United 0 Besiktas 1 - Ratings | Manchester Evening News

United 0 Besiktas 1 - Ratings

November 25, 2009

Foster: Will probably be disappointed that the late dip beat him for the Turk's goal 6

Neville: Clearly annoyed with himself at times for over-hitting his service and putting Reds in trouble defensively on occasions 5

Brown: Had one moment when he was out-foxed by a one-two but largely wasn't in too much trouble 6

Vidic: Passing out of defence wasn't the best and didn't take command for goal 5

Rafael: The South American has been a breath of fresh air at right back but looked uncomfortable on opposite flank 5

Obertan: The Frenchman provided nearly all of United's limited best moments 7

Anderson: Powerful at times but even with his experience he was unable to take hold of midfield 6

Gibson: The Irishman has waited a while for this chance but it was a mixed effort from him 6

Park: Shook off the cobwebs but didn't really do much else 5

Welbeck: Might not enjoy his 19th birthday too much today as most of what he attempted fell short last night 5

Macheda: The Italian had one or two brief moments that caused problems 6

Subs

Owen (sub Park 68) No impact 4

Carrick (sub Gibson 73) Couple of shots 5

Evra (sub Rafael 73) Late spark 5

Not used: Scholes, Nani, Fletcher, Kuszczak not used

Besiktas: Rustu, Koybasi, Kas, Fink, Bobo (Karadeniz 84), Tello (Inceman 75), Dag, Uzulmez, Ferrari, Ernst, Toraman (Guven 67)

Battle of the bosses: Fergie perhaps overdid the accent on youth leaving opposite boss Mustafa Denizil to rescue some pride

Referee: Stephane Lannoy (France)

Attendance: 74,242

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edinburgh red, edinburgh (25/11/2009 at 22:31)

Evra mom from his 15min cameo, oberton did ok along with nev,brown and vidic the rest were awful.

neal 07, south stand lower (25/11/2009 at 22:32)

The whole lot deserve nothing (Foster exempt)...we were awful, really really awful!!! Im disgusted, because i harp on and on about the kids we have coming through and then they produce tripe like that...disgusted and hurt!!!

George Best RIP!!! 4 years today, the legend would turn in his grave after watching that tonight...pathetic and not good enough for this great club!!!

bobbydazzler (25/11/2009 at 22:45)

foster 6 not much to do

nev 5
wes 6
vidic 6
rafael 3

obertan 7**
gibson 2
andersen4
park 4

macheda 5
wellbeck 6

owen 3
carrick 4
evra 4

Matthew Savage (25/11/2009 at 22:49)

Obertan 7 is too low.
Welbeck 5 is too low.
Park 5 is too low.

A lot of positives generally, though.

Steve, Glossop (25/11/2009 at 22:53)

Most disappointing for me was Anderson he was mostly shocking sadly as was Gibson. I thought the 2 lads up front did well & apparently Owen came on later though I dont remember him doing much ditto Carrick. Obertan shows lots of potential & I've seen the clips of him but none of them result in goals so he is in no way any replacement for Ronaldo. This was built as a showcase for reserves to show their talent. Methinks it's only proved we need some new top players to replace Ronaldo.

Zizi, Coventry, UK (25/11/2009 at 22:54)

Foster 3-His usual rubbish self!

Neville 4-This match was supposed to be a kids party!Not an old man's ballet!

Wes 6-Steady

Vidic 5-Not his commanding self.

Rafael 4-Too much excitement at times instead of staying calm and composed. What has he been learning from Rio??

Obertan 6-Clearly he does NOT excite me as some of the other MU fans! I prefer to have less talented winger (like Valencia) who can score goals and make my team win rather than showcasing his monkey tricks and being on the losing side!!! Another Nani in the making. Just remark the resemblance: The same much-expected jaw-dropping talent as during Nani's first season, same useless step overs, same shooting ability!!

Anderson 3-Poor! Very poor!!

Gibson 4-Mixed stuff. But clearly not MU material! You got to be joking.

Park 2-Enough said!!!

Macheda 6-Not bad. I think he is miles better than Owen. More appearances from him is welcomed.

Welbeck 3-Dong returns! (someone still remember the Chinese striker who never scored?)

Horace Hughes, Salford (25/11/2009 at 23:21)

Oberton may come good playing with better players. All the other kids im not sure about. When you look at Arsenals kids to ours theres a bit of a difference. Some of our kids cost a fair whack as well, Anderson and Nani to name 2. Nevilles days are surely over. Carrick, Owen, Park, Foster, Vidic steadily getting worse. Only Evra looked like he should wear the Utd shirt on that performance, yet the first 15 mins we looked like we were gonna slaughter them. Something wrong in the Utd setup that theres no real quality coming through from the reserves. They look great in reserve games, but dont come up to scratch at senior level. Maybe King Eikrem Norwood DeLaet etc ought to be given a go.

keithmat (25/11/2009 at 23:26)

Not worth the effort to score really. SAF ?. Macheda is about the only one that shows that in a good team with decent service he will score. Anderson was rubbish. Thihs was another great chance for the peripherals to grab some limelight against a very poor team, and ..... nothing!

football fan, ontario canada (25/11/2009 at 23:28)

zizi did you watch the game or was you blindfolded foster played well at least a 6

I see the Stretford End Arising (25/11/2009 at 23:56)

Foster: One word for his positioning and reactions for the goal. Woeful! 2

Neville: Shocking Delivery! 4

Brown: More composed than Vidic 6

Vidic: Apparently he is on his way, and his performances this season show a complete lack of interest 4

Rafael: Very disappointing performance 4

Obertan: The only one worth mentioning. 7

Anderson: Not good enough 4

Gibson: A poor mans Carrick, woeful passing and pedestrian pace 4

Park: What you come to expect from Park, a lot of running around with zero quality 3

Welbeck: If, on this form, Fergies premonition that he goes to Africa goes through, England are goosed. 5

Macheda: Going to have to start delivering on the promise he should last year when given opportunities 5

Subs

Owen (sub Park 68) Rubbish 3

Carrick (sub Gibson 73) Picked up from his protegé 3

Evra (sub Rafael 73) Should have had a penalty 6

More of the same from us. Uninspiring, damp squib. We deserve to in through in second place after our performances in the group stages. Particularly at home. Disgrace.

Andy P, Wythenshawe, Manchester (26/11/2009 at 00:11)

Moan, moan and moan (some utd fans make me sick) - Obertan will be a first team player in the not too distant future.

Happy Valley Barry, San Francisco, California (26/11/2009 at 01:00)

Just watched the match and thought what else could anyone expect from a
terribly young team. Men always beat the boys. Sill, Obertan's busy
night was encouraging and all our lads played decently, good experience for them but at the expense of not going top of the group,,,Sir?
Up the Reds!

konrad miatkowski (26/11/2009 at 02:11)

Foster at his best AGAIN !!!

Brora boy, Highlands (26/11/2009 at 02:35)

We played 6 kids not counting Foster so what can we expect against a full strength CL team. Of the seniors, Nev is too senior. Young Gibson should have had a more experienced partner. I see no future for Macheda and Wellbeck should be loaned out. Park get rid so lets stop blooding so many kids at once. Obertan the one bright light on a gloomy night.

timbo59 (26/11/2009 at 03:07)

@ Zizi - Get a grip. Your sense of reality is in danger of sliding beneath a morass of hyperbolic tripe! You'd rather a goal scoring winger like Valencia? Until very recently EVERYONE was on the Ecuadorian's case about NOT being able to score at all - all he's manages since then is a couple of goals, though he's finally playing with a great deal more composure in the goal square.

As for Obertan being in the Nani-mold, nothing could be further from the truth. The kid displays all the maturity and correct decision making so utterly lacking in Nani, who's ability to make the wrong choices has almost been turned into an art form. If you had removed your blindfold during the game you'd have noticed how often Obertan beat his markers, how readily he found players in open space with his passing, and how intelligently he applied his considerable skills. That he was United's best player says a considerable amount for his talent and his intelligence, given that he's only recently come back from injury and was playing his very first game for the first team as a starter. His only flaw on the day was an inability on a couple of occasions to make better use of a couple of breaks, but that's hardly surprising given the stage he was on and the fact he's had so little playing time since coming back from injury. Nani's days are now surely numbered as a result.

T Carroll (26/11/2009 at 03:51)

Anderson, Park, Neville, Vidic were supposedly the anchors and each had a miserable game; 3 for each, not at all what you need from a first team player in this circumstance. Don't like that we signed up Park for a few more years this summer.

Obertan was ok, but I too fail to understand the excitement some are gushing over him. Often has nice touches and places a dangerous ball to a teammate occasionally but doesn't deliver that crucial final ball. Plus his work rate is poor and on many occasions was a defensive liability. Not too different from Nani in the beginning in all honesty except Nani actually had and has a higher work rate. 5 if you hate ineffectual stepovers, 7 if you can't get enough of them.

Macheda did well. Has all the physical tools to succeed. I don't get how he doesn't get played in front of Owen with the first team. 6.

Foster-4, not much to do but what he needed to do he failed at.

Gibson-4, shoot much? Welbeck and Macheda are dying for service and you're lofting it into the Atlantic.

Welbeck-5, still got time.

Rafeal-5, off night, but deserves a pass, he has impressed on many other occasions.

Owen, Carrick--no change when they came on-5
Evra- drew the penalty that should have brought us level-7.

The next game can not come soon enough to knock this debacle from my memory.

konrad miatkowski (26/11/2009 at 03:53)

Ben, you should try other sport....

kibic, boston, masachusetts (26/11/2009 at 03:57)

Ben at its best, AGAIN...

kibic, boston, masachusetts (26/11/2009 at 03:59)

Ben Foster at its best, again...

ManYu, Singapore (26/11/2009 at 04:17)

Gary N, Scholes and John Oshea must be drop from the team. They are not only old but useless and lack of pace and ideas. Their slow anticipations which is advantage to the opponent strikers.Most of the time MU loose or draw whenever they are involved.

Sgoales (26/11/2009 at 06:45)

relax guys... we had about 30 attempts on goal wivh is usually enough, but not when referee dont give us a clear penalty and when Rustu has a day like that...

bobbydazzler (26/11/2009 at 07:28)

its coming boy any minute now the PRAVDA twins will be spouting on about it not being that bad . well it was and I feel totally ****ing ripped off. an insult to besiktas but of far more importance an insult to the people who pay the wages US.

Knickers (26/11/2009 at 08:28)

We have to buy some new strikers,it is clerley that we only have berba and rooney to depend on, rafa and fabio and our others wing defenders are never going to be the attacking force Evra is and it's not good enough if we are going to be the best team in the world.
Obertan was promising and the only one on the pitch who had 1. team manu standard
Anderson was not good, he is to much on and off,he have the skills but he seems to have motivation problems!?

roger of norway (26/11/2009 at 08:35)

What about the ref? How on earth could he not give Evra a penalty? Second CL-game in short time where refs don't give United penalties in situations that's crystal clear. Sir Alex fuming at the refs? There might be a very good reason!

Grant - Hemel Hempstead (26/11/2009 at 08:40)

Blimey - We weren't that bad. Result aside, I thought our 1st half was very good. They zipped the ball about well, and had a nice buzz about them. Obertan looks like he could be very good. His appreciation of whats going on around him is excellent. His decision making was 1st class, doing the right things at the right time. I think the young lads ran out of ideas a little as the game progressed, and instead of keeping there composure they seemed to panick a bit, and get a little lost. The only one I would maybe question would be Gibson. I think he needs too long on the ball, and doesn't shift it on quick enough. Apart from that, I thought there were some good positives.

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