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I hope its a midfielder. We really are looking weak in that department again. Scholes aint got long left, Hargo has almost been written off, Carrick's too inconsistant and Anderson hasnt really lit the place up like we were hoping. That doesnt leave many reliable names.

It could be argued that its the midfield that's the cause of our bad away form at the moment. We need someone who can do the defensive work.
 
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Not sure about you lot but I've got a bad feeling about the Marseille tie, just think our away performances have been extremely poor it may be the same in Europe.
 
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3 wins out of 3 away from home in Europe, so far, isn't it?
 
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Yeah are record in Europe is second to none the last 3-4 years but I just have that bad feeling about the tie.
 
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I'm excited!

Biggest club in England vs. Biggest club in France! Millions and Millions of fans supporting each!

One thing is for sure, passion will be high! Two absolutely MASSIVE clubs! Doesn't get much bigger than these two.
 
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Games against French opposition tend to be quite cagey and tight for us.

Can't remember us comfortably beating a French side since Nantes in 2001(?) and even then we needed a last minute RvN penalty to snatch a draw in the away tie.
 
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The atmosphere will get to us in the first half, we'll end up giving the ball away loads and they'll be attacking all the time.

It's just upto them to capitalise on it and take their opportunities.

We'll settle into it a bit more second half and maybe sneak a 1-0 to take back to OT.

Usual away tie against big team/big stadium full of fans observation/prediction.
 
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Yeah that sounds about right.

P.s. 1-year extension for the ULTIMATE LEGEND!!!
 
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I reckon he'll still be playing even after next season.
 
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Neville retired and Giggsy still going for at least 1 more year! He might even outstay Paul Scholes!
 
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Giggs career is phenomenal.. if only he could achieve more things with Wales..but anyway..this career is simply best in football history imo..

And i think he will be usefull next season as well...

statue material for United :D
 
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It's crazy though, he's what 37? and he plays like a 21 year old winger that can run all day and is probably better than most aswell!

I don't think theirs ever been a better footballer at 37 years of age as Giggs currently is, surely not?
 
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Stanley Matthews, maybe? We'd need the opinion of someone old enough to have seen both play.
 
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YoungGun_UK said:
It's crazy though, he's what 37? and he plays like a 21 year old winger that can run all day and is probably better than most aswell!

I don't think theirs ever been a better footballer at 37 years of age as Giggs currently is, surely not?
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I'd argue Van Der Sar is better, but kind of different that. Outfield, no, I don't think so. not in the last 20 years.
 
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Can anyone who follows the French league give a little summary of Marseille? I ashamedly haven't seen them outside of the CL this season. I heard Gignac is out - is that a big loss (certainly not on international form!).
 
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YoungGun_UK said:
It's crazy though, he's what 37? and he plays like a 21 year old winger that can run all day and is probably better than most aswell!

I don't think theirs ever been a better footballer at 37 years of age as Giggs currently is, surely not?
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Rivaldo maybe? don´t know.. about Matthews, in his days the football was totaly different to modern game..with all respect of course..
 
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Rivaldo maybe? don´t know.. about Matthews, in his days the football was totaly different to modern game..with all respect of course..
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surely youre takin the piss?Rivaldo at 37???Ryan Giggs has all the the respect from me.A true premiership great.and im a red....
 
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Urgh - Anderson apparently out for 2 months...that could be the straw that breaks our back. No Hargreaves for the season of course, which leaves us, I think, with just:

Carrick - Out of form, but probably first choice
Scholes - Can only manage about 60-65 minutes of top level football (and will be suspended soon)
Fletcher - Has had 1 good season in the last 5, not good enough imo as a midfield 2
Gibson - Dear lord

And that's it. There's no back up. There's no one I've forgotten. 6 games in 18 days for them. Scholes at most can play 2 of those I'd say. Plus no Park or Valencia to let Giggsy slip into the middle.

Well Fergie - why is it exactly we haven't signed a CMF in 3 years?
 
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That might explain why Rooney was mainly playing in midfield against Crawley...

Don't forget we have John O'Shea more than capable (:CONFUSE:) of playing there too. Matty James - since he was recalled from Preston - could also be drafted in if we were really short on numbers.
 
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Forgot about James - I think he's injured though, as he hasn't played for Reserves since he got back. We've taken Tunniclife to Marseille, which says something about how desperate we are!

Fergie has really overloaded the front of the pitch in terms of development and recruitment imo. At a push, we could play any of Roon, Berba, Hernandez, Owen, King or Bebe as a front man. But in midfield we're disasterously bare - our best 'Reserve' midfielder was Eikrem but he's been let go, so we might be forced into giving a debut to a player (Tunniclife or Pogba) who have never played for the first team, and only just this year made their RESERVE team debuts. In Europe.

With the news that Hargreaves is still with the physios, I think we can safely assume his career is over (sniff). This has to force Fergie's hand in the transfer market, value be damned.
 
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Has it been confirmed Anderson's out for 2 months? If so then we'll need to manage them over the next 5 games EXTREMELY carefully.

Throw Giggs into the CM pot and Rooney outwide will do.
 
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Wonder what Rooney would be like as a CM. Might actually bother to turn up and play, or he'd probably just get sent off for getting frustrated and making two terrible tackles.

Either way, play him there and play Berba and Hernandez up front and through some form of miracle we might do alright.

Giggsy'll have to play a lot then, good thing he's still brilliant. Good thing it's only Arsenal too, they're bound to fuck up at some point.

Or what about Pogba?
 
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Rooney in CM?! Eh no thanks. Injury to Anderson isn't that bad either, 2 weeks hopefully.
 
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