

He has reverted back to Eriksen, Casemiro, Bruno midfield

 

[Berbaclass]

 

[thisisnottaken1]

Good to see Højlund starting.

 

[croadyman]

Blimey high pressing and defending stats

 

[United Hobbit]

Also Case and Erikson combo - both their legs have gone....

 

[Camara]

We're not as press heavy as we were under Conceição.
With this new manager we attacking better but we are defending worse as well.
Our team is still in transition and many of the new players did just integrate the team or are in the process of integrating. I expect us to get better during the season.
For this game we need to be careful as our defense is unstable atm.

 

[PoTMS]

I would love a 0-1. Just get the win by hook or by crook.

 

[DJ_21]

Amad is back! As Garnacho and ETH really had a bust up? And if so that’s obvs effecting Garnachos playing time

 

[DJ_21]

Also Case and Erikson combo - both their legs have gone....

We’re getting out run in this game. Need to hope the attackers can click!

 

[JJ12]

The legs in that midfield oh boy.

Could work for 55 minutes if cue ball is decisive with his subs, anything beyond that and they'll be fecked

 

[RedSky]

Porto one of the most high-pressing teams in Europe I read earlier.

Against one of the slowest moving midfields we could put out.

 

[Shane88]

I can't believe we're still persisting with midfields like that. Some 18/19 year old from the academy who can actually run around the place offers us infinitely more than Statler and Waldorf in there.

 

[Berbaclass]

 

[Red Rash]

Ten Hag putting more pressure on himself with Bruno and Rashford starting. Hope it pays off but if it doesn't, he is putting himself in the firing line again.

 

[leontas]

I can't see us winning this unless we get a fluke goal. That line-up doesn't inspire much confidence.

 

[Canucantona20]

Where is ugarte ?

 

[JJ12]

Ten Hag putting more pressure on himself with Bruno and Rashford starting. Hope it pays off but if it doesn't, he is putting himself in the firing line again.

Have Ineos got an issue with him playing those 2? They are all shit not just those 2 if you're trying to pinpoint them as the issue.

 

[Alemar]

Rashford starts ahead of Garnacho? WTF is ten Hag doing?

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Rashford should be dropped. Garnacho

 

[Jericho]

No Ugarte is disappointing. We've long known that a midfield of Eriksen/Casemiro/Bruno doesn't usually work. I really feel like we need to be playing Ugarte into form.

 

[JJ12]

Rashford starts ahead of Garnacho? WTF is ten Hag doing?

Rashford should be dropped. Garnacho

Has a knock apparently

 

[Berbaclass]

No Ugarte is disappointing. We've long known that a midfield of Eriksen/Casemiro/Bruno doesn't usually work. I really feel like we need to be playing Ugarte into form.

Considering how good he was in Portugal it would make sense to have him in tonight.

 

[AndyMUFC]

The weakness off the ball in midfield wouldn’t matter if we could handle their press and keep the ball, which is why Mainoo and Eriksen worked at Palace.

Unfortunately Casemiro and Bruno and keep the ball isn’t usually something you can use in the same sentence.

 

[Bright_Eyes]

Got a weird vibe about this one, of course I never want us to lose but if we do win there’s a strange sense of foreboding for me because of villa coming up at the weekend which is going to be very tough and a win here just feels like the powers that be are just going to be kicking the can down the road with Ten Hag.

I think even if we lose here we don't sack before Villa.

 

[doubleohseven]

No matter the line-up, I am never enthused, never confident of victory and never satisfied.

 

[Matt Varnish]

Does anyone have a river for this game please

 

[RedDevil@84]

Eriksen Case Bruno midfield. Yup, our most successful combination.

 

[lex talionis]

Grim. A fluke result is always possible, but Porto couldn’t have asked for a better opponent to face right now. Realistically, that is.

 

[Escobar]

Bruno starting, so deserving

 

[laughtersassassin]

Basically unless we win both the next two games he should be sacked over the international break and honestly even if we win them both he should get sacked but there would be no chance that happens