*Official* West Brom v United Match Thread - Teams and Value

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Pea, surely??

Scored a goal but bar that did he get a touch right, either misplaced his pass, had a heavy touch or fell over.

Just astonished that Utd won that with such a poor performance, only Rooney had any spark to his play.

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

Yes really because we have the worst away record out of the top teams. At the moment you would fancy City to take more points from there away games.

Their home record is significantly worse than ours, though. Swings and roundabouts, innit

Originally Posted by Tiberian

That is possibly the worst Footballing performance I can remember from Utd. Even in games when Utd have been well beaten they will show some quality and level of ability that allows the watcher to understand why that group of players are at an elite club. Bar some nice footwork from Ferdinand and a couple of driving runs by Rooney Utd offered nothing and have to consider themselves incredibly lucky to win that match.

Embarrassing performance. Neville is painful to watch these days, great player reduced to a total carthorse left behind by mediocre players, the entire midfield group played like they had a New Years Eve to remember, and Berbatov was totally isolated up front.

Really disturbing and dispiriting match to watch as a Utd fan. Missing the first 4 wide players did not help but so very little to take from that beyond the result.

I think a lot teams will see games like these and fancy there chances against us in that area.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

look at the lads celebrate cicharitos goal.

this may be the day we get that £#%&!in late goal monkey off our backs.

please god let things get better from here away from home.

We thought that after Stoke tbf, thank £#%&! for Chicha though. Great to have a player like that and we have two.
Shit performance but 3 points and we had no wingers tbh. When Nani gets back things will perk up AND SCHOLES.

Our midfield....:shakehead:

What has happened to Fletcher?

Oh and Chicharito is absolutely top.

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

Yes really because we have the worst away record out of the top teams. At the moment you would fancy City to take more points from there away games.

'Their' away games.

HTH

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

I think a lot teams will see games like these and fancy there chances against us in that area.

Anderson has come back down a level after his great re-entry into the side, struggled a little in these last 2 away games. Utd have badly missed the energy and confidence to try things that Nani brings. I watch Obertan and I see him as something of a coward, quite talented despite what Today might make you think but never backs himself and passes responsibility to the closest player to make things happen.

Fletcher is having a poor season compared to the last 3/4 years, and Carrick and Anderson both tend towards inconsistent. However it is still a midfield group along with Scholes, Park and Giggs as main back up that should be good enough against most sides.

The worry is how poorly Utd have passed the ball away from home this year, how easily they have been forced into going long.

Fergie "rooney was out of this world"

tbf he was a class apart from the rest of the team today

Welbeckers

Originally Posted by Coracao

Welbeckers

Wrong thread

Love wins like this. Really saps the morale of our rivals.

I am in physical pain after that performance. Well, that and the gallons of alcohol.

I've never known a win feel like a defeat before.

Glad that's over. Big 3 points in the circumstances.

Originally Posted by dunk

I am in physical pain after that performance. Well, that and the gallons of alcohol.

I've never known a win feel like a defeat before.

I was too hungover to get angry.

Thought Rooney was ok, no great shakes, not sure why ferie was raving about him today.

Think it was obvious today that Neville needs to hang the boots up.
Thank £#%&! for vida, he's been our best player this season.

I love the little pea, the new Ole imo.

Unbeaten and top of the league. We're doomed.

Shit game.
Our midfield are piss poor to say the least - although we are missing Park, Nani & Valencia who all add energy & 'running with the ball' to our attack.

We really lack creativity in central areas though, regardless of the injury situation.

Still, top of the League & undefeated of course...but that says more about the overall quality of the League imo. Our midfield simply isn't up to United standards.

I hate picking on easy targets, but Obertan really is a mystery to me He's really shit isn't he???

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Shit game.
Our midfield are piss poor to say the least - although we are missing Park, Nani & Valencia who all add energy & 'running with the ball' to our attack.

We really lack creativity in central areas though, regardless of the injury situation.

Still, top of the League & undefeated of course...but that says more about the overall quality of the League imo. Our midfield simply isn't up to United standards.

I hate picking on easy targets, but Obertan really is a mystery to me He's really shit isn't he???

He isn't shit, as Tiberian says he's just a @#%&!, won't make it here unless his atitude changes. Also about our midfield we're missing Scholes, Nani and Valencia.

Also Neville :shakehead: knew it would be a diffiicult game when he started.

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

He isn't shit, as Tiberian says he's just a @#%&!, won't make it here unless his atitude changes

Got to say that even though I agree with much of what Tiberian posts on here, I have to disagree about Obertan.
Yes, he is very weak mentally...but he doesn't have the balance or poise of a (potentially) good Footballer.
His unorthodox dribbling style means he'll beat his man from time to time, but you're never confident when he gets the ball.
Our wide options were wafer thin before Nani & Valencia got injured. They're non-existent now...Which is having a knock on effect to the rest of the side because Rooney's fine form up front (post-Fitness camp in US) has been disturbed by being shunted out wide.

Obertan didn't play well today, but who did?