Manchester United vs. Blackburn Rovers

[mariachi-19]

This has all the hallmarks of that fecking fulham game a few years back.

 

[MalteseRedDevil]

Chicharito's first touch is frustrating.He's so inconsistent at that aspect of the game.It ruins him from having great chances

Forget his first touch. seems to be lacking confidence at the moment. Needs a goal badly

 

[ArmchairCritic]

But half the players are not in their natural position.

I can see why we're fecking up here - players aren't comfortable in the roles selected. Welbeck out wide - not working. Park and Rafael in central midfield - not working.

Blackburn are offering nothing up front, so why not move Carrick into midfield for Rafael? Get Anderson on alongside him. Get Park out wide left and haul one of the strikers off.

It'd be a much better balance.

I'm struggling to be positive here and that's unusual. Can't see us fashioning anything. This is worse than the Basel game.

Still 45 mins to go and plenty of time to change things, I can't see us not scoring at Old Trafford.

 

[Edmeiste]

Ando on. Cheech off

 

[MikeUpNorth]

If we score early in the second half then we'll batter them.

 

[gbgary]

the new ando is on.

 

[CentreForward]

Chicharito has shown more than Berbatov has today.

No he hasn't

 

[Sir A1ex]

there's no point picking out people username by username. just saying some of the comments themselves are awful.

You're still not even saying which ones though!

People who say we're shit? People who say we're unlucky? Who?!

 

[londonredmaniac]

If Carrick's was a booking every single foul is a yellow card. For some reason rugby tackling somebody on the edge of the box wasn't a foul.

Blackburn were on the attack running at the defence. Not the tackle as much as positon and context for me.

I agree with the second part of your post mind.

 

[Eugenius]

Ferdinand, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Fabio, Fletcher, Cleverley, Giggs, Gibson, Rooney, Owen.

This is who we are missing folks. Take notice

Young

 

[holdsteady]

Much better Fergie.

 

[duffer]

Ferdinand, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Fabio, Fletcher, Cleverley, Giggs, Gibson, Rooney, Owen.

This is who we are missing folks. Take notice

That's crazy. How many are injured and how many have been rested?

 

[thecliff]

Hope the hair dryer has been in use for 2nd half!

 

[Kelvin]

we must score early in the 2nd half.

 

[Edmeiste]

Nani on left. Tony V on right. Rafael at RB

 

[iSparky]

because they are injured, but Rooney isn't.

Are you fecking reading this thread at all? Since you posted about rooney on the last page at least 3 people have pointed out now (one of them sarcastically but i still chuckled) he has a few knocks and fergie pointed this out before the match. He is not playing for a reason, he has missed training this week

 

[kps88]

Nani up front maybe.

 

[apotheosis]

So Chris Waddle has spent his entire life so far, mostly based in football, thinking that the world penalty is pronounced 'pelanty'. Is there a charity or something set up for him where I can help out?

Nice gesture Hectic, very christmassy of you, but i fear that Waddle may be beyond all hope!

There are however causes much worthier than his, should you be willing to contribute. The Apotheosis New Year's Day Recuperation fund welcomes any donations!

 

[LARulz]

What changes at half time? One thing for sure is that we have to properly get people in positions, we nee to stop running around wherever we want.

 

[Art]

Ando DroolSmiley!

 

[Zebs]

> Anderson
< Chicharito

 

[ha_rooney]

Hernandez is unlucky to go off, he didn't do much but he offers the goal threat.

 

[Agent Red]

Come on United

 

[Edmeiste]

You're still not even saying which ones though!

People who say we're shit? People who say we're unlucky? Who?!

People that are acting as if we have a balanced side out there.

 

[RedLars]

Fergie, is that you who called the sub on here?

 

[Ralaks]

Great to see Ando coming on, Rafael back to his proper position etc.

 

[Dobba]

Robbie Savage knows the extent of Rooney's injury more than Fergie.

 

[Justin]

Nice hairdo Ando

 

[Siorac]

If he came on there's still a risk of exacerbating the injury, we have the players on the pitch to beat Blackburn IMO, Giggs should be in the squad but other than that it's fine. I think Macheda and Gibson aren't involved due to pending loans/moves, that's my hunch anyway.

No, we don't have the players on the pitch to beat Blackburn. That's my point: it's arrogance to believe any experimental line-up with half the players playing out of position is good against a Premier League team. It isn't.

We are in the midst of an injury crisis so leaving out those senior players who are actually available is foolish.

 

[That'sHernandez]

Good sub, Hernandez has been anonymous bar a shot and a pass.

 

[iAm20Legend]

WTF ? Was that Anderson? It looked like him, but then again it didn't

 

[Sassy Colin]

Ando looks about 12 with his new haircut!

 

[thecliff]

Like Andos new haircut, hopefully this can improve his performances!

 

[LARulz]

Robbie Savage knows the extent of Rooney's injury more than Fergie.

I know, that pissed me off. He should just fecking do one

 

[Justin]

Blackburn player yellow card

 

[MrMarcello]

Surprised Hernandez was taken off and not Berbatov or Park. Perhaps a slight knock?

 

[Drifter]

60% of the Caf think he would ba great defender.

And the New Years parties have not started yet.

 

[cj_sparky]

Wow Mike Dean did bring Blackburn some cards, how festive of him.

 

[LARulz]

The atmosphere is better so far

 

[thecliff]

Handball?