PBP: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United - Feb 22, 2014 [R]

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Wow. Rooney scores a goal. The wonder of it....

(honestly, wasn't that fairly straightforward? Not according to the announcer.)

 

Nice goal.

 

So, in what minutes do we concede the customary two goals to Palace?

 

We need to start do something other then crossing for that to happen.

 

Moyes will definitely use this game as a positive sign for the future. Of course he will ignore the fact that we're playing Crystal Palace and that a full back made both goals happen.

 

Thats a routine goal for an England international, for a player that makes over 100k. For someone who'd allegedly start on barca, madrid and bayern.

 

on the right for barça, up front for madrid and bayern. you know it's true, don't fight it.

 

there's actually no one on the right. the avg position map shows rooney and mata dead center behind rvp.

 

Been watching this game and you lot ought to be pleased with Januzaj's performance off the ball. I thought his defensive play has been quite wild all season (which is normal for a teenage winger, Sterling was like that for us last year) but I've been impressed with his defensive work today.

 

When is the last time you saw England play?

 

One of the problems calling for a free role for a three behind RvP, is that these guys still don't understand each other, how to play together. They spend most of their time getting in each others way.

 

Not better as a wide forward than this years Sanchez. Not better than Benzema.

Better than Madzukic? Clearly he's excellent because that's a very good standard of player to compare rooney to.

 

Instead of giving Kagawa and Hernandez a little game time, he puts on Giggs and Valencia.

 

I guess being subbed means we will likely see Adnan midweek (and RvP obviously).

Also guess that makes Rooney 9 & Mata play 10 for the rest of the game which will be interesting.

 

I think they will. But this is the kind of move that needs a summer to work. Well a summer and a manager who isn't as tactically crap as Moyes.

 

bolasie has been giving a lot of trouve to smalling...

 

I'll take 3 points. Didn't set the world on fire, but points are a precious commodity and no sure thing these days.