EPL: Bolton vs Manchester United - 28 Oct
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i tot this ur predictionOriginally posted by lpx88:Extremely tricky opponents.My heart says Man Utd of course.But my head says Should be 2-1 to Bolton or 1-1.
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I talking about my later one made at the beginning of the matchOriginally posted by Ben_Ng69:i tot this ur prediction 
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Carrick played well today... his vision for the through ball was great... 1st & 3rd goal came from his passing...
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haha...i didnt watch the match..
but still.... score was flattering....
bravo MU...keep it up..wanna see some arse getting kicked... -
England striker Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought emphatically by scoring a hat-trick to help Manchester United to a 4-0 win at Bolton.
Rooney controlled Michael Carrick's first-time curling pass before rifling home expertly with his left foot after 10 minutes to score his first goal since the opening day of the season.
He quickly doubled his tally with a well-executed bending shot from outside the area six minutes later.
Cristiano Ronaldo made it 3-0 after clever and unselfish play by Louis Saha but Rooney was gifted his third by Bolton as he took advantage of a sloppy pass to make it 4-0.
United remain level on points with Chelsea but ahead on goal difference at the top of the Barclays Premiership.
Rooney hat-trick -
Woohoo.. song bo..
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haizz the odds small until also nvr bet...
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A nice nice win by man utd!
With rooney getting his hat-trick, I think this can shut all of the critics against him.. Carrick's long pass is superb too, hope this man utd form can remains week in and week out!
Elsewhere in EPL.. Rossi getting his first start in Newcastle against Charlton, but that game ended up in a draw though.. -
The Boy Wonder is back !!! -
finally .... manchesterunited 1st team is back from all the suspension n injuries , juz that without heinze as the starting 11.
and the returning of the 1st team already gave opponent a 4 - 0 scoreline . i can see more good games from man united in the future.....hopefully! -
Waynederful
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Actually i find Patrice Evra is better than Gabriel Heinze lately... do you all think so? I know his Man u career didn't start too well since he came in mid-season and from another country but he, like Fletcher... they seem to be playing their best football for united lately. He is faster and he add speed into their attack... Found Heinze a bit slow when he came on... Maybe its because he is just coming back... hmmm...
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but i think Heinze is more solid at defending.Originally posted by zocoss:Actually i find Patrice Evra is better than Gabriel Heinze lately... do you all think so? I know his Man u career didn't start too well since he came in mid-season and from another country but he, like Fletcher... they seem to be playing their best football for united lately. He is faster and he add speed into their attack... Found Heinze a bit slow when he came on... Maybe its because he is just coming back... hmmm... -
lets hope that evra's injury not too serious..
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Gr8 play Utd!! Kudos to Rooney!
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Evra is more attacking minded but Heinze is ferocious.. Different styles I guess.. Good thing Fletcher is doing better.. Haha but Man U doesn't have anyone who can whip in crosses like Beckham.. In fact is there anyone who can whip in crosses like Beckham?Originally posted by zocoss:Actually i find Patrice Evra is better than Gabriel Heinze lately... do you all think so? I know his Man u career didn't start too well since he came in mid-season and from another country but he, like Fletcher... they seem to be playing their best football for united lately. He is faster and he add speed into their attack... Found Heinze a bit slow when he came on... Maybe its because he is just coming back... hmmm... -
Evra closed attackers down immediately but Heinze waits for opponents to make their move (i.e. cross or dribble) before he decides on what he wants to do. Also, Evra is more attacking than Heinze.Originally posted by zocoss:Actually i find Patrice Evra is better than Gabriel Heinze lately... do you all think so? I know his Man u career didn't start too well since he came in mid-season and from another country but he, like Fletcher... they seem to be playing their best football for united lately. He is faster and he add speed into their attack... Found Heinze a bit slow when he came on... Maybe its because he is just coming back... hmmm...
I'd prefer Evra based on current form and i prefer speedy wing backs.
Cheers.
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personally, i would prefer heinze over evra. but with evra improving so much lately, i doubt heinze will be able to keep his placeOriginally posted by CKeer:Evra closed attackers down immediately but Heinze waits for opponents to make their move (i.e. cross or dribble) before he decides on what he wants to do. Also, Evra is more attacking than Heinze.
I'd prefer Evra based on current form and i prefer speedy wing backs.
Cheers.
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Firstly, I believe the uptempo was due to earlier Chelsea game.
MUFC players knew what they had to do.
And the first 15mins, wow... I nearly drop from my chair.
It was the most entertaining, attacking soccer I have seen in my MUFC supporting days. It just keep coming.
And to think that Bolton at home is one of the most defensive sound.
I just wonder what will be going thru Chelsea players mind when they see that.
Secondly, I was wrong about Carrick. Like what Bryan robson said, he is not an impact player, but he will grow on you. The passes he made, superb.
if he carry on, getting better, learning from Scholes, he may turn out to be bargain buy.
THirdly, I prefer Evra to Heinze as Evra is more attacking like Acole.
However, defensive, Heinze is more sound. He knows how to play with those "naughty" players.
Lastly, most important of all, last season, we were 13points down, chasing Chelsea. I think this season, hopefully will be more exciting. -
You are right there... Carrick was never bought as a replacement for keane... that job was probably meant for hargreaves. Carrick was probably bought for his passing skills. Man u play a game with lots of passing so a player like him is invaluable, although i think he still needs to improve on his speed alittle. Looking at Evra and Vidic, i guess he also needed a little time to settle into fergie's style of play.Originally posted by iceFatboy:Secondly, I was wrong about Carrick. Like what Bryan robson said, he is not an impact player, but he will grow on you. The passes he made, superb.
if he carry on, getting better, learning from Scholes, he may turn out to be bargain buy.
THirdly, I prefer Evra to Heinze as Evra is more attacking like Acole.
However, defensive, Heinze is more sound. He knows how to play with those "naughty" players.
Lastly, most important of all, last season, we were 13points down, chasing Chelsea. I think this season, hopefully will be more exciting.
Last season was really bad for united... too many injuries for them. Heinze was out from Sep and never played again that season, G Neville also injured, Brown also couldn't play in the earlier half until Keane had to play as a central defender as Vidic & Evra wasn't in yet remember? And to make matters worst, Scholes had an eye problem that prevented him from playing his usual game... Alan Smith broke his leg, Solskjaer out for almost 2 to 3 yrs...
There was a time when Phillip Bardsley was playing in Gary Neville position... and Keiran Richardson was their leftback... -
Sam Allardyce admitted he feared Rooney was ready to explode in a flurry of goals. It was just a shame for Big Sam it happened at The Reebok.
The Bolton boss said: “He has been playing his way through this and I knew it would not be too long before he scored.
“Sadly for us, he capitalised on an excellent performance.”
Rooney: gets to keep the matchball after his hat-trick -
Full highlights of this match, with shots and misses of both teams.
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all the medias keep splashing news that carrick was a replacement for keane, rubbish from themOriginally posted by zocoss:You are right there... Carrick was never bought as a replacement for keane... that job was probably meant for hargreaves. Carrick was probably bought for his passing skills. Man u play a game with lots of passing so a player like him is invaluable, although i think he still needs to improve on his speed alittle. Looking at Evra and Vidic, i guess he also needed a little time to settle into fergie's style of play.
Last season was really bad for united... too many injuries for them. Heinze was out from Sep and never played again that season, G Neville also injured, Brown also couldn't play in the earlier half until Keane had to play as a central defender as Vidic & Evra wasn't in yet remember? And to make matters worst, Scholes had an eye problem that prevented him from playing his usual game... Alan Smith broke his leg, Solskjaer out for almost 2 to 3 yrs...
There was a time when Phillip Bardsley was playing in Gary Neville position... and Keiran Richardson was their leftback... -
the key was that SAF recognised MUFC strength and played to that -> fast, one-touch passing to open up Bolton. As seen, in the first 20mins, Bolton just were sitting ducks..
Like per all said, Scholes is like a new signing. He doesn't need to say much. But you know he will be charging at enemies taking indirect free kicks. You know his temper will boil over when MUFC seems to be pressed back and he will unleash one of his mistimed tackles, to state a message, "I am here, don't mess around!" and boy, does that always seems to wake everyone's ideas.
Did anyone noticed Scholes lashing out after the corner when Faye got a free header?
Now, MUFC is playing with high energy and with Rooney peaking now, it is a good sign. Kudos to Saha for assisting Ronaldo for the 3rd goal, rather than blasting that. Cause that goal killed Bolton off and the game is gift-wrapped.
We do have Fletcher, peaking too. Yes, he is a scots and blah blah,
But those who saw his game vs Liverpool, would have kept their mouth shut. Rem, he is only 22, but he is maturing fast.
At the back, now, we got ample backups for all position. And when Bolton was heaving those missiles (set-plays), all credit to MUFC for finally emerging with a clean sheet. I was wondering when JOShea is coming in to lend his height. And rightfully,we got him in later.
No Nonsense Vidic complement Rio very well. One classly, one just does his clean up work. Another fact, when's the last time, since MUFC central defenders both have goals to their credit in a season?
Moving ahead, if we want to do well in League and UCL, we need better cover in MF and Forwards. If we get OwenH and even Torres in, then we are more complete. But just a wish_list.
One last point, we need to ensure scoring comes from all angles and not just Saha and Rooney. That will make our team unpredictable, and dangerous.
Currently, chelsea has only a few goal scorers.
When the last time, you hear of a robben goal? or even John Terry, or Ricardo? Doesn't that amaze you? Yes, Lampard, Ballack and Drogba...
Somewhere, the mechanics does not seems right.
And we need to leverage on that, cause once put under pressure, then we can see the cracks.
Nov 25 or 26, is when we entertain Chelsea. Let's keep on this form, and see what the current champion can put up or pave the way for our coronation.