Feb 04
A Return to Roundups
It hasn’t been a good weekend, has it? Not only did United drop points, but when I briefly shifted my attention to NFL and the New England Patriots, they choked against the New York Giants — so much for going unbeaten all season. A really bad weekend, I tell you.
Anyway, after a brief hiatus from the customary daily roundups we return to it once again. Sit back, pick up your coffee (if it’s morning in your timezone) and read on.
Now this rumour originated in the News of the World (NOTW), also known as LBJE (or the Last Bastion of Journalistic Excellence), so you know the amount of salt you need to pinch before taking this news in. The news however was picked by others like the Lancashire Evening Post, for instance, but I would like to hear it from BBC or the horse’s mouth before seriously considering this. Till then amuse yourselves by reading up the research work done by the folks at NOTW, some of which include their estimation of the number of hookers Ronaldo can now spend his spare time with.
United’s Jose Bosingwa interest
This player has been linked with us in the past and is now being linked with us again. Apparently he’s worth £15 million if some reports are to be believed. Being Portuguese, it is obvious that Carlos Quieroz is again behind this. Not that I am too concerned about another non-British player entering our ranks, but at £15m I would rather take Alan Hutton (who was available for £9m). But now that he’s joined the Hotspurts, there is really no point talking about the Scot.
Bosingwa, meanwhile, was ‘flattered’ by United’s interest. Who wouldn’t be?
More Portugal related news, as the Portuguese FA has urged Ronaldo to continue with Manchester United. They think that he’s happy with the hookers to play here. Now this is new, I must admit. We have seen a lot of people, twats to be accurate, who have been begging Ronaldo to move to Spain. It’s nice to see someone other than the club asking Ronaldo to stay at United. He’s been a star here — there is no doubt that he could be one in Spain too (which would actually appreciate some of his diving) — but he has settled well into a system where he’s become the key player even amongst other illustrious colleagues.
And before I sign off for the day, let me link to an article written by Alan Green — yes that same Scouse-loving, toad-faced Alan Green — who finally thinks that Ronaldo is a rather good player. I don’t know why I even linked to the article, but it’s actually a slow day. Plus I am not really happy with the prospect of another Monday, and another long week ahead of me.
Cheerio. How was your weekend, by the way?
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- United get Milan, Giggs gets new deal
- Barclona v Man Utd: Preview
- Great News for United as Players Return from Injury
- Tuesday’s News Round-Up: Wayne Wants A Long Stay But Will Dimitar Be Out The Door
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I see welbecks been given a squad number- 47.Does this mean anything?sunday?
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donibrasco – do you really see rooney burning out at 24? Kluivert was a lazy, uninterested idiot, rooney is very enthusiastic about the game and will play for a long time with man united. Abu said that rooney is frustrating because he does it all until the finish and that he should be benched because of it to get him to raise his game. What an absolutely ridiculous statement. I agree it’s frustrating, but if your saying he does everything else right then you can hardly accuse him of underperforming. It’s more important that he continues to get into these goalscoring positions, i would start getting concerned if the chances dry up. How can you question his constant inclusion in the starting line up. He’s the best forward in the team. He puts himself about. Very strong and quick. Direct and positive with the ball. Very clever. Great movement, dropping into space and running off the ball. Good passing. Eye for a through ball. Can adapt to play with any strike partner effectively. Work rate is exceptional – might not seem like a big deal to some people but it really puts opposition players under pressure and it has a great affect on teammates, so he is very influential. Also, do you really think rooney is happy with his scoring form? Do you think he needs to be dropped to remind him that he needs to improve in front of goal? Do you think he doesn’t mind how he plays because he believes he’s guaranteed a game anyway? Don’t think so.
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with saf saying he doesnt like ronny at stike, i am almost certain welbeck will be on the bench or even starting line-up for city. i have a strong, strong feeling about this, i bet if im wrong i’ll be seen as a dick head lol.
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looks like benjani’s last game for pomepey was against us, and his first game against city in also against us.
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karl,am saying he gets a rest and if he does not improve,then the ineviteble should happen.
tevez,about dropping in the midfield,why is it that if teams bring the game to us,the midfield is overrun?
bottom line he is a good player but top ten?
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there is a good article on a gooner blog about united.please read it if u can.its on arsenal news review.dont know how to copy the link.
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hey guys i just wanted to get your thoughts on something i heard on Setanta sports. The guy stated that Hargreaves’ career is already in jeopardy at United after that display agianst tottenham? what are youre thoughts?
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Mixed weekend for me LOL (Giants sympathiser here) but was really annoyed with the dropped points.
Bosingwa sounds good but is Danny Simpson that bad that we can’t wait for him to mature as a player? Gaz Nev wasn’t the best in his position either starting out but he made it his own over the years.
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Danny Simpson baby, quiet from all this talk he’s gonna do a copperfield and rise up from nowhere, well from the academy etc.. and plus rafael and fabio the brazilian fullback twins, we’re good, and not as in need of Hutton as we might have thought. But Saha looks to be on the way out, shame he cant stay fit, shame cos he’s shit hot when 100%
And Anderson has to be the hero for this year, although he aint scored – you know thats gonna go off when it happens; and it’ll probably spur him on for more.
p.s. Rooney – most selected player in 99% of starting (dream team) elevens accross the globe…..say no more, no need to worry about that, he’ll be reight.
Looking forward to the derby match, x
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Don’t worry about top ten players in the world…
I’m just a supporter of my team… Rooney i support more than most
but in general its cool to have opinions but if u support the club u
support them through thick and thin times… and i wonder if these guys
who are giving Rooney stick right now would even be supporting the team if
we were in third, or fourth position as we were a few seasons past.
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@donbrasco
“why is it that if teams bring the game to us,the midfield is overrun?”
- Erm, maybe thats because its usually 3 vs 5 in midfield (Ronaldo usually stays forward-to score goals).
“am saying he gets a rest and if he does not improve,then the ineviteble should happen”
So, You’re saying he is a mediocre player then… (only way I can interpret the ‘inevitble’ to happen because you don’t sell great players that add value).
I suppose that’s your opinion of him and I can respect that. I can assure you however that most of the footballing world would disagree with you.
I admit Rooney is not scoring like we expect him to. BUT, football is much more than just scoring goals (in all fairness, it was never his strenght). He excells ithe other departments though. If you are only judged by the amount of goals that you score, then explain why Cantona is regarded as a true great and legend at United? (he did not score many goals either). Football is also a team sport. Ronaldo – for starters – would NEVER have gotten the amount of goals were it not for Rooney and Tevez’ contributions. Even Ronaldo (whom you now term great) were pressed by supporters to be sold before last season. The claims were that he was a ‘one-trick-pony’ that just loved to showboat. (Thank God SAF did not listen to the fans then but knew better).
Unless you only started watching United games recently, you will find that before his last injury, he even ‘outperformed’ / outshone Tevez (and this coming from arguably the biggest Tevez supporter). This would be the same Tevez that people are drawing comparisons to the great Maradonna. Even the man himself (Diego that is) claimed Rooney as the best player in the world (ahead of his beloved Tevez whom he personally know).
In conclusion, SAF know how to deal with this. He’s done it before. I can remember getting frustrated at the ‘special’ attention Beckham used to get when not performing, but SAF knew how to get him through slumps.
I will trust him with Rooney as well. But, make no mistake, Rooney is a SPECIAL talent football. . Let’s hope he achieves more than the previous English talent before him, his nickname sake, Gazza.
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