Bus-Conductor
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- Oct 19, 2004
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Personally I think Shaktar was the toughest draw we could have had and going there one of the toughest games we could play.
I have no problem with Redknapp resting players at all, and actually thought that defensively it was an Ok performance. Once again we saw how piss poor Campbell is, as even though he was given the task of loan striker he was incapable of doing anything exceot letting the ball ping off him every time it got near him. Couldn't hold the ball at all which meant every single time we went forward the ball came bouncing back towards us. And of course, Bent did nothing to change this pattern.
The irony is that we were actually just getting a foothold in the game - having worked our nts off defensively all night - when Redknapp took off one the better players on the night and left on the amoebically zero dimensional Campbell.
The decision to take off Dos Santos, leave Campbell as a right winger and swap Bentley over to his side was Redknapp at his tactical fuckwitted best. How to fuck up three positions with one substitution.
And as for the goal, the 5-live commentary was fucking ridiculous. Completely ignoring that they had three players completely free on a viciously inswerving free kick that had goal written all over straight away, you could just see it happening.
Gomes's attempt to come and do something was doomed but what else could he possibly do. It really pisses me off that these supposed experts don't have the brains or bollocks to actually call it how it was. Where the fuck was our marking. What possible chance did Gomes have. Fucking idiots would rather jump on a bandwaggon and slag off the fall guy. Second goal was no-ones fault. Just a good goal from some good play.
I'm not pissing myself because frankly the old cliche about concentrating on the league has never been truer.
Biggest regret is that having the bollocks to play Parret in midfield, why not have the bollocks to play one of our kids up front instead of that useless prick planted on us by Ferguson to sabotage our game.
Ratings:
Gomes 5 - Nothing much to do really, had little chance with either goal and anyone that thinks the first goal was his fault doesn't understand football - which especially includes ****s like Kevin Ratcliffe and Stan Collimore.
Gunter 6 - Gave the ball away far too often.
Dawson 8 - Defensively a good game. Who the fuck was he marking for the first goal ?
Huddlestone 5 - Not very good all night. Gave the ball away several times, and gets turned and run past too easily.
Chimbonda 6 - Worked hard but also was a bit casual a couple of times.
Bentley 5 - worked hardish but ultimately very disapointing. But we are not playing to his strengths.
Parret 5.5 - Competant enough I guess. Looks to have good technique. Tough place to debut.
Zokora 6.5 - Worked hard, got in some good tackles, interceptions and carries.
Jenas 6 - worked hard.
DosSantos 7 - I thought he was probably our best non-defender. Semed to be involved alot, interchanging passes, offering himself as an outlet constantly and mostly retaining possession. Taking him off was stupid.
Campbell 2 - The fact that he's a ManU player seemed to entitle him to the praise of Kevin wanker Ratcliffe who was positively overflowing with praise for the "intelligent movement" and "fantastic positions" and "better balance now he's on the right wing" and the piece de resistance "once again superb play by Campbell chesting that ball down to....uhm...I'm not sure who should have been there...but...uhm..superb chest down none the less"
Bent 3 - Had one great chance tapped it to the defender.
I have no problem with Redknapp resting players at all, and actually thought that defensively it was an Ok performance. Once again we saw how piss poor Campbell is, as even though he was given the task of loan striker he was incapable of doing anything exceot letting the ball ping off him every time it got near him. Couldn't hold the ball at all which meant every single time we went forward the ball came bouncing back towards us. And of course, Bent did nothing to change this pattern.
The irony is that we were actually just getting a foothold in the game - having worked our nts off defensively all night - when Redknapp took off one the better players on the night and left on the amoebically zero dimensional Campbell.
The decision to take off Dos Santos, leave Campbell as a right winger and swap Bentley over to his side was Redknapp at his tactical fuckwitted best. How to fuck up three positions with one substitution.
And as for the goal, the 5-live commentary was fucking ridiculous. Completely ignoring that they had three players completely free on a viciously inswerving free kick that had goal written all over straight away, you could just see it happening.
Gomes's attempt to come and do something was doomed but what else could he possibly do. It really pisses me off that these supposed experts don't have the brains or bollocks to actually call it how it was. Where the fuck was our marking. What possible chance did Gomes have. Fucking idiots would rather jump on a bandwaggon and slag off the fall guy. Second goal was no-ones fault. Just a good goal from some good play.
I'm not pissing myself because frankly the old cliche about concentrating on the league has never been truer.
Biggest regret is that having the bollocks to play Parret in midfield, why not have the bollocks to play one of our kids up front instead of that useless prick planted on us by Ferguson to sabotage our game.
Ratings:
Gomes 5 - Nothing much to do really, had little chance with either goal and anyone that thinks the first goal was his fault doesn't understand football - which especially includes ****s like Kevin Ratcliffe and Stan Collimore.
Gunter 6 - Gave the ball away far too often.
Dawson 8 - Defensively a good game. Who the fuck was he marking for the first goal ?
Huddlestone 5 - Not very good all night. Gave the ball away several times, and gets turned and run past too easily.
Chimbonda 6 - Worked hard but also was a bit casual a couple of times.
Bentley 5 - worked hardish but ultimately very disapointing. But we are not playing to his strengths.
Parret 5.5 - Competant enough I guess. Looks to have good technique. Tough place to debut.
Zokora 6.5 - Worked hard, got in some good tackles, interceptions and carries.
Jenas 6 - worked hard.
DosSantos 7 - I thought he was probably our best non-defender. Semed to be involved alot, interchanging passes, offering himself as an outlet constantly and mostly retaining possession. Taking him off was stupid.
Campbell 2 - The fact that he's a ManU player seemed to entitle him to the praise of Kevin wanker Ratcliffe who was positively overflowing with praise for the "intelligent movement" and "fantastic positions" and "better balance now he's on the right wing" and the piece de resistance "once again superb play by Campbell chesting that ball down to....uhm...I'm not sure who should have been there...but...uhm..superb chest down none the less"
Bent 3 - Had one great chance tapped it to the defender.
