Manchester United Blog » Torres http://www.manutdblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 29 May 2011 05:59:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 United and Liverpool to bring out top guns http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/general-commentary/united-and-liverpool-to-bring-out-top-guns http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/general-commentary/united-and-liverpool-to-bring-out-top-guns#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:57:48 +0000 Tony http://www.manutdblog.com/?p=816 Manchester United vs Liverpool, one of footballs great fixtures. This match is not for the weak and it’s never taken lightly. It’s a battle for the title of “England’s Most Successful Club”. Both teams have a record 18 league titles and have won a combined 116 honors between each other.

It is for this reason that both team have brought in their top guns. Torres and Gerrard return for Liverpool. While Van der Sar, Vidic, Evra and Scholes will return to the squad, along with Nani, and Berbatov.

Currently sitting in 16th, Liverpool need to make up some ground, but that wont be easy at Old Trafford. My money is on United as always and I predict a 2-1 victory for the Red Devils.

]]> http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/general-commentary/united-and-liverpool-to-bring-out-top-guns/feed 0 Gerrard and Torres cleared to face United http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/gerrard-and-torres-cleared-to-face-united http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/gerrard-and-torres-cleared-to-face-united#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:39:48 +0000 Tony http://www.manutdblog.com/?p=221 Do clubs intentionally put out false or misleading reports about a players availability? Maybe to break the composure or concentration of the opposing team?

Both Gerrard and Torres were set to miss Saturdays clash against Manchester United. But according to the clubs official website both players completed a full training session and have been included in the squad that will take on Manchester United at Anfield.

This is after Gerrard said “The United game is too soon. I’ve got a decent chance for the Champions League game in Marseille on September 16, but I’ve told the manager I’d like to do a certain amount of training before I play.”

]]> http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/gerrard-and-torres-cleared-to-face-united/feed 4 First Torres, now Gerrard out of Saturdays clash against United http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/first-torres-now-gerrard-out-of-saturdays-clash-against-united http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/first-torres-now-gerrard-out-of-saturdays-clash-against-united#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:29:51 +0000 Tony http://www.manutdblog.com/?p=219 Steven Gerrard has ruled himself out of Saturdays match against Manchester United. The Liverpool captain had surgery on a groin injury back in August after helping Liverpool qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
This is a major blow to Rafa’s side, seeing as how they were already without Fernando Torres. Torres suffered a hamstring injury during his last Premier League match against Aston Villa.
The England international explained how he was forced to take multiple painkillers to get through matches.  When asked if he would be fit for the Manchester United match Gerrard answered: “The United game is too soon,”
“I’ve a decent chance for the Champions League game in Marseille but I’ve spoken to the manager and told him I’d like to do a certain amount of training before I come back.” Gerrard told the Liverpool Daily Post.
“I don’t want to go into a big game only having had one session with the boys.”
“There are times when you have got to forget about England and Liverpool and get yourself right. I had a good rest in the summer and felt great when I came back. Then, as soon as I went into training, the groin started niggling. One day it would be the right, then the left, and over a month’s pre-season, it started to be a real worry.
“I strained both sides, which is a separate injury from the main groin problem I’ve got. The strains came about because I was training and playing differently to reduce the pain further up the pelvic bone.”
Gerrard added: “The decision about surgery was taken after our game against Standard Liege. I had a meeting with the club doctor on the day of the game and said the discomfort was getting to the stage where I couldn’t continue.
“I’d had to double, then treble, my dose of painkillers to train and play, and I was having to take them during games. You get to the stage where you can’t grind it out any longer. I told the doctor, ‘I can’t find my level, I can’t get to 100 per cent because I’m missing training sessions and I don’t feel right in games. I don’t feel I can go to the max’.
“I couldn’t sprint flat out, couldn’t pass more than 30 yards and couldn’t shoot properly and, as much as you want to be out there for every game, it is important to be right.”

]]> http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/breaking-news/first-torres-now-gerrard-out-of-saturdays-clash-against-united/feed 0 Ronaldo deserves PFA Player of the Year awards http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/news/ronaldo-deserves-pfa-player-of-the-year-awards http://www.manutdblog.com/manchesterunited/news/ronaldo-deserves-pfa-player-of-the-year-awards#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:03:55 +0000 Tony http://www.manutdblog.com/?p=105 Cristiano Ronaldo is the heavy favorite to sweep the PFA Awards, again. Last year Cristiano Ronaldo won both the PFA player of the year and PFA young player of the year awards.
3 players return this year to the PFA player of the year shortlist, Steven Gerrard, Cesc Febregas and of course Cristiano Ronaldo. 3 players also return to the PFA young player of the year shortlist, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas and Micah Richards.

Ronaldo was robbed of the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007. Not to take anything from Kaka, but Ronaldo was better. If Ronaldo does not win both PFA awards this year, the competition is rigged. No other nominee has had the success Ronaldo has had this season. Not only individual success but team success as well.
Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor couldn’t carry their team into the semi-finals of the Champions League and have now slipped into 3rd place in the Premier League and it has been 3 years since Arsenal won any silverware.
Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard could not finish better than 4th place in the Premier League. Fernando Torres has had a decent run, scoring 21 goals and Steven Gerrard has scored 10. Yet they don’t come close to Ronaldo’s 27.
David James was the best keeper in the league, but Portsmouth is struggling to stay in 6th 
And if a player wins the player of the year award (and is young enough to be nominated for the young player of the year) He deserves the young player of the year award.

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