Ronaldo Returns

Ron's favourite past-time is diving but the United fans won't mind about that

Man Utd recorded their first home league win of the season after beating Bolton 2-0. It was always clear that Man Utd were under the pressure to win this game. It's a must-win game and there's no excuse for a draw. Ferguson chose to bench Rooney and placed Berbatov and Tevez to lead the front lines instead. Fletcher and Park continued their first team runs because of their form. Even Scholes and Giggs had to give way. Anderson started in the first eleven too.

Man Utd were dominant in the match but for some reason or so, the Bolton goalkeeper Jaasklainen had some Buffon aura boost on him and had kept United out time and time again. Bolton were ran ragged but managed to prevent themselves from being thrashed by using body blocking techniques to stop incoming shots. Bolton were shitty in defence, because even Ferdinand is acting out his secret dream of becoming a striker with a few shots..haha. One can see that United's attack improved tremendously with the presence of Ronaldo. He had a couple of on-target shots and his free kicks were as deadly as ever. There was one moment in the second half where his shot actually glided past Jaasklainen but unfortunately for him, it hit the woodwork with the slightest plop at a time when Man Utd desperately needed a goal to prevent a goalless draw.

United's break came when the referee pointed to the spot after Jloyd Samuel's tackle on Ronaldo. Actually, both managers were surprised that a penalty was given. Replays showed that Samuel had a slight touch on the ball and Ronaldo with his "skill", magnified the falling momentum to 10 times more than usual. Bolton were incensed but the referee's decision is final, and Ronaldo coolly converted it on the spot. Haha, Ferguson cheekily remarked that Styles still owes him 4 more penalties! Afterthat, Fergie unleashed Rooney who is like a trapped lion in a cage, onto the field. It was a vital substitute as Rooney went to grab a goal to open his scoring account of the season. The 2nd goal was truly a superb link up between Rooney and Ronaldo. Ronaldo dashed forward past the Bolton defenders and instead trying to dribble horizontally past, he provided a nice little flick and back pass to Rooney who was just behind him. Rooney twisted a little to angle himself and rams it past the goalie. Lol, one of the most fantastic assist I've ever seen. The ball control, speed coordination and back pass were great combination of skills from Ronaldo.

The question now is, to what extent is Ronaldo indispensable to Man Utd? Can there be life in Man Utd if he moves on to Real Madrid? Of course Man Utd would continue to prosper even after their best players had left but finding a replacement for him would be a hell of a problem. It's just like when United could never find another Keane or when they needed to search for almost 7 years to get a similar Schmeichel clone in the form of van der Sar. I would say right now, Man Utd's effective focal point of attack is 60% dependent on Ronaldo while the other 40% is team effort. Until dudes like Anderson and Nani matures, and Rooney+Tevez be consistently productive, Ronaldo will continue to be in Man Utd what Henry is to Arsenal, Lampard in Chelsea or Gerrard in Liverpool. Ronaldo's been an ass in trying to get into Real Madrid, but the fans can't deny that they'll love him the moment he starts playing again. There is certainly a fine line between arrogance and bragging rights.

Looking at the other results, it's a massive shock week again as Hull City BEATS the Gooners 2-1 right at the Emirates Stadium. Oh gosh, the Gooners lost to a newly-promoted team right at home...hahahaha!! The funny thing was that none of the goals is scored by them! Even their goal had to be a Hull own goal..haha. Arsene must be wondering what his "wonderkids" are doing. 3 points lost against a noob team meant that 3 points had to be won against one of the other 3 rivals.

Newcastle is hopelessly HOPELESS. Period. The Geordies lost to Blackburn at home in St. James Park and they are feeling the miserables without King Kev's managerial presence. Some unknown manager came up to take over King Kev instead while the club owner is desperately trying to sell the club off. Another hopelessly hopeless case, Tottenham Hotspur, LOST yet AGAIN and this time to Portsmouth, who had being whipped 6 goals by Man City and 4 goals by Chelsea in their last two matches. A draw would have been decent against a jellied pounded Portsmouth, but nope, Tottenham came nowhere in scaring Portsmouth. Haven't we seen this nonsense before at previous seasons? Tottenham is currently last while Newcastle is second last. How much did Hull City spend? Look at where the Tigers are. Compare them with Spurs. Lol. 67 million pounds worth of transfer for Spurs can't even earn them one win after 6 matches. It will be interesting to see how deep the rabbit hole goes for the Geordies and Spurs. Both of their fates inevitably tied together. Dumb and Dumber. Boumsong and Bramble..hahaha.