Sep 29
Man Utd 2-0 Bolton: Ref Reprieve Earns Win
No, it wasn’t a penalty; everyone by now would testify. I’m not sure if Ronaldo dived, as lot of pundits would claim — though, I think he could have stood his ground. But it was the sort of break you needed in the game to come away with a win.
As usual I’ve taken longer than required to come up with a match report so it will be brief.
The tactics:
Didn’t have much to argue about apart from Neville’s continued presence in the starting XI. However, I mustn’t be too harsh because I see Fergie giving him a fair run to see if he improves. I don’t see it happen at this point, although he has been marginally better every game he’s played so far. However, I think it’s unlikely he’s ever going to scale the heights of his career. Hopefully SAF plays Brown against Aalborg to make the lad stop wondering if the boss has actually forgotten him.
Berbatov:
He’s been dividing opinion among fans everywhere. I thought he was actually good yesterday although his involvement has been subtle. Rooney’s introduction made his contribution more apparent. I think it’s unfair to judge Berbatov until we know for sure if he’s understood our system completely.
Substitutions:
I wasn’t sure of Scholes’ longevity, or should I say ability to influence a game for the full 90 minutes, but yesterday’s substitutions — the bringing on of Scholes and Rooney — showed how much of a difference he could make. Rooney, more so, showed his hunger channeled into the position he was supposed to revel in. He wanted to prove himself in the attacking end, and in partnership with a familiar friend, Ronaldo, scored a peach. As I said in the past, I reserve judgement on Rooney untill I see a fair bit of him this season. Perhaps Christmas would be a good time for me to judge the boy as his understanding with Berbatov grows. I also saw Scholesy make a couple of forward runs for the first time in years.
The penalty:
Perhaps the most dubious of penalties you would see. It’s unfortunate the game will be known for that rather than our general bossing of midfield and possession in the second half. The press are quick to call Ronaldo out for diving — which I’m not sure of, and I think is borne more out of the need to sensationalize things.
The Performance:
We are getting there. It’s a win. The next one’s at Blackburn, I believe, and it has been tricky in the past. But I think we have a better chance against Paul Ince’s boys than Sparky’s Blackburn. I haven’t been too impressed with them this season. Arsenal’s loss to Hull was a positive to take out of the weekend and Chelsea are still grinding out less than impressive wins; there is a good chance they’ll drop points. Liverpool, however, are winning but I wouldn’t put them on a pedestal yet. And City lost, ha! So it’s a rather decent weekend overall, I must say.
How was your weekend, then?
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@Craig Mc: This is not hockey we are talking about mate. It’s not about shots on goal. It’s about making smart decisions that lead to high quality and high percentage shots on goal. All of Nani’s efforts were highly speculative and you know it. Credit to the lad that he can occasionally scare a keeper but four times he had a player in a better position for a shot and he showed his selfishness instead. Like I said, this isn’t hockey and in hockey the one thing they teach you first is to keep your head up and look to see about passing before shooting. Nani doesn’t do it. Hopefully he will learn and learn quickly because we need him out there to show his quality. He just needs to offer us what Fergie and most of here are asking of him. This many supporters cannot be wrong Craig. You are a lone wolf in the wilderness supporting and sticking up for him. Yes it was only 10 minutes but he has done this whenever he has played all season and for large periods late last year. It’s time for him to wake up and make it happen. All he wants is to score goals and get glory. Why the hell didn’t he try out for striker when he was young? Because his coaches saw that he was better as a winger. Now if only he would realize this.
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@Craig Mc: This is why we are upset with his selfishness. Because it started last year after he had the 17 assists and he has not reverted back to the play maker we know he is.
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@Rd: I’ve read the same about Hargo but I have also read that surgery has a 75% chance of curing him but he would have to sit out an entire season. I read this towards the end of last season but I thought the off season would help him plus the fact doctors claimed to have figured out a way to relieve his problem. I guess they were lying. I love Hargo but it does look like he is headed in the direction of Louis Saha. I hope not because he is so vital to our success. I also think he shows a lot more heart because he played many times last year at only 60% to 70% healthy. Saha sure never did that.
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@Grognard: It is well documented that we wanted him while at leverkusen and I believe i have read an article where Berbatov claimed that was the case also. Anyways, we got him, that’s what counts. It’s not like we did poorly those two seasons that we had to wait
As you say, Asharvin is great, but we have Nani and Ronaldo as our starters on the wings, hence I would like a young prodigy who can still develop well coming off the bench, playing as cover or in the carling cup/fa cup. Arshavin’s inclusion will just deter Nani’s progress and I believe Nani’s gonna be one hell of a player. Maybe a younger Asharvin, like Marko Marin
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@Rd: Glad we see eye to eye on Brown Bro
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Spurs beat Arsenal and United to sign Berbatov
Berbatov: I turned down a move to United
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@Gabriel: I just been talking to a mate on IM, and he knows one of United’s players. He reckons the player told him, that Nani is thinking of moving to Spain with Ronnie – problem solved m’thinks!.
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@Gabriel: What I am trying to say in my last post mate, is that will make a space for Arshavin maybe next season.
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@Craig Mc: Rubbish, go where in Spain? he belongs here mate, and he knows it. I don’t understand why you think he is not progressing or settled in United!! He is a great player for us and everyone knows this, including Fergie. Fergie is just trying to eradicate his immaturity and enable him get more focus and better decision making.
On the back end of last season, he made some dissapointing plays/actions and fergie has put him in the doghouse for a bit. All he has to do is prove he has matured a bit with the time afforded to him and Fergie will once again let him loose. This is how you mould young players, they cannot grow thinkin they can get away with whatever. Believe me, when he has become that player we all know he can thru Fergie’s guidance, you would look back at these moments as his formative period.
I appreciate Nani, so does the team and Fergie, so to say you wish he should leave just cause Fergie is trying to mould him into the complete package and some fans on here are impatient with him is a bit impetuous. All young players need to be moulded properly, look at walcott, bendtner and co, they hardly ever featured consistently for their teams cause of the same reasons… i know you like the lad, but don’t be too brash with how he is being developed and appreciated.
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@Craig Mc: Why should we replace Nani with Asharvin? Nani is going to be a better player and I prefer him to asharvin as he has most of arshavin’s qualities but with excellent crossing and shooting. Do you like Nani so much, you can’t bear to hear him criticised being part of your favorite team? if you like him as much as you let on, surely you would want him to play for United?
sorry, I just don’t understand your angle… 
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@Gabriel: Listen Gabriel, I am only telling you what my friend says he heard first hand from a United player – geez
. He knows how I personally feel about Nani, but he isn’t just making stuff up. He was unsettled by the prospect of Ronnie wanting out in the summer. He didn’t speak out like Tev did about the possibility of playing in Spain, because he hadn’t had a sound offer at the time, now he does have the chance. That’s what my mate told me, and I have no reason to doubt him, because he has told me other titbits of info from this player he knows, and they have turned out to be true. So we shall see next summer I guess. Not everybody is so in love with our team that they will never go elsewhere, ask Ronnie!. Perhaps he is not one of those players who want to hang around and sit on the bench, if he can get more football elsewhere. P’haps he cannot take to Fergie’s mind games. Not everyone has the same mentality as the O’Sheas, Fletchers, Parks and Browns, who have put up with the bench because they love UNited. Latin players have a different mentality, ask Grog. Anyway that is what I have been told, and we shall see what occurs in the summer. Ronnie looks miserable too these days as he is playing, not the same for him as before. Anyone who doesn’t see that Ronnie is miserable is feckin blind. He looks gaunt and withdrawn at times. He hardly celebrates his goals anymore. He needs to follow his dream too, cos he sure as fuck isn’t happy at Man Utd anymore. Aint that the truth, and I love the lad.
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@JB, Post 146: Abu is my real name….
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@Gabriel: I’m not that selfish that I would want him to play for United if he is miserable. Same goes for Ronnie. Ronnie looks as if the attitude of the fans is getting to him. My girlfriend is a health worker, and she says that Ronnie doesn’t look well, he seems depressed. He hardly celebrates his goals anymore, and that statement comes from the girfriend who hates football. I told her, that’s how United fans want him to feel, its his punishment for wanting to leave us for Madrid and being naive enough to say the wrong thing. She said, but I saw his apology in the paper. I said that doesn’t matter babe, you upset the United fans, and they may never forget. She said “bloody hell, poor sod, he needs to leave United then.” Like I say, comments from somebody who hates football and football players. As a health worker she has eyes though to see his dejection. Take that how you want, but I stand by this statement.
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@Craig Mc: No need to bring in the fringe players to make a weak arguement buddy. They are not Nani’s quality and there are others that are above them in pecking order. If that was the case, we should only have 11 players as the rest will be stupid/unambitious to stay on the bench
Nani is not going to be a fringe player for United and he/you/everyone knows this, so I can’t understand where you are coming from.
On Ronnie being miserable, i don’t know why you would think that given the fact it’s not the first time he hasn’t over-celebrated for his goals. Another weak point to support your arguement. What do you want the lad to do, run round the pitch grinning and take off his shirt. When he scores his usual spectacular goals and plays at his usual standard, you would see him back at his celebrating/emotional best… talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill
On Nani wanting to leave because Ronaldo wanted to, that if true, is sad. I believe Nani is more independent than that, but if your mate’s ‘sources’ are true, then I say good riddance as that will prove his immaturity and lack of willpower/balls/cohones or whatever you want to call ‘em. He says he doesn’t want to be like Ronaldo and wants to be his own player, well here’s his chance, he should take it… personally, i know he will excel with us, just watch
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@Gabriel: How come you can’t appreciate comments coming from somebody in the health service, who has watched the games, knows the signs of clinical depression, and can see Ronnie is suffering. Those were her comments not mine, and I couldn’t express her comments to your last post, because RR would surely intervene. Suffice it to say, she deplores ignorance.
Regarding a weak arguement regarding fringe player –
, you don’t think Nani is being treated like a fringe player, as you and Grog say he is in Fergie’s bad books. Once again it is ignorance to feel that EVERYONE has the same mentality towards things. We don’t. We all have different temperaments, and Latin people particularly as a very emotional race mostly. Your good riddance is typical, if he doesn’t want to sit out games, and is impatient to play more football, then he is immature of course. Anyway, I am never going to agree with you on either Nani or Ronnie, and to be honest, I want to leave it there, because I am sure the blog is bored of the Nani talk now, and I apologise for that people. I personally think Ronnie and Nani will go, but that’s just my opinion. United fans have shown Nani thru Ronnie’s treatment what to expect if you want out, or say or do the wrong thing at Man Utd. Ronnie is downhearted big time, and I feel sorry for you if you can’t see that Gabriel. No need for the sarcasm about shirt waving goal celebration comments either, but then what else to expect, ignorance is bliss.
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@Craig Mc:
mate, you are amusing me with these comments… now Ronaldo might be suffering from clinical depression or something along those lines?!!! 
Nobody said Nani is immature because he doesn’t want to sit out games on the bench, stop twisting my words to suit your arguement. I said if he wants to leave solely because of Ronaldo leaving, then he is proving to be immature/dependent/cowardly. Is ronaldo his partner? He says he doesn’t want to be like him, so why should he follow him wherever he goes? however, i know this is not the case, which is why I said at the end that he will excel with us.
If it is ignorant to see an improvement in Nani’s game thru careful handling, then…. How you automatically assume these players are depressed is beyond me, I watch them for portugal and it’s the same faces/expressions they pull on for United. maybe they are not as giddy with excitement because they know they can do better, is that not reasonable? just cause a player smiles less doesn’t mean they are depressed.
You talk about how the fans are treating ronaldo? I believe he was given a standing ovation on his debut this season. His songs were still sung on the terraces, maybe not as much, but still sung. Hardly a cold reception now is it?
I think your arguements are emotionally charged (I might be wrong) and I do not expect you to see my reasoning while it continues as such, so…
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If Ronaldo is unhappy it is because he sets sky high standards for himself and is still a long way from being back to his best. Injuries take a huge psychological toll on sports professionals. Perhaps he still feels a bit of pain when he plays.
When Ronaldo gets back to his best he will cheer up.
I do not think Nani is a quitter. He will force his way back into the first team. Park is ahead of him in the pecking order (which I do not think is completely unfair given that Park has a lot more experience) and Nani will get first team opportunities as Park hardly has the best record of staying fit and the season is so long that there is a role for everyone.
I really do not see Ronaldo leaving until Ferguson retires. I think Ferguson sold Ronaldo the idea of making a hero’s departure as an integral part of Ferguson’s last and best team. Ferguson’s will is stronger than Ronaldo’s and there is no way Ferguson would let his best player ever leave before he did
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@Craig Mc: I disagree, Ronaldo has only played 3 games for us, and he’s just returning from injury, its waaay to early to tell whether he is miserable being here or not. I don’t get what you mean by: “United fans have showed Nani what to expect if you truly want out”. In the usual fickle football fan fashion, Ronaldo has been welcomed back by the fans with cheers, so what exactly have they showed Ronaldo? That if you agitate for a move, we’ll welcome you back once we have a bad start to the season and are lacking in goals? Nani is going to get games this season as Fergie has said the old-guards are playing a minor role than before, so if Nani still decides to run-off to Spain, then good riddance to him. If Nani is in Fergie’s bad books, then as a professional, its up to him to get himself back in line with Fergie and not run-off to Spain like some immature brat. I agree if Ronaldo leaves, Nani will leave sometime(though not immediately), but I’m willing to take anyone on a bet that regardless of whether Ronaldo leaves for Spain(which he probably will), Nani is not going anywhere.
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@Gabriel: Gabriel READ my feckin posts will you. I never said THESE players, I mentioned Ronnie is down, it was my GF who feels he is not well. And you tell me that I am twisting your words
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As for Nani moving to Spain, well we’ll see won’t we mate?.
I was on the terraces at OT, and Ronnie songs were not sang. Rooney, Anderson, Cantona, Giggs, Argentina, but not Ronnie.
@colver: Colver I don’t think Ronnie will stay to be honest, but we’ll see next summer. I will be suprised if Nani stays too, but only time will tell whether the info I have heard turns out to be true. I like Park Colver, but I don’t think he should play on the wide LEFT. I’ll never forget the stormer of a game he had for us against Barca, he was everywhere in that match, Tevez too, they were majestic
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@Rd: Rd, “we’ll welcome you back once we have a bad start to the season and are lacking in goals –
, so he wouldn’t have got the same welcome otherwise?. I’m just teasing Bro, not trying to twist your words, but it did sound like that. Ronnie did get a standing ovation when he came on the pitch, but it isn’t fair to say that his welcome back is with the same fervour he enjoyed before. Though his goals have been cheered, but then that I think was down to sheer feckin relief, because we haven’t seen too many goals lately. I don’t think his feeling down has got anything to do with his not being on top form, but his missing the lauding he used to enjoy. Don’t think he’ll ever fully recover that though, what do you think RD?.
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@Rd: RD, I don’t want to discuss Nani anymore Bro, cos I can’t be bothered with it. Time will tell if he stays or goes
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@Craig Mc: mate, u/ur friend also said Nani might be miserable/unsettled, hence move somewhere else as a result; “I’m not that selfish that I would want him to play for United if he is miserable…; “He was unsettled by the prospect of Ronnie wanting out in the summer. He didn’t speak out like Tev did about the possibility of playing in Spain, because he hadn’t had a sound offer at the time, now he does have the chance…” again pickin irrelevant bits to make a case…
As per Viva Ronaldo not getting sung, that is incorrect as it has been sung everytime he has played for us this season:
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/ronaldo-was-right/
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/fergie-i-knew-fans-would-support-loyal-ronaldo/
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/my-alarming-realisationi-dont-like-ronaldo/
like I said earlier, emotionally charged arguements hardly see opposing reasoning so…
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@Craig Mc: In my opinion(which isn’t worth much), I believe if we’ve thrashed the barcodes, beat Zenith, beat Portsmouth by more goals and then beat Liverpool, Ronaldo would probably have been booed. I think our bad start to the season kinda gave some fans the sense that “without him we can’t score” and of course the team comes first which is why the fans thought that booing him might do more harm than good.
On your question…the general concensus I’ve seen from most fans is that they’ll cheer the team, but most have said they won’t be cheering Ronaldo individually anymore, so yeah i agree he “might” never fully get back the adoration of the fans he used to have all through last season. It’ll definitely take a LOT of goals for him to get that back.
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I wouldnt read too much into Ronaldo not over celebrating. Someone said it earlier that he has very high standards for himself and he is nowhere close to where he wants to be at.
In the States we have a saying, that if you make a great play you should act like you’ve done it before and that you will do it again. Barry Sanders of American football embodied that philosophy. Everytime he scored a touch down he would simply hand the ball to the Ref and get on with the game. I am starting to see that same attitude in Ronaldo, and I think it is a healthy one. He is not going to do Nani backflips after scoring against Bolton in the league, look back at his reaction to his header in Moscow. Nothing extravagant or “look at me” just pure emotion for a moment then back to the game.
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@Craig Mc: Never mess with the Craig MC’s MISSUS!
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@Gabriel: Thanks for correcting me. I also noticed another individual went to the trouble to dig out the evidence just so he could embarrass me due to the grudge he carries. Anything to prove me wrong. No problem. I’d have expected nothing more from him.
Heaven help us all if I was wrong about something. The world may have some kind of quantum event.
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What did Ronnie do to celebrate madly about? He scored a header in the most prestigious domestic cup tournament and he (almost embarrassingly) scored off a penalty that never was, which he and everyone around him accepted.
I would be SHOCKED if he celebrated elatedly for these goals.
If he did, I would say he was depressed.
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Hey, you know what I just realised? We will be wearing our new blue CL away kit this evening! The kit is awsome and I look forward to seeing it.
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@Red Diablo: Diablo
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@Rd: You get my point then RD
. And I was right in the 1st place, I didn’t misread your comment – phew RELIEF 
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@johnsom33: I hear you Johnsom but the Girlfriend doesn’t
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Antsboy is totally right about celebrating the pen – it would be as disgusting as Lampard last season v liverpool. Made me start to see why people hate him so. (I’ve never understood the flack that man gets, he’s quiet, effective, talented and gets on with his job, Terry on the other hand…)
Nani is going to have a big season. Fergie is easing him into games, which may or may not be a mistake. His decision making is still not ideal, but I’d say a key difference between him and Park is that while Park might make the right decision, he doesn’t have the ability to implement it, whereas Nani has the ability. Which one is easier to learn? I’d go with Nani turning out to be a fantastic winger.
Re: him leaving cause Ronaldo did – I can kind of see it but that also doesn’t give him much credit as a free-thinking individual. Maybe if Ronaldo leaves Fergie would give him the 7 and so go on son, show me.
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@Craig Mc: Mate do you ever sleep?!??!?!
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@Stephen:
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In advance of RR’s preview of the Aalborg game tonight, I’ve published a preview on my blog.
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I still have not forgiven Ronaldo for his antics in the summer, I know that I am in the minority here, but for me he over stepped the mark by calling himself slave.
He was so desperate to leave and only stayed because he was told to, doesn’t wash with me, and to be honest never will.
He is a great player no doubt, strong character yes, but he let me down last season and he seemed to be laughing at the fans like me who pay his wages.
I expect complete loyalty from my United players, I know its a lot to ask but that is how I feel, and he let me down over a summer which should have been the best for nine years.
People heavily critise Rooney and to a degree rightly so, but he has been 100% loyal to my club and appreciate that more. I will never boo the lad, but find it hard to cheer him.
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Seriously, is the match preview ready soon or whta?
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@RedDevilEddy: I don’t think RR gets paid for this you know.
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@benjd: me either
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@benjd: I dont think so either, but its always nice to read his previews. I like them, they are usually with a joke or some news I havent noticed, so I hope he makes one.
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Well, its only 4 hours left to kick off, so I will make a short preview on my own. Denmark is a place we have had mixed fortunes in the past, winning 6-2 in 1998 and losing 1-0 in 2006. This time we are lucky compared to 2006 cause its not snowing. Its not very warm, but Scandinavia isnt usually very warm. Fergie has said he learned from his last visit in Denmark and he will not undersetimate his oppontents today. United will field their strongest team, which I actually am looking forward to see. With Rovers away being the next game, Anderson needs to be fully fit for Saturday cause we need his energy at Ewood park. Nani has gotten some stick by some of you, to me shocking to blame a young lad having just his second season with us for being to selfish. 1: He is Portugese. 2: He is a winger with a lang range shot that is more powerful than a RPG. 3: He wants to impress Fergie. Him shooting often does not have anything with him being a bad player, but him being young and not having good decision-making. He will become much better, as his crosses are accurate as Beckham and his skills are good enough to just walk through a whole team. When his decision-making is better, we have a rare player. VDS is our only fit frist-teamkeeper, with Amos being really, really young and inexperienced. He will probably be on the bench though. Neville has not travelled with the team, our captain needs a rest after playing three 90-minute matches in 2 weeks. He is too old, if you ask me use him as Maldini, only in big games. Hopefully Brown starts next to Rio, Vidic and Evra. Ronaldo and Berba need games, and this is a perfect opportunity for Berbatov to get his first goal for us. Aalborg are really week on defensive crosses and set pieces, so if Nani crosses to Berba we will get a chance every time. If Ronaldo uses his trickery to full effect and if he has trained on his free-kicks he will score not 1, but 2 goals today. I really hope this is the game we finally take our chances, at least 50% of them. Rooney got a rest this weekend, so he should play next to Berbatov. Scholes also got rested against Bolton so I wouldnt be surprised if I see the Ginger Ninja in our central midfield next to Fletcher.
Score Prediction: 4-0 to United. Ronaldo free kick, Berbatov(2) headers and Rooney missile to win the game for us.
COME ON YOU REDS!!!
P.S. United will use their blue CL annaversary kit for the first time tonight. Hopefully it gets a nice debut.
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Aw, the blue kit always makes me think of that goal a couple seasons back, when Rooney dribbled from the halfway line, chipped to Ruud who chested spun and fired it in. One of my fav goals of all time. Here it is: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XihbbX7D2_4
Lovely. More of same please.
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@Beachryan: Same here bro. That goal and Ronaldos rabona vs Villa are the two moments that spring into my mind when I see the blue kit
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You know, when I saw the trailer for FIFA 09 and I played the demo I wondered why every player wearing Nike T90 shoes had red types of the shoes. I was like: “Ive never seen those before, why dont they have the white or yellow boots” Now, thankfully, Rooney has shown the red shoes(3rd pic). Hopefully he will wear them for some time, I usually keep players fresh. If Ronaldo, Anderson or Tevez get new coloured boots in real world, I give them same coloured boots in the game. Yeah, I have no life outside footy!
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Sorry, that was messed up!
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Fecking cunt!!!
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@Stephen: Look it’s simple mate. Let your bitterness consume you and take your enjoyment away from watching your team and the world’s best player or get over it. Find some forgiveness in your heart and get on with life. The boy came out and apologized. You don’t know him, he’s a stranger and I am sure you have more important people in your life to love and hate. Hating a footballer for his indiscretion is fine but how far must it go. He’s still playing for us and has accepted that. He is not at Real Madrid. We won the custody battle here mate. Time to forgive but not forget. Even with me he is on a probationary period. I will cheer him and support him but I have lost some love for him. Still, I believe it’s only fair to support him due to his apology (which I believe to be sincere) and because he is playing for our team. I’m not buying any jersey’s with his name and number on it. So get off your soapbox and give the guy a break. It’s a tired tirade and it’s doing you no good. In fact it’s spoiling your love of the game and most of all your enjoyment of the team. Look around you man. The markets are collapsing, people are dying, starving and generally not getting along and we are wasting our time hating a player who has been forgiven by the the team, manager and majority of supporters. Talk about holding a misguided grudge. Sorry for this rant mate but your grudge is only going to make you ill for no reason. I just want you to relax and enjoy the game and Ronaldo for what he brings to Manchester United. Life is too short for such misplaced animosity. Trust me, I’ve learned my lesson in the past too. Time for many of us to look at things like football in the proper perspective.
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@Grognard: I gave my United jersey 07/09 with Ronaldo on the back to a guy in my class during the holidays. Ive lost the love I had for him, he was my 2nd favorite player behind Anderson until that happend. I have forgiven him cause since his return, he has proved that he will give everything for this team and he will continue to do what he did the last season- scoring goals, torturing defenders and showing jaw-breaking skills. I will never buy a United kit with his number on until he is finished with this crap and does like Rio and prves his love for United. It may take some time, but I am willing to wait cause I am still young and will see many United teams in myu future. But I will sing Viva Ronaldo, not because I like it, but because he seems to play better when he is happy cause we sing his song.
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@Grognard: I wouldn’t call my grudge misguided, but I do take your point mate. For me and I do believe I am a rare beast with regards to my feelings on this subject, is people (and its their choice, and I totally respect their views) saying how wonderful he is now, personally I think he is a great player no doubt, but not a great person, and he has let me down somrthing I can’t forgive him for.
I don’t hate him at all, just feel let down by him something that Rooney regardless to his loss of form has and will probably never do.
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Eh, Grongard? You are German right? You must be really unpopular in England among non-United fans. Being a German and supporting the team everyone else hates. No offence, but no-one on this blog hates you. You are among friends.
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