Yesterday according to reports, Udinese rejected an offer from United for Chilean winger, Alexis Sanchez. He is a 19 year old winger who had a successful loan spell at River Plate last season and Udinese have slapped a fee of 20m euros.
Anyway, since there is little to talk about today, here’s a video of the kid. It’s going to be some sort of pattern from now on: club linked to some twinkly-toed winger; papers report he is the next Ronaldo; on repeat.
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It’s the day after beating Roma, and boy doesn’t it feel nice. Today will see another pair of Champions’ League games with three other English teams on duty; Liverpool take on Arsenal and Chelsea play Fenerbahce.
The reaction from the media has been positive, although some have gone overboard in their praise. Paul Doyle in particular declares that Fergie has finally found the answer to winning European games away. Now I find such effusive over-the-top praise as a little unnecessary. Fergie got things right yesterday, the team played well. End of. But that does not necessarily mean that he’s found a cure for everything in the world. If unfair criticism can infuriate, over the top praise is on the other extreme end of the spectrum — and is no less annoying.
Trust the Guardian bloggers to barrack Fergie the next time he manages a tame away draw in Europe — these people excel in Orwellian doublespeak.
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Alright lads, I will be on a break over the next few days. I should be back in full force by Saturday. I know, it is a tough time to be away from the blog, what with Tevez’s debut and the start of the Premiership looming. But it is a necessary break, and hence bear with me.
In the meantime, hopefully, Ahmed (or our other contributors) should fill in with a few posts. I might make a surprise appearance or two, although there are no guarantees.
Till then, I’ll leave you with Sky’s report on the game, with highlights and post match quotes from both managers. Plus there is the other video containing the team lifting the cup. Videos after the jump
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Morning everyone. Nothing much to report today apart from the tiring Tevez saga as usual. But we do have a couple of videos that you could while your time away with.
Just so that you know, Gabby Heinze scored a nice goal against Mexico yesterday as Argentina beat them 3-0 in the Copa America semi-final. They now face Brazil in what would certainly be a tasty affair. In other news, Gerard Pique scored for Spain in their 4-2 win against Brazil in the U-20 world cup. I really hope we give the kid a decent run this season.
Anyway on to the videos…
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Michael Carrick wasn’t quite the goal scorer at Tottenham, although we now know he is capable of scoring a scorcher or two, don’t we?
Owen Hargreaves wasn’t particularly prolific at Bayern. In fact, his goal return was pathetic. But he wasn’t meant to score goals anyway, was he? But he has scored some, more than decent, goals. And my, my… some of them are actually pretty well taken efforts.
I would be really happy if he gets even a couple of those next season. Video after the jump.
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Dong Fangzhou – A player who sacrificed two and a half years before he could get a work permit and play in England. Everyone knows that his signing is a stunt by United to capture the Chinese market. Many fans don’t want him to play for United. We understand that. Part of that is because no one have ever seen how he played for Royal Antwerp. The following video illustrates that he is decently athletic and has a decent shot. He should be loaned to some Premiership club or Championship club to see how he can really fare. Loaning out in England has helped with Foster, Evans, Bardsley and Simpson. He might be moulded into a decent striker who when returns to United can sit on the bench whenever required, play in the cups and otherwise help the reserves, only with more confidence.
Video after the jump
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I found this video on Youtube. I must say, it is a pretty well-made documentary that charts the progress of Cristiano Ronaldo from a small kid till date. The film includes sound-bites from his dad, well-wishers and Sir Bobby Charlton.
It’s really nice to see the maturity for a lad of his age, as he speaks, but you also get to see the almost childish desire, innocence and honesty. He also seems to have improved his English with every interview that he gives. Quick learner, I must say.
Video after the jump.
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Giuseppe Rossi and Nani went head on head in the U21 game between Portugal and Italy – here are a few videos from the match:
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It may have come to your notice that we hadn’t put up goal videos of Rossi and Nani’s goals in the U21 Championships. Pity they had to save their best till the very last when things were out of their hands. Both players featured in thumping wins, but were knocked out of the Championship.
Seriously you’d have to feel for them, when Kieran Richardson gets to play more in the tournament.
Oh well, goal videos after the jump.
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I just came back from an argument with my landlord. It was a problem with my apartment’s internet. As it happens, I was out of the loop for just a day and what a day it has been.
DAMN! So much has happened. And I thought the summer was going to be boring.
Well anyway, Nani – dubbed the next Ronaldo – and Anderson – dubbed the next Ronaldinho are coming to OT. So let’s see what this means to our team composition next season.
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