[tomaldinho1]

Almost written in the stars with our bad luck Hannibal gets a red in the 1st minute.

 

[OleGunnar20]

Good lineup, looking forward to this.

Who do we have to pay/kill to get the lineup listed in a sensible manner rather than by number?

 

[podurban2]

Almost written in the stars with our bad luck Hannibal gets a red in the 1st minute.

Nah he’ll get injured before that.

 

[Gandalf]

Lindelof starting is a disgrace

Our best defender starting is a disgrace, alright then.

 

[Fortitude]

It might, but at least give it a chance to fail properly.

That’s somewhat admirable, somewhat suicidal and somewhat daring.

If it’s really not working, with so much at stake, ten Hag potentially dying on that hill would almost feel like him wanting out of this circus.

Normally, even an underperforming system gets time, but with how our season has started, the knives aren’t far from the manager’s front, let alone back. So it’s a more precarious position than it was expected to be, in October.

 

[OrcaFat]

People were lumping on Mount before we had even signed him. He's going to need to do very well to keep such people off his back, who just want to say they were right.

Yeah true.

 

[simonhch]

You need to play your best players into form, unless you have a successful outfit with lots of stability. Then you can afford to chop and change. Right now we need Rashford to develop his understanding with Mount and Hojlund, and that takes minutes in a pressure cooker environment. Not just time on the training field.

I’m all for trying to play an xi with some consistency right now. Rashford carried us last season, and this season, 7 games in and people are calling for him to be dropped ffs. Now isn’t the time to drop your best performer from last season. It’s time to show faith and help him come good, because lord knows we need his goals. Garnacho is much more effective as an impact sub, and Martial will get injured before long. Rashford is vital to our chances this season. Show faith and it will be rewarded.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Our best defender starting is a disgrace, alright then.

Lindelof is our best defender?

Lindelof?

Victor Lindelof!?

@golden_blunder get in here ASAP

 

[Plant0x84]

Lindelof is our best defender?

Lindelof?

Victor Lindelof!?

@golden_blunder get in here ASAP

it’s going to be a tough ride/long night in here tonight.

 

[Panther]

Scholes is asked why Rashford isn't performing and starts talking about Bruno for 5 minutes, make it make sense.

 

[golden_blunder]

Our best defender starting is a disgrace, alright then.

What’s happened your eyes, are you ok?

 

[JPRouve]

Lindelof is our best defender?

Lindelof?

Victor Lindelof!?

@golden_blunder get in here ASAP

Do you want to kill Geebs?

 

[Gandalf]

What’s happened your eyes, are you ok?

He is a towering Nordic God, repelling enemy attacks with ease as he glides effortlessly around the pitch.

 

[JPRouve]

He is a towering Nordic God, repelling enemy attacks with ease as he glides effortlessly around the pitch.

Yeah, Gandalf has been hitting the mead all day long.

 

[Redplane]

Scholes is asked why Rashford isn't performing and starts talking about Bruno for 5 minutes, make it make sense.

Scholes is an odd little fella.

 

[Dazzmondo]

Hoping feckin Zaha stays quiet

 

[Lost bear]

Hello to all in this match day thread. I’m staying away from here tonight ( but might come back in if we play really well.)

 

[OrcaFat]

You need to play your best players into form, unless you have a successful outfit with lots of stability. Then you can afford to chop and change. Right now we need Rashford to develop his understanding with Mount and Hojlund, and that takes minutes in a pressure cooker environment. Not just time on the training field.

I’m all for trying to play an xi with some consistency right now. Rashford carried us last season, and this season, 7 games in and people are calling for him to be dropped ffs. Now isn’t the time to drop your best performer from last season. It’s time to show faith and help him come good, because lord knows we need his goals. Garnacho is much more effective as an impact sub, and Martial will get injured before long. Rashford is vital to our chances this season. Show faith and it will be rewarded.

That’s right, yes, but I honestly don’t think it would do any harm to “rest” him for a game. Maybe not this game. He’s struggling by his own high standards. Sub him on after 60 mins and he’ll probably get a goal that jump starts him.

 

[Maurice Setters Training]

I don’t think its a diamond. Inverted fullbacks don’t really fit with a diamond. Most of the width in the diamond usually comes from fullbacks bombing forward.

 

[The Urban Goose]

Guessing its the diamond again

Maybe Hannibal next to Casemiro, Bruno at #10 and Mount on the right wing? That is where he was best for Chelsea, apparently.

 

[JPRouve]

I have been wondering if ETH isn't experimenting with Fluminense's current positionless system. Because we are definitely not using a diamond and Amrabat positioning has made it even more obvious that something else is going on tactically.

 

[sunama]

Opening CL game and this thread is very quiet.
What's going on?

 

[V.O.]

I have been wondering if ETH isn't experimenting with Fluminense's current positionless system. Because we are definitely not using a diamond and Amrabat positioning has made it even more obvious that something else is going on tactically.

More than likely it'll just be the usual with Amrabat tucking in from LB and either Mount or Bruno on the right of the front three.

 

[onemanarmy]

Opening CL game and this thread is very quiet.
What's going on?

Fear.

 

[Hester_manc]

We have a weak starting 11. I can not believe, how Amrabat is starting again at left back after the Palace game. And you never know what you get from Mount. At the same time I wonder, why Garnacho is not starting.

 

[BootsyCollins]

Opening CL game and this thread is very quiet.
What's going on?

We already played once, but maybe you ment home game. Anyway, yes it is quiet.
Maybe we care less now.

 

[Jeffthered]

I wonder how they will line up. Is that a Casimero-Mount-Hannibel midfield three, with Bruno up front from the right? Hope so.

 

[Withnail]

Opening CL game and this thread is very quiet.
What's going on?

It's been like that for a while for Cup games as far as I recall, especially if we're playing badly in general. Fair weather twats.

 

[RedSky]

He really doesnt like Garnacho huh.

 

[JPRouve]

More than likely it'll just be the usual with Amrabat tucking in from LB and either Mount or Bruno on the right of the front three.

That's not the usual though, Amrabat doesn't just tuck in, he plays on nearly all the width and even in the opposite diagonal of his position.

 

[Rustyspider13]

Just win. Making it to the CL means nothing if we can't win these matches. Let's go!

 

[macheda14]

We have a weak starting 11. I can not believe, how Amrabat is starting again at left back after the Palace game. And you never know what you get from Mount. At the same time I wonder, why Garnacho is not starting.

Who else do you start at left back?

 

[pauldyson1uk]

These have never won a game here

 

[Semper Fudge]

He really doesnt like Garnacho huh.

He's been pretty poor when he's started to be fair.

 

[V.O.]

That's not the usual though, Amrabat doesn't just tuck in, he plays on nearly all the width and even in the opposite diagonal of his position.

Well yeah, he plays as a centre mid when we have the ball because that's what he is, but I'd assume he's nominally the left back out of possession, same as he has been for the last few games.

 

[Jazz]

Right let's get a win please

 

[lex talionis]

Rashford and Bruno must have joint custody of the photos…

 

[Withnail]

He really doesnt like Garnacho huh.

He's rarely effective when starting. I don't really know why people expect him to be starting regularly.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Come on Utd

 

[KikiDaKats]

Quite confident here today.