United thread 2017/18

[oldhamblue]

Arse haven't lost at home for a good while. Although they always seem to bend over for the rags

 

[manimanc]

Are we not getting a little blase about this whole derby thing.....everyone's thinking it's in the bag. Them fuckers are capable of winging it by 1, (they're not capable of scoring more) goal(s) irrespective of who plays the better foot (hoof) ball. On paper , yes, on past matches, yes, players on the pitch, yes, management, yes.....but against that lot.....MMmmmm. I'll be on pins that's for sure.

The scenario could be that we go to shitsvill 14 pts ahead of them, we come away 17 pts in front pissing our pants laughing.
Or we go there 14pts in front and come away 11 pts in front of them.
Either way we're coming away from the shithole with pure daylight between us

 

[Thekinkygoat]

http://www.redcafe.net/threads/how-to-beat-city.434076/

"Man mark KDB and suffocate the midfield area. "

Clown. Please focus on him, Silva and Ferna will butcher you.

"Man city 's midfeild dominance and their ball retention in the middle with 2 point of contacts in KDB and Silva is their biggest strenght and all the dominance comes from that area. To influence that level of dominance and get some better control of the midfeild and the game in general you have to press from the front and force them go wider on the wings in posession at maximum times and control the link up and through balls between Silva and Sane on one side and Kdb and sterling on the other side.

Silva and Kdb are fluid and try to drag the midfeilders out of position too and try to open up the space in the middle for the othr midfeilder to find space time to time.

Call me Crazy but I feel the best way to have a better midfeild control against city with their 2 point of contracts is playing a Diamond in the middle of the pitch against city's 433 with wide inverted wingers who play with maximum width at all times and force them to play wider away from goals and make them depend on crosses. That way also when they loose the ball you have enough triangles in the middle of the pitch to counter effectively and beat the man city high press and create and be threatening with the ball yourselves. While a Diamond shape Will Force 2 On 1 situation on full backs so the midfeilders have to help out defensively as well while the fullbacks dont stop tracking their men cutting inside in zonal defending but go Man to Man marking on the wingers and cut inside with them.

Most importantly city like to play from the back and make digonal long passes to wingers time to time through gundogan or fernandinho from theback to stretch the pitch , So you need to press them up high agressively ( A tactic which fergie used on Xabi alonso by playing welbeck in the middle , or klopp used against carrick last season to stop them dictating play from the back) While the front 1 or two depending on the system must press from the front as well.

Pressing at top of the diamond is difficult as you also need holding up and linking up qualities to play there but you can try to unsettle them atleast for some periods of the game.

If You need to play good attacking football a diamond in the middle will give the control of the midfeild you need without getting outplayed."

This one has half a brain.

 

[old blue]

Is it not time to clip Falcao's wings? :-)

 

[manimanc]

Is it not time to clip Falcao's wings? :-)

I thought he'd gone back to monaco?

 

[chedinho]

http://www.redcafe.net/threads/how-to-beat-city.434076/

TheOrgazoidFull Member
Do everything that a Mourinho team should be good at:

• Go at them with pace, relentlessly
• Park the bus but actually counter at every opportunity
• Long balls. Get everyone up for corners
• Man mark players. Herrera should be doing a job on De Bruyne

Kill the little feckers.

This will lose them the game by a record breaking margin.

 

[Southern]

Arse haven't lost at home for a good while. Although they always seem to bend over for the rags

Didn't Arsenal beat them last season?

 

[cadds92]

 

[Thekinkygoat]

Unfortunate for City if so. No mention that the goal should have been disallowed.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Not going to happen. We all know Bong fell on to Lukaku's boot accidentally. Twice.