It was a good game from him, missed a few chances, but showed his class in the last ten minutes.
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He came alive in the last quarter
Sexy goal... what a goal that was..
Very good game from him today. Glad that he got the goal.
Berbasex in full flow today, wish he would stop missing sitters though especially at crucial moments of the game.
Bit harsh, he missed chances yes but his overall game was superb. It nearly always is, I don't think there is anyone with better build up/hold up play than Berba. Some of his passes just cut apart teams, awesome player.
Goal of improbabilities, seeing as we all know that not only can Berba not head a ball, but Park can't cross either.
I thought he did well in both halves today. He had a couple of customary Berbamisses, but we're starting to see a different side of Berbatov. From the start he looked a lot more determined, and unlike the Berbatov of old he was running about and getting stuck in. Glad to see him score, as he deserved it today.
Bit (whatever the opposite of harsh is)...
He was very good in the last 20 minutes...But having a look in the MOTM thread people are putting him ahead of Rooney & Nani who were excellent and involved in everything all day...Which is ridiculous (but I'm not allowed to comment in there or I'll get my bum cut off or something)
I like Berba, but the whole "Lets over exaggerate everything to feck off the naysayers" is just as annoying as the "he's clearly" shit brigade
Very good game. Long may it continue.
His work rate was impressive today
Word.
If we were going to put me into a category I'd more likely fall into the "he's clearly" shit brigade but Berbatov did great today and was fairly consistent the entire match which I'm not sure Rooney nor Nani were.
agreed, he tracked back a few times and didnt complain as much.
must have been the sunshine
People have their opinions, I feel that Berbatov was better than Rooney today. Rooney in the first half wasn't all that, missed a few passes and missed chances himself. I don't see this as an over-exaggeration either.
the way he softly brought down carrick's long pass and then split the defenders to make the pass to rooney was football at it's best. what a great sequence that was.
He was feckin awesome, finishing wasn't great granted.. but I loved watching him today.
Great for him to finally get a goal, you could see on his face in the last couple of matches he desperatelly wanted it. Well done Berba!
Oh, and great build-up and assist for Rooney's second.
Oh, and great build-up and assist for Rooney's second.
Agree with this. Last 20 minutes it came together for him, a piece of tricky play to get free and set up Rooney's second and then he finished Park's cross for the 3rd. And those 2 goals could be very important for our goal difference. But until those last 20 minutes, he was just pretty good except for poor finishing. Again, it shows what he can do when he starts to get towards top gear but hopefully soon he'll have full matches at that level not 20 minutes.
I don't know what was better - Carrick's 50 yard pass to him or Berbatov's instant control taking the ball down...
Missing those few chances earlier in the match really drove him on. Good to see.
Missing those few chances earlier in the match really drove him on. Good to see.
That assist to Rooney was fecking amazing, from that position there is simply no right (in the words of Andy Gray) for him to pull the ball down like that, make a cnut of the defender and then put it on a plate for Rooney. Almost as good as the assist vs West Ham for Ronaldo.
I don't know what was better - Carrick's 50 yard pass to him or Berbatov's instant control taking the ball down...
Missing those few chances earlier in the match really drove him on. Good to see.
He was outstanding today and the bonus is that he was peppering the goal with shots. Superb overall today.
I think its pretty much spot on, it just doesn't mention the amount of sitters he's missed since being here. Judge him as creative influence and he's been among the best in the league, judge him as a clinical finisher and he's been rubbish.
It's debateable, maybe even wrong, but ridiculous? Now that's a ridiculous claim. He was excellent but for his missed headers. (I am a big fan of the man but feel people has been a bit too kind to him lately (and too harsh on him before that), today was a big step in the right direction for me, and it's not a case of over exaggerating his contribution to counter the bashers.)
Agreed, you can make a case for a lot of players today. Nani was very good, as was Berbatov. But a goal and an assist in a three-nil win means you are going to get the plaudits.
Good shout...though personally I think it's veering on the ridiculous, as I think it's purposefully exaggerated. Everyone's looking to have a view on him in every game. When he's good he's amazingly amazing, when he's not, he's awfully awful. There's no middle ground, even though in actuality, there is. He was just pretty good today.
Better shout
Not been a big fan of what he's done for us so far, but he looked much better playing in an advance role today.
Aside from his goal and great assist, I thought he worked really hard and put just as much if not more pressure on their defenders than Rooney. Played well and made an important contribution to the win.
His pressuring of the backline was very noticeable. It wasn't just tokenism either.
Yup, the assist for Rooneys second goal was fantastic, pure inspiration, the way he plucked that ball out of the sky and left 2 Fulham players standing was fantastic.
He was great again today, 6 goals in his last 8 starts now......
He was very good today, deserved the goal. The assist was just a moment of genius.
Aye, superb all round display especially off the ball work.
Looked like he'd taken speed, red bull, and a gallon of pasta before the game
One of the two header chances he got - he was involved in the middle and then continued on to get himself into the box - one of the criticisms that was being thrown around out about him last week.
Even the first goal - he won the header to Rooney who put it out to Nani. It wasn't the only one but, it is another one of the many sticks people use to beat him with - that he doesn't fight for the ball in the air.
What I think was the best part for me today was when he had a go at Rooney. He was caught offside but, the commentators chose to put it on Berbatov. Clearly though it was Rooney who should have released the ball sooner and Berbs let him know about him. Not many people will have a go at Rooney and glad to see Berbs not scared to let him know - shows passion and commitment - much as the goal he finally did score, could have wussed out but, kept at it and got what he deserved.
Even the first goal - he won the header to Rooney who put it out to Nani. It wasn't the only one but, it is another one of the many sticks people use to beat him with - that he doesn't fight for the ball in the air.
What I think was the best part for me today was when he had a go at Rooney. He was caught offside but, the commentators chose to put it on Berbatov. Clearly though it was Rooney who should have released the ball sooner and Berbs let him know about him. Not many people will have a go at Rooney and glad to see Berbs not scared to let him know - shows passion and commitment - much as the goal he finally did score, could have wussed out but, kept at it and got what he deserved.
He starts, he scores.
Nani? Really?
Berbatov was excellent, as he tends to be in these home games against significantly weaker opposition. Ridiculous that people think he was the best player on the park today? Erm, no
I thought he was exceptional today.
Yeah, his finishing let him down at times but the rest of his game was superb. The touch, the all round vision, passing and silky movement was a joy to watch. He worked very hard for the team as well. This season there has been a noticeable improvement in his contributions and let's hope it can continue. If he plays like this on a regular basis he will be here in years to come. Must improve his heading though because I know he can actually be quite effective in the air.
Yeah, his finishing let him down at times but the rest of his game was superb. The touch, the all round vision, passing and silky movement was a joy to watch. He worked very hard for the team as well. This season there has been a noticeable improvement in his contributions and let's hope it can continue. If he plays like this on a regular basis he will be here in years to come. Must improve his heading though because I know he can actually be quite effective in the air.
Disagree. Rooney scored two goals aye, but I don't think he played better than Berbatov. If anything Berbatov was involved in more of our play than Rooney, Rooney has just mastered that nack of being in the right place at the right time.
Thought Berbatov was good today, really picked it up in the second half. I also think it's fair to say we didn't really step it up until the second half, so it's unsurprising that that too was when Berbatov came to life. But he was dropping deep and getting into Fulham's box, as well as being involved in a lot of our build up play.
Anyway, Evra was our best player today.
He was class today, involved in pretty much everything we did well.
Why?
Everything went through Nani today...In the first half almost all of our chances were created by him and he then set up the crucial first... and for about 70 minutes (until Berba started to be noticeably good) everything went through Nani and Evra on the left.
Berba did relatively little of effect for those 70 minutes. Yes he held it up and passed it well, but so did Carrick, Fletcher, Valencia, hell even Vidic. His main function was to create or score, and twice he turned away from goal when put clean through and missed 2 very good headed chances. Nani was a far more prolific creator in that time too. I don't want to be harsh on him Brad cos he was good, but Nani was our driving force for most of the match and Berba a peripheral figue who didn't do much of note, or that wasn't standarrdly expected of him anyway until the last 20 minutes
But no, he was superb and outstanding, cos he always is when he's normally good cos that levels out the spastic overreacting when he's not that effectual ....course he was. Go ahead mate.
I'm sure I'll get the "you just don't get football" argument in a a minute. All of the none creative things he did were standard things everyone else did, but it's exaggerated for him, just like everything good or bad is.
Thought he did well overall, but wasn't a brilliant performance from him.
Should be the standard from him actually.
Should be the standard from him actually.
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