[berbatrick]

Is he asthmatic? He isn't visibly out of shape but was gasping for air and had a bad cough at HT too.

 

[Striker10]

Can't say that was the most impressive compilation I've seen. Some good touches, and two good finishes (especially the second one) but there was still a lot of what we've seen this season. Lots of lose touches, losing the ball easily, taking too long on the ball etc etc I have to say, a couple of times he really did look like an old man among kids.

Interesting that he seemed to be playing quite deep, wonder if that was just so he was more involved?

Disagree, I think he was excellent. He got in a few times and unlucky not to score 4 really. He looked sharp though. He made good runs and best of all he looked like he could run. He put himself about and took a few knocks but played and showed the correct attitude. At any level, it's not that easy with kids excited to play against you. As poor as they were, he put in a great shift. If he replicates that form in the first team, we'll be fine.

 

[carlosp]

How was that not a foul on him though(2:10)?

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Good chance he'll still feature with Rooney occupying the midfield.

 

[The Mitcher]

Is he asthmatic? He isn't visibly out of shape but was gasping for air and had a bad cough at HT too.

Maybe he choked on his saliva?

 

[Amar__]

His hold up play as a striker is on another level to Rooney. He was also our most dangerous player by a mile in the first half even though he isn't getting much service(something that Rooney's fans used as excuse for him not getting any shots in last few games). I definitely prefer him as a lone striker to Rooney but I am not sure if either of them should be our next season's number 1 striker.

 

[JR10]

He has been sharp today don't you agree.

 

[11101]

Looks like he's running through treacle but his touch/shooting has been sharp.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Young's deflected shot was going in until it hit him. Has done feck all else to influence the game. Although that applies to all our attacking players.

 

[ottosec]

Plays like a striker should play in this system.

 

[Orton]

Young's deflected shot was going in until it hit him. Has done feck all else to influence the game. Although that applies to all our attacking players.

You mean the shot that had feck all power on it? Was it really?

 

[acnumber9]

He's played well. He's looked our only hope of getting a goal.

 

[thejtrain]

The service has been atrocious tbf, almost non-existent.

 

[Devil may care]

Painfully slow, not just when running but also when receiving the ball, he just can't move it quick enough and the attack stops. He's better than Falcao but that's not hard to achieve.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

You mean the shot that had feck all power on it? Was it really?

Yes, really. The deflected shot. It was going in. Myhill was on his arse. Not Van Persie's fault, obviously. Far too close to the deflection to react.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Painfully slow, not just when running but also when receiving the ball, he just can't move it quick enough and the attack stops. He's better than Falcao but that's not hard to achieve.

That's a little harsh. Fecked up one promising attack with too many touches but don't remember that happening more than once.

 

[DWelbz19]

You mean the shot that had feck all power on it? Was it really?

Yes, because Myhill had committed the other way.

Same old RvP, awfully laborious.

 

[Feed Me]

Van Persie has been one of our best performers. He offers so much more goal threat than Falcan't.

 

[Zoo]

Done fairly well for his first game back but again he slowed us down in our most flowing move of the half. Frustrating, particularly as West Brom are very compact and hard to open up.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Van Persie has been one of our best performers. He offers so much more goal threat than Falcan't.

Well that's faint praise.

 

[#07]

Van Persie has been one of our best performers. He offers so much more goal threat than Falcan't.

This. Van Persie's looked sharper, and better running the channels, than he has since Olympiakos (H) last year.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Why are there 2 different measures for Rvp and Rooney? Rvp has been threatening and has made the right runs, out of that volley we could have even scored (deflection). Has been fine.

 

[carlosp]

Much better than Falcao. If I had to choose between the two for next season, RvP all the way.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

He's playing really deep this half. What's that about? Is Fellanin our 9?

 

[LeChuck]

He's playing really deep this half. What's that about? Is Fellanin our 9?

Looks like it. Such an odd formation. He's doing a great TClevz23 impression, though.

 

[LeChuck]

His hold up play as a striker is on another level to Rooney. He was also our most dangerous player by a mile in the first half even though he isn't getting much service(something that Rooney's fans used as excuse for him not getting any shots in last few games). I definitely prefer him as a lone striker to Rooney but I am not sure if either of them should be our next season's number 1 striker.

Yea - I agree. He can play the lone striker role, and do it well. Just a shame LvG decided to put him in midfield for the 2nd half (wtf).

 

[Sammyjunn]

Better midfielder than Rooney too, actually raises the tempo.

 

[Skills]

He's a fantastic footballer. Some of those passes have been incredible even for a midfielder.

 

[Revan]

He has been very good so far. Hasn't scored but I think that this is the best we have seen from his all round game this season.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Better midfielder than Rooney too, actually raises the tempo.

Sure he does.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Sure he does.

Not sure if sarcastic, but RVP has been miles better in midfield so far.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Not sure if sarcastic, but RVP has been miles better in midfield so far.

He's been exactly the same.

 

[Henrik Larsson]

He's a fantastic footballer. Some of those passes have been incredible even for a midfielder.

jinxed it

 

[Sammyjunn]

He's been exactly the same.

.. Rooney doesnt raise the tempo in midfield, just sideways as usual.

 

[LeChuck]

Penalty aside, he's offered a lot.

 

[DWelbz19]

You just knew he was going to miss.

 

[Amethyst]

Very annoying that he missed the penalty, but actually played well that aside. Don't think LVG should have moved him though to CM.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Played really well, should have scored the penalty tho.

 

[Rezyuz]

Rvp was absolutey fantastic today. Just really unlucky most opinions will be based on a missed penalty.

 

[Orton]

None of our players can take a good penalty these days. Always feel we will miss. Irritating.