AC Milan v Manchester United

jonnyfingers

quad_red wrote: »

And miss out on even a second of Cascarino's cutting incisiveness?

Would he describe Milan's performance during the second half as "crumbling like a deck of cards" like he said before about Liverpool?

abouttobebanned

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

He didn't. The follow up question was did you let your feelings be known.

He said yes but after the booking I learnt my lesson.

He was talking about the ref.

No he wasn't.

Liam O

As far as I'm concerned Nani got an assist in a big game. Yes he made plenty of mistakes but most of his crosses were into good areas it's just the players seemed to be reluctant to take chances in the box and were afraid to commit players forward for a lot of the game. Pretty much the only time someone from midfield got into the box to support Rooney it was Scholes and Nani found him and he scored. Go figure :rolleyes:

Liam O

abouttobebanned wrote: »

No he wasn't.

ok you are right and everyone else is wrong.

hoody

TV3 coverage almost ruined a great match for me. Weird kind of game, obviously a great result for Man U but no shortage of negatives to be drawn from the game either, the defence was poor, Nani's delivery was shocking at times, misplaced simple passes in the midfield in the first half, then Carrick getting sent off and a goal back for AC...

Still, if all those things are going to go wrong - let it happen on the night they win 3 - 2 away against AC.

Nemanja91

Seaneh wrote: »

He is a great shot stoper/instinct keeper but he is so bad at everything else and he has no ****ing brain, he has won us a lot of games with great saves over the year but all too often he ****s up and makes a balls out of a simple cross and that's just not good enough for a club like Milan.

A few years ago I would have put him down as the best keeper in the world.

abouttobebanned

If he's talking about the ref...he says ref...as he has done many many times. Were you getting frustrated with relying on scraps...and that's when he said it. What has that got to do with the ref?!

Headshot

abouttobebanned wrote: »

No he wasn't.

mate

it was the ref

Spud83

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Of course it was at nani...all through the match he was furious at Nani and we could see that. When he was asked about being frustrated he almost said it...and then probably thought to himself...ah they know what im thinking so i may as well just say it.

So explain the second question and answer to me.

Headshot

abouttobebanned wrote: »

If he's talking about the ref...he says ref...as he has done many many times. Were you getting frustrated with relying on scraps...and that's when he said it. What has that got to do with the ref?!

if he says ref he'll get in trouble for it

Spud83

abouttobebanned wrote: »

If he's talking about the ref...he says ref...as he has done many many times. Were you getting frustrated with relying on scraps...and that's when he said it. What has that got to do with the ref?!

You mean when he said no, it was more some people weren't doing their job correctly.

Liam O

From goal celebrations it seems Rooney and Nani are good mates so I don't think he would that harsh to him tbh.

A Dub in Glasgo

Some shambolic defending and passing in that game. Rooneys first so reminded me of the goal Larsson scored in the UEFA Cup final in Seville for Celtic

abouttobebanned

We're all entitled to our opinions. Gullit, Souness and keys also felt he was referring to nani. Not that that's any confirmation mind you.

m@cc@

Liam O wrote: »

most of his crosses were into good areas

I can't agree with this. His service was abysmal. He kept trying the same crosses all night. You'd think after the first 4 or 5 nott reaching anyone, you'd change your strategy. The only person he was picking out consistently was Dida.

Headshot

Liam O wrote: »

From goal celebrations it seems Rooney and Nani are good mates so I don't think he would that harsh to him tbh.

didnt cole and sheringham celebrate goals too

na but seriously it was the ref he was referring to, that's why he got the yellow card for

Pro. F

What a crazy game!

Absolutely epic, mental and physical collapse by Milan in the second half. They looked like they'd had a big roast dinner at half time or something because after the break they gave United so much space and time on the ball it was laughable.

Park playing more centrally was unusual for us but I think it worked reasonably well.

Rooney was clinical when the chances eventually came his way. His first header, in particular, was superb.

VDS had a very good game, he made some handy saves and dealt with crosses very well. We would have conceded a lot more if he hadn't been so good.

For Milan, Ronaldinho was a joy to watch at times tonight. He's well capable of creating a few goals in the second leg - this tie is still wide open.

leninbenjamin

m@cc@ wrote: »

I can't agree with this. His service was abysmal. He kept trying the same crosses all night. You'd think after the first 4 or 5 nott reaching anyone, you'd change your strategy. The only person he was picking out consistently was Dida.

Rooney and Park were terrible for not running though. On occasion Rooney would stop in the middle of the box and expect it played into his feet from the wing. Park was nowhere, he rarely ever showed for it in the final third and when he did he was tripping on others' toes. So I don't think it's fair to blame Nani for a lot of that, communication seemed absolutely appalling throughout the park from United. I really think a lot of it was Ferguson's fault, the formation was very strange and no one seemed to know where they were playing!

abouttobebanned

Headshot wrote: »

didnt cole and sheringham celebrate goals too

na but seriously it was the ref he was referring to, that's why he got the yellow card for

But mate. Seriously. I think you're wrong.

Headshot

abouttobebanned wrote: »

But mate. Seriously. I think you're wrong.

your looking for somthing that's not there mate

Jazzy

great game. highly enjoyable. funny goals too!
wayne rooney definately showing the world stage what hes capeable of come world cup time. utd seemed to get a bit dumbstruck in defence at times and had a very sloppy first half. i expect them to win a tidy 1-0 at old trafford

Roar

very enjoyable game. Thought Fletcher was outstanding for United. Rafael was caught out very badly for the second goal, instead of passing the ball out of defence he tries to run past a man, loses the ball, and it's played out to Ronaldinhio who has all the time in the world because of the big Rafael shaped hole at right back. Infuriating.

I thought the game was screaming out for Berbatov, possibly to come on for Park who was entirely ineffective second half.

The second goal took the gloss off from a United point of view but still, a job well done.

jonnyfingers

Regarding the Ref vs Nani thing. Let's agree to disagree. In the big scheme of things I doubt anything will come of it anyway.

abouttobebanned

Headshot wrote: »

your looking for somthing that's not there mate

Maybe, but it seemed so obvious when i saw it live. I was actually amazed when people were saying that he was talking about the ref.

kmart6

abouttobebanned wrote: »

But mate. Seriously. I think you're wrong.

Have you not been told by two peole who quoted the interview that he went onto explain he was talking about getting booked!?

What else do you need?!

abouttobebanned

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Regarding the Ref vs Nani thing. Let's agree to disagree. In the big scheme of things I doubt anything will come of it anyway.

I don't agree to that!

abouttobebanned

kmart6 wrote: »

Have you not been told by two peole who quoted the interview that he went onto explain he was talking about getting booked!?

What else do you need?!

lol..."have you not already been told by two boardsies that you're wrong..so you must be wrong" Get a grip.

I've watched the interview a couple of times and i still think I'm right. Which i am entitled to do.

Paul Tergat

Not at all sure what to make of that.

Result is great but not happy about a lot of things in that game. Expecting much better in the 2nd leg. So annoyed about conceding that late goal and just drawing pressure onto ourselves unnecessarily.

davyjose

Quite obviously the ref, in fairness. Players don't do that on their teammates - especially not in a win in which he got two goals.

TBH, I think you think it should have been Nani, and that's why you think it's him.

The interviewer asked him was it about the lack of crosses, and Rooney said No, it was other things - people not doing their job. Surely if it were Nani, he'd have just agreed with the Interviewer.

Helix

Nemanja91 wrote: »

A few years ago I would have put him down as the best keeper in the world.

:eek::eek::eek:

abouttobebanned

Ok...people I was texting are making u-turns on me. Is...it...possible...that I'm wrong?! If enough people think I am then I guess I must be! Damn.

m@cc@

Nemanja91 wrote: »

A few years ago I would have put him down as the best keeper in the world.

Ahem, I'm sorry. Are you seriously referring to Dida?

Headshot wrote: »

didnt cole and sheringham celebrate goals too



na but seriously it was the ref he was referring to, that's why he got the yellow card for

Agreed. I can't see Rooney being a c*** and slagging off Nani, especially given the improvement in his game in the past month.

jaykay74

I remember when Huntelaar was considered a prospect He should have buried his chance for 2-0.

m@cc@

jaykay74 wrote: »

I remember when Huntelaar was considered a prospect He should have buried his chance for 2-0.

Huntelaar is still an excellent striker. He's just more of the standard of Spurs or Villa (just referring to their position at the moment, rather than any snobbery ), than amongst the top clubs in Europe.

jaykay74

m@cc@ wrote: »

Huntelaar is still an excellent striker. He's just more of the standard of Spurs or Villa (just referring to their position at the moment, rather than any snobbery ), than amongst the top clubs in Europe.

Absolutely but I meant that there were hopes he would be the new RvN, goal machine at the highest level.

m@cc@

jaykay74 wrote: »

Absolutely but I meant that there were hopes he would be the new RvN, goal machine at the highest level.

There was hopes but no Dutch person I've spoke to ever truely believed it would happen. RvN was/is a phenomenon.

FlawedGenius

TV3 are a shambles! Even there interviews there with the players the camera isnt even facing the players and the questions they ask are embarassing.:rolleyes:

flahavaj

Trevor Welch sounded absolutely terrified doing the post match interviews. Shambles of a station.

RasTa

L5 wrote: »

wow, rooney is pissed off with Nani, see the skysports interview "some people not doing their job right"

abouttobebanned wrote: »

He was referring to Nani. This is obvious. And you know it.

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Ok...people I was texting are making u-turns on me. Is...it...possible...that I'm wrong?! If enough people think I am then I guess I must be! Damn.

Yup epic fail and all that, he even said he was frustrated with the ref afterward he mentioned that comment but had to concentrate on his game. Interview is on Sky Sports News.

abouttobebanned

RasTa wrote: »

Yup epic fail and all that, he even said he was frustrated with the ref afterward he mentioned that comment but had to concentrate on his game. Interview is on Sky Sports News.

Epic fail? Christ are you 12?

Peyton Manning

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Epic fail? Christ are you 12?

Interpreting a straight forward comment to turn it into a drama and over shadow Rooney's performance - Christ, are you a tabloid journalist?

abouttobebanned

Archimedez wrote: »

Interpreting a straight forward comment to turn it into a drama and over shadow Rooney's performance - Christ, are you a tabloid journalist?

:rolleyes:

RasTa

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Epic fail? Christ are you 12?

Did you not read what was right after or do you normally hear two words and then comment on the subject, maybe you just don't get my dry wit.

abouttobebanned

RasTa wrote: »

Did you not read what was right after or do you normally hear two words and then comment on the subject, maybe you just don't get my dry wit.

Nah, you used the words epic fail and I just gave up tbh

flahavaj

Headshot

I like the black one.

abouttobebanned

Red of course

m@cc@

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Epic fail? Christ are you 12?

abouttobebanned wrote: »

:rolleyes:

That's it, you show him what it is to be grown up.

Dave!

Oh, you goys !

Seaneh

Nemanja91 wrote: »

A few years ago I would have put him down as the best keeper in the world.

He was one of the best keepers in the world the year we beat Juve and the year we lsot to Liverpool he was probably the best in the world, but 2 season out of 13? **** that, time to go Nelson!