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What a goal by Owen, and Hernandez is looking like a proper find by SAF
Park looked great tonight!
Well, despite the opposition resembling a pub team, there were some sharp finishes on show tonight.
And more good news, upon walking through the door tonight I’ve seen that my no-price-increase-this-year season tickets have arrived complete with some good old fashioned Glazer generosity in the form of vouchers for free beers, pies, museum tours and other goodies.
Woohoo.
I liked Hernzandez’s lil flick, looks a real poacher.
Paul H – You’re a wind up merchant.
Valencia, Chicharito, Rooney and Nani on the counter attack looks great to me
im liking the look of chicarito, definately some possibilities for several starts this season, nice to see owen back, great flick by him. park looked amazing going by those 2 goals, nice to see evans pick up one too
Chicharito for a starting place on sunday?
Ignore him willierednut, can’t teach an old toff dog new tricks. Why he needs free vouchers for pies I’ll never know. On another note how shit is the Irish League. A Sunday league team could have put up a better fight. Hernandez is going to make a lot of ABU people eat their words. It was good to see Valencia use his left foot to score a goal. Evans finally score, and what a finish from Owen hopefully he can stay fit and do a lot more of that next season. Parks picked up where he left off from last season in terms of goalscoring.
willierednut – I can’t help it mate….
(but I’m not joking about the vouchers – their generosity knows no bounds)
damn missed the game, came home from work went too sleep, was sleeping at 4pm did not wake up until 9pm, I totaly forgot about the game, I will watch it on MUTV at 1030, but we are now starting too find that gem of a striker who can take the pressure off rooney, add valencia and nani who can get us say about 14 goals between them I really think we will win the league, lets hope united sign Lessana diarra to give us more legs in the midfield too play 424 so we can get the best out of valencia nani rooney hernandes
I thought Micheals goal was pure him. I shouted immediately. Paddy and David doubted immediately.
Can you not see the ball movement and the players stance and posture.Mind age at 70 Paddy catches up with yeah. Eh lol
Total star we have found, well our scouting network. Total class drifts in the box like a ghost and clinical.He is is gonna be “RED” hot for us.
I feel good we have central defenders that are scoring Goals again, Well done Jonny.
Fuck of Nani ony twat can score from a Pen right! lol Not like that Star*
Owen is sublime. Park is brilliant. I do reckon that SAF is right to say that this team is good enough. If hernandez, berbatov and owen can support rooney well, we can regain the title. with 4-3-3 formation may be we can get away with the midfield issue.
I can’t help but feel, we’ve struck gold in the lad Hernandez, famous last words, but i can’t see him not making it in England.
willierednut – I agree, he is uniteds ace in the hole, this united squad seems so strong its far better than the squad of 06/07 season, the key signing has been vidic, we know rooneys future was never in doubt, but a fit and firing and focused vidic it has made us a stronger unit at the back. we add valencia nani obertan has our flair wingers, experience of park and giggs, upfront we now seem to have quality in rooney and hernandes add back ups of owen macheda berbatov welbeck we have the best squad if the pieces all come together
Though it was a friendly, I’m hugely impressed! Roll on Sunday!!
@Willie bang on mate. In this era of doom and gloom around United why not look for a chink of light and enthusiasm. Thats not to suggest we dont have a barrowload of great players to achieve all our wishes and ambitions.
The only thing in his “Negative” players from that part of the World invariably screw up. Apart from that shite at Citeh. But he as we know is a freak of nature and will let them down as he did us.
RTNK – I still think we could do with another midfielder, not good news, Carrick getting injured, we really are down to the bare bones in CM.
Anyone for a Oezil yet, I told you I have Crystal Balls. lol Hope Micheal’s ankle injury is not too serious joking aside.
willierednut – has you have read my comments over the months, 2 area’s that needed improved is? the engine room, and? upfront
now united seem to have sorted the CF position, but for me the engine room has always been a concern for me, forget an attacking midfielder, all united need is someone like lessana diarra I really hope we sign diarra, because a midfield patnership of diarra and fletcher, and letting valencia nani rooney and hernandes attack teams left right and centre could be the perfect platform too really go for more than the premiership
Good goals by Owen, Chicha, Valencia and Park(the 2nd).
Didn’t see the game but I read that Carrick was taken off early. Anyone heard what happened with him?
No idea about Carrick had an abysmal feed 1st half. Its not going to do him any good though because
A) No pre-season due to world cup involvement albeit only training
&
B) Quite a few fans are chomping at the bit to get on his back.
If he is injured we need to get someone in or not let Cleverly leave. Gibson definitely staying put so I can see him or Scholes starting with Fletcher to begin with.
@ Costas…ankle injury. Not to be a saddist or anything but it might be a blessing in disguise by forcing Fergie’s hand in the transfer market, or letting Clever Tom stay at the club and not going on loan.
@Don Pablo
Thanks. Don’t see us buying anyone though. I just hope that Carrick’s twist isn’t anything serious, because we don’t have a lot of options left in midfield.
@Notorious
Yeah it has been one of those disruptive pre seasons. We’ve reached the point where the Chelsea game will be our last big friendly before the season kicks off. And there’s always the danger with these WC players coming back so late in pre season.
We only have 3 games in August, so hopefully Fletch, Scholes and Gibbo will handle the load.
RTNK – Diarra could be an option, i think at this stage, thats the type of player we should be looking at. As for ozil, i did hear he doesn’t want to go to Madrid, or Barca because he doesn’t think he’ll be a automatic starter, so a move to the premiership could be on the cards, whether it’s United, i don’t really know.
The Key in RNTK’s post is go for more than the Premiership! there is the puzzle.
I aint gonna go on a Glazer rant not the night to do so.
Being called from the Pub, Celtic mates drowning there sorrows.
Think that last bit through what RTNK, posts!
Nite Reds.
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/437023943?-11193
According to this article, Cleverley is going to Wigan.
@ Don Pablo I’m inclined to agree with you on this one.
@ Costas. Fair point about august having 3 games but we don’t want to be caught with our pants down later on in the season. Hargreaves is dead, and god only knows if Anderson will be back. We do need someone but if we don’t its not the end of the world as long as we don’t get too many injuries.
@willie
Özils comments sounds like he got an early contract with another club for the season 11/12. Whether it’s a club in Germany or England is hard to tell, but not many germans move in foreign countries.
I think he will transfer in Germany, maybe to Munich. Can’t really see him at United, although he’s talented, i think he will not fit mentally. The pressure will be to high for him.
and yes, I’m german, so I apologize for bad english
Looks like John O’Shea will be played in midfield if worst comes to worst with further injuries…
Some nice football played today, but lets not get carried away here – if these Irish players were any good they would be playing in England in the Chamionship or something
Dont need to buy any DM for now.. promote pogba to the first team.
@Notorious
After the 3 games, there’s the international break, so hopefully by then Carrick will be back and Anderson will be getting closer too. But in his case, everything is in the air. And as you said, we have to avoid anymore injuries over the next month. Because this time it’s imperative that we start on the right foot and take full points in the August games.
On anothe note, I want Park’s old hairstyle back.
I’m more worried about Carricks lack of form, than this injury.
“We only have 3 games in August, so hopefully Fletch, Scholes and Gibbo will handle the load.”
Giggsy could probably do a job there as well.
Pogba is a U-16 level, not even U-19 or U-21… good thing we’ve got a sensible manager who is not going to destroy the kid way way before he’s ready
I agree OneUnited Giggs can do a job there as can O Shea. I’ll just feel more at ease if we had a player where centre mid is HIS position not just do a job and I don’t mean any disrespect to Giggs when I say that. The thing about Carrick is when he does come back and he probably won’t be match fit is everyone is going to get on his back about his lack of form from last season. Its not going to help. Not looking forward to Sunday because can see that atrocious Wembley pitch fucking things up, hopefully chelski lose some players to that pitch for a change.
was at the match tonight
gibson was very impressive minus the finishing
chicarito and nani looked lively
evans is no wing back but good header
smalling looked solid beside vida
owens lookin like hes on the way back
and rooneys still in world cup mode
ino the airtricity xi are shite but still
Yes Giggs and O’Shea are also options, if things get worse there. However, I must say that a Scholes-Giggs central pairing doesn’t seem too encouraging to me. I guess no matter what happens with our midfielders, the only one who we can’t afford to lose is Darren.
Anyway, I don’t know how many of you that watched the game caught this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT80AOCtPs8
Stoke sign him up.
Well, NotoriousRedDevil, I think our midfield is light but the situation is exaggerated. Unless we have a freakish injury crisis like last season’s defence, I think three proper midfielders should be sufficient for more than a few games.
Don’t think the pitch will be that bad at this time of the year, any ways would like to see Hernandez start on Sunday, think it would be a good test for him.
Just checked out willierednut’s link about Cleverley. Seems pretty final. Good luck to him. I think it’s a good club for him. Hopefully he will play a lot and come back next summer ready for the first team.
on another note… Smalling looks like someone who could grow into a defensive midfielder role in future… every single time he’s played he’s looked good on the ball bringing it out but defensively looks absolutely shocking, always getting turned by defenders cos he’s too tight.
anybody watch that program, Football’s Greatest on Sky?… Smalling has some Franz Bekenbaur qualities (only a bit though before people say I’m crazy)
Exactly Costas, if Fletcher gets injured we are fucked. Thats why we need Anderson back and play like he did in 07/08 because that season he was a better player than Fletcher. If he could do it then he can do it now just needs to mature which I’m sure he will. Fletcher can’t play every game to immense levels and thats why we need someone else I’ve been saying it since I came onto this blog about a year ago. No update on Hargreaves whatsoever or should we call him Blomquivst II. Get someone else in or we will be relying on someone to step up which may or may not happen. Gibson is a totally different player from Fletcher but if we don’t get someone in the fans will look to him and if he doesn’t deliver will be made the scapegoat.
If the money is there just go Werder Bremen and give them £20 million for Ozil or same amount for Diarra (prefer Ozil). Lets not piss about like we did with Berbatov.
Of topic, Balotelli demanding 180k a week, but City won’t pay it, good on them i say.
Very good to see Owen and Valencia get good run outs. Both could be
key. Rooney needs competition, which this was defo not. I wager Rooney
will be a different sort on Sunday.
Me thingst Valencia could do alot of damage this year. With Owen/Chicho/Berba/Rooney as
proper poachers, Valencia could help gloss over some otherwise marginal performances in CM.
Park looked good, other than the hair, GAM ! Elvis reborn!
Park looked like one of the Thompson Twins
I have to admit Chicharito looks really good. He score in every matches so far and he runs fast, quick feet, good technique and has the speed to beat defenders and be at the right place at the right time.
It’s hard to leave him out.
To be fair to Ji Sung, I was well impressed with his performances for his Country in the World Cup. The Man’s more than just a wide player as we all know. All the talk of Ozil and hardly a mention of Park all summer. Alright, Ozil got a few more goals but I know who I’d rather rely on in a big game.
I think Wigan is a perfect club for Tom. Martinez seems to encourage a positive style of play which will benefit him unlike Bolton/Newcastle. I honestly think we need to sign a midfielder. If not for anything else @least to have decent numbers. Anyone hoping Hargreaves can come back os clutching at straws. With Tom out on loan we have an extra spot in the 25 man squad, methinks we might sign someone otherwise it beats logic letting him go while we need a player like him. Ozil anyone? I wish Donovan was considered, calm head, works his arse off and has obvious quality plus goals to accompany. Good to hear Smalling had a positive perfomance. Tony V getting Motm on his first gane back and Owen with a goal bodes well for season start. Bring on the ageing Chelsea.
Imagine United signing
Mary Poppins : )
Thanks Dela that was such a laugh
Truly a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down : )
Love the nice cross-field pass from Rooney which started the move for the second goal (Owen’s). We always keep banging on about his goals and his energy, but his vision is amazing. The number of times he would do these long-range passes to move the play to the other wing was just awesome.
Hope he has an even better season this year!
Right on Yashi, Rooney is the guy who has been learning from Scholes! Don’t beat on me, but a dream formation IMO has always been to see United with a real stike team, (Chicho/Berba/Owen?) with Rooneys ultimate slot more to mid field. Maybe it will be a few more years. But mark my works, Scholes started as a striker! Might not be too far fetched.
Love Parks goals and hairdo, Chicharito is awesome, Owen is legendary, United will steamroll the competition this season
wait, did valencia score with his left foot?? i must be dreaming….
carrick injured.. cleverley gone on loan?? wtf
i seen carrick coming out of the tunnel thinking i hope he produces the good…
when he got injured and i saw him walk off i was thinkin to myself.. was carrick on the pitch??
typical carrick
hmm you want to move one of the best strikers in the world into midfield?
on the subject of midfield… what a difference between the passing of gibson and scholes… gibson’s long passes are so slow that it becomes easy for defenders to get in position to intercept, when scholes does those long cross-field balls (and rooney or carrick for that matter), they are fast fizzed balls, much harder to defend
@ tony starks
i think ur just a gibson hater :L
@willie:
Well Im so hoping that he would go to citeh.. Imagine all these ego maniacs try to play football together.. it would be close to catastrophic.
Just read in Daily Mail:
Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley will spend the season on loan at Wigan after Roberto Martinez beat Newcastle and Bolton to sign the Old Trafford youngster.
Ohhh have any of you all heard Balotelli’s wage demands?? I was like are you friggin serious he’s such an egotistical, waste of sperm and nine months cunt! Wayne Rooney does not earn that much…furthermore the boy is friggin 20 years old..he is not established yet….sigh* if City sign him there are downright jackasses…but that could bring a raft of arguements since City players will want higher wage demands…would be fun to see that happen but ughhhh i hope he’s a flop at City!
Guys, you know im not one to read into things or get ahead of stuff too much but..
probably the biggest indication yet..
last night, Ozil posted this on his twitter page..
“The Road to Success is to BELIEVE”
Believe. Thats a United Battle Cry
Heres the link
http://twitter.com/officialoezil
Thats awesome then Kev …lets hope Fergie signs him up!
@Tony
Yeah, sounds weird, but I just don’t feel WR is as natural
a forward as some may hope. He is just itching to run things.
Seems to do well at it too. So tell me, what’s the problem with having a midfielder
who knows how to score. Wait, wasn’t CR7 a midfielder !) It can cut many ways, eh.
The rules are simple, whoever gets the ball in the back of the net, the most times, wins!
I think JOS should only be used a CM if we have an absolute plague of bubonic proportions affect our other options. Just my opinion. He provides brilliant cover for the defensive positions, lets let him just do that job for us eh.
Also, I think the Wigan move is a good one for Tom. Martinez has some faith in youth and I think he will be given every chance in the world to play week in week out and to show us what he can do. I also think they have a young midfielder who’s name I cant remember right now that is quality….is it McCarthy I think? James McCarthy maybe? I dunno, but he is good and will work well with Tom.
And I would be pleased if we signed Diarra for 10, or Ozil for 12. Anything more than that and it might get iff’y. But I would love to see a proper 442 in big games with Fletch and Diarra running around like maniacs breaking up play
One more thing. I dont want to be too premature here, but I think Javier and Antonio could be terrific together. Valencia put in some decent crosses and let speedy gonzales get on the end of them. Good stuff. Good stuff indeed.
new away kit looks average, seems like they r playing with trainers on.
@Drew Vader
Who’s speedy gonzales?…
It looks like Anderson + 3mill swap for Ozil is on…It would have been a straight swap but for Anderson’s injury meaning he won’t play till November..Bremen are also keen on Anderson as a direct replacement to Ozil…Sir Alex has given up hope on Anderson and seems likely to let him leave. In comes Ozil who will take Andersons place in the 25 man squad. Get ready to to welcome our new no 8. Kepping my fingers crossed the deal happens before the end of the week.
Didnt know this but according to the official UEFA rankings United are number 1 with Barcelona in 2nd and we are some way ahead of Barcelona. Chelsea are 3rd. It helps during the champions league draw. Real Madrid down in 12th
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2011.html
instead of viva ronaldo we soon have to come up with viva hernandez chant
According to Fergie Rooney will play some part on Sunday in order to get ready for Newcastle. To be honest guys, I don’t like the idea of Wayne playing 2 Wembley games in 4 days again. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Capello better not use him for 83 minutes again!
As for Carrick, he could be ready for Newcastle.
@AIG
Hi mate. That means we could play against them. I didn’t expect us to be first in the rankings this season. They are taking into consideration the last 5 years and we are still carrying that disastrous 05-06 campaign. Anyway, it would be fun to draw Madrid, play against them on the opening day and then p;ay against Liverpool.
@BabyFaceAssassin: how do u know about that?
@Costas
Morning mate
My bad. Its Barca who are top and not us. here are the details of the teams we will avoid and can draw http://z6.co.uk/3w8ats
@AIG
Thanks. I see. If we have a good campaign this season(reach the quarters at least), I think we will overtake Barca next season since 05-06 won’t count. Depends on what Barca do as well. Interesting that Panathinaikos are 2 spots away from pot 2. Hope they make it there.
By the way, I was watching the Ajax game last night. Suarez up to his usual tricks. Diving, complaining etc etc. And in the end he was upset that Jol took him off and they almost came to blows! But he is a very good footballer. He tore the Paok defence apart. Stekelnburg was immense as well. I wonder if we could consider him as Edwin’s replacement.
@Costas
yeah. He saved a penalty too. Did well in the World cup. Looks a good prospect. Suarez has that problem but as a footballer he is very talented
Vidic says he never thought about leaving United http://bit.ly/acfvMV
Am I the only one who thinks Ben Amos, should be our No.2 goalkeeper this season? I can’t see Kusczak ever become our first choice, so why not try Amos?
VALENCIA SCORED WITH HIS LEFT FOOT!!! WOWSERS!!!!
All this talk of Anderson for Ozil leaves me split. On one hand, Anderson is one of the only midfielders apart from Fletch who will get stuck in and Ozil certainly won’t do that. I’d rather have them both to be honest, but if Fergie has decided Anderson’s time is up then I’ll have no problems with that.
It would only increase our need to find another battler for midfield though, if only as a backup for Fletch. Park can do a job in the centre to complement Fletcher but I’m not sure he can do it on his own.
@Drew Vader
Who’s speedy gonzales?
Woooo!! I know this is friendly but…. Wow!
All the finishing are superb .. Amazing flick from Owen! Chicharito instant strike hit the roof! Park good curve .. left keeper no chance… Valencia.. LEFT FOOT!!! .. My lotto hit the jack pot! I’m hopping to see more of his left foot!
Johny Evans I haven’t watch the whole game.. Man! I though this guy played at left wing or something .. And good header..
Every time, If I have a little bit of frustration not having more of new players, I categorise our players in their positions and compare with other teams… I’ve seen enough… just to chill out!! Hopefully be that way till we lift all our trophies..
I am thrilled ..so thrilled! Can’t wait to start the season!! We can beat anyone.. with this composure..
Come on United!!
how could anyone not love park is beyond me…he scored a trademark goal that perfectly highlights the importance of workrate…very good asset to have and a fabulous person
overall when i come to think of it we have a pretty good team … chicharito seems like a quality striker and if owen stays fit, with the consistance of nani (hopefully ) and determination of valencia we can push for honours…
from manutd.com:
“..but a minute later Valencia shone again, collecting a defence-splitting pass inside the area before turning his marker inside out and finishing with his left-foot.”
wait, WHAT!?!
that has got to be a typo!
Wed —
Speedy Gonzalez = Javier Hernadez
Crooney – With you on Park mate. A top player.
CHICHARITO! Great talent
@Drew Vadar
why are you comparing him to a rat?, lol his last Hernandez doesn’t even coincide with gonzales?
I don’t know why everyone is surprised Tony scored with his left foot. I guess you’re only joking because he crossed with his left foot plenty of times last season. Just not at the start of the season