womblemaster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Even the most die hard nufc fan cant surely see us beating mufc on sat?? We just arent at the races atmo. imo best we can hope for is a 2-0 defeat, ie keep the score down. So...play 451? Someone to man mark ronaldo? or throw caution to the wind and go 3-3-4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 keegan and defensive? never in million years. that is why i love the guy. Man Utd aren't the greatest team in the world. Football is very unpredictable, who knows in the first five minutes we could of had a penalty and them being reduced to ten men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We're too shit to play defensive. Our only chance is to have a go imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 so probably 442 then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boot Boy Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We can't play defensively. I don't think we have the players, the systems or the crowd patience to play a stifling game. Much better to attack them from the start and hope the players are on song. If we can get them on the back foot early and keep going, this result might just surprise some people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 would be ironic if we won playing 433 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 No way, we would get murdered, take the game to them,press the ball as high up the pitch as we can, give them no time on the ball.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We can't play defensively. I don't think we have the players, the systems or the crowd patience to play a stifling game. Much better to attack them from the start and hope the players are on song. If we can get them on the back foot early and keep going, this result might just surprise some people. Thats the spirit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't think we can play defensive, a better approach would be pick players who can match them for pace and movement in the key areas. I'd seriously consider Zog and Faye in the middle. A midfield of Duff, Zog, Faye and Milner won't get over-run like creaky chitty-chitty bang-bangs, Butt and Barton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Absolutely cannot sit back. Have to go at them from the off. Let's say ... oh, 2 - 1 to us, why not. As an aside, it's funny watching some of the manu message boards -- the number among them who think KK has been "saving" his first win for them is astonishingly high. Here's hoping they're right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We couldn't play that way to save our lives - these players are basically second-raters and when it comes to defending, THIRD raters.. Better to have a go than try to defend at SJP - can you imagine the field day the media would have about NUFC 'locked in their own half all game - terrified of Man U etc etc'.... Almost certain defeat - better to lose by going down fighting than playing chicken all game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 why man mark ronaldo....just let enrique playt against him like the first half at old trafford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Play defensive and they will score 5. Might as well go for it, nowt to lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr quimbys beard Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Attacking footie will bne the order of the day i bet if KK has owt to do with it(which he does lol), probably be a few goals in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpinho Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We dont have the ability to attack or defend at the moment, might as well just not turn up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 As long as people realise there is an excellent chance we will get totally spanked on Saturday, because the players we currently have are clearly not good enough, and therefore won't start a huge kneejerk reaction after the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 As long as people realise there is an excellent chance we will get totally spanked on Saturday, because the players we currently have are clearly not good enough, and therefore won't start a huge kneejerk reaction after the game. It will happen all the same! I'm expecting a draw at best, but a drubbing otherwise. Need to make it a cauldron of hate at St Jame's from now on, maybe we'll be able to influence the opposition and win a couple of games at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We haven't got the players to go defensive, we haven't got the players to go attacking. In the words of a great man. "That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'd go for it and play 4-3-3 Duff central just behind the front 2. Harper Beye Cacapa Faye Enrique Emre Barton\Butt Zoggy Duff Martins Owen Lets face it we're not expected to get anything out of this game so just go for it from the 1st whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 For us to go defensive on Saturday we'd need to do the Greek Phalanx back line... http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/digitalk/300_phalanx.jpg Lets see Ronaldo dance his way past that fucker. Seriously tho, we need to attack them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 We tried to sit back against Liverpool, which turned out to be the biggest walloping of a Newcastle side I've ever seen. So no, Gung-ho please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 For us to go defensive on Saturday we'd need to do the Greek Phalanx back line... http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/digitalk/300_phalanx.jpg Lets see Ronaldo dance his way past that fucker. Seriously tho, we need to attack them. Fuck that! If we had that line up why not just send it into the away end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thrusting and stabbing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Attack is the best form of defense. Get at them, keep a high line, press them inside their own half and try and keep a high tempo going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thrusting and stabbing! Now the gimp's coming out in you again! Filthy tart! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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