Gutted and very fucking angry!!!
I thought the team did as well as could have been expected, they were never going to set the world alight, but worked hard and closed UTD down, which afte rthe sending off of Stevie was always going to be an uphil battle. But from a peformance perspective I thought we worked hard, retained the ball well in short periods, and I feel Kenny will make a differemce, but I personally feel we are still lacking any form of an attacking presence as Fernando doesn't look interested. He looks completely out of sorts which for me is hugely concerning. He gives off the body language of somebody who doesn't want to get injured and dare I say it, wants away. He gives us very little going forward, especially with his back to the goal, frustrating to see considering how good he can be. He needs to show a lot more for the team, and I know that the service is hardly great, but still there is no excuse for pulling out of challenges or not fighting for the ball.
Now the major decisions:
Penalty: For as long as I have a hole in my arse that will not be a penalty. Nuff said.
Sending off: I truely believe that this was a yellow card. I do refer back to the Rafael challenge on Raul, had Raul not have bottled it (he should not have pulled out) would Rafael have been sent off, I sincerely doubt it. Now Gerrards challenge, if he was 5/10 cm closer to the tackle he would have blocked the ball and the commentators would have been saying what a great challenge it was. Should he have left the ground with both feet, no he shouldn't have done. But still being sent off in my eyes is harsh.
I would welcome the view of other posters on the forum, as I am certainly open to having my view changed, but at this stage I truely believe he was hard done by. I understand the fact that he shouldn't have done it at Utd, but that doesn't make it a red.
So in closing, welcome back Kenny, your are fucking magnificent and I am made up you are now our manager.
Off to get pissed !!! :-(