We'll batter the cunts.
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This is one of the most important for both clubs.... It's not going to be easy. They will probably play 10 men behind the ball and hope to nick a goal on the counter.
Less of it ya tart. We'll batter them. LVG is going to be walking like a cowboy and yelping like an Apache after the proverbial bumming he's going to receive this weekend. 🥷
Same side. That side playing like that would fucking batter Utd, even accounting for Mignolet & the shite CB's.
I'd keep Sakho in simply cos when fully match fit he's a very good centre back & I don't know how good (or bad) Caulker is. If he started Caulker ahead of him I wouldn't be surprised though.
I'd keep Sakho in simply cos when fully match fit he's a very good centre back & I don't know how good (or bad) Caulker is. If he started Caulker ahead of him I wouldn't be surprised though.
You and me both pal. Totally. The nerves have kicked in already.
They will play like last season if we try to press deep - miss out midfield and launch the ball 60 yds to Fellaini to build attacks around our penalty area while we are short on numbers from the press.
Second ball is crucial against them.
NB Who have they chosen as their ref?
Second ball is crucial against them.
NB Who have they chosen as their ref?
We didn't press high anywhere near as well under Rodgers as we do under Klopp, it won't be quite that easy.
Clattenburg
I'm confident. Those opening 30 mins vs Arsenal, is stretched to the a whole half should be enough to see us well in front at half time. I'd the have confidence that Klopp would instil the necessary steel into our second half offering. If Lovern, as expected, returns on Sunday, we'll also have our best current CB pairing dishing out a dose of high press tackles on the front foot. Firmino to build upon a performance full of promise and menace last night.
3-0 (2-0 at half-time).
3-0 (2-0 at half-time).
I didn't watch their game against Newcastle, but looking at the heatmap in the whoscored chalkboard, they attacked mainly through Martial on the right. Young started at RB, so there's a lot of pace down that side.
Van Gaal will likely target Moreno as he's the weaker of our two full backs, so I expect the same (Young, Martial) from them in this game, while Klopp will probably play Milner (hope he's fit!) on the left again like against Arsenal, to both protect and provide on that side. Fellaini will be an important conduit for them to bypass our pressing and trapping, as he gives them the a lightning conductor to send balls to from the back for him to spread around with that afro. Our best counter is to have Can on him, and to keep pressuring Clattenburg to send him off after his 283rd sneaky elbow. Can will have to take one for the team and get a bruised cheek or broken nose to convince the ref.
I'm very tempted to want to see Benteke playing in this game because with Milner and Henderson, we have the keys in the team to wake the beast, and Blind isn't the tallest CB in the world. With Milner on the left, Benteke should be relishing those early cross field high crosses towards Blind (6'3 vs 5'11). Unfortunately, because of his lack of pressing, fielding Benteke means we're playing effectively with a man short when we don't have possession. And because of his lack of nous and running, we're a man short again when we're attacking with the ball on the ground.
I think we'll just go with the same team that played Arsenal and use Benteke as a sub again. Hopefully we'll somehow be able to awaken Benteke one day during training and he realizes that he needs to run more to play more.
Van Gaal will likely target Moreno as he's the weaker of our two full backs, so I expect the same (Young, Martial) from them in this game, while Klopp will probably play Milner (hope he's fit!) on the left again like against Arsenal, to both protect and provide on that side. Fellaini will be an important conduit for them to bypass our pressing and trapping, as he gives them the a lightning conductor to send balls to from the back for him to spread around with that afro. Our best counter is to have Can on him, and to keep pressuring Clattenburg to send him off after his 283rd sneaky elbow. Can will have to take one for the team and get a bruised cheek or broken nose to convince the ref.
I'm very tempted to want to see Benteke playing in this game because with Milner and Henderson, we have the keys in the team to wake the beast, and Blind isn't the tallest CB in the world. With Milner on the left, Benteke should be relishing those early cross field high crosses towards Blind (6'3 vs 5'11). Unfortunately, because of his lack of pressing, fielding Benteke means we're playing effectively with a man short when we don't have possession. And because of his lack of nous and running, we're a man short again when we're attacking with the ball on the ground.
I think we'll just go with the same team that played Arsenal and use Benteke as a sub again. Hopefully we'll somehow be able to awaken Benteke one day during training and he realizes that he needs to run more to play more.
I think Benteke will start for sure. The character of this game will be completely different from the one against Arsenal, both teams will be more tired and more cautious after conceding 3 goals in their previous respective games, there is too much pride at stake in case of a loss and Van Gaal's tactics suck the life out of games anyway. So for all these reasons I expect it to be a cagey tactical battle and those kinds of games are exactly when you need your best finisher on the pitch because one goal can be the difference.
Is that what happened to Jason?
Well, none of them are really, but he's about the best of an iffy bunch and at least I don't think he's biased. We could have done a lot worse.
Sakho may not be fit though, and I'd prefer Kolo at CB to Can, Lucas [shudders] or Ilori, though he may need to be subbed late on.
This is a completely different game to the Arsenal match. LVG's team sucks the life out of games, with a keep the ball at all costs mentality. We're much better set up to get at teams who come at us, but there is no way ManU will do that. I expect them to play a very cautious game.
They were more direct against Newcastle and that brought them some level of joy (in an attacking sense anyway) so they may continue in that vein.
Yeah Kolo is great for one game every 3 months. Any more is risking his limbs falling off with cramp.
Ha I was at that game too. Brilliant moment. I've always hated Utd at home because there is so much expectation and pressure to win. Much prefer the away fixture. Don't know what to expect in terms of our performance or result. We know Utd love a slow possession based build up so hopefully we press them high up the pitch and force lots of mistakes. 4-2 to us
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