Are we getting like Arsenal?

I dont think we are 'getting like Arsenal'. We are just NOT converting the chances
that we normally would be putting away. This will come in time as the season
wears on. We still have Berba and Ronaldo to reach top form/fitness as well as
players like Nani, Tevez, Carrick and Anderson to start improving their finishing and chipping in with some more goals.

As for Rooney, he seems to be missing a few in recent games but it wasnt too long
ago he was our form player, banging them in for fun. We have had a tough run
of games/luck and our time will come sooner rather than later. Im sure of it.
The 'flashy fancy dan stuff' you are talking about is more about our style of play
and the skillful players that are in our team, like Ron, Roo, Berba and co...
With those 3 attacking other teams of course there will be some fancy, flashy stuff.
What else do you expect? Those 3 have scored 17 goals between them already
this season, which isnt a bad return considering the tough games we have been involved in.

Rooney got too solid a hit on the one he blasted over the bar, all he needed was more composure and to keep it down and ronaldos, to goalie spread himself pretty well so he had to go for the corner and mi**** it a little on his foot.

Personally i dont think we're getting like arsenal at all and i'd rather be like arsenal than any other team in the premiership in terms of football played to be honest.

As for the 'fancy dan' stuff...we're man united...I hope to see loads more of that in the season to be honest!! Huge clubs like united, madrid, barca and milan have certain styles of playing the game and one is to have exciting players...the best players in the world...who are all 'fancy dans' and with the roster of attacking players united have, its only natural our play will contain alot of flair and tricks...our players will want oimprove and get better to.

Like jazz said, mostly this season its not been about looking for the perfect goal...its been about taking our chances in terms of our attacking players and not having ronnie available at the start of the season was a big handicap for us with him being our best player easily.

What we really need to do imo is sort out the defensive mistakes and get carrick fit and on form asap because we need to create more through the middle and keep clean sheets...Because most of the time we score anyway.

Pz

You have a point.

If they make the keeper work, it might just fall to an on-rushing striker like against Celtic and then sombody can put it into the net.

Instead they're trying to be elaborate with their shots.

It's funny though because Rooney's effort after Park's step-over should have just been slammed at the keeper and his other opportunity should have been placed instead of rugby-kicked for a throw-in.

Thing is, when I think of the Arsenal team of 06/07, that wasn't the problem. The problem is they passed the ball still within the box looking to make a move that would be featured on ESPN's play of the day.

So they were over-elaborate in that sense. when it finally did fall to a striker's foot in did end up in the back of the net. With us, the ball gets to a striker and end up in row Z