Hope DDG starts this one, his reactionary saves could be very important against City's feisty forward line, especially since in the Reading Match Lindegaard proved he's not really any better in the air.
So Rooney came out and said he hopes we don't play a diamond for this match and that we should play wingers. That's okay.........but what wingers are fit exactly? At this rate it'd be Young on the left and have to play Rafael on the right
You could play Rooney or Danny on the other wing. Honestly though, I care less about the wings and more about the midfield.
Pretty much the case of late for Fergie. I would be tempted to play a 3-4-3 in this one given City's lack of width and our defensive weakness on the flanks Rooney, RvP, Young Evra, Carrick, Powell(Jones), Rafael Evans, Rio, Smalling DDG
Starting XI: ----------------DDG -------------Rio---Evans Rafael-----------------------Evra ----------Carrick--Cleverley Valencia------Rooney------Young -----------------RVP
SUBS: Johnstone, Smalling, Jones, Scholes, Giggs, Hernandez, Welbeck. That is a pretty amazing line-up all things considered. Regardless, any points here would really be a major bonus.
Citeh: ---------------------Hart Zabaleta----Kompany--Nastasic---Clichy ----------------Toure---Barry -----Nasri--------Balotelli-------Silva----- --------------------Aguero Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Maicon, K Toure, J Garcia, Tevez, Dzeko That is a -very- defensive list of subs, to be honest.
...why are Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall being interviewed where the players/managers usually are? Odd. OK, got a plug in for their new film. Strangely, they didn't know the release date - Shreeves had to inform them.
Also for anyone that needs it a certain Monsieur Bloodzeed has come back from his tantrum and time on the naughty step.
Was about to say that Rooney needs to calm down (still probably does) but that last foul looked waaaayy softer on the replay
We have inverted the wings for some reason. Our back line is playing with urgency but no composure. If we keep lumping it away it will keep coming back.
It must be so hard to be Michael Carrick. He decides to help press up the field, has Clichy hemmed in, Valencia with support to the inside elects to press on the inside and lets Clichy get away without having to do anything. Jogs back. SMH No card?!?!?! Late, right into both of Evans' legs. FFS!