Van Gaal Without 9 first team Players For Bournemouth Clash

Manchester United Manager’s job just got harder with nine of his first team players either out with injuries or suspended, German Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been suspended by the FA for 3 games, while Luke Shaw And Antonio Valencia have both undergone surgery and are not expected back until next year.

Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian are expected to return to action before christmas while Captain Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones Should join the squad just before the new year.

Van Gaal has come under a lot of criticism lately due to the poor string of results his team as put together and fans are beginning to question the “Van Gaal Way”.

The Man United under the Dutch manager tend to keep possession of the ball a lot but find it difficult to turn possession into goals.

Manchester United’s Chris Smalling also out injured

Van Gaal has his work cut out for him though, especially with the way the team crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday against Wolfsburg in Germany, and this long list of injured players will definitely have a bearing on the way the team plays.

United Academy product have however had a chance to stake a claim to the first team spots with players like Guillermo Varela, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, featuring in the Champions League game against Wolfsburg they just might become a regular feature in the United line up this season, On the bright side Morgan Schneiderlin is available for selection against Bournemouth.

Meanwhile the Man United en of year party has been called off following the recent spate of poor results.

Newfanzone BPL Team of the week(Game Week 9)

Formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet (Liverpool):

The Belgian shot-stopper had an excellent display in Jurgen Klopp’s first game in charge of Liverpool. He made two world class saves from Clinton Njie and Harry Kane to help the Reds secure a point at White Hart lane on Saturday.

Right back: Carl Jenkinson (West Ham):

The yound English defender is in the “form of his life” and it is no surprise he is in our team of the week once again. It was a tough match for him at Selhurst Park but he shaked it off and scored a lovely goal.

Centre-back: Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool):
Mamadou Sakho has a stand-out performance against Tottenham at the weekend. The French defender made nine clearances in the match.

Centre-back: Chris Smalling (Manchester United):
The English defender was in control of his defence at Goodison Park at the weekend. He was a “rock” in United’s back line and made sure Romelu Lukaku had no clear chance of scoring.

Left-back: Marcos Rojo (Manchester United):
The Argentine defender had an excellent performance at Goodison Park on Saturday. He made more tackles than any other Manchester United defender and provided a lovely cross for Ander Herrera to score United’s second goal.

Centre-Midfielder: Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle):
The 24-year old Dutch midfielder had an inspiring day at the “office” and scored four fantastic goals against Norwich. He orchestrated Newcastle’s rhythm in midfield and his passing was a joy to watch.

Newfanzone BPL Team of the week(Game Week 9)

Centre-midfielder: Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United):
The Frenchman had an outstanding performance against Everton at the weekend providing a “shield” to United’s back four. Schneiderlin made more passes than any other Manchester United player against Everton and also scored his first goal for his new club.

Left-winger: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City):
The young Englishman skills and finsihing was a joy to watch against Bournemouth. He scored his first career hat-trick in the 5-1 victory against Bournemouth.

Right-winger: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal):

Alexis was a “menace” every time he got the ball against Watford and capped off his excellent performance with a goal.

Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City):

The Premier League top scorer Jamie Vardy scored two lovely goals to earn his team a draw at St. Mary’s stadium at the weekend. The Englishman has now scored in six consecutive league matches, only three other Englishman have done that this century.

Striker: Wilfried Bony (Manchester City):

The Ivorian striker looked like the striker we knew at Swansea when he scored two well-taken goals against Bournemouth at the weekend.

Newfanzone Barclays Premier League Team Of The Week

The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 3).

We have chosen to line up in a classic 4-4-2 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.

This week’s team is dominated by Chelsea and Stoke City with three players each, followed by Liverpool and Swansea with two players each while Southampton have one player in our team of the week.

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Newfanzone Team of the Week

Asmir Begovic. photo credit stokesentinel.co.uk

GK- Asmir Begovic (stoke)

RB- Branislav Ivanovic (chelsea)
LB- Alberto Moreno (liverpool)
CB-Ryan Shawcross (stoke)
CB- Angel Rangel (swansea)

MF- Morgan Schneiderlin (southampton)
MF- Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)
LMF- Raheem Sterling (liverpool)
RMF- Nathan Dyer (Swansea)

Striker- Mame Biram Diouf (stoke)
Striker- Diego Costa (Chelsea)

Diego Costa, Chelsea. photo credit actuasport.fr