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LIVE BLOG: Everton 0-1 United FT

October 29, 2011

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

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TheCANTONA October 29, 2011

@saad
i think berba should playing ahead welbeck

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Samuel - united WE stand October 29, 2011

How is cleverly injury prone?

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Alom October 29, 2011

so seriously.. any working streams guys?/

thanks

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JC October 29, 2011

It would be nice if we could maintain possession for more than 5 secs in the last 20 mins or so.

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giggs12gerrard0 October 29, 2011

@samuel

Mate Evra has been great in defence also today

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dannysoya October 29, 2011

Our second half has been SHOCKING. other than the welbeck shot i cannot remember any other time Howard was significantly troubled. CHRIST. something has to be done.

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Saad October 29, 2011

That was harsh. Only his hair was offside.

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Saad October 29, 2011

@TheCantona

With the utmost respect to you but...

DUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

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Saad October 29, 2011

@dannysoya

Glad to see one fan has his eyes open.

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Saad October 29, 2011

Into stoppage time!

Do Everton still have Mikel Arteta? ;)

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Saad October 29, 2011

That could have been given as a penalty.

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Saad October 29, 2011

It's pathetic that we have to resort to time-wasting.

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TheCANTONA October 29, 2011

@Saad
welbeck is good, but he let possesion go very often. He should try hold the ball better, something Berb could do.
Meanwhile Chicha's movement is great, just take a look at his goals against lvfool & everton...

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The Big Red October 29, 2011

not the reaction we wanted, too nervy... on another day, everton would have got something out of this.

3 pts all the same....

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Saad October 29, 2011

Berb got the header! End of discussion about the Berb. He's the best.

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Dicko October 29, 2011

Piss poor but after last week we'll just take the 3 points and move on....

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thedonmassawe October 29, 2011

3 points is all that is important for now

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Saad October 29, 2011

We won, but we still stink.

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Zibbie October 29, 2011

3 fucking points.
I love Man Utd
I love Man Utd
I love Man Utd

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JC October 29, 2011

I'd say that was one of the ugliest 3 pts I've seen in a long time, but it's still 3 pts at a place we haven't picked up 3 pts lately. I'll take it but that 2nd half performance was embarassing.

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Balaji Sivaraman October 29, 2011

@Saad, Actually that is exactly the reason why Sir Alex brought on Berbatov. We were always going to sit back, so from an attacking perspective there is no difference between Berba and Chicha apart from the fact that Berba's touch is better overall. The reason Berba was brought on was to provide insurance against Everton's big men at the back.

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Saad October 29, 2011

@TheCANTONA

I dont care. Berbatov, Rooney and Jones have to start every game in some capacity whatsoever. Fill the rest of the positions with horses-for-courses.

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Utd4life October 29, 2011

Fuck me, we barely got out of there alive. Not at all happy with the 2nd half performance but I'll take the win. Some of the lads had huge brainfarts at crucial times.

p.s..Cleverley makes a HUGE fucking difference in the midfield.

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scan74 October 29, 2011

fuck off saad

hard fought win well done the shirts

keep the faith

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TheCANTONA October 29, 2011

What a game! This games remind me why I loves premiership instead Serie A...

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aimanunited October 29, 2011

Happy with the 3 points but we were lucky that everton is not that good with finishing, it'll be a different story against slightly better teams... hope cleverley is ok though...

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Balaji Sivaraman October 29, 2011

We were already inviting pressure on ourselves, but once Tom got injured all attacking play from us just stopped. We stopped going forward unless it was for a break. Not advocating that he is, in fact, the Messiah, but it is pretty obvious that most of our intricate, creative, fluid play is flowing through him when he is playing.

Performances was always going to get second preference to the result today. You don't come back from a 1-6 humiliation to romp a team like Everton to victory in their own backyard. 3 points is all that matters and we can move on now.

Still would like to know what's the deal with Carrick though.

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TheCANTONA October 29, 2011

@saad
wont happend though, i know, u know, we know that..

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Utd4life October 29, 2011

I'm sorry to say this but Evans had a poor game. Jones and Vidic bailed him out on many occassions.

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Costas October 29, 2011

Well I won't moan. All week long I've said lets get the win and get the hell out of Goodison. First win there in 4 years. Nice one lads.

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Samuel - united WE stand October 29, 2011

you keep banging on about berba like he is maradona, fucking hell. fergie picks the team and if he feels berba hasn't done enough to warrant a start then i agree with him, he sees them in training everyday not you or i, everyone plays for the team not for the happiness of berbatov.

In conclusion a win is a win, i said yesterday that if we match them for fight then we can get something and a win at everton, a ground we haven't won at for four years is an achievement, now we can slowly but surely regain form, simple as that.

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Zelh October 29, 2011

3 points, it's all that matters atm. But poor performance by almost everyone again.

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kiccha October 29, 2011

we cannot win every match 5-0 ffs . . a win is a win . . if you always want cricket scores . .go follow Spanish league . . :-@

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TheCANTONA October 29, 2011

Watching renties vs le arse now. Great match...

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Zibbie October 29, 2011

Well good day all, and all is RED!
Lil Pea gets another.
Vida is back.
Fellini is a beast.
I like one or two beasts on a team.
TC be well and heal, do not push ligaments like Rooney and re-injure a few times. It then can be months before your healthy.

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Utd4life October 29, 2011

@Balaji.. Good question mate. Where on God's green earth is Carrick?? Not that Fletcher had a bad game but Carrick would have steadied the ship. Guess, we will see him against Galati. By the way, Parky was my MOM. He was everywhere today.

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Costas October 29, 2011

Like Balaji said, TC's injury really derailed all attacking plans. Plus, like I said at half time, we don't defend high up the pitch for some reason. Don't know why that is. Can't remember the last time our box was loaded with so many reds so many times.

Anyone heard what's up with Tom? Hopefully he just twisted his ankle or something. He was back on the bench in the end. We don't want another injury crisis...

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Hans October 29, 2011

Glad for the final whistle after poor, poor second half. A win is a win though and we should build on this.

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Saad October 29, 2011

@Balaji

There are more differences between Berba and Chico.

Berba passes better.

Berba holds the ball better.

Berba shoots better.

Berba can defend better.

Berba can link up better.

Berba can go one-on-one better.

Chico just gets into better positions and has a better strike-rate inside the box. I'm yet to see Chico beat the offside trap and outrun defenders with his supposed blistering pace.

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Balaji Sivaraman October 29, 2011

@Samuel, You keep banging on about how you know that Berbatov hasn't done enough. How the fuck do you know this? Stateside has eloquently argued countless times that Berbatov not getting picked has nothing to do with the man itself, it has everything to do with the fact that Welbeck and Chicharito are much younger and better prospects for our future. They need game time and that is the reason why they are constantly getting picked ahead of the Berb. It "doesn't" have anything to do with Berbatov's form. Hell, he hasn't played enough for anyone to judge how his form actually is.

Seriously, this is getting beyond ridiculous now. I am getting pissed off at every second comment saying Berbatov is not playing because he hasn't performed well in the matches on in training. Just look at the way he helped us keep possession in the end to run down the clock. I can guarantee that Welbz or Chicha for all their good work could not have done that.

Fuck, this is pissing me off.

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parryheid October 29, 2011

Rot stopped Ta very much.

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Costas October 29, 2011

The Berb didn't do a lot up front, but the way he retained possession for us there in the end was genius. Get in line ladies. He's mine. :)

On a serious note, maybe Fergie has stambled on a good tactic for away games by playing further back. It makes his partnership with Chicharito less effective, but it gives us better control of the midfield.

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Zibbie October 29, 2011

Clean sheet and a dirty win.
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Costas October 29, 2011

I meant by playing Rooney further back.

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Saad October 29, 2011

Berba is no Maradona and I for one have never made that comparison. Stop putting words in other people's mouths.

But the fact remains Berbatov is our most talented footballer in the squad (now that Scholesy's retired) and his quality needs to be on the field. You put enough quality on the field, you're bound to create chances and make things happen. It's called the frackin' law of averages.

Berba, Rooney, Nani and Jones have to be on the field at any given game.

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Zelh October 29, 2011

Morrison just scored for the reserve.

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Costas October 29, 2011

Guys, no need for the Berba arguements. Balaji makes a good point that he hasn't lost his spot because he hasn't done well. It's not his fault he isn't a yard faster and 3-4 years younger. Personally I accept that no matter what, Roon, Chicha and Danny will get picked ahead of him and I try to enjoy whatever minutes he gets on the pitch. Is he better on the ball than Javier or Danny? Maybe. But it's clear what Sir Alex values in his strikers at the moment and that's speed and the ability to link up well with Wayne.