OMG! I’m Tired of hearing about Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid! United need to sell him or shut him up. He keeps running his mouth about how wonderful it would be to play for Real, Blah Blah Blah. There are world class players out there that would kill to wear the Manchester United colors. (Read More…)
Ryan Giggs has been a fixture on the team for years. He’s been a loyal servant and a great player, but now it’s time for him to retire.
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A graceful Sir Alex Ferguson admitted West Ham deserved to beat his Manchester United team at Upton Park today.
The Hammers fell behind to an early Cristiano Ronaldo goal and the winger then missed a penalty before West Ham won the game late on through goals from Anton Ferdinand and Matthew Upson.
“We were beaten by a better team I think. I don’t think we measured up to our normal performance,” said Ferguson. (Read More…)
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has described his side’s 4-0 win at Sunderland as one of their best erformances of the season.
Despite missing some key players, including Carlos Tevez, Ryan Giggs and Anderson, the Red Devils made short work of their struggling opponents - establishing a 3-0 lead by half-time through Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha.
A late Saha penalty put the icing on the cake for the Stadium of Light visitors, and afterwards Ferguson was full of praise for his players.
“It was an excellent performance, I thought the passing and movement was excellent,” Ferguson said.
“The first goal put us in the driving seat because we knew Sunderland were going through a bit of a sticky patch.
“It was a marvellous move for the first goal and after that, we did play well.”
Coupled with Arsenal’s goalless draw at Portsmouth, the victory moves defending champions United to the top of the Premier League table.
Meanwhile the Black Cats’ recent slump in form, which has seen them win just once in their last 13 matches, drops Roy Keane’s side to second-from-bottom in the division
Monday night, Cristiano Ronaldo was not given the FIFA World World Player of the Year award. He was beaten out by Brazilian Kaka, and Argentinian Lionel Messi, finishing third in the voting.
Humble in defeat, Cristiano said “I was so pleased when I got nominated,” he said. “The first thing I did was tell the people closest to me. I called my mother and told her and then my brother and my sister. It’s a real honour for me to be considered one of the three best players in the world.”
Based on his form of last season, and his strong play in this season I believe Ronaldo should have won hands down. If not him, then Messi, but Kaka certainly hasn’t put up the same numbers.
Sir Alex Ferguson has a bad temper, we all know that, and it is therefore not surprising when he was recently charged by the Football Association following his reaction at referee Mark Clattenburg last month.
The Scot peppered the referee at half-time of United’s 1-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday November 24th as the players left the pitch and headed down the tunnel. I wonder what he said to the referee, not that will get the exact version.
Ferguson was sent to the stands for the second half of the match and was subsequently cited by the FA for “using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official”.
In an interview following the game, Ferguson admitted he had told Clattenburg “exactly what I thought of him” and said he expected the charge to be forthcoming.
However he did reveal his disappointment with the referee’s handling of what he called the Trotters’ ‘battling’ tactics. “You can expect a team in Bolton’s position to play that way. You expect a team near the bottom to battle, scrap and fight,” he said.
“Obviously they do not have the quality of opponents like ourselves. That is why they we are in different positions in the league.
“But the key thing is how the referee controls it. He is the arbiter in terms of the application of the rules of football - that is where we feel a bit aggrieved.”
Ferguson is likely to be hit with a fine or a touchline ban as well as a warning as to his future conduct for his comments, although he has not requested a personal hearing to defend himself.
“A regulatory commission will consider the charge in due course,” an FA statement concluded. Man, he does this often, but I must say that I like the man for speaking his mind and I would like to know what went throught the referee’s head whilst the match was on.
Am I the only one that thinks Manchester United have not only over-paid for Owen Hargreaves, but that they have better options at the position? The Canadian born defensive mid-fielder has made 7 appearances in 14 league games and I can only think of one good game that he’s had — off the top of my head I cannot remember the opponent (perhaps someone can refresh my memory).
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Well now what do you know off-ankle Wayne Rooney wants to be Manchester United’s captain. He needs to sort out his ankle problems first, what good is a captain on the injury list?
It is not surprising when the 22-year-old, who has been an Old Trafford boy for three years, says he would like to be seen in the same light as Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville. I feel he needs another two years to prove his leadership capabilities. It is one thing to play well, but quite another to be leading your club on the pitch. (Read More…)
Fergie announced or should I say proclaimed his forwards as “brilliant after the win over Dynamo Kiev. Talking about a self believer, I just hope that he is not going to eat his words at the end of the Champions League.
For United it has been three wins in a row in the Champions League, needing one more win toguarantee them a place in the knock out stages of the competition. Ferguson was impressed with the contribution form all his offensive players. People like Ronaldo, who scored twice in the Ukraine, Wayne Rooney who scored once and man of the match Anderson. Who can forget Carlos Tevez, Ryan Giggs and Nani all looked in the best shape of their lives. (Read More…)
Giggs’s contract was extended by one year and will expire in 2009, this is surprising looking at his recent performance.
But what I found admiring is the fact that Ryan Giggs has played all his football on the grounds of Old Trafford and have stayed at the club for over 20 years. Contrary to the trend of moving clubs at the show of a cheque and where loyalty is something of the past, Giggs have showed that he believed in the red devils for so long and Sir Alex have rewarded him with an extention on his contract. (Read More…)
