04 Oct 2015 20:14:09
Still believe Herrera should go into 10 role instead of Rooney, young and Mata either side. We do need scheidelin for his protection of the back four. We are missing Shaw !


1.) 04 Oct 2015
04 Oct 2015 20:40:23
I really hate how isolated Martial is. Herrera supports brilliantly when he plays and brings so much energy. Mata, Depay & Rooney again did nothing and need some time on the bench.

Mata had a real stand out game against Wolfsberg, but that is it really this season. I'd drop Mata, Rooney & Depay, bringing in Young, Herrera and erm, Zaha, no wait, Januzaj, no hmmm it will have to be Valencia or Lingard for that RW slot - we need pace and protection for the full backs against good teams, Mata doesn't offer it.


2.) 04 Oct 2015
04 Oct 2015 21:15:02
Actually quite happy with the result, we need to play better. The first few games of the season were mediocre at best. This is a wake up call.
I think tactics were daft today, anyone with half a brain would have put Martial on Bellerin after seeing him last year with Monaco. Schweinsteiger is slow, more suited to the arse end of the game when we need a cool head, and this is possibly a good sign to both him and van gaal that this is his role until he's fit enough, or perhaps just reserved for Europe.
Totally agree that shaw is a huge loss, Young isn't at the races at all.
This came at the right time though, better now than when we're actually playing well.


3.) 04 Oct 2015
04 Oct 2015 22:05:20
Yeah drop mata when he's been one of our best players.


4.) 05 Oct 2015
05 Oct 2015 08:39:32
Mata links up well with Herrera, so if he plays number 10, I'd prefer Mata on the right with young given a chance on the left. I think martial would get some good support there. Now is the time because Memphis and Rooney have been under performing for a while.


5.) 05 Oct 2015
05 Oct 2015 09:53:08
Spb - You can't be serious. His stats are good but he has hardly been in games, he slows everything down and provides no support to the full back. He is great at creeping into the far post to get a goal and against Wolfsberg he was quality, but aside from that he has not offered much at all to games, a passenger. He has been better than Depay & Rooney, but my mum could have been.


6.) 05 Oct 2015
05 Oct 2015 20:56:49
What about Young Herrera Pereira, make shift but could work! Think Pereira has excellent composure, passing and an eye for goal.

Our passing is abysmal in the final 3rd and think Pereira would develope into a far better player than Depay