I thought Oliver was great today, he got every big decision right, loved the cards for diving too for both Di Maria and Janusaz
He had a decent game. I'm sure he's reflected and regretted a lot since Hart stuck his head on him and vowed that it would never happen again.
I like the cards for diving too, love it in fact but he was a tad inconsistent in that Welbeck took a flop in the first half that he simply waved at him to get up with further action.
Bellerin would have been gone on any other day and Wenger knew it hence yanking him off.
I'm amazed at how much grace vanGaal is being given. What the hell did Hererra do to get pulled off at HT? Why the hell is no-one asking him that? There was absolutely no need for it.
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On the evidence presented here he seems to be going through English football chapter by chapter, and is currently stuck in the 1950s on Stan Cullis’s great long-ball Wolves team. Perhaps by the end of the season we can look forward to Van Gaal’s bearded mavericks phase
it's not like Welbeck was world-class today man, that goal was all Valencia.
but it's funny to remember how vocal Arsenal fans were when "Judas" van Persie celebrated his 2nd goal back at the Emirates. Welbeck celebrated his 1st at OT today without holding back and he still gets applause after being subbed off.
Big difference is Welbeck was discarded to make room for Falcao, whereas Judas handcuffed the team and forced them to sell him to their biggest rival.
But keep on spinning however you deem fit.
Oh and the whole applause issue was already dealt with.
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And?
Falcao has scored FOUR goals and some assists and moreover he stimulates other players.
But you are happy to say that. I see that in your post.
Has nothing to do with anything, more making the point that Welbeck was disposed of by Man U while the other one forced his way out to play for the competition. Highlighting the differences in their exits from former clubs.
The senior policeman in charge on the day of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster made an extraordinary – and unexpected – apology for his lie to FA officials that Liverpool fans had forced open a gate at the stadium, when he in fact had ordered it be opened.
Amid gasps from 200 relatives at the Warrington inquests, David Duckenfield, the match commander, apologised to the families of the 96 fans who were fatally crushed on the terraces at the FA cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in April 1989. He conceded that the lie had been a “major mistake” that had “added to their trauma”.
The comments were widely repeated in the press at the time of the disaster on 15 April 1989. It was, in fact, Mr Duckenfield who had ordered Gate C at the ground to be opened, leading to thousands of fans pouring into the already overcrowded terraces, causing the crush.
It’s the first time the 70-year-old former chief superintendent has directly apologised to the families in almost 26 years since the disaster or during two days in the witness box.
He admitted that when FA secretary Graham Kelly, his colleague Glen Kirton and Sheffield Wednesday secretary Graham Mackrell entered the police control box at 3:15pm to speak to him, he told them fans had forced open the gate.
“I deeply regret what happened on the day,” he said. “It was a major mistake on my part and I have no excuses. I apologise unreservedly to the families and I hope they believe it is a very sincere apology.”
He said at the time it was a terrible lie in that everybody knew the truth “the fans and police knew the truth that we’d opened the gates”.
Questioned further by Christina Lambert QC for the coroner Sir John Goldring, he said he was deeply ashamed, embarrassed, greatly distressed about events and his comments were “wrong and completely open to misinterpretation”.
It was something he would regret until “his dying day”. Although other witnesses claimed he said fans “stormed” the gates, he couldn’t recall saying that. He acted without “thinking of the consequences and the trauma, the heartache and distress that the inference would have caused to those people who were already in a deep state of shock and who were distressed”.
Mr Duckenfield said he had “heaped upon them further damage when they had got problems enough.”
The Manchester United hierarchy is still "totally" behind Louis van Gaal, sources have told ESPN FC, and plans to back the manager in the close-season with a similar amount of money to last summer.
Several Old Trafford sources have told ESPN FC, however, that support for Van Gaal among the top club officials is "rock solid."
The one caveat to that is identical things were said about David Moyes last season, until the prospect of finishing in the Champions League places began to properly fade.
Moyes, however, had lost the support of the dressing room long before his April sacking, with that filtering through the club and only adding to the pressure of poor results.
Sources have told ESPN FC that this is not the case with the Dutchman.
Last two weeks have finally been fun to cheer for Aston Villa, they just picked apart Sunderland 4-0, Benteke finally finding some form with two goals!
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Told tonight United have already agreed three deals for the summer. No names mentioned but it's looking like a better structured window.
Can't wait to welcome Nigel de Jong, Ron Vlaar and an injury-prone but overpriced Kevin Strootman to Manchester.
They changed the manager, which obviously had a big effect on player personnel. Kroos looked pretty much like a done deal when Moyes was still in charge, but van Gaal then pulled the plug. Not exactly a secret in Germany, and the Telegraph recently confirmed this. The "already agreed deals" last year included Shaw and Herrera, and both are at Old Trafford today.
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When he was handed a list of potential signings after accepting the United job last May, Van Gaal instructed Woodward to abandon moves for German midfielder Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas – Moyes had all but secured the services of Kroos from Bayern Munich prior to his dismissal – as neither player would fit his requirements. Deals for Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera, which were also well advanced by Moyes, were, however, signed off by Van Gaal.
I dunno....Edgar David was playing in England recently, maybe its his time to shine? I think Kluivert is a coach these days but maybe put him alongside Giggs?
Seriously though, United fans should be pissed if LvG seriously kyboshed deals for Kroos and Cheques. Those are two excellent players.
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Yeah, but if we talk about hindsight, United should have just signed Carlo Ancelotti when Ferguson stepped down.
What? No way! Dude....when Ancelotti gets the axe at Real they're totally going to replace him with Moyes. They're just biding their time until ol' 'Stuttering Dave' can guide them into the next Galacticos Era.
Then United can sign Carlo on the rebound!
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