Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yeah but I was saying that Jose should make it the job of one of our midfielders to drop back into the hole on goal kicks or when their CBs have the ball with space.and leave space in the midfield for Mata and Herrera to exploit? I'm not so sure we need to pay that much attention to Fellaini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 and leave space in the midfield for Mata and Herrera to exploit? I'm not so sure we need to pay that much attention to Fellaini.Hmm Maybe. But after having the likes of Ballack, Lampard, Essien and Mikel in midfield for years, I'm always wary of our current lack of heading ability there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Or we could do what we did to Kane and stop the supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 if Carrick is out for them then they are in trouble, but if he does play then Oscar or Willian will have to do a job on him to stop him from playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Lion 1,223 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Need Mikel now more than ever for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boshman 1,073 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Are you serious?No actually....I thought I would post it for a laugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,350 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Unfortunately we have this ref...http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26999147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 No actually....I thought I would post it for a laugh....oh good, for a second i actually thought that you think Mata has pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Unfortunately we have this ref...http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26999147joy....still remember that 3-3 draw out of no where.hopefully result be talking points not what the ref did/didn't do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,350 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 joy....still remember that 3-3 draw out of no where.hopefully result be talking points not what the ref did/didn't doYes hopefully ! Dean is a bit of a drama queen though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boshman 1,073 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 oh good, for a second i actually thought that you think Mata has pace. You don't believe Mata will be a danger in a United counter-attack, no? He couldn't out-pace Terry and Cahill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You don't believe Mata will be a danger in a United counter-attack, no? He couldn't out-pace Terry and Cahill?Terry never gets exposed, and no Mata wouldnt out pace Cahill, Mata is slow and is not suited to counter attacking football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 They've been on a decent run, but their defence is awful. If Remy's fit; I can only see us winning (dependant on Mourinho's line up, of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 They've been on a decent run, but their defence is awful. If Remy's fit; I can only see us winning (dependant on Mourinho's line up, of course).Yeah Aguero unmarked twice - I know he's struggled since returning from injury - but the lad is lethal in front of goal. If they don't mark him - then we should be ok I think it will be a tight game - going 2-1 to us or maybe a 3-2 to us in the dying minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yeah Aguero unmarked twice - I know he's struggled since returning from injury - but the lad is lethal in front of goal.If they don't mark him - then we should be ok I think it will be a tight game - going 2-1 to us or maybe a 3-2 to us in the dying minutes He is indeed. I think they'll be dangerous aerially, so I expect Mikel to start in midfield. 2-1 win is how I see it going, if Remy starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Unfortunately we have this ref...http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26999147Mike Dean?! Oh god! You don't believe Mata will be a danger in a United counter-attack, no? He couldn't out-pace Terry and Cahill?Terry never gets exposed, and no Mata wouldnt out pace Cahill, Mata is slow and is not suited to counter attacking footballDoubt Mata will be able to outrun any of our defenders, not even Cahill or Ivanovic. The biggest concern for me is his off the ball movement. Could give our back 4 the run around if they aren't switched on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Have a feeling Jose will surprise us all and will attack United in this game. He has shown in the past that he is capable of surprises in big matches and I feel this is one of them. Zouma in midfield for me would be a great choice. He can mark Fellaini out of the game and Matic can deal with their other midfielders. My line-up would be:CourtoisIvanovic - Cahill - Terry - DaveMatic - ZoumaWillian - Cesc - HazardRemy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Mikel > Zouma as a CDM, not even questionable. If people think playing Zouma in midfield will nullify Fellaini then they're being very naive. Fellaini has more to him than just being a great headerer of the ball, and they still have other players like Mata, Rooney, Herrera that we need to worry about. Mikel can do an okay job in the air plus bring a lot more stability and experience in the middle of the park. MikelMatic - FabregasShould be our midfield three, with Willian, Hazard and Remy leading. Regular back 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhMalouda 10 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hopefully this game will bring us in form. We always play well against the top 4. a big game for Remy is he's fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 It will be a struggle with anything other than Matic-Cesc-Oscar in midfield. If we want to attack them, want to show we can return to playing good football, there's only one way. Mikel or Ramires instead of Oscar would mean its going to be a fight, its 50-50, and "lets see who's more difficult to break". Its something that went great last season against the big teams but not this season when the team was constructed for something else. Their midfield isnt that great imo, with Matic-Cesc-Oscar its 3 vs 2 (Carrick and Herrera, Fellaini doesnt contribute in central midfield with the ball on the ground). We could control the ball with a good performances from Cesc and Oscar, and i reckon our attacking options will be too much for them to hundle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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