Derby Pre Match thread

[kaz7]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

I am going to try that,trouble is i like the crowd noise,wish we had a no commentary option

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

I am going to try that,trouble is i like the crowd noise,wish we had a no commentary option

say you're going to the match?Can someone recommend me a decent pair of ear plugs.

 

[hihosilva]

So its Clattenburg to ref. Could be another sick swan.

 

[i8rags]

No Sergio and no Dave is not ideal, I think a lot hinges on the two games tomoz, a positive for us and a negative long journey for them could just turn the tide on this one, either way they've got to pitch up at our gaff and hopefully we'll be fully fit and flying and in that scenario there is only one outcome. I predict this weekend a yaya masterclass and kdb to show everyone what we already know, 1-3 city, but tense.

 

[simon23]

This is where i have a slight problem with MP...a number of posters on here have already said that it will depend on how we set up tactically (especially missing silva and Kun) and rightly so...with those two missing we need to play in a different way against better teams and like it or not ute are better than they have been in recent years again....Van gaal is getting them to play the way he wants them.

Everyone knows how we will probably set up including ute and that means they will be practising on attacking our weaknesses (especially the space that is often in front of our back 4 -look at the goal that were scored for both bounrmouth and newcastle......yes managala and kolorov (in the newcaslte game) could have closed the person down shooting better but also that space in behind where either yaya or fern were suppose to be is a huge weak spot for us and has been consisntatly for the last couple of years ...if we play with a 2 man midfield that space will be constantly exploited esp if its yaya and fern and we will get overrun.

I want to see mP change the set up for this game but i really fear he won't do and ute will take advantage of that.

Ive also been hugely critical of bony but i also acknowledge that this is cause we haven't been playing to his strengths ......and this is where we can hurt ute esp if one of the centre halves is blind......they are weak in the air and that is supposedly one of bony's big strengths but Im yet to witness it because he doesn't get the service from outside ever...this si something we could look at if blind is playing at centre halve as bony will easily dominate him. - however i expect to see us play the way we always do and this doesn't help his game or attack utd's weaknesses

id settle for a point now with the injuries and the tactical rigidity of MP

 

[doctor whites]

Truthfully blues the days of worrying about playing these raggy cnuts are long gone

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

This does work. I watched the Spurs game on mute due to Glenn hoddle and Michael Owen boring me. It was a lot less stressful, even though we got stuffed.

 

[Ducado]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

That's why I prefer to go and watch the game live rather than on TV

 

[squirtyflower]

This is where i have a slight problem with MP...a number of posters on here have already said that it will depend on how we set up tactically (especially missing silva and Kun) and rightly so...with those two missing we need to play in a different way against better teams and like it or not ute are better than they have been in recent years again....Van gaal is getting them to play the way he wants them.

Everyone knows how we will probably set up including ute and that means they will be practising on attacking our weaknesses (especially the space that is often in front of our back 4 -look at the goal that were scored for both bounrmouth and newcastle......yes managala and kolorov (in the newcaslte game) could have closed the person down shooting better but also that space in behind where either yaya or fern were suppose to be is a huge weak spot for us and has been consisntatly for the last couple of years ...if we play with a 2 man midfield that space will be constantly exploited esp if its yaya and fern and we will get overrun.

I want to see mP change the set up for this game but i really fear he won't do and ute will take advantage of that.

Ive also been hugely critical of bony but i also acknowledge that this is cause we haven't been playing to his strengths ......and this is where we can hurt ute esp if one of the centre halves is blind......they are weak in the air and that is supposedly one of bony's big strengths but Im yet to witness it because he doesn't get the service from outside ever...this si something we could look at if blind is playing at centre halve as bony will easily dominate him. - however i expect to see us play the way we always do and this doesn't help his game or attack utd's weaknesses

id settle for a point now with the injuries and the tactical rigidity of MP

You haven't a clue have you?

 

[jimharri]

No Sergio and no Dave is not ideal, I think a lot hinges on the two games tomoz, a positive for us and a negative long journey for them could just turn the tide on this one, either way they've got to pitch up at our gaff and hopefully we'll be fully fit and flying and in that scenario there is only one outcome. I predict this weekend a yaya masterclass and kdb to show everyone what we already know, 1-3 city, but tense.

Er; anyone want to tell him/her?

 

[Where is Gerry Gow?]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

If I am watching a Derby match on TV, I always turn the sound off! FULL BLAST when the Blues score! lol

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Er; anyone want to tell him/her?

I think you just did a great job of doing it Jim

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

I think you just did a great job of doing it Jim

Not sure he did!
Reading the post it says that, regardless of what happens on Sunday, they have to turn up at the Etihad and we will hopefully have a full squad to choose from. Or maybe I'm reading it wrong?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Not sure he did!
Reading the post it says that, regardless of what happens on Sunday, they have to turn up at the Etihad and we will hopefully have a full squad to choose from. Or maybe I'm reading it wrong?

Maybe youre right. On another less conciliatory note, I trust here will be no such logic and objectivity from you on this forum in the future.

 

[jimharri]

Not sure he did!
Reading the post it says that, regardless of what happens on Sunday, they have to turn up at the Etihad and we will hopefully have a full squad to choose from. Or maybe I'm reading it wrong?

I've just read it again (a bit more carefully this time) and, to be fair, you may well be right in your interpretation. If that is the case, I apologise to the poster in question.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Maybe youre right. On another less conciliatory note, I trust here will be no such logic and objectivity from you on this forum in the future.

Please be assured that I will certainly attempt to leave any logic and objectivity in the bin, where they belong, not bringing them to the keyboard wars of the forum.

 

[mcfcfc]

i hope that we will destroy these mothefuckers cockroaches rats...put them in their place Manuel!!!!1

 

[warpig]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

Try listening to a fishing match on the radio. its even worse.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Having sat through that Kompany 1-0 I don't think any Derby match will give me that much stress again. Whilst they never looked like scoring, I thought a penalty or something was inevitable. taggert dropped a right bollock with his team selection that night.

 

[paulsimpson]

Having Kompany back will be huge . Leadership on the field is crucial in this one . Certain players can express themselves if they know we are set up well in defensive terms . Play to our strengths and we will win . Technically they are very poor IMO and that's what we can exploit . I want to see huge tracking back from certain individuals and tighter marking . Do not concede an inch to them . We have the better footballers no doubt about it . Now go out and show it !