Just be ready for much more aggressive pressing, tackling and second ball contests.

The thing is we all know what to expect now. For years Chelsea teams walk into this trap. I hope Maresca has them mentally ready to respond and play our game. 

Some proper football heritage in the dugout at Old Trafford now. Probably the second-best Ruud to ever grace the Premier League. 

Amorim won't be available until after international break. United stalling over paying extra as Amorim wants to take his coaching staff with him. 

Surely Maresca can out tactic Van Horse Face?

We have more than enough to beat Utd this weekend, if we choose the correct back line, which needs to be James, Fofana, Colwill & Cucurella.

The rest pick themselves on current form, so Lavia & Caicedo in the middle, with Neto, Palmer & Madueke playing behind Jackson.

Madueke does need to step up more than he has been though, he's been a little too selfish lately.

In addition to the usual "Sanchez needs to not be a bozo" "no defensive errors" what will be key is riding out the passion that Ruud will install in both the players and fans.

Can expect the players run their boll*cks off and the fans will be right behind their legend.

We have to deal with that. If we do we have a chance, if we don't we will get beat.

One of the many Chelsea things I enjoy is listening to a few of the fan made YouTube channels out there.

If we don't beat United then Mah, Younes, Miz and co are going to be seriously humbled lol. Been a while since I remember us going to OT with our fans so confident.

Play the first XI we deserve:

 

Sánchez

Fofana
Colwill
Cucurella

James
Caicedo
Lavia
Chilwell

Palmer
Nkunku

Jackson

 

 

8 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

Play the first XI we deserve:

 

Sánchez

Fofana
Colwill
Cucurella

James
Caicedo
Lavia
Chilwell

Palmer
Nkunku

Jackson

 

 

I like this setup but obviously different tactics than the one we usually play. Similar to TT, in possession with James and chilly providing width bombing down the sides, oh good old days. Mix it with marescas main style in the game with Caicedo as an 8 and even invert Cucurella to support lavia protecting the back 2.

That would mess about a bit with any planning done by man utd. Dynamic tactics, then switch it up and bring wingers on and confuse the opposition even more. 

It's a shame we ain't there yet...that type of slick interchanging of tactics and positions takes years to master.

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Wonder if Van Nistelrooy will black up for the pre match presser?

I am a bit scared of this, I can't lie. They have a lot of experienced players who will now do their best to improve Amorim. The atmosphere will also be electric at Old Trafford. I also don't think our players have the personality not to crumble under pressure. 

Not optimistic at all. 

13 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

Play the first XI we deserve:

 

Sánchez

Fofana
Colwill
Cucurella

James
Caicedo
Lavia
Chilwell

Palmer
Nkunku

Jackson

 

 

Great team

United fielded virtually their full team on Wednesday against Leicesters 2nd team, was anyone surprised they won? whereas we fielded our reserves against Newcastles first team...Marascas got NO excuse not to get at least a draw

INCOMING

Rob Jones is the ref, 4 red cards in 6 matches this season, 5 last season

Marasca needs to remind the team that this ref is card happy

34 minutes ago, POCH OUT said:

United fielded virtually their full team on Wednesday against Leicesters 2nd team, was anyone surprised they won? whereas we fielded our reserves against Newcastles first team...Marascas got NO excuse not to get at least a draw

No. A confidence boost was the order of the day.

Amorim appointment now confirmed, but he is not starting until 11th November, so his first game will be 24th against Ipswich.

 

33 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Amorim appointment now confirmed, but he is not starting until 11th November, so his first game will be 24th against Ipswich.

Smart man to have that as his first game in charge. Almost a guaranteed 3 points to start his era off.

51 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Smart man to have that as his first game in charge. Almost a guaranteed 3 points to start his era off.

Would be rather ironic though is United beat us and then draw Amorims first game in an expected easy win.

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

Smart man to have that as his first game in charge. Almost a guaranteed 3 points to start his era off.

Agreed.

I didn't think for one second that he'd want to face us in his first game ... 

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

Smart man to have that as his first game in charge. Almost a guaranteed 3 points to start his era off.

Despite not winning yet I'd say Ipswich away is far from a formality, as Villa found out.

Gives him two weeks to get his feet wet during (I assume) an international break.

Plus it means his home sign off at Sporting is Champions' League game against Man City. What fun. Best of luck to him trying to figure out who on earth to play at left wing-back with Luke Shaw perennially injured.

They haven’t won a European game in over a year.

They are 14th in the league…… on merit.

Their great success was beating a second string Leicester side and they still conceded twice.

Nothing to fear. For all the crap we’ve heard from the media about Chelsea since the takeover, Man Utd have been far more broken than we ever were and still are.

We haven’t won there since 2013 I heard today. Is that right? I remember the days even pre Roman when we were one of the few teams who ever won there. 
 

Cue a 3-0 defeat 

On paper we should win this, but with ten hag gone they will be dangerous.

team I would go with 

sanchez

james fofana colwill cucurella 

caicedo lavia 

noni palmer Neto 

jackson 

 

but I reckon maresca will play the same team as against last premier league game with james lb and gusto rb 

I am not sure about noni starting. Utd will surely give us enough chances for counter attacks. Noni is always slowing down our counters. It feels like his brain is freezing.

This could set up a big game for tomorrow in the top 4 race. It’s going to be physiological, we are far batter just now that Utd but they always get a result against us and have the new manager bounce, we need to overcome both those things mentally because team for team they are no where near us just now.