Manchester United Soccer

Berbatov disappointing against Russian Champs

Sitting here after tonight’s champions league performance against Russian Champs, Moscow, leaves me feeling quite disgusted.  Apart from coming alive in the last 10 minutes of the match, Berbatov’s performance and attitude tonight was a dismal.

The lack of effort, hustle, dive, and constant waving of the arms to both his teammates and the referee definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.  Had it not been for his assist on the winning goal by Valencia, this blog post may have contained some otherwise vulgar language.

Stepping aside for Berba, I thought the whole team’s performance was rather lack luster and static.  I don’t know if this was due to the absence of Rooney, Giggs, Fletcher, Park and Evra or if Fergie thought it best to play conservative ahead of this weekend’s clash with Liverpool.  I lost count of how many crosses went into the box and found no one.

A few points that left me wondering:

1. What was with the strange formation?  If I saw correctly, they were playing a 4–2–3–1 with Berbatov the lone striker. 
2. Did Ferdinand come off to be subbed or did he pick up a knock?
3. How many times can Fabio get injured?
4. Is it my imagination or was that pitch natural grass for the 2008 champions league final?