RFUS
Anustart
Take that last minute away, and this was as bad a game as I've seen this season. Dominated possession, but were about to walk away with 0 points and a red card. Credit to Jermaine. That was a phemonenal goal, and I did a double take when I realsed it was him and not Yakubu -- strength, turn and a beautiful finish. However Moyes' tactics were wrong, his lineup was wrong, our lack of goals is beyond worrying, and Felli's disgraced himself there.
Howard - 7. Surprisingly had nothing to do, but make a wonder save once, and pick the ball out of his net once.
Neville - 7. Solid game, with some excellent crossing.
Jags - 6. Good, up until the fatal mistake.
Distin - 8. Thanks Sylvain. You're making my job as the resident Distin fanboy much easier.
Baines - 8. Good all game, and great tenacity at the end to allow for Beckford's chance.
Bily - 5. So, so, so poor. In every way. I would have written him off now, but after seeing Beckford produce a mancream-inducing wonder goal, I'm not willing to write anyone off. But it doesn't look good.
Arteta - 6. Nothing really. Quite average. And too many corners of his don't beat the first man -- STILL!
Fellaini - 4. Would have been a 7 or 8, but he's disgraced himself there. I've always defended him when people have called him dirty -- most of his cards in the past have been unfair -- but he's done himself no favours. A moment of pure idiocy.
Pienaar - 8. Excellent, in every way. Great passing (cross field ball to Bily... wow), great ball retention, amazing interplay with Baines (that one particular blind passback was spooky -- do they have some psychic bond?)
Saha - 6.5. Much better, really. He just couldn't find the net. He looked up for it though, and that's more than I can say about him for the past 6 months.
Subs
Coleman - 7. Why oh why: a.) Leave him on the bench for Bily? b.) Wait so long to bring him on? He's just pure football sex.
Beckford - N/A for performance; not enough time, but 10 for the goal. Saved us from an even worse fate, and if Torres had scored that he'd be making front and back pages of all the papers again. MOTM for me, because he saved our arse, simply. Take a bow, Jermaine, lid.
Yakubu - N/A. No time to make an impact.
Moyes - 5. Wrong team, late subs and still no answer to our goal drought. Must have had 30 shots and 20 odd corners, but had Beckford not saved us, we'd have had nought in every way.
Ref - 9. Excellent. Let the game flow. Gave a few minor eyebrow-raising decisions, but he was really good.
Howard - 7. Surprisingly had nothing to do, but make a wonder save once, and pick the ball out of his net once.
Neville - 7. Solid game, with some excellent crossing.
Jags - 6. Good, up until the fatal mistake.
Distin - 8. Thanks Sylvain. You're making my job as the resident Distin fanboy much easier.
Baines - 8. Good all game, and great tenacity at the end to allow for Beckford's chance.
Bily - 5. So, so, so poor. In every way. I would have written him off now, but after seeing Beckford produce a mancream-inducing wonder goal, I'm not willing to write anyone off. But it doesn't look good.
Arteta - 6. Nothing really. Quite average. And too many corners of his don't beat the first man -- STILL!
Fellaini - 4. Would have been a 7 or 8, but he's disgraced himself there. I've always defended him when people have called him dirty -- most of his cards in the past have been unfair -- but he's done himself no favours. A moment of pure idiocy.
Pienaar - 8. Excellent, in every way. Great passing (cross field ball to Bily... wow), great ball retention, amazing interplay with Baines (that one particular blind passback was spooky -- do they have some psychic bond?)
Saha - 6.5. Much better, really. He just couldn't find the net. He looked up for it though, and that's more than I can say about him for the past 6 months.
Subs
Coleman - 7. Why oh why: a.) Leave him on the bench for Bily? b.) Wait so long to bring him on? He's just pure football sex.
Beckford - N/A for performance; not enough time, but 10 for the goal. Saved us from an even worse fate, and if Torres had scored that he'd be making front and back pages of all the papers again. MOTM for me, because he saved our arse, simply. Take a bow, Jermaine, lid.
Yakubu - N/A. No time to make an impact.
Moyes - 5. Wrong team, late subs and still no answer to our goal drought. Must have had 30 shots and 20 odd corners, but had Beckford not saved us, we'd have had nought in every way.
Ref - 9. Excellent. Let the game flow. Gave a few minor eyebrow-raising decisions, but he was really good.
