Since Rafa has been in charge, we've lost 7 and drawn only 1 game against Manchester United in the Premier League. That statistic doesn't paint the prettiest of pictures, but we can take some solace in that performance wise, we've been better on many occasions.
I'd even go so far as to suggest that at times, we've tried playing 'pretty' football, while they've dug their heels in for trench warfare. But tomorrow I reckon it'll be the other way around. To complete the reversal though, we'll have to secure the 3 points without actually deserving them ;-)
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I hope the crap which Fergie was spewing about Keane will spur him on to score a couple of goals.
I don't like the idea of Torres being rushed back into action, Rafa tried that last year against Arsenal and it didn't work. Would be better to give him time to recover from his hamstring fully. It's going to be a long season.
You can bet your ass Rafa will have them playing negative football. Just look at the tactics for the Villa game. New boy Riera might liven things up but he cant be too used to the team yet so will look out of place at times. I would settle for a 0-0 draw. Anything but another loss would do me.
Lets get real here - United are going to destroy us tomorrow :-(
Utd wont destroy nothing... No ronaldo makes a HUGE difference to a Utd team that DREW WITH NEWCASTLE don't forget. Let Torres rest, watch Keano step up a gear, and lets hope Steve Bennet aint the official so Mascherano gets a full 90 minutes!
@dummy - can't wait for Keane to open his goal scoring account with us, fingers crossed, tomorrow will be the day. Also hope Torres gets rested.
@roger - i doubt any of want to lose again. Would prefer a win but will settle for a draw.
Our time will come - we are long overdue a win against the Scum - and what a mighty piss up it will be
Realistically I see this being a 0-0 draw. Without Torres & Gerrard we will lack an attacking threat. Kuyt is too defensive minded, Riera is playing his first game and must be nervous about it.
Our midfield and entire defense is solid enough to keep ManU at bay for 90 mins (plus they are missing Ronaldo). I would really love it, absolutely love it if Keane were to nick his first goal for us and win the game :-)
When you walk, through a storm...how does that song go?
@jessica - regardless of the result, it's only one game [read: I really, really hope for a win]
@paul grech - hmmm, there's something about that which sounds familiar ;-)
:-)))))))
@ deiseach - i'm pissed out of my tree, has been a VERY long day, am too old for this, but it was worth it. What a day, what an amazing day :-)
I would say today's match was a perfect to response to your last paragraph. We DID play pretty football and their defense had there feet stuck in the mud in our attack. We got the 3 points with deserving them, but I say that we deserved a bigger victory. But I am probably happier with a Wes Brown OG that a goal from one of our players.
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"But I am probably happier with a Wes Brown OG that a goal from one of our players."
Arf! Well said, Todd. I remember like it was bloody yesterday (which it wasn't) when Dudek spilled that chance to Forlan - would you believe I actually thought Forlan would miss it. At least I had the consolation of not quite knowing what had happened from my seat in the Kemlyn. To be sitting in the Anfield Road must have been hell on earth. So to have been sitting in the Anfield Road yesterday and seeing just what a gift that goal was . . . superb
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