[FA Cup] Manchester United 2-1 Reading, 5th round

[troy andreas]

Serangan United di babak pertama mantap, hanya kurang beruntung belum ada gol tercipta. Tadi Phil Jones & Ashley Young beberapa kali gampang kehilangan bola & Salah, salah passing.

[iCarus]

duh knp maennya kurang 'greget' ya...byk ksalahan sdiri dan penyerangnya kurang kreasi...pdhl dah maen di kandang recovery jg cukup pemain jg bagus2 tapi kok...?

[troy andreas]

Gantian babak kedua Ando yg banyak kehilangan/ salah passing bola. Ando mmg bermasalah dgn kebugaran yah, terlalu gendut mgkn..

Sayang Jones cedera (juga Rooney)

Btw great result. next round bring Chelsky!!

[hwstars94]

NANI.... Semoga penampilannya semakin matang... Luar biasa...
Duet Nani Valencia di kanan begitu mengerikan. semoga Fergie lebih memberikan waktu bermain yg lebih lagi kepada NANI...

semoga lawan madrid Duet NANI VALENCIA bisa terulang.
Semoga JONES tidak cedera parah. GOOD MATCH


MAN OF THE MATCH is NANI...

[dery pramudito]

akhirnya menang juga, sayang kenapa RVP mesti dimainin juga di match ini, tp masuknya RVP bikin perubahan. nani man of the match for me, sayang bgt ga clean sheet

[troy andreas]

Twitt dari Nick Coppack

Sir Alex on Phil Jones: "We'll assess him in the morning. It's an ankle injury. I imagine he won't be ready for Saturday."

Sangat disayangkan ada pemain yang cedera

[Rean]

Originally Posted by troy andreas

emang niat mau juara

UI Tv gak siarin yh om @Rean ??

kaga. soalnya ane lupa.

[zudomiriku]

Manchester United 2-1 Reading: 5 Tactical Observations from an FA Cup Thriller



Manchester United overcame a late scare to beat Reading 2-1 in the FA Cup 5th Round on Monday, Feb. 18.

Nani broke the deadlock late in the second half before Javier Hernandez scored a quickfire second, but Jobi McAnuff restored faith for the away side inside the final 10 minutes.

Nemanja Vidic and Co. held on for an uplifting win, but what can we take from the game?

Here are five tactical observations.

Refreshing Reading Game Plan Correctly


There was nothing fancy about how Brian McDermott set up his troops at Old Trafford on Monday night, but if you're a smaller club that's not often necessary.

What was refreshing was a manager who approached an unbelievably tough game and said: "let's give it a go."

He set up an ambitious 4-4-2 formation with Adam Le Fondre and Noel Hunt in true striker's roles. Mikele Leigertwood and Jem Karacan were asked to shoulder the midfield and to be fair, the Royals played very well for 65-70 minutes of the game.

Contrast this to Aston Villa last season, who under Alex McLeish set up the most negative 4-5-1 football has ever seen despite it effectively being a "free shot."

Battle of the 4-4-2s


t's pretty rare, in top-flight football, that you'll see two teams face off using the 4-4-2 formation.

This was one of those rare occasions. Brian McDermott's pure 4-4-2 faced off against a Sir Alex Ferguson side minus the intricate movement of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney but with the static, on-the-shoulder presence of Javier Hernandez.

This made for several things, but most of all it was a purist's battle of football—identical shapes, similar strategies.

Who's the better side?

Anderson Has to Be Fit to Perform His Role


Manchester United fans adore Anderson, but he's simply never going to grow into the player we know he could become if he isn't given a proper chance.

He's used sporadically by Sir Alex Ferguson and that's stopping the Brazilian from gaining full fitness. He's an explosive, box-to-box presence with the potential to form a superb partnership with Tom Cleverley.

Mentally, he's there. Physically, he's not. He can't produce those lung-busting runs that would make him a hero if he can't make it past 60 minutes.

He gets injured, yes, but when he's fit, stick him straight back in. He'll overcome it eventually.

Adam Le Fondre Is No 90-Minute Striker...for Now


Adam Le Fondre doesn't like this talk of being a super sub. Unfortunately for him, he's so super at being a substitute that he won the Barclay's Player of the Month Award...without starting a single game.

This game was perfect for Brian McDermott. A risk-free scenario to give the former Rotherham United striker a start and see if he can do the business for a full 90 minutes.

He can't.

It's easy to see why, and for him not to pull up any trees was a highly predictable outcome. He's not an elite player, and he excels when coming on against tired defences.

He's a lower-league predator whose bread and butter is 18-yard box finishing, but that's not enough in the Premier League. A striker has to be able to contribute more than this, and Le Fondre has much to learn.

Antonio Valencia Has Regressed Dramatically


What has happened to Antonio Valencia?

Last season the Ecuadorian winger totaled 13 assists in the Premier League alone, but this season he's completely off the boil.

Renowned as one of the better crossers in world football and a hark back to the traditional No. 7s roaming our touchlines, he seems to have become too predictable and his accuracy has dipped severely.

He's still getting himself into fantastic positions, but he's also making bad decisions and overthinking things.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1534470-manchester-united-2-1-reading-5-tactical-observations-from-an-fa-cup-thriller

[rondwisan]

Jones jadi tumbal ya, ankle injury
Semoga gk lama deh

Ini tadi pagi nontonnya sambil ngantuk2 apa emang United maennya rada kurang greget ya ..., apa emang defender2 royals yg 'berhasil' untuk tidak ditembus

Untung deh 2 gol beruntun bisa mengamankan slot di perempat final

[zudomiriku]

Manchester United 2-1 Reading: Nani and Chicharito see Red Devils into FA Cup sixth round

Two second-half goals were enough to ensure safe progression for the Red Devils, who face either Middlesbrough or Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the competition



Manchester United booked their place in the sixth round of the FA Cup after victory over Reading at Old Trafford.

Second-half goals from Nani and Chicharito were enough for the hosts to claim the win, despite a late goal from Jobi McAnuff, as they march on to face either Chelsea or Middlesbrough.

Both sides made wholesale changes to their teams with just David de Gea, Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck keeping their places in the side for the hosts, while Reading handed Adam Le Fondre a rare start.

Sir Alex Ferguson's men got off to a flying start and might have opened the scoring in the opening minutes. Almost straight from the kick-off Chicharito saw a low shot blocked, but neither Welbeck nor Antonio Valencia were able to slot the loose ball home.

Less than a minute later, Welbeck again went close. Some clever work by Ashley Young saw him slip the ball through to the striker but his low shot was saved by Adam Federici.

Yet Reading slowly came back into the game, pressing United high up the pitch and looking a real threat at set pieces.

Indeed United had the returning Nemanja Vidic to thank on 17 minutes, as the centre-back did superbly to head Nicky Shorey’s free-kick to safety with Sean Morrison poised to head home.

As the first half drew to a close United were forced into a change, with Phil Jones hobbling off after a strong challenge by Jobi McAnuff.



Substitute Nani made an instant impact on the game, smashing a right-footed volley across goal and onto the post before forcing Federici into another good stop with a stinging left-footed shot as the hosts ended the half strongly.

The Red Devils emerged after the interval with a greater tempo but struggled to convert their greater urgency into clear-cut chances, leading to the arrival of Robin van Persie for Young just after the hour mark.

The Dutchman’s arrival helped United take almost complete control of the game, forcing Reading further and further back until finally the Royals’ resistence was broken.

With 69 minutes on the clock, Valencia carried the ball down the right before passing to Nani in the box, who took one touch before poking past Federici to break the deadlock.

Minutes later the game appeared effectively over as a contest, as United grabbed a second. Again the danger came down the right, this time through goalscorer Nani who crossed for Chicharito to nod home at the near post and double United’s lead.

Yet with 10 minutes to go a lapse in concentration in the United defence set up a nervous finale after McAnuff pounced on some awful defending to drive past De Gea from close range.

Reading have made late comebacks their speciality at times this season, but on this occasion there was to be no fairytale, as United held on to continue to fight on three fronts while the visitors must concentrate on their fight for Premier League survival.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/102702/manchester-united-vs-reading/report