Manchester United vs Chelsea match thread.K/o 20.00 26/8/2013 SS1.

Corholio

Eli Manning wrote: »

Typical negative Chelsea at OT.

United were just as negative in fairness.

MD1990

anyone else think Van Persie & Rooney have a rift
Rooney wouldnt pass him the ball at times

A Dub in Glasgo

Bad bad game, horrible stuff

For me, this was a penalty

jive

I almost always enjoy 'tactical' encounters that others call boring but that was absolute crap. Mourinho went in for the 0-0, Moyes simply did not want to lose. The end result was 1 team set up defensively and the other too afraid to throw caution to the wind despite being the home team. zzzzzzzzz

deafroadrunner

not the best game but i'll take the draw

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Mourinho got what he came for, team was set-up not to lose.

jonnyfingers

Good point but very negative from Chelsea. If we had scored a goal I really couldn't have seen them get one back, which is a shame we couldn't score. Great game from Rooney I thought, which was good to see.

All in all, not the best result, not the worst result. Especially for Moyes' second competitive game in charge.

Courtesy Flush

Well, that was dreadful....

Hulk Hands

On the plus side, we have nothing to fear from that Chelsea side and we're still a superior team. Rooney made a welcome return and Vidic was excellent. Mention for de gea, catching those shots like he did instead of parrying will save us vital points sometime in the future

Darkglasses

Thank God for fantasy football for games like this. 9 points from Brana and Hazard before bonuses.

Shocking football from both teams.

tayto lover

Would be some laugh if they give Rooney Man of the Match.
They might do it just to get interviewing him.
He was very poor though giving the ball away numerous times.

Fanny Biscuit

A decent performance by Manutd and good point that i'm sure everyone would of taken before the game started. Great performance by Rooney tonight if a little rusty in parts but to be expected. MOTM Rooney IMO. I just wish he would come out and say something to clear all this up.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Also, Valencia was lucky not to see red, never mind a yellow. Joke decision to just award a free. He was in mid-air when he made contact with Ramires (I think it was).

Red Crow

Johner wrote: »

Even though they have a fantastic record at Old Trafford?:rolleyes:

Where did I mention record?

Corholio

MD1990 wrote: »

anyone else think Van Persie & Rooney have a rift
Rooney wouldnt pass him the ball at times

Didn't even think Van Persie was on the pitch to receive a pass.

Chagan

Chelsea got what they came for. United lacked the killer ball that would have made the difference.

Fizman

I've seen better autopsies.

That_Guy

Benitez in!!

RasTa

Happy with that result.

Super-Rush

Leaving Kagawa, Mata and Lukaku on the bench is nucking futs.

Boring drivel.

billyhead

That was terrible muck all together.

Andersonisgod

Btw for me the obvious MOTM choice was John Terry. Terrific tonight from the Chelsea captain, made a couple of crucial interceptions, won almost everything in the air, marshalled the back line brilliantly. It looks like being a fantastic return to form for Terry.

Amirani

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Btw for me the obvious MOTM choice was John Terry. Terrific tonight from the Chelsea captain, made a couple of crucial interceptions, won almost everything in the air, marshalled the back line brilliantly. It looks like being a fantastic return to form for Terry.

Yeah, Terry was my MOTM too probably.

That_Guy

Terry MOTM????

Richard Hillman

MD1990 wrote: »

anyone else think Van Persie & Rooney have a rift
Rooney wouldnt pass him the ball at times

Yes, I seen it a few times and the time Rooney went for a shot from distance instead of the through ball to him was malicious. The rift is probably one sided.

I thought Rooney was a disgrace tonight. He played for himself.

Turtwig

That was awful. I'm beginning to regret not watching Madrid and Granada. Ok, no not really but it does sort of echo the disappointment I have after seeing that game. Tactically both teams were awful and very cautious. Chelsea looked more coherent in the second half with the introduction of Torres.

user2011

Billed as the Chosen One vs Special One

More Who Could Pull Off The Most Misplaced Passes. Awful stuff from both.

Roll on next game only way is up from here..

Ilik Urgee

Come on Jose, put someone else on the interviews and stop licking up to the press.

homer simpson

Hulk Hands wrote: »

On the plus side, we have nothing to fear from that Chelsea side and we're still a superior team. Rooney made a welcome return and Vidic was excellent. Mention for de gea, catching those shots like he did instead of parrying will save us vital points sometime in the future

A team being held at home to a 0-0 draw. Being held to half chances and yet you claim that Man Utd are still a superior team...

... lol.

Timmyctc

Lampard talking sense about the penalty and "handball/ ball-to-hand" craic

Corholio

Man of the match tonight should be the person who trys to pick a man of the match out of that lot.

Paul Tergat

Lampard speaking sensibly as usual

J. Marston

Super-Rush wrote: »

Leaving Kagawa, Mata and Lukaku on the bench is nucking futs.

Boring drivel.

I agree. At least the Giggs sub showed Moyes was looking to create something but leaving Mata on the bench and bringing Mikel on was bizarre.

Panthro

Terry MOTM

Darkglasses

Corholio wrote: »

Man of the match tonight should be the person who trys to pick a man of the match out of that lot.

Wish they'd picked Rooney just so Shreeves could ask him a few questions.

Have to say Carra's starting to grow on me. Accent gets a bit funnier every time.

Johner

Panthro wrote: »

Terry MOTM

Well deserved! Van Persie didn't get a sniff.

bucketybuck

homer simpson wrote: »

A team being held at home to a 0-0 draw. Being held to half chances and yet you claim that Man Utd are still a superior team...

... lol.

Champions.

alang184

Wellbeck off, Giggs on. What a joke. United should sell Kagawa. They don't deserve such a good talent. Totally wasted on the bench.

Lennonist

That was a tame affair. Why isn't Mourinho playing Mata?

Amirani

Interesting interview with Mourinho.

Liam O

Lennonist wrote: »

That was a tame affair. Why isn't Mourinho playing Mata?

More like why isn't Moyes playing Kagawa?

CastingCouch

What did Mourinho say?

Amirani

CastingCouch wrote: »

What did Mourinho say?

Threw a lot of cold water on the Rooney transfer.

Said Chelsea played for the point and he was happy enough.

MisterAnarchy

Jernal wrote: »

That was awful. I'm beginning to regret not watching Madrid and Granada. Ok, no not really but it does sort of echo the disappointment I have after seeing that game. Tactically both teams were awful and very cautious. Chelsea looked more coherent in the second half with the introduction of Torres.

I'm surprised people though this match would be exciting.
Most top 4-5 Premiership team clashes are dour defensive affairs .

Chelsea would want to sign a decent striker or they won't have a chance of the league

supersean1999

José was banking on utd jeering rooney out the door. Haha

jive

rarnes1 wrote: »

Chelsea would want to sign a decent striker or they won't have a chance of the league

Hardly an issue that has reared it's head yet under Mourinho, they were playing for the draw

alang184

It's a very common affair - new manager arrives at club, identifies players he likes, identifies players he doesn't like. To me, it seems like he just doesn't fancy Kagawa. Why all the talk of Modric, Fabregas, Ozil? They already have a player in Kagawa who can provide just as much class as any of those, in my opinion.

With the bid for Fellaini, It just seems like Moyes is going for ye ol' English format - a load of big physical players who give the ball away a lot, stifle the opposition play, scrape a goal or two from crosses, and don't look to nurture some quality possession and attacking play.

A week left before the transfer deadline. I hope we sell him and let another team like Dortmund, even Arsenal, appreciate his talent.

PhlegmyMoses

Mourinho got what he wanted there. Bizarre to see them playing with such a negative mind frame so early in the season.

GavRedKing

My opinion on the game........

That was a hard fought point, Utd just pipped it for me, looked more likely when they broke.

Not playing Mata at all is understandable in these big games just yet but its going to bring idiots out saying he doesnt trust or rate him but of which is utter bo**cks really.

Happy with a point, Rooney played very well, sign of things to come for Utd, got his head down and was well up for it.

Hard to pick a MOTM, either set of CB's could have won it really.

On the peno's Cole was never one although the one on Lamps, despite being harsh could have very easily being given.

A draw ends any talk of either team being s**t this year, which would have happened if either team had won.

Plenty of points and games left and no matter what the result, the season was never going to come down to tonight.