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[Unicron]

dossena's goal was hilarious. hon the pool.

Should it have stood? Babel looked offside when Reina put the ball forward and I would have thought that even though he missed the ball he became active when he went up for the flick against Ferdinand.

Irrelevant when it comes to the result anyway.

 

[old]

Amazing stuff. Why didn't Rafa start putting Dossena up front earlier in the season?

 

[dunderhead]

Should it have stood? Babel looked offside when Reina put the ball forward and I would have thought that even though he missed the ball he became active when he went up for the flick against Ferdinand.

Irrelevant when it comes to the result anyway.

didnt notice to be honest,

the other linesman made a brutal call earlier in the 2nd half mind. tevez and o shea a mile off. luckily tevez bottled it anyway

 

[Wheels]

Just unbelievable. The images of Kuyt and Gerrard laughing about not making it 4-1, and then the Liverpool bench after Dossena did just that will live long in the memory. Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Christiano Ronaldo - can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating! Bring on the weekend!!!

 

[Wheels]

Bragging rights aside, this is what happens when teams have a fucking go at United. Second only to our inability to win the easier games this year, my biggest gripe has been that so many teams look at the fixture list and think 'oh, Man U away. Well we might as well just write that off before we even kick off.' As Gerrard rightly said, maybe this result will encourage teams to actually believe they can compete with them.

 

[Cryptid]

Bragging rights aside, this is what happens when teams have a fucking go at United. Second only to our inability to win the easier games this year, my biggest gripe has been that so many teams look at the fixture list and think 'oh, Man U away. Well we might as well just write that off before we even kick off.' As Gerrard rightly said, maybe this result will encourage teams to actually believe they can compete with them.

Very true, but would you want them to take that attitude to Anfield? The L'pool/MU derby is refreshing though because they do honestly try to have a go at each other and anything can happen. I didn't see today's match but ye were amazing against Real during the week.. I hope Dunphy is on the telly later. Crying.

 

[Wheels]

I hope Dunphy is on the telly later. Crying.

If he is he'll be talking bollocks about how poor United were. There wasn't much wrong with United's performance today, we just bossed them out of it and by the end they were a shambles. PROPER.

 

[I Bleed Black]

Come on you reds!!!! Hopefully we can kick on now and put them under a bit of pressure

 

[actwithoutwords]

Should it have stood? Babel looked offside when Reina put the ball forward and I would have thought that even though he missed the ball he became active when he went up for the flick against Ferdinand.

Irrelevant when it comes to the result anyway.

Can't be offside from a goal kick, just like a throw in.

 

[maims bond]

Can't be offside from a goal kick, just like a throw in.

I never knew that.

 

[oh shit]

Eh, no. That gap then was mainly games in hand.

united did it with RVN scoring a stupid amount of consecutive games in march and april a few years back.
it can be done. oh if i were a gambling man. i knew we'd stuff the bastards. knew it. but fuck sake we should be strolling the title this year.

 

[Cormcolash]

Can't be offside from a goal kick, just like a throw in.

Cool. Someone should get a keeper who can kick the ball really fucking hard and have half their team stand up by the opposition nets as a tactic.

 

[Wheels]

Vidic is gonna be out for 3 games now isn't he? Ferdinand will have his work cut out if he's being partnered by O'Shea or even Evans.

 

[Unicron]

Vidic is gonna be out for 3 games now isn't he? Ferdinand will have his work cut out if he's being partnered by O'Shea or even Evans.

Middle game is Villa at home. Might be tricky but I think they'll do fine without him at Craven Cottage and the Stadium of Light.

 

[I Bleed Black]

I not quite sure how but vidic is only out for one game

 

[ratmonkey]

Red card for professional foul; not violent conduct, which gets a longer ban.

 

[Hector Grey]

yeah

 

[Hector Grey]

did fergie honestly think carrick and anderson were going to rein in masch and gerrard. i was suprised, to say the least. the pair of them were so poor that lucas managed to have a decent game. no one sas picking up gerrards runs, and that accounted for 2 of the goal. mind you, you can't predict how awful vidic was gonna be. that's his second sending off against liverpool this season. maybe he's a secret pool fan.

united went out there thinking all they have to do these days is turn up and the game is won. shankley usd to instill the same confidence in his teams, it's part and parcel of being a great team, just believing you are. but results like saturday happen as well. it showed up some of the squad. where was anderson and carrick and ronaldo when things were going wrong, and how poor is john o'shea?

i'd say rooney hated that. narf!

 

[Wheels]

It's true, Fergie got it all wrong. I'm guessing he thought having younger legs in midfield would help them compete with the power of Masch, Gerrard and Kuyt. Big mistake. A lot of the other factors were out of his hands. United's defense are not used to players having a real go, and in fairness if anyone is going turn Vidic it's Nando. He was immense and so up for it.

The biggest element was the timings of the goals and the manner in which they happened. Ronnie gifted a peno and United think 'ah, here we go another stroll in the sunshine.' Then Torres humiliates Vidic and equalizes almost straight away. Second goal, first penalty awarded at Old Trafford for years. Gerrard scores and has the bit between his teeth. Right before half-time. PERFECT. Third goal - United edging back in slowly and Fergie sends on the 97 year old cavalry. They barely have a chance to blink before Vidic is off and Aurelio has the ball in the net. Fergie's last roll of the dice has just been rendered inconsequential and their heads are down. The fourth was just fun as they were a shambles by then. Watching Kuyt and Gerrard smiling after his miss said it all. The game couldn't have gone much better.

 

[Wheels]

Okay, I think I need to get over this result and move on with my life. Looking to forward to that 0-0 draw with Villa!