20 Feb 2018 06:58:29
So onwards to Seville match. I really hope we don't go there for a nil nil because scoring aeay goals is so important.
If Mourinho decides to continue playing two in midfield, then I can see us conceding at least two goals.
However, if he can remove the blinkers and put matic hwrerra and pogba together with Sanchez lukaku and martial or mata, then I can see us scoring two.
Seville are a good side and especially at home. But they've not had a great season. If we pack the midfield and get an early goal, then their fragile confidence will disappear. If we sit back and let them come onto us, then this tie could be over before they to OT.

1.) 20 Feb 2018
20 Feb 2018 08:25:04
Extremely confident the tie won’t be over before they come to OT, especially not the opposite way. A draw would be fine, a win would be excellent, Jose knows how to play knockout football and win European trophies, I have no worries at all that he will get it right tomorrow.

2.) 20 Feb 2018
20 Feb 2018 10:16:21
AAA, I'm not sure what to make of this post. On one hand you say Sevilla aren't playing great and their confidence in fragile, then you go on to say you expect them to smash us unless we play 433.


Those statements kind of contradict each other. We aren’t playing amazingly well atm, but we aren’t playing really poorly either. Mourinho is the master of knockout competitions, his pragmatic style is far more suited to cup competitions than league competitions in my opinion. His 17 cup wins to 8 league titles in his 17 year managerial career is a testament to that in my opinion.


I expect a tight game away to Sevilla, 1-0, 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 1-2 or 2-2. Mourinho will not want to lose this tie in the first game, this is a tie we should be expected to get through. If we go 2-0 up at any point expect the bus to be parked. That might come back to bite us, or we might hold on. We actually have a good defensive record this year. If we can score two goals away then baring a massive collapse at Old Trafford which is unlikely we should be through as for any team to come to Old Trafford and score three or more goals is a tough ask.