Steve McClaren

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He tried to play on the counter attack from the start.He then tried to force it by playing with wide quick players after going down to 100 men.  IMO it's a shit tactic, but he definitely had a plan. 

 

Troyes did well against Nice the other day when down to 10 men, but I reckon that was more down to Nice's exuberance than anything Troyes did particularly well.

 

:lol:

[U2]

I'd be really impressed with McClaren if he shifted Mbemba out to RB and deployed a more physical CB partnership the next time we played Swansea.

 

Reckon Mbemba Taylor Williamson Dummett would do a better job at keeping Swansea at bay.

[U2]

He tried to play on the counter attack from the start.He then tried to force it by playing with wide quick players after going down to 100 men.  IMO it's a s*** tactic, but he definitely had a plan. 

 

Troyes did well against Nice the other day when down to 10 men, but I reckon that was more down to Nice's exuberance than anything Troyes did particularly well.

 

:lol:

 

 

and so on

[Unbelievable]

I'd be really impressed with McClaren if he shifted Mbemba out to RB and deployed a more physical CB partnership the next time we played Swansea.

 

Reckon Mbemba Taylor Williamson Dummett would do a better job at keeping Swansea at bay.

 

Wat

[U2]

Mbemba deals with the pace of the right winger, whilst we keep a big physical presence on Gomis.  They don't play with real pace down the center, so we can afford to use those two.

[The College Dropout]

LOL

[Guest reefatoon]

I'd be really impressed with McClaren if he shifted Mbemba out to RB and deployed a more physical CB partnership the next time we played Swansea.

 

Reckon Mbemba Taylor Williamson Dummett would do a better job at keeping Swansea at bay.

 

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[U2]

Great gif

 

Too outside the box for you guys then.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I won't be impressed if he picks Willo, Taylor and Dummett, because we will get bummed into next week.

[Unbelievable]

Mbemba is not a right back, so to play him out of position to bring in Willo is just sheer madness, especially if it means you drop our only actual right back and best player. The whole idea is just

[AyeDubbleYoo]

All we needed to do was rotate Janmaat away from Montero for a few minutes. We were close to half time as well, so I guess Schteve thought he could make it through to the break.

[Aiston]

I'm just so exhausted from hating, I simply have to give him time. He might do a s*** job - well aware of that possibility, but at a glance he appears to have more of a game plan than Pardew.

Really?

 

I thought his game plan on Saturday just seemed to be to keep the score down.

 

 

 

Yet he managed it, Pardew team would have conceded 4 more

[TRon]

I won't be impressed if he picks Willo, Taylor and Dummett, because we will get bummed into next week.

 

Man U won't provide the aerial threat that we faced against Swansea or Southampton. It would be a bit daft to close the stable door once the horse has bolted.

[Guest @ndy]

I think the plan with McClaren is to ultimately go with the following formation:

 

                          Krul

 

Janmat    Memba    Colo  Haidara

 

      Sissoko  Colback  Winjeldum

 

Thauvin                                Aarons

 

                    Mitrovich

 

Thauvin and aarons provide the width and supply to Mitrovich. Sissoko box to box, winjeldum playmaker and Colback deepest.

 

Week links are CB, LB and probably the defensive CM.

 

 

[Guest reefatoon]

Why isn't he going with that then? Why send out a team he doesn't really want to play in the first two fixtures (the best chance of getting points too out the first 4 games) and risk dropping points.  Makes absolutely no sense. If he ultimately wanted to play that, then he would have been picking it in preseason and so far in the competitive games.

[SEMTEX]

Why isn't he going with that then? Why send out a team he doesn't really want to play in the first two fixtures (the best chance of getting points too out the first 4 games) and risk dropping points.  Makes absolutely no sense. If he ultimately wanted to play that, then he would have been picking it in preseason and so far in the competitive games.

 

[Teasy]

I see his point on Mbemba at right back for that game actually because Janmaat didn't seem quick enough to deal with their right wingers pace, Mbemba performed better against him.  But Williamson in the center to provide a big physical presence is the mental bit.  Couldn't find a less physical presence than Williamson.

[durhamunigeordie]

I see his point on Mbemba at right back for that game actually because Janmaat didn't seem quick enough to deal with their right wingers pace, Mbemba performed better against him.  But Williamson in the center to provide a big physical presence is the mental bit.  Couldn't find a less physical presence than Williamson.

 

In that scenario I'd have Janmaat at CB ahead of Williamson every time.

[The College Dropout]

I think the plan with McClaren is to ultimately go with the following formation:

 

                          Krul

 

Janmat    Memba    Colo  Haidara

 

      Sissoko  Colback  Winjeldum

 

Thauvin                                Aarons

 

                    Mitrovich

 

Thauvin and aarons provide the width and supply to Mitrovich. Sissoko box to box, winjeldum playmaker and Colback deepest.

 

Week links are CB, LB and probably the defensive CM.

LOL. He's not even used that shape. He may end up at this point but it's not by design at the mo.

[DJ_NUFC]

We don't have a McLaren gif / face smiley yet?

[TRon]

[Guest reefatoon]

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[DJ_NUFC]

awesome

[Unbelievable]

Replacement for imo

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I gave Graeme Souness a chance. I gave Fat Sam a chance. I have limits; I didn't give JFK or Pardew a chance. But I'm definitely willing to give McClaren a chance.