The FA Cup starting XI

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

DDG

AWB
VARANE
LINDELOF
SHAW

CASEMIRO
FRED
ERIKSEN

BRUNO
RASHFORD
SANCHO

Garnacho the impact sub.

Hard to see anything other than this, with the limited options available through injury and general shiteness of a lot of the squad

Originally Posted by Coracao

Ddg

Awb
Varane
Lindelof
Shaw

Casemiro
Fred
Eriksen

Bruno
Rashford
Garnacho

Tbh with you I suspect that, Pellistri would be United's best option down that right wing & then, Bruno could play in his correct position, just behind, Rashford, it it appears that ETH has been given no choice but to rule-out any possiblity of, Martial being involved whatsoever.

Given the injury updates it has to be this now:

De Gea

Dalot Varane Shaw Malacia

Eriksen Casemiro Fred
Bruno

Sancho.........Rashford

You know who I wish we still had?

Fellaini

Would love to see him smash the City midfield then get those elbows in the chops of the City defence as he scores a header

I miss the daft ‘apeth

Anyway, swap AWB for Dalot and Shaw to LB and bring in Linda and Grinchers is spot on.

It's like people are forgetting Dalot is dogshit

Originally Posted by wiganste

It's like people are forgetting Dalot is dogshit

His attacking ability is on par with AWB . Absolute myth that he is a decent attacking RB.

Honestly if I had to choose which one to keep as cover I’d pick AWB , bin dalot and sign a proper RB

Originally Posted by My Name is Heath

You know who I wish we still had?

Fellaini

Would love to see him smash the City midfield then get those elbows in the chops of the City defence as he scores a header

I miss the daft ‘apeth

Anyway, swap AWB for Dalot and Shaw to LB and bring in Linda and Grinchers is spot on.

Long time no hear

it's all about opinions.

my opinion is that anyone who would pick malacia and put shaw at cb, rather than pick linde and put shaw at lb, should not he allowed out of the facility unsupervised.

Originally Posted by wiganste

It's like people are forgetting Dalot is dogshit

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

His attacking ability is on par with AWB . Absolute myth that he is a decent attacking RB.

Honestly if I had to choose which one to keep as cover I’d pick AWB , bin dalot and sign a proper RB

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1663907748587732995?s=20

Originally Posted by jem

it's all about opinions.

my opinion is that anyone who would pick malacia and put shaw at cb, rather than pick linde and put shaw at lb, should not he allowed out of the facility unsupervised.

Do you remember what happened when Shaw played left back at Anfield?

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/s...587732995?s=20





Do you remember what happened when Shaw played left back at Anfield?

Shaws best position is left back. You have to play your best players in their positions. The whole team played shit at anfield. Varane and Martinez also played . Casemiro also played, do we stop playing them in their positions because of that game?

Considering how weak the right back tends to be from an attacking perspective having shaw at LB gives us an extra attacking outlet. This shouldn’t even be up for debate . Even more so when lindelof has actually been playing well at CB.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/s...587732995?s=20





Do you remember what happened when Shaw played left back at Anfield?

The same thing that happened to Martinez, Rashford, Casemiro and Bruno in their best positions too.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/s...587732995?s=20





Do you remember what happened when Shaw played left back at Anfield?

you, not him.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

The same thing that happened to Martinez, Rashford, Casemiro and Bruno in their best positions too.

Did they all get rinsed about 15 times in 45 minutes?

Any of you think dealing with pressure games is Shaw's strong suit? Think he's less likley to be caught miles out of position at left back or centre back?

Playing Shaw at left back in this game is begging for another rinsing.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Did they all get rinsed about 15 times in 45 minutes?

Any of you think dealing with pressure games is Shaw's strong suit? Think he's less likley to be caught miles out of position at left back or centre back?

Playing Shaw at left back in this game is begging for another rinsing.

So your solution is to move him closer to haaland?

will be interesting to see if city pass to haaland this time.

Lindelof will batter Haaland

Sweden >> Norway

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

So your solution is to move him closer to haaland?

Instead of Lindelof? Yes.

You know Malacia played left back against City at OT this season right? And Shaw was left centre back?

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Instead of Lindelof? Yes.

You know Malacia played left back against City at OT this season right? And Shaw was left centre back?

we all know this. don't push your luck.

Originally Posted by jem

we all know this. don't push your luck.

So you'd prefer Lindelof - who's done really well this season - but he's still Lindelof, up against Haaland?

Instead of Shaw, who for all his faults is pretty fast and a proper beefcake.

You'd prefer to trust Shaw to get speedily back from attacks all game and get speedily out to his attacker's wing all game, and let Lindelof deal with the freak?

Seems like a recipie for disaster.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

So you'd prefer Lindelof - who's done really well this season - but he's still Lindelof, up against Haaland?

Instead of Shaw, who for all his faults is pretty fast and a proper beefcake.

You'd prefer to trust Shaw to get speedily back from attacks all game and get speedily out to his attacker's wing all game, and let Lindelof deal with the freak?

Seems like a recipie for disaster.

I can see where you’re coming from with Haaland, and if that was City’s only real threat I’d be agreeing.

Fact is they’ve got so much attacking threat that trying to mark out one player isn’t going to work I don’t think.

If we concede the first it’s game over imo, which leaves us game spoiling for as long as possible and hoping for a smash and grab.