Apparently, Wes Brown has to have surgery on a troublesome ankle and Gary Neville is also injured for a period of time.
Will Ferguson give Rafael the start on Saturday or will he stick with good ol' John? Remember, the right-back will be crucial in that game. If Sagna had a hard time keeping Young in check, what chance does O'Shea have? Rafael could if he could stop forgetting himself in attacking positions. So what'll happen? I'm scared...
Doesn't Young play on the right ?? It'll be a big test for Rafael, if he plays...Evra will tame Young if goes on the right wing. My starting line-up wud be:
GK-VDS
RB-Rafael
CB-Evans
CB-Vida
LB-Evra
RM-Ronnie
CM-Carrick
CM-Fletch
LM-Nani
ST-Manucho
ST-Tevez
VDS
Rafael
Ferdy
Vidic
Evra
Roanldo
Fletcher
Anderson
Giggs
Nani
Tevez
Carrick, Park, Evans, O'Shea, Possebon, Manucho(wanted to play Park, but unlikely as he is travelling back from Asia)
rafael has the pace advantage over o shea but his defensive side needs improving.i really hope rooney is fit,bring back that successful partnership from last season with tevez
i miss brown...
GK.VDS
RB.Rafael
CB.Vidic
CB.Evans
LB.Evra
RM.Park
CM.Carrick
CM.Anderson
LW.Nani/Ronaldo
CF.Nani/Ronaldo
CF.Tevez
Neville should just retire now
he should...
VDS
Rafael
Vidic
Evans
Evra
Roanldo
Fletcher
Anderson
Giggs
Nani
Tevez
if Ferdy doesnt recover ... Evans will rise in big games/big players. Agbonlahor will be kept quiet, hopefully.
Rooney is fit, methinks.
Hamburg - 6 hours ago »
VDS
Rafael
Vidic
Evans
Evra
Roanldo
Fletcher
Anderson
Giggs
Nani
Tevez
if Ferdy doesnt recover ... Evans will rise in big games/big players. Agbonlahor will be kept quiet, hopefully.
i dont have much faith in this team, too little firepower...but it is villa park so expect a win. and where is park? this is the kind of game he should be playing
1-3 for me.
that line-up is in the worst case, that is Rooney does not recover on time, Ferdy too.
Park actually plays and what a surprise he is crap giggs also this is why i wanted anderson & nani
not a chance carrick was the best player 1st half!
but park wasnt crap, he was one of our most protent attackers
the two chances that park had Nani would have buried also park is V Slow!
park should get a go at full back 
.no but really,he has the energy and workrate.why not try it in japan
Nani wont be in Park's place in all those situations, Parky's positioning is good, and Nani doesnt have 'em. to me vds was their best man, save their asses many a times, Park in 2nd and then maybe Evra in 3rd. Imagine to attacking players for their positions(Evra n Ron) attacking Reo-Coker(when he is a midfielder)? i think O'Neil got the idea from Fergie, by putting Nigel in RB like Hargo did for Utd at times.
why do most people dont like park? his work rate and positional sense is excellent. his effectiveness is often underrated.
Tmr against Villareal:
VDS
Rafael
Ferdy
Vidic
Evra
Park
Fletcher
Anderson
Nani
Tevez
Rooney
Subs: Giggs, Carrick ...
if Ron doesnt recover from a leg injury ... Rafael should play, it is an away game and they need a point to qualify and any more will be a bonus to get top spot.
why are you sinking your hopes in a very young Rafael? his potential is clear but don't you all see what happened to Arsenal with that idea? one-off cup games are fine even an occasional league appearance against weaker teams but to use him week in week out and even against champions league opposition is madness.
he's a youth....don't let lessons of Arsene go unobserved
okay Jonno's in then?
Jonno?
i think if Hargo was fit he'd be the best bet to play there every week.
John O'Shea
I know but O'Shea is good backup not a first option.
Kuszczak have to play as Edwin did not travel to Spain.
He will have deputies for a while at tru the Xmas Royal Rumble, jeez talking about Xmas, i wonder which team will have their squad depleted further ... i know Pool is still healthy.
Personally I think Manchester is due for an overhaul.
Picture this Champions League 2nd leg semifinal against a full strenth Real Madrid at the Bernabeau...That means a fit Robben and Sneijder. Suppose you all are carrying a slim 1-nil advantage form Old Trafford...How would you like to know that the options at right back are: O'Shea, Rafael, Brown or Neville?
You need a quality right back...another Evra...because none of the options are on the level of Evra.
O'Shea is good backup and is kinda undefined as a player.
Rafael is too young to hold them for 90
Brown isn't that good. Good but surely not that good
Neville...time to retire.
Like I said the only guy you all have now that I'd trust in that situation is a fit Hargo.
Let's therefore assume your backline is Hargo Vidic Ferdinand Evra
In the middle after Ronaldo and Carrick, I don't think Anderson, Nani, Park, Scholes or Giggs are quite the options.
Anderson is good but is also still too young and needs time...
Nani...well you all know what I think of Nani.
Park is a workhorse but hasn't been the same since injury and even before that I don't think he has the pedigree to face the kind of talent Real boasts.
Scholes is not exactly the creator...I've always seen him as a 'dog midfielder' good reading the game and feeding of errors but not exactly the guy to go to who will make it happen form the center.
Giggs is too old for that kind of pace.
So you all need a commanding, skillful presence in the middle to go with Carrick. And another demon winger like Ronaldo.
So far that's 3 purchases.
Your striking options are fine with Rooney and Tevez. I think Berbaz is great but didn't suit Manchester's play. That 30 mill should have been spent on a striker that suits you all...and Manucho. Together that would have been a nice 4. For more reasons than one Berbaz doesn't fit. A personality like that will cause a rift in your top striking pair as you would have to keep three premier strikers happy...as it is doing right now. You needed another Solskajaer. Great but unopposing the top 2 and ready and willing to contribute when called upon.
So sadly one of those three has to go...the smart money is on Tevez. Which will be shattering loss.
As such your strikers ideally need revisiting.
Finally Foster need to play and you need a young capable backup. VDS is shaky in his old age.
Oh and your bench needs real attacking midfield options not Fletcher and O'Shea.
You need young...like about 25/26.....viable whipper snappers ready to kill coming on off the bench.
this of course is my humble opinion after watching you all this season....
Real are in shite now at the mo ... the most inform team at the mo is Spurs or Barca(though they had to draw on Sunday)
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