United get the 1-0 win, but they were very lucky. How the referee didn't award that penalty to Fulham in the dying minutes was unbelievable, he couldn't have been better placed.
United get the 1-0 win, but they were very lucky. How the referee didn't award that penalty to Fulham in the dying minutes was unbelievable, he couldn't have been better placed.
Considering his performance all game, not surprised. Though it was pretty evident Murphy was looking a penalty, went down so easily. Moments later Hernandez was on the other hand called a foul on the other end of the pitch, contact was just about minimal.
Considering his performance all game, not surprised. Though it was pretty evident Murphy was looking a penalty, went down so easily. Moments later Hernandez was on the other hand called a foul on the other end of the pitch, contact was just about minimal.
Could give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he could have thought Carrick got a toe on the ball, as the direction of the ball could have supported that. To be honest, I think the referee didn't want the responsibility of deciding the game. If it was the 60th minute or if United were 2 goals up, I think he'd have given it.
Not a big deal though, there will certainly be bigger refereeing talking points in the next couple of months involving the Manchester clubs!
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Very sloppy game, too many missed chances but glad we're back on top.
On another note, I hope SAF signs Dembele. Very underrated player.
Dembélé is an excellent player, the problem is finding the position to get the best out of him. Followed him closely since his time at Willem II, and I'm still surprised he didn't end up in the Bundesliga.
Inter sacking Ranieri was pretty silly but that's why they've had four, and soon to be five managers since August of 2010. Chelsea in the same boat with sacking AVB (and everyone else) as well. I wouldn't uphold those as a proper model which should be used as a go-to as to how to run a club.
Does that chart have a place for trophies won?
It also conveniently leaves out last season's results. I'm not saying we've been great but the big picture has to be taken into account here. We're playing good football and have been good defensively without Carragher. There is just nobody to score the goals and capitalize on the massive amount of chances we get.
Inter sacking Ranieri was pretty silly but that's why they've had four, and soon to be five managers since August of 2010. Chelsea in the same boat with sacking AVB (and everyone else) as well. I wouldn't uphold those as a proper model which should be used as a go-to as to how to run a club.
Does that chart have a place for trophies won?
It also conveniently leaves out last season's results. I'm not saying we've been great but the big picture has to be taken into account here. We're playing good football and have been good defensively without Carragher. There is just nobody to score the goals and capitalize on the massive amount of chances we get.
Ahem, he have a winner.
It's not Kenny's fault. This squad couldn't find the back of the net if there were snipers in the rafters of the Anfield's roofs, which, for the life of me, just doesn't add up when you generate so many beautiful chances.
How do you find the back of the net? Replace one of the strikers.
How do you replace one of the strikers? SHIP OUT CARROLL. I don't give a ****, sell him at a loss. He has absolutely no business wearing the liver bird with the way he's performed since making the move to Merseyside.
Nothing against KD, but which manager has spent more money on stikers than Liverpool over the last 18 months?
So who should take responsability for his team's inability to score?
Well obviously him, if we can't score because of the players it is the manager's fault. That being said, he was only in the job for a month when the purchase was made, and let's not forget he was an interim manager, who had only won two matches before the January window shut. I highly doubt he had much influence in those two winter purchases. Then I look at what brought the scouting system and DOF (who had been scouting all over the place) to determine that we should buy Carroll, and correct that from happening again. Kenny's real sin is buying a bunch of players he thought would complement Carroll, that was a major mistake.
I think Carroll will be gone in the summer. And really, that's what should happen, people (including me) have talked about integrating him into the side, that's just a bunch of nonsense. He isn't and never will be good enough for a club with aspirations of qualifying for Europe through league position. He can't finish and doesn't attack the ball. Anything we'd get for him would be a nice addition to the transfer budget.
I think Carroll will be gone in the summer. And really, that's what should happen, people (including me) have talked about integrating him into the side, that's just a bunch of nonsense. He isn't and never will be good enough for a club with aspirations of qualifying for Europe through league position. He can't finish and doesn't attack the ball. Anything we'd get for him would be a nice addition to the transfer budget.
Carroll had a year when he clearly could finish. Granted, we could disregard it as a mere purple patch. As to attacking the ball, that is something he most certainly can do-indeed had we discussed him three years ago, I'd have said that was the only strength to his game. All the weirder, therefore, that he's so passive these days.
It's a waste that he can't sort himself out. More and more there is a parallel with Kevin Davies' time at Blackburn. He too commanded a big fee based on less than one full season in the top flight and floundered at a higher-profile club. (This being when Blackburn were still top six contenders).
