Saturday, November 6, 2010

A Walk In The PARK

GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!!!!!
Owen Hargreaves disastrous 5 minute game time
Photo Sources: Man Utd.com
 Manchester United managed to take home all 3 points after the game with Wolverhampton just now. The Red Devils had an unusual set of line-up as well as a bizzare (or expected) substititute in the 10th minute. With the usual first team players such as giggs, nani, rooney, carrick, evans, berbatov and valencia missing, it certaninly left the manager with not much of a choice for this game.
 Red Devil's line up as following:Nemanja Vidic
Edwin Van Der Sar
Patrice Evra
Park Ji-Sung
Wes Brown
Javier Hernandez (Chicarito)
Gabriel Obertan
Rio Ferdinand
John O'Shea
Darren Fletcher
Owen Hargreaves
The Game started off for the devils in a rather unsettling manner as Owen Hargreaves who came back after a 2 year game drought left the pitch due to a left hamstring injury. Owen left the game at the 5th minute. Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson who is down with a virus infection decided to play Be`be` in the place of Hargreaves, right midfield, in the tenth minute. Bebe is indeed a talented player, there is no objection to that, however he seem to be a rather inexperienced player. Bebe is a raw material and will certainly be one of the best in a couple of years time as Sir Alex works his magic on him. Bebe has shown potential along with style that could be along the lines of fellow countrymen Nani. Bebe needs to perfect his passes in order to be a regular in the first team.
 Man Utd had 52% of possession at the 17th minute of the game while the Wolves had 48% of possession.
The game proceeded in a manner where as soon as the home team had
a go with the away team's goal post,
the wolves counter attack. The closest shot on  goal came at the 25th minute by the home team which was saved by Vidic. 4 Minutes worth of extra time was given at then end of the first half as Park Ji Sung scored the first goal in the match after a beautiful pass from Darren Fletcher.
 Second half showed not much of a  difference from the 1st half as both teams fought hard to take home 3 points. Ebanks-Blake scored the only wolves goal at the 64th minute. With both team drawing, the game took on an entirely different momentum at the 69th minute onwards. However, the game really took flight when man utd brought on Paul Scholes and Federico Macheda at the 72th minute replacing bebe and O'shea.  Wolverhampton also brought on Michael Mancienne to substitute Nenad Milijas at the 76th minute.
Scholes brought something valuable to the team when he came on to the pitch-Hope. Scholes created many opporturnity for his team mates as well showing a never giving up spirit. He Brought on an entirely diiferent dynamic to the team. This could be the main factor which contributed to the Man Utd win.
 Hernandez was the only player being booked with a yellow card after his fast dash in the penalty area. There was miscommunication in the team with the likes of brown and Park as there are playing in an unusual team line up however, despite the odds Park manages to score a stunning goal in the 90th minute sealing the win. Park is a player with boundless energy and also the type of player who is willing to make the run for the ball and this is a win he definitely deserved. The Wolves also put a tough fight with their deadly counter attacks. It was certainly an exciting- leave you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat game indeed. Next in line is the most awaited
fixture in manchester, THE MANCHESTER DERBY this Wednesday.

Here's a look at the games in other parts of England as well:

Birmingham 2-2 West Ham
   Blackburn 2-1 Wigan
   Blackpool 2-2 Everton
    Fulham    0-1 Aston Villa
Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City
        Bolton 4-2 Tottenham
 Manchester United 2-1 Wolverhampton

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