Aston Villa vs Man utd 5:30 SS2

RasTa

Looked like Smalling dislocated his shoulder or somthing

Will I Amnt

What a dire half of football.
Carrick and Scholes just doesn't work.
Villa playing well in possession but they are being let into the game by sloppy play from United.

Hope to see Ando or Cleverley for the second half.

tayto lover

titan18 wrote: »

Aye, was just going to post that. If Ferdinand's was a foul, that was a foul. Of course, neither were tbf, but the conspiracy idiots will ignore that

And neither were the 3 given against Ireland on Scholes to be fair.

aperture_nuig

Eli Manning wrote: »

Joke of a team selection by Ferguson. Get Nani, Anderson and Hernandez on.

Nani's injured isn't he? Who would you take off for Hernandez? performance wise I would have said tony V but I dont know if that formation would work...

Mars Bar

Eli Manning wrote: »

Joke of a team selection by Ferguson. Get Nani, Anderson and Hernandez on.

Nani is out with a hamstring injury.

PhlegmyMoses

Patser wrote: »

Ferdinand put his foot in front of Benteke and tripped him, clearly seen especially in the replay (and by the ref standing right beside it)

Benteke went shoulder to shoulder with Smalling and used his strenght to get the ball, the same way defenders normally win the ball in those situations.

Ferdinand initially went shoulder to shoulder with Benteke, then Benteke went over his leg. It was a fair challenge.

Anyway, time to get Mike Phelan out with his pliers to cause a power cut. Get those lights out.

matrim

titan18 wrote: »

Aye, was just going to post that. If Ferdinand's was a foul, that was a foul. Of course, neither were tbf, but the conspiracy idiots will ignore that

Ferdinand cliped bentekes ankle. I didn't think it was a free too until one of the replays showed it.

Also maybe that benteke was in control of ball and ferdoband wasn't made a difference

Jax Teller

Just showed a different angle of the goal it came through 3 or 4 players de gea didn't see till it was right in front of him . Nearly hit in him in the face .

Hard to be blaming him for that .

Shocking that Rooney was better positioned defensively than either Carrick and Scholes though .

Move the ball quicker and we'll get back into this we're taking too long out of it and they're getting more men back to help out .

JohnnyRyan99

Say what you want about whether or not it was a foul, but Smalling had a run at Benteke and Benteke creamed him, chap is an animal!

adox

Just watching the goal again, the only player getting back to try and help the defence is Rooney. Says it all about the midfield selection.

Scholes off with either Cleverely or Anderson on and I'd be confident Utd will turn it around.

Patser

Jaysus, in the replays Smalling really, really bounces of Benteke! We have a new Beast of a forward. Still only 21!

MisterAnarchy

nuxxx wrote: »

Looked shoulder to shoulder, Ferdinands wasn't

Fair shoulder,if anything Smalling tried to shoulder Benteke first but he foolishly thought he could out muscle a much larger man.

PhlegmyMoses

matrim wrote: »

Ferdinand cliped bentekes ankle. I didn't think it was a free too until one of the replays showed it.

Also maybe that benteke was in control of ball and ferdoband wasn't made a difference

They've showed the replay about 5 times now at half time and I'm not seeing this. Benteke brushes Ferdinand's leg afterwards. It's not a major factor in the tackle. Benteke clearly uses his arm against Smalling. It's not shoulder to shoulder at all. If one is a foul, both are. Vice versa if one is legit.

FlawedGenius

karma_ wrote: »

LOL

What was Smalling doing after he went down there? Looked like he was doing an impression of a fish out of water.

Watching the replays again here and Im cracking up. Clumsy fooker

Corholio

Ferdinand clearly tripped Benteke, very different challenges. Benteke was just stronger

Kerrigooney

Well that's 46 mins of my life I'm never getting back. Dire.

super_furry

Can't see how Scholes stays on. He's been awful, well off the pace and looks like giving the ball away everytime he has it.

Can see a redcard out of frustration for him if he's not taken off.

PhlegmyMoses

Corholio wrote: »

Ferdinand clearly tripped Benteke, very different challenges. Benteke was just stronger

Is this really how you are seeing it? After all those replays? Wow. I'm not seeing the tackle like that at all. Neither is Wilkins or Yorke, but that's neither here nor there.

Ordinary man

Patser wrote: »

Jaysus, in the replays Smalling really, really bounces of Benteke! We have a new Beast of a forward. Still only 21!

Maybe he will be your new heskey;)

chips1234

is valencia allergic to crossing the ball first time ? doing my head in taking an age to cross every ball in then smacking it of the defender every ****ing time

Corholio

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

They've showed the replay about 5 times now at half time and I'm not seeing this. Benteke brushes Ferdinand's leg afterwards. It's not a major factor in the tackle. Benteke clearly uses his arm against Smalling. It's not shoulder to shoulder at all. If one is a foul, both are. Vice versa if one is legit.

Not a major factor? Ah come on. Ferdinand stops Benteke getting to the ball via his foot.

Frankie Lee

I can see Villa getting €20million plus for Benteke next summer.

Enda Stevens has been solid enough, if he doesn't get destroyed in the second half he could make that left back position his own as Bennett as been very poor so far. He could then challenge for the national team.

United could do with bringing Anderson and Cleverly on for Carrick and Scholes and going for broke, with Hernandez to come on in the last 20 mins.

Patser

Ordinary man wrote: »

Maybe he will be your new heskey;)

Could be the new Jonah Lomu!

Speed of Gabby, strenght of Heskey, can score goals and as just seen, can create.

matrim

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

They've showed the replay about 5 times now at half time and I'm not seeing this. Benteke brushes Ferdinand's leg afterwards. It's not a major factor in the tackle. Benteke clearly uses his arm against Smalling. It's not shoulder to shoulder at all. If one is a foul, both are. Vice versa if one is legit.

It was only one zoomed in replay that showed it straight after it was given. In fairness I'm still not sure if the ferdinand one was a free.

Ireland had a similar one on scholes in the center of the park and a free was given to scholes then too

MagicMarker

Young for Chico..... ffs

Nailz

Corholio wrote: »

Ferdinand clearly tripped Benteke, very different challenges. Benteke was just stronger

What's the point in lying? It clearly wasn't a trip, how could you possibly see that?

PhlegmyMoses

Corholio wrote: »

Not a major factor? Ah come on. Ferdinand stops Benteke getting to the ball via his foot.

He uses his body and arm to usher him out of the way. The foot thing isn't a major factor for me. Benteke was already on his way down at that point.

adox

Young the one taken off? **** off.

super_furry

Strange change. I thought Young was United's most lively player.

Mars Bar

I didn't think Young was having a great game but jeez, the centre of midfield needs to be addressed much more urgently.

PhlegmyMoses

I thought Young was quite poor, actually. Slowed down a lot of attacks and was coming too deep to get the ball. You don't need to do that when you're on the same wing as Evra.

Red Crow

Joke

Mars Bar

Oh my god

Nailz

Just bring on Anderson. Feck sake.

jambofc

another bizarre decision by saf

Hank Scorpio

**** off seriously

MagicMarker

Fúck off Scholes.

super_furry

Scholes giving the ball away started that move.

Manc-Red

I think Scholes has his eye on an early shower here.

Lost the ball that ended up being a goal....

Terrible.

Paul Tergat

Piss poor

Red Crow

Fcuk sake Fergie.

Jax Teller

Scholes is finished

Patser

Weimann AGAIN!!!!!!

You waot ages for him to do something, then 2 show up at once!!

chips1234

**** off

adox

And there ya go. Scholes loses the ball high up the pitch, nowhere near getting back and it's 2-0.


Seriously Fergie what in gods name are you doing???????

PhlegmyMoses

Rafael was awful there. Absolutely awful.

iMuse

LOL @ rio claiming offside after he let him run

Corholio

Nailz wrote: »

What's the point in lying? It clearly wasn't a trip, how could you possibly see that?

Im saying in the context of what i was arguing, if you even read it, that they were two different challenges. All this crap of 'if that was a foul than so was that'. Was a little harsh on Ferdinand, but nothing like Benteke moment.

Professey Chin

Christ get Scholes off

kingshankly

Scholes out on his feet