United Scraps Past Boro (Huge Berbatov Rant)
Manchester United 1 - Middlesbrough 0
Scorer
Manchester United: Berbatov (69)
Team: Van der Sar, Vidic, Evans, O'Shea, Rafael (Neville 63), Fletcher (Scholes 63), Carrick, Park, Ronaldo (Giggs 86), Rooney, Berbatov
This is turning out to be a difficult season to watch. Week after week, we labour to put away bottom-dwellers. This result puts a particularly foul taste in my mouth when the most undeserving player on the pitch got all the accolades.
I played special attention to Berbatov, in the hopes of writing something nice about him after dissing him in the last post. And after today's game, I come away totally justified with my previous piece. He contributes nothing to the game. In fact, I feel he's stifling the progress of the team.
When we break, he's hardly every around, being too slow to keep up with the pace of Rooney and Ronaldo. When we play in the opponent half of the field, he lazes around, not making runs to free up space or draw defenders. When he does eventually move forward, he never runs back to avoid being caught offside. In short, he basically does fuck all.
Yet, despite all that, he scores the winning goal. The footballing gods must be blind. To top it off, it was a ridiculously lucky goal. The ball fell at his feet and all he had to do was volley it in.
I suppose the argument is that he's there for precisely that reason...to score goals when the opportunity presents itself. Right....so that's what....he's 2nd or 3rd goal after 15 games in the EPL. I'm just simply not impressed with what I'm seeing and every week that passes it just gets worse.
The entire team should also bear alot of the blame, including and especially Ferguson, but I'm giving everyone a free pass this post. I'm just incredibly amazed that we're still in the chase for the title after turning out such dross over such a long period. Everyone else must be rubbish as well.
3 comments:
I have somewhat warmed up to the fact Berba is going to be part of the Red Devils after yesterday's match. But yes, he stil needs a lot of work. He just seems so sluggish all the time. As you said, he doesnt' run. We will need to the whole squad to get better soon to compensate for our abysmal strike rate.
P.S Thanks for the compliment on my blog. You've got a great blog too mate. :D
Hey spectre,
hard times, but sweet nevertheless;P - hard to watch and sweet, cause we can still win every competition!
I'm happy with the improvement of Gary! I think he played qiet well the last match and also the Middlesbrough game he wa not bad and imo Scholes and he changed the game!
I disagree with yuor bad view on Berba! I think our problem right now is in the middfield! If the strikers do not get the balls, the can not score! There are some other problems, too. e.g. the trouble with Tevez, but if he get is new contract, the situation may be more relaxed! I think they need to find more together to have a good team-spirit. I hope they will find that. And I hope we have a more constant team, every match a different squad is also not good!
Nevertheless, have a nice turn of the year! Cheers Antonia
@Ulrik,
We're going in opposite directions on this one. The more I see him, the more frustrating it gets. Hopefully he does an Evra on us and completely turns it around.
The whole squad needs to take on the responsibility of scoring goals. We're still too top dependent.
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@Antonia
Don't get me started on the midfield. We have no width, hence no service. The only guys with an ounce of creativity in the centre are either pensioners, or too inexperienced.
So far, the only thing worth cheering is the fact we're still within striking distance of the title. And to add to the festive cheer, Liverpool is under the spotlight with their own version of the Night Before Christmas with Steven Gerrard. Hopefully the media lumps it on them like they always do with us, and the pressure gets to them.
Happy holidays to you as well.
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