Manchester United Blog

Rooney and Robin on FIFA Shortlist

Manchestered — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:09:37 +0000

FIFA Footballer of the year nominees:

Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Mario Balotelli (Man City)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, now Shanghai Shenhua)
Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan/PSG)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Santos)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Wayne Rooney (Man United)
Yaya Toure (Man City)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal/Man United)
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Xavi (Barcelona).

I think either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo will win it.

Meanwhile, Sir Alex is also shortlisted on Ballon d’Or Coach nominees:

Vicente del Bosque (Spain)
Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea)
Sir Alex Ferguson (Man United)
Pep Guardiola (ex-Barcelona)
Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich)
Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)
Joachim Low (Germany)
Roberto Mancini (Man City)
Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid)
Cesare Prandelli (Italy).

I don’t think Sir Alex will win it.

A League Win at Stamford Bridge

Manchestered — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:35:26 +0000

Answer to this question, yes we can. We just beat them 3-2. Controversial ref decisions? Yes. But after series of bad decisions at Chelsea’s turf over the years, I’ll take it.

Marching on! Marching on! Come on you Reds!

Can We Beat Chelsea At Stamford Bridge?

Manchestered — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:01:49 +0000

Our problem is obviously not scoring goals, but at midfield and at the back. In the last 2 games, Sir Alex successfully deployed our 4 strikers and we score 7 with each of our forward name on the scoresheet. However, against a team as effective Chelsea, we are likely to deploy 3 strikers since we need to put at least 5 players on the middle of the field to make sure the effective Chelsea midfielders don’t outplay ours. I think it’s unlikely to win given our performance so far, but the spirit is there. We will not give up until the last minutes the lads had shown time and time again this season while Premier League odds suggest that we will win at 21/10.

Let the best team win tonight, and hopefully it’s Manchester United.

Come on you Reds!

Kagawa Out for A Month

Manchestered — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:03:08 +0000

Sir Alex:

Kagawa is out for three to four weeks with a knee injury. Playing on Tuesday (against Braga in the Champions League) didn’t help. It is disappointing”.

Oh well, just when we need all the foot in the field. But on positive note, Chris Smalling was back in training following a broken metatarsal and that Phil Jones should start training again soon.

Manchester United Buy Back Training Kit Sponsorship

Manchestered — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:17:00 +0000

The club buy back training kit deal from DHL.

Nani: I Know Why I’m Out of Favor

Manchestered — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:10:48 +0000

The out of favor winger realizes that he needs to up his game, but rumor also suggests that United’s chiefs think his lofty pay demand was shit.

Roberto Di Matteo: Alex Ferguson’s mind games are over-rated

Manchestered — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:05:43 +0000

Yeah. Right. Via The Independent.

Rio and Anton Ferdinand express disappointment with Football Association and PFA

Manchestered — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:03:25 +0000

After resolving t-shirt issue with the boss, Rio and his brother Anton release statement expressing their disapointment with FA and PFA on how they handle racist abuse.

Alex Ferguson and Rio Ferdinand resolve dispute over Kick It Out T-shirt

Manchestered — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:52:51 +0000

Posted in players

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/alex-ferguson-and-rio-ferdinand-resolve-dispute-over-kick-it-out-tshirt-8220780.html

Great to hear. This shouldn’t be a Manager-Player issue. Instead, it’s Rio’s or any other players’ rights to speak up their mind.

Brendan Rodgers Must Learn From Sir Alex How To Win

Manchestered — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:43:52 +0000

Alan Hansen, a Liverpool legend, writes at Telegraph:

It is impossible for any team to play at their top level for 38 league games a season, but there is no reason why they can’t give maximum effort for 90 minutes in each of them.

This is what has given United impetus at the start of this season, because they have been far from impressive so far. In their three away games, against Everton, Southampton and again at Anfield, at times they have been poor.
If you were watching any other side against Liverpool you’d have dismissed any suggestion the result would be anything but a home win.

I couldn’t believe how bad United were in the first half, allowing Liverpool time and space on the ball. But before you start allowing yourself to think the result is only going one way, you need to remind yourself this is United we are talking about and they will always create a chance and grab a goal from somewhere. When you have them down, you have to punish them because the chances are they’ll find a way to redeem the most average of displays.

Year in year out for more than 2 decades, Sir Alex knows how to get 3 points even with shit displays. That’s what makes United as big as now, it takes 2 decades to get overnight success.