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Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:30 pmby Bad Bob
Proud of the lads today. They played with a lot of heart after Webb put them under the cosh from the first minute. I liked Kenny's substitutions as well: it was a brave decision to bring on Shelvey but Merieles was struggling and we needed someone to inject a bit of life into the midfield battle. The kid did that pretty well. I also thought Babel looked lively when he came on. Fair dos for taking Torres off as well: he looked sluggish and we needed some fresher legs. It also made it clear that Torres will need to work hard if he wants to stay on the pitch.
I'm disappointed we're out of another cup but I think there were a fair number of positives to take away from today in terms of the lads' performance.
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:31 pmby metalhead
Howard Webb 
to be fair we didn't do much in the second half and Mancs should have got a couple of goals if it wasn't for Reina.
Some of our players are just 
and we need to get rid.
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:31 pmby burjennio
lakes10 wrote:red till i die!! wrote:lakes10 wrote:Lucas has the worse passing rate in this game then its Kuyt, but to be fair to Kuyt he has had the ball a lot more that Lucas.
both are as bad,they are getting ripped everytime and jogging after their man when they do.
2 seriously sluggish players
says that Lucas had 8 good and 16 missed, that seems a lot, not sure that stat can be right.
the passing stats are poor because utd pressed so high up the pitch when we went down to 10 men, no one got a second on the ball and when your a man short it makes a short passing game so much more difficult
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:31 pmby only me
Zidane wrote:Instead of criticizing the players out there working their tails off all match long (Lucas/Kuyt) criticize our captain for getting sent off, ffs we were down a man for about 60 minutes of the match and Lucas and Kuyt are our hardest working players what do you expect.
I agree i commend them for their hard work. But if it is allowed by you then No, hard workers won't cut any more, Hard work is building a road in the middle The Sahara desert. Get over it and let's get over those players. Today's game wasn't a particular bad performance by either Kuyt or Lucas ,just let them go their time is over.
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:32 pmby metalhead
Er.. guys I thought it was a poor performance apart from the first part of the first half until the sending off. The red card changed the game.
but lets get a win against everton next week 
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:33 pmby OneHotRed
Gutted, we did look a little better today, HOWEVER youd expect that vs Scum.
Got to say if anyone else had brought Shelvey and Ngog on for Miereles and Torres they would have been crucified on here, especially the Torres sub, it should have been Kuyt off, he could barely walk.
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Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:33 pmby crim cram
The big difference I saw today was running - we didn't do enough under Roy and it showed today when we were asked to. These players need to get match fit. Not Roy match fit, Kenny match fit....going down to ten didn't help, proud of the Reds today. 0-0 as far as I can see. YNWA
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:33 pmby burjennio
WE WILL BEAT BLACKPOOL 
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 pmby Fauxy
Berbatov = worst liar ever.
Looked like a rack of nerves when he was asked if it was a penalty. He knows he cheated the c.unt
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 pmby Calum
Like Chiles said, Berbatov did a "Gillian McKeith" to win the match.
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 pmby Redman in wales
gerrard out for bitters game
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:35 pmby redtrader74
performance was far better, it was IMHO more than just new manager syndrome, even Babel managed to find his nuts and try. Webb was their mom as usual.
Posted:
Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:35 pmby Bad Bob
burjennio wrote:lakes10 wrote:red till i die!! wrote:lakes10 wrote:Lucas has the worse passing rate in this game then its Kuyt, but to be fair to Kuyt he has had the ball a lot more that Lucas.
both are as bad,they are getting ripped everytime and jogging after their man when they do.
2 seriously sluggish players
says that Lucas had 8 good and 16 missed, that seems a lot, not sure that stat can be right.
the passing stats are poor because utd pressed so high up the pitch when we went down to 10 men, no one got a second on the ball and when your a man short it makes a short passing game so much more difficult
It's important not to evaluate this game by the usual barometers such as passing stats. Going a man short--especially a dynamic a player as the skipper--makes it a massive slog for everyone else. Lucas and Kuyt ran themselves into the ground today to keep the shape and prevent United from getting through (which they did quite well apart from that one flourish off a corner where Reina came up trumps with 5 straight saves). Without the extra man in midfield the passing possibilities are limited and the stats get blown to hell. Just accept that the lads did well under really difficult circumstances and move on.
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Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:35 pmby LFC2007
Ran out of steam toward the end. Man U kept the ball very well and we struggled to get it back for long periods, and when we did get it back, failed to hold it up for long enough or find an outlet in attack. But a goal down, with ten at OT and with our lack of quality....what do you expect. Disgusted by the ref.
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Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:35 pmby metalhead
Redman in wales wrote:gerrard out for bitters game
Thank you Webb 