The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[Sam]

Maybe it's because I'm not a footballing genius but how is playing Rooney in midfield better than playing an actual midfielder there? Drop RVP from the team for once and stick him up top to see how he works with Falcao.

[brenchill]

https://vine.co/v/OUejVTgxPL5

Amazing

[Whisper]

Maybe it's because I'm not a footballing genius but how is playing Rooney in midfield better than playing an actual midfielder there? Drop RVP from the team for once and stick him up top to see how he works with Falcao.

Agree with this. I don't mind Rooney in there as he's clearly capable enough to do the job. But doing it so that we can fit RVP into the team seems odd when you consider RVP has been garbage lately and Herrera has looked great every time he's been on the pitch.

RVP for Wilson would also be preferable at this point.

[Baddar]

I've said it before. RVP and Falcao together just isn't working.

[MJB]

Herrera for RVP would be my change.

[brenchill]

Man Utd losing

[Nerf]

Either way there is absolutely no balance to that team.

I don't know how there is "no balance" to the team. Rooney has been playing centre mid for a while now and Di Maria likes to run at people from deep, with Blind protecting the back 4.

It's not how I would choose to line us up personally, but to say it has no balance is pretty inaccurate. It's hardly going to be Rooney, Januzaj and Di Maria playing on RVP and Falcao's toes.

Might as well stick RVP at CB too then. Balance.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

My dad and brother made it onto TV during the Newcastle game! They went up for my brother's birthday, so I'm gutted for them that Stoke equalised at the end

[brenchill]

LVG must just pick 11 names out of a hat.

[Gazz]

Brench is just too conditioned to the negative tactics of Paul Lambert.

It makes perfect sense to pick seven attack minded players when playing away from home.

[Colly]

Moyes out.

[DavidMarrio]

Man Utd don't half score goals from pumping it into the box and someone getting a knock down.

[brenchill]

Shaw off

[stokeriño]

Curious parallels between the two Manchester results this weekend...

[Baddar]

Can't complain with the draw. Shit performance. Yet another 1-1 away draw.

[Whisper]

Either way there is absolutely no balance to that team.

I don't know how there is "no balance" to the team. Rooney has been playing centre mid for a while now and Di Maria likes to run at people from deep, with Blind protecting the back 4.

It's not how I would choose to line us up personally, but to say it has no balance is pretty inaccurate. It's hardly going to be Rooney, Januzaj and Di Maria playing on RVP and Falcao's toes.

Might as well stick RVP at CB too then. Balance.

Our front two just look so ineffective at the minute. Might be time to give Wilson a run in the side.

Carragher had it spot on at half time with what he said about RVP and Falcao as a partnership.

[Dynamite]

We only have one tactic whether it's the first minute or the 93rd. Long, diagonal ball. Only difference is we had Fellaini to win some late on.

[Sam]

I don't understand why we didn't start with Fellaini against a team who play as direct as West Ham.

We need to drop this Rooney in midfield nonsense, especially when you have two of them sat on the bench, and move him back up to the pitch as a striker where he will score goals. I have no doubt he would have put away the chance Falcao squandered.

[stokeriño]

I don't understand why we didn't start with Fellaini against a team who play as direct as West Ham.

Didn't see the match (only just got in), but I note that West Ham's % of short passes is 80% to Man Utd's 79%...

[Whisper]

Yeah West Ham don't really play all that direct these days. Though we still should have been playing Fellaini to help us defending set pieces.

We only have one tactic whether it's the first minute or the 93rd. Long, diagonal ball. Only difference is we had Fellaini to win some late on.

I know we didn't play well today, and that's how we got the goal, but that's not even remotely true.

Anyway, have to be pleased with a point in the end. If nothing else, it's another tough away game out of the way. Two great finishes in that game by the way.