Manchester United 2013/2014 Uefa Champions League Thread

[Vlad the Impaler]

I'm anxious to see the draw of the group stages .

Will we struggle again to win the group?

[RED]

Our target for this season's CL should be:

Advance from the group in 1st place.

Atleast reach the last 8.

I don't expect anything other than that.

My opinion may change depending on whether we bring in some quality players.

[B-Mac]

I want revenge on Mehdrid ffs

ref let them off the hook last season, crooked dirty piece of sh** that he was

[Busby Babe]

I agree with Red.

Moyes's experience in Europe is not high.

If we go past the final 8 then well done to him. If we don't then we be patient and not start a Moyes out campaign.

Really depends on the teams we face though.

[Vlad the Impaler]

We'll get Marseille, Zenit and Steaua Bucharest. We like to play against Romanian sides . Otelul Galati two seasons ago, CFR Cluj last season and now I predict Steaua Bucharest .

We'll win the group with 13 points (a defeat and one draw) .

[Vlad the Impaler]

So?

I think it will be like this: Man United, Schalke/Marseille, Basel and Steaua Bucharest.

[B-Mac]

Marseille, Olympiacos, Austria Wien

GL be so mad

[Busby Babe]

With Moyes' luck in fixtures so far, first 5 premier league games and Liverpool in the league cup, I wouldn't be so surprised to see a hard group.

[Vlad the Impaler]

No matter what teams we'll draw, I am pretty sure that we will win the group.  

[archwooohh]

No Basel pls

I think we'll get a harder group than usual, but not Group of Death level. A team like Atletico Madrid would be fun to watch in the same group as us.

[Busby Babe]

Stream if anyone wants:

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/draws/round=2000479/index.html

[Busby Babe]

Group A: Man Utd, Shakhtar, Leverkusen and Sociedad

We should win it, but a tricky group.

[archwooohh]

Of all the teams we could draw in that pot we drew Shakhtar f'n Donetsk

It's a deceptively difficult group, especially those away fixtures.

[Vlad the Impaler]

Agreed. Shakhtar lost Mkhytarian, Willian, Fernandinho and Rat, yet they bought other good players and they are a strong team.

Leverkusen are in-form, they can be a tricky side.

Real Sociedad...I am afraid of them. They are playing very good football, watched them against Lyon and they seem to be 'the Malaga' of last seasons.

[Vlad the Impaler]

Goalkeepers

1 David de Gea
13 Anders Lindegaard
50 Sam Johnstone

Defenders

2 Rafael
3 Patrice Evra
4 Phil Jones
5 Rio Ferdinand
6 Jonny Evans
12 Chris Smalling
15 Nemanja Vidić
22 Fabio
28 Alexander Büttner
39 Thomas Thorpe

Midfielders

8 Anderson
11 Ryan Giggs
16 Michael Carrick
17 Nani
18 Ashley Young
23 Tom Cleverley
25 Antonio Valencia
26 Shinji Kagawa
29 Wilfried Zaha
31 Marouane Fellaini
34 Larnell Cole
35 Jesse Lingard

Forwards

10 Wayne Rooney
14 Javier Hernández
19 Danny Welbeck
20 Robin van Persie
48 William Keane

Coach: David William Moyes (SCO)


Where is Adnan Januzaj?

[B-Mac]

under 20s don't have to be registered in champions League squad

[Vlad the Impaler]

So players under 20 can't play in UCL?

[B-Mac]

no they can, they just don't have to be in the registered squad to play....they don't count toward the max number of players in the squad

for example....larnell cole, probably won't see a second of CL football but why put Januzaj name when he can play without being in the named squad, so u just register as many players over 20 as u can so ur assured of depth and as big a squad as possible

[Vlad the Impaler]

Ah, I understand.

[Glory]

hmm thats a nice insight. thanks mac

[Vlad the Impaler]

Wiki-Mac

[Vlad the Impaler]

I am going to download the Sociedad vs Shakhtar game. I want to watch our rivals in the UCL group stages.

Shakhtar won with 2-0 but I heard that Sociedad played very well.

I am happy with our performance, considering the fact that we have a new manager after 27 years...

3 points are 3 points!

[Zero]

Now Jan f*cking Molby can eat his f*ckin words. All the teams he predicted to flop tonight went on a romp.

[jibers]

Very good game. Some quick points.

Evra played his usual performance difference is Fellaini had to cover him which left us exposed on teh counter numerous times. Fellaini was awesome, made some interceptions and at times bullied the opposition. Our defence needs to get rid of this game farts if not we might end up in europa league again. Rvp was good, Rooney was amazing. He's back which means we will win the tilte and push for the cl.

[Vlad the Impaler]

Yes, Fellaini covered Evra's back very well a few times. But Evra is one of our best players in attack and not only. Beside the fact that he is our best player when it comes about crossing, he defends well and his positioning in defense is quite impressive considering his age; the only thing that pulls him down is the speed of his movements and his stamina.

I hope Fellaini will get involved more in the attacking phase in the next matches. We need Fellaini in the midfield against City, then...maybe we could use Clevs at home vs Liverpool in the Capital One Cup.

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