OFFICIAL Match Thread: Manchester United v Chelsea

Is Zaha on the bench?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

valencia and jones are just an absolute holocaust of a combo down the right

Originally Posted by rafabio

valencia and jones combo play

Great minds.

Originally Posted by TheKitchenSink

the problem chelsea have is not only are they a team without a recognised striker, they're playing like it too. the gap at the top is so obvious, it's almost like they're playing with a man sent off. genuinely don't see how they score with their current formation/style

Lampard penalty. Don't worry.

Clearly gone perfectly for Chelsea. Offered little threat but they've stifled us well. We've been reduced to potshots from outside the box. Giving up possession far too easily.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

they will don't worry. jammy @#%&!s

if they're going to score they'll need to be far quicker at counter attacks. am assuming their 'plan' is to break forward at pace with 3/4 players and overwhelm us. not working at all atm.

they'll probably score from a £#%&!ing corner or dodgy free kick

This game showing up badly our deficiencies

Scary how far we'd be ahead with just a fabregas and kagawa

The game is set up nicely - for a draw.

The amount of long waisted balls from us is worrying.

This game is too tight for short linkup play, need the killer pass behind the Chelsea defence is the key, not hit and hope as played so far.

Big Tony has not hit the byline once yet, he's getting more confident with the ball but it's too crowded in the centre of the pitch.

I know Moyes had no choice but to start Rooney but he really should have been a last 20-30 minutes sub

Pointless having him on the pitch the way chelsea are set up, plus the fat @#%&!s blowing out of his arse

Chelsea were so dynamic when they came to OT last year with mata running the show. This time they are £#%&!ing awful.

Mourinho might be an effective manager but £#%&! me I'd sooner stick pins in my eyeballs than watch this shit every week

Cleverley has been very good, in a water carrying, totally non threatening way.

Jones and Valencia, all perspiration, no inspiration down that side.

Ramires is worse than Cleverley.

Bring Kagawa on for Valencia, and then put Rooney on the right with Kagawa central behind Van Persie.

Cleverley has looked nice and tidy. All the shit spouted pre-match about Chelsea overrunning us in midfield has proved to be %@#$&!s. Carrick and Clevz have coped well IMO.

Looks like chelsea are fully aware that no @#%&! apart from rooney or van persie is likely to score for us. Just crowd them out and the others will sideways pass themselves into oblivion.

Originally Posted by rafabio

Chelsea were so dynamic when they came to OT last year with mata running the show. This time they are £#%&!ing awful.

Put mata in our team over rooney tonight and we destroy em

I'm just sick of functional Valencia and welbeck.

Cagey.

Understandably.

Both teams well organised.

Cleverley has done well for us.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Cleverley has been very good, in a water carrying, totally non threatening way.

Jones and Valencia, all perspiration, no inspiration down that side.

Hence the need for Nani or Zaha, but it seems we have neither.

Welbeck has been poor going forward aswell. Looks more effective down the middle, but the only attacking change we have is Kagawa.

1-0 to mourinho in the tactical stakes

apart from rvp nobody even wants to take a shot from 30 yards. all afraid and choose the easy option of passing sideways.

I actually think we've been good, not very threatening, at all really but the control and composure in midfield has been promising.

I'd take 0-0 because if they bring on lukaka and cleverley disappears they will knick this.