macheda

i know it was only a cameo yesterday but i was pleased to see him come on ahead of the little @#%&!. thought he looked in good shape and seemed more mobile than at times in the past, less awkward and more athletic. hope he gets 90 mins against scunny, be nice if he could supplant ickle mickey as the 3rd/4th choice striker. got a feeling owen will start though

Fergie already made it clear while dismissing villa's interest in owen that Owen will start. So its a toss up between Hernandez and Macheda for another spot. Unless fergie decides to go with 4-3-3 and 3 strikers upfront. :shakehead:

Be interesting to see the side against Scunny. If Owen starts before pea and kiko it'll be a bit of a joke.

Originally Posted by borsuk

i know it was only a cameo yesterday but i was pleased to see him come on ahead of the little @#%&!. thought he looked in good shape and seemed more mobile than at times in the past, less awkward and more athletic. hope he gets 90 mins against scunny, be nice if he could supplant ickle mickey as the 3rd/4th choice striker. got a feeling owen will start though

Hernnandez surely has to start and I can't see him pairing up with Owen so Macheda might get the nod. I hope so.

I don't know why Macheda gets stick from people on here. He looks a great prospect. Obviously he's a bit of a dick head but he's always looked the business on the pitch.

He had some nice touches yesterday. His control was sharp and as always he brought a sense of urgency to the front line. He'll score plenty of goals because he's always trying to make something happen.

I'd much rather see him coming on than Owen.

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Be interesting to see the side against Scunny. If Owen starts before pea and kiko it'll be a bit of a joke.

New Aston Villa boss, Gerard Houllier, has spoken of his admiration of Michael Owen, coincidentally on the same day Michael Owen spoke of his frustration at lack of playing time. Of course this lead to rumours that Owen was on his way to Villa in January.

Ferguson has played this speculation down though, claiming Owen will definitely get more football as the season goes on.

“He’s wasting his time there,” said Ferguson. “I understand Michael’s frustration, he’s exactly right. But it’s because Berbatov started the season so well, then the international break came, it’s difficult. We’ve got this Carling Cup game on Wednesday and he’ll start that. He’ll get enough football, Michael. It’s just the early season with the internationals that disrupt you; there are four games over two, two-week spells now since the start of the season. I agree he probably thinks it’s passing him by but he’s doing well in training, never misses a session. I brought him on for the last 20 minutes the other night but I could have brought on three centre-forwards and we would not have made a chance the way Rangers set out.”

:shakehead:

"he’s doing well in training, never misses a session" ?

Oh, that's good of him.

Agreed with all.

Owen should do the decent thing and retire, not only is he stealing a wage but he is also preventing the progression of youth, the @#%&!.

Originally Posted by Zorg

"he’s doing well in training, never misses a session" ?

Oh, that's good of him.

i doubt nani, fletcher, scholes and giggs will be anywhere near the side vs scunny so the midfield is probably going to be gibson, anderson, obertan and park, i'd imagine, unless he gives somebody like eikrem a game. 4-3-3 would be an option, hernandez can play left of a three and macheda has played wide of a three as well.

two of rafael, fabio and de laet must surely play; smalling and wes and tommy k also.

kuszczak
rafael - wes - smalling - fabio
park - gibson - anderson - obertan
macheda - hernandez

would be nice. probably be owen starting and a half each for pea and kiko though.

Originally Posted by dunk

Agreed with all.

Owen should do the decent thing and retire, not only is he stealing a wage but he is also preventing the progression of youth, the @#%&!.

Or even he should do the decent thing and £#%&! off from united. Don't care about him playing anywhere

Originally Posted by borsuk

i doubt nani, fletcher, scholes and giggs will be anywhere near the side vs scunny so the midfield is probably going to be gibson, anderson, obertan and park, i'd imagine, unless he gives somebody like eikrem a game. 4-3-3 would be an option, hernandez can play left of a three and macheda has played wide of a three as well.

two of rafael, fabio and de laet must surely play; smalling and wes and tommy k also.

kuszczak
rafael - wes - smalling - fabio
park - gibson - anderson - obertan
macheda - hernandez

would be nice. probably be owen starting and a half each for pea and kiko though.

Did you even see fergie's interview on friday? ffs he said OWEN IS STARTING THE Scunthorpe GAME

Originally Posted by rafabio

Or even he should do the decent thing and £#%&! off from united. Don't care about him playing anywhere

Yeah, but that wouldn't affect an immediate removal of him from the problem, now retirement, or injury would do.

Or we could cancel his contract, allow him to move on for free, can't see him or United agreeing to that though.

Owen starting against Scunthorpe?? Marvellous

Of course, the worst thing is he might actually score - thus cementing his undeserved place in the pecking order

Originally Posted by dunk

Yeah, but that wouldn't affect an immediate removal of him from the problem, now retirement, or injury would do.

Or we could cancel his contract, allow him to move on for free, can't see him or United agreeing to that though.

Who was it on here the other week who said 'it would be kind of nice if he died'

Originally Posted by Zorg

Who was it on here the other week who said 'it would be kind of nice if he died'

It's a fair, if slightly harsh, point. Just remove him from the picture completely.

I can't stand the idea of Fergie trying to find game time for him

Macheda had about two touches yesterday both hit off his shin and went out for a throw in.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Who was it on here the other week who said 'it would be kind of nice if he died'

That would be me. £#%&! him.

Originally Posted by borsuk

i doubt nani, fletcher, scholes and giggs will be anywhere near the side vs scunny so the midfield is probably going to be gibson, anderson, obertan and park, i'd imagine, unless he gives somebody like eikrem a game. 4-3-3 would be an option, hernandez can play left of a three and macheda has played wide of a three as well.

two of rafael, fabio and de laet must surely play; smalling and wes and tommy k also.

kuszczak
rafael - wes - smalling - fabio
park - gibson - anderson - obertan
macheda - hernandez

would be nice. probably be owen starting and a half each for pea and kiko though.

I'd like to see that team but with someone else in for park we know what he can do.........Bebe?

Originally Posted by Buckwheat

That would be me. £#%&! him.