Manchester United vs. Marseille

Need to get at them like we did in the first 15 minutes.

We always do this, score early and then lay off and let the opposition get into the game.
 
Good start. But we aren't desperate enough to kill this off. Need to attack and get a 2nd goal. Marseille could easily get a goal.
 
Does anyone know which God Chico is praying to before the kickoff?

One that we've all seen.

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As good a half of football I have seen from Rooney since his injury. First class.

Second half, would like to to try and get into some more goal scoring positions. We need to kill this game off quickly in second half.
 
HT: Rooney, Scholes, Nani, Hernandez all doing very well.

O'Shea's hammy is a bit of a blow. I reckon they will nick a goal so I hope we can find a way to get another one.

Still not fond of Carrick.
 
"Hold up...the latest live odds are on your screen now..."

*nothing*

:lol:
 
HT. 1-0

Must score again otherwise I see trouble ahead.

Giggs has been unusually sloppy this half. The amount of times he's wasted possession is a bit disturbing. Everyone else has been pretty good apart from a few defensive lapses. We just need to start the second half the same way we started the first and we should score. I can see Valencia for Giggs before too long.
 
We need to win this game on our own. Ref looks like he is going to do everything possible to assist Marseille. Too many strange calls indeed.

We need to really really step up our game and get the second. Does anyone else think Nani looks really tentative in going for some balls?
 
I'd bring on Valencia for Giggs at 60 mins. Giggs has been slightly wasteful with the ball. Nani, Valencia, Rooney and Hernandez would be deadly on the counter.
 
Scholes has been the best player in the first half. We really need Anderson and Fletcher back, because I can't stand Carrick anymore that's why I'm not even going to comment on his performance.
 
HT. 1-0

Must score again otherwise I see trouble ahead.

Giggs has been unusually sloppy this half. The amount of times he's wasted possession is a bit disturbing. Everyone else has been pretty good apart from a few defensive lapses. We just need to start the second half the same way we started the first and we should score. I can see Valencia for Giggs before too long.

He's been this way since the Liverpool game at OT. Gives the ball away far too often.
 
Dropping back and protecting a 1-0 lead..what's the worst that could happen?
 
We are doing well in attack but we need to be a bit less sloppy and we do look a tad shaky in defense.
 
Marseilles have had way too many clear cut chances for me. And with JOS off, our defence is even weaker so I expect they will create a few more, surely of which they will convert one.

We really need another goal.
 
Giggs has been rubbish bar the odd pass.

Chico, Rooney and Nani all dangerous.

Carrick and Scholes decent.

Evra has been very dodgy defensively, as has Brown. Smalling has been super.
 
You get that foreboding feeling that we're gonna pay for that profligacy with chances and possession sooner or later. After the goal, the bad habits started to creep in again. Poor choices, trying too much to go it alone, trying the difficult pass, etc..Giggs has been poor ...guilty of trying to be too fancy.