bigmick wrote:I think anyone suggesting we go to Old Trafford and "go at them" wants their heads feeling, that or they're on a wind-up. Nobody I don't think is suggesting that we are playing particularly well right now, pretty much everyone would like us to set up with more ambition (this has been the case for years in fairness), but you don't go to Old Trafford and "go at them" choose whoever you are.
My guess is that with Cole being back on the scene, Roy might well start the game in a similar vein to the way we finished against Birmingham. That's to say Gerrard dropped into central midfield, Mereiles poked up to roam a bit free, and Cole to replace the hapless Maxi Rodriguez down the right.
If he does that, he'' instantly replace both the players who were the principal reason for our being bettered by Birmingham, and I think we'll look a better side. Like most I'd go with Agger or even the Greek in front of Skyrtel, but perhaps Skyrtel doesn't ball watch in training so Roy hasn't seen it enough times yet. He did it enough times against Brum IMHO to make the managers mind up, but we'll see.
Whichever way you look at it though, it's going to be extremely difficult to get anything from the game. They are a better team than they were last season, and we haven't improved any so far.
You certainly don't go to old trafford with a plodder in midfield who's know use to any one and a younger but a more plodding holding midfielder standing next to him . You don't go to old trafford and ceade possesion and ground and let them come onto you , because we will get torn apart.