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No Ashley Young or Valencia on the wing for United? Thought United would try to push down the wings and try to test the City full backs, I'm guessing not...
Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [28th April - 2nd May 2012]
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Evans and Valencia dropped and Giggs and Park playing? Smalling playing?!? When was the last time he played 
This is either a tactical master-stroke to lull them into a false sense of security or my worst nightmare.
This is either a tactical master-stroke to lull them into a false sense of security or my worst nightmare.
Either way you're still looking at a beating.
We'll see.
It's quite clear that Sir Alex wants a draw here. I'd take a draw but keeping that front four out isn't going to be easy.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Barry, Toure Yaya, Silva, Tevez, Nasri, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli.
Man Utd: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernandez, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia.
Sigh. I hope that the team proves me wrong but I can't see anything but a loss. Dropping the players he has and bringing in the others is just..
Man Utd: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernandez, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia.
Sigh. I hope that the team proves me wrong but I can't see anything but a loss. Dropping the players he has and bringing in the others is just..
Think so.
Park to sit right on top of Yaya
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Park has been atrocious every single time he's played this season, Giggs hasn't been great to put it bluntly either...and dropping Valencia?!? What. On. Earth.
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It says a lot when the majority of united fans (myself included) don't want Giggs to start. He's given a few important contributions the last few seasons, but they're getting less and less every season. Should retire and possibly take a coaching role. Sad really given what he has done for the club.
There's nothing I'd like more though to be proven wrong.
There's nothing I'd like more though to be proven wrong.
Yup completely dead on sky sports 1, the rest of the channels work fine though.
Posted on their help forums nothing yet from them.
Agree on Park but Rafael can be rash at times. We don't need any hot heads getting booked early on
I'm looking forward to the game but I doubt it can live up to the hype sky have given it!
You would think the winner takes the EPL title, Champs League, FA Cup and master of the universe title after this match with all the ridiculous hype
You would think the winner takes the EPL title, Champs League, FA Cup and master of the universe title after this match with all the ridiculous hype
Giggs is fine coming off the bench, just starting has been terrible. Park makes no sense, he just runs around like a headless chicken.
I'd have kept Rafael instead of Jones - Evans hasn't trained all week apparently due to injury so Smalling makes sense at CB.
I'd have kept Rafael instead of Jones - Evans hasn't trained all week apparently due to injury so Smalling makes sense at CB.
Looking at City's side, I can't see Toure being much of an attacking threat. If Park is going to track somebody then it should be Silva.
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Seems strange to drop Valencia, but this is exactly the kind of team Ferguson plays in big away games, and it usually works well, with us scoring on the counter. Can't see our defence holding up though tonight.
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its better than someone who hasnt made a start for the last X amount of games.