Manchester United vs Inter Milan (Pre-season Friendly)

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Mali_Zeus said:
Will LVG rush Vidal into this one or will give him a little more time to adapt in training?
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Same treatment as Chica. First a few training sessions, then a few minutes in the game. Also depends on when he joins ofcourse and how much he has trained.
 
So, which players do people want to get serious game-time in this one who haven't had that much yet?

Ideally I'd like Lingard to get some first-half football (given that the first half seems to be the one that we play 'competitively', and the second half is the experimental half). But I'm not sure how that could happen in a 3412, given that the playmaker is absolutely crucial and we really can't afford to start anyone but Mata (or maybe Kagawa) there. And there are no wide positions for him to play in.
 
Brightonian said:
So, which players do people want to get serious game-time in this one who haven't had that much yet?

Ideally I'd like Lingard to get some first-half football (given that the first half seems to be the one that we play 'competitively', and the second half is the experimental half). But I'm not sure how that could happen in a 3412, given that the playmaker is absolutely crucial and we really can't afford to start anyone but Mata (or maybe Kagawa) there. And there are no wide positions for him to play in.
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Since it's pre-season I would love to see Kagawa next to Herrera and see how that pans out. Just as an experiment.
 
Think James will start again as he seems to adapt quicker to WB role than Shaw. Probably M. Keane as well, whom may even play full 90 minutes, similar to Blackett against Roma. LvG is aware of the lack of numbers at Utd's defense, and would want to know whether the likes of Keane and Blackett are up to the mark or not

Have a feeling that Kagawa will start as CM, replacing Herrera. LvG may want to experiment further how well Kagawa can adapt to the new role. Fletcher should play too after been rested against Roma

De Gea
M.Keane Smalling Evans
Valencia Kagawa Fletcher James
Mata
Rooney Welbeck​
 
I want to see Fellaini, Januzaj, Zaha and Hernandez all start. Let's gave maximum of time for these guys.

Do somebody know about the belgian duo? Do they ready for these game?
 
De Gea
Evans - Smalling - Blackett
Valencia - Fletcher - Kagawa - Shaw
Mata
Lingard - Welbeck​

Inter are pretty average nowadays so this should be a fairly comfortable game. 3-0 United.
 
Lindegaard

Valencia
M. Keane
Jones
Evans
Shaw

Ander Herrera
Fletcher
Juan Mata

Rooney
Welbeck

3-0, Rooney, Mata x2
 
20Champions13 said:
That's the same average team that yesterday beat Real Madrid on penalties.
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I wasn't aware of that. Still confident though, we're taking these pre-season games a tad more seriously than most. Just look at how pissed off van Gaal was with our performance against Roma.
 
Hope Rafael is our first choice RWB ahead of valencia when he returns.
 
Thomas#7 said:
I wasn't aware of that. Still confident though, we're taking these pre-season games a tad more seriously than most. Just look at how pissed off van Gaal was with our performance against Roma.
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I would be livid too if I was LvG and saw such a brutal second half performance where United conceded 2 goals having been 3 up. That's at any level. Players get complacent in friendlies, they'll get complacent in the ones that actually matter.
 
It was a very imbalanced side in the 2nd half though, so it was understandable that Roma took control from then. Van Gaal seemed more focused on getting everyone a run and a touch of the ball (except Zaha). Lingard and Kagawa in midfield, Nani up front. It was a bit of a mishmash.

Still, I like Van Gaal's attitude. He wasn't looking to use that as an excuse.
 
Conditions, young keane blackett in defense and no central midfield. Sure we weren't great second half, but it sure is to be expected. Still love the expectations though.

By the way, reminded me of a SAF game. Not really that great, still a rather safe win (wondergoal and pen aside :wenger:)
 
iBoss said:
Real Madrid had a very young team out. Illaramendi, Bale, Pepe, Isco, Carvajal and Lopez were the only ones I remember being part of the first team. Second half was a very very young side when Bale and Pepe went off.
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You still would think that the Real Madrid youngsters should beat Inter nowadays. Either Real weren't good enough or Inter have improved.
 
If Rooney, Mata, Welbeck and Herrera start again together, I believe that Van Gaal is trying to create an understanding between these players. Van Persie might come in for Welbeck when the season start, but it is good to see consistency somewhere on the pitch. I would not mind if that does continue, but it will be pointless because, Van persie will come into this mixture and offer something completely different than what Welbeck offers. Nevertheless, I would like to see:

de Gea
Smailing - Jones - Evans
Young - Fletcher - Powell - Shaw
Kagawa
Hernandez - Welbeck
 
Is this on tv anywhere? The other games in this tournament have been on sky.
 
This Vidal signing shows that you don't need CL if you're Manchester United.
 
Can't see anything less than a strong team for this.

Suggestions that we'd actually rest players for a preseason friendly, even against Real Madrid, are absolutely barmy.

------------ Rooney - Hernandez ------------
------------------- Mata ----------------------
Shaw ----- Herrera - Fletcher ----- Valencia
---------- Evans - Jones - Smalling ----------
------------------- De Gea --------------------
 
This will be the toughest match so far. Shame they're on so late. First thing I do in the morning is check the scores at the mo
 
Offside said:
Roma are a better team aren't they?
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Recently yes, but I can see this being a very tight match. Be a good work out for the players.
It's good that we're getting games against top teams.
 
Hope we play the first team but with 2 or 3 youngsters like Keane and Shaw, instead of either just the first team or just the subs like weve done so far. Playing the youngsters all together isnt that helpful for them.

Re Vidal: In addition to his ability to play next to Herrera in a 5-3-2 (and in a possible 4-3-3! especially if we also buy Di Maria), people seem to forget that you need more than just a single combination in midfield. With our injuries luck, Herrera will play no more than 20 games this year.
 
Levi1 said:
Hope we play the first team but with 2 or 3 youngsters like Keane and Shaw, instead of either just the first team or just the subs like weve done so far. Playing the youngsters all together isnt that helpful for them.

Re Vidal: In addition to his ability to play next to Herrera in a 5-3-2 (and in a possible 4-3-3! especially if we also buy Di Maria), people seem to forget that you need more than just a single combination in midfield. With our injuries luck, Herrera will play no more than 20 games this year.
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Vs Roma we had James, Blackett, Johnstone (and Cleverley) all starting.. 7 first team players and 3 youngster and a back up player.
 
bosnian_red said:
Vs Roma we had James, Blackett, Johnstone (and Cleverley) all starting.. 7 first team players and 3 youngster and a back up player.
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But 3 of them are part of the back 5/6. Hard to initiate a defender into a defensive team when there are 2 other newbies involved. Its not an issue in the first couple games but it would be nice to have a firmer starting 11 (with limited youngsters) as we come toward the end of preseason
 
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