Name the side for the opening day of the season...

depends where you sit

It might be better to wait and see if Tevez joins before picking him in the team.

VDS
Neville
Evra
Ferdinand
Vidic
Carrick
Scholes
Giggs
Ronaldo
Rooney
Saha

Bench
Kucszack
O'Shea
Fletcher
Hargreaves
Solskjaer

we could play...

van der Sar
O'Shea
Heinze
Ferdinand
Brown
Ronaldo
Richardson
Carrick
Eagles
Saha
Rossi

or maybe...

Foster
Simpson
Evra
Evans
Silvestre
Park
Gibson
Scholes
Giggs
Anderson
Smith

or even...

Kuzcak
Neville
Lee
Vidic
Pique
Fletcher
Hargreaves
Nani
Solskjaer
Rooney
Tevez

incredible squad depth.

Originally Posted by suedeshoes

It might be better to wait and see if Tevez joins before picking him in the team.

are you secretly hoping he doesnt?


fc fans are pathetic

Originally Posted by violater

are you secretly hoping he doesnt?


fc fans are pathetic

Id love him to sign...cracking player. your just gutted coz hes leaving your beloved Hammers.

..............VDS

Nev.....Rio.....Vidic.....Evra

.....Carrick.....Hargreaves

Ronaldo...Scholes....Giggs

.............Rooney

Originally Posted by Carrick

..............VDS

Nev.....Rio.....Vidic.....Evra

.....Carrick.....Hargreaves

Ronaldo...Scholes....Giggs

.............Rooney

correct.

Originally Posted by Carrick

..............VDS

Nev.....Rio.....Vidic.....Evra

.....Carrick.....Hargreaves

Ronaldo...Scholes....Giggs

.............Rooney

Scholes does not have the mobility or pace to play in that forward role anymore, will not find time on the ball, and will make little impact.

If he plays it will be in center midfield. Doubtless Fergie will try that line up in certain games, usually when he becomes cautious, but we now have a midfield in Hargreaves and Carrick that should be capable of holding their own against most teams. That should allow us to be much more attacking in our set up in the difficult away games.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Scholes does not have the mobility or pace to play in that forward role anymore, will not find time on the ball, and will make little impact.

.

When has Scholes ever had pace?

will not find time on the ball

This is arguably the stupidest thing I have ever seen written on his board.

Originally Posted by Carrick

..............VDS

Nev.....Rio.....Vidic.....Evra

.....Carrick.....Hargreaves

Ronaldo...Scholes....Giggs

.............Rooney

that's what I like to see, a bit of traditionalism. %@#$&!s to these fancy types.

Originally Posted by Carrick

Bench:

Fletcher
Nani
Andersen
Tevez
O'Shea (GK)

Irelands number one, Ireland Irelands number one!

Originally Posted by dakpul

vds
neville
vidic
rio
evra
ronaldo
owen
scholes
carrick
giggs
rooney

Originally Posted by King Schlong

edwin
nev
vidic
rio
evra
ronaldo
Hargreaves
Carrick
Scholes
Giggs
Rooney

Originally Posted by Carrick

..............VDS

Nev.....Rio.....Vidic.....Evra

.....Carrick.....Hargreaves

Ronaldo...Scholes....Giggs

.............Rooney

Correct. Chelsea's way, is our way.

I don't think we will see too much of nani and anderson in first month. both have played in international tournaments in the summer. The first real glimpse we will get of them will be in carling cup games me thinks.

Originally Posted by Carrick

This is arguably the stupidest thing I have ever seen written on his board.

I am flattered If Scholes is playing in a forward position it will be more difficult for him to find space than it is in midfield. To circumvent this the player needs to be able to constantly be on the move. Scholes is not capable of this at this stage of his career and his lack of pace in that forward position would handicap our counter attacking threat.

Play Scholes and Carrck+ Hargreaves in the same team and they will all occupy the same space. Last season Scholes was very often our deepest midfielder, picking the ball up and starting moves off.

Giggs/Rooney played the off the main striker role last year, both of them are mobile, quick, can beat a man and are comfortable in wide areas. Scholes for all his talents does not fit that position.