very disappointing first half.
i dont know what happened in the second half but Torres came out a different man. after he scored that goal, he looked like the player he was before despite the horrible miss.
very good move by AVB to remove Lampard. the two worst players was Ramires and Lampard, Ramires was better but there was no chemistry with the team.
defensively, we were also very poor to be honest. i can see the heart when Terry plays, but he isnt what he used to be. Ivanovic wasnt that great either but he was slightly better.
Mereiles in the DM position is a waste! i can understand if he can defend and attack decently but he quite poor in defense, kinda lead to nani's goal. Mereiles should have taken Lampard's place, Mikel or Ramires in DM. hell, i'd even play Romeu there.
all in all, we could have defended better and we should have finished more based on the enormous chances that we've created.
I haven't finish reading you post. but i decided to reply because you said Ramires is one of the worst.
I seriously doubt that. he assisted the almost-score goal to torres. and he made one of the most crucial block to avoid MU to score again.
He is one of the best.