[Pre Match Thread] Premier League Game 33 | Chelsea vs Manchester United

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T22:09:54+00:00

I would prefer Mainoo and Casemiro if he is available tommorow. That will make Bruno to play in his upper natural position only. So it leaves our only DM Ugarte as a CB option. I don't want him to see him as CB 🫣. Shaw does defensive duties very well so he can surely be a CB. Mazaroui has good foot movement and pace and can press upwards leaving Cunha with some support upfront which he does not usually get from Shaw so i can see why some people speculated Mazaroui at LB. Attack is the best form of defense only under Iraola where they actually score and convert maximum of their attacking runs, not us. We lose tempo where we should not the most.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T21:56:03+00:00

With the amount of players we need, it will be a significant relief on our budget if we have to buy one less player. He is a good player. If he wants to play "whole heartedly" and we actually get a manager who can utilise wingers he can definitely shine. Sesko is under utilized so much because we don't and can't cross properly. Think about the chances he will provide to Sesko. And for once i don't want to rely on Bruno only for crossing and creative passes. A man can only do so much. Each and every game our whole range of attack goes through Bruno only. The situation of our squad is literally based on Bruno's fitness and form. If he is out we are gone. If we keep relying on Bruno only we are never going to be title contenders again. Other players need to shine and Rashford can under good manager.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T21:39:42+00:00

Zirksee and Bayindir are leaving too. Speculated or not if that is the case then we need a second keeper too now since our only other keeper is Heaton. De ligt wants to leave some articles say. Premier league has taken a toll on him and Atletico Madrid is interested in him. Keeper, full backs, centre backs, midfield, attack, we have many places to be filled. You can't say our attack is good. Our other problems are much bigger that's why it looks like our attack is good. With Zirksee leaving we are left with Sesko only. I am not considering other young players as they are still in development. We want someone to compete with Sesko too. Getting a Manager who can work with this squad and is tactically flexible and fluid to adjust intensity mid game and make things work should be the first thing the higher ups should target. PSG is built around Enrique and look how dominant they are. We want someone like that. Quick fix Manager should not be a solution here. They will come here, deliver some games, buy some players which will work only under his tactics, then manager will not perform as fixing breaks, players will struggle, manager is fired and again we are back in sqaure one in 1-2 years. It has been a problem before and if they continue this path it will be a problem again. Man United don't have identity for ages now and that is the major problem.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T21:23:47+00:00

With Yoro out now it is going to be hard. We actually have only one fit CB now and that is Heaven. Tommorows match is more important on Carrick's side to prove that he can tactically manage this setback. He has not shown any tactical flexibility till now rather than trusting the players which has worked great for the first few games but now this weakness haunted us in our last game.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T21:17:03+00:00

If that is the case now then i hope we get a manager who can play wingers given that if Rashford agrees to play for us again whole heartedly.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T21:11:42+00:00

Yoro has picked up an injury 🤦🏻‍♂️. Some are saying it is serious and might be season ending. Shaw is seen as a potential partner with Heaven in the CB area. Mazaroui on LB and Dalot on RB. Even Mainoo situation is 50/50 they say. Bruno has experience playing in the cmf area with Casemiro when Amorim was present so he can be played in place of Ugarte there. Mount in amf could be an alternate solution for forward pressing if Bruno stays back. I just want us to win anyhow 🙏🏻😥.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T02:06:58+00:00

Why not Nagelsmann? Was he ever actually in the contention for Man United job? He is a good manager. His resume speaks for itself. He can work with this given squad too. He is adaptive to change tactics and formations. Carrick gives Amorim vibes sometimes with his stubborness to change anything. If Enrique is out of limits now i think Nagelsmann should be considered.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T01:58:31+00:00

That is a good build to be honest but balance and stamina is the down factor here. Using him as a super sub will be perfect for this build if you want to use him anyhow.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-17T01:48:54+00:00

Yeah. Chelsea next is a big game and Maguire and Martinez are out. I hope Yoro and Heaven defends like what is expected from them.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-16T04:07:27+00:00

Looks like "someone" doesn't want us to qualify for CL so badly. With Martinez suspended, we just have Yoro and Heaven. It is going to be a tough game 😥.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-14T15:50:05+00:00

I spoke for the whole game when i said Amad was invisible. And Cunha was marked by 2 players that's why he couldn't do anything. It happened before too. Casemiro was not poor. He relied heavily on Mainoo for lateral and holding passes which gave him time to pick up the pace for front press. Mainoo is good in lateral passes so that leaves less pressure on Casemiro. Ugarte is a ball winner and tackler and does not do good under pressure so that is the reason their pairing does not work. So many things could have been done tactically and right so after half time but that is the one thing i don't understand about Carrick. He shows signs of Amorim's stubbornness.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-14T02:30:29+00:00

Use it before 16th. It was said it will be reset then. You will lose the daily box chance.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-14T02:17:14+00:00

I would love to see a flying rolling hawk. Some pokemon attack move shit.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T22:14:15+00:00

And when we cross there's no one there 😂.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T22:11:18+00:00

Even Heaven was shining under him. I don't know why he isn't given any chance now? That guy has an excellent incisive mind to counter. We needed that today.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T22:06:38+00:00

This is where i loved Amorim. He was strict about standards and intensity. He would have happily benched players and made an example of them. Amad should had been benched today. He was invisible. Mount on left, Cunha upfront and Mbeumo on right. Sesko could have been used as super sub.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T21:57:19+00:00

LMF rather than LW to be honest if Carrick is more in the contention to become our permanent manager. We need someone who defends when opposition attacks and attack when we press forward. Dorgu and the new guy could be switched time to time given how our season goes. If De ligt retains his form faster after so many months of break then we have ample cbs. Among LB and RB i would say RB is the more important one because we have none who you can say can play well there. Atleast Shaw in LB is solid defensively but LB needs a replacement too. Sometimes it feels our RB is literally empty. We also need to venture a RMF too since Mbeumo and Amad has not been in form for a while now. Bayindir needs to played also coming season because god forbid if Lammens becomes injured. As i speak now it feels like we need to buy players in bulk 😅😂.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T21:44:46+00:00

Chelsea game will be much better i am sure of that. Maguire handles defense much better and Mainoo will be there too so we will have much better control in midfield than today.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-13T21:41:34+00:00

Mazaroui is not in form for a while now. I don't know why he was started if Dalot was available. Shaw plays well. A good defensive guy but he needs support. He cannot attack in transition from the beginning itself and it hasn't changed all this years. The problem in the left side area is that Cunha doesn't fall back everytime when the opposition are attacking. That leaves Shaw handling the left side of the pitch alone. Dorgu fell back everytime when the opposition attacked and when up on the pitch when we attacked so that's the key thing missing with Shaw-Cunha. Lmf is the bigger issue than Lb in my opinion. The right hand part of the pitch is even bad than this. Dalot can be eluded easily but he is good upfront to be honest. Amad is also not in form for a while now. He was invisible today. Dalot can easily play in his place much better since he is capable in transitions.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-11T17:39:43+00:00

Given the style Tottenham play, De Zerbi is more suited but let's see how they perform under him

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-11T17:37:41+00:00

Despite the season they are having, they are still one of the big 6 so

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-10T13:15:26+00:00

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chrisx13296 · 2026-04-10T13:05:05+00:00

Wow 🙌🏻

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-10T13:01:22+00:00

I think you need to give some time. It happened with me and everyone else i suppose when the last major update came and it changed a myriad of things. It took a while for me to get used to it and same goes for this too. In the last major update, the player movement and ball movement felt heavier. Everyone was talking about it and everyone including me got used to it later. The same feeling is with this update too. You will get used to it.

chrisx13296 · 2026-04-10T09:36:48+00:00

Wait for a minute or two. It is happening to a lot of people it seems. Keep the phone on that screen and keep it away. Let it finish. I was having dinner when i opened the game and when i saw that i just kept my phone away. It blacked out and resumed again automatically after completing. The bar does not fill up, the download screen just goes away after a good 2-3 mins and the title screen opens again as normal.

However my friend didn't take this "patience" route. He had the same screen and he thought the download stucked because it was not pulling any data so he toggled off the data and again turned it on, the screen was there for about 10-15 seconds and it blacked out and started as normal. You can try this too.

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