StarBoard:

Phil Jones is a BEAST. . .

ritchboy:

Wenger is bringing a secret weapon

nateevs:

Hmmm. Berbatov rested again!

chamotex:

Welbeck scored one and assisted another . . . he deserves his place in the team at the moment

coogar:

welbeck was rubbish until his goal.

chamotex:

"He's still only 20 years of age and he's got a great future, the lad. He's a big rangy, long-legged boy who can gallop really quickly. Once he gets his legs going, he's quick. He's a good footballer, he's got a great attitude when he loses the ball, a tremendous attitude to win it back."

I think this is one of the reasons why Welbeck is in the team at the moment.

chamotex:

Just watched that second goal again . . . the attack was actually started by De Gea from the back.
His ball distribution looks really good.

nateevs:

You think? You didn't think this was what Fergie had seen way before the Comm shield game. I remember telling you just after that game that just maybe Fergie has seen something that you haven't seen. I am of the opinion that you are seeing the realities of Fergie's thoughts 3 games late. However you insisted Berba was rested.

But hey! Who am I to argue? Coogar says it's illogical to argue that your golden boot striker is bench-warming if not that he is being rested. My question is how about 3 games later? Is it still illogical?

allboyz:

Just passing by sha. . . .peep into the thread and 

coogar:

berbatov is being rested. . . .
this is the exact time for fergie to bed in his fledglings when the race is just starting.
chicharito was fit yesterday but he could only start from the bench, is welbeck also better than hernandez?

giggs? js park? carrick? all rested!!!
that a player is on the bench in man utd does not necessarily mean he is washed up. . . .man utd don't have a starting xi. . . .we have not used the same starting xi in about 200 games now.


it's still illogical.
giggs has been rested until yesterday and when he came on. . . . he got an assist(that's the quality united keep on the bench when they want to).
when was the last time js-park played? fergie kept them on the bench to show-off the future of man utd. with berbatov and giggs on the pitch, the whole chest-beating about united's average age of 22 would have been impossible.

georessah:

Well I do not think it is all left to showing off the future of Man Utd. Ferguson certainly doesn't do that. He had a league match to win and he used the best available players.

coogar:

instead of wandering about like the people of bolton. . . . .go and fix the smelly wound on arsenal's arse.

coogar:

sir alex ferguson, please sign sneijder this week.
don't be deceived by yesterday's performance by the rookies. it's one thing battering spurs who were knackered from playing in the midweek, it's another thing facing the zombies in munich or the boys from catalonia.

sign sneijder now!!!

allboyz:

Let the Arsenal management go ahead and Buy Panadol. . . .

coogar:

best available players? huh?
you think fergie would play the same starting xi if we were playing barcelona in champs league knock-out game?

georessah:

Aw man, not this Barca hang-over again. Look I am sure the defeat to Barca in the champs league final was quite devastating but that belongs to the past now. Do we have to keep referring to Barca in any conversation regarding United's future? I know a lot of people use Barca as the standard nowadays but United does play an attractive brand of football. This Barca hang-over surely must be over by now?

nateevs:


You think? You didn't think this was what Fergie had seen way before the Comm shield game. I remember telling you just after that game that just maybe Fergie has seen something that you haven't seen. I am of the opinion that you are seeing the realities of Fergie's thoughts 3 games late. However you insisted Berba was rested.

But hey! Who am I to argue? Coogar says it's illogical to argue that your golden boot striker is bench-warming if not that he is being rested. My question is how about 3 games later? Is it still illogical?

StarBoard:

It's because we should be where Barca is. . .They have set the bar. . .till we reach it,I'm afraid that name is gonna be popping up pretty regularly.
Sneijder is a must if we want to start getting rid of the Barca mantra

StarBoard:

I think coogar's question is very valid in the context.
As much as we are celebrating the new generation,let us not kid ourselves yet:these youngsters have a long way to go;.
If we found ourselves in the deeper end of the CL,would you prsecute the assignment with the team that started yesterday?
If your answer is no,then there's no need to querry what you see as "paranoia".
By the way,the team we fielded yesterday cannot be the best available,especially when I look to the bench.Fergie is trying to strike a psychological blow at his rivals by fielding a youthful team,just to show we have real strength in depth.Nothing more.

coogar:

instead of wandering about like the people of bolton. . . . .go and fix the smelly wound on arsenal's arse.

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sir alex ferguson, please sign sneijder this week.
don't be deceived by yesterday's performance by the rookies. it's one thing battering spurs who were knackered from playing in the midweek, it's another thing facing the zombies in munich or the boys from catalonia.

sign sneijder now!!!

georessah:

I'm sure you do realize that my thoughts on this issue have been that of cautious optimism. I know this is a very youthful set of players and blending is what Ferguson does best. I'm sure he must have been a cook in his past life, lol, just kidding. I say "available" while you keep focusing on "best". Some of the regular team members didn't play because they were simply unavailable. Giggs doesn't play week in week out. Park is good but used strategically to start certain games. Hernandez we all know is just coming back from injury while Carrick and Fletcher have to fight for their spot especially Fletcher who had been on the sidelines for quite some time now. Berbatov? Well, what can Is say?

Mr_TA:

Sorry, SAF said to let you know that he forgot his nairaland password.

Sneijder isnt happening. Get yourself prepared for this. We're still just about good enough at home but we will fall short in Europe unless UEFA orders Barcelona to disband for being too good.

Mr_TA:

Sorry, SAF said to let you know that he forgot his nairaland password.

Sneijder isnt happening. Get yourself prepared for this. We're still just about good enough at home but we will fall short in Europe unless UEFA orders Barcelona to disband for being too good.

georessah:

Aw man, not this Barca hang-over again. Look I am sure the defeat to Barca in the champs league final was quite devastating but that belongs to the past now. Do we have to keep referring to Barca in any conversation regarding United's future? I know a lot of people use Barca as the standard nowadays but United does play an attractive brand of football. This Barca hang-over surely must be over by now?

chamotex:

The British press already w@nking over Danny Welbeck . . . you would think the guy is Messi already.
The media needs to chill out. He isn't there yet.

coogar:

not sure if he's better than kiko. i will put that as 50/50.

mbulela:

in my view,he is way better than Kiko.
with 5 strikers already,kiko and Diouf will leave before the window closes.
together with Gibson.

mbulela:

Here we go again.
Welbeck,Jones and Cleverely are all good but it is still very early days.
two games does not make a legend.
it is still early days but the signs are good.
no more,no less.