02 Aug 2017 19:36:07
Wow. Five at the back plus matic. Deja vu to the team under LVG when we would try and go 2v5 in the final third and then wonder why we don't score more. Not only does the system not fit our squad, but it'll ensure lots of 0-0 and 1-1 draws, which were our demise last season. Can only pray he isn't foolish enough to try and play five at the back during the season. It forces us to leave some of our best players on the bench, and play some of our worse.


1.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 19:40:40
it's not the same squad log had tho is it.


2.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 20:13:21
Or maybe he's just giving players a run out to them match fit for the stat of the season. Get a grip, when has Jose ever played 5 at the back and a DM?


3.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 20:37:44
Personally I don't think they have been bad first half. Looked to me like we controlled the majority of play and created a few chances. Counter attack goal was reminiscent of fergie team when we had Ronaldo and young Wayne (not that I am getting ahead of myself and think we are at that level yet)


4.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 20:43:21
He is thinking of next weeks cup game. Lindelof still not up to speed and no left back of real quality until shaw is fit. Playing 3 at the back and lingard (if fit) at left wing back papers over that issue.
Come the 1st league game the beast will be back in there with either lindelof or jones and we will go back to 4 3 3.


5.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 23:42:09
Hooray! More practicing formations we'll never use! Sorry, none of your explanations make any sense. And it turned out exactly how I expected. No real threat. Barely beating a midtable team from a lesser league. Countless attacks with 3 players trying to score on 5-6 defenders. And after three weeks of preseason, if people are still not fit that's ridiculous. Preseason should be for getting the team playing well together, in a formation we will use. And then people will be surprised when we struggle for form in the first month or two.

Simply put Blind and Valencia provide nothing in the attacking third, so when we play with wingbacks, we are always going to be short of attackers. Today it was Lukaku and Micky, with Pogba occasionally getting up there. But Matic and even Herrera when healthy don't get too far forward. Which means, again, we will be trying to break down defenses with essentially 2 or three real attacking threats at most. Never going to work. You can say I'm wrong, but it's proven true every time we've used it, whether under LVG or JM. We should be working on our 4-3-3 formation, both with a ten and with a holding cm, seeing as we've not perfected that yet, rather than wasting multiple preseason matches playing a system that will see us in the Europa league again if we try to use it.


6.) 03 Aug 2017
03 Aug 2017 00:53:49
KG,

Wow, lighten up, supporting United is meant to be a hobby, enjoy it, I know I am going to, so much quality in the team this season.


7.) 03 Aug 2017
03 Aug 2017 06:12:54
A hobby? My God, man. They're my life! My very reason for being! You're just a part-time, prawn sandwich merchant, GDS :)