Match Day Thread FA Cup - ManU at the Bridge

B.B.C. reporting Rooney out with training ground injury, no Martial or Rashford either so no recognised striker !!! Regardless of all this hope Antonio goes with our first 11. Semi-finals looking tasty if we make it.

 

Let's hope it's Spurs in the semi's.

 

No Zlatan is a big boost for Manu.
But without Rashford & Martial - Jose might park the farking proverbial bus.
hope we are not naive.

Come on boys - 3 London teams in the Semi will be good rather than 2 London & 2 Manchester teams.

I am under the weather, so might skip work altogether for the 3pm kick off. Hope we do alright and not succumbed into Jose.

 

#lovein

 

what do you mean??

 

#Joseloveaffair

 

Chelsea clear favourites for me. Man u are missing their key strikers so José will park the entire Manchester bus fleet in this one. I expect wave after wave of Chelsea attack and unless you become complacent, you should win. But this one will be a slog.

I'm hoping Arsenal face Spurs in the Semi's for a tasty encounter.

 

I think Joes will go with Fellaini up front and go quite defensive. Got to be careful not to be complacent and they will want pay back for the drubbing earlier in the season.

I expect we will play the first 11 given we haven't had a game for a week.

 

yeah no excuse for us resting anyone here.
We haven't had a game for a week, and we do not have another game for 5 days after this one, and we have no CL ties coming up, so no reason to rest anyone imo.
A Full strength side please....especially if United have no attacking players....with Zlatan, Rooney, Martial and Rashford all out, I cannot see where their goals are going to come from.
The only other players they have capable of grabbing goals are Mata and Pogba.
This will be an interesting game.

 

Long ball Fellaini round back of Azpi

 

I expect the gaffer will play a full strength side too. You are favourites to get the double and with no CL commitments it should be the usual side.

But Mourinho will make this very tough as his pride is on the line. Beating you would be a massive scalp especially with his front players out. Your defenders will have to concentrate the full 90 and not get caught out by some long ball specials.

 

I hope conte plays the first team but i have a sneaking suspicion some of the other players might get a run out like Terry as its the only 'Safe' games for him to rack up a few appearances

 

yes I suspect this. Moses should give good protection for Azpi.

Can see lots of cross balls from Valencia & Mata from their right.
If only Alonso can prevent any of those balls

 

Lindgard up front I reckon. Looks a decent prospect and I think is naturally a centre forward.

 

no, Jose at it again
Rashford healthy & starts

 

Chelsea

• 13Courtois
• 28Azpilicueta
• 30David Luiz
• 24Cahill
• 15Moses
• 7Kanté
• 21Matic
• 3Alonso
• 22Willian
• 19Diego Costa
• 10Hazard

Substitutes

• 1Begovic
• 4Fàbregas
• 5Zouma
• 11Pedro
• 23Batshuayi
• 26Terry
• 29Chalobah

Man Utd

• 1de Gea
• 4Jones
• 12Smalling
• 5Rojo
• 25A Valencia
• 21Herrera
• 6Pogba
• 36Darmian
• 22Mkhitaryan
• 19Rashford
• 18Young

Substitutes

• 3Bailly
• 8Mata
• 14Lingard
• 16Carrick
• 17Blind
• 20Romero
• 27Fellaini

Referee:
Michael Oliver
We get the best Ref in the league.

 

we cannot give any psychological edge in the title run in.

Great to see Conte pulling full strength team - Matic & Willian over the spanish duo.

 

Hazard is a dirty cheating disgrace, vile cheating diving ****

 

I am home sick, so didn't take one for the team after all.
Hazard is from another planet.
Oliver is the best ref in the league at the moment.
But
Not impressed with our profligacy in finishing.