Sweet Little Victory

I hope Fergie crys,cry, crys (Title and first line to be sung to tune of Wet,Wet,Wet's Sweet Little Mystery - Please)

What a great performance today! Thankfully Kenny doesnt read this blog and didnt select personnel or formation that looked anything like my suggested line-up!

We were in their faces from the get-go and as I have been telling anyone in the Universe who will listen (and those who wont) that is the best way to beat them. Every team in the PL that has had a go at ManUre has got something out of it. I have watched them come to Fulham thrice and they have left with only 1 point. Why? Simple. Danny runs the game and they dont get 2 seconds peace in posession. It really rattles them and they lose focus. For too long teams have let them play. Wolves,Chelski and us have shown the way now the rest of the League must follow suit.

Their line-up suprised me, not the Back 4 or up front but the midfield.Carrick (like Barry sideways and backwards - is it any wonder England struggle when these 2 clowns have loads of caps and Scotty Parker has bugger all??), Scholes (305 years old), Giggs (307 years old) and Nani. Perhaps Scholes and Nani were to be expected, but the other 2? Fletcher always plays in the big games for them. Thats where we won the game, Maxi,Dirk,Meireles and Lucas never let them settle. I dont include Stevie as his contribution was muted with little cameos at the end of each half. Even Van Der Sar looked panicked, I have never seen him come out to clear his lines so much.

Our 2-0 lead was fully deserved. Suarez's mazy dribble for the 1st goal was Messi-esque. Whether we deserved to have 11 men on the pitch at that stage is debatable. Carra's tackle on Nani was shocking, especially as he had kindly given Dirk his 2nd goal with a beautiful header to the far post!! Clearly Phil Dowd got that wrong and the fall-out caused another flashpoint a couple of minutes later with Maxi,Rafael and Lucas. Had the ref sent Jamie off perhaps the latter wouldnt have happened. I wish I could have sympathy with the MoanUers but they get so many dodgy decisions and an extra 66 minutes per season to score goals they can go fuck themselves!

What were The Legions of Doom thinking wanting to get involved in a brawl with us? Think about it, from the players they had on the pitch only Scholes and Rooney would have been capable of throwing a punch. Skrtel and Spartacus (Soty) would beaten them all to a pulp on their own!!

Would a red card have changed the result? I dont think so. Sure we would have been under pressure but we were better than then all over the pitch and other maybe 15-20 minutes in the middle of the 2nd half they didnt create a thing worth talking about.

Dirk was magnificent and I swear he has picked up a yard or so of pace, perhaps he is no longer bulking up at the gym. Suarez was mesmerising, along with Dirk they are going to be a formidable partership. Carroll may have to wait for a long run in the team! Meirleles was class again and yes I am going to say it Lucas was immense. He won almost every tackle, Scholes even shat out of a few with him. His passing was magic and he was even giving Stevie G gyp again. Perhaps we will make a player out of him yet! Great to see Carroll get on, his first touch was header on target and his second a nod down to Dirk. We certainly look better going forward these days.

Shrek did nothing again in a big match. (Another overhyped England player). Carra kept showing him inside and he kept trying to shoot even Scholes lost his rag with him towards the end. I think Scholes and Van Der Sar can say they put a shift in. The rest showed what we know already they arent that good. Long may the poor form continue for the residents of the Theatre of Delusions.

On the negative side for us, Fabio broke down again. Perhaps Benitez was right to let him go. The guy cant run for more than 10 minutes without falling apart. Stevie G still isnt right. Hopefully he can get some rest over the next few weeks. Hopefully we wont need him for the Europa home leg against Braga. We have been playing well without him. It was was also a little disappointing to let them score at the death.

On the whole 'A Perfect Day'

YNWA