Our (possible) absentees:
alves
abidal
iniesta
henry
márquez
If you compare that to the man utd squad its similar to having the following out:
alves--> o'shea? (this was a tough one..there isnt a player in your squad that is similar to alves, but oshea is most likely for your RB position so i chose him)
This I agree. O'Shea is nowhere near as good a right back as Alves in terms of attacking. Defending, I'd say both are about the same. So if we were to lose O'shea and Barca were to lose Alves, you'd be the biggest losers.
abidal-->evra (self explanatory)
Evra is a better player than Abidal. In this scenario, we'd be the biggest losers.
iniesta-->ronaldo (i chose ronaldo because he is your most in-form player at the moment, just as iniesta was ours)
I think Iniesta is a great player. But to compare him with Ronaldo? Well that's just unacceptable in my view. The only player that can be compared to Ronlado in Leo Messi. I disagree.
henry-->rooney (henry is the player that while he scores goals has also begun to sacrifice himself for the team. Drops back when needed, sets up goals etc. Also the energy he gives the rest of the squad when he plays well is similar to the energy rooney gives his man utd teammates)
This also I disagree. Wayne Rooney is much more important to us than Thierry Henry is to you. Rooney's presence in the squad is even more vital than Ronaldo's. Wayne Rooney IS Manchester United. His footballing ability is not the only thing we'll be missing, his presence on the pitch is inspirational to the rest of the squad. He is a true team player that plays anywhere on the pitch for the team.
rafa-->wes brown (perhaps most culés will kill me for this comparison, but its the most applicable because piqué is our best CB and is comparable to vidic/rio, but puyol and rafa haven't had excellent seasons. They have been solid at times, but its more a case of who partners piqué at the back..similar to wes brown in that when one of rio or vidic is out, wes brown would be a replacement).
I agree.
It would be interesting to see united fans say what their starting line up would be given that they cannot choose o'shea, evra, ronaldo, rooney or wes brown. I would want to see how it compares to the lineup we'd have to put out if the above absentees are confirmed..
Your absentees are:
fletcher-->busquets (i really rate busquets and find when played as a CM as opposed to a DM he is really effective. Does a similar job to fletcher in that he gets around alot and keeps the engine running even as it gets towards the end of the match).
