Archive for May, 2011
They suffered from a lack of presence in midfield and I was quite surprised to see Darren Fletcher sat on the bench while Javier Hernandez partnered Wayne Rooney in a two-man attack. ...
They suffered from a lack of presence in midfield and I was quite surprised to see Darren Fletcher sat on the bench while Javier Hernandez partnered Wayne Rooney in a two-man attack. ...
In the bowels of Wembley Stadium, his bid to emulate Bob Paisley as a three-times winner of the European Cup in tatters, Sir Alex Ferguson was dignified in defeat on Saturday night.
His Manchester United side had lost to the best football team he had ever seen in his life (and he was there in 1960 when Real Madrid had enraptured Glasgow). Barcelona deserved to win, he added, they played football the proper way as well as he had ever seen it done. It was well said. ...
In the bowels of Wembley Stadium, his bid to emulate Bob Paisley as a three-times winner of the European Cup in tatters, Sir Alex Ferguson was dignified in defeat on Saturday night.
His Manchester United side had lost to the best football team he had ever seen in his life (and he was there in 1960 when Real Madrid had enraptured Glasgow). Barcelona deserved to win, he added, they played football the proper way as well as he had ever seen it done. It was well said. ...
There is a perception among some people ahead of the Champions League final that Barcelona are a team who don't like it up them and can be muscled out of contention.
I saw Jack Wilshere advising United to 'get in their faces', although I'm not sure what a 19-year-old Arsenal midfielder can offer a man with 47 trophies to his name in terms of tactical pointers.
This Barcelona team are certainly not soft touches. ...
There is a perception among some people ahead of the Champions League final that Barcelona are a team who don't like it up them and can be muscled out of contention.
I saw Jack Wilshere advising United to 'get in their faces', although I'm not sure what a 19-year-old Arsenal midfielder can offer a man with 47 trophies to his name in terms of tactical pointers.
This Barcelona team are certainly not soft touches. ...
This time Alex Ferguson is not taking it lightly. There will be no complacency. No certainty. The talk of entering the final as underdogs will not be the product of typical footballing false modesty. History suggests he and his team need to beware.
In 2009 Manchester United were torn apart by Barcelona in the Champions League final, lucky to lose 2-0, their defence, like the rest of us, standing back in admiration to watch Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o score. ...
This season, you could hardly move for pundits reminding everyone that this is not the best team Sir Alex Ferguson has ever managed.
Which rather raises the question - what is?
So, with the help of some United experts, I have ranked all 12 of Ferguson's title-winning sides based on their ability, their achievement and their entertainment value. ...
This season, you could hardly move for pundits reminding everyone that this is not the best team Sir Alex Ferguson has ever managed.
Which rather raises the question - what is?
So, with the help of some United experts, I have ranked all 12 of Ferguson's title-winning sides based on their ability, their achievement and their entertainment value. ...
Barcelona will be able to control the game and dominate Manchester United in midfield during Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley.
At the moment there isn't a single team that can compete with Barcelona in terms of ball possession. ...