News: The 2021/22 Season Preview/Review Thread [R]

Manchester United’s Premier League Schedule [with the added bonus of a difficulty rating!]

October, November and March will be the most difficult of the season per the fixtures. pic.twitter.com/0ffQZdAV60

— Maram AlBaharna (@maramperninety) June 16, 2021

 

Pretty shitty schedule to be honest. All our tough games are grouped together which will make it a little harder to rotate. But Ole doesnt really rotate anyway so I guess it doesnt matter.

The positive is that we have a cake start. No excuse not to come out of the gates fast.

 

If we make it into the knockout rounds of the CL that March schedule is going to be BRUTAL.

 

Liked it ! Varane part

 

I know there's some movement possibly left, but this is as good a place as any to start thinking about next season and shape/selection.

I think for big matches or matches where teams will not bunker, we'll see quite a bit of Pogba at LW when fitness permits. If he was effective there last season, imagine if there's a proper wide threat on the other side?

-------------------------------Cavani
Pogba-----------------------Bruno--------------------Sancho
----------------Fred-----------------------XXXX
Shaw------------------------------------------------------AWB
---------------Maguire-------------------Lindelof
-------------------------------Hendo

Who knows who we play next to Fred, but I don't think Scott is going to be it. I certainly hope not.

Obviously that's not set in stone, but it is hard to look past for big matches. Still, if that is the template, still expect lots of game time for Rashford (LW) Mase & Tony (CF) and less than those, but significant time for VDB and Amad. I think Sancho in the XI will make VDB at 10 more viable.

Sancho at LW also makes a runner at RW more viable as well because he's not cutting in to shoot, he's cutting in to create.

 

Well if all you need is just a runner on the right, I know a guy......

 

I hope you fall down some steps.

 

🗞 Sources have reiterated that Dean Henderson has been told he is starting next season as #mufc's number one. [MEN]

— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) July 4, 2021

 

With Eric Bailly at the Olympics and Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelöf having most of July off, #mufc's defensive pairing against Derby County on July 18 could be Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones #mulive [men]

— utdreport (@utdreport) July 6, 2021

 

Gross

 

so, is it coming home or did it go out for cigarettes?

 

Pay attention to what thread you're in, cvnt.

 

lololol

 

No concerns at all. Conversely I dont buy into Rash being an issue

Even if I did, we have so many reasons to be optomistic about our attack on the left side.

First off, having Sancho will mean defending teams will no longer be able to over-commit resources to defending our left side attack. Secondly, Shaw ie whoever plays he makes that wing good anyway.

Third in addition to Martial, the obvious main backup there, we can also play Sancho there at times (given we will want Mase, Amad etc to see some minutes at RWF - not just Sancho). Fourth, can play an attacking mid eg Pogba if he stays there (worked well at times last season), possibly Donny too and maybe at times Bruno if we switch to a system without a #10.

Fifth, we have some promising youngsters such as Shoretire & Elanga who play there. Sixth if he stays is also Dan James preferred side.

We have options and can definitely make that side work.

 

It never is equal on both sides in football. What we wanted was balance because that would alleviate the pressure on one side and ultimately allow both wings to have room to be dangerous. We have enough right footers and a hell of a LB for cut ins and crosses from the left.