[The Man Himself]

I was just going through FC Midtjylland's latest fixtures and their last competitive game was last game of Europa league group stage, on 10th Dec! They have a long winter break there it seems but they have been playing friendly games since 21st Jan. They have played 6 friendly games since 21st Jan, but no competitive game. Not sure why it is like that, so many friendly games after the winter break.

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

Midgetland are full on into analytics and really work hard on set pieces, we specialise in giving free headers on set pieces so this could get ugly.

 

[RedDevil@84]

De Gea
Jones Smalling Blind
Fellaini Carrick
Lingard Mata Herrera Martial
Rooney

 

[RedPed]

We'll probably get past this lot but that's as far as we'll get in the competition.

 

[K2K]

I know we are bad, but I just cant see us losing against this lot.

 

[Esquire]

I know we are bad, but I just cant see us losing against this lot.

I said to the same thing to myself with Norwich and Bournemouth.

 

[legball]

United under LVG have a unique ability, we seem to play at the level of the opposition, never convincingly above them. If the opposition is decent, we're usually decent, if the opposition is rubbish, we decend to their rubbish level. It's funny, frustrating and painful at the same time. It will be the same against this lot, we'll make them look like world beaters.

 

[K2K]

I said to the same thing to myself with Norwich and Bournemouth.

I expected defeat against Bournemouth to be honest.

This club are worse than Brugge, and that was a walk.

 

[JoaquinJoaquin]

This is game 1 of the 2 cup games which will re-ignite the Van Gaal era..

(In Woodward's head that is)

 

[WPMUFC]

midtjylland to nick a win. I think LVG lost the players against sunderland.

 

[JosDeVos]

I expected defeat against Bournemouth to be honest.

This club are worse than Brugge, and that was a walk.

I think they beat Brugge 4-2 on aggregate in their group, beating them and Legia Warsaw for the 2nd spot after Napoli.

 

[K2K]

I think they beat Brugge 4-2 on aggregate in their group, beating them and Legia Warsaw for the 2nd spot after Napoli.

I still feel we'll be better than them.

However, I probably feel we will be walloped in the next round if we meet a decent team.

In all honesty, this season cant end soon enough.

 

[Dumbstar]

Don't want to break anyone's heart, but I don't think we have any chance to win this competition regardless.

My heart will go on.

You'll beat this lot. They're garbage and don't have Allardyce to put a rocket up their arses.

 

[VorZakone]

Aren't they that Danish moneyball team?

 

[sunama]

Nope, I was talking about the u21s of course. Top of the table with 2 point lead and a game in hand!

Gotcha!!!

 

[Di Maria's angel]

They knocked Southampton out, didn't they?

We struggled to beat Brugge at home, as well. This won't be easy.

 

[Sarni]

They were not very good about Legia at all, think they lost in Warsaw and were extremely lucky to win at home. I wasn't particularly impressed with them against Southampton either. If we cannot beat this sort of team then we've just hit the very bottom.

 

[sunama]

at the people actually thinking we have a shot at winning the Europa League.

Indeed.
LVG is keeping the delusion alive and fans continue to fall for it.
I remember when I too was deluded into thinking we could win the title and go into the last few rounds of the CL. I wont be falling for that again.
Our current form is akin to a team battling relegation. The fact that we lost to Norwich, Bournemouth, Sunderland, etc is in line with our form.

And IMO, LVG has already checked out. It just seems as if he doesn't care any more and is merely counting down the days to his retirement.

 

[sunama]

If we cannot beat this sort of team then we've just hit the very bottom.

I'd say that Sunderland is our lowest point so far. The only way we can hit a lower point is losing to Aston Villa.

 

[Di Maria's angel]

They were not very good about Legia at all, think they lost in Warsaw and were extremely lucky to win at home. I wasn't particularly impressed with them against Southampton either. If we cannot beat this sort of team then we've just hit the very bottom.

Our record against the so called weaker teams does not make for great reading:

This season (v 11-20): PL 15; W 6; D 5; L 4; Pts 23 (45); GF 21; GA 15

Our struggles over the last 20 months have come against the lower placed teams in the league, and when you add in cup ties against the likes of MK Dons, Boro, Yeovil Town, Cambridge, Sheffield United, it's hard to be confident.

As for hitting rock bottom, think there's no where else to go.

 

[peridigm]

I'd say that Sunderland is our lowest point so far. The only way we can hit a lower point is losing to Aston Villa.

We barely won the reverse fixture back in August on a lone Januzaj goal.

 

[BootsyCollins]

I dont care if we dont have any chance of winning this cup, i just want to see us play like we do got a chance.

-------------DDG--------------
Love--Smalling--Blind-Jackson
------Carrick--Herrera---------
Memphis-----Mata-----Marital
-----------Rooney------------

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Indeed.
LVG is keeping the delusion alive and fans continue to fall for it.
I remember when I too was deluded into thinking we could win the title and go into the last few rounds of the CL. I wont be falling for that again.
Our current form is akin to a team battling relegation. The fact that we lost to Norwich, Bournemouth, Sunderland, etc is in line with our form.

And IMO, LVG has already checked out. It just seems as if he doesn't care any more and is merely counting down the days to his retirement.

Napoli/Dortmund/ Sevilla would rip us apart and Bilbao could do something similar if on form. Who does he think he is kidding? The F.A. Cup is more the option for a trophy, as it is quite often the luck on the day. Just shows he knows he has failed badly in getting fourth place and is in full panic mode.

 

[Aporkalypse]

Expecting to go out on away goals because that would be very LVG.

 

[peridigm]

Expecting to go out on away goals because that would be very LVG.

With our scoring form, or lack of, that is a very real possibility.

 

[Cee90]

I think I'd actually cry if we lost this.

I need to sort out my priorities...

 

[Superpolfcb]

I think they beat Brugge 4-2 on aggregate in their group, beating them and Legia Warsaw for the 2nd spot after Napoli.

I missed the first game, but the 1-1 draw to end the group stage was a miserable game really.
Midtylland's only shot on target in that game was their goal, a cross which went in due to a goalkeeper mistake.
Still angry that went in, would have loved a rematch between Man Utd and a Club Brugge team without that many injuries.

Apart from their set pieces, Pione Sisto is their only real threat based on what I've seen.

 

[rcoobc]

Midgetland are full on into analytics and really work hard on set pieces, we specialise in giving free headers on set pieces so this could get ugly.

Any famous players?

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

Any famous players?

Nope they have no famous players, I saw there two qualifying games against Southampton where they were very disciplined and allowed Southampton to have all the ball. There is nothing special about the team and a Saf team would have absolutely murdered them over two legs.

 

[CM]

Southampton were very wasteful against them, certainly in the second leg. We shouldn't have any trouble against them but we like to make hard work of things.

 

[Shamwow]

Shit are we playing on Tuesday or Wednesday this week?

Oh

 

[m1y2]

love how 10% people go for 5:0 Midjaland

 

[Earthquake]

Any famous players?

They have one young wonderkid named Pione Sisto, apparently we were seriously interested last summer, along with Everton, Arsenal, City and every one else.

 

[3KDré]

Imagine the riots if we lose this

 

[Spock]

If we can't beat midgets, we might as well fold up shop.

 

[westlife4ever]

I was just going through FC Midtjylland's latest fixtures and their last competitive game was last game of Europa league group stage, on 10th Dec! They have a long winter break there it seems but they have been playing friendly games since 21st Jan. They have played 6 friendly games since 21st Jan, but no competitive game. Not sure why it is like that, so many friendly games after the winter break.

It's because they have a very long winter break in Danish Superliga. League resumes on Feb 27th, after the two games against United.

 

[DOTA]

love how 10% people go for 5:0 Midjaland

It was comfortably the most popular prediction, for a while. Spirits weren't high on Saturday...

 

[Norris]

Let the discussion begin...

What happened to all the prior info, like history of the opposition, team news etc. I usually like reading that.

 

[minoo-utd]

Feck off LVG.

 

[Rolandofgilead]

I read on liveonsat that this is on freebies in Ireland on setanta Ireland.

It doesn't effect most of us but for our Irish brothers I'd thought I'd pass it on.