EPL - Manchester United vs Portsmouth - Apr 22
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Originally posted by Poolman:
well , i am not surprise our FA Cup exit is one of his plot to remain focus on the other 2 titles .
He cannot just tell us that he want it out , he will lose his job .
But he can plot his ideas to the players , into the ball games , the approach and mentallity into the game .
should plot earlier, like quarter final or earlier get knocked out. getting knocked out at semis, when there is like only one game left to juggle, AFTER everything else has been played? I don't think it is intentional lah -
if plotting, it would be based on the reserved playing, not the full team. Man Utd lineup against Everton showed that Fergie is willing to sacrisfise the fa cup than CL and BPL title.
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Man u always plays like that against the smaller teams. They like to build the attack slowly from the back these days.
When carrick came on, i was afraid that he would fade into oblivion but he scored the winner lol. Carrick's biggest fault is that he's not really able to stamp his authority.
I think anderson is beginning to find his form again. He's a brilliant player actually.....strong, can hold the ball, retain possession, has vision for defence splitting passes. He really needs more confidence.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Man u always plays like that against the smaller teams. They like to build the attack slowly from the back these days.
When carrick came on, i was afraid that he would fade into oblivion but he scored the winner lol. Carrick's biggest fault is that he's not really able to stamp his authority.
I think anderson is beginning to find his form again. He's a brilliant player actually.....strong, can hold the ball, retain possession, has vision for defence splitting passes. He really needs more confidence.
his pass that lead to man utd's first goal was out of the world!
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Man u always plays like that against the smaller teams. They like to build the attack slowly from the back these days.
When carrick came on, i was afraid that he would fade into oblivion but he scored the winner lol. Carrick's biggest fault is that he's not really able to stamp his authority.
I think anderson is beginning to find his form again. He's a brilliant player actually.....strong, can hold the ball, retain possession, has vision for defence splitting passes. He really needs more confidence.
imo he is not lacking in confidence at all..i find him abit cocky and fearless actually lol. you can see him directing others on the pitch at times. and the way he takes penalties suggest that he is very confident of scoring. i thk the key is that he is back to full fitness... hopefully he can play a big part in our remaining games. btw he is one of my fave players at united hehe
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Anderson need to improve his shooting. He has still yet to score for Man Utd. If he improve on scoring, he can yet score a few crucial goals per season. I be happy if he can score 4-5 goals per season. He will be the ultimate replacement for scholes in the long term.
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United's passing was quite poor throughout the match lei, other then the two passes that led to the goals of course.
Rooney was guilty of giving it away most. lucky got Fletcher to clean things up at the back. He's MoM for me.
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Haha last time so many pple curses and swear at Fletcher, now so many pple are praising him. How times have changed. I also remember in 2005-2006, a lot of Man Utd fans have critised Fergie and said he is over the hill and should retire ane be replaced.
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i feel man utd did okay this morning. although not at their best, at least i feel that it was their best performace in the last 5 or 6 games. they could have scored more, just that the finishing touch was not good enough.
rooney is less threatening in the 2nd half after he was shifted to the left flank. fletcher and anderson is playing v well.
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Originally posted by Crimsom:
i feel man utd did okay this morning. although not at their best, at least i feel that it was their best performace in the last 5 or 6 games. they could have scored more, just that the finishing touch was not good enough.
rooney is less threatening in the 2nd half after he was shifted to the left flank. fletcher and anderson is playing v well.
agreed, let's get a good start like a clean sheet and roll on it till the end of season..
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Anderson need to improve his shooting. He has still yet to score for Man Utd. If he improve on scoring, he can yet score a few crucial goals per season. I be happy if he can score 4-5 goals per season.
He will be the ultimate replacement for scholes in the long term.
we have a "always-cock-up-the-show" Lucas , u all have a Anderson .Both Brazilians ... hahahaha .
What on earth makes the two managers put them into their first 11's when it matter alot ???
Mystery ....
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Anderson got potential. He will be the long term replacement for scholes if he can make that his position in future. He is still 21 years old, still the unfinished article. I see great future in him. As for Lucas, I can't comment on him cos I dunno him much.
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Haha last time so many pple curses and swear at Fletcher, now so many pple are praising him.
How times have changed. I also remember in 2005-2006, a lot of Man Utd fans have critised Fergie and said he is over the hill and should retire ane be replaced.
Everyone was expecting him to be the next Becks mah.I think he and Brown have been the most improved players over the past few seasons.
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Fletcher - We need to convert
Darren Fletcher believes someone is going to be on the wrong end of a hiding if Manchester United can start converting the majority of their chances.
The Red Devils outshot Portsmouth 17-4 in Wednesday's crucial victory at Old Trafford, but only mustered an early goal from Wayne Rooney and late effort from Michael Carrick.
While Fletcher acknowledges the important thing for Sir Alex Ferguson's side was to pick up the points, he is unhappy they failed to make their dominance count against the Paul Hart's charges.
However, the Scotland international thinks it is just a matter of time before United click and really put someone to the sword as the race for the Premier League title nears its conclusion.
"The three points is the most important, but we have to start taking chances," he told Sky Sports News.
"I think some team is going to get a hiding from us if we keep playing like that.
"It's easier said than done. We have to go out there, keep taking chances and winning matches."
The three-point haul over Pompey sees United usurp Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and Fletcher believes it is easier being the front-runner rather than chasing.
"It's always great being top of the league because that means you're the team to beat," he continued. "It's always difficult chasing.
"We've got ourselves in a position now where we're top. We don't play our game in hand for a while so we're three points ahead.
"We're just taking each game as it comes. We're just looking to Tottenham which is our next match and we'll try and win that."
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny: Everyone was expecting him to be the next Becks mah.
I think he and Brown have been the most improved players over the past few seasons.
L'pool loves Brown .... with him around , we can expect some own goals .....We called him " Own Goal king " hahahahaha ....
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Originally posted by Poolman:
L'pool loves Brown .... with him around , we can expect some own goals .....We called him " Own Goal king " hahahahaha ....
Aiya he learn wrong things from Carragher la.
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actually if the ball falls to giggs in front of goal, high chance it wouldn't be converted.
Giggs just doesn't have the killer instinct in front of goal, dun u guys tink? Not like rooney or torres.
He's changed his style of play now. He used to do those dazzling runs past defenders and cross into the box but nowadays....well there's still running but he holds the ball up more now and distributes. He's able to control the pace of the game and slow things down.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
Aiya he learn wrong things from Carragher la.
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ST sports section said that man u is experiencing fatigue. I dun tink so leh.....when man u play against those lesser teams, tempo is always sluggish.
Not like liverpool, always want to score and score....well it's good thing actually but the way they play....attack is their only defence...it can cause a lot of problems when the opponent's attack is as lethal.
Carragher....poor chap! he seems non-existent these days...and reina did not save a single of arshavin's 4 shots.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
actually if the ball falls to giggs in front of goal, high chance it wouldn't be converted.
Giggs just doesn't have the killer instinct in front of goal, dun u guys tink? Not like rooney or torres.
He's changed his style of play now. He used to do those dazzling runs past defenders and cross into the box but nowadays....well there's still running but he holds the ball up more now and distributes. He's able to control the pace of the game and slow things down.
lol imo, if the ball falls to Giggs in front of goal, on his right foot, then high chance it wouldn't be converted. but still, he did score the winner against west ham with his right lol.
But I don't expect Giggs to bang in the goals, he's already done great this season with his assists, got 18 already if i'm not wrong.