You were meant to be better than last season.
You were meant to be older and more mature.
You were meant to take up the responsibility with Wayne injured.
Why then did you allow them to provoke you? And leave your team in such a lurch?
God, so this is what it feels like to have someone you looked up to disappoint you! I was expecting so much from Cristiano, perhaps it was a bit unrealistic, but still, to get a Red Card! At the worst possible time too. We're already without Wazza, and now he has to go and get himself suspended for the next 3 games. Including the Manchester Derby. Just terrific!
And the worst part is that I don't even know what he did! None of the TV channels seem to have got the footage of the alleged head-butt. I couldn't believe it when I saw the ref brandishing the red card, I mean Ronny?? Getting a red card?? Shouldn't it be the other way round, with the number of people clattering him? Even the commentators didn't know what was going on. All I could see was Vida rushing at the Portsmouth players, and Wes trying to separate them. I first thought he was the one who got the card! And what made it worse is to read that even Sir Alex thinks that Cris deserved it! Surely, if he had been innocent, Fergie would have defended him better. I feel awful!
I expected Cristiano to take Wayne's place and ensure that he wasn't missed, but we could have done without him displaying the sort of hot-headedness we expect from Wazza. And can anyone tell me how the ref could give a red card when no player was injured? I mean last season, Michael Brown head butted Xabi Alonso and broke his nose, yet he didn't get as much as a yellow card(well he was suspended later, but this was an actual injury, not just an attempt), but I don't think any of the Portsmouth players were injured. And from the picture below
it looks more like he's just staring at the player, rather than head-butting him. And didn't the same ref send him off two years ago? Maybe he has something against Cris!
So no Cris, no Wayne, no Saha, no Gaz, and no Ole, for the next three games at any rate. And what the hell is wrong with Owen, why isn't he playing? Surely, he could be on the bench at least! He's definitely a better option than John O'Shea. I don't mind John so much, but really you can't expect him to come on and change a game.
I'm probably over reacting, and its just two draws, not like the end of the world, but really, we were expecting so much this season. I feel really let down.