Official Match Thread .. Man Utd V Real Madrid .. BT SPORTS 745.KO

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Does it? Watch Varane and Marcelo.

Rash coming on.

Got a feeling he's going to get clattered

Not saying our centre backs struggle to bring the ball out, just that the midfield doesn't help and struggle to control a game from deep. Lack of movement is another factor tbf

Madrid can go through the gears any time they want.

Mikitaryan

Rashers needed to play that first time.

Just a thought, but if we want Pogba to dominate the game, should we not play him some where near the middle of the game, as opposed to out on the left somewhere?

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Luiz makes a difference for Chelsea in how he can start attacks from the back, neither of Cahill or Azplizecueta excell in that area, takes a lot of pressure off them having that ball playing type.

Is Lindelof supposed to be that type of player? Too early to judge him of course, but not overly impressed with him so far. Doubt we are going to see this trio, Lindelof, Smalling and Darmian start many games together.

Smalling the bastard being there won't help. Bailly back asap though.

Darmian is a decent enough defender, but will lump it forward at the first opportunity and continue to break down attacks.

We laugh at city spending 100m on two full backs but they'll be better for it.

Originally Posted by dunk

Just a thought, but if we want Pogba to dominate the game, should we not play him some where near the middle of the game, as opposed to out on the left somewhere?

You do realise that footballers have to move around the pitch depending on what the other team are doing, right?

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Mikitaryan

yup.

Rashfords our best player isn't he

Originally Posted by History

Rashfords our best player isn't he

Er, no.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Madrid can go through the gears any time they want.

They are only 1 offside goal up tbf.

Originally Posted by dunk

Just a thought, but if we want Pogba to dominate the game, should we not play him some where near the middle of the game, as opposed to out on the left somewhere?

Didn't he apparently play his best football for Juve playing from the left of a midfield three?

Originally Posted by History

Rashfords our best player isn't he

For youthful positivity ? Yes

Originally Posted by AK14

Didn't he apparently play his best football for Juve

it's almost like united are befuddled by this strange new notion of 'forward passing'.

pogba's problem is not his position, it's his focus.

Originally Posted by AK14

Didn't he apparently play his best football for Juve playing from the left of a midfield three?

The other 2 were a bit good and he was expected to defer a bit. We seem to be trying to play the game on the left to get him into it

Totally outclassed.

Mikki doing his invisible man impression again

Herrera too tbf.

That's that then

Managed to stay on his feet then, @#%&!