21 Oct 2020 17:56:47
Still chuffed by the result yesterday. Hopefully this United will turn up again over the weekend. A question though - with Martial suspended, do we see Cavani start or will it be Greenwood? Or would Ole change the formation. I hope to see Cavani and the same formation. Chelsea struggle to keep out goals so we can get at them. But the same was true in the FA cup QF last season but we decided to stay at home that day rather than on the pitch.

1.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 19:06:06
Martial suspended is a blessing in disguise.

2.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 19:57:38
Not sure if there is an issue with Greenwood or if it is press talk, I have been told from a good source he is rather over confident, or more accurately a big time Charlie. Whatever, I’d love to see Cavani, the man is a beast if he is fit, hell Scare the pants off most teams.

3.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 20:44:41
I was talking to someone yesterday AJH that said greenwood has been late to training twice and been late for 2 team meetings. I've had been acting as out of line with his previous character. I hope its not true and that he remains grounded.
I agree on cavani. I hope he stays fit and scores goals. I hope he is not zlatan than bastian or more Larsson than sanchez.

4.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 21:33:51
Ken

We have needed something different up front and Cavani provides it.

Will be interested to see him in action.

5.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 22:48:38
Cavani might score a few headers, we don't have that threat from our current forwards. Pogba is a decent header of the ball too if he was to get in the box with a more forward role.

6.) 21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020 23:27:14
We have signed a player that can head it and a full back who can cross, fingers crossed that works. I think we will continue with 3 at the back at the weekend.

7.) 22 Oct 2020
22 Oct 2020 00:31:45
We have been playing without a cf in the box for too long imo. I hope his movement will encourage and demand more crosses. Too often we get it wide and have nobody to hit and end up turning back inside.
Playing 2 up from the 4 available looks exciting as they are all comfortable running the channel or with their back to goal. On pallet there looks to be good combinations with any of the 4 assuming ighalo goes in a few weeks time
Dare i say its the best front 4 we have had for many years.
We have 2 games every week pretty much till the end of the season so even with the odd injury ole should be able to keep them fresh. Its not easy judging the combinations and when not to disrupt a rhythm. But hopefully it will present him with good problems. It will require great patience, attitude and tolerance from the 4 knowing that there is a chance they will miss out on big games.
The same can be said for our midfield. In that 3 5 2 formation.
Any 3 from pogba bruno mata dvdb fred matic mctom. Finding the right combinations in the right games is the job he faces.
Bruno i think its fair to say will play most after that its really any 2 from 5 matic fred mctom Pogba dvdb. So again playing 2 games a week and allowing for injuries there looks too be good options for any set of circumstances if they all realise they will miss out on big games. Mata i see having a big role to play off the bench or in cup games. Jesse looks to be too far down for regular football.
Even in a 433 those midfield irons are the same. Imo oles tougher challenge is getting that blend in midfield right to make the team tick.
In this 352 ole has great options but has a couple of frailties at the back to be ideal. Awb / Williams at rwb. Telles / shaw / Williams at lwb. Those look solid options.
Any 3 cb from axel Maguire shaw lindelof bailly rojo . Shaw does well as a lcb. Harry and lindelof need competition from a fit axel and bailly. You don't want to be rotating your back 3 as often as the rest.
The frailties are delivery from rwb. This can be worked on.
And injury prone cbs. we just need to hope they stay fit.
Keepers. Its hard to believe we have an even better no 2 than we had last season.
Moving beteeen a 352 and 433 or 442 those player buckets remain pretty much the same.
Good looking squad in that 352 shape. But can easily core moving to 4 at the back. Great flexibility in it.
On paper I don't think there is any other squad in the league with as much strength in depth.
Ole has shaped a good squad in the main. Just needs to get the blend right. The potential is there to compete to win any of the trophy s in this crazy season. If ole gets the best out of this squad we will be competing to win the big prizes and that's all any of us want to see.

{Ed025's Note - good post that shappy....sorry i mean ken.. :)

8.) 22 Oct 2020
22 Oct 2020 06:12:56
I’d play the same team but have Maguire instead of Lindelof, Pogba for mctominay and Cavani for martial. Would have started greenwood but just think Telles’ crosses are perfect for Cavani and against Chelsea’s broken defence.

{Ed025's Note - thats hardly the same team though mate..

9.) 22 Oct 2020
22 Oct 2020 08:07:36
Ed why you got to destroy my post like that 😂.

{Ed025's Note - sorry mate, its just going back to my childhood when i used to pull the wings off flies.. :)

10.) 22 Oct 2020
22 Oct 2020 08:53:11
Haha nice one Ed025. I was so sure it was a Shappy post before i saw the name. Ken i think you gave away your second login name by that post. You are Shappy in disguise😂😂😂.

{Ed025's Note - i think we have rumbled him shan.. :)