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Post by Busby Boy on Sept 26, 2006 20:51:03 GMT
First half shit, but nothing to panic about. Fergie must have got stuck into them in the half time break and it was deserved.
The second half was satisfactory, we know United can play better but the main thing is they done the job. 3 points is what we needed and 3 points is what we got. What a goal by Saha, eh?...and a clean sheet something we haven't had since the Spurs victory.
Same again versus Copenhagen at Old Trafford and we're virtually through.
Well done to the boys and Fergie.
My MOTM: RONALDO
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Post by sahahaha on Sept 26, 2006 20:51:31 GMT
They allways say that having great players in the squad inspires the players around them, well maybe it work in reverse, get flecther out!
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Post by 7even on Sept 26, 2006 20:53:25 GMT
Horrible, horrible… the thread that is… nothing worse than reading over 6/7 pages of ‘’ Aww’’ …. ‘’ Good job ‘’…. ‘’Aw, it’s a corner ‘’ …. ‘’Oh referee’’…thank heavens a certain somebody wasn’t here, it would have been 14 pages of it.
Each half told a different story, as someone already mentioned. I will never stick by the decision of putting Rooney out wide.
Saha turned up when it mattered.
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Post by Scott on Sept 26, 2006 20:53:41 GMT
Just the result we needed, pleased with that. We were pretty bad in the first half, dont know what that formation was all about. Benfica ran themselves ragged for the first 45 minutes, and you just knew if they went in without scoring at half time they weren't going to get anything from the game. No way they could have kept up that tempo for a whole game.
Great to see Saha score again. After just 2 games he's scored more than Ruud did throughout the competition for us last season. Heinze looked really good. Great to see Smithy back. Just one more game with no Ryan, and then maybe, just maybe, we can get back to a more familiar formation.
Not our best performance, but we looked a hell of a lot more competant once we went a goal up.
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Post by VintageRed on Sept 26, 2006 20:53:54 GMT
I guess its the result that counts.
we'll need to be better next round. looking forward to Giggsy getting back. always think we look better playing with two good wingers.
Good result.
It could have easily gone tits up.
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Post by sahahaha on Sept 26, 2006 20:55:30 GMT
The first half IS something to panic about, definately something that needs to be sorted out, our passing positioning and firt touch is SHIT. We looked like a team who doesn't train together, it was the same at Arsenal so it's something to worry about, because we were luck not to go behond to Benfica, but if we are serious about challanging for anything this season we need to sort it out, because Barca would have scored 3 or 4 against us tonight!
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Post by irishred75 on Sept 26, 2006 20:59:42 GMT
very bad performance against a crap side...a lot of work to do...that shite won't wash against against the better sides in Europe or Prem for that matter...
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Post by Dizzy on Sept 26, 2006 21:01:34 GMT
I think you could tell Giggs was missed, but besides that, I'm happy with the result. The first half was very poor, but, I don't think Benfica every looked like scoring.
Does every Portugese team play 4-6-0?
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Post by tomo on Sept 26, 2006 21:02:19 GMT
We weren't very good tonight but a wins a win so I can't complain. Its not an easy place to go to and to come home with three points is pleasing.
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Post by Busby Boy on Sept 26, 2006 21:05:46 GMT
I think Fergie wanted Ronaldo and Rooney to push back their right/left back respectively, because as you saw they were instrumental in Benfica's attack. Also having Saha, Rooney, Scholes & Ronaldo all up together, well as we saw against Fulham they were devastating it never worked and it changed in the second half.
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Post by sahahaha on Sept 26, 2006 21:08:09 GMT
We just need to be more patient at times, keep the ball better, make the oposition work a bit more, esp against top side who will just knock it about.
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Post by irishred75 on Sept 26, 2006 21:08:24 GMT
I think you could tell Giggs was missed, but besides that, I'm happy with the result. The first half was very poor, but, I don't think Benfica every looked like scoring. Does every Portugese team play 4-6-0? ryan is going to miss games every season...does that mean we have to come up with stupid formations and crap performances...are we showing a lack of depth in the squad again?  ? |
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Post by Red Yank on Sept 26, 2006 21:16:25 GMT
ryan is going to miss games every season...does that mean we have to come up with stupid formations and crap performances...are we showing a lack of depth in the squad again? ? We also didn't have Park who is not equal to Giggs but would probably have been keeping the Benfica defense busy and freeing up Rooney to create more chances. |
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Post by redom on Sept 26, 2006 21:17:05 GMT
Happy with the result but not the performance, we were awful in the first half and I feared the worst. We came out and started better and thankfully Saha got a bit of luck and stuck the ball in the back of the net which shut up the crowd and settled us down. We still need to improve but at least we got the result and are a step closer to qualifying which is something I suppose.
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Post by Red Yank on Sept 26, 2006 21:21:34 GMT
The first half IS something to panic about, definately something that needs to be sorted out, our passing positioning and firt touch is SHIT. We looked like a team who doesn't train together, it was the same at Arsenal so it's something to worry about, because we were luck not to go behond to Benfica, but if we are serious about challanging for anything this season we need to sort it out, because Barca would have scored 3 or 4 against us tonight! I think the important thing to remember about our performance this match is that while we did have a first bad half we had the talent and ability to turn it around later. Benfica had a lot of possesion the first 45 but didn't look to sharp in front of goal. |
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