Sep 26
Man Utd vs Coventry City: Preview
Morning all. ‘Massive’ game against Coventry today. The sky blues fans are certainly excited about the game. Moreover it would be a big game for the young ‘uns who would be looking to make a mark. I wonder if any channel is willing to telecast this game. It looks highly unlikely, at the moment. So we would have to make do with some indifferent radio commentary and post match reports tomorrow.
Anyway, on to the teams.
The Reds will be looking to play their second string side as SAF confirmed it earlier in a radio chat. He also talked up the possibility of Rooney playing (likely to be named captain), after he pleaded like an infant asking to be taken out to Disney land. We know Rooney well to expect that. We saw the hunger in him during pre-season, and the injury against Reading must have come as a cruel shock to him, more than anyone else. He must have felt like a kid who just had a candy bar snatched from his mouth by the school bully. It’s good to see him wanting to play, and if Fergie agrees, he might get some more valuable minutes in his bid for full fitness.
That said, I would prefer if Saha started alongside Dong, with Anderson in Scholes’ role and Hargreaves, if fit, alongside him. I wonder if Hargreaves is, indeed, going to play as a lot of reports say he hasn’t reached full fitness levels yet. If so, it would be O’Shea who would take his place. I would have liked Darron Gibson to play in that position, but he’s out for 6 weeks at least.
Nani and Eagles would most likely start on the wings.
Our defence would comprise of Simpson, Evans, Pique and Bardsley, most probably. Tomasz Kuszczak would take over goal keeping duties from the excellent EVDS.
I don’t know too much about Coventry City, so Man Utd fans reading this from Coventry, fill us up on the details in the comment section.
The result shouldn’t matter too much as we have other priorities, but it is important we win this because it would give our young players more opportunities to do better in later rounds. So that should be the preview part for the day.
Meanwhile, in other news, Maradona, who is coming to Old Trafford for the Wigan game to watch Tevez play, has hailed Tevez as a great player. He thinks Tevez is more like a son to him, and reckons he would go on to be a Manchester United legend.
“Tevez is like a son to me – from the moment I met him I have felt like that. I met him six years ago when he was at Boca Juniors and instantly I could see he was going to be great. He reminded me of when I was his age – the hunger and the passion for the game. Every second he had a ball with him he was happy. We are still so close and my ex-wife and his wife are very good friends. I can’t wait to get over to England and see him and for him to come to watch me play. I will make sure he sees a good game when we play England. I still have the hunger to play well and score goals and that’s what I will do.”
Most Argentines come with the weight of being compared to Maradona and Carlitos was no different. Of course, that potential, at present, is surely being realized by Lionel Messi. So if Tevez turns out to be even half of Maradona, we would have a hell of a player in our hands. Anyway, his attitude on the pitch is terrific, and one hopes he doesn’t go the way of other Argentines who’ve played for us in the past.
Anyway, that’s it from me for the day. Hopefully we get to watch/listen to the game in some capacity.
Come on you REDS!
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If Fergie and the club took this game and cup competition seriously he wouldn’t have started a team of reserves. Lets face it folks, the Carling Cup has about as much value to big clubs as a copper beer stein filled with warm ale. It’s no big deal and in fact, it saves the club from playing an extra five or six matches which would add to the team’s fatigue in an already long campaign. Lets just forget about it and move on as it really is no major loss. On to Birmingham and three valuable road points instead.
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its only the league cup guys!!! oh well!
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Can any one tell howaaz our future CB’s?? Evans and Pique??
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interesting point u made ABU its still a lot of money lost i say but then yes i dont thinks we were any serious about it at all
And Just1n quadruple comment was in a sarcastic tone
(missing the big mouth jose )
the quotes of the week column in bbc is so gonna be empty without the sucker
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At least we lost in the third round… Oh waite
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we need lippi? so ferguson messes up in this game and we need lippi in??? its only the carling cup, as nice as it would have been too go far in it, its not the end off the world. but saying we need lippi in to play boring defensive football like in italy, common.
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Does no one understand that a cup is a cup and every effort should be made to stay in. Just because its not the biggest competition dosnt mean its less important! If we didnt win anything else fergie would regret taking risks like that! Does no one agree?
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This was th eteam everybdy was expecting!! i know ppl who were very intered to write posts(ONLY POSTS) abt giving chances to young lads…and once welost it …just bashing him back saying he has lost it!!!sersly i know everyone of us expected the back 4 to be played…(you can check the posts here up)…even the anderson-nani- oshea-eagles mid filed was also expected..but i thot rooney wud make bench atleast !!!y wasnt he included —fergie knows better !!!! so stop this utter noncsense and just think our position 20 yrs back!!! wats is it now !!!!!
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We got our ass kicked in this match by a Maltese. Anyway, we are out from the league cup but we still got a treble to catch! Glory Glory Man Utd!
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Every defeat is painful, but the experience gained by the youngsters is priceless. In fact, the loss can only serve them good as they will know what to expect in the future, and be better prepared physically and mentally next time they get a chance. If one never suffers defeat all their lives and they are suddenly hit with one, it will take some time to recover, so better it happens when you’re still young – it’ll make you a stronger person over time.
From a financial perspective, it really isn’t a big influence as TV revenues from a Carling Cup game are probably very low, especially in the early stages. If one looks at it in terms of money generated from stadium ticket sales, one would assume a Carling Cup game would not attract too much interest – the 70000+ fans on hand during the game completely exceeded expectations. If we advanced to the next round, there’s no guarantee that we will get a home fixture and even if we do, it will be very difficult to attract 70000+ fans again. Really, the only disappointing aspect about the Carling Cup exit, is that the young players will have less opportunities to impress, but hey anything can happen. Anyways, there are much brighter days ahead, both for Manchester United and the youngsters. One bad performance does not mean the players are incapable to make the grade, likewise a good performance does not mean they are the real deal. Some people may blame Fergie for the team selection on Wednesday, but he is doing the right thing by giving youth a chance – that’s what this club has always been about. If you don’t let them play, when will they ever realize their potential, adapt to big game occasions, make mistakes and learn from it? Now let’s move on to Saturday’s game!
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Yeh lets move on. Looking forward to seeing wayne rooney play on sat. He was desperate to play on wed. Although he is in the first team he is still after all a youngster who is still hungry to prove himself, especially after his injury. Bring on rooney!!
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all this bashing is pathetic….. u’ll never know how well the young players can play if they dont get first team opportunities…. and where would thos opportunities come….. go on, tell me…. u want them to make their debut fr the first team in the premier league and champions league, or in the carling cup?
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http://premierleagueclips.blogspot.com/2007/09/carling-cup-260907-all-goals-and.html
links to all the goal from carling cup
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