surrifox Posted 19 December 2017 Posted 19 December 2017 We have 24 hours longer to recuperate than Yanited . Even if they play the stiffs ( which I doubt as Mourinho will probably not win anything apart from a cup) we shouldn't see this as a certain defeat
TheUltimateWinner Posted 19 December 2017 Posted 19 December 2017 Keep them all in the cryo chamber overnight - we’ll be fine
Wymsey Posted 19 December 2017 Posted 19 December 2017 (edited) Theyll park the bus as normal, but Gray or Mahrez will find a way through and score the only goal. Edited 19 December 2017 by Wymeswold fox
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Puel needs to pull off a tactical masterclass up the Foxes 1
justfoxes Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Hope Puell can get this one right and get us back to winning ways again!!
StriderHiryu Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 They will win by a flattering score line but look totally unconvincing. We might even have more possession but someone overrated like Lingard will score. Hope to be proven wrong but they will have too much.
Farrington fox Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 It is fortunate we had that run of 4 wins on the bounce because we will now have 4 defeats in succession .
Matt Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Gonna be tough watching us lose again on Saturday, gonna be even tougher having to listen to and read all the excuses about fatigue. 1
Koke Posted 20 December 2017 Author Posted 20 December 2017 3 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: They will win by a flattering score line but look totally unconvincing. We might even have more possession but someone overrated like Lingard will score. Hope to be proven wrong but they will have too much. This is how I feel as well.
foxy boxing Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 it's going to be a really tough game. we could have done without extra time and penalties but I hope the players don't use that as an excuse!. will need to be at our best defensively and we need to try and create chances against these and take them when we can as Mourinho will look to score early and then close up shop and then try to sucker punch us!.
lancyclaret Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 (edited) That was very disappointing, Leicester City!!!!! I was hoping you'd have two semi-final legs on top of an FA Cup run for some fixture congestion in January/February. I'm looking for an edge in the "Battle to be Best of the Rest" and we certainly won't suffer from fixture congestion/tiredness....away to Man City in FA Cup. Hope you negotiate the first few FA Cup rounds with replays and extra-times. Edited 20 December 2017 by lancyclaret
Wymsey Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Hope I'm not in the minority in thinking Man Utd play pretty average in general. They appear even more bland than they did under Van Gaal imo.
Fox92 Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 1 minute ago, Wymeswold fox said: Hope I'm not in the minority in thinking Man Utd play pretty average in general. They appear even more bland than they did under Van Gaal imo. Difference is Mourinho can get away with being 'bland' because he knows how to grind games out. We're talking about someone that has won multiple league titles, European Cups and domestic trophies. I'll be very surprised if they come and outright attack. Okazaki played the full 120 last night and looked knackered but we'll need him as they'll sit in. 2
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 1 minute ago, Wymeswold fox said: Hope I'm not in the minority in thinking Man Utd play pretty average in general. They appear even more bland than they did under Van Gaal imo. They are not an enjoyable team to watch. Jose hangs his miserable shroud over their playing
st albans fox Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 I wonder if jose chooses this game to start ibra. pogba will be back. both were monsters in the game last January.
StriderHiryu Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wymeswold fox said: Hope I'm not in the minority in thinking Man Utd play pretty average in general. They appear even more bland than they did under Van Gaal imo. Definitely not! In fact it's got to be gauling for a United supporter to see your cross-town neighbours overtake you both as a trophy winning team and as a better footballing team to watch. Sir Alex deserves tremendous credit for making United not just serial winners but to play great attacking football too, for many years and with multiple different generations of players. There is an argument to say Man United are just an expensive West Brom! I think even when we won the title and played low possession football we were at least exciting given the energy levels and getting stuck in approach of Vardy, Shinji and Kante. I feel like United for the most part just bore you to death! And I think that's what will happen on Saturday, we will do alright then bang set piece or mistake and they will score, rather than them carving us open. Puel is divisive on these forums, but personally I like that he made the team more enjoyable to watch. Even versus Palace where we were frankly crap for the entire 90, I still feel like we tried to play football. Last year we had some poor results too, but in those games all we did was kick it long over and over. We could improve in so many areas but personally after seeing the decline since winning the title it feels like a step in the right direction. Edited 20 December 2017 by StriderHiryu 2
dynamark Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Wymy I think its all about Pogba .if he plays they are a very different outfit but if we can get someone to give him a game and I cant see who it is,then they are beatable. Chilwelll and Oka will not do it maybe feed Iborra some saw meat and let him have a go. 1
urban.spaceman Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 16 hours ago, Koke said: Okazaki played 120 minutes tonight, any chance of him starting this game? He was dead on his feet at the end. That's him done for the year methinks. I was amazed he was even standing at the end/ 1
Redouane Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Mourinho parks the bus on away games, and plays counter attacks. Gonna be an interesting game, but I'd think we will see a big scoreline
weller54 Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 If (more likely when) we lose this that would be 3 Home defeats in 7 days!... Has that ever happened to us before?
lestajigs Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 11 minutes ago, weller54 said: If (more likely when) we lose this that would be 3 Home defeats in 7 days!... Has that ever happened to us before? 8 days ? 1
Matt Posted 20 December 2017 Posted 20 December 2017 Got away with that one! That was a dive all day (and night) long last night. I wasn’t complaining but I have to hold my hands up, it was.
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