The English Football Thread

[nachikethas 1,149]

Just a matter of minutes!

[dee25 1,044]

Di maria is bringing in everything Utd has lacked in attack. He's been excellent.

[pWneR 230]

Di maria is bringing in everything Utd has lacked in attack. He's been excellent.

Yeah. Too bad there is no one to convert those chances he creates, everyone in united except di maria is shit.

[nachikethas 1,149]

Oh shit what a strike. Its coming United

[Namika 922]

Nah, no way they'll get top four with this defense, no way. If you press their backline, they look like championship defenders, they don't know what to do with the ball.

[Madmax 9,219]

Anyone else like the look of Blackett? He's got stuff to work on, but there's potential there.

[pWneR 230]

Nah, no way they'll get top four with this defense, no way. If you press their backline, they look like championship defenders, they don't know what to do with the ball.

They are shit, but tbh they don't have anyone to give the ball to. Fletcher is always covered and wingers play like they're in 433. This 3 at the back formation is really bad and useless.

[Term-X 7,891]

1,000

[dee25 1,044]

Yeah. Too bad there is no one to convert those chances he creates, everyone in united except di maria is shit.

Rooney and Van Persie are just devoid of confidence, but we know what they're capable of when in form.

Mata is in trouble though. Think he'll be benched once Herrera comes back.

[communicate 2,703]

Di maria has been fantastic. It is a shame he is as pivot

[kellzfresh 7,229]

They are shit, but tbh they don't have anyone to give the ball to. Fletcher is always covered and wingers play like they're in 433. This 3 at the back formation is really bad and useless.

If you watch closely when the 3-CB get the ball, Fletcher doesn't go back to get the ball, he hides making the only option for the defense to lob the ball forward. Remember when we used to have this problem under AVB?

Dimaria has created 3 scoring opportunities that would have been goals in Madrid, looking good so far and adding much needed speed to their attack.

Meanwhile Mata has been terrible so far in his am position

[Namika 922]

A midfield 3 with Fletcher - Mata - ADM, One is a box-to-box player, one is a number ten and one is winger. LvG is making a mistake there.

[zolayes 14,489]

so hard to believe how bad United are ,, even under Moyes they were better than this

[Reddish-Blue 2,370]

A midfield 3 with Fletcher - Mata - ADM, One is a box-to-box player, one is a number ten and one is winger. LvG is making a mistake there.

He doesn't have any other midfield options...

Anderson wouldn't do much better than Mata or Fletcher

[Namika 922]

He doesn't have any other midfield options...

Anderson wouldn't do much better than Mata or Fletcher

He would at least bring more balance, even play Jones in midfield.

De Gea

Valencia - Evans - Smalling - Blackett

Jones

Fletcher - Di Maria

Januzaj - RvP - Mata/Rooney

Would be much more balanced imo.

[Pizy 18,459]

What the hell has happened to RvP? He looks a shadow of the player that singlehandedly won them the league.

Mata has been really poor for them too.

[Toli 977]

Di Maria is class. If Van Gaal scraps the 3-5-2 shit and changes back to 4-3-3, he could be lethal for them. already head and shoulders above every United player. Feel bad for him though that he has to play with players like Fletcher, Evans and so on. Still worth every penny.

[Reddish-Blue 2,370]

He would at least bring more balance, even play Jones in midfield.

De Gea

Valencia - Evans - Smalling - Blackett

Jones

Fletcher - Di Maria

Januzaj - RvP - Mata/Rooney

Would be much more balanced imo.

I agree with your lineup but Smalling isn't in the team today...