Frank will hopefully have learned lots for our defeats to the mans this season and will tweak our tactics and setup.

in both games they sat and defended with high energy and physicality and hit us on the break when we lost or gave the ball away in the middle third. The 4 nil was robbery but we were so naive - yes early days.

so tweaks I want to see are;

kante holding and not Jorginho as his pace not up to it against the mancs

the 3 midfielders in the 433 don't all push on at once and one must sit and support the CBs when we have the ball

when we switch the play, do it with 1 pass and not 4 passes

go part man mark and part zonal on defending corners and not just zonal 

When we make subs change the system too not just like for like system with different players

score first!

 

 

While we look at Spurs and United being our biggest threats to a top 4 finish, cannot ignore Evertons resurgence under Carlo nor Chris Wilders blades.

Reece James on the right, Kepa is f**kin sh*te?

Fans who curse their own players are idiots.

1 hour ago, bluesfan said:

On 07/02/2020 at 07:29, chi blue said:

Reece James on the right, Kepa is f**kin sh*te?

Fans who curse their own players are idiots.

Oops a newbie telling me off!! Just how I imagine my 11 year old daughter  would react if she heard me in the MHL on a match day "don't worry darling it's only banter, daddy doesn't mean what he shouts"

3 hours ago, bluesfan said:

On 07/02/2020 at 07:29, chi blue said:

Reece James on the right, Kepa is f**kin sh*te?

Fans who curse their own players are idiots.

It's only a bit of banter. 

Oops a newbie telling me off!! Just how I imagine my 11 year old daughter  would react if she heard me in the MHL on a match day "don't worry darling it's only banter, daddy doesn't mean what he shouts"

No need to be presumptuous. Been here for years but lost my email. Just shows who you really are.

This is still a week away! I know the break is a good thing but can it f**k off now? 

3 hours ago, Munkworth said:

This is still a week away! I know the break is a good thing but can it f**k off now? 

Whoever loses, or possibly both if it ends a draw, will get panned for not using the winter break as best as they could.

Watch Ighalo and Fernandes score against our flaky defence.

Even so this is a huge game and we really need to improve on what we have seen the last few months. I really hope the winter break has given players the desired rest to come back and put in a decent performance, we owe Utd a beating.

Can't afford to lose this game, playing well or not. I agree we need to make Kante sit and be the unsung hero, don't play a high line against their fast players, and really work on those set pieces for god sake.

Go fear frank will not learn his lesson from previous games but hope I’m wrong

kepa,Christensen and Emerson  should get no where near the pitch

Edited February 11, 20206 yr by Andy2461
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I'd go with

--------------------------Kepa-----------------------------------

James----------Tomori--------Rudiger/Zouma----Azpilicueta

---------------------Jorginho-----------------------------------

-------------Kova?i?---------Kante----------------------------

Odoi--------------------Tammy------------------Puliši?

 

Kepa has no cover no competition and Willy is just poor. I'd prefer Zouma as he really found some solid form. Odoi as he has to be played, if not sell him. Puliši? to start if fit, either that or Willian but Frank will probably play Mount there.

These two home games could define the rest of our season, massive games.

--------------------------Caballero

---------Azpilicueta------Rudiger-------Tomori

James------------Kanté----------Kovacic-----------Alonso

-----------------Willian-------------Mount

-------------------------Abraham

30 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

--------------------------Caballero

---------Azpilicueta------Rudiger-------Tomori

James------------Kanté----------Kovacic-----------Alonso

-----------------Willian-------------Mount

-------------------------Abraham

I likes that, Plokkers!

2 hours ago, yorkleyblue said:

I likes that, Plokkers!

Aye that looks good to set up and counter. We have to play that way, united thrive on being the side to sit back and counter but they struggle against sides that let them have the ball, use a low block and counter. Our best bet to getting the 3 points is to set up that way against them. May be boring but we need to win this game badly. James and Alonso can drop back and make a back 5, kante can shield in front of our box, kovacic can roam in front of him with Willian and Mount dropping deeper to congest everything.

 

When defending:

 

------------Willy Cab

James---Azpi---Rudiger---Tomori---Alonso

----------------Kante

----Willian----Kovacic------Mount

 

 

 

 

---------------Abraham

Edited February 11, 20206 yr by axman2526

Don’t care who plays now just bring it on already. This feckin winter break has felt like months!

Just had one step beyond going while I cleaned the bathroom, hope we all get a rendition on Monday night!

Don’t care who plays now just bring it on already. This feckin winter break has felt like months!

Looks like 5th position in the league will get champions League football with city's ban...

We can't let this slip

49 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

Looks like 5th position in the league will get champions League football with city's ban...

We can't let this slip

The f**kers will probably get off on appeal. We need to win and put distance into this mob.

Frank's pre match and not naming our keeper despite repeated questions, good man keep 'em guessing.

Frank on Love Island and Tyson Furie and Hakim

 

We need to throw everything in the next couple of games. CL is secondary.

Everyone ready for Barcelona on Monday night?

Tammy still a doubt ?

18 hours ago, Spiller86 said:

The f**kers will probably get off on appeal. We need to win and put distance into this mob.

No way they get off. The best they can get is a reduction in the ban from 2 years to 1 year, same way ours was halved from one year to 6 months

But you are right we need to beat the mancs and the spuds to give us some breathing room

Edited February 15, 20206 yr by The Don Antonio