Premier League Week 33 & FA Cup Semi Final

[Guest Wavelength]

Anderson flopped yet again, do you still believe he is good Sho Case?There are better attacking midfielders out there like Gourcuff

Wait wait wait.Do you still think Denilson is better than Anderson?SNM

[Guest Wu-Tang]

9.5 for welbecks dive, cheatin little c*nt.

It wasn't a dive0.5 for your eyesight/interpretation

Ho got his thigh brushed then suddenly went tumbling.

You obviously didnt see the many replayes with close ups, nothing happened to his thighhe got his ankle clipped as he ran throughIm sure there will be a replay on ITV anytime in the next few mins, stay tuned

Take your own advice and watch the replay lad, lost the plot from when ITV shown about 4 replays all showing man got his thigh knocked which made him trip up. I ain't sayin it was a dead cert Pen but it deffo wasn't no dive on the close ups.

Huh? :/Man got his ankle/back of his foot clipped, which made him clip his own heels and he fell over

[Agony]

Boss: Young Reds justify my faithUnited's youngsters may have failed by a whisker to win the FA Cup semi-final but they still passed a severe test of their temperament with credit.That was the positive message from Sir Alex Ferguson in the wake of a penalties defeat to Everton at Wembley, where he fielded four teenagers in Fabio and Rafael da Silva, Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck. The average age of the starting XI was only 22."We had two teams in mind after Wednesday’s win in Portugal, with one leaving out two or three players but having watched the game yesterday (Chelsea's semi-final versus Arsenal), I thought the pitch looked heavy and dead," Sir Alex told MUTV."What I couldn’t afford was extra-time with my strongest team, with our programme coming up. We’ve got games on Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday lunch-time (at Middlesbrough) and then Tuesday. I had to make a change some time."Knowing the young players' temperament, their quality and their energy, I thought it was the right thing to do. Obviously I’m going to have some critics but I think the fans know this club is built on young players getting an opportunity."We wanted to give them an opportunity today. I know that in whatever games we’ve got in the run-in, we can play the likes of Macheda, Welbeck and Rafael without any question at all."Welbeck was one of the players who came closest to breaking the deadlock, not least when he was brought down by Everton centre-half Phil Jagielka in the penaltyarea. This 67th-minute incident brought controversy in the contest with referee Mike Riley ignoring United's appeals for a spot-kick. Seemingly livid at the time, Sir Alex seemed almost resigned to the Reds' fate afterwards."It looked a penalty kick to me. I’ve seen some videos of it and there’s no doubt that Jagielka’s caught him. He (Welbeck) was clean through on goal and the goalkeeper’s really stranded. But what can you say? It wasn’t given and there’s nothing we can do about it."Riley's failure to award the penalty and the general absence of goalmouth action led the semi-final to extra-time and ultimately a rare shoot-out defeat for United after victories in the Champions League final, Carling Cup final and two Community Shield matches."It's hard to take," admitted Sir Alex, "but we’ve won a few in the last two or three years. We know the name of the game in these situations, it is a bit of a lottery, but it’s the only way you can decide it when it gets to that stage."

[Roy Batty]

9.5 for welbecks dive, cheatin little c*nt.

It wasn't a dive0.5 for your eyesight/interpretation

Ho got his thigh brushed then suddenly went tumbling.

You obviously didnt see the many replayes with close ups, nothing happened to his thighhe got his ankle clipped as he ran throughIm sure there will be a replay on ITV anytime in the next few mins, stay tuned

Take your own advice and watch the replay lad, lost the plot from when ITV shown about 4 replays all showing man got his thigh knocked which made him trip up. I ain't sayin it was a dead cert Pen but it deffo wasn't no dive on the close ups.

Huh? :/Man got his ankle/back of his foot clipped, which made him clip his own heels and he fell over

lol@The manc hate. That was the most obvious thing I have ever seen. Defender left his foot out, it caught Welbeck's left foot, knocked it to the right so it hit the back of his right ankle and he fell over.

[HangTheDJ]

just though this might be relevant

[FANTA]

I still can't believe saha was leading our front line for that long after ruud left. I know he just came back from injury but he looked awful yesterday, first touch and movement off the ball wasn't there at all.Shame that cause I was a big fan of his @ metz & fulham.That fellani guy is a odd one too. With the ball at his feet he looks pretty ordinary whenever I've seen him, but a lot of people seem to rate him.

[MetaFives]

just though this might be relevant

That's wrong.van Persie has 10 assists.Ireland has 9 assists.Source: premierleague.com

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

Did you go to the game yeah Alex?

Yeah SLASH Tulse>>>>

Anderson flopped yet again, do you still believe he is good Sho Case?There are better attacking midfielders out there like Gourcuff

[Roy Batty]

Tevez for the last year or 2 hasn't looked like he has any confidence going forward with the ball. that shows in his running at defenders and his shooting. He's fallen off dramatically since his first half-season at Man U.Looks more comfortable chasing down goalkeepers and fullbacks when Man U lose possession or laying the ball off sideways than actually getting forward.

[Kompressor]

swear down were some people watching a different united gamegibson played better than anderson and yet everyone is calling out his name.welbeck played well as well, his left let him down on occasion but most of united's good moves went through him. his general link up play was excellent. especially playing in an unfamiliar position.

nah gibson wasnt better, he was decent but anderson was doing the holding role and tryna get up to support until scholes come on agree with welbeck he should of definately started on the right his link up with macheda was nice and very encouraging for the future

all the berbatov hate is nonsense. thats been his style from day dot. when hes holding off bare defenders and skilling up guys using that languid style. everyone is quick to insert their berbatov>>>>___________ but now he misses everyone is saying he should be lynched. his actual performance bar the penalty was decent and hes still a good player regardless. just hope he can put it behind him and play to his full potential over the coming weeks.

c/son a next note tevez looks completly unintrested his hold up play is still second to none but he didnt look like he wanted to play yesterday[b]imo fergie got it wrong not having ronaldo on the bench at least and bringin on scholes instead of nani because we were already controlling the midfield with anderson-gibson.[/b]

i disagree, Fergie got it right I'd rather win the Pompey game than the Everton one, as crazy as it sounds.The Prem is our bread and butter and our number 1 priority followed by the Champions leagueThe young players didn't let anyone down and to be honest i'm not certain we would've scored with Rooney Ronaldo and Berbatov starting never mind being on the bench The everton defence was imense on the day.Nani instead of Scholes i don't agree with either he hasn't really shown anything against real quality opposition to warrant the trust to be put in that situation,however i do agree that when Gibson moved out wide we lost somthing,honestly i would've thrown Rafael in at Right mid and taken of Park for Nevilleto add a bit of pace and directness to the midfield without losing the defensive cover Park was offeringIf we go on to beat Pompey 4-0 and our rested players look refreshed and lively people will be saying Fergie did the right thing, especially if Arsenal get somthing from the scousers.Even though we lost the game there are far more positives than negatives to tke from the game.

[Kompressor]

On the Tevez issue,i reckon the emergence of Macheda and Welbeck has convinced him that he won't be at United next season and he looks devastated and it has had an effect on his formShame but due to the debt we cant afford to spend that kind of money on two strikers in two years

[FANTA]

tbh.we could have done with not signing Berbs and just sticking with what we had.rooney & tevez upfront last season worked better overall for the team.

[Flojo]

Was interesting to see how little criticism Ferguson received in the media for fielding that team and how no link was made between him being pre occupied with Benitez a day before an FA Cup semi final and his team losing.

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

I cant see Tevez staying now at all, and tbh Im kinda referring back to my old mindset at the start of the season where I thought he should never be bought for more then 15m.For some reason he was turning like a boat yesterday, and everything he did was just too slow. Always took one too many touches but with him i always feel he can come up with a scrappy goal or something so boy...

[What A CUNT.]

just though this might be relevant

"Strikers"Lampard? Ireland?

[HangTheDJ]

yeh its off another forumit only had forwards on it but people asked the guy who made it to include midfieldersit was also made before this weekends gamesalso you have to have atleast 8 goals to be on there (otherwise milner and ash would be in the top few)

[Hernandez Balcazar]

tevez is a prickguys gone downhilleverytime he gets the ball and the teams building a move the bulky bastard passes the ball back instead of moving forward.c*nt

[Avon Barksdale]

Was interesting to see how little criticism Ferguson received in the media for fielding that team and how no link was made between him being pre occupied with Benitez a day before an FA Cup semi final and his team losing.

Ah shut up i swear all you do is moanEvery single little small thing you just pick at it just so you can moanSound like my f*ck*ng grandad

[Flojo]

Was interesting to see how little criticism Ferguson received in the media for fielding that team and how no link was made between him being pre occupied with Benitez a day before an FA Cup semi final and his team losing.

Ah shut up i swear all you do is moanEvery single little small thing you just pick at it just so you can moanSound like my f*ck*ng grandad

I think I touched a nervethe hypocrisy is deep, you model yourself on Fergie yeah?

[FANTA]

few ex pros have laid into Berbs for yesterday.

[Heero Yuy]

Don't rate berbs but what he did yesterday is him... Man Utd fans should of already knew from before he even signed on the dotted line... he tried a ting, it don't come off...Tbh its great players who try things like that and yeah when it don't come off then boyyyyyy accept the consquences...not that im calling berbs a great player but you get the jist

[Avon Barksdale]

Brown completes 60 minutes for reservesReserves: Preston 0 United 4An emphatic second-half display put cup holders United into the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup, as Preston North End were totally overrun at Deepdale.Wes Brown also completed an hour of action on his return from injury, enjoying a largely untroubled shift at right-back as United dominated proceedings.With Kiko Macheda and Danny Welbeck both recovering from their Wembley exertions, it was down to in-form Lee Martin to operate as a makeshift striker, and it was he who came closest with a shot into the side netting just before the interval.The Reds didn't have to wait long to forge ahead, as Danny Drinkwater bagged his second goal in as many games before the hour-mark, converting from close range after a break.The goal broke Preston's resistance, and they had no answer as United continued to pull away. Martin bundled home a Zoran Tosic corner before turning provider, feeding Richard Eckersley to cross for Nicky Ajose.United continued to create chances by the hatful, but the final - and finest - goal couldn't even be described as a half chance: substitute Matty James rifling home a quite brilliant effort from 25 yards.United: Amos; W Brown (Dudgeon), De Laet, Gill, Eckersley; Eikrem (Ajose), Drinkwater, James, C Evans (Stewart), Tosic; Martin.Subs not used: Devlin, Derbyshire.

Swear that James is looking like a good playerCant wait to have Brown backWas sick last seasonVery underrated his contribution to last season was (no yoda)

[FANTA]

Brown has a been a big miss.especially with all those injuries and suspensions we had.i didn't fully appreciate him before aswell. smh.