benjii

Man U are a mess.

I'd go with similar teams to Batman and Appy. -------------McCarthy-------------- Cedric-Vest--Yoshida-Bertrand -----------Romeu--Lemina------------ ---------------Armstrong--------------- ----Gabbi-------Ings--------Mo------ Bench: Gunn, Stephens, Bednarek, Hojbjerg, JWP, Redmond, Austin Slightly harsh on Redmond who has been one of our best players so far but evidence suggests he won't suddenly start producing goals and assists. Ings has shown a willingness to pull wide and look for a strike partner in the box so I think having Gabbiadini ghosting in might work. That team has 4 players you would realistically hope would get a few goals from open play over a season and should be reasonably solid.

Stephens is a lower league standard defender. I really can't understand why he gets a game at centre back.

****e at the back? That's a surprise. If only someone could have looked at that team selection and predicted that....

We can slap a few import levies on things after Brexit. #takebackcontrol

That's a rank team. Expect a thumping followed by a hasty retreat to a back 5.

I PMd Boj. He says you need to post a photo of yourself with trousers round your ankles holding a sign saying "Always Always SFC. Always SFC 4eva. Always SFC till I die. Always."

Yeah, fairdos, looks like he's sold most of his Arsenal stock to Kroenke. I missed that. Still owns Everton though! Allegedly.

He can't own Arsenal, Everton and Saints!

Indeed. It'll be the same as Burnley's with 3 centre backs up against one big striker. Waste of time. Back 4 please.

You're going to leave a car unattended in Liverpool overnight? Good luck.

That's what I would do. 4231. Only question is whether to start Ings or go with Gabbi and have Ings ready for the last 30 mins. -------------------------McC-------------------- Cedric----Vester------Yoshida--Bertrand ----------------Romeu----Lemina---------- Redmond-------Armstrong----------Mo ------------------------Gabbi--------------------- Subs: Gunn, Stephens, Hojbjerg, Davis, Long, Ings, Sims

He was dodgy in the first half and much better in the second. Like the rest of the team. A back 4 with him alongside Yoshida could be pretty solid.

He was our best player.

Great run.

That's what I would pick. Probably have Lemina deeper wIth Armstrong in front, but the same personnel.

They're playing the way we set up at the start under Puel. The difference is that they have mobile forwards with a reasonable touch and we did not.

Too small is code for "****e".

Ings walking away from the Scousers in his life Ings walking away oh to find a better day Ings walking away from the Scousers in his life Ings walking away oh to find a better day Ings walking away sometimes some people get him wrong when they say his knees have gone sometimes you feel there is no fun when we never scored more than one but now I truly realise Gao and Les don't wanna compromise well I saw Ings with my own eyes spreading those goals like a slapper’s thighs and well I don't want Shane Long, too many sleepless nights, not mentioning the shots that are skied I'm happy to say Ings is walking away from the Scousers in his life He’s walking away oh to find a better way Ings! Ings! Ings!

He looks like Craig David.

When Les came back from Spain with nowt but a bottle of aniseed digestif, a large Toblerone and some fruity sweets we had to act fast.

He's Welsh.

Yeah but our other midfielders make costly mistakes too. Lemina is most likely to allow us to play with forward impetus. No point picking him if he's not fit yet or still ill though.

It's fine to say the midfield didn't do it's job - and quite possibly true - but we got cut open by a goalkick on one occasion with the back line all over the place. The fact is, Yoshida has gone from third or fourth choice centre back to being on of our best players (not just at CB but in the whole team!). We have a serious lack of quality coupled with a lack of fighters and leaders.

The ticket point is an ongoing procedural issue so I agree that's worth looking at. I just feel asking about specific player-related decisions will be a waste of time. They aren't going to say, "yeah, Forster is ****e and god knows what we were thinking". They'll just say they did their best to tie players to long term deals, to keep the squad together, blah, blah, blah. If the forum is used to query specific transfer deals and contract decisions we won't learn anything at all as no one is going to throw someone under the bus or acknowledge there is a lack of leadership and direction. The best way to find out why it's gone tits up is to understand the constraints related to the Liebherr - Gao deal. IMO.