Two seasons ago, Atletico Madrid won the Europa League, Bayern Munich lost the Champions League final, Chelsea won the FA Cup, and Blackpool won the playoffs. Chelsea's year? also a team in Blue won the premier league title

coogar:

fellaini is shyte abeg.....he would be anonymous in man utd.
his quality suits everton. there's no pressure to do well at everton.
if he has to play in a club where the pressure to win all games is immense,
fellaini would fade. just ask charlie adam!

ritchboy:

That crystal ball of yours must be worth it's weight in shit!

coogar:

and your thought process must be worth it's weight in pukery if you think fellaini
is better than fletcher, anderson or cleverley.

coming from a guy that once said
gallas was better than vidic, you should be the last person talking about player
comparison.

ritchboy:

Fletcher that is liable to shit his pants at any minute?

Anderson? As in the same Anderson?

Cleverley? Maybe potential ability. Current level, not a snowball's chance in hell's furnace.

Gallas "was" better than Vidic. Can you pinpoint a time Anderson was better than Cesc Fabregas as you claimed a few seasons ago?

montelik: I also don't agree with Rio in midfield. But I believe the article some up my feelings perfectly. We badly need new ideas, blood, energy, creativity and movement in central midfield. I was so happy with the way we started last season. Even though we were playing very open and somewhat careless football, I love the new direction and could see the improvements every game. I remember Ruudie craving for us to return to slow, cumbersome and super cautious but safe and effective style of 10/11 while I was happy to have team evolve a different style even if at risk. Eventually injuries and other circumstances meant we returned to our old pattern (even bringing back Scholes).

I really hope this summer SAF goes back to what we tried to do last season. Our interests in Kagawa, Hummels, Hazards e.t.c suggest we will hopefully try to go in that direction again, but this time hopefully we will be better reinforced. The plus now is some of our players will be more experienced and motivated after the way the season ended.

Mr_TA: So spurs might Be losing some players since they have missed out on CL. Interested in any particular payers?

coogar:

it's just that we struggle to keep our midfield talents fit throughout the season.

----------de gea-----------
rafael--smalling--vidic--evra
---------carrick------------
---fletcher---anderson------
valencia---rooney----nani

this team if played 80% next season would
take the title off man city or any of the challengers.

montelik:

I doubt this will be good enough. Nani is never as effective on the left, particularly when he is played as part of front 3. Valencia is a pure touch line winger, no good as a wing forward. Rooney will be isolated upfront alone and will struggle badly with no real support. Fletcher is not a central midfielder that can offer much when he pushes up to advanced positions. We tried him there in 09/10 season when Carrick insisted on playing the anchor man in front the back 4, and its was not successful. Anderson might be able to do well there, but so far he has shown nothing to convince me he can on a regular basis. If we had a true natural and dynamic left wing forward (Young isn't either) it might be successful as we could play Nani on the right and the other guy on the left, but with the present personnel I doubt this team will be a solution.

Sun, 20 May 19:59:00 2012

Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Manchester United because he feels he has fallen out of favour with manager Alex Ferguson, but insists he would never join rivals Manchester City.

"My time at Manchester United is running out," the 31-year-old Bulgaria striker told bTV on Sunday. "I no longer feel like a valuable part of this team."

The Premier League runners-up took up an extra year's option on the former Bulgaria captain's contract in March despite him slipping down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

"I think I did well in the few opportunities that I received," he said. "But I am a little frustrated by the way this happened, I do not think I deserved it."

Berbatov, who is Bulgaria's all-time leading scorer with 48 goals, joined United from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 for £30.7 million.

He was first-choice at Old Trafford until the latter stages of the 2010-11 season, when he fell out of favour despite being the Premier League's leading scorer.

The former Bayer Leverkusen striker was famously dropped for the Champions League final, with fringe player Michael Owen taking his place on the bench for the defeat Barcelona.

Berbatov stayed to fight for his place but, despite Javier Hernandez losing form and Owen barely seeing any action through injury, he is still mostly used as a substitute.

"I've talked 10 times or even more with the manager and he always told me there would be a place for me in the team. But after that I continued to stay on the bench," he added.

"But I have dignity and I stopped going to such meetings, it is clear that I'm leaving United. It's obvious that I have to leave.

"I'm looking for a new place now... I know I can still play at the highest level."

Berbatov has been linked in the media with several clubs from Italy, Germany, France and Turkey, but he said he would not join United's city rivals Manchester City.

"I would never join Man City, I am a loyal person after all," he said. "I had the opportunity to sign for City in the past, but I chose United."

Eurosport / Reuters

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/20052012/58/premier-league-berbatov-wants-city.html

RuuDie: I wish Berbatov could just stay on and UTD find a system of play that is just a tad slower. . .with Berba + Wazza combo, Wazza can always drop into the midfield and pull defences out.
All this headless running by some of our wingers is just so annoying - and Welbeck, oh

debosky: http://www.rnanutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/May/manchester-united-seal-hazard-deal.aspx.htm

debosky: ^^

It's a spoof site coogar.

Who in grundo is fred the red?

coogar:

it's just that we struggle to keep our midfield talents fit throughout the season.

----------de gea-----------
rafael--smalling--vidic--evra
---------carrick------------
---fletcher---anderson------
valencia---rooney----nani

this team if played 80% next season would
take the title off man city or any of the challengers.

Mr_TA: I don't think I like this Hazard chap at all. What's with the whole LeBron James type announcement of who he's going to sign for? Comes across as a Arrow imo.

mbulela:
you and this your Anderson logic.
you no dey tire?
that boy is not it. Is he your religion?

coogar:

our best central midfielder until he lost a partner
that synced with him.