Good morning fellow United fans and what a great morning it is too. Is the premiership the best league in the world or what? At one point we were 2-0 down, with Chelsea leading 2-1 and we were going to have to play Chelsea at the bridge for the title. Then Our boys pulled yet another performance out of the bag, Chelsea conceded a goal and it’s 4-2 to us, Chelsea draw and we are 5 points clear with 3 games to go.
It’s at this point of the season that more emotion is spilled than any other. I think it’s partly because we all know that the season is drawing near, it’s been a long hard road and suddenly it’s make or break for everything. Of course winning the silverware is important, we’ve smelt it for so long but it’s so close now that you can almost taste it.
At the back of my mind I know that this summer will be long with no football to watch. My hope is that we are celebrating a host of trophies under our illustrious manager. When the dust settles and we are kicking our heals, this blog will resort back to the Man Utd transfer rumour blog reporting every little bit of gossip I can get my hands on, remember the Carrick and Van Nistelrooy saga?
But let’s not think about that now, we still have a few games left of this season, one of the most important being Wednesday’s visit to Milan. Vidic will have a scan today that will determine whether or not he can play in the game, oh how we need him. Ferguson said that he was trying his best to get Rio back, perhaps the gap in the Premiership will give him a little breathing space to make that decision.
We hold a 3-2 lead. That second away goal is the crucial one for them. A 1-0 result would send Milan through and us going home wondering what might have been! However this season seems different. Could you imagine this team coming back from 2-0 down away from home last season? Could you picture us driving on from 2-1 down against a team like Milan and then scoring a winner in injury time?
Wednesday will be tough, but we have shown time and time again this season that no matter how up against it we are, we can mix it with the best. This season promises many more ups and downs before Man Utd rollercoaster pulls into the station!
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Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Ferguson is a masterclass, but then we already knew that!
Alex Ferguson has again proven his qualities as a first class manager. Whilst Mourinho seems to be attacking all contemporaries within the game, Ferguson in contrast is remaining noticeably under the radar. We have seen this scenario before, does anybody remember 1996?
Why Mourinho calls himself the special one I have no idea. Somebody on the forum has created a great poll, visit and vote here. For me the guy has no class, no style and ultimately will end up isolating himself from most people in football. In a way what he is doing is clever, he is diverting attention onto himself and away from the team, but there is only so much that one guy can take, are we witnessing the self destruction of a man that is so close yet so far?.. probably not, but it would be funny!
I found this Sun article quite amusing.
In transfer news, apparently we are in for Defoe, who is currently unhappy at Tottenham. For me I think Defoe would represent and excellent coup, should Tottenham be interested in a part exchange with someone like Kieren Richardson. My only issue with this would be his size, the same issues were considered on this blog months ago when we were debating the arrival of Carlos Tevez.
One other issue that has seemingly been under reported is the rise in ticket prices for next year. The Glazers have decided to raise gate prices by around 12% for next season. This angers me somewhat, especially in light of a huge new pay deal that is worth approximately an extra £30 per seat. We are in serious danger of alienating the true fans of Manchester United and instead turning Old Trafford into a corporate arena, full of people who don’t sing and don’t care. The building of the quadrants was the first step in this process; raising prices will only further this course of events.
Okay rant over, let’s look at today’s fixtures. We face an away trip to Everton. This is never an easy game, but the boys know what they have to do. Rooney is scoring goals now and Ronaldo is in sparkling form as ever, it’s down to our defence. If we can beat AC Milan then surely we can do it against Everton in what is arguably an equally important fixture! Let’s hope we win by a penalty!
Chelsea host a Bolton side that could have as many as 6 first team players out. I think Chelsea will win this one at the bridge, but it would be great if they lost in the dying minutes with a penalty gifted to Bolton for a Gary Speed dive!
The pressure is relentless now. Every game is a step closer to the title. Our boys know what is at stake and we have the best man guiding the ship. One love One United!
Why Mourinho calls himself the special one I have no idea. Somebody on the forum has created a great poll, visit and vote here. For me the guy has no class, no style and ultimately will end up isolating himself from most people in football. In a way what he is doing is clever, he is diverting attention onto himself and away from the team, but there is only so much that one guy can take, are we witnessing the self destruction of a man that is so close yet so far?.. probably not, but it would be funny!
I found this Sun article quite amusing.
In transfer news, apparently we are in for Defoe, who is currently unhappy at Tottenham. For me I think Defoe would represent and excellent coup, should Tottenham be interested in a part exchange with someone like Kieren Richardson. My only issue with this would be his size, the same issues were considered on this blog months ago when we were debating the arrival of Carlos Tevez.
One other issue that has seemingly been under reported is the rise in ticket prices for next year. The Glazers have decided to raise gate prices by around 12% for next season. This angers me somewhat, especially in light of a huge new pay deal that is worth approximately an extra £30 per seat. We are in serious danger of alienating the true fans of Manchester United and instead turning Old Trafford into a corporate arena, full of people who don’t sing and don’t care. The building of the quadrants was the first step in this process; raising prices will only further this course of events.
Okay rant over, let’s look at today’s fixtures. We face an away trip to Everton. This is never an easy game, but the boys know what they have to do. Rooney is scoring goals now and Ronaldo is in sparkling form as ever, it’s down to our defence. If we can beat AC Milan then surely we can do it against Everton in what is arguably an equally important fixture! Let’s hope we win by a penalty!
Chelsea host a Bolton side that could have as many as 6 first team players out. I think Chelsea will win this one at the bridge, but it would be great if they lost in the dying minutes with a penalty gifted to Bolton for a Gary Speed dive!
The pressure is relentless now. Every game is a step closer to the title. Our boys know what is at stake and we have the best man guiding the ship. One love One United!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Manchester United V AC milan match preview
Tonight is the big one. Nothing less than a win will suffice as we look to book our place in the final of the Champions league. We face a Milan side that rested a lot of its major stars over the weekend whilst we have a squad that has only 10 first team players fully fit. United always have injury problems at some point in the season, it is how we deal with it that will determine our season.
Ferguson said it again on Saturday “we like to make things difficult for ourselves and do it the hard way” and it looks like this season will be no different. With the likes of Ferdinand, Vidic and Neville out for both ties, we will be relying heavily on our attacking options to seek a breakthrough. Can they do it?
For the first time this season I was gloomy before the Roma game at Old Trafford I could see as drawing 1-1 with them equalising in the last minute, but how wrong was I? Perhaps it would be a good omen if I were to suggest the same again? I think we all now that the Roma result was a freak, we played outstandingly well and Roma just never closed us down. Tonight promises to be equally spectacular however.
With no first team defence to speak of, the red devils will look to play the kind of football the South Americans like to play. You score 1 and we’ll score 2. I expect us to try and play as much of the game as possible passing, moving and attacking. There will inevitably be gaps at the back, but I think our attacking players will be able to run Milan’s’ ageing defence to pieces. Kaka will be on form and how we deal with him could well be the determining factor.
What happened at the weekend? Drawing against Middlesbrough at home? It threw my predictions straight out of the window. Jose was moaning that the referees are all supporting Manchester United all because his team couldn’t capitalise on our slip up. What about all those goals your team has scored when the whistle should have gone minutes ago Mourinho? I guess we don’t mention those. That draw could well have cost him the title, remember they still need to go to the Emirates.
In transfer news, it seems that Torres was photographed with the slogan “you’ll never walk alone on his captains’ armband. This slogan as many will know is synonymous with Liverpool. Could this be a sign that he would rather move to Liverpool than Man Utd? To be honest I think a move to Liverpool would suit the Spaniard and would make more sense. To me, he is not an essential purchase, more a luxury should we wish to add him to our ranks. There are other striking options that we should be considering, Rossi, Huntelaar, Berbatov all spring to mind!
Well that’s it from me for today. Roll on tonight and I’ll be back tomorrow to gloat or wallow!
Ferguson said it again on Saturday “we like to make things difficult for ourselves and do it the hard way” and it looks like this season will be no different. With the likes of Ferdinand, Vidic and Neville out for both ties, we will be relying heavily on our attacking options to seek a breakthrough. Can they do it?
For the first time this season I was gloomy before the Roma game at Old Trafford I could see as drawing 1-1 with them equalising in the last minute, but how wrong was I? Perhaps it would be a good omen if I were to suggest the same again? I think we all now that the Roma result was a freak, we played outstandingly well and Roma just never closed us down. Tonight promises to be equally spectacular however.
With no first team defence to speak of, the red devils will look to play the kind of football the South Americans like to play. You score 1 and we’ll score 2. I expect us to try and play as much of the game as possible passing, moving and attacking. There will inevitably be gaps at the back, but I think our attacking players will be able to run Milan’s’ ageing defence to pieces. Kaka will be on form and how we deal with him could well be the determining factor.
What happened at the weekend? Drawing against Middlesbrough at home? It threw my predictions straight out of the window. Jose was moaning that the referees are all supporting Manchester United all because his team couldn’t capitalise on our slip up. What about all those goals your team has scored when the whistle should have gone minutes ago Mourinho? I guess we don’t mention those. That draw could well have cost him the title, remember they still need to go to the Emirates.
In transfer news, it seems that Torres was photographed with the slogan “you’ll never walk alone on his captains’ armband. This slogan as many will know is synonymous with Liverpool. Could this be a sign that he would rather move to Liverpool than Man Utd? To be honest I think a move to Liverpool would suit the Spaniard and would make more sense. To me, he is not an essential purchase, more a luxury should we wish to add him to our ranks. There are other striking options that we should be considering, Rossi, Huntelaar, Berbatov all spring to mind!
Well that’s it from me for today. Roll on tonight and I’ll be back tomorrow to gloat or wallow!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Agent's Score predictions for the run-in!
Chelsea thumped West Ham last night 4-1 to reduce our lead to 3 points again. To be honest I always said they would win that one with few problems, just as I expected us to beat Sheffield United. The key to the premiership are the remaining fixtures as I’m sure you can imagine.
Let’s look at the remaining games. Next we are home to Middlesbrough. I think this should be a victory for us, especially as we are playing them at home. Expect lots more moaning from Southgate about Ronaldo. 3-1 to us. Chelsea travel to Newcastle this weekend and I can’t see them dropping points there, 2-0 to Chelsea.
The following week (forget about the champions league for a second, yes I know that’s very difficult!) we face Everton away. I would say this is our second most difficult fixture. I see it being quite a high scorer and we will probably concede first. I say 2-1 to us., but it could be a draw. Chelsea will face Bolton that weekend, they will be at home and it has 1-0 Chelsea written all over it!
We then travel to Man City. We will win this one 3-0 no problems! Here is the killer, Chelsea must travel to the Emirates to face and Arsenal side who have rediscovered their scoring form in the past couple of games. I honestly think that this one is Arsenals. If not it will be a draw.
The penultimate game comes next with us facing Chelsea. This is a crucial game for both sides, but I can see a draw for this one. We might get lucky and nick one, but it will be a cagey one with both teams conscious not to concede. Of course a lot depends on the points difference by this point. If Chelsea are 6 behind by then, they will have already lost the title and so it may be a non starter. I’ll go 1-1 again
Then we face West Ham. I think that this one is ours, 3-0. Chelsea will face Everton at home and I’ll go for a 2-0 Chelsea. There is a lot still to play for, but I honestly think that we have the easier run-in. If we keep focussed then we can do this. Let’s bring home some silverware.
Do you agree with my predictions? Please feel free to let me know if you don’t (or if you do) and leave a comment.
Let’s look at the remaining games. Next we are home to Middlesbrough. I think this should be a victory for us, especially as we are playing them at home. Expect lots more moaning from Southgate about Ronaldo. 3-1 to us. Chelsea travel to Newcastle this weekend and I can’t see them dropping points there, 2-0 to Chelsea.
The following week (forget about the champions league for a second, yes I know that’s very difficult!) we face Everton away. I would say this is our second most difficult fixture. I see it being quite a high scorer and we will probably concede first. I say 2-1 to us., but it could be a draw. Chelsea will face Bolton that weekend, they will be at home and it has 1-0 Chelsea written all over it!
We then travel to Man City. We will win this one 3-0 no problems! Here is the killer, Chelsea must travel to the Emirates to face and Arsenal side who have rediscovered their scoring form in the past couple of games. I honestly think that this one is Arsenals. If not it will be a draw.
The penultimate game comes next with us facing Chelsea. This is a crucial game for both sides, but I can see a draw for this one. We might get lucky and nick one, but it will be a cagey one with both teams conscious not to concede. Of course a lot depends on the points difference by this point. If Chelsea are 6 behind by then, they will have already lost the title and so it may be a non starter. I’ll go 1-1 again
Then we face West Ham. I think that this one is ours, 3-0. Chelsea will face Everton at home and I’ll go for a 2-0 Chelsea. There is a lot still to play for, but I honestly think that we have the easier run-in. If we keep focussed then we can do this. Let’s bring home some silverware.
Do you agree with my predictions? Please feel free to let me know if you don’t (or if you do) and leave a comment.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Manchester United to face AC Milan in the semi finals
So it looks like we’re facing Milan in the semi finals. They did well to get a 2-0 result in Munich, but facing United promises to be a whole new proposition. 2 years ago we lost both ties 1-0 against the mighty AC, back then the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo were mere whippersnappers. This time around it promises to be a completely different affair. Whilst our boys are maturing all the time, Milan’s players are edging closer to the pension queue. How old is Maldini now? Must be at least 58! Good luck facing Ronaldo.
I seem in a defiant mood this morning. I feel as though we will beat anyone put in front of us. I scratch my head and wonder why, then the light bulb comes on, we just beat Roma, second in the league 7-1. Yes it’s true we shouldn’t dwell on this result for too long, we must look forward and prepare for the next game showing as much respect to our opposition as we did previously. But we can still gloat and wallow in our own success, for a couple more days at least. Just to revel a little more Marlowe has found this excellent little video dubbed the “7-1 Charts” watch and enjoy!
One thing is definite… There will be an English team in the final for the third year in succession. Whilst I am not one of those people that wants all British teams to do well in Europe (the thought of spurring Liverpool on, makes me feel quite nauseous) it does show just how strong the Premiership is. Year on year we produce teams that other European clubs dread to face. We are strong, fast and difficult to break down. Tuesday was a prime example of that. You can guarantee that Milan will not be looking forward too visiting Old Trafford in 2 weeks time.
In transfer news it seems that the Munich have softened their stance on keeping Hargreaves, They have said that a bid of between £17 and £20 million would be enough to let him go. To be honest we all knew it was going to happen. He will be down to 3 years left on his contract and Bayern will want to cash in whilst he still has value. It’s hardly groundbreaking stuff!
The weekend brings Watford, let’s hope we can continue on our run and keep up the fight on 3 fronts. One love One United!
I seem in a defiant mood this morning. I feel as though we will beat anyone put in front of us. I scratch my head and wonder why, then the light bulb comes on, we just beat Roma, second in the league 7-1. Yes it’s true we shouldn’t dwell on this result for too long, we must look forward and prepare for the next game showing as much respect to our opposition as we did previously. But we can still gloat and wallow in our own success, for a couple more days at least. Just to revel a little more Marlowe has found this excellent little video dubbed the “7-1 Charts” watch and enjoy!
One thing is definite… There will be an English team in the final for the third year in succession. Whilst I am not one of those people that wants all British teams to do well in Europe (the thought of spurring Liverpool on, makes me feel quite nauseous) it does show just how strong the Premiership is. Year on year we produce teams that other European clubs dread to face. We are strong, fast and difficult to break down. Tuesday was a prime example of that. You can guarantee that Milan will not be looking forward too visiting Old Trafford in 2 weeks time.
In transfer news it seems that the Munich have softened their stance on keeping Hargreaves, They have said that a bid of between £17 and £20 million would be enough to let him go. To be honest we all knew it was going to happen. He will be down to 3 years left on his contract and Bayern will want to cash in whilst he still has value. It’s hardly groundbreaking stuff!
The weekend brings Watford, let’s hope we can continue on our run and keep up the fight on 3 fronts. One love One United!
Friday, March 30, 2007
The Premiership is back, thank God!
So the premiership reconvenes tomorrow, thank god for that. England are drab, can’t play decent football and have more chance of scoring in a brothel. They won 3-0 against Andorra, a team of builders, bankers and milkmen. To be honest they looked more interested in playing fisticuffs than football, perhaps it was the out and out quality of the England play the lowered them to such unsportsmanlike behaviour. Then again maybe they just didn’t like the look of Ashley Cole and his bling!
So we take on the immovable force that is Blackburn tomorrow. Sparky loves to throw a spanner in the works, last season we lost to them twice, but this time around we are a whole new proposition. I’m sure Hughes is already complaining about the referee, how things never go his way. I think that if Ronaldo tripped over coming out of the tunnel he would label him as a habitual diver. Alas United must galvanize their players and get the hunger back, something they have surely missed whilst away with their fellow international team-mates.
In transfer news it seems we are poised to move for Huntelaar, nothing new there then. I think he would compliment the new line-up quite nicely. Question is who would you prefer the Chorizo chomping Spaniard that is Torres, or the Clog wearing tulip boy that is Huntelaar? Why do people still wear clogs? They’re bloody uncomfortable if ever you’ve tried them!
Right enough of my nonsense for today, Ronaldo has said he wants to stay with us for many a year and is set to sign an all new wage topping deal, were six points clear and still challenging on 3 fronts, oh to be a United fan!
So we take on the immovable force that is Blackburn tomorrow. Sparky loves to throw a spanner in the works, last season we lost to them twice, but this time around we are a whole new proposition. I’m sure Hughes is already complaining about the referee, how things never go his way. I think that if Ronaldo tripped over coming out of the tunnel he would label him as a habitual diver. Alas United must galvanize their players and get the hunger back, something they have surely missed whilst away with their fellow international team-mates.
In transfer news it seems we are poised to move for Huntelaar, nothing new there then. I think he would compliment the new line-up quite nicely. Question is who would you prefer the Chorizo chomping Spaniard that is Torres, or the Clog wearing tulip boy that is Huntelaar? Why do people still wear clogs? They’re bloody uncomfortable if ever you’ve tried them!
Right enough of my nonsense for today, Ronaldo has said he wants to stay with us for many a year and is set to sign an all new wage topping deal, were six points clear and still challenging on 3 fronts, oh to be a United fan!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
MAnchester United V Reading preview and all the best Man United videos
Tonight sees us take on Reading in the FA cup, a game that will surely be more difficult than we expect. We have been fortunate in our last 2 games, winning when we perhaps should have lost. Tonight we must get back to our confident winning ways with Liverpool coming up at the weekend.
I’m not going to write too much this morning, I think that Ferguson will field a weakened side with a few stars on the bench should he need them. I think Park and Fletcher will play as well as Heinze. I would also like to see Saha start as we need him in form for when Larrson leaves. Join the Reading games discussion thread here
I thought that today I would show you some videos that I have found, some you may have seen before and other people in the forum have found. Thanks to everyone for all your help. United you are the greatest team in the world and we love you! Let's start with the best, still brings a tear to my eye!
I’m not going to write too much this morning, I think that Ferguson will field a weakened side with a few stars on the bench should he need them. I think Park and Fletcher will play as well as Heinze. I would also like to see Saha start as we need him in form for when Larrson leaves. Join the Reading games discussion thread here
I thought that today I would show you some videos that I have found, some you may have seen before and other people in the forum have found. Thanks to everyone for all your help. United you are the greatest team in the world and we love you! Let's start with the best, still brings a tear to my eye!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Why is it so difficult for MAnchester United to sign anyone?
Why is it that Manchester United has so much trouble signing new players? The news today is that Gareth Bale would prefer a move to Tottenham over United. Surely this can’t be true. No disrespect to Tottenham but who are you more likely to win trophies with? Who has the better calibre of players? For me United win hands down!
Then there is the Hargreaves saga. I feel like this one has been dragging on for years. The figures being quoted now are between £20 and £23 million, I feel that we are in real danger of overpaying for a player that, although good is not 100% fit and has only recently made a name for himself. I’m sure Bayern will reject the offer yet again and the whole thing will continue in the summer.
In other news it seems that Ronaldo is on the verge of signing a new deal with the reds. His new contract will put him on in excess of £100,000 per week, not bad work if you can get it, has anyone ever thought about a career change? In all seriousness, I feel that this is a shrewd move by Ferguson, Ronaldo will only improve and dramatically in my opinion, it would be great for him to commit his future to United letting him concentrate on his football.
I know twinkle toes has been playing fantastic football, but I would like to praise the 21 year olds’ professionalism over what has been a turbulent year. As we have seen so many times before at United his has risen from adversity to become the hero. The Portuguese superstar has answered all those critics after the world cup by playing beautiful football, developing his game at every opportunity. He gets booed at every away game he goes to and he responds simply by playing football. Ronaldo we thing you’re the greatest, so please sign that deal!
We have the FA cup against Portsmouth at the weekend, we have most players fit and so we now have options when selecting the team. For me I would play Heinze and Park, resting, Evra and Giggs. I also think Saha should get a run out over Larrson. Keep these boys back for the Premiership and surely we can win the next 2 games. What does everyone think?
Then there is the Hargreaves saga. I feel like this one has been dragging on for years. The figures being quoted now are between £20 and £23 million, I feel that we are in real danger of overpaying for a player that, although good is not 100% fit and has only recently made a name for himself. I’m sure Bayern will reject the offer yet again and the whole thing will continue in the summer.
In other news it seems that Ronaldo is on the verge of signing a new deal with the reds. His new contract will put him on in excess of £100,000 per week, not bad work if you can get it, has anyone ever thought about a career change? In all seriousness, I feel that this is a shrewd move by Ferguson, Ronaldo will only improve and dramatically in my opinion, it would be great for him to commit his future to United letting him concentrate on his football.
I know twinkle toes has been playing fantastic football, but I would like to praise the 21 year olds’ professionalism over what has been a turbulent year. As we have seen so many times before at United his has risen from adversity to become the hero. The Portuguese superstar has answered all those critics after the world cup by playing beautiful football, developing his game at every opportunity. He gets booed at every away game he goes to and he responds simply by playing football. Ronaldo we thing you’re the greatest, so please sign that deal!
We have the FA cup against Portsmouth at the weekend, we have most players fit and so we now have options when selecting the team. For me I would play Heinze and Park, resting, Evra and Giggs. I also think Saha should get a run out over Larrson. Keep these boys back for the Premiership and surely we can win the next 2 games. What does everyone think?
Friday, December 08, 2006
Man Utd V Man city Match Preview,Man Utd V Benfica Highlights
Good morning people, are we ready for Derby day? It seems that we are the luckiest fans in the world at the moment. We are getting great fixture after great fixture to satisfy our football hunger. Playing Man City will always hold a special place in my heart, mainly because they’re crap and we normally beat them so we spend the rest of the night ridiculing the less fortunate fans in Manchester. Having said that, our record has not been that great against them in recent years.
A win will take us 9 points clear of Chelsea if only for a couple of hours. What a great feeling that would be. Jose and his little boys in blue would have their work cut out, they would know that they must take to the pitch and nothing but a win would do. Chelsea have had it easy the past 2 years but now it’s time to see how well they can really do under pressure.
I remember Mourinho commenting on pressure after he lost to United last season. He mumbled some utter rubbish about feeding your starving children in Africa and how that was pressure, quite condescending under the circumstances I thought. Now he has some pressure in the premiership and it is from our very own red devils, a team that knows how to win trophies and I for one am excited about the prospect of this one going all the way.
Back to Saturday. I don’t expect the line-up to change that too much; after all who else can we bring in realistically. About the only place we have decent cover for is left-back; just as well that the only injury we suffered on Wednesday was Evra. Heinze is not a bad replacement in my opinion.
It seems to be all quiet on the transfer front at the moment. The papers aren’t saying much, but I’m sure they will in due course. I still think we need three quality signings in January if we are to carry on with our push for the title. I sometimes feel that we are walking a tightrope. If we lost Rooney or Ronaldo for a sustained period there could be trouble. Nani gets my vote as does kun aguero. He plays for Athletico Madrid and is Argentinean. He’s great on Fm2007 and it’s not oftwen wrong. I’ll try and dig some videos up on him.
Right that’s it from me, I’ve got to go and get my Nintendo Wii that comes out today, can’t wait!! Here are the goals from the game against Benfica. P.S If you find any decent Utd videos that you want me to post on the blog be sure to post a comment with the link or post in the forum. We all love watching United!
A win will take us 9 points clear of Chelsea if only for a couple of hours. What a great feeling that would be. Jose and his little boys in blue would have their work cut out, they would know that they must take to the pitch and nothing but a win would do. Chelsea have had it easy the past 2 years but now it’s time to see how well they can really do under pressure.
I remember Mourinho commenting on pressure after he lost to United last season. He mumbled some utter rubbish about feeding your starving children in Africa and how that was pressure, quite condescending under the circumstances I thought. Now he has some pressure in the premiership and it is from our very own red devils, a team that knows how to win trophies and I for one am excited about the prospect of this one going all the way.
Back to Saturday. I don’t expect the line-up to change that too much; after all who else can we bring in realistically. About the only place we have decent cover for is left-back; just as well that the only injury we suffered on Wednesday was Evra. Heinze is not a bad replacement in my opinion.
It seems to be all quiet on the transfer front at the moment. The papers aren’t saying much, but I’m sure they will in due course. I still think we need three quality signings in January if we are to carry on with our push for the title. I sometimes feel that we are walking a tightrope. If we lost Rooney or Ronaldo for a sustained period there could be trouble. Nani gets my vote as does kun aguero. He plays for Athletico Madrid and is Argentinean. He’s great on Fm2007 and it’s not oftwen wrong. I’ll try and dig some videos up on him.
Right that’s it from me, I’ve got to go and get my Nintendo Wii that comes out today, can’t wait!! Here are the goals from the game against Benfica. P.S If you find any decent Utd videos that you want me to post on the blog be sure to post a comment with the link or post in the forum. We all love watching United!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Man Utd V Benfica preview and Klose transfer to United?
Good morning people… are we all set for a night of fireworks? I reckon it will be one of those games where we either see end to end stuff, or a really stale game. Personally I hope for the former even if it isn’t good for my blood pressure. Benfica know that a win will take them through so I expect them to come out of the traps all guns blazing, question is do they have the quality?
We all know how much Ronaldo dislikes Benfica, his boyhood dream team. He will be more up for this one than any other player on the field. No player likes facing Ronaldo at the best of times, but with fire in his belly I can imagine the prospect is all the more frightening! One problem could be that he tries to do it all himself, at the expense of setting other players up to score. Ronny this is not the time for personal revenge, it is a time to pull together with your team-mates and pull of this vital victory.
In terms of the line-up, most people in the forum seem to suggest the same line-up:
VDS
Nev, Rio, Vidic, Evra,
Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs
Roo, Saha
RadioDeadon believes we should be resting Heinze for Saturday, which I kind of agree with. Solskjaer looks good in training so hope he makes the bench so that he can replace Saha at some point to rest his precious hamstrings.
Has anyone heard any more about Park and Smith? I’m sure they are training hard, but I am really keen to see them back in action. They are 2 great subs to have on the bench when fully fit. I think we have kind of forgotten about them in recent months, which is a shame!
In transfer news, word in the forum is that we are interested in Klose. I am not sure about this one. At 28 he is entering those twig light years and reminds me of a RVN. A great finisher but you need to revolve your team around him, something we have tried to get away from this season. At £10million do you think he is worth it?
Other united news is that United have a new anthem coming out this year. You can watch the music video here:
Good morning people… are we all set for a night of fireworks? I reckon it will be one of those games where we either see end to end stuff, or a really stale game. Personally I hope for the former even if it isn’t good for my blood pressure. Benfica know that a win will take them through so I expect them to come out of the traps all guns blazing, question is do they have the quality?
We all know how much Ronaldo dislikes Benfica, his boyhood dream team. He will be more up for this one than any other player on the field. No player likes facing Ronaldo at the best of times, but with fire in his belly I can imagine the prospect is all the more frightening! One problem could be that he tries to do it all himself, at the expense of setting other players up to score. Ronny this is not the time for personal revenge, it is a time to pull together with your team-mates and pull of this vital victory.
In terms of the line-up, most people in the http://fcbloggers.com/manutd/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142 seem to suggest the same line-up:
VDS
Nev, Rio, Vidic, Evra,
Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs
Roo, Saha
RadioDeadon believes we should be resting Heinze for Saturday, which I kind of agree with. Solskjaer looks good in training so hope he makes the bench so that he can replace Saha at some point to rest his precious hamstrings.
Has anyone heard any more about Park and Smith? I’m sure they are training hard, but I am really keen to see them back in action. They are 2 great subs to have on the bench when fully fit. I think we have kind of forgotten about them in recent months, which is a shame!
In transfer news, word in the http://fcbloggers.com/manutd/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143 is that we are interested in Klose. I am not sure about this one. At 28 he is entering those twig light years and reminds me of a RVN. A great finisher but you need to revolve your team around him, something we have tried to get away from this season. At £10million do you think he is worth it?
Other united news is that United have a new anthem coming out this year. Here is the music video:
(Joke!)
Right that’s enough from me this morning. Tonight is the big one!!! Come on Reds, United till I die!
We all know how much Ronaldo dislikes Benfica, his boyhood dream team. He will be more up for this one than any other player on the field. No player likes facing Ronaldo at the best of times, but with fire in his belly I can imagine the prospect is all the more frightening! One problem could be that he tries to do it all himself, at the expense of setting other players up to score. Ronny this is not the time for personal revenge, it is a time to pull together with your team-mates and pull of this vital victory.
In terms of the line-up, most people in the forum seem to suggest the same line-up:
VDS
Nev, Rio, Vidic, Evra,
Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs
Roo, Saha
RadioDeadon believes we should be resting Heinze for Saturday, which I kind of agree with. Solskjaer looks good in training so hope he makes the bench so that he can replace Saha at some point to rest his precious hamstrings.
Has anyone heard any more about Park and Smith? I’m sure they are training hard, but I am really keen to see them back in action. They are 2 great subs to have on the bench when fully fit. I think we have kind of forgotten about them in recent months, which is a shame!
In transfer news, word in the forum is that we are interested in Klose. I am not sure about this one. At 28 he is entering those twig light years and reminds me of a RVN. A great finisher but you need to revolve your team around him, something we have tried to get away from this season. At £10million do you think he is worth it?
Other united news is that United have a new anthem coming out this year. You can watch the music video here:
Good morning people… are we all set for a night of fireworks? I reckon it will be one of those games where we either see end to end stuff, or a really stale game. Personally I hope for the former even if it isn’t good for my blood pressure. Benfica know that a win will take them through so I expect them to come out of the traps all guns blazing, question is do they have the quality?
We all know how much Ronaldo dislikes Benfica, his boyhood dream team. He will be more up for this one than any other player on the field. No player likes facing Ronaldo at the best of times, but with fire in his belly I can imagine the prospect is all the more frightening! One problem could be that he tries to do it all himself, at the expense of setting other players up to score. Ronny this is not the time for personal revenge, it is a time to pull together with your team-mates and pull of this vital victory.
In terms of the line-up, most people in the http://fcbloggers.com/manutd/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142 seem to suggest the same line-up:
VDS
Nev, Rio, Vidic, Evra,
Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs
Roo, Saha
RadioDeadon believes we should be resting Heinze for Saturday, which I kind of agree with. Solskjaer looks good in training so hope he makes the bench so that he can replace Saha at some point to rest his precious hamstrings.
Has anyone heard any more about Park and Smith? I’m sure they are training hard, but I am really keen to see them back in action. They are 2 great subs to have on the bench when fully fit. I think we have kind of forgotten about them in recent months, which is a shame!
In transfer news, word in the http://fcbloggers.com/manutd/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143 is that we are interested in Klose. I am not sure about this one. At 28 he is entering those twig light years and reminds me of a RVN. A great finisher but you need to revolve your team around him, something we have tried to get away from this season. At £10million do you think he is worth it?
Other united news is that United have a new anthem coming out this year. Here is the music video:
(Joke!)
Right that’s enough from me this morning. Tonight is the big one!!! Come on Reds, United till I die!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Man Utd Benfica Match Preview and transfer news
The big game against Benfica looms, with a win an absolute must. It is so important that we top the group if possible. Key men have been rested so there will be no excuses; it’s time for payback against the Portuguese.
The Christmas period is always a packed time in terms of fixtures. We have another big game at the weekend against Man City in a time where every game is crucial. If we beat Man City this weekend we will temporarily be 9 points clear, a healthy margin that will leave Jose and his boys with it all to do, the pressure will be on them.
Back to the Benfica game, I think Fergie will take no chances and elect to play his full strength side. Carrick will return to the midfield, with Fletcher returning to the bench. Giggs should hopefully have enough legs in him for another 90 minutes, as will Scholes and Neville!
Marlowe asked me if I though Saha looked out of sorts during Saturdays game? I have to say he didn’t, he created the first goal with some fancy footwork and converted the penalty very coolly. For the rest of the game he was instrumental in setting up moves instead of scoring them, a quality that has led to the great performances thus far in the league.
It’s only 25 days until the transfer window reopens. Hargreaves as always is on many fans lips. Of course it depends on how his recovery is going from a broken leg, but surely Munich can’t hold out for much longer. Nani is the other option, I think we should definitely lure him to Old Trafford, he looks quality and is good friends with Ronaldo. We also have Larrson coming, if only for 3 months. Those three signings would provide us with enough depth to challenge until the end of the season.
Park and Solskjaer are back in full training. It will be good to have these 2 back. I am really looking forward to seeing more of park ths season as I am sure I have said on many occasions. The games are coming thick and fast, with every one a must win! Bring it on!!!
The Christmas period is always a packed time in terms of fixtures. We have another big game at the weekend against Man City in a time where every game is crucial. If we beat Man City this weekend we will temporarily be 9 points clear, a healthy margin that will leave Jose and his boys with it all to do, the pressure will be on them.
Back to the Benfica game, I think Fergie will take no chances and elect to play his full strength side. Carrick will return to the midfield, with Fletcher returning to the bench. Giggs should hopefully have enough legs in him for another 90 minutes, as will Scholes and Neville!
Marlowe asked me if I though Saha looked out of sorts during Saturdays game? I have to say he didn’t, he created the first goal with some fancy footwork and converted the penalty very coolly. For the rest of the game he was instrumental in setting up moves instead of scoring them, a quality that has led to the great performances thus far in the league.
It’s only 25 days until the transfer window reopens. Hargreaves as always is on many fans lips. Of course it depends on how his recovery is going from a broken leg, but surely Munich can’t hold out for much longer. Nani is the other option, I think we should definitely lure him to Old Trafford, he looks quality and is good friends with Ronaldo. We also have Larrson coming, if only for 3 months. Those three signings would provide us with enough depth to challenge until the end of the season.
Park and Solskjaer are back in full training. It will be good to have these 2 back. I am really looking forward to seeing more of park ths season as I am sure I have said on many occasions. The games are coming thick and fast, with every one a must win! Bring it on!!!
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Torres Transfer to Man Utd, and Chelsea lose Drogba.
Last night Chelsea lost and had the misfortune to lose their top scorer to injury… Bless. With the champions league out of the way it is now time for the team to focus on the all important weekend game. We must come out of the traps firing on all cylinders. We must push Chelsea all the way. I can honestly see only one goal separating the teams.
I think Ferguson knows his best 11 by now and fully expect him to play that side. I do hope that the team are rested enough to put up a proper fight against the champions. One thing that is evident in the Man Utd squad is that we are very much a confidence team. When we are confident we play sublime football, when we are not we look shaky and nervous on the ball.
We have been singing the praises of this current side for some time now. They will undoubtedly go into this game believing they can get the win and with players like Rooney and Ronaldo who would want to bet against them. The older boys such as Giggs Scholes and Neville know exactly how to deal with these situations and there is no doubt that they will be on hand to guide the younger players to victory.
In other Man Utd transfer news, We have apparently re-ignited our interest in the Spanish striker Fernando Torres. See the article here. The price tag? A cool £25 million. Do you think that he is worth it? Personally I think it is, considering Smith may well be on his way in January, probably to Villa.
The great thing about Torres is that he will not be cup-tied. We need extra fire power up front especially in the champions league. We must not neglect the midfield either. We know Fergie wants Hargreaves, but if they simply refuse to sell him then who are we going to go for?
I think Ferguson knows his best 11 by now and fully expect him to play that side. I do hope that the team are rested enough to put up a proper fight against the champions. One thing that is evident in the Man Utd squad is that we are very much a confidence team. When we are confident we play sublime football, when we are not we look shaky and nervous on the ball.
We have been singing the praises of this current side for some time now. They will undoubtedly go into this game believing they can get the win and with players like Rooney and Ronaldo who would want to bet against them. The older boys such as Giggs Scholes and Neville know exactly how to deal with these situations and there is no doubt that they will be on hand to guide the younger players to victory.
In other Man Utd transfer news, We have apparently re-ignited our interest in the Spanish striker Fernando Torres. See the article here. The price tag? A cool £25 million. Do you think that he is worth it? Personally I think it is, considering Smith may well be on his way in January, probably to Villa.
The great thing about Torres is that he will not be cup-tied. We need extra fire power up front especially in the champions league. We must not neglect the midfield either. We know Fergie wants Hargreaves, but if they simply refuse to sell him then who are we going to go for?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
So tonight is the big one (well until next weekend). A draw will against Celtic will see us through to the next round of the champions league with a game to spare. A defeat and Celtic will top the group in front of a home crowd galvanised by the 3-2 defeat we inflicted on them several weeks ago. This game is big and we MUST not lose, for if we do it will be a long ride home.
News emanating from the Utd camp this morning is that Gary Neville will be rested, as he is still struggling with a calf problem, an injury that may require surgery in the near future. Neville has very much been an unsung hero this season. His experience in defence, coupled with his ability to play that killer ball has meant our right flank has been inspiration for many of our goals. Wes Brown is likely to be his repla
The other change is expected to be Heinze in at left-back replacing the on-form Evra. I have confidence in both these changes; however I think we could also give Fletcher a game replacing Giggs. The Scot has really impressed me this season and I’m sure he will be really up for it against Celtic. It was this fixture that saw Giggs pull his hamstring las time around and we must avoid any injuries before Chelsea travel to us on Sunday!
Insane has suggested the following line-up in the forum:
“Fergies gonna rest couple of players who i think would be giggs and Nev.
My team would be:
VDS
Brown Rio Monster Evra
Fletch Scholes Carrick Ronnie
Saha Rooney
Subs: Heinze, Giggs, Nev.
May be the subs can be brought on later if required.”
Whilst Radio Deadon has suggested replacing Evra with Heinze in the avove line-up.
It seems that all are in agreement that we must really go for it tonight and if we grab a couple of goals, then rest key personnel.
On the football manager front. Thanks for making me aware that Marcello has recently moved to Real Madrid. See, Football Manager is a great indicator of class. If any of you find any great players on there, be sure to post a comment here!
So tonight is a big one and I will predict a 1-0 win for United, I think we will just sneek it. Come on you Reds!
P.S Thanks to Insane for posting this great article on Utd. Sums us up quite well i think.
News emanating from the Utd camp this morning is that Gary Neville will be rested, as he is still struggling with a calf problem, an injury that may require surgery in the near future. Neville has very much been an unsung hero this season. His experience in defence, coupled with his ability to play that killer ball has meant our right flank has been inspiration for many of our goals. Wes Brown is likely to be his repla
The other change is expected to be Heinze in at left-back replacing the on-form Evra. I have confidence in both these changes; however I think we could also give Fletcher a game replacing Giggs. The Scot has really impressed me this season and I’m sure he will be really up for it against Celtic. It was this fixture that saw Giggs pull his hamstring las time around and we must avoid any injuries before Chelsea travel to us on Sunday!
Insane has suggested the following line-up in the forum:
“Fergies gonna rest couple of players who i think would be giggs and Nev.
My team would be:
VDS
Brown Rio Monster Evra
Fletch Scholes Carrick Ronnie
Saha Rooney
Subs: Heinze, Giggs, Nev.
May be the subs can be brought on later if required.”
Whilst Radio Deadon has suggested replacing Evra with Heinze in the avove line-up.
It seems that all are in agreement that we must really go for it tonight and if we grab a couple of goals, then rest key personnel.
On the football manager front. Thanks for making me aware that Marcello has recently moved to Real Madrid. See, Football Manager is a great indicator of class. If any of you find any great players on there, be sure to post a comment here!
So tonight is a big one and I will predict a 1-0 win for United, I think we will just sneek it. Come on you Reds!
P.S Thanks to Insane for posting this great article on Utd. Sums us up quite well i think.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Blackburn V Man Utd Match Preview and Rio's School play
The weekend is fast approaching and another Premiership game beckons. Chelsea walloped Aston Villa 4-0 last night so they will almost definitely be up for it against Watford. It has been a week of contrasting fortunes for the two title challengers. Firstly we lose a game to a struggling Championship sides, whilst Chelsea win against a sturdy Aston Villa guided by the wise man that is Martin O’Neil.
It is time for United to put the week behind them. We must now focus on the premiership and a result against Blackburn is key. The two results against Copenhagen and Southend demonstrate how vital Giggs, Scholes and Neville are to our success. With the three wise heads on the field we never look like loosing, take them away and we look shaky, like a team that has lost our way.
That is not to say that the players we have are no good. It is more a point that the younger players need wise leaders to guide them to victory. Players like Scholes, Giggs and Neville bring about a confidence and desire such is their experience of playing at the top level.
Likely line-up and predicted scores from the forum are as follows:
Robroonaldo & Insanelogic:
VDS
Nev - Rio - Vidic - Evra
Ronny - Carrick - Scholes - giggs
Rooney - Saha
2 - 0 to United. (Rooney – Giggs)
I have to agree with this line-up, it is by far our best starting line-up and the one that will give us the best chance against our bogey team!
Finally, thank you to Insanelogic for finding this video. It’s Rio Ferdinand in his school play. Simply class, why he didn’t take up an acting career is beyond me!
It is time for United to put the week behind them. We must now focus on the premiership and a result against Blackburn is key. The two results against Copenhagen and Southend demonstrate how vital Giggs, Scholes and Neville are to our success. With the three wise heads on the field we never look like loosing, take them away and we look shaky, like a team that has lost our way.
That is not to say that the players we have are no good. It is more a point that the younger players need wise leaders to guide them to victory. Players like Scholes, Giggs and Neville bring about a confidence and desire such is their experience of playing at the top level.
Likely line-up and predicted scores from the forum are as follows:
Robroonaldo & Insanelogic:
VDS
Nev - Rio - Vidic - Evra
Ronny - Carrick - Scholes - giggs
Rooney - Saha
2 - 0 to United. (Rooney – Giggs)
I have to agree with this line-up, it is by far our best starting line-up and the one that will give us the best chance against our bogey team!
Finally, thank you to Insanelogic for finding this video. It’s Rio Ferdinand in his school play. Simply class, why he didn’t take up an acting career is beyond me!
Friday, November 03, 2006
Man Utd V Portsmouth match preview and Nevilles tribute to Ferguson
Gary Neville has said that Ferguson can go on for another 5-10 years. The United Skipper has lavished praise on the Scot, suggesting he is the greatest manager ever at United. Whatever your opinion on this issue, no-one can deny that Ferguson is one of the most successful managers of the modern game. His consistency is one thing that makes him stand out from the rest.
Ferguson will celebrate 20 years in charge of United on Monday. So much has changed since he first took charge of our illustrious club. When Ferguson took over we were nowhere near championship winning material. Slowly but surely he built a team that could challenge for top honours, a feat he was to repeat 3 times subsequently. I don’t want to say too much about Ferguson today as I will be doing a more detailed piece on him for Monday’s post.
Saturday sees us take on Portsmouth. I am still unsure about the injury situation. We know that Solskjaer is definitely out, but as for Giggs and Saha, I’m Unsure.
Hauz from the forum thinks it will be:
van der sar
neville(oshea) ferdinand monster heinze
fletcher ( if giggs is out ) carrick scholes ronaldo ( giggs if he is in )
rooney saha(ole)
Whilst Insane Logic thinks it will be:
VDS
Brown Rio Monster Evra
Fletcher Carrick Scholes Ronaldo
Rooney Saha
Heinze and O'Shea to be brought on later.
Man Utd 3 - 0 Portsmouth
Rooney
Saha
Ronaldo
What are your thoughts? For me I can see a 2-0 win to us, with Rooney grabbing one and Fletcher grabbing the other. Don’t ask me why I just get that feeling.
Finally thanks to Insane logic for posting this video in the forum.
Happy birthday Wayne!
Ferguson will celebrate 20 years in charge of United on Monday. So much has changed since he first took charge of our illustrious club. When Ferguson took over we were nowhere near championship winning material. Slowly but surely he built a team that could challenge for top honours, a feat he was to repeat 3 times subsequently. I don’t want to say too much about Ferguson today as I will be doing a more detailed piece on him for Monday’s post.
Saturday sees us take on Portsmouth. I am still unsure about the injury situation. We know that Solskjaer is definitely out, but as for Giggs and Saha, I’m Unsure.
Hauz from the forum thinks it will be:
van der sar
neville(oshea) ferdinand monster heinze
fletcher ( if giggs is out ) carrick scholes ronaldo ( giggs if he is in )
rooney saha(ole)
Whilst Insane Logic thinks it will be:
VDS
Brown Rio Monster Evra
Fletcher Carrick Scholes Ronaldo
Rooney Saha
Heinze and O'Shea to be brought on later.
Man Utd 3 - 0 Portsmouth
Rooney
Saha
Ronaldo
What are your thoughts? For me I can see a 2-0 win to us, with Rooney grabbing one and Fletcher grabbing the other. Don’t ask me why I just get that feeling.
Finally thanks to Insane logic for posting this video in the forum.
Happy birthday Wayne!
Monday, October 30, 2006
Man Utd to take on Copenhagen and Transfer discussion
Wednesday sees us take on FC Copenhagen in the European cup. A draw will see us through to the next round with 2 games to spare. We have seen a dramatic turnaround this season from last and look like a team that could challenge for top honours!
Ferguson said as much in an interview this weekend. In his opinion winning the champions league only once during his time as manager is not acceptable, with the Scot admitting he desperately wants to land the title one last time before he hangs up his management boots.
Just because we only need a point to qualify does not mean that we should take our foot off the gas on Wednesday. We should go out there full of the same desire and intention as we have in our recent games. Remember Benfica? We were lucky to come away with a victory there, we looked like a team that lacked confidence in our own ability… until we scored! After that we looked like a team galvanised by the goal and could have had 3 or 4 more. For that reason we must keep up the momentum.
Have you got an idea for first team selection for Wednesday? If so post it here or in the forum or in the comments in the blog.
There has also been a few rumours flying around that if we qualify for the next round of the champions league, Ferguson will be handed a kitty of £25 million to spend over the Christmas transfer period. Other than Hargreaves, who would you spend it on and why? I think a winger is essential as we seem a little deflated in that area if Giggs gets injured. The big question is who?
Well that’s enough ramblings from me today, please feel free to comment, or if you want to start your own topics with other fans, why not join the forum here
Ferguson said as much in an interview this weekend. In his opinion winning the champions league only once during his time as manager is not acceptable, with the Scot admitting he desperately wants to land the title one last time before he hangs up his management boots.
Just because we only need a point to qualify does not mean that we should take our foot off the gas on Wednesday. We should go out there full of the same desire and intention as we have in our recent games. Remember Benfica? We were lucky to come away with a victory there, we looked like a team that lacked confidence in our own ability… until we scored! After that we looked like a team galvanised by the goal and could have had 3 or 4 more. For that reason we must keep up the momentum.
Have you got an idea for first team selection for Wednesday? If so post it here or in the forum or in the comments in the blog.
There has also been a few rumours flying around that if we qualify for the next round of the champions league, Ferguson will be handed a kitty of £25 million to spend over the Christmas transfer period. Other than Hargreaves, who would you spend it on and why? I think a winger is essential as we seem a little deflated in that area if Giggs gets injured. The big question is who?
Well that’s enough ramblings from me today, please feel free to comment, or if you want to start your own topics with other fans, why not join the forum here
Friday, October 27, 2006
Man utd v Bolton match preview
This weekend sees us take on Bolton. A Lancashire derby of old that has not always been fortuitous to us over the years. Bolton are known to be a giant killing side, they have beaten Man Utd at Old Trafford on a couple of occasions that I can recall. But tomorrows fixture is not at Old Trafford and Bolton have not been as fortunate against the red devils on home turf, in fact they have never beaten us at home in the premiership.
We all know the importance of winning games in the premiership. Gone are the days when we can fall 8 points behind and make the gap up after Christmas. The likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and even Bolton simply refuse to drop points. We must win and win well.
It is unusual to be saying that this is a top 3 clash, but the reality is that Sam Allerdyce has created one of the tightest teams in the premiership. They boast one of the best defences in the premiership, whilst we have the best attack. On average we score 1 goal every 43 minutes, no Man Utd fan can say they don’t get value for money!
Another interesting fact that has been well publicised over the past week or so is that we have had no fewer than 10 different scorers this season. I think it is a testament to Ferguson’s managerial prowess that we have achieved this. He said at the start of the season that he wanted to spread the goals between every team player and low and behold that is what he has done.
The fact that all players are scoring makes us an incredibly difficult team to play against. When we had Rudd Van Nistelrooy, teams knew where the goals would come from and would play their game accordingly, usually getting tight on him, making it difficult for him to play. With so many potential sources for goals teams cannot do this, every player is a threat and every opportunity could well end in a goal.
A win for Bolton would leave them 1 point ahead of us, but a win for Utd will maintain that pressure on Chelsea. We have had a great start to the campaign but with some tough games coming up we must show that we are championship winning material. Below are some videos of past encounters against Bolton for you to enjoy on a cold friday morning! Enjoy!
Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton
Man Utd 4 - 1 Bolton
Ronaldo's debut against Bolton
Once a red always a red!
We all know the importance of winning games in the premiership. Gone are the days when we can fall 8 points behind and make the gap up after Christmas. The likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and even Bolton simply refuse to drop points. We must win and win well.
It is unusual to be saying that this is a top 3 clash, but the reality is that Sam Allerdyce has created one of the tightest teams in the premiership. They boast one of the best defences in the premiership, whilst we have the best attack. On average we score 1 goal every 43 minutes, no Man Utd fan can say they don’t get value for money!
Another interesting fact that has been well publicised over the past week or so is that we have had no fewer than 10 different scorers this season. I think it is a testament to Ferguson’s managerial prowess that we have achieved this. He said at the start of the season that he wanted to spread the goals between every team player and low and behold that is what he has done.
The fact that all players are scoring makes us an incredibly difficult team to play against. When we had Rudd Van Nistelrooy, teams knew where the goals would come from and would play their game accordingly, usually getting tight on him, making it difficult for him to play. With so many potential sources for goals teams cannot do this, every player is a threat and every opportunity could well end in a goal.
A win for Bolton would leave them 1 point ahead of us, but a win for Utd will maintain that pressure on Chelsea. We have had a great start to the campaign but with some tough games coming up we must show that we are championship winning material. Below are some videos of past encounters against Bolton for you to enjoy on a cold friday morning! Enjoy!
Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton
Man Utd 4 - 1 Bolton
Ronaldo's debut against Bolton
Once a red always a red!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Man Utd V Crewe and David Beckham
Tonight sees us take on Crewe in the Carling cup. The Carling cup has grown in importance for Man Utd in recent years as it gives Sir Alex and opportunity to give the youngsters a run out and valuable first team experience.
There is often talk about our youngsters at Man Utd by the fans and by other clubs, but such is the competitiveness of the premiership these days that many of them do not get enough of a chance on the big stage. This is no-ones fault but the Carling cup is now that chance for the players to show their worth. Last year we did fantastically well and won the trophy.
I think that now is a good time for us to talk about the Rossi loan move. It was a complete waste of time to send him there and Ferguson has every right to be furious with Roeder. In essence Rossi has moved further north to train with worse players, getting no first team football. He should be recalled where Fergie can develop him as he has done with so many other players.
It looks as thought David Beckham will not be at Madrid next year. People have said that bringing him back to Manchester would be a step backwards, but I disagree. He is one of the golden boys of the 90’s, the only problem I would foresee is the lack of first team opportunities that he would get. Of course it will probably never happen, Fergie is unlikely to bury the hatchet after so long.
All in all times are good at the moment. If we keep up our winning ways until Christmas we can strengthen if required and carry on our usual assault on the title during the run-in period.
There is often talk about our youngsters at Man Utd by the fans and by other clubs, but such is the competitiveness of the premiership these days that many of them do not get enough of a chance on the big stage. This is no-ones fault but the Carling cup is now that chance for the players to show their worth. Last year we did fantastically well and won the trophy.
I think that now is a good time for us to talk about the Rossi loan move. It was a complete waste of time to send him there and Ferguson has every right to be furious with Roeder. In essence Rossi has moved further north to train with worse players, getting no first team football. He should be recalled where Fergie can develop him as he has done with so many other players.
It looks as thought David Beckham will not be at Madrid next year. People have said that bringing him back to Manchester would be a step backwards, but I disagree. He is one of the golden boys of the 90’s, the only problem I would foresee is the lack of first team opportunities that he would get. Of course it will probably never happen, Fergie is unlikely to bury the hatchet after so long.
All in all times are good at the moment. If we keep up our winning ways until Christmas we can strengthen if required and carry on our usual assault on the title during the run-in period.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Man Utd V Liverpool team comparison and transfer talk
Good morning to everyone. It seems that playing Liverpool gets peoples emotions flowing. For me Man Utd Versus Liverpool are the biggest games of the season without question. The key to this battle I feel will almost certainly lie in the midfield.
As great as we are, I have to admit that Liverpool’s midfield is stronger than ours. Gerrard and Sissoko area formidable force, Sholes and Carrick will need to be at the top of their game to compete on Sunday.
Now that I’ve got that out of the way, let’s compare our attack to theirs. Rooney, Ronaldo, Giggs and Saha….. Bellamy and Crouch with Fowler for backup. Let’s be honest there is no contest as far as that battle is concerned, United trounce them with skill, speed and efficiency.
In defence we reign supreme again with Rio, Vidic, Heinze (who has an outside chance of playing) and Neville. If you look at our backup we also look strong. Evra and Brown are very handy replacements to have in your Arsenal. If we can cope with the midfield battle we have every chance of walking away with a 2-0 victory. To hold our head high on Sunday afternoon we must win and win well.
Talking of transfers, it seems that Ferguson is still keen on Hargreaves and he on us. I think he is very much manipulating the media, letting Bayern know that we have not dropped our interest in the England International. We all know that Hargreaves wants to join us, so I think it’s only a matter of time.
Nani is another prospect and a more likely candidate to join in January. Someone has already mentioned on this blog that it seemed a good idea to bring players in January as it gives them half a season to acclimatise and hit the ground running in the next season. I’m sure we will buy in January following the disappointment of the Hargreaves saga. The question is who?
As great as we are, I have to admit that Liverpool’s midfield is stronger than ours. Gerrard and Sissoko area formidable force, Sholes and Carrick will need to be at the top of their game to compete on Sunday.
Now that I’ve got that out of the way, let’s compare our attack to theirs. Rooney, Ronaldo, Giggs and Saha….. Bellamy and Crouch with Fowler for backup. Let’s be honest there is no contest as far as that battle is concerned, United trounce them with skill, speed and efficiency.
In defence we reign supreme again with Rio, Vidic, Heinze (who has an outside chance of playing) and Neville. If you look at our backup we also look strong. Evra and Brown are very handy replacements to have in your Arsenal. If we can cope with the midfield battle we have every chance of walking away with a 2-0 victory. To hold our head high on Sunday afternoon we must win and win well.
Talking of transfers, it seems that Ferguson is still keen on Hargreaves and he on us. I think he is very much manipulating the media, letting Bayern know that we have not dropped our interest in the England International. We all know that Hargreaves wants to join us, so I think it’s only a matter of time.
Nani is another prospect and a more likely candidate to join in January. Someone has already mentioned on this blog that it seemed a good idea to bring players in January as it gives them half a season to acclimatise and hit the ground running in the next season. I’m sure we will buy in January following the disappointment of the Hargreaves saga. The question is who?
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