Comments on: West Ham v Man Utd: Preview

By: rob

rob — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:48:14 +0000

Nice reception by the hammer fans for Tevez, I dont think i have ever seen a returning player get such an amazing reception, I reckon a previous poster was right he was too emotional to be on his top game

By: Conor

Conor — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:04:23 +0000

Gov, after thinking about it, Anderson’s performances recently have been worse than when he first came in to the team, so he porbably did need a rest. And Rooney and Carrick had a virus. And JB I know, but I think that’s the same with most supporters who follow a big team, they expect too much, we all do. But after watching the highlights I actually can’t believe people are targeting saha and especially Giggs, even forgetting the assist Giggs provided, his grat positional sense and vision created most of our chances, and Saha played well yet people seem to ignore this and only point out who played badly. It’s really surprising to see Ronaldo miss a penalty and I understand where you are coming from RedDevil but I don’t really see that as much of a problem anyways, Ronaldo is an excellent penalty taker and this is just a one off, and my suspicion is since Green is such a great penalty stopper(surprise surprise he dived the right way, and in my opinion looked like he pretty much had that corner well covered, so Ronaldo had to hit it hard to even have a chance of beating him) he may have tried to make the penalty too powerful and accurate.

By: gov

gov — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:32:18 +0000

anderson was rested in midweek and should have started..rooney should have been on the bench..these were fergie’s mistakes..but even so the team that took to the field at upton park should be playing much better.we were completely overrun in midfield..and when that happens,the strikers and the wingers dont get the ball and we pose no attacking threat..even our defending was poor..2 goals from set pieces is very bad..all in all a result and performance to forget..

By: the chunni

the chunni — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:15:44 +0000

We flopped up big time but there is no use crying over spilt milk,
We were awful and everybody knows it. Ronaldo must be feeling sick
but like Reddevil said it will make him practice more and score it .
Anyway this is the first penalty he’s missed since I don’t know
when. I wonder if tevez was too emotional to play properly… HE
was terrible. Still I find it hard that some prople criticize Giggs
like that. If it were not for him we would’nt even have got this
as a gr8 club. I just hope we can get our set piece defending
right.

Im starting to think that we are too reliant on Rooney and Ronnie.I
just hope its wrong. We don’t have to get all scared now.We have
lots of time.

By: RedDevil

RedDevil — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:17:53 +0000

Which one would you rather choose:
1.Ronaldo missed it today and now he knows how it feels to miss a penalty and how important every pen is. He will practice even more now and be more determined than ever every time he gets one.
2. Its a cup final and the score is 1-1 when Ronaldo gets a penalty. He has never missed one and is over confident. While not fully focused he strikes it and the ball goes wide.
I think missing the penalty today was a good experience for him actually. Its da teams fault for not winning not Ronnies. I am sad to spend the last hours of 2007 in second place after such a great year. But we may be on top 2nd January 2008 cause Arse play west Ham and they proved that they are a difficult side to play. Still Ronaldo will always be a hero and I will defo forgive him for today. If it wasnt for him we would have been 4th or 5th and not qualified for the CL.He is only human, though a marvelous one!

By: JB

JB — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:22:22 +0000

Conor: The thing that annoys me is that itâ€™s the usual suspects that get singled out for the flak when things go badly. The likes of Fletcher, Carrick, Saha, Brown and even Giggs normally get the worst of it. However there are some in the squad like Vidic, Tevez, Scholes, Hargreaves, who evade virtually all criticism when they put in a bad shift. This isnâ€™t a rant about todayâ€™s game in particular or even this blog specifically. Itâ€™s just a general observation of our somewhat fickle fanbase. I wish people would judge players on their actual performance in a game rather than some preconceived notions they have about them.

Now onto the Anderson issue, SAF and CQ are on the training pitch every day. They see how the players are performing, how fit they are, what form they are in, their mental state, etc. If Anderson being dropped was for tactical reasons, then we can bitch and moan about SAFâ€™s decision making all we want. However if he was on the bench because of a balanced decision based on season long requirements and observation of Andersonâ€™s training performances, then who the hell are we to criticise. He are hardly in any place to make any kind of judgement like this as we have nowhere the level of information SAF has at his disposal. And ultimately thatâ€™s one of the reasons why he is the manager and we are the fans, because he gets these types of decisions right more often than not over the course of a season.

By: JK

JK — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:01:30 +0000

Conor thanks. I just got some feedback, and I have to say the selection wasn’t bad.

By: Conor

Conor — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:22:48 +0000

JK: Hargreaves was playing today.
Everyone else: 1.Why blame certain players for losing the game for us? Nearly everyone played badly, so it was just a bad performance, it happens, it’s easy to get over. We lost fairly and it’s not Fergie’s fault for picking the wrong players, it’s not Giggs’ fault, it’s just a bad performance. Get over it.
2.It was always going to happen that we would rest players.
3.With the team we had we could have beaten west ham, they are a difficult team to beat but with Saha, Ronaldo, Tevez and Giggs we can beat most teams in the league.
4. Finally, although I disagree with Fergie’s decision, Anderson has played alot of games, and since he’s a young player he supposedly needs a lonnger rest, plus the fact that he isn’t used to playing that many games in quick succession.
It seems stupid praising people one day and then a week later saying who should be sold in january.
Pedro we’re one of the most consistent teams in the league, saying we are inconsistent is a snap jugdement, and a wrong one at that. Anyone who knowsanything about football knows we are going to win the league. Why make a big deal about a loss against a team which most people expected us to draw against.

By: JK

JK — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:19:52 +0000

Arsenal not even felt the pressure of going behind.

Pedro I feel what you’re saying. Feck.. I mean come on, finally you got a 1 point lead,
finally you got the chance to lead the league, BUT you lose the next game!

Man o man those Arses must be happy

By: redevil

redevil — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:13:45 +0000

What a disappointment! I guess we can’t win a single game without Rooney. What the fuck was Fletcher doing there? Fergie is holding him still cos he’s a Scot. Giggs was evidently tired. But its terrible to see so many of you scream at him. Remember it was Giggs who set up Ronaldo when we took the lead. SAF should have taken him off. Giggs is still a very important member of the squad. Lets hope we’ll see better performances from the great man.