I like Ian Halloway style though, he plays attacking football, leaking goals like no tomorrow and doesn't afraid of anything.

As long as we keep those defenses tight, I can see we will snatch a win there

OLD TRAFFORD legend Viv Anderson reckons Manchester United's current crop of youngsters are simply not good enough.

The former full-back watched in horror as Alex Ferguson's team crashed 4-0 at West Ham in Tuesday's Carling Cup quarter-final.
Jonny Evans, 22, played alongside 21-year-old Chris Smalling at the heart of the defence, with Fabio, 20, at right-back.

All three had shockers and Gabriel Obertan, 21, and 20-year-old Bebe were no better in midfield.
Anderson, 54, told the club's own TV channel, MUTV: "I don't think they are quite up to the task everyone thinks they are.
"We changed the whole back five, including the goalkeeper. And that is a bit of an ask.
"It has backfired on Ferguson, you could see that in his face.
"He is going to have to really think about the younger lads, they cannot match up to the expectations of this club."
United did keep a clean sheet with Smalling and Evans at the heart of their defence in last week's Champions League tie at Rangers.
But Anderson said: "It was a bit of a false dawn. That night the system suited us as Rangers had only Kenny Miller up front.
"West Ham played with two up front and that was difficult for us. We conceded some shocking goals.
"It was a hard night and a learning curve for these young lads - especially for the back four."

Another United legend Lou Macari was equally damning, admitting there are no rising stars coming through at Old Trafford.
The Scotsman said: "I can't remember the last time I saw one of them come into the team and you thought a star had arrived.
"You go back to the time when Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs played in a game against Port Vale and you knew they had arrived.
"I keep wanting to see the same thing happening now but I just can't. They were given an opportunity but they let let the manager down."
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Macari believes the most shocking thing about Tuesday's display was how United's youngsters were shoved off the ball at Upton Park.
And he believes boss Fergie should have stuck with more of the side that battered Blackburn 7-1.
He said: "West Ham bullied us - and they are the one team who can't bully anyone.
"We read and talk all the time about players getting tired but I am not a great believer in chopping and changing.
"But if those who played on Saturday had played again, do you think they would not have been able to play at Blackpool this weekend? They would be itching to play.
"Berbatov scored five against Blackburn and would have been on an all-time high.
"If he had scored another couple on Tuesday, there would have been even more pats on the back."


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LOL. SAF already started the mind games.

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Added on December 16, 2010, 4:51 pmAnywhooo ... I hope the officials wont fcuked us up again as they did last season, which was twice, at SB and OT.

over confident? which part?

the officials clearly fcuked us up last season. twice. if we had draw in one of those games you wouldn't say something like this.



not being sour grape, but it was clearly offside right?