United (H) - Sun 2nd Oct, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Chiefmcfc]

Hopefully, I think something seemed to click in his brain in the wolves game, making runs into the box that he hasn’t been making before. He also looked very sharp when he came on for England against Italy.

Let’s hope he continues that way. Maybe he’s realised it’s time to show what he can do or he isn’t going to last at a winning club like ours. He seems very self-aware when he talks about himself as a player, so I think he knows that he can’t really afford to have two average seasons in a row and is now going to start consciously putting in that extra bit of effort, making the runs etc.

He has the ability, he just needs to believe in it and leave everything on the pitch each time, and then the ability will take care of itself.

Spot on. I’ve felt over the last couple months that as much as its been a adaptation period problem, i felt like he might have been getting in the way of himself mentally.

Like you said I feel like something clicked in thaf wolves game. His confidence speaking during the international break and hitting out at souness kinda gave me further validation that he might have found within himself that he is more than good enough to start for City.

 

[urban genie]

Just remember when memmetto and wiekens had to cover for injuries and what magic we saw

 

[daflanger]

Calm down, they’re average

I hope you are right, but we have been suspect this season in the midfield against average teams! If Gundo goes on the attack without having any cover then we are screwed. I can only see Bernardo playing deep like he does against Liverpool

 

[Petetheblu]

I am worried about Gundo being DM, we will get exposed in the midfield!!!

I would rather have gone with one of our CB playing a makeshift DM position like Akanji! Not confident with this!!!

I hope I am wrong but I am extremely worried with this!

Can't say I'm not worried, Rodri is a massive miss for us.

 

[lionheart]

No Ruben and no Rodri. This does not bode well.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

It'll be interesting to see how their midfield matches ours. Could see this being a bit of a shootout now, which Pep will hate, but could be fun to watch. Vital that Grealish holds the ball up, Bernie and Kev get up and down and support Gundo in the middle, and that we take our chances when they come.

 

[kaz7]

Feeling nervous now , must score first , cant keep winging it from behind

 

[BlueMedic]

Arguably 4th and 5th choice CB's with no defensive midfield against a team that will just play to counter.
About as spooky a set of line ups as it could've been for us.

Still have faith, we'll just have to score a fair few as I expect they'll get a couple on the counter.

 

[akrh215]

I don't know... it's one of those cdm-less lineups like in the cl final that didn't work out. Where' s Dias?

 

[Chiefmcfc]

United are playing on the counter Gundo we’ll be fine. The only thing that’ll kill us if todays on of those sloppy passing days. Other than that I think we pass them to death and control it throughout.