FA Cup Final | United (N) - Sat 3rd June 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Manncity]

It’s all about peaking at the right times in football, with the right amount of rest and rehab’ we’ll be ready for Saturday, possession based first 45 we’ll tire rags out. Don’t like the mind games if that’s what they are!

 

[Roachy]

Probably a handball blasted at one of our players hands from 15cm away

I was thinking more of one of our defenders shirt sleeves brushing past a rag causing them to collapse in our area.

 

[Roachy]

Team I'd like to see assuming everyone is fit:

Ortega

Walker - Dias - Ake

Stones - Rodri

Foden - De Bruyne - Gundogan - Grealish

Haaland​

Bernardo for Phil for me, all good otherwise.

 

[Tb1981]

Watched their last few games
1 they have a very soft midfield that is bypassed by a few simple passes
2 lindelof is very average
3 they have moments but they cannot control and keep the ball
4 they have a very half arsed press
They will stop pressing as soon as you beat it once

So for me it’s a combination of keeping the ball off them to stop the counter but being brave and taking chances early
We can’t keep the ball meaninglessly if it’s 0-0
We need to get in front and then keep on them
They know we are superior, so if we get in front heads will go down
No silly red cards etc
Also this is not at old Trafford, which immediately means they are only 70% of the team they would be

 

[cibaman]

Rather surprised that everyone is picking Walker ahead of Johnny Boy at right back despite the former having played umpteen 90 minutes on the trot and the latter being fully rested. I would prefer KW to be rested for the Inter game.

He’s getting a rest in that hes not playing in midweek, this week or next. He’ll be fine with that schedule. He has played a fair bit recently but he did spend most of March sitting on the bench.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Watched their last few games
1 they have a very soft midfield that is bypassed by a few simple passes
2 lindelof is very average
3 they have moments but they cannot control and keep the ball
4 they have a very half arsed press
They will stop pressing as soon as you beat it once

So for me it’s a combination of keeping the ball off them to stop the counter but being brave and taking chances early
We can’t keep the ball meaninglessly if it’s 0-0
We need to get in front and then keep on them
They know we are superior, so if we get in front heads will go down
No silly red cards etc
Also this is not at old Trafford, which immediately means they are only 70% of the team they would be

Great post, but PGMOL disagrees with your final sentence.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Mahrez should start big part of the reason why we're in the final with his hat-trick in the semis

No room for sentiment

 

[FantasyIreland]

Mahrez should start big part of the reason why we're in the final with his hat-trick in the semis

 

[der bomber28]

I’d ordinarily be pretty confident about this game, however I can’t get past the fact that I think it will be a game decided by the officials. I still can’t get my head around them giving such a huge game, to that cnut that fucked us over at the swamp. Now call me a cynic, but it’s like it’s already been decided, before a ball has been kicked. Play to our strengths, and we absolutely leather this lot. We 100% have to take the game out of the refs hands. They’ll try every dark art in the book, and we have to be savvy to it. If I’m Pep, I’m showing “that” decision, and tent pegs little rallying cry on a loop. Though you’d hope the lads are more than up for this one. Really hope we smash the cnuts, but as I said. I’m more than concerned about the “officiating” of this one.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Pep should play this to the City players. Then again it might be better to let United play the occasion and we play the team.

”Let’s beat City and bring the Cup back to Old Toilet (Trafford)”