United v. Spurs – Post Game Thoughts
By: Taylor Rockwell | December 13th, 2008So we’re back to teams putting eleven behind the ball in the second half, and then praying for a draw are we? I thought that trend had died with Reading, but two weeks in a row have me wondering if we should start going with Tevez, Berba, and Rooney (when he returns) up top.
I was actually pretty pleased with the performance in general. Some sloppy bits here and there, and Slave definitely looked frustrated (that little kick while he was on the ground seemed a bit petulant), but it seemed an exciting game that we definitely should have won.
Really? 14 corners? Seriously? No goals? Maybe Fergie just had the training schedule for the week written for him?
After hearing the Spurs fans boo him for the entire match, I was praying for Berba to score. You could tell he was too. There’s nothing better than netting on your old squad, especially one that seemed to genuinely despise you (as most of the Tottenham players made clear). Regardless, I’ve been quite impressed with Berba’s effort lately; he’s definitely starting to win me over.
And you, dear readers? Thoughts? Comments? Frustrations? We can all take them out on Johnny O if that would make everyone feel a little better about two dropped points.
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it is getting annoying that teams are just sitting back and waiting for it but its even more annoying that united isnt able to break them down. dare i say a team like barcelona wouldnt have a problem with that sort of tactic…that sort of worries me. i agree with the idea of having tevez rooney berba and ronaldo all out their at the same time esp if teams are consistently doing that. carrick and fletcher were pretty poor today. why is it that fletcher even plays? park was industrious as ever but to little effect…like normal. i know he breaks his ass out there but really?
next lineup i’d like to see assuming full strength:
vds
rafael-vidic-rio-evra
—-carrick
—-scholes
ronaldo-tevez-berba-rooneyfucks sake might as well if you have teams sending even darren bent back to defend for good stretches of the game.
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United States
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Great post Taylor. And like you I’m getting sick of seeing these teams park the bus in front of their goal. Teams are afraid of United, and their superiority. Regardless of what peeps say, United are the best footballing team in England. We can graft, fight and play. It’s just sickening to see Spurs degrade the game to simple lob the ball and getting behind the ball tactics.
But to be fair, Spurs did what they did well…
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I was surprised to see Fergie/the bench kidding around at the end of the match… I guess you can’t really live and die by United results, can you? Although if that’s the case, then I’m gonna need to find a new line of work…
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I was actually quite annoyed seeing Fergie mess around at the end. I had so much frustration built up during the match, to see Fergie mess around made me feel that I cared more than he does…
Sad….I’ve been in a bad mood all day…
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Wayne: that’s why I always nap after a United draw/loss…otherwise I’m angry all day
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+1 too all the comments about Fergie messing about. The one constant has always been his drive and desire to win, whre the hairdryer / getting at ur players even after a win mentality now huh?
The most frustrating thing is United have so much quality, but seems ambivalent about realising its own potential….
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