Pre-Season games 2014/15
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I don´t think the game will be broadcasted it´s not on MUTV atleast.
jb8521 @jb_8521 52s
Looks like united could switch most of the team at half time as Wilson Janko varela Rothwell Pereira O'Hara henriquez and petrucci warm up
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Great strike by harrop matched by the save from the bray keeper
Ross Zambra @TheKingOfPing 22s
1-0 Bray. Jake Kelly
jb8521 @jb_8521 24s
Bray take the lead created by the right winger and finished well by brays number 10
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United almost reply instantly with a run from harrop which ends with a corner
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1-0 to bray at half time jake Kelly with the goal. Akinade the right winger causing a lot of trouble. Pearson and harrop United's standouts
Looks like united could switch most of the team at half time as Wilson Janko varela Rothwell Pereira O'Hara henriquez and petrucci warm up
jb8521 @jb_8521 2m
Great strike by harrop matched by the save from the bray keeper
Ross Zambra @TheKingOfPing 22s
1-0 Bray. Jake Kelly
jb8521 @jb_8521 24s
Bray take the lead created by the right winger and finished well by brays number 10
jb8521 @jb_8521 6m
United almost reply instantly with a run from harrop which ends with a corner
jb8521 @jb_8521 42s
1-0 to bray at half time jake Kelly with the goal. Akinade the right winger causing a lot of trouble. Pearson and harrop United's standouts
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Wilson playing here already. Odd he didn't go on tour then.
We needed to keep a few over here as much as they needed to go on tour.
, That's the Bebe we know and love!The two Tournaments over the last week finished up like this:
16th July
United 2 Bury 0 (Riley and an OG)
United 3 Rochdale 0
United 2 Oldham Athletic 0
United 2 Burnley 0
19th July
United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0
United 1 Bury 1
United 1 Tranmere Rovers 1
All games were 30 mins each.
Watford triallist Ogo Obi scored two goals.
Need to confirm some of this as have conflicting information.
16th July
United 2 Bury 0 (Riley and an OG)
United 3 Rochdale 0
United 2 Oldham Athletic 0
United 2 Burnley 0
19th July
United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0
United 1 Bury 1
United 1 Tranmere Rovers 1
All games were 30 mins each.
Watford triallist Ogo Obi scored two goals.
Need to confirm some of this as have conflicting information.
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jb8521 @jb_8521 1m
Pereira Lawrence and henriquez did well 2nd half with henriquez working hard. Wilson doesn't look close to full fitness
Pereira Lawrence and henriquez did well 2nd half with henriquez working hard. Wilson doesn't look close to full fitness
GirlOnUtd @GirlOnUtd · 19m@HemanthKilaru Pearson was great. Love was decent. Harrop was lively. Goss wasn't up to his normal standards
Sounds like Harrop did good. Really looking forward to seeing more of him this season.
I really hope him and Goss to be the pick of the U21s this season with most of the last year's starting XI need a bigger challenge.
Yep, I fear they'll be a bit like Pearson and Rothwell at the start of this season though only getting limited playing time. Without the Uefa youth league too they won't even have that to play in. So hopefully we get some of the U21 batch from last year out on loan to open the spaces.
A midfield 3 or Goss, Harrop and Andreas would be exciting to see.
From Joyce's comment I hope we already realised the issue and be more proactive in loaning players.Goss,Harrop,Fletcher,McConnell,Grimshaw,Weir,Love,Evans all should get regular game times from December onwards.
What's happening with Henriquez?
I don't think he should go on loan again, needs to be in the first team squad or go permanently.
Potentially could be 4th choice if Hernandez leaves this summer.
I don't think he should go on loan again, needs to be in the first team squad or go permanently.
Potentially could be 4th choice if Hernandez leaves this summer.
He only recently turned 20 so dont see why he needs to be in the first team squad or go
@jb8521 you were at the match right? Was it Varela or Janko playing LB in the second half and how did they do there?
He was very impressive his, Pereira and Lawrences dribbling were all really impressive to watch. I was impressed with how they all handled the physical side of the game as well and all looked to make something happen and raise the tempo of the game every time they got the ball. Pereira had a couple of dribbles in the second half where he had 3 or 4 around him with nowhere to go but came out with the ball and was unlucky with a couple of through balls.
Varela played left back and looked pretty comfortable there. I only remember his man beating him once and he got make and made a really good recovery tackle. Reminds me a bit of Heinze in the way he makes games into a battle against the man hes marking and wants to challenge for every ball. He also made a few really good bursts forward which either werent spotted or the ball wasnt quite right to him or he would have been in on goal.
First half it was a 451/433 but second half was a really fluid 433 with rothwell playing deepest in midfield with Pereira and petrucci ahead of him and Lawrence drifting in from the left and Wilson from the right and henriquez up front with Janko and varela providing the width
Offensively it would be brilliant but considering how much dirty work Willock had to do for the former two last season, I doubt it would be balanced enough.
It's a myth for me.In some games I've seen of the U18s last season Willock played even further up the pitch than Goss.Goss and Pearson are the deeper midfielders out of the three in the first half yesterday according to @jb8521.
Yeah willock played as the furthest forward of the midfielders yesterday and struggled to get into the game i prefer him playing deeper
Didn't see yesterday's game so can't comment on that, but it's not a myth that Willock's ball winning and pressing were essential to the balance of that trio last season. Goss takes up his fair share of deep positions but he's a bit slow off the mark and as such Willock's ability to snuff out danger all over the place was a big help to him. Swap Willock for Pereira and Goss will get run at a whole lot more and he's not too comfortable with that.
Goss played deeper but Willock was doing the dirty work every time I saw them together. Kind of like the classic Italian system where the hard defensive work is done in front of the deep playmaker not behind him.
Definitely don't think Goss can be the most defensive player if his partners are as attacking as Harrop and Pereira. Would be like Carrick anchoring for Kagawa and Mata. As it stands only Pearson from amongst our top midfield prospects is defensively sound enough to do that sort of role.
Wasn't it Carlisle rather than Tranmere in the second one? That's what Sheffield Wednesday's site had...
Missed the match against Bray the other day, but are the u21's playing another game in Ireland? There usually seems to be a United XI vs Cork City every preseason. Can't get to the Milk Cup later in the year either which is a balls.
No bench naming for the U18s match?
I don't suppose there's any streams about for either the U21 game tonight or the U18's?
No, no streams.
United U18s vs. Trafford F.C XI by shirt numbers:
Henderson, Riley, Borg, Tuanzebe, Williams, Scott, McTominay, Thompson, Croskery, Rashford, Mitchell
So looks like Scott as holding midfielder with McTominay on the wing.Looks like Redmond is injured again.
Subs: Reid, Gribbin, Borthwick-Jackson, Kehinde, Dearnley, Obi, Dorrington
Henderson, Riley, Borg, Tuanzebe, Williams, Scott, McTominay, Thompson, Croskery, Rashford, Mitchell
So looks like Scott as holding midfielder with McTominay on the wing.Looks like Redmond is injured again.
Subs: Reid, Gribbin, Borthwick-Jackson, Kehinde, Dearnley, Obi, Dorrington
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