Man United 2-1 Chelsea

[spuz 143]

Carlo: Its NOT 4-4-3

That would be great, might give us a chance.

[Henrique 9,133]

What was Carlo's surprise in the end?

this:

[spuz 143]

Because that IS our formation?

We played better in the last ten minutes with an 4-3-3 then we did for most of the whole game.

Didn't realise we played 4-3-3 last game. What about the previous games where 4-4-2 has worked and we went unbeaten.

[Peace. 4,352]

this:

Brilliant

[TomCFC 356]

CA: "You'll have to watch the game to work out if we're going to play with a 4-3-3 formation. If possible we have to control the game by controlling the possession. I picked Fernando up front because we want to play with a certain shape. The key is to win. We have to play 90 minutes at our best."

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Didn't realise we played 4-3-3 last game. What about the previous games where 4-4-2 has worked and we went unbeaten.

But we have enough talent to make any system work against teams that aren't to the mark as Man United. Man Ure can work different formations, and so can we, but we have never really ventured into it. 4-3-3 is our strongest formation as we have used it for longer and have found large amounts of success with it. 4-4-2 is in the 'working' stages, so if i was Carlo i wouldn't use it in such an important game. Also i would have put Drogba on the wing.

But, who is to say it is a 4-3-3? It could be a 4-5-1 or even a 4-1-2-2-1.

Cech

Ivan - Alex - Terry - Cole

Rmaires/Essien

Lampard -- Ramires/Essien

Anelka -------------------------------- Malouda

Torres

[Vincent 402]

Time to shine boys in blue! TIME TO F*CKING SHINE!

Edited April 12, 2011 by Vincent

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I like the suspense of the shape, at least we know it's not an outright 4-3-3

[Tomo 21,733]

Sorry to upset Bosingwa lovers but thank fuck Alex is in.

[BlueSunshine 672]

This is the moment we have all been waiting for.This is our moment to shine

UP THE BLUES

[Henrique 9,133]

here we go.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

stream links available?

[TomCFC 356]

Fergie: "We're at home and tactically we'll be much the same as the first game. Chelsea may change a bit but we can cope with that. I hope the team steps forward and produces a typical United performance. I guess I thought Drogba may have started but I'm not surprised that Torres has been picked. They've got a lot of good players."

[neel 257]

Come on Chelsea

[TomCFC 356]

COME ON CHELS!

[Madmax 9,219]

I can see urgency among the players. Good starting point!

[Madmax 9,219]

It's a 4-3-2-1. Anelka and Malouda are playing behind Torres and have instructions to track back and make it 4-5-1 when out of possession.

[eldo 868]

Like that combining play, keep it up.