Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Manchester United

[Theon]

Playing someone like Carrick or Fellaini very deep is akin to playing that 3-5-2 anyway at times.

It's not because we dont play in a way that resembles the rest of the system, basically if we played a diamond and the DM dropped back then your right it could be a 3-5-2.

But in our 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 Fellaini dropping back doesn't give us a 3-5-2 like in the posted formation. We have wingers and that system is using a number 10 and also two strikers, so really different.

 

[Adebesi]

I must confess I'm expecting us to get back to our old ways. Of boring the living shit out of me in the CL group stages, rather than winning.

 

[Sir A1ex]

I must confess I'm expecting us to get back to our old ways. Of boring the living shit out of me in the CL group stages, rather than winning.

This

 

[RonaldoVII]

No Rooney, he's ill. Hopefully we'll see Kagawa behind RVP.

 

[Brophs]

 

[Skywarden]

Ah feck it...

 

[Johan77]

Confirmed:

De Gea
Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Evra
Cleverley, Carrick, Fellaini
Valencia, RvP, Welbeck

 

[bosnian_red]

Shite lineup. Will be surprised if we get more then 5 shots all game really. Set up not to concede, that's what that is.

 

[RonaldoVII]

No Kagawa or Nani team looks good enough to get at least a point, though.

 

[NinjaFletch]

Playing for the draw.

Both Valencia and Welbeck in for their work rate.

 

[Orton]

Poor team, no creativity.

 

[Sixpence]

It's all on RVP then.

 

[jeston]

Rafael! Thank feck he's back.

 

[Frans]

Fellaini behind striker here we go

 

[LR7]

That line-up is crying out for a playmaker.

 

[Aboutreika18]

I hope that's a 4-3-3/4-5-1 rather than Fellaini playing in the hole.

 

[#07]

Is Nani on the bench at least?

 

[RonaldoVII]

bench: Lindegaard, Jones, Giggs, Nani, Young, Kagawa, Hernandez

 

[NinjaFletch]

I hope that's a 4-3-3/4-5-1 rather than Fellaini playing in the hole.

Don't even tempt fate.

 

[Orton]

Fellaini in the hole is almost a certainty here.

 

[gasmanc]

Confirmed:

De Gea
Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Evra
Cleverley, Carrick, Fellaini
Valencia, RvP, Welbeck

That will do, thought he might go with Evans for a bit more mobility and also Nani based on form but that looks a solid unit.
No Young

 

[Johan77]

Is Nani on the bench at least?

He is

 

[zain]

Unbelievable. Absolutely no creativity in that line up..

 

[bosnian_red]

Bench is: Lindegaard, Jones, Giggs, Nani, Kagawa, Young, Hernandez
Not looking forward to this at all. Not even a hint of creativity anywhere, but at least Rafael is starting and RVP is starting. We'll be lucky to get a point IMO. At least we have a good bench to save the game once it inevitably starts going south.

 

[Siorac]

Is Nani on the bench at least?

Yeah.

Lindegaard, Jones, Giggs, Nani, Young, Kagawa, Hernández

 

[Shark]

It's a good enough team to get a result here.

 

[prateik]

Thats not a bad lineup at all.
We were always going to go with 3 in the middle in a european away.

 

[Aboutreika18]

Where's Evans?

 

[charleysurf]

No Rooney, no Evans. Not good, not good.

 

[Varun]

That's inspiring. Well, no young atleast.

 

[Nighteyes]

Why the feck is Nani not starting especially with Rooney out? Baffling

 

[Siorac]

Fellaini in the hole is almost a certainty here.

A little part of my soul will die if that's true.

 

[George Owen]

strong solid team... i would love to see Kagawa behind RVP obviously, but still... that team should do the job and come back at least with 1 point.

 

[lem8sh]

0-0 written all over it

 

[bosnian_red]

It's a good enough team to get a result here.

You're really underrating Shakhtar...
They're going to tear us apart going by how bad we are defensively and how deep we sit, and we won't even pose a threat going forward because we have fecking Valencia and Welbeck on the wings, with Fellaini probably in the hole.

 

[LR7]

I wanted that midfield three. I'm also happy with the back 4.
Can just see RvP getting a bit isolated up top though.

 

[kundalini]

Confirmed:

De Gea
Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Evra
Cleverley, Carrick, Fellaini
Valencia, RvP, Welbeck

Lots of fresh players. I think part of the problem recently has been a lack intensity.

 

[Ekeke]

Knew Valencia or Young, or both, would get randomly thrown back in. Oh boy. Big night for Fellaini. Big big night

 

[Red Dreams]

no Rooney

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

Not bad. No Young, no rio, no Jones at RB. I'd like to see Nani and Kagawa but both are on the bench and will likely feature.