[Albion] Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[pocketseagull]

we've seen so little of Tariq for so long.

Last time we saw him there was a hint that he'd regained the afterburners. Be interesting to see if that was a one off.

 

[Littlemo]

Ha ha we always doubt RDZ before matches when he puts out weird line-ups and he always makes us eat our words. Going to trust that this team is going to be fabulous and win 4-1.

 

[jcdenton08]

i'ld guess veltman on the left

I hope not. I remember him playing left back once - ever. It was at home to Everton, he gave away a penalty and had his worst ever performance for us… we got battered

 

[Dick Swiveller]

I have said it before but today is definitely our strongest bench ever.

 

[pb21]

Unusual starting 11,but Veltman, Groß and Lallana calm my nerves substantially.

 

[Acker79]

Makes me think of Newcastle last season, where the team was seemingly picked with southampton in mind, rather than our very outside chance of top 4.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Didn't Lamptey play LB against United last season?

 

[Seagull58]

It could be Lamptey LB and Veltman RB or
Veltman LB and Lamptey RB
or
Gross LB and Adingra RB with Lamptey RW and Veltman DM.
Only Roberto knows.

 

[oldboyroy]

Fancied a 3-1 win for us, could be other way round with that line up!

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Ha ha we always doubt RDZ before matches when he puts out weird line-ups and he always makes us eat our words. Going to trust that this team is going to be fabulous and win 4-1.

Some people are going to need Pampers this season. We knew there will be a lot of rotation this season in order to attempt all 4 competitions. Internationals will impact this as well. We will need to swap around like this to get all the players up to speed. It is going to be a rollercoaster but European football meant it always would be,

 

[um bongo molongo]

Why’s March not even on the bench?

 

[The Fits]

He really believes in every one of our players which is great to see.

 

[Husty]

Why’s March not even on the bench?

Rightly putting his feet up ahead of a long season?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Why’s March not even on the bench?

Heard he got pissed up on the coach on the way to the ground and offered RDZ out.

Wrongun.

 

[Affy]

Naylor reporting March felt a “small” injury and not playing as a precaution.

 

[Zeberdi]

Can anyone help out with a stream link please?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Naylor reporting March felt a “small” injury and not playing as a precaution.

That makes more sense. No issue with the starting XI rotation, we’ll have to get used to it. But seemed odd not to have him on the bench, especially given how versatile he is

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

When I first saw the line up I thought that it was a bit maverick. Then, after a few minutes thought, I remembered we've only bloody well got Europe on Thursday. Europe! So we've got to do that rotation thing. Buckle up and get used to it lads and lasses!

 

[Zeus]

Think this type of line up and number of changes is something we need to get used to. RDZ wants everyone to be match ready and we have a level of match frequency we’ve never experienced so players need to be rested.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

That makes more sense. No issue with the starting XI rotation, we’ll have to get used to it. But seemed odd not to have him on the bench, especially given how versatile he is

But probably part of it as well. We seem to be more cautious with minor niggles - presumably because of the volume of games.