The F.A Cup Thread

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Well done today to our boys, the Blues Reserves did fantastic against a full strength Bolton.
We controlled the majority of the game, played some fantastic football, and for big parts out played them.

Nathan Redmond, keep an eye out for him! Played brilliant today on the right hand side, has a trick, some pace and the ability to spot a pass, only just 17 years of age will become a great talent, glad we tied him up with a three year deal!

Jordan Mutch another decent shift from him in the centre of midfield for the majority of the game with Seb Larsson in the middle played brilliant. Looking at the individual performances from our lads who went out there and gave their all, they dont deserve to be going out the cup today, but thats football.

If anybody ever tries to tell me Bolton now play football and not hoof it long you are going to need to show me concrete evidence to persuade me otherwise, today they did nothing but hoof, and were fortunate to be playing a make shift Blues to make it effective.

Bolton for the first time in my life iv saw them today bring more than 1,000 fans to an away game, yes i know you will all be shocked :$ but brought loads of fans, create an atmosphere?.. meh hardly!

Phil Dowd and his two officials were consistently poor throughout today, with debatable decisions all over the shop, something really needs to be done about football officiating! Its all we seem to talk about...

Although disappointing coming away from Stan's with a loss to a team that i dont believe were the better team today, still walked away from the ground proud to wear blue and white after watching our lads give their all, also maybe it can be viewed as a blessing in disguise that we dont have more games to think about and we can just concentrate on cementing ourselves in the Premier League.
 
ManUtd

van der Sar

Brown
Smalling
Vidic
Evra

Rafael
O'Shea
Gibson
Fabio

Rooney
Hernandez

The ****?
 
ajt09 said:
No Fletcher again? thats odd
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Fergie says Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher are injured and have "no chance"of playing against Marseille on Tuesday

So many rumors floating around. Hope what i posted is rumored one and also the above line.. :S
 
Matty said:
If im going to read bias Arsenal views ill stick to Paul Merson thanks mate :P
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Okay! Although hopefully it won't be too bias...

Our aim is to be as objective as possible, and to focus on the tactics used.

Try it out at least, if you don't like it - just tell us via the thread on base or something in a constructive way and we'll take it on board :)

ajt09 said:
No Fletcher again? thats odd
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Fergie says Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher are injured and have "no chance"of playing against Marseille on Tuesday (Dan Taylor from the Guardian on twitter )
 
Manchester United team (v Arsenal): Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Brown, Smalling, Fabio, Evra, Rafael, Gibson, Rooney, Hernandez

Team to play Manchester United: Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Gibbs, Diaby, Denilson, Nasri, Wilshere, Arshavin, Van Persie
 
Calum said:
Hope thats your team and we play our best team and hopefully win :)
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First team line-up is Almunia – Sagna – Djourou – Koscielny – Gibbs – Denilson – Diaby – Nasri – Wilshere – Arshavin – Van Persie, with Diaby presumably playing the ‘Cesc role’.
 
Hopefully Fabio plays as a CM. He has done a good job as a CM for reserves.
 
CtPauley said:
Manchester United team (v Arsenal): Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Brown, Smalling, Fabio, Evra, Rafael, Gibson, Rooney, Hernandez

Team to play Manchester United: Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Gibbs, Diaby, Denilson, Nasri, Wilshere, Arshavin, Van Persie
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Fabio and Rafael will be playing the wings then?
 
This might be the starting formation, and based on recent matches would probably make the most sense: http://t.co/VP57pQ4

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**** me we're going to get trounced..

7 defenders, 1 midfielder and 2 strikers. oO)
 
****** **** fergie is putting out a more defensive team than mancini normally does, and at old trafford too...
 
sunilvk7 said:
Hopefully Fabio plays as a CM. He has done a good job as a CM for reserves.
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In a 4-5-1?

VDS
Brown Smalling Vidic Evra
OShea
Gibson Fabio
Rafael ------------------------- Rooney
Hernandez​

Can't see it.

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So - Is SAF:

a) Doing what Wenger did in 2008, and handing over the FA Cup to concentrate on Marseille and the PL?

b) Just being more defensive that Mancini at the Emirates?

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MUFC Subs: Kuszczak, Giggs, Scholes, Obertan, King, Valencia (Welcome Back), Berbatov.
 
Joss said:
First team line-up is Almunia – Sagna – Djourou – Koscielny – Gibbs – Denilson – Diaby – Nasri – Wilshere – Arshavin – Van Persie, with Diaby presumably playing the ‘Cesc role’.
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where is the link that that is the starting 11 because it says nothing on the arsenal website about the starting 11
 
Joss said:
In a 4-5-1?

VDS
Brown Smalling Vidic Evra
OShea
Gibson Fabio
Rafael ------------------------- Rooney
Hernandez​

Can't see it.
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In a 4-4-2

VDS

Brown Smalling Vidic O'shea

Rafael Fabio Gibson Evra

Rooney Hernandez

I would have started with King as a winger rather than Evra. Would have played Fabio as CM and King who has done very well and is very strong on the ball as winger.

I'm not at all feeling good about this game.. :S
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