Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [5 - 6th October 2013]

[Bucket]

Van Persie is just pants at the moment, this is worse than he ever was in his poor spell last season.

It's a shame the injury hit him because it covered up that he actually should have been dropped.

 

[Shamikebab]

It's a shame the injury hit him because it covered up that he actually should have been dropped.

Indeed, I'd rather we either started Rooney with...some Japanese player behind him. Or gave Hernandez a few more games.

 

[Shamikebab]

Moyes telling Carrick to sit in front of the back 4.....does that really need to be said to Carrick?!?

 

[mmj_uk]

Well that's 3 points but not exactly a convincing win against the worst form team in the league, Sunderland could have been 2-3 goals up in the first half.

 

[Purdy]

Why isn't Hernandez playing after being the only reason (bar enrique) someone scored in that game vs us, considering how many near chances united have had he finishes a lot of those.

 

[Purdy]

..

 

[NeedAUsername]

What a shocking miss by RvP, could have ended the game and I wouldn't be nervous right now.

 

[Shamikebab]

Let's not get carried away. We've still been really poor. We've created maybe one good chance (the second goal being a piece of individual skill out of practically nothing) and if Sunderland could finish we'd have been 3 down and probably out. It's good to get a win but there are still a lot of problems all over the pitch.

 

[cm1179]

typical **** from both teams

imagine being one of the poor *******s who paid to watch that!

 

[Purdy]

Classic relegation scrap, thoroughly enjoyable.

 

[Yas786]

Valencia looks so gay when he has his arms out on his waist lol.

Unlucky Sunderland, should have had at least 3 goals in the first half.

 

[Nate75]

Classic relegation scrap, thoroughly enjoyable.

ho ho ho

 

[Purdy]

ho ho ho

I shall bask in my month or two of not being the joke team

 

[Yas786]

Classic relegation scrap, thoroughly enjoyable.

Hahaha...

 

[Robbo]

Good to win. Not a great performance by any stretch of the imagination but we looked more like the team of last season since getting the equaliser.

Januzaj did very well overall and took both goals superbly well, but we shouldn't have to rely on him and I don't want the press going crazy.

In fairness to Sunderland they played quite well at times, their 1 point so far isn't really reflective of the quality they have.

Still major improvements needed but we looked a lot more comfortable after scoring and seemingly remembered how to pass again.

 

[NeedAUsername]

At least we're slowly climbing back up the table.

 

[FrankJH]

Let's not get carried away. We've still been really poor. We've created maybe one good chance (the second goal being a piece of individual skill out of practically nothing) and if Sunderland could finish we'd have been 3 down and probably out. It's good to get a win but there are still a lot of problems all over the pitch.

spot on

 

[Moothead2]

He did get a yellow for diving and Kagawa should be on the pitch

Seriously what does Moyes have against subs? He never seems to make them.

Thought you meant put him on for jijarijiarz .



The BBC bum United, first on MOTD again.

 

[Shamikebab]

Manchester United manager David Moyes: "I thought we played well with the exception of the opening five or 10 minutes. I am pleased we have won, I am not going to get too excited. At the moment we scored, we needed it but I wasn't getting too low. I thought it was exciting and I enjoyed it today."

Hmm.

 

[Gilly]

Sunderland are showing they have the quality and drive to stay up though. They look far better now than a month ago.

Their opponents today are light years from where they want to be, and 60% of that is not the fault of Moyes.