Three Five* points about the United win over Birmingham this morning:
1) I'm getting a fucking DVR. 5:30 kickoff equals another Auguste misery.
2) United Derangement Syndrome. The comments on this YouTube video of Rooney's entertaining goal center around whether he was offside or not. I'd like to think that the argument is based on an ignorance of the offside rule. I'd like to think that, but I can't.
Oh, I know it (hating, that is) happens to everyone. But seriously, I'm not entirely sure anyone's ever been more onside than Wayne Rooney was on that goal.
3) NANI. He needs some consistency, but his entire outlook seems improved and Fergie reckons he's feeling the benefit of being out of Ronaldo's shadow. One way to look at CR's departure, for sure. Hopefully his shoulder won't continue to nag.
4) A bold prediction about Michael Owen. He will, this year, appear on a scoresheet.
5) Birmingham looks relatively good. I'd call them perennial underachievers, but I know that would offend our resident anti-Big Four police. So maybe I'll remain true to stereotype and say that the Blues looked as good as can be expected against mighty Man United. Pompey should be an easier bet for them next week.
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* A la Kingpin: Only three points for a win? That's for Quakers!
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I loathe and detest the red devils as much as anyone, but to even think that was offside is absurd.
Man U looked uninspired though. I watched the big four and Man City play this weekend and, aside from Arsenal of course, City looked a lot tougher than the rest. And not just because they have a dude who looks like he was recruited off the set of El Mariachi. Rovers had the best looking losing side I saw and City handled them with gusto. Three deadly strikers and a stout defense. Their only weakness was in midfield where Blackburn dominated for the 1st half and start of the 2nd, but when Tevéz subbed in that reversed in a hurry.
I wouldn’t discount “ignorance of the offside rule” here.
Clearly he’s onside when the cross comes in. He heads the ball, the ball hits the post and comes back out to him. At that moment, he was past all the Everton defenders, and he would have been in an offside position—if he were ahead of the ball. Which he wasn’t.
People focus so much on the “two defenders” part of the rule, that the “ahead of the ball” part may slip.
Even if he were ahead of the ball (somehow, involving multi-fold dimensions) at that particular moment he’s not offside since he touched the ball last. Can’t play yourself offside. Once Rooney headed the ball from an onside position there was absolutely no possible way for him to be offsides until another player from his team touched the ball.
I loathe and detest the red devils as much as anyone, but to even think that was offside is absurd.
Man U looked uninspired though. I watched the big four and Man City play this weekend and, aside from Arsenal of course, City looked a lot tougher than the rest. And not just because they have a dude who looks like he was recruited off the set of El Mariachi. Rovers had the best looking losing side I saw and City handled them with gusto. Three deadly strikers and a stout defense. Their only weakness was in midfield where Blackburn dominated for the 1st half and start of the 2nd, but when Tevéz subbed in that reversed in a hurry.