Scholes on 3-5-2

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

De Gea

Rafael Smalling Rojo Shaw

Carrick
Hererra...................Blind

Di Maria
Rooney.............Falcao

Yep.

De Gea

Rafael -- Jones -- Rojo -- Shaw

Carrick (c)
Herrera --- Di Maria

Wilson ------ Falcao ------ Januzaj

Originally Posted by dragflick

Yep.

Same personnel can switch to three at the back and probs 4-2-3-1.

Blind and Carrick should shore it up at the back if both in midfield. Hererra box to box. Di Maria in a free role. Rooney in his best position. All the forwards work hard. Blind and Hererra to support the full backs.

Really hope Herrera takes his next chance. There's probably an issue there of him wanting to drift up the field and affect the game more as a no10 as he did often at Bilbao. He's definitely got the tenacity and the work-rate to be a pure midfielder, so he should be looking to pressure Rooney out of that role, because Wazza being the hub of the team with his erratic use of the ball isn't helping us.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Same personnel can switch to three at the back and probs 4-2-3-1.

Blind and Carrick should shore it up at the back if both in midfield. Hererra box to box. Di Maria in a free role. Rooney in his best position. All the forwards work hard. Blind and Hererra to support the full backs.

Yeah. Mata still to come in and play his part in most home games, at the expense of probably Blind with Di Maz dropping back a bit...

Not sure I'm entirely sold on the idea of Di Maria being a wide player in a front-three. I don't think he has enough of a goal threat from that area, and his crossing hasn't impressed me that much.

He seems at his most dangerous when he runs at teams from central midfield, which is precisely where he looked so good for Real Madrid last season, and United early this season.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

De Gea

Rafael Smalling Rojo Shaw

Carrick
Hererra...................Blind

Di Maria
Rooney.............Falcao

Easy isn't it...

Originally Posted by dragflick

Yeah. Mata still to come in and play his part in most home games, at the expense of probably Blind with Di Maz dropping back a bit...

Different players for different.... needs...

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Easy isn't it...

I think your boy Blind would be great alongside Carrick.

The Carrick-Herrera-Blind triumvate is destined to be like the fabled Carrick-Hargreaves-Scholes combination that seemed so obvious but never played together isn't it

Originally Posted by dunk

The Carrick-Herrera-Blind triumvate is destined to be like the fabled Carrick-Hargreaves-Scholes combination that seemed so obvious but never played together isn't it

That midfield, ffs. Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez in front, and Rio and Vidic behind. Would have given the Barcelona of 2009-2011 a serious game.

Instead we had the likes of Anderson, Park, Valencia and Hernandez involved in those Finals. With Michael Owen making the squad. :shakehead:

Hargreaves wasn't that impressive in central midfield in the games he did play tbf. Wasn't first choice after the turn of the year and ended up at right back towards the end.

Originally Posted by Neo

That midfield, ffs. Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez in front, and Rio and Vidic behind. Would have given the Barcelona of 2009-2011 a serious game.

Instead we had the likes of Anderson, Park, Valencia and Hernandez involved in those Finals. With Michael Owen making the squad. :shakehead:

Evra and VDS too.

Right back? Brown was ok - was neville still ok then?

Everyone at the time thought it was with Carrick pushing on and. The Cougar holding back. How wrong they were

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

Evra and VDS too.

Right back? Brown was ok - was neville still ok then?

Everyone at the time thought it was with Carrick pushing on and. The Cougar holding back. How wrong they were

One of Hargreaves better games was when he actually had more freedom to get forward vs Roma in the second leg.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Hargreaves wasn't that impressive in central midfield in the games he did play tbf. Wasn't first choice after the turn of the year and ended up at right back towards the end.

He had nice curly hair though.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Hargreaves wasn't that impressive in central midfield in the games he did play tbf. Wasn't first choice after the turn of the year and ended up at right back towards the end.

He wasn't but that was the midfield widely envisioned when he signed.

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

Evra and VDS too.

Right back? Brown was ok - was neville still ok then?

Everyone at the time thought it was with Carrick pushing on and. The Cougar holding back. How wrong they were

Brown was excellent all of 2007/08 IIRC, probably his best season for the club, including that cross for Ronnie

Originally Posted by Coracao

One of Hargreaves better games was when he actually had more freedom to get forward vs Roma in the second leg.

he was right mid that night wasn't he?

Originally Posted by dunk

The Carrick-Herrera-Blind triumvate is destined to be like the fabled Carrick-Hargreaves-Scholes combination that seemed so obvious but never played together isn't it

Originally Posted by Stickman

he was right mid that night wasn't he?

Nope. Park and Giggs were out wide.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Nope. Park and Giggs were out wide.

No, Hargreaves definitely played on the right.