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United tactics will be predictable tonight

Congest the midfield, press us with fletcher and carrick snapping at our feet and then use the pace of Valencia or Young out wide to run down the flanks and cut/ cross the ball in.

It's a tactic that has always beaten us.

As for us, the slow languid build up generally does not work against united and I can't see it working tonight.

Our play has to be of pace and movement tonight. Never has there been a better time to get 3 points against united and if we again fail to capitalise on this and fall for the same old tactics that Fergie hammered with us then some things will just never change.

Ox and Rosicky have to start for me. Both speed up our play and both play with high energy.

posted on 12/2/14

If you don't press us and attack at pace, wenger has to go

posted on 12/2/14

i got a funny feeling united will beat us again, i know they are struggling in the league but they always seem to get the better of us. Problem for us is midfield & upfront who the hell is going to score goals for us without Ramsey & Walcott we are fcuked. Santi might fire, Ozil forget about him he looks disinterested at times probably wants out pf the club already. Im guessin his not use to fighting unlike Real where they just turn up & hammer the opposition.

posted on 12/2/14

My concern is on the goal front.

Without Ramsey and Walcott, your spot on, where are the goals going to come from.

Santi is probably the only that could score but other than him it's difficult to see other options

posted on 12/2/14

You've got the same problem you've had for years now, Wenger's stubborn belief in himself.

Either that or he's got a deal where he makes money based on profits from transfers. You know better than me how hard it is to understand his transfer philosophy. His "i didn't see it" attitude possibly worked in the past but he's missed an opportunity to capitalise on the transition at the other top clubs.

posted on 12/2/14

press us with fletcher and carrick snapping at our feet
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Obviously you don't watch these two play.

posted on 12/2/14



press us with fletcher and carrick snapping at our feet

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press us with Fletcher and Carrick separating forming a guard of honour type corridor for the opposition to waltz through and pressure our defence

posted on 12/2/14

What they did best under Fergie was to sit back and congest the middle, encouraging our play out wide. Our players would then lob aimless crosses into an empty penalty area and United would then hit us on the counter. Lets hope those days are finally over.

posted on 12/2/14

it will be the same old tonight i fully expect Utd to get the 3 points.

posted on 12/2/14

This has got a draw written all over it.

1:1 is my guess.

that suits neither really.

posted on 12/2/14

I wonder if Wenger will pull a surprise move and start with Gnabry in the Theo role.

He doesn't quite have the same pace but has enough to stop United playing a high line or pressing too far up the pitch and leaving space in behind

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