BTW...ITV are disgrace when they showed Rooneys face all the time. Really hated it!
Anyone else think Ferguson's substitutions were poor ones?
Couldn't care less about Uniteds past success. And you called me glory hunter.....
Tevez is not our best player for me. Silva, De Jong, Kompany...and maybe even Yaya. Those are players i rate more and would want to stay in the team instead of Tevez.
Also..Tevez is so greedy and will probly leave in the summer. Dzeko and Balo will then get more playing time in the central striker role and Alexis Sanchez is touted to replace Tevez.
And Sanchez would fit much better than Tevez in the same line-up with Balo and Dzeko...
tbf I enjoy ITV coverage when they have Townsend and Southgate. They know what they're talking about. Btw, I don't read the Sun. It's Talksport bias cause of Townsend being on there lol. And I rate the guy
Yeah, those two are ok - but you don't hear enough of their analysis, given ITV's 'Don't let the entertainment get in the way of the advertising breaks' policy.
One thing i have noticed though. There is a reason Ferguson dosent start Berbatov when all Berba, Rooney and Hernandez are fit/available. When things arnt going Utd's way you cannot rely on Berba, but you can rely on Rooney to lift the crowd with a tackle/bit of skill/40-50yard ball and you can rely on Hernandez to finish a chance out of nothing. Its wierd to think that more than likely the golden boot winner this season has been shunted to the bench but its a call Fergie has got correct for me. What do you Utd fans think about this?
Yeah, those two are ok - but you don't hear enough of their analysis, given ITV's 'Don't let the entertainment get in the way of the advertising breaks' policy.
That's why I think they're better used on Sky Sports. Unfortunately though I'd be starved of decent analysis as the missus won't get Sky Sports :'(. And at times the BBC coverage is pretty much pants sometimes
time gets wasted with Chiles and his retarded comments. 'If there's one thing you have to give United fans today, it's that they're very fast at leaving the stadium' wtf has that got to do with anything Adrian?!
Bad karma re Sky Sports denied story.
The BBC are 10 times better than ITV in their footy coverage if only because it's continuous. They do need newer, fresher & more professional pundits though for certain. Jocky & Lawro's 'witty' back & forth is at times embarrasing.
time gets wasted with Chiles and his retarded comments. 'If there's one thing you have to give United fans today, it's that they're very fast at leaving the stadium' wtf has that got to do with anything Adrian?!
Sigh. I quite like Chiles on the football, mainly because he isn't as drab/boring as many ex footballers and commentators.
At the end of the day, if Berbatov hadn't missed that sitter in the first half, united would have won. It's just the fact they were incapable of finishing any chances that City grew with confidence and actually started attacking in the second half.
I get where you're coming from, but why not play through balls to Hernandez, with only 1 up front?people keeping saying he should have started hernandez, but the requires two men up front which puts you 3 vs 2 in midfield. not a good idea with scholes and carrick
What happened, I didn't see it as I went to have my tea after the whistle.Rio over reacted but Balotelli was his usual douchebag self
How biased can you be? As said by Mike., Scholes' challenge was one of his worse ones but De Jong just takes people out. Ben Arfa was injured for a couple of months with a broken leg, for God's sake, Zabaleta only had a cut on his leg and could still play on. Grow up.Brilliant performance. Couldnt pick out one bad performance. Yaya Toure, Kompany, Barry, De Jong and Balotelli were all brilliant. Same with Zabaleta really and kolarov provided nice width and i was delighted.
Scholes tackle was horrific, if de jong did it the media would be all over him, great player but an absolute thug sometimes.
Either being rested for Newcastle on Tuesday or it's to do with the rumours of an affair. I imagine he's being rested due to playing a lot recently.
Didn't watch the game because I thought it would be really one-sided (didn't think ManCity had a chance without Tevez), now I'm kind of disappointed, would have been cool to see the celebration and all. From a neutral's perspective, was it a good game? Did I miss much? I bet ManCity chokes in the final though.
Do you guys think ManCity getting creamed by Liverpool on Monday helped their chances here? Fired them up for this game since they had to respond? It's funny how sports work like that...sometimes it's good to have a bad loss right before the game because it motivates and possibly makes you opponents underestimate you.
Honestly I think this is a good thing for ManU though. It's the FA Cup, it's not that important, and this allows them to focus on the league and Champions League and it will make them more hungry for those trophies. Also, overconfidence possibly could have been an issue for them, which would hurt their chances in the Champions League final. But that definitely won't be an issue now. ManU will redouble their efforts and take the double.
I'm just ****** because I had to miss the Independiente derby and missed the first half of El Superclasico. Since I want to watch the whole thing I'm going to have to put it all off until Monday (no time tomorrow)...the suspense is killing me.
Basically end of the match you know Rio is going to be ****** about losing to city so Balotelli just winked at him to wind him up and get a reaction, which he did. Rio over reacted but Balotelli was just being his usual douchebag self and just something completly unneeded.What happened, I didn't see it as I went to have my tea after the whistle.
Sigh. I quite like Chiles on the football, mainly because he isn't as drab/boring as many ex footballers and commentators.
At the end of the day, if Berbatov hadn't missed that sitter in the first half, united would have won. It's just the fact they were incapable of finishing any chances that City grew with confidence and actually started attacking in the second half.