Manchester United Banter Archive October 29 2013

29 Oct 2013 22:05:45
good result tonight hernandaz looked really sharp. good to see zaha but to be honest he didn't play great at all I taught he slows the game down when he gets on the ball and also young was terrible he crosses like a 10 year old girl he gets paid money to play football my god it amazes me to how he every made it as a footballer.

Young is a perpetual disappointment. How he still gets in the team is beyond reason.

Zaha had a good game. Not great, good.

Januzaj has world class potential. How he will be handled is yet to be seen

God the lad has played zero competitive football since the community shield, what were you expecting from him? I don't think he was fantastic but he had a few great touches, got to the byline and got a good cross in on a couple of occasions and ran at defenders when he could. He clearly wasn't match fit and sure that's the reason he got taken off.

Didn't think young was especially bad tonight, he was involved in quite a lot, his crossing was poor but that's a given.

I think he slowed a lot of the game down but he's stil young and I still have hope for him. young should be sold and i'm not just sayin it because fabio scored but why hasn't he got a game ahead of evra, evra has been dreadful for the last few years but yet still manages to play the most games every year.

This was the perfect opportunity where Moyes should of played Kagawa in the no. 10 role instead of Januzaj.
With Zaha on the right and Januzaj on the left. Why he chose to play young is beyond me?
Anderson should of started alongside cleverly, as Jones is a make shift central midfielder as his preferred position is at centre back. Playing as the Jack of all trades is doing harm to his development IMO.

Sheesh, a 4-0 win and some people are still not happy.

Nik,

Kagawa has played the full 90 minutes of the last 2 games, any player who has done that did not start yesterday, it was good squad rotation, I actually thought Young did ok, and we won 4-0, so surely the team selection was spot on?

Very happy with that result. We actually played some good football I thought, and finally got a landslide win so hopefully we can kick on from here.

Januzaj really is a special, special player.

Zaha showed glimpses, faded but that's expected given it was his first game of the season.

To add.

If Buttner could sort his head out defensively, we could potentially have a quality LB for a pittance. His crossing and willingness to get forward is really good, if he could polish the rest of his game, he'd be fine. i'm still not sure he can.

I agree with you GDS and I am over the moon with that result. I guess I just wanted to see what kagawa could offer playing solely the no. 10 role without competing with Rooney for position.

Its just frustrating to see Jones playing 3 different positions, the poor guy needs a position to call his own and work hard at it in order to cement his place in the side.

I'm all for rotation to see what options are available but playing an average winger, who we all know very well about his capabilities and a centre back, make shift into midfield I just don't agree with.

RED I agree with you about Buttner but last night I didn't see many probably with his defending, only remember a few times where a player got the better of him. I think he's improving quite a bit and is becoming confident and comfortable on the ball. Like you said he's great and getting forward and 99% of his crosses last night were decent. I think Rafael also looked class last night, didn't put a single foot wrong but people over look that because we're so used to him playing at that high level now. I can't remember him losing the ball and makes some great first touch passes.

Always liked Chicha, Rafa, Fabio and felt sorry for Chica and Fabio for the past couple of years, but I hope they really pick up some game time.
Zaha was as some says, is given. He is very raw. Ronny lost his possession often in his early years at OT. Zaha needs a lot more improvements to be at the level or Ronny, but I think we should play him more often. This is a 20 year old youngster. We need to be patient with him unlike with Nani / Valencia or Young.

29 Oct 2013 18:27:13
Confirmed team v Norwich 4-2-3-1
De Gea
Rafael
Smalling
Jones
Buttner
Fellaini
Cleverley
Zaha
Kagawa
Januzaj
Hernandez

Where did you get this lineup from it's wrong, check the Manchester United official page.

Lindegaard

You are sadly mistaken my friend

Erm. No.

29 Oct 2013 14:00:10
So what are your predictions for the Ballon D'Or top three?

For me the top 3 would/should be -

Messi
Ribery
Ronaldo


Deeps.

It should be those three but who knows. Ribery might not make it because of their love for Spanish league. Just looking at the shortlist you can see how many good players have been avoided and those who did nothing are there just because of their reputation. Only Lewandowski from Dortmund after their displays last year tells us everything about this personic award. Vidal not on the list but Pirlo makes it. I have a feeling that Messi will win it again, after all he breaks records even if Barcelona are humialiated by Ribery and co.

Messi will obviously win it as he can do no wrong even though he definitely does not deserve it.

Mine would be
Robben
Ribery
Ronaldo

Fresh, 60 goals and 16 assists in all competitions, considering it is an individual award. I think "he does not deserve it" is a little OTT.

Deeps.

I think Ibrahimovic could win it.

Robben has been stunning since he started putting a shift in.

Messi should have been banned a while ago regardless.

Supasub

Messi and Ronaldo SHOULD take the top two places. As good as some other players have been those two are miles ahead of the pack.

I'd like to see Ribery take third spot as he was Bayern's best player and Bayern were the team to beat last year. Zlatan has probably played a little better over the past twelve months but Ribery has contributed to a treble winning team and IMO there has not been THAT much between the two. Schweinsteiger should be in with an outside chance of top three too.

Am I the only one annoyed by Xavi's inclusion in the shortlist? He's a fantastic player but was well below his best last year and based on his performances doesn't deserve a spot. It seems as though he's on the list because he is Xavi rather than because he was one of the 23 best players. Also Hazard; who was no better than players like Michu, Benteke and Lukaku.

It should be called the Messi love-in