Man Utd vs Chelsea - Community Shield

[kai]

I'd say we have - though defensively without Heinze think a lot of cover is gonna be provided by the fact that utility defenders like Silvestre, O'Shea and Brown can play a number of positions in defence. It should be adequate cover, but prob not as well covered there as some teams and maybe signing in left back (like Baines for example) as extra cover would be a good move in Jan.

All well and good and a strong squad, as three payers I rate highly for slotting in, but if we got a few injuries at the back - like we did last season - then can see us having to bring in people like Evans, Pique and Bardsley who have returned from loan. Three good young prospects, but unproven so could be risky and we could end up with quite a shaky unproven back four if key men at the back pick up injuries.

Think thats the only potential weakness in the squad, caused by Heinze being a twat, but overall I'd say we have the strongest squad just about. Only Chelsea and Liverpool could be agued to be stronger in depth, but reckon you could say the same about both of their sides if you carefully removed some key players. Can't think of any side in the Premiership that doesn't have a weak point somewhere in the squad, and we def have the strongest attacking squad in the league now.


Incidentally, hasn't Hargreaves played left back several times for England to good effect? In which case, could possibly be the extra cover we need there now.

[Numeric]

aye, Hargreaves can play at left or right-back...

[Microdot]

sick of hearing about the rent boy's injury problems tbh....whose fault is it when you spend hundreds of millions on star players only to find you lack cover in key areas when you get a few injuries?.........man for man Utd had just as many problems last season.......especially in defence towards the end of the season......it's just that Utd's squad players such as O'Shea and Fletcher performed much better than Chelsea's....

as for the CS, Utd bossed most the game and deserved to be winners after the 90 imo...

[Will]

Nah, Chelsea had worse injury problems last season, as did Liverpool and Arsenal.

[kai]

Bullshit - we had 12 fit players at one point!

[Numeric]

injuries are not a valid exuse for teams such as Chelsea, United and Liverpool, these clubs have so much financial power at their disposal, each should have large enough squads to cope...

[french_og]

True... All three teams have plenty of money and big enough squads!! Injuries are part of the game. Deal with it!!!!

[Numeric]

apparently Chelsea had just 11 outfield players passed fit for training yesterday

[Microdot]

Nah, Chelsea had worse injury problems last season, as did Liverpool and Arsenal.

not true.

[french_og]

Come on Chelsea had major players missing last season, Cech, Cudicini, Terry, Robben, Joe Cole, Ashley Cole, Bridge.

Not sympathising with them as they have spent millions and should be able to cope but they defo had worse injuries than Utd.

[Numeric]

Chelsea did suffer quite badly at key points during the season...

United suffered at the business end of the Champions League, which in my opinion, cost us the competition...

[Will]

Yeah, that and the fact that Milan were too good!

[Numeric]

if United were at full strength for the Milan tie we would have spanked them, and then spanked Liverpool in the final too...

[Will]

You barely avoided defeat at OT and then got spanked at the San Siro so I doubt it.

[Will]

Besides, if Arsenal had been at full strength last season we'd have done the quadruple.

[Numeric]

we should start a new thread, 'reasons why your team failed to win anything last season'...

be a good one for you arse's and kopites :;

[kai]

In both ties with Milan we had the vast majority of our defensive line out.

Of or first choice back 4 we only had Evra available in first leg, and Vidic in second, who wasn't match fit in the slightest but lack of options due to extent of injuries forced us to play him half fit.

That's why we struggled to deal with theit attack in both games.

No guarantees we'd have beaten them with Ferdinand, Vidic and Neville their - but its safe to say that we would have conceded less over the two legs and dealt with Kaka a hell of a lot better.

[Numeric]

word...

[french_og]

Utd would of spanked them with their full strenght side no doubt. Don't even think Milan are a good side, just have one of the best players in the world with Kaka who runs the show and workman like players like Gattuso.

Liverpool woudl of beaten them if Benitez had picked the correct side and not been so negative.

[Microdot]

Gattuso is ****in awesome.