United (4-3-2-1) vs Barca (4-2-3-1) - ShareMyTactics.com
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Same lineup but no Young. Same system as well, more or less. I don't think Barca will change their lineup as well. I don't think they'll see much threat from us with Shaw being out and our defence being very lacklustre. Their team is well balanced and experienced, so why change? I can only see perhaps Vidal playing over Rakitic on the right and see him and Busquets gang up on Pogba while also offering a threat going forward. Fred and McTerminator will be crucial again. Pogba will have a tough game so they need to carry their load once again for the team, especially when we drive forward. We also saw that Martial and Rashford are more effective than Lukaku and Rashford. Without effecting wing play, Lukaku has to do way too many "secondary jobs" on the pitch to be effective. He often drops deep or goes wide for the sake of the team which is frustrating. A lot of that happens because Young is so poor. We need forward that are quicker and more effective on the ball so that the link up is quicker between Pogba. Lingard and Martial is also a combo that could work since Rashford has been struggling recently. I think Marcus should not be playing this much after his injury. It seems like he never got to recover from the injury properly. Unfortunately, we need to play a back three again with an aggressive sweeper who's willing to burst into midfield (Smalling ran through Messi playing this role). I put Bailly on the team but it could be Rojo or Jones as well. Any of those three will play since Shaw is out but they're all liabilities so expect some crazy shit. The biggest worry is the left back. I put Williams there because why the hell not. I think we should give youth a go. I know this is a crucial game but we're also in a transition period. When the squad is thin, we should play youth players. That's also part of the United philosophy so I wanna see it happen.
