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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT6| Mumei almost banned EVERYBODY (but just Wilbury)
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I said it first!
He has the highest goals to games ratio for England than anyone other than Linekar I think. But because he doesn't play for a "big club" he doesn't get picked.
The_Hitcher89
Member
If Enrique does that thing where he stands over the ball, turns towards our goal, turns towards their goal, sees a pass, turns away from the pass, dribbles back to his original position and then passes to a player who's in a position no better than his own, I'll go ballistic
If he assists the opener like he did last year at Goodison I'll tear my pants off.
This seems like a team that SAF would pick. But I think he might drop Rooney into midfield to try and breakdown their weak midfield, and bolster our own weak midfield too. I'd play Hernandez instead of Welbeck too.
De Gea
Rafael
Rio
Evans
Evra
Carrick
Anderson
Cleverley
Rooney
RVP
Hernandez
Check again.
Reina, Carragher, Shelvey, Coates, Downing, Henderson, Assaidi.
Careful with dat formation, Kyoufu gonna hate
But that's probably the team I would play; arguably Valencia instead of Hernandez to occupy Cole getting up the pitch too much, and I'd have more faith in Hernandez having an impact if Terry was playing.
Steverulez
Member
Are you saying we have a weak midfield? :/ it's been our strongest part this season, we'd be where Liverpool are without them.
Yeah that's the team I'd like to see out, which means we won't get it lol.
José Mourinho
cocknose
United are going to win. Shame.
I'd play Valencia as well against us - not playing him, with his energy going forward and back, is asking for trouble.
Broder Salsa
Banned
The attacking part has been, the defensive park with either Ramires-Mikel or Lampard-Mikel, not so much.
So's Shinji, to be fair.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Reina not playing :S
Oh well, Jones was faultless against Reading (under admittedly very little pressure,) and Reina hasn't been great this season. And Mannone comes into my FPL team
Oh well, Jones was faultless against Reading (under admittedly very little pressure,) and Reina hasn't been great this season. And Mannone comes into my FPL team
Steverulez
Member
Yeh and despite that he doesn't have any fear getting stuck in if he has to.
Michael Cox makes a good point on the Guardian that because of Hazard/Mata/Oscar, your transition from defence to attack is great but they're not so good getting back into position when you don't have the ball. I think if we have a little speed (which doesn't mean Scholes please Fergus) we can break quick enough to get past Mikel. It's a shame Terry isn't playing, could have exploited his lack of pace.
It's better than our midfield but still not very good. They can attack but don't defend well at all.
Ramires is the only real player you have for doing the dirty work.
Yeah, agreed. I'd have Rooney and RVP switching from wide left to the centre throughout and Valencia covering Rafael on the right.
Steverulez
Member
Are we completely excluding hazard mata and Oscar here?
Mikel is a very good tackler but his passing is terrible (see Juve game).
I'm looking forward to a cracking game though - I fancy us (as I would) but only just - there's too much attacking threat in this United side not to trouble us. Unless they all get injured in the warm up...
Reina not playing :S
Oh well, Jones was faultless against Reading (under admittedly very little pressure,) and Reina hasn't been great this season. And Mannone comes into my FPL team
A bit of a risk, but sends out a good signal to Reina and the rest of the team - players aren't undroppable and good form will be rewarded.
fadetoblack
Member
Wish Bendtner put that in but anyway...
I wish you luck because I like you - but I want Everton to win because I hate Liverpool. Sorry man.
Great in attack.
Don't do anything in defence.
I wouldn't consider any of those three to be midfielders in the traditional sense. They're all small, technical players that play in the more advanced areas.
Steverulez
Member
Ill take a 1-0 Everton win jelavic the goal scorer and a Howard clean sheet for my fantasy team!
Hazard tracks back and both he and Oscar get stuck in if needs be - but you're right - we're lacking a De Jong type player.
Who?
I agree with you, when I talk about Chelsea's midfield I refer to Lampard, Ramires, and Mikel. Oscar, Hazard, and Mata are all tools of attack, for me. They aren't going to dictate the tempo of the game, they're going to receive the ball and burst as one for the opposition goal. It's a frightening combination, but one that's quite flimsy overall if you get at it in the right manner.
Same. I hate derby games. Just want them over with.
Correction.
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