I don't get why didn't fergie choose owen as penalty taker.

heck, i think we still missing that 1 target man for our team...
now that we've lost CR7, i think we should replace someone that can be the "oldskool" striker (ruud?) who will hang around the opponent's box waiting for tap in scoring. yes, we have owen but i doubt he'll chosen over berba 
we already have good feeders, just lack that 1 target man....geesh kinda worry liao if like this coz rooney & berba is somehow more as a playmaker... 

as for the game, eventhough we'd lost at least im glad that we scored an equalizer against those scum   
somehow foster really looks like wanna cry ask SAF to take him off 
berba should play the way he play in the first 25min or so for the whole match, could see the improvement obviously 
nani was trying too hard again to prove himself but unfortunate for his injury, park was all over the places & perhaps one of his worst game?
valencia was invi, lol the game was one-sided so cant blame him 
overall, till we get our gk, defenders & obertan in action, we still very 

Portugal midfielder Nani impressed, but Ferguson revealed he could now be set for a spell on the sidelines.

"We could not put the shoulder back in, so that is the worrying part for us," said Ferguson, who has had to reshape his attack following the summer departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

"He had done very well, and we are very pleased with his performance."

United goalkeeper Foster, 26, was standing in for injured Edwin van der Sar, but did not enjoy the best of afternoons and let Lampard's shot through his gloves for Chelsea's second goal.

Ferguson, though, has every confidence in the England stopper, who is likely to face Holland in next week's friendly.

"Knowing Ben and the ability which he has, he should have done better with the second goal," said the United boss.

"However, it was his first big challenge.

"He has waited a long time, has had his injuries, and in pre-season I spread the load between the three 'keepers, and maybe we did not have enough minutes for him.

"But the important thing is, knowing his ability, it means I do not have any worries about him."

Ferguson felt United should have put the game beyond Chelsea following their dominant first half, with defender Ricardo Carvalho eventually pulling the FA Cup winners back in it on 52 minutes.

"We should really have put the game to bed," he said.

"The equaliser really knocked us back, and at that point Chelsea were the better team.

"The second goal was the deciding factor."

Ferguson added: "We should have been three or four goals up. When you get chances in big matches and do not take them, you can suffer and we did today."

For new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, it was a first piece of silverware in English football.

The Italian coach made several tactical changes during the second half, which paid off.

"We found it difficult, but we were better in the second half when we put more strength on the pitch. In the end, we deserved to win," Ancelotti said.

"It was an important start to the season and now we have to continue to work and improve.

"I like the mental attitude of the players and the organisation of the club.

"We are now ready to start a very important season and want to do the best.

"This result is important because it proves our possibilities."

On the controversy in the build-up to the second goal, the Chelsea manager said: "The referee can stop the play and also the players can put the ball out.

"However, for sure they did not see Evra down on the pitch, because a Chelsea player would put the ball out if they saw an opponent down."

I think Fletcher will take another step forward this season..

waa.... lost    sell giggs, evra and foster to madrid, blame them all coz take penalty main-main. SAF please sell them.   

     

overall our performance ok already,

we manage to get a last minit goal (even it's offside but who cares  )
first half-performance we dominate the game..
but foster still a bit shacky 

i noticed was evra too short?