Obertan strikes me as a little selfish tonight.
Reserves v Sunderland (h)
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Ah, that's good news. The reports I read at the time seemed to indicate it was more serious.
Was worried there when Petrucci stayed down - he's had such a bad time through injury, good to see him back on his feet
It's been noticeable that Petrucci seems more confident coming into contact today.
2-2 ft
Thought they were a lot better in the last 20 or so minutes, and was really pleased with how involved Petrucci was during his cameo.
But Obertan was particularly disappointing, wasting the ball almost every time he got it.
But Obertan was particularly disappointing, wasting the ball almost every time he got it.
Petrucci has resurrected himself as my big hope. He has serious potential. Pogba also.
Had the chances to win this in the 2nd half.. the last 20mins were ALL United
With 2 very significant exceptions.
The big positive tonight was Petrucci, who, while he still has a long way to go, looked much better than he has in his first 2 cameos since coming back. Very encouraging to see him fearlessly dive in to that 50/50 with the goalie.
Match Report.
really enjoyed the match, draw was probably about right result. Sunderland really up for it and worked very hard, something United players have to contend with whatever level they play. As usual we had a very strong last 1/4 when they inevitably tired.
Some very poor defending by us at times with Gill by far the best defender, Brown (as usual)easily the worst.
Norwood does hit some great long passes but tries too many.
Oberton and Bebe are always the same mix sometimes looking complete crap then doing something pretty good. Oberton looked much better down the left.
Petrucci did well, hopefully he will enjoy the rest of season injury free.
Some very poor defending by us at times with Gill by far the best defender, Brown (as usual)easily the worst.
Norwood does hit some great long passes but tries too many.
Oberton and Bebe are always the same mix sometimes looking complete crap then doing something pretty good. Oberton looked much better down the left.
Petrucci did well, hopefully he will enjoy the rest of season injury free.
Our midfield at the end was a ''reserves muppet's'' wet dream; Petrucci, Morrison, Pogba, Tunnicliffe 
Any videos?
Aye, for all his flaws he knows where the back of the net is. His strike rate this season must be fairly decent. Not just tap-ins either.
He smacks the ball fecking hard. He has something, but needs a lot of training up. The fee does look a bit daft.
I'm really encouraged to hear about another good cameo from Petrucci.
I'm really encouraged to hear about another good cameo from Petrucci.
That's my only real complaint with Bebe, he's very raw, but he looks promising and clearly hasn't had a lot of professional training where normal players have - so I don't mind him being raw and inconsistent. The fee is the only real reason to criticise him, and that is, after all, hardly his fault.
But Obertan is far more annoying, he's not come on at all since he joined us, but clearly had a lot of talent. He's like all of Nani's worst traits from a few years ago only even more inconsistent...
Bebe's got quite a bit of talent I tells yah. He's gifted when he knows what he's doing with the ball.
Big question mark for me is whether he has it mentally. First couple of times he was in the first team he was always offering for the ball and taking on defenders. Last few times he's been a lot more timid.
Big question mark for me is whether he has it mentally. First couple of times he was in the first team he was always offering for the ball and taking on defenders. Last few times he's been a lot more timid.
He's never faced anything like the scrutiny he would have after the few bad games he had. Another season of toughening him up along with him learning English and developing the self-belief that they'll try to engender in him at the club, and I'm confident he'll look a different player.
People slag his technique - and with some justification - but players like Rooney and Carrick can look less than ordinary when their confidence is low, so imagine how it must be for a lad like Bebe who is starting from such a low base in terms of footballing experience and game management. I have a sneaky feeling there's a real player in there.
He strikes a mean ball Bebe, his crossing is very, very good when he gets it right and very hard to defend against, and he hits a cannonball shot too. He just looks completely lost when a cross or shot isnt immediately on though.
good finish from Bebe that!