EPL ~ Manchester United vs Birmingham - Jan 22

last SG · 2011-01-23T10:52:47+00:00

is that rafael in fabio's shirt lol.

Rock^Star SG

Respect to giggs. Doesn't have news of him bingeing on drinks and women. Except for hurh hurh..one scandal right.

zocoss SG

Obertan.

But most likely Fergie will die die play Gibson la. No idea why, definitely not because of his performance in recent matches. He seems to be the boss' new pet.

Rooney missed a couple of clear cut chances when being presented with the opportunity but I must admit, without his and Anderson's precise passing, United wouldn't have won but such a big margin.

Nani is fast becoming the old player he was, selfish and arrogant, he prefers having a go rather than setting up for his teammate. Where is the assist king at the beginning of the season?

Oh, last but not least, Welcome back to Old Trafford Foster! We hope you like the present (picking the ball out of the net 5 times).

I was trying not to mention that name cos it's an away match so not expecting him to do well playing away... Cos in away matches, wingers must also track back and do well defending and this guy is a bit of a panic kid in defence... Though I don't think Gibson will play but... The possibility of moving Nani to the left might just let Gibson sneak in cos United are down to their bare bones in wingers... lol.

I think the centre two could be Scholes and Fletcher, in defence, Rio should be back... and Hernandez should be back too in place of Owen...

Oh perhaps play Rooney on the makeshift left wing position and let Hernandez partner Berba upfront... ? Cos I don't think it's wise playing Giggs and Scholes in the same team in an away match... Cos they can still accommodate one slow mo but 2... It's stretching it a little i feel...

zocoss SG

I think the Obertan, Evan, Smalling, Fabio, Owen, Bebe... Can be kept for Sat's FA Cup against Southampton... lol.

And oh yeah, Rafeal should be back against Blackpool too but I thought O'Shea did ok to keep his place leh... lol.

CKeer SG

I think the centre two could be Scholes and Fletcher, in defence, Rio should be back... and Hernandez should be back too in place of Owen...

I think Anderson would start the next match and Fergie always choose defensive formation when playing away, starting with 5 midfielders to choke off the home team. Berbatov will be the lone targetman upfront.

Giggs, Scholes, Owen and Chicharito would probably be impact substitutes for the next match. The rest of the subs would probably be Smalling, O'Shea and Kuszcak.

Having said that, this could be the formation Fergie use (4-5-1):

GK Van der Sar
RB Rafael (he's banned only 1 match right?)
CD Ferdinand
CD Vidic
LB Evra
RM Nani
CM Anderson
DM Fletcher
CM Gibson
LM Rooney
CF Berbatov

Rock^Star SG

No offense but I think it's still too early to call, maybe after the 28th game or so then I'll make such opinion. It's not like in La Liga or SPL where it's always the usual suspect even when the gap on top is +- 5(Barca or Real, Celtic or Rangers).

I think Fergie should instill the same winning mentality when on away travel and tuesday away game against Blackpool will be a testament. We need a 3rd away win!

yeh it's alright. Mathematically, anything is possible. But based on analysis of past history, that's what I think :)

zocoss SG

Personal opinion...the way I look at it....it's a 2 horse race now. Chelsea, Spurs and city are out. 5-6 losses each alrdy and quite a few points behind. Arsenal are 2 points behind with a game more and they have alrdy lost 5 times. Somehow, teams which have alrdy lost 5 times at this midway stage of the season don't win titles.

It really is united's title to lose. And it's good to see that they don't get too conceited over it as evident in last night's display. They were a few goals up and still running and chasing. Only thing is....looking forward to their 3rd away win.

Don't discount Arsenal... They are looking very good with Van Persie back and scoring...

For me, United still have a number of very difficult games coming up... Away to Pool and Arsenal as well as Chelsea who they also have a home tie still to come... are not going to be easy at all. Even if they don't win and just draw them, that's 8 points to lose. Then there is City's visit to United too, another potential draw result...

CKeer SG

I think the Obertan, Evan, Smalling, Fabio, Owen, Bebe... Can be kept for Sat's FA Cup against Southampton... lol.

And oh yeah, Rafeal should be back against Blackpool too but I thought O'Shea did ok to keep his place leh... lol.

Yeah, confirm plus chop Fergie would choose a reserve side for the FA Cup to preserve energy for next tuesday's midweek clash with Villa.

O'Shea still looks shaky to me leh. When Bentley was swooped to the Left Flank he gave O'Shea a torrid time because O'Shea is slow in turning and lacking in pace.

zocoss SG

Dimitar Berbatov
The prolific Bulgarian now has 18 goals this season and yet another match ball to go alongside those he collected against Liverpool and Blackburn earlier in the campaign.

Sir Alex Ferguson welcomed Dimitar Berbatov's third hat-trick of the season and now hopes Wayne Rooney can enjoy a touch of luck in front of goal.

''We hope the goals are going to come for Wayne,'' said Ferguson. ''He is working his socks off. He produced some great football today and his control from Edwin van der Sar's kick for the fourth goal was fantastic.''

It was Berbatov who took the plaudits from a victory that consolidated United's status as league leaders and extended their unbeaten run this season to 22 matches ahead of Tuesday's trip to Blackpool.

''It was a marvellous performance from Dimitar,'' said Ferguson. ''He could have scored more. We were a bit wasteful with our finishing at times but you can't complain at the performance.''

Veteran Ryan Giggs drilled home just before the interval to confirm his well-being after agreeing to stay at Old Trafford for a further season. And, after a series of failed attempts, Nani wrapped up the scoring midway through the second period.

''It certainly helps the goal difference, there is no question about that,'' said Ferguson. ''We have some tough games ahead but hopefully the players can grasp the nettle.

''We have some experience. We have the squad. Hopefully we can manage all the games we have ahead.''

The only downside was an injury to Michael Carrick that Ferguson described as ''sore''. And the United boss also confirmed he will check on the state of Rio Ferdinand's groin injury on Monday before deciding whether to risk the England skipper at Bloomfield Road.

For Birmingham manager Alex McLeish the mauling was not the ideal way to prepare for Wednesday's Carling Cup semi-final decider with West Ham. McLeish felt his side paid the price for adopting an enterprising approach, although he admitted Birmingham's wounds were self-inflicted.

''To lose a goal to a set-piece in the first minute was criminal,'' said McLeish. ''We did have a spell after that when we started to get in their final third but to concede again just before half-time was verging on the amateur.''

Rock^Star SG

Don't discount Arsenal... They are looking very good with Van Persie back and scoring...

okok lol. Better keep fingers crossed first then. The last time balotelli said the attack of him, dzeko and tevez was the best in the world, they lost 1-0 to villa. It pays to nottttt......talk big.

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