Manchester United indoors is one of those ones that inspires anxiety and blind hope in equal amounts.
It’s difficult to recall in recent times when we were better placed to give these bar stewards a going over. Unless of course you want to imagine a future occasion when we’d be able to field the boy Bale against them.
Raging Kaboul In A Chinashop returns from his non event head butt ban but I’d prefer to field Gallas. A&E, Sir Les and Generalissimo Begbie would make up the four. Of all the concerns I could have it’s the cold fear of conceding a penalty that niggles at me.
Younes and Benoît both have form for committing acts of daftness and the wide eyed, pleading to the Ref routine only serves to make me less understanding. Let’s hope Arry shows the challenge on Berbatov last week to the lads repeatedly until they get the message.
A midfield of VdV and Modders will provide the creativity. It’s anyone’s guess if Sgt Wilson will provide the bullish bite required to prevent us looking shorthanded when they break. Azza Blud on the wing and let’s hope he has an out and out flyer.
I’m fed up with 3MP. And this is unlikely to be a game that will yield dozens of chances. So when we get the ball I’d like to pass it to one of our strikers and not turn it into a 50/50 ball by hoofing it at his head. Or a few inches over his head.
Defoe and Crazingpavin’ for me and Crouch from the bench to ‘unlock’ them if all else fails. Defoe was pretty unforgiving in the Cup, but he’ll need to think about sharing the ball with Pav here because we ain’t playing Stevenage this afternoon.
Predictions?
I fully expect Sluralix play Wazza and The Rat Faced Baldgarian. Evra was supposedly removed from the training pitch by golf buggy today. That strikes me as some class of idiotic mind game (Christ! They’ve got golf buggies!) rather than a consideration to factor in. I expect him to start.
Scholes on the bench and Giggs to continue with his depressingly good twilight form.
I opened up whining about penalties yet to be conceded and I’ll close on fretting over Mike Dean’s ability to do a decent job and not let this be another one of ‘those games’ where we keep playing until United get the result they want.
So where’s the value?
United to lead at half time, full time the draw is 12/1. Pav to score anytime in a 2-2 draw is 18/1. Van der Vaart to score first an Spurs go in at half time 1-0 up is 13/1 all at Bet365 who’ll double any deposit you make up to £200 when you click dis > 
Team wanted:
Gomes
Hutton Dawson Kaboul B.A.E
Lennon Jenas(?) Modric Bale
VDV
Defoe
(?)- Really don’t know who to put next to Modric with or without Huddleystonely fit. Wilson out of form, Jenas has never done it for me, i’d like to see Sandro on a good run of games, but don’t know if he’s quite up to speed.
Team expected:
Crouch
Crouch Crouch Crouch Crouch
Crouch Crouch Crouch
Crouch Crouch Crouch
I know not all may agree but Crouch is infact brilliant in the air. With Redknapps newly invested cloning machine we’re likely to see this line-up more and more. We will revolutionise football, no more feet, always in the air. From head to head to goal we sped. COYC
Let’s try it without the ball(it only confuses things) or a ref (this will certainly help us).
Both teams play their own game and a panel of judges drawn from the fans of both sides give their marks for artistic expression and content.
No time limit(as usual) and the first team to withdraw knackered or whose manager has a heart attack loses.
The three points are all ours.Trust me.
I think Harry will start with
Gomes
Hutton Daws Gallas Ben
Len Sarge Modders Wonder Boy
VdV
JD
It is a very close call between Sarge and JJ. Neither imo are quite good enough. Sarge offers the all round endeavour but gives the ball away far too often and concedes free kicks unecessarily. He makes the game look difficult.JJ always loses concentration at the vital moments and fails to track his runners. I reckon we actually need Lassana Diarra or Parker in the centre to play the way we want to, but we shall see if the transfer window brings any changes.
Apart from that you could argue Kabooooom instead of Gallas but think Kabooom is better in the more physical games ie Sjoke, Newcastle, Blackburn. It should be very much a game for keeping the ball and moving it to those who can do the most damage ie Len, Bale, VdV and Modders. Think Modders could be the key but either way we need JD to start making up for lost time. Could be a cracking game just hope the officials do not ruin it as usual!
Really don’t get Hutton favoured over Charlie..Link-up play of Charlie and Lennon is so much better, and..Charlie is more smart than the Scot(who isn’t in fact..;-)
Manchester United have annnounced their squad for tomorrow already and there’s going to be one change from the team that beat Liverpool last week.
Mike Dean is set to replace the injured Howard Webb…
;)
nice one!
how good would it be if WE benefitted from a dodgy decision. :shocked:
i think we need to trust harry’s judgement on the starting 11 depending on fitness and form….. but i hope pav and jenas are on the bench. :daumen:
HH, I was going to agree with your side, with Pav and Defoe up top, until I realised it was Baleless (did you also mean Charlton?).
The way manure play much of the game in the final third/box with players who struggle to stay upright, I’m always a bit worried about A&E, but unless Bale is having a stinker on the winger, there isn’t really any choice.
Definitely Defoe up front. Although I don’t remember him scoring many against this lot.
Modric’s partner is a bit of tough one. I’d prefer either Sandro or Palacios before the hapless *****, but again, both are clumsy and inclined to blunder. Anyone but *****.
With the blue scum, The scum and city winning yesterday, a win is vital. I’ve a feeling a draw is most likely with one or two major decisions going against us (what a surprise).
BIOYMC!