Random Bits of Unitedy Goodness

By: Taylor Rockwell | February 4th, 2009

As if he had somehow heard everyone screaming at him to score, Ando took time this week to acknowledge his dearth of scoring opportunities earlier this week. When asked when United fans would get to see him hit the back of the net, the young Brazilian responded, “Maybe one day I’ll score a goal! Perhaps a shot will fly in or somebody else’s will hit me on the way to goal, or maybe I’ll be allowed to take a penalty! Sure, I’m bothered about not scoring but what’s more important to me is that we win.” When the obvious follow-up question of “how will you celebrate” was raised, Ando stated, “I think I’ll be so excited that I’ll just do a lap of the pitch!”

Most United fans would agree that West Ham has, in recent years, been a bit of a bogey team for us (we’ve lost our last two matches at Upton Park). So good news coming from Old Trafford this week as both Patrice Evra AND Wayne Rooney should be fit for first team service. Given that a week ago, our back line was projected to be O’Shea, Neville, Vidic, and Fletcher, I think Brown, Rio, Vidic, and Evra looks a tad bit better. With Rooney back, I would hope that we can (forgive me for this) hammer the Hammers.

With the return of Brown, Rooney, and Evra, our starting eleven should look something like this: Van der Sar, Brown, Rio, Vidic, Evra, Slave, Carrick, Giggs/Scholes, Park, Rooney, Berba.

Bench: Foster, O’Shea, Fabio, Scholes/Giggs, Welbeck, Rooney
Players left out: PIG, Neville, Park, Tosic, Gibson
Players injured: Rafael, Evans, Anderson, Hargreaves

Given that the last time we played the Hammers, we saw Berba’s first bit of brilliance in a United kit, I expect him to factor again. I’m seeing this as another 1-0 away victory. Score predictions, friendly readers?

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• Sarit |  February 4th, 2009 at 5:41 am

  
  
  

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  Players injured: Rafael, Evans, Anderson, Hargreaves

  Given that the last time we played the Hammers, we saw Berba’s first bit of brilliance in a United kit, I expect him to factor again. I’m seeing this as another 1-0 away victory. Score predictions, friendly readers?

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  Rooney can;t be starting and on the bench.

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• Taylor |  February 4th, 2009 at 6:03 am

  
  
  

  Rooney can do whatever he wants… and thanks for whatever else that post was… but yeah, that was meant to be Tevez on the bench…

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• matt |  February 4th, 2009 at 6:59 am

  
  
  

  tevez needs to be back on the bench after the shitty display over the weekend. thank god.

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• Wayne |  February 4th, 2009 at 9:39 am

  
  
  

  I think ‘Sarit’ copied and pasted everything on the page. I think once Rooney’s back, he’s straight into the team, no doubt…

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• Jack |  February 5th, 2009 at 4:58 am

  
  
  

  The closest you’ll probably ever get to playing in the Carling Cup Final! New Game from doof.com (http://doof.com/) - Enjoy http://www.doof.com/carlingcup/

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• miele |  February 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am

  
  
  

  2-0. Berba and Ronaldo.

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• Colin |  February 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

  
  
  

  I am thinking a 2-0 victory. Rooney scores in the first 15 minutes and get this, Ronaldo scores from a free kick in the second half.

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• miele |  February 6th, 2009 at 4:06 am

  
  
  

  Just fyi, today os the 51st anniversary of he Munich disaster. The official website’s having good tribute interviews and the like…

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