Blackett and Janko? Jesus bare bones stuff.
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Blackett and Janko? Jesus bare bones stuff.
The latter seems more believable which would mean both are likely to start against Southampton. (If Rafael plays with a mask or injection)
Yeah, Rafael could really start with that mask. But I fear for another 3-5-2 unfortunately even if both start.
Jones and Smalling can both play right back. Need to not play three central defenders though (although that's true, in general!)
Back to Smalling or Jones on the right? Though you'd think Rafael might want to play through a cheekbone issue (never having had one, have no idea how doable that is).
I imagine a facial fracture like that takes 4 weeks or so to heal completely. The swelling goes down after a week, so I see no reason why he couldn't play if it's only a light fracture. He could wear a guard over it, like Hannibal Lecter!
If this could be the injury to force us to play with 4 at the back, I'm calling it a blessing in disguise.
How? It could be the injury cause of which we'll again play 3-5-2.
If Young, Valencia, Rafael and Shaw are all injured, I'd guess he'd play 4 at the back with maybe Jones at RB and Blackett at LB. Don't see how you could play 352 with those 4 wing back options injured?
Edit - Plus he switched to 4 at the back when he took them both off, which is a good sign he'll continue with 4 at the back if they aren't fit for Southampton.
Yeah when you put it that way, it makes sense. Rafael will probably or should start. Dont know whats the problem with Shaw yet.
Although it wouldnt surprise me if we'd start with Adnan as a wingback.
Rather have Pat here. At least he stayed fit.
This guy didn't sneeze while at Southampton, comes to United now he can't stay fit for more than 2 games. Incredible.
I think he's referring to both. Ankle problem and not being 100%
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...x?newsid=D7ACC12B-34C1-40A7-BAFA-CC504E2EF599
I'm hoping that means it's just a lack of fitness then.
That makes it sound more like LVG's message has been lost in translation. This bit in particular sounds promising:
Hopefully the ankle problem he refers to was the injury he was recovering from... Maybe?
Yup, LVG didnt mention an injury so there's hope.
After seeing there is "Chris Smalling and Phil JOnes injured at the same time thread". I htink we should have Rafael and Shaw injured at the same time thread as well. This is bloody ridiculous. I just hope that we will give a chance to Lingard at least not playing Jones or whoever as fullback or even wingback..
Yeah back four with Smalling and Blackett as fullbacks I call it aiuaofhwuedjtcycowothing
Nah. Evra was struggling in his last few seasons. Some times when he played it was like having 10 men on the pitch as he couldn't defend if his life defended on it.
Evra was well past it in his final 2 seasons.
Get over it and help us.
What?
See also Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini.
We should never have allowed him to leave.
He thought that Shaw was going to monopolise the LB position. LvG shouldve explained that Shaw would get injured and Evra would get playing time.
The funny thing is that if Evra was still here, he'd be our most experienced and most played defender (as he is not made of glass).
At present, the only requirement to play is, "are you injured?" If "no", you are playing.
Before Moyes arrived, we won the league by 9 points, so he couldn't have been so bad.
And under Moyes all our players regressed (Januzaj, De Gea, excepted).
Evra could do a job for us.
On MOTD he was very clear "Rafael got injured and Shaw got injured".
We have two other guys who can play LB. They also happen to be injured.
Jamie Jackson from the Guardian is reporting that Shaw should be fit to face Southampton as his ankle injury isn't as bad as first feared.
Would be a big boost if it's true.
Would be a big boost if it's true.
Oh, please be true. I can't keep watching this tumescent 3-5-2 nonsense week after week.
I'm sure you don't need reminding but he started the last game we played 352.
Really is a shame we couldn't convince Evra to stay 1 more year as he and Shaw could have worked together and covered eachother nicely. Glad he is back though, defensively he is superb.
That would be brilliant, if true.
True. Though with Young, Valencia and Rafa still out wouldn't van Gaal pretty be forced to use four at the back? Jones at RB and Shaw at LB?
I said that at the time, but I didn't expect Evra to have been as useful as he would have been. If only he'd known how much game time he would have got... And hopefully it would have been enough to keep him fresher for each game, rather than the tired performances he was showing playing week in week out for us.
Good, plus Rafael should be able play with a mask. He's a touch little cookie.
Evra was the biggest loss of the summer in my opinion.
With the way Young has come on this season have we really missed him at all? Perhaps in those early games when it was Blackett or Rojo playing there but when it's been either Shaw or Young I've never thought that position has been much of a problem. Suppose there is a case to be made of the back line lacking a leader and the effect he would have in the dressing room though.
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