Chelsea -v- Man United Match Thread [Mod Warning Post #1]

MagicMarker · 08-11-2009 05:47PM

Jesus christ how was that not a foul? Lampard tried to push him out to the car park!!

killwill · 08-11-2009 05:47PM

Valencia clearly pushed off the ball there.

Kev_ps3 · 08-11-2009 05:47PM

Clear foul there, ref beyond a joke..

PHB · 08-11-2009 05:47PM

What the **** ref, how is that not a foul by Terry, jesus. Yellow too

Theresalwaysone · 08-11-2009 05:48PM

Ref is terrible. Really bad. Good game though.

Mitch Connor · 08-11-2009 05:48PM

RasTa wrote: »

Whois the ref?

Not sure, but i think it might be Jason Cundy...

Aidric · 08-11-2009 05:48PM

Utd have become very sloppy in the last ten, Chelsea getting a lot of possession and crosses in.

Mitch Connor · 08-11-2009 05:49PM

Aidric wrote: »

Utd have become very sloppy in the last ten, Chelsea getting a lot of possession and crosses in.

playing against 12 men. Its tough.

Theresalwaysone · 08-11-2009 05:50PM

Though United were marginally the better team in that half.

Im much more optimistic now than I was. Still like to see giggs actually compose himself on the ball and sort out his passing.

PHB · 08-11-2009 05:51PM

Evans playing a stormer, as is Anderson and Fletcher. Giggs isn't offering much currently and I think he's tiring. We could lose him for Obertan I think in an attacking sub around the 60th/70th, especially if we go behind.

Tight game, but I'm happy from a United point of view. Ref annoyed me there with two decisions but overall it's been a solid first half, from both teams.

kenon · 08-11-2009 05:51PM

I'm really enjoying the game.

I feel united are playing quite well. A few loose passes. Rooney is slightly isolated up front.

VDS is solid, nothing coming off him and he looks confident.

Aidric · 08-11-2009 05:51PM

Good first half of football, Chelsea have really come in to it in the last ten minutes. Valencia and Anderson need to step it up big time.

Headshot · 08-11-2009 05:52PM

happy with that display from utd, only weak point is Giggs
he needs to start getting in gear

nkay1985 · 08-11-2009 05:52PM

Decent first half. Teams pretty much cancelling each other out. Not too much in the way of chances. I think United look very solid at the back when Chelsea are trying to come through the middle. That's leaving us a bit more exposed to crosses though as Evra seems to be tucked in to help stop Chelsea playing through us.

Villain · 08-11-2009 05:53PM

Shocking level of play from 1st and 3rd place, each team is giving the ball away way too often. This really needs a goal

08-11-2009 05:53PM

For an average team with a dodgy defense and a crap midfield, playing against the best team in the world, I'd say Chelsea are doing well

Hank Scorpio · 08-11-2009 05:53PM

giggs and valencia have been poor so far

leninbenjamin · 08-11-2009 05:55PM

I fell asleep.

TonyD79 · 08-11-2009 05:56PM

niallk wrote: »

If you look at a compilation of United goals conceded over the last 2 seasons, the majority will have come form the left back position, due to an absent Evra.

A left back isnt gonna stop everything and those goals vs liverpool were the centre halfs fault in these games...I wouldnt swap Evra for any other left back around. Crazy statement.

08-11-2009 05:56PM

nuxxx wrote: »

giggs and valencia have been poor so far

considering he's fouled everytime he goes by a Chelsea player then I'd say he's doing ok. It seems that there are only 2 ratings people give to players in here, great and poor, there is a middle ground!

Berti Vogts · 08-11-2009 05:58PM

Are the BBC watching the same game as everyone else?

This is what they reckon:

1649: Half-time Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
Don't be fooled by the scoreline - it's a really entertaining game at Stamford Bridge and probably only lacking a goal or two. United are the better team, and Darren Fletcher is their best player.

Theresalwaysone · 08-11-2009 05:58PM

Yeah Valencia hasnt been bad imo. He's doing whats needed and he's kept cole in his own half.

Pro. F · 08-11-2009 05:59PM

Carrick doing a good job defensively. Brown and Evans need a bit of help after that performance in mid-week and Carrick has helped them out a lot.

Going forward Fletch, Rooney and Anderson have been pulling the strings. Anderson was looking a bit lazy in the last 10mins though. If he has to come off (for Berba presumably) i'd be very worried about whether fletch and Carrick could hold onto the possession without a third cm.

Ps. The ref is wreckin me head!

Theresalwaysone · 08-11-2009 05:59PM

It IS an entertaining game. Im enjoying it immensely.

ShamoBuc · 08-11-2009 05:59PM

glad I decided to watch MOTD for the highlights, is sounds a right bore fest!

Headshot · 08-11-2009 06:00PM

Possibilities wrote: »

1649: Half-time Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
Don't be fooled by the scoreline - it's a really entertaining game at Stamford Bridge and probably only lacking a goal or two. United are the better team, and Darren Fletcher is their best player.

on the money

carlop · 08-11-2009 06:00PM

Fletcher for me was the best player on the pitch in that first half, Evans and Brown are also giving a very good account of themselves.

Giggs has been wasteful, but then again without Berba on the pitch he's one of the very few players we have capable of creating something out of nothing.

manutd · 08-11-2009 06:01PM

The balls going into Rooney for the last 15 minutes were terrible, think Own would have done better than Ronney, the one where Ronney shot instead of passing to Valencia or Anderson.

MagicMarker · 08-11-2009 06:01PM

Possibilities wrote: »

Are the BBC watching the same game as everyone else?

This is what they reckon:

1649: Half-time Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
Don't be fooled by the scoreline - it's a really entertaining game at Stamford Bridge and probably only lacking a goal or two. United are the better team, and Darren Fletcher is their best player.

Sounds spot on.

MagicMarker · 08-11-2009 06:01PM

ShamoBuc wrote: »

glad I decided to watch MOTD for the highlights, is sounds a right bore fest!

It's a great game if you ask me!

Chelsea -v- Man United Match Thread [Mod Warning Post #1]

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