If you haven’t seen the Chelsea FC lineup and the Manchester United lineup for today’s UEFA Champions League clash between the two sides, both Alex Ferguson and Carlo Ancelotti have elected to go with what appears to be 4-4-2 formations with flat midfields. Both teams feature a center of midfield with an attacking presence and a two-way player who will spend most of their time in a holding role. Both teams feature two strikers and two wingers...we think. Ramires could be the wild card that turns this game narrow, but based on the rest of the lineup and his play as a winger at Benfica, we could finally be seeing Ramires where so many people think he belongs - as a winger.
Chelsea FC Vs. Manchester United, 2011 UEFA Champions League: An Old School English Slugfest?!?
It’s flat 4-4-2 against flat 4-4-2! Old school English battle royale! I feel like, after seeing the lineups, this match needs to be hyped like pro wrestling. I expected a boring encounter where both teams were trying to keep a clean sheet, but now that we see the likes of Chicharito out there, I THINK IT’S GONNA BE A SLOBBERKNOCKER! WAYNE ROONEY HAS A CHAIR! OH MY GOD!
In all seriousness, you need to tune into this match. If it isn’t exciting, I’ll eat my shorts.
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