Manchester United

[Lecter]

If LVG drops his "philosophy" they could stick together a decent side

DGea

Jones Evans Rojo Shaw
-------Blind
--Herrara- Di Maria
-------Mata
--Falcao - Rooney

Way too lightweight for me

Herrera & Di Maria pressing and potentially being the ones assigned to turning over possession??

Cant see that working out well

[john316]

If LVG drops his "philosophy" they could stick together a decent side

DGea

Jones Evans Rojo Shaw
-------Blind
--Herrara- Di Maria
-------Mata
--Falcao - Rooney

We'd just blitz that midfield. Mata looks lost at the moment and the defence looks rudderless.

[PTP]

I can see you getting a new job has ****ed with your head

you say that, but this van gaal bloke had ashley young playing at left back the other week

[Maxiedge]

Word is that they've signed him for £50m, 4 year contract, but have done the loan deal initially for FFP.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

He's another quality player, but they've still got to get them all playing together yet, hopefully they don't bother with any CB's and they find themselves with too much to do in terms of catching up.

So far we're 4 points ahead of them and we've already been to the Etihad and WHL, concentrate on ourselves much like last year and let them fret.

Is RVP out injured? Because if not how the **** is Van Gaal going to keep Falcao, Rooney and RVP happy when they only have 2 competitions to play for?

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Word is that they've signed him for £50m, 4 year contract, but have done the loan deal initially for FFP.

I know United have great sponsorships deals and other such income so I was wondering how much they could actually spend before they had to worry about FFP.

Another season without CL could be disastrous for them, stuck with a massive squad full of overpaid players they're unable to move on because they'd likely have to take a 50% pay cut.

[Pablo]

Di Maria and Falcao are two big name signings. That's undeniable.

Bigger name signings than we've made this Summer. Also undeniable.

What's also undeniable is they are absolutely not what they needed and they still haven't addressed the weak areas in their squad. It's a scatter gun approach with seemingly zero planning. Their wage bill now must be astronomical

[Liverpool]

Way too lightweight for me

Herrera & Di Maria pressing and potentially being the ones assigned to turning over possession??

Cant see that working out well

We'd just blitz that midfield. Mata looks lost at the moment and the defence looks rudderless.

I know but look at some of **** they had when they were winning titles, against most teams I think they'd be ok. The tougher games bring in Fletcher/Carrick.

Anyway as long as he continues 352 I'm happy

[Maxiedge]

I know United have great sponsorships deals and other such income so I was wondering how much they could actually spend before they had to worry about FFP.

Another season without CL would be disastrous for them, stuck with a massive squad full of overpaid players they're unable to move on because they'd likely have to take a 50% pay cut.

[john316]

No Ferguson - his influence was greater than anybody realised including Manchester Utd. Van Gaal looks generally more lost than Moyes ever did.

[elrichio86]

I can't see any way to fit all five of Falcao, RVP, Rooney, Di Maria and Mata into the same team, without going all-out Kevin Keegan style attack. To even fit four of them in without severely weakening them defensively will be difficult.

And thats assuming they'd change from Van Gaals favoured 532. If they stick with that, then its surely 3 from 5: Falcao, RVP and Rooney for the front two, and Di Maria and Mata for the spot in behind.

[Pablo]

[PTP]

i'm assuming RVP's crocked?

i also think mata may really struggle.

if he sticks with 3-5-2 then


----------****e----****e------****e

rafael-----herrera---blind----shaw
----------------rooney----------------

-----------dimaria---------------------
--------------------falcao


something like that? or he goes ****ing mental and plays a 4-1-4-1 formation


rafael-----jones------rojo---------shaw

---------------blind-----------------

di maria-----rooney---mata------januzaj

-----------------falcao-------------


it 'looks' formidable going forward

[Maxiedge]

Something about Hernandez' face in that photo that's perfectly apt

[chadrtc]

No Ferguson - his influence was greater than anybody realised including Manchester Utd. Van Gaal looks generally more lost than Moyes ever did.

I agree on both points.