4-4-2 the answer to the thin squad?

Maguires ability to bring the ball out of defence could help. Hopefully means the midfield doesn’t have to constantly come so deep to pick the ball up?

Remember (Fergie's "crap" period in the mid noughties) when the sages thought all our problems could be solved by changing the formation.

Good times

No

Originally Posted by Sparky***

No

It was a classic Red issue thing (ie pre-Fred days)

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Remember (Fergie's "crap" period in the mid noughties) when the sages thought all our problems could be solved by changing the formation.

Good times

nope. fegie changed the formation to something he didn't understand.

Originally Posted by Clownbones

Dont disagree with any of that

Would you go as far as to say that you agreed with all of it?

Originally Posted by jem

nope. fegie changed the formation to something he didn't understand.

Okay so let's say that you, Jem, did understand it.

What qualities would you say Fergie had that you don't? Because so far, you sound like the better footballing brain.

Our O'Shea-Giggs midfield was probably more competent

Matic is a waste of time

Originally Posted by jem

stop thinking about pogba as a midfielder. that should help. anyone who thinks he should play in a 4-2-3-1 in the 2 is insane. in an attacking / free role, fine, but in a position of responsibilty with attention required? £#%&! off.

also, anyone slating matic is a £#%&!wit. we don't have any better defensive midfielders. he could do with a couple of assistants. then play pogba behind martial and rashford.

no player is good enough if he has play on his own and the system is shit.

Is the right answer. Of course pogba looks shite when asked to track back and put tackles in, that's not his game never has been. You play your best players in their best position and his is further up the pitch, either in behind the strikers or coming from the left.

Originally Posted by Cream

What qualities would you say Fergie had that you don't? Because so far, you sound like the better footballing brain.

Jem has the limitless self confidence that can only come from being educated at a relatively minor public school

Originally Posted by Cream

Okay so let's say that you, Jem, did understand it.

What qualities would you say Fergie had that you don't? Because so far, you sound like the better footballing brain.

he could be arsed. I couldn't. otherwise, I would be better than mourinho. and more humble.

anyone could see that isolating ruud with his back to goal and two defenders on him was suboptimal. he wasn't a hughes-type player. there was always too big a gap to midfield. plus fergie had to play players out of position in his 4--5-1. scholes left wing for example. shameful.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Jem has the limitless self confidence that can only come from being educated at a relatively minor public school

surely, greater confidence would come from going to a supposedly good school? take eton, for example.

that's enough of trying to make the thread about me. the season has started.

Imagine those two walking statues Pogba and Matic in a two man midfield

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Remember (Fergie's "crap" period in the mid noughties) when the sages thought all our problems could be solved by changing the formation.

Good times

"4-4-2 Attack Attack Attack"

You don't realise just how utterly shit this team is until people start trying to formulate the side.

Originally Posted by Ranier Wolfcastle

Our O'Shea-Giggs midfield was probably more competent

Matic is a waste of time

Won 9 league matches in a row with that midfield.

Fergie

Not sure if mentioned but I still remember my reaction when I saw the midfield was Pip Neville and Veron.

Cracking game that.

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Not sure if mentioned but I still remember my reaction when I saw the midfield was Pip Neville and Veron.

Cracking game that.

some people still think veron was shit, because he lost the ball on the edge of the area against boro.

imagine judging pogba by those standards. I guess fergie did.

Originally Posted by jem

some people still think veron was shit, because he lost the ball on the edge of the area against boro.

imagine judging pogba by those standards. I guess fergie did.

Horror show away to City too around Xmas 02 when Keane was out.

Veron just wasn’t suited to England as his 4 seasons showed.

We actually played Rio in midfield once, no?

And won

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

We actually played Rio in midfield once, no?

And won

Lost and he scored an own goal and got sent off...

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick...n-4-3-man-utd/

Originally Posted by dunk

Lost and he scored an own goal and got sent off...

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick...n-4-3-man-utd/

Ah, it is Wolves away in the cup I was thinking of - he wasn't in midfield then?

Originally Posted by dunk

Lost and he scored an own goal and got sent off...

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick...n-4-3-man-utd/