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[Tim the Wiz]

That midfield... why?

 

[Mr Cola]

Valencia, Jones, Giggs, Young

:|

I.

Mata please

 

[elseanio]

LFC: Mignolet, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure, Flanagan, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling, Suarez

Jones, Kelly, Ibe, Smith, Moses, Aspas, Alberto

 

[K1LLER7]

subs: Lindegaard, Cleverley, Fletcher, Januzaj, Kagawa, Hernandez, Rooney

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Nakata was great, Nakamura was rank average

 

[Fergie]

@ManUtd: #mufc subs: Lindegaard, Cleverley, Fletcher, Januzaj, Kagawa, Hernandez, Rooney

Should have experimented.

Adnan and Shinji wings, defence be damned.

Fletcher should have been in.

 

[pulga]

GAF is pretty slow indeed.

Rooney bench.


Young... Pls.

Even Giggs gets a start before Shinji. Embarrassing, just cut him loose already.

 

[Ravensmash]

Why aren't Kagawa/Januzaj starting?


DONT MESS THIS UP DAVID

...why can't this match be televised

 

[rvy]

Why are you always wrong?

I'm not German, that's why.

 

[omgkitty]

What does Podolski have to do to get a start? Gnabry brings something different I guess, but Podolski just bangs them in from out wide.

 

[noal]

That midfield. Ok.

Plus, I'm slightly worried that Moyes might kill Robin; he's still delicate.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

LFC: Mignolet, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure, Flanagan, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling, Suarez

Jones, Kelly, Ibe, Smith, Moses, Aspas, Alberto

Expected lineup, would have liked Kelly to be fit enough to play on the right with SuperFlan on the left, but Kelly seems to be absolutely fucked.

Dat squad depth.

edit: No Allen at all. Shit. Would have come in handy if the midfield gets overrun from the start

 

[Mr Cola]

Even Giggs gets a start before Shinji. Embarrassing, just cut him loose already.

Better he go missing in the game than we cut him loose and he goes missing in Manchester, lord knows how long it would take to find him.

 

[Barzul]

Hope Ramsey is just being rested. Wonder why we went with the Flamini/Arteta double pivot. This is Southampton not Man City.

 

[Draconian]

Hopefully this Merseyside derby is as entertaining as the first. Lots of goals please.

 

[Feorax]

Barkley starts.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

 

[LTWheels]

Barkley starts.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

gg Everton...

 

[Walshy]

Barkley starts.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

There giving him injections apparently

 

[Ushojax]

LFC: Mignolet, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure, Flanagan, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling, Suarez

Jones, Kelly, Ibe, Smith, Moses, Aspas, Alberto

The bench...this is what's going to stop Liverpool getting 4th.

 

[pulga]

Isco as false 9 tonight, apparently. Carlotti pls

 

[cartoon_soldier]

That united midfield...what

LOL

 

[Mr Cola]

There giving him injections apparently

D:

I cannot see the upside, the risk is too great if you have to play through pain, then again I guess everyone does it.

 

[sohois]

Barkley starts.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

No Distin or Coleman in defence for them though

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Barkley starts.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

The news I dreaded

We're fucked. Neither Gerrard or Henderson has the intelligence, legs, or natural inclination to cover for him. Might need Stevie to 'accidentally' stamp on his foot or something to force him off.

Or just hope he's been rushed back and plays poorly because of it.

 

[Barzul]

Isco as false 9 tonight, apparently. Carlotti pls

If you're going to do this Carlo, give us Morata ffs!

 

[LTWheels]

Just noticed that Allen didn't even make the bench...

 

[TheLucifer]

Taarabt is a player who thinks his ability is much higher than what it really is. He showed skill in the Championship as they gave him plenty of space to see what ball was best and he didn't have to think on his feet much. However once he came to the premier league he quickly found the amount of time he would be allowed on the ball was drastically reduced and could no longer find the defence splitting passes he once could.

Since he has such a high opinion of himself (he was quite good in the championship to be fair to him), he often frustrates team mates by going for a shot on goal when a team mate is in a much better position, leading to frustration among his team mates. His attitude is also poor and will often drift out of games when things go badly (so nearly every game in the premier league).

I don't know how much time he would get in seria a without being closed down, it could prove to be a good move career wise, but I'd be cautious.

That's... Robinho 2.0. Seems like a complete asshole, wonder if he'll lasts with Seedorf.

 

[3Sixty]

Chambers over Clyne again is interesting, seems genuine first choice now.

 

[Draconian]

Kagawa will never be in the starting lineup, will he?

 

[wedward]

What does Podolski have to do to get a start? Gnabry brings something different I guess, but Podolski just bangs them in from out wide.

Santi has been playing really well and when Santi plays well the whole team plays well.

 

[Ushojax]

The defenses for both Merseyside teams look a total mess, Everton's in particular is a disaster. Distin and Coleman are huge misses for them, there is no way they win this, not with Alcaraz and Stones.

 

[L1NETT]

Pool fans feckin Antonio Alcaraz is playing

Calm yo selves.

 

[Ravensmash]

To be fair, Mata will drop back into a deeper position I presume.

I reckon Rooney, Kagawa and Januzaj will all come on earlyish anyway.

 

[WJD]

Mmmmmm, Mata in the hole.

Ewwwww, that entire midfield.

 

[wedward]

Hope Ramsey is just being rested. Wonder why we went with the Flamini/Arteta double pivot. This is Southampton not Man City.

People seem to forget that Arteta played in a more attacking position at Everton and when he first came to Arsenal.

 

[90TilInfinity]

What does Podolski have to do to get a start? Gnabry brings something different I guess, but Podolski just bangs them in from out wide.

I would generally agree, but in this case, considering we've been forced into an offensively sterile Arteta-Flamini pivot, we'd lack even more creativity with Podolski in the side in place of Gnabry.

 

[Barzul]

Gnabry is going to be a way better player than Poldi if he can just show a bit more composure, which will come with experience.

 

[The Atticus]

Moyes giveth
Moyes taketh away

 

[Yen]

The defenses for both Merseyside teams look a total mess, Everton's in particular is a disaster. Distin and Coleman are huge misses for them, there is no way they win this, not with Alcaraz and Stones.

Stones seems decent from what I've seen.

 

[pulga]

evilkagawa: I say "Why hell I no play Moyes? YOU SON OF BITCH!"
He say "That's funny Shinji, because from now on your a SON OF BENCH!"

Son of bitch


</3

 

[Lambda Pie]

being a Merseyside derby i can imagine the stands being filled with mong men and bovine women.

hope the supreme, superior Merseyside Blue wins.

United 0-0 vs Cardiff.

 

[Jarnet87]

Moyesy was doing so well. Signing Mata, talks of shipping out the dead weight and bringing in new blood. And then he starts Young and Valencia. One step forward, two giant leaps back. In b4 Mata plays just like Shinji has been, a talent surrounded by utter shit.

 

[Barzul]

People seem to forget that Arteta played in a more attacking position at Everton and when he first came to Arsenal.

But he's been pretty much defensive since his move to Arsenal. Can't see why he'll be adopting a different role tonight. Maybe we want to stifle Southampton's attack. Ozil will save us.

 

[Carbonox]

Gouffran dropped and Sammy Ameobi starting.





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Please smash the fuck out of Newcastle, Norwich. Pardew's descent in to madness in the wake of Cabaye's exit has begun.

 

[LTWheels]

Hopefully it's a 4-3-3 with Coutinho in the middle. If so he needs to be disciplined to drop back. The few brief occasions he has, he is quite good at tackling and pressing.

 

[omgkitty]

Santi has been playing really well and when Santi plays well the whole team plays well.

But we could easily place Cazorla on the right with Podolski on the left. Honestly just hope he gets to come on for a decent bit in the 2nd half. Just hate constantly seeing him on the bench.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Gouffran dropped and Sammy Ameobi starting.





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Please smash the fuck out of Newcastle, Norwich. Pardew's descent in to madness in the wake of Cabaye's exit has begun.

.

 

[Clydefrog]

hopefully some game ends 5-2 because of all these 502 errors today

actually madrid espanyol might end 50-2

 

[tarzanpuyol]

Isco as false 9 tonight, apparently. Carlotti pls

more than likely Jesse is going to be upfront.

 

[jtb]

I suspect Wenger isn't going to play Podolski as much on the wing if he doesn't have to so that we can rotate Giroud a bit more without having to rely on Bendtner (especially with the injury to Theo). and we have so many players that can play in that three behind the striker that are more versatile and naturally suited to playing there that it doesn't make much sense to play Podolski on the wing.

frankly, I'd rather see Podolski on the right rather than on the left, where I think he's not as effective as some of the players he's competing with. he's not a particularly creative player anyways, so we should take advantage of his pace, ability to finish.