Vidic is nails
Depending on who you listen to, Pompey were either hopeless against Manchester United or back on track after the hammering at Stamford Bridge.
The truth is somewhere in between.
Harry Redknapp’s team battled hard during the 1-0 defeat and clearly showed the heart which was so embarrassingly absent at Chelsea.
Kaboul looked better, Campbell less shaky and Thomas a good free signing.
Pompey struggled up front and in midfield, but then it’s no coincidence that was where United excelled.
The usually wonderful Diarra was outshone by Scholes, who oozed class. How England need the ginger one!
Crouch and Defoe made zero impact - but then centre-backs Vidic and Ferdinand looked impregnable.
Rio is a Rolls Royce of a defender and although Vidic will not ‘murder yer’ as the United fans sang with tongue firmly in cheek, the Serbian is a menacing presence.
In layman’s terms - he’s hard as nails.
Note when the United man clashed heads with the hulking figure of big Sol it was Vidic who was up first and sprinting towards the changing rooms to get stitched up to return to the fray.
As he left the field, Campbell was on one knee, rubbing his head!
So Pompey were outclassed against the European champions - there’s no shame in that.
The way United moved and kept the ball was breathtaking.
At least we showed some mettle and that is a step in the right direction as Pompey emerge from the hardest start possible.
The coming games against Everton and Middlesbrough will prove a better yard stick.
The truth is somewhere in between.
Harry Redknapp’s team battled hard during the 1-0 defeat and clearly showed the heart which was so embarrassingly absent at Chelsea.
Kaboul looked better, Campbell less shaky and Thomas a good free signing.
Pompey struggled up front and in midfield, but then it’s no coincidence that was where United excelled.
The usually wonderful Diarra was outshone by Scholes, who oozed class. How England need the ginger one!
Crouch and Defoe made zero impact - but then centre-backs Vidic and Ferdinand looked impregnable.
Rio is a Rolls Royce of a defender and although Vidic will not ‘murder yer’ as the United fans sang with tongue firmly in cheek, the Serbian is a menacing presence.
In layman’s terms - he’s hard as nails.
Note when the United man clashed heads with the hulking figure of big Sol it was Vidic who was up first and sprinting towards the changing rooms to get stitched up to return to the fray.
As he left the field, Campbell was on one knee, rubbing his head!
So Pompey were outclassed against the European champions - there’s no shame in that.
The way United moved and kept the ball was breathtaking.
At least we showed some mettle and that is a step in the right direction as Pompey emerge from the hardest start possible.
The coming games against Everton and Middlesbrough will prove a better yard stick.
Labels: Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe, Jerome Thomas, Lassana Diarra, Nemanja Vidic, Peter Crouch, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Younes Kaboul
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