[EPL] Stoke City 1-1 Manchester United

[paiman]

Kok saya pribadi masih belum terlalu suka dengan skema 352, sementara duet van Persie - Falcao jg kurang menarik..
Rooney naikin lg ke depan, duetkan dengan RvP, Falcao biarkan menepi dulu di bench

[arson pelipus]

Setelahh hasil seri kmrnnn ..saatnya wajib menang biar tetap di 3 besar....

[Zulfan]

Kabar gembira
Pertandingan akan ditayangkan Indosiar
Manchester..... city
*heavily breathing

[rondwisan]

Sabar sabar ya Bang @Zulfan; *freepukpuk
Coba setel escetepeh aja, disiarin tuh ...


.... tapi CFC

[dwitri27]

Wkwkwk....ya udah...nobar ajah, lebih seru...kemaren vs spurs ngrasain nobar di kota kelahiran, klaten, seru juga...cuma sayang seri....mudah2an lawan stoke bisa menang minimal 3-0....go go United...

[rondwisan]

Pre Match Stats:

• Manchester United have won 11 and lost just one of the 13 Barclays Premier League meetings with Stoke City.

• Robin van Persie has scored 10 goals in 10 Barclays Premier League appearances against the Potters, including four in five for Manchester United.

• The Red Devils have won six and lost just two of their 11 Barclays Premier League matches played on New Year’s Day.

• Peter Crouch has scored only twice in 20 Barclays Premier League appearances against Man Utd but both have come for Stoke.

[rondwisan]

PremierLeague - Wed 31 Dec 2014
Stoke v Man Utd: Van Gaal keen to test team at Britannia

Man Utd manager calls on team to maintain their improving form at Britannia Stadium


Louis van Gaal has warned Manchester United to heed lessons from their last encounter with Stoke City when the sides meet on New Year’s Day.

United are halfway through Van Gaal's debut season as manager and a nine-match unbeaten run has helped them rise to third in the Barclays Premier League table. One of United's recent victories came against Stoke at Old Trafford at the beginning of December, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata scoring either side of Steven N'Zonzi's equaliser. However, Van Gaal's men had to withstand late pressure from Mark Hughes' side on that occasion, with goalkeeper David de Gea pulling off a string of impressive saves.

Van Gaal is confident that United can continue to adapt to his methods as the Barclays Premier League welcomes in 2015, but is wary of the challenge Stoke will pose at the Britannia Stadium.

"I remember that match when we played Stoke at home and we were very weak at the end," he said. "Maybe you remember what I said at the time that I have to look in the balance of my team and the balance of my team was not as good as it is now.

"Everyone can see that we are improving every week in spite of a lot of injuries, and that's because of the philosophy, but we can improve more when we have all the players available.

"When I say every week we are improving, then we have to show that against Stoke City."

United have welcomed back the defensive trio of Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling and Rafael Da Silva back from injury over the Christmas period. Van Gaal's options have been further boosted by the return to training of Ander Herrera and Adnan Januzaj from an ankle injury and illness respectively, but they appear unlikely to feature this week. Angel di Maria (pelvis) and Fellaini (rib) are also expected to miss out once more, while Marcos Rojo (thigh) and Daley Blind (knee) remain absent.

Stoke may have lost to United this month, but they can take confidence from a 2-1 win in last season's corresponding fixture in February, their only Barclays Premier League win over United. Hughes, who enjoyed two spells as a player at Old Trafford, has also seen his team beat Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur this term and is sure Stoke can be a threat on New Year's Day.

"We know that we can go up against the top teams and give them a game," he said. "We beat Chelsea last year, ran United close at their place and beat them here last season, we've beaten Arsenal too.

"We're looking up. We're just out of the top 10 but we're in shouting distance."

Stoke, whose 2-0 win over West Brom on Sunday secured back-to-back league wins for the first time this season, could be without in-form forward Bojan Krkic, who has gone for a scan on a hamstring injury, but Jonathan Walters is fit to play despite a recent illness. Hughes is also likely to be without the trio of Steve Sidwell (knee), Phil Bardsley (ankle) and Stephen Ireland (knee).

Stoke City*(from): Begovic, Butland, Sorensen, Cameron, Huth, Muniesa, Pieters, Shawcross, Teixeira, Wilson, Adam, Assaidi, Ireland, N’Zonzi, Palacios, Whelan, Arnautovic, Bojan, Crouch, Diouf, Walters.

Manchester United*(from): Amos, De Gea, Johnstone, Lindegaard, Blackett, Evans, Jones, McNair, Rafael, Shaw, Smalling, Vermijl, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Herrera, James, Januzaj, Mata, Valencia, Young, Falcao, W Keane, Rooney, Van Persie, Wilson.

[HaRrY-UIK]

menarik ditunggu nih, duo bek sayap murni udah fit. tinggal LvG mau gak merubah formasinya ke 442 diamond lagi atau tetep 352.

semoga bukan 352 lagi deh, kayak kurang bervariasi serangannya kalo pake formasi itu

[wira_ozora]

Originally Posted by HaRrY-UIK

menarik ditunggu nih, duo bek sayap murni udah fit. tinggal LvG mau gak merubah formasinya ke 442 diamond lagi atau tetep 352.

semoga bukan 352 lagi deh, kayak kurang bervariasi serangannya kalo pake formasi itu

Yupz....baliknya 2 bek sayap otomatis bikin 4-4-2 available lagi,, Don Vale n Lord Young bisa balik ke posisi winger,,Rooney balik jadi striker aja duet sm Van Persie,,tengahnya Mata or Herrera duet sm Carrick.

[Andi Istiabudi]

Wah kalau bisa menang bisa jadi hadiah tahun baru yang tidak terlupakan nih untuk fans Manchester United di seluruh dunia