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It wasn`t a convincing win ,but enough to edge it! Good to see the ref give the goal,ball cross the line by a centimeter.:SMUG:
 
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That cameo :... The way he lifted the crowd when he was about to come on helped and when he did get on he was brilliant. 4th goal in 3 games - the boy's on a hot streak.

Bebe and Obertan seemed to shift from very good to failing to control the ball and they weren't helped with the service in the first half. Smalling was brilliant and really didn't give their strikers much to go off.

not the best performance but good signs and were through to the next round.
 
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Few thoughts on the Wolves match:

1. Bebe doesn’t completely suck, and can play football. He was incredibly raw, showed a few poor touches but overall was pretty productive. Clearly working on ‘simple’ wing play – run fast kick ball into box. Bit Valencia esque. He’s also massive, makes me wonder if he’ll develop into more of an out and out striker one day.

2. I’m not sure about this Macheda thing. I can only assume he’s really, really good in training, because the last 10 odd times I’ve seen him play he’s been rubbish. We don’t often give players that many chances, and he did have THAT moment at Villa, but still. Back to the reserves maybe?

3. Obertan is clearly an extremely talented footballer, who lacks the concentration and footballing intelligence to deliver the telling pass. I think he’s worth investing more time into, because his touch, agility and raw talent are rare.

4. Darren Gibson is done. Au revoir Gibbo. That mistake for the second goal was his final straw. You could see it all over Fergie’s face.

5. I swear when the twins signed, Fabio was the good one and Rafael the not as good one. Injuries are a nasty thing.

6. Carrick gets a lot of sh*t, but he held together a midfield of himself, Darren Gibson and Ji-Sung Park. For that he deserves the Balloon d’Or.

7. What do we do with Ji Sung Park? So out of form it’s painful to watch. A detriment to the team at the moment.

8. We’re two injuries away from starting Ben Amos (and presumably having John O’Shea as backup)

9. I admit it, I have a man crush on Chicarito. It makes me uncomfortable.
 
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Agree with pretty much everything you said there. But its a bit unfair on Ji Sung Park to say he's out of form when he hasnt been getting games. That one on one should have been finished but he got a nice goal to make up for it. He just needs to play more, and whenever he does he's always reliable.
 
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To be honest, he's played a fair bit this season, I just checked and its 9 appearances so far. He's been crap though, clearly suffering World Cup hangover. He's done best in the 2 Carling Cup matches but in the league and Europe he's been awful. He even admitted it himself. I don't think he should be sold though, he can be very useful.
 
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beachryan said:
9. I admit it, I have a man crush on Chicarito. It makes me uncomfortable.
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If he had long hair he could pass for a woman.

At the minute there's an argument of him being confused as a lesbian with short hair.

Perfectly natural to have these feelings when he's this wonderful :P
 
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I thought Bebe and Obertan showed some decent glimpses of promise the other night. Obviously its going to take time, but theres something there at least. As for Macheda his past 2 games have been a little bit disapointing, I think he needs a goal to get the confidence going. Im also losing patience with Gibson wouldnt suprise me if he departs in January be it a loan or transfer
 
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Neoexodus said:
If Chicharito keeps playing like this, i think you just found the "new Pippo".
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I think he's more like Mickey Owen than Inzaghi. He has some pretty handy skills and good technique...not something super Pipo was ever accused of!

(but if he can score half the goals...mmmmmm yes please)

Just saw a story that Rooney paid £25 for chicken nuggets and chips. Why is the slightly pudgy one allowed to eat such crap? Should have sold him...
 
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Bitter Rivals said:
owen was never skillful

he was fast, good positioning and finisher
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I think he's refering to his ability to score goals like that one in 98 against Argentina. That looks like something Chicha will eventually be capable of doing. Pippo was different, a bit more like Ruud.
 
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RuneEdge said:
I think he's refering to his ability to score goals like that one in 98 against Argentina. That looks like something Chicha will eventually be capable of doing. Pippo was different, a bit more like Ruud.
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I think Owen had unbelievable balance which made him able to stay on his feet which along with his pace was phenomenal. Chicharito I think has more tools to be a much better player outside the box than Owen or Inzaghi. a quicker 'mini' David Villa Potentially :D
 
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Perfectly fine goal though, right? :LOL:
 
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:LOL: Should have been a penalty, Nani handballs it, ref plays advantage, Gomes drops the ball for some reason, Nani scores. What a mess.
 
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Exactly, I guess the 4 wrongs did make a right :DD

Good performance from the midfield today, thought Carrick and Fletcher did enough to keep the likes of Modric and Van Der Vaart at arms length. Bale was Rafael's bitch until he went off.

1 goal, 1 assist for Nani Brilliant - See that shot against the cross bar :SHOCK: :...

Reminded me of this YouTube - Ronaldo Shot-Technique vs Arsenal (HD + SLOW-MO)
 
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You can't see it from that angle but on a replay I saw Kaboul was grabbing him with both hands. Whether there was enough contact to constitute a penalty is debatable, he seemed to try to stay on his feet and delay falling over.
 
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The usual joke from the wonderful Fa.

Wouldnt see it in reverse though would you?
 
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I agree it's fucking disgraceful. Once again United cheating their way to victory. Absolute fucking scandal, the only team who ever get these decisions, you never see it any where else do you? Utter bastards.

I am going to write the FA and the Premier League and demand they strike +1 off their goal difference.
 
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DagsJT said:
And this is the same ref that didn't give Mendes' goal for Spurs against United five years ago was it?
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Yes, the same guy who, in the Merseyside derby, gave a penalty to Liverpool, sent Hibbert off (at Steven Gerrard's request), let Kuyt off a waist-high lunge and then failed to give Everton a last minute penalty when Carragher pulled down Lescott, meaning Everton lost.

He's just a shit ref.
 
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It was a very good performance imo. Everyone looked to step up to prove a point.
 
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Neoexodus said:
Is it just me or is Evra kinda under-performing this season?
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By his own very high standards, yeah. I'm guessing its something to do with us having to be extra cautious after the amount of goals we've been leaking recently. Once our defence becomes stable, he'll be free to play the way we know we can. A bit like Chelsea for example. Once they know they're in control, Ashley Cole becomes unstoppable.
 
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Just watched the ESPN coverage of the match... Jon Champion is unbelievable. How one sided and bitter did he sound!?!

Him and Waddle describing what's happening and changing the facts that we can see with our own eyes.
"Oh god, Clattenberg's not even looking, he's got his back turned, how can he give that?". Shortly followed by a replay showing him facing the incident the whole time!

And then he went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it as if it had dramatically changed the game, we were already winning anyway you daft prick!
"Entirely in tune with the history of this fixture, Tottenham don't just lose in normal fashion, they lose in agonising fashion. Full time score Manchester United 2, ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE!!!!!!!, Tottenham 0."
And the constant mentions of other incidents in the fixture using words like disgraceful and the like which is totally inappropriate.

I thought commentators were supposed to remain impartial and speak objectively, not like a bitter fan of a rival. It's not the first time he's done this either. I've no problem if they thought the decision wrong but IMO they shouldn't be allowed to talk like they were, it stirs up resentment and can create myths which end up effecting the game at a later date.
 
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DagsJT said:
Should have been a penalty?!

YouTube - Controversial Nani Goal VS Spurs

About 23 secs in, from that angle you can CLEARLY see there's no contact whatsoever. And this is the same ref that didn't give Mendes' goal for Spurs against United five years ago was it?
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Fuck me, you spend more time in here than on your own thread,You really are a WUM of the highest order.
 
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At the end of the day the ref waved play on with the advantage, rightly or wrongly.

Gomez was at fault for not listening to the ref/whistle and made a huge mistake. He looked unsure, so why didn't he pick it up? he was gesturing to the ref and the ref gestured back to him to let him know. Nani obviously listened to the ref and Gomez didn't.

Anyway, you were in the lead.

To Jumbo aswell, Some commentators are knobs. The guy on match of the day said that Arsenal were failing to take authority (or something along those lines) of a team rooted to the bottom of the table. This was after we had shot after shot and the keeper did about 3 top quality saves and we hit the woodwork twice etc etc. Then he said there looks like there might be a goal in this game, but I don't know which side it will be?! as if suggesting that it was an equal game and West ham were playing on the same par as us?!

It is frustrating when people commentate like they are not actually watching the game and have some sort of agenda. But such is life I guess.
 
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