Arsenal vs United - The Official Match Thread

Controversially I'm going with :-

VDS
G Nev
Vidic
Rio
Evra
Scholes
Carrick
Ronnie
Rooney
Larsson
Saha

Saha up front with Rooneh, Ronnie and Larsson supporting.

poor old giggs!

Originally Posted by armchair

poor old giggs!

Yup, but with Fergies insistence on playing him centrally I think Larsson is better suited to the position. I love Giggs too.

VDS
G Nev
Vidic
Rio
Evra
Scholes
Carrick
Ronnie
Giggs
Rooney
Larsson

It doesn't matter we won't win, 6pm on Sunday will be a dark time. I'll get the round in if we win.

442. Giggs wide left, Ronaldo wide right, Larsson on the Bench. Apart from that I concur with Antonin.

Originally Posted by dodger

442. Giggs wide left, Ronaldo wide right, Larsson on the Bench. Apart from that I concur with Antonin.

I'd go with that but every time we pick that team we end up with Giggs playing up front and Rooney wide. If we're gonna do that why not picka forward to play there instead of a winger.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

I'd go with that but every time we pick that team we end up with Giggs playing up front and Rooney wide. If we're gonna do that why not picka forward to play there instead of a winger.

It would seem strange to play one of worlds best strikers as a winger and one of the worlds best wingers as a striker. He's a mad old @#%&!.

1 vds

2 nev

3 evra

4 vidic

5 @#%&!

6 ronnie

7 scholesy

8 carrick

9 giggs

10 rooney

11 larrson

Originally Posted by dodger

It would seem strange to play one of worlds best strikers as a winger and one of the worlds best wingers as a striker. He's a mad old @#%&!.

Would? It does.

Ou est Saha?

Originally Posted by n48

Ou est Saha?

What yer on about Popadom £#%&!awalla?

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Would? It does.

That's what I meant. I was trying to be flowery. A bit like Mr. Darcy.

Originally Posted by dodger

That's what I meant. I was trying to be flowery. A bit like Mr. Darcy.

Gordon? Inside Centre for Ireland? It's D'Arcy.

Originally Posted by puressence

1 vds

2 nev

3 evra

4 vidic

5 @#%&!

6 ronnie

7 scholesy

8 carrick

9 giggs

10 rooney

11 larrson

Maybe you're right pure, it might be the moment for Larsson. Big match temprament, fresh and er....fit.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Gordon? Inside Centre for Ireland? It's D'Arcy.

No, Mr. Darcy wore tighter trousers than him

the same 11 we have played (pretty much) all season

we all know what it is

larsson and ole on the bench, probably wes, fletcher and kuszczak, though he might go for park ahead of fletcher (this is pushing the optimism a bit).

Originally Posted by dodger

Maybe you're right pure, it might be the moment for Larsson. Big match temprament, fresh and er....fit.

I'd go with Larsson ahead of Saha if Giggles plays I think.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

What yer on about Popadom £#%&!awalla?

I likes the cut of yer jib troy my man.

Larsson will open up the Arsenal defence and score 2.

3-1 United, Ronaldo the other

edwin

neville g - rio - wes - evra

ronaldo - carrick - scholes - giggs

rooney - saha



bench: loveshack, ole, larsson, vidic, heinze



I realise that bench leaves us with no central/defensive midfield option. I blame fergie - I don't consider fletch, o'shea or park to be options. I wouldn't mind too much if vidic plays, but I prefer wes against arsenal for reasons stated previously.

more important that the selection (and, to a certain extent, the formation) is that we go there to win. not to be conservative. not to play deep and flood the midfield for the first hour. not to strand rooney on the wing and tuck giggs inside. crush them.