Urawa Reds V Manchester United, 17th July, 2007

I love Patrice because of the wayward sliding tackles.

Much better than just sort of standing there, which must be a temptation for them all at the beginning of preseason.

Yes, be should be perhaps a little more aware positionally, but he is trying to attack his guts out, and it is the first game back. Remember, he's also worrying about an injury he had last year.
 
Back to the goal we conceeded, unlucky/unfortunate or a continuation of where VDS left off last season?

Unlucky. It has been raining, and it looked to me like he slipped.

He did start to break the wrong way for a second, which was part of why he slipped, but:

1) it is preseason
2) it was raining
3) it is preseason
4) he slipped
5) it is preseason
6) he is better than Kusczcak
 
:lol: Some of the comments on here are just brilliant.

Does anyone really care about this game? I'm just enjoying seeing the boys in action... this game has no bearing on anything.

VDS's mistake was pretty bad though.
 
VDS to blame for the goal. Its a pity that Foster is out, VDS needs to be challenged. I know its the first game of the pre-season, but he really should have stopped that. He anticipated too soon.....

I bet Fergie will have noted it too!!
 
I think this is not just a pre-season for the team, its also a pre-season for the muppets at Redcafe

They tend to not watch the game even during the season.

Any minute now the caf will be flooded with 'I can't believe we're losing', 'bring on the kids' and 'there was a game today?' comments.

And Gillespie and the scousers will be on celebrating them winning the "You Lost To Urawa Cup"

Just like usual.
 
Excellent to see the boys back in action. They might feel a bit dissapointed though about conceding a goal to Urawa Reds :rolleyes:
 
Love the way Rooney put on the jetpack and facepalmed the defenders on his way through/

But he highlighted the one floor in his game at the end.
 
I'm enjoying it. Great game, nice to be able to watch some decent football.
 
I don't know about VDS, he was always dodgy with longshots.

Someone remember when he conceded 30m goal through his legs when he was at Juve?
I really can't forget that goal.
 
Let's not forget, they are in Japan. Different grass, different stadium, different air, different time, different people...and it's the first pre-season game. Come on.
 
i also remember his penalty save against shitty last year that won us the league. give the guy a break it was just a pre season mistimed bit of goalkeeping.
 
Im so happy to see United back in action and the usual "lets concede first so we can make a game out of it". Its good practice for the lads and no football is damn boring.