Amos (6) – At fault for Wolves’ first goal. Looked nervous and shaky initially. Grew in confidence as the game progressed and kept shouting instructions to the defenders. Good distribution with both legs. Little too harsh to say he’ll never be No.1 for United.
Brown (6) – Put in some solid tackles throughout the game and supported Bebe well on the attack. Was troubled by the excellent Jarvis and one of his slip ups nearly cost us when Hunt’s shot clipped the crossbar.
Smalling (6) – Very comfortable on the ball; delivered a few quality long balls early in the game. OK defensively.
Evans (5) – Not a great game. Made a lot of unnecessary fouls.
Fabio (6) – Most of Wolves’ attacks came through their right flank and Fabio dealt with them pretty well. Didn’t offer much on the attack though.
Bebe (7) – A goal on your first start, not bad at all. I was so looking forward to watching him and he didn’t disappoint. Ran at the defenders and got into good positions to cross. Scuffed a few crosses and lost the ball on a few occasions while attempting to beat the defender. Used his strong physique well to win a lot of 50-50s. We can expect him to make a few Premier League appearances this season.
Carrick (7) – Huge improvement from his past games. One touch passes, through balls, shots from distance, looked very much in form!
Gibson (7) – He was responsible for both goals United conceded. He was marking Elokobi who scored Wolves’ first; lost the ball just outside the box and it led to Wolves’ second. Yet, this was probably his best game in a United shirt (No, I haven’t forgotten the Bayern game). Along with Carrick, ran the game from midfield. Unlike his previous games, dropped deep to collect the ball and controlled the tempo of the game. In spite of the crowd calling him to shoot, on many occasions, took the right option of passing it to a player in a better position.
Park (8) – Man of the Match. Deserves a start against Spurs this weekend.
Obertan (6.5) – Made a few penetrating runs, showed good dribbling skills, good bursts of pace but poor close control. Lot of rough edges to be sharpened. Had a good first half but faded away in the second. Should work on his stamina.
Macheda (6) – Was caught offside a few times, when, if he had remained onside would have had acres of space to exploit. Credit to Fergie for letting him start as lone striker; will do a world of good to his confidence.
Neville (6) – With all due respect, his appearances should be restricted to cup games.
Chicharito (9) – Ole reborn!!!
Morrison – The 17-year old is tipped for greatness. Fergie is on a mission to prove that United's future is indeed safe!
A few things to comment on from this post.
ReplyDelete1) Carrick looked really good against Spurs. Just vindicated the points we have been making about his confidence.
2) I trust your judgement on Amos more than mine. My opinion was based purely on the highlights in which he did look shaky.
3) Great pick on Park deserving a start against Spurs. He did really well too.
4) I don't rate Gibson at all. He seems to go missing in a lot of games, until he gets a shot on goal. Din't notice him in the highlights, but based on your comments on the Wolves game, hopefully there is some improvement.
Looking forward to your ratings on the Spurs game.