United (A) - Sun 6th Apr, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction?

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wattle said:
Kin’ell. We’re not playing Real Madrid. They are dog shit and if we don’t win it’ll be because we’ve played dog shit. Turn up and we win convincingly
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How many times have we actually turned up though anywhere near to what we have been in recent seasons.....I cant remember a performance this season that has even come close...
I said they are shit but we are so wide open defensively that they have the tools to open us up quite easily.
 
simon23 said:
How many times have we actually turned up though anywhere near to what we have been in recent seasons.....I cant remember a performance this season that has even come close...
I said they are shit but we are so wide open defensively that they have the tools to open us up quite easily.
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Yeh but that’ll be our fault not because they are anything to be scared of. I don’t think we are as wide open now and Gundo finding form is big for us. We are not bad enough to be worrying about hoyland scoring. If he does it’s because someone has had a stinker. Play average and we’ll win.
 
Not an easy starting XI to predict. Despite the injuries, we still have quite a few options available, particularly in midfield and out wide.

The only nailed on, 100% guaranteed, starters are Ederson, Dias, Gvardiol and Marmoush imo. Leaves seven places theoretically up for grabs. Hoping we see a starting line-up similar to the Leicester game, but suspect it’ll be closer to the Bournemouth starting XI.

Think Guardiola will opt for experience/control, so can see the likes of Kovacic, Silva, Foden and De Bruyne coming back in.
 
wattle said:
Yeh but that’ll be our fault not because they are anything to be scared of. I don’t think we are as wide open now and Gundo finding form is big for us. We are not bad enough to be worrying about hoyland scoring. If he does it’s because someone has had a stinker. Play average and we’ll win.
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play average and we will lose.....they are shit but our best is way lower than it has been ......play below that and we will be in trouble
Gundo has improved slightly but again nowhere near his best...
No haaland is also a big problem....
 
I'd hope for (but won't get)

..................... Ederson .....................
Nunes ....Dias Gvardiol .......ORielly
.....................Nico KDB...................
Savinho Marmoush Grealish Doku

I know that doesn't scream goals but ...
 
Gray said:
I see Ineos Automotive are actually based in France, how that chancer got a knighthood defeats me.
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Parked next to a Grenadier the other month and really wanted, for some reason, for it to look good. It looks like a 12 year old has put it together, panel gap is shit and I dont think the paint matches. The new Defender looks a much better piece of kit all round.....
 
TonyM said:
I'd hope for (but won't get)

..................... Ederson .....................
Nunes ....Dias Gvardiol .......ORielly
.....................Nico KDB...................
Savinho Marmoush Grealish Doku

I know that doesn't scream goals but ...
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Khusonov for Nunes surely?

Foden as well possibly
 
TonyM said:
I'd hope for (but won't get)

..................... Ederson .....................
Nunes ....Dias Gvardiol .......ORielly
.....................Nico KDB...................
Savinho Marmoush Grealish Doku

I know that doesn't scream goals but ...
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You say it doesn’t scream goals, but I can scarcely imagine a more attacking line-up we could put out at the moment!
 
Can’t remember a more subdued build up to a derby for a while. They technically don’t really have anything to play for other than pride, whereas this result alone won’t determine our top four/five chances. Just looked at Red Cafe, and their pre-match thread only has two pages (with the usual caveat that they have more posts per page). Obviously I’m desperate to beat them, but it’s not got the same jeopardy factor for us as in recent years. Either way it feels a bit strange.
 
9-0 City.
Khusanov to score all 9, then rips Fernandez apart and plays him like a guitar From Dusk till Dawn style.
 
I'd be perfectly happy if we woke up tomorrow to discover Pep and Amorim had called a truce and decided to cancel the game and settle for a point to avoid any potential embarrassment for either side.
 
simon23 said:
No matter how bad they are, we aint been great either...we have improved recently but we are way way off being near where we have been in recent years

They have players who can certainly get at our back 4 - Garnacho, Hoijland both have pace to get wide and inbehind out back 4...Nunes potentially at right back is a weakness and Gvardiol defensively has been all over the place as well

We wont have the same control over the midfield as we usually have which means they will get chances to break on us.

This game is a lot harder than many are saying no matter how shit they are....and no Haaland makes it even harder

We have to watch their fullbacks/wingbacks as well as they can exploit us outwide
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Post by Simon23 liked by Fordy, well it was never going to be upbeat was it
 
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