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Oh! I have just seen Fletcher played for the U21. So he can't play tomorrow.

SailorXY: The above games are destined for draws
Meanwhile, my line up for Tuesday will be
------ Lindegaard ------
Fabio - Smalling - Vidic - Buttner
--- Anderson - Cleverley ---
Januzaj -- Kagawa -- Zaha
------ Hernandez -----
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Fabio, Zaha, Kagawa & Buttner need game time for proper assessment in my opinion

It's okay, but it looks like Fletcher will be involved. Fellaini might also be listed.

Everton Vs Totteham
Arsenal vs Liverpool

I pray we get a win at Fulham to close the gap at least with two of the above teams.

dademola: samsung dey carry all of una go hell fire!!

Looking more demons than humans.

EPL: Ferdinand own goal costs Man Utd.

Associated Press

4/7/2007 2:59:14 PM

LONDON (AP) - Portsmouth held on to beat Manchester United 2-1 Saturday in the Premier League and help Chelsea move within three points of first place.

United defender John O'Shea scored in the 90th minute and teammate Alan Smith nearly added another in injury time but Portsmouth goalkeeper David James made the tough save.

Matthew Taylor gave Portsmouth the lead in the 30th by knocking in a rebound, and United defender Rio Ferdinand made it 2-0 with an own-goal in the 89th.

United, which had won seven straight games in the league, leads with 78 points, only three more than Chelsea, which beat Tottenham 1-0 on Ricardo Carvalho's 52nd-minute goal.

Ferdinand scored after a mix-up with United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar. The England defender tapped the ball toward goal with Van der Sar off his line and it trickled into the net.

Both United and Chelsea have six games left and play each other in their penultimate Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on May 9. The two also play Champions League and FA Cup matches over the next week.

http://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=203176

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Poo happen.

Ogbeche77: I'm beginning to think elampiro is a virus

I guess elampiro is a spambot.

RuuDie: I cannot believe I am reading this

Hart was out before he headed that ball. Hart had long left the 6 yard area. God designed our brain such that within split second we can change our action. If you were already going to shoot or head heavy, before the count of a second, you can change to either head left/right/back or allow the ball to even drop on its own or your goalkeeper to clear it. It is all in our brain. Even in speech, you can change what you want to say before the count of a second.

We have seen a similar event between Van Der Sar and Ferdinand. Neither of the players could be blamed for the goal. VDS stepped out high and Ferdinand passed to the empty goal.

To me, Hart was trying to help this young guy Nastasic, had it been Kompany or Lescott it would have been a different story. Hart would have been more confident on Kompany to deal with the situation and pressure from Torres.

As far as I am concern, today's goal was not totally Hart's fault. Why did that defender, Nonesestic, not change his mind mid way and head to another direction. He saw Hart out before he got his head on the ball. It was a clear defensive misunderstanding between two people.

montelik: What facts, when you and some others were down-grading DDG on this forum at the end of last season, myself, Coogar and a whole host of others decimated all your conclusion with numerous statistics from a variety of sources. You had to resort to posting biased match reports from journalists determined to undermine our goalie, the same who turned a blind eye Hart's regular failings.

Also your point was hardly limited to aerial balls. You said repeatedly that Hart was better all round goalie and even claimed he was less error prone. I don't have the energy to dig out the pages and comments. Just accept that maybe you didn't see what was apparent to a number of us last season, because you weren't comfortable with the idea of DDG in goal.

Everybody is talking like Hart only started making errors this season, but he has dropping clangers since around November/December of last year and has now only started drawing attention.

You were bringing statistics and I don't believe in statistics. I guess as of today. Hart is a better keeper than De Gea statistically. I use what I see to judge before any stat is considered.

I was majorly on aerial balls in my argument against De Gea. However, in all I picked Cech best and non of you refer to that now.

coogar: you said hart was the better goalie - you managed to bring up useless points to support your stance. hart fills you with confidence & he controls his area.

And those points were true for last season. And I said categorically I would pick Cech, Ceasar and Hart above De Gea. I also said De Gea had the potential to be world best soon.

Today, I still pick Cech above De Gea. I have not seen Julio recently except his good performance in the confederation cup.

coogar: says the liar that said the error tonight was between zabaleta & hart.



and he was in the PFA team - voted by his fellow professionals whilst you are busy talking nonsense.

You and your allies here are the big liars. If you cannot show where I ever said De Gea should be sold, then you all are a bunch of shame. If you cannot show where I recommend where Hart should be bought, you all are chronic unrepentant liars.

chamotex: Are you sure you watched the match?

Was it not Zabeleta who nodded for Torres? I thought he was the one.

Ed Woodward has said that Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Manchester United and that an increase in revenue would be able to fund such a move.

United posted a record revenue of £360 million this year and that is likely to rise to a whopping £420 million next year as our position as a global marketing powerhouse continues.

Last week, Mike Phelan hinted that United would have re-signed Ronaldo had Ferguson stayed in charge and when asked if United would go back in for Ronaldo in his first interview since the summer with United We Stand, he said:

“Who knows? As the revenue is growing so much faster than anything else it does allow us to be able to spend a lot more on players. If you look at our revenue two years ago it was £320-odd million, the year just finished was £360m and this year we are saying £420-430m.

“That revenue, certainly the growth, is allowing us to invest. If ever there are top players available, we have the ability to invest.”

“We all miss Ronaldo as a player. He was just phenomenal. They are the sort of things you tell your grandchildren about, watching him… That guy was a genius, a top player. Who knows? I do think that we as a club should be aspiring and having the best players.”

This week, Ronaldo admitted he was only ever going to sign for United and posted a photo of himself in a United shirt on Instagram (http:///wQGnTU) so he has still got United on his mind. United will always have a firm place in his heart and fans would love to see him return but there has to be a willingness from the board to make it happen. (Source: thepeoplesperson.com, United We Stand, Instagram)

dayokanu: Yeah this season Joke Hart went through a surgery and changed him from last season to the one error per game keeper he is now

One error per game? So one who has some clean sheets.

He has conceded less goals than many keepers even without Kompany..

coogar: stop lying - you no dey shame?

Lie about what? You are the greatest liar on this thread. If only you could look at yourself in the mirror.

De Gea was awful with aerial balls last season. That was a fact.

coogar: and city don't put defenders around joe hart when there's a corner kick but united surround de gea with defenders.

elampiro needs help....from UNICEF!

That was the case last season.

I have seen a similar mistake between Ferdinand and VDS.

coogar: de gea should be sold - hart is the best keeper on the planet. he controls his box & i don't panic when the aerial incursions keep flying in. we must get hart by january.

I stand by my words any day as it was last season.

1. Peter Cech was and still my best keeper in EPL. One of the best three in the world.

2. Hart and Julio Ceasar were better in charge of their box and aerial balls last season than De Gea.

dayokanu: [size=14pt]Elampiro likes[/size]

My favorites last season were:

1. Cech
2. Julio Ceasar
3. Hart

So why not also use number 1 and 2 above to compare? Peter Cech is still my favourite any day.

[quote author=adebayo201][/quote]I put Cech above Hart. So why dont you use Cech as an example?

I just saw a very quality match. That was really a massive game.

Joe Hart and Zabeleta spoilt it at the end.

Hart: How can a keeper run out of his box when his defender had a 60/40 advantage? Perhaps Hart thought Torres would out pace Zabeleta to the ball. That was a nonsense move. Zab also could have change his mind when he realised his keeper was out.

Chelsea has been given a massive boost for the title run. They got a draw in Old Trafford and now a win over City.

Sometimes he does things that are too good to be true.





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Anyway let me get ready for today Cashico. Yesterday, the ref spoil the classico for Ronaldo. He should leave Spain so that the classicos become meaningless. Mourinho left it for them.



Waiting for 5pm for cashico. Who will drop points?

Manchester United 3 Stoke 2: Wayne Rooney is Old Trafford's hero

WAYNE ROONEY came to the rescue for United on the day Old Trafford chief executive Ed Woodward hailed him as ­“irreplaceable and ­phenomenal to watch”.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/347475/Manchester-United-3-Stoke-2-Wayne-Rooney-is-Old-Trafford-s-hero

I have seen the highlight of the match again. Anyone who thinks Rooney's goals was a fluke is a pure hater. How can you see white and call it black? It was a touch of genius. The desire of some people here to always want Rooney to fail so that they can find ways to bring him down is ridiculous, and Wayne Rooney is shaming his haters.

Also his commendable effort that led to RVP's goals is just as I have described it.

elrony: Are we in for another saga

Manchester United are not thought to have offered Wayne Rooney a new contract because they do not want to commit £70m on keeping him at Old Trafford. The 28-year-old striker is believed to be looking for an improvement on his current £250,000-a-week salary and wants a five-year contract.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2477654/THE-FOOTBALL-GRAPEVINE-Wayne-Rooneys-wage-demands-turned-Manchester-United--Rob-Shepherd.html

No single comment from club or agent or player. How do we know this is true?

*** let's say its true, then it helps his transfer price which benefits the club. But should he raised his game higher, he... he.... he

I am done with that argument. I can't be wasting my precious time when people are arguing with sentiments.

coogar: ball going out of play? nani's cross was going out of play? must you lie, old man?

Now I can see you didn't watch the match. Had Rooney not headed that ball from the last angle, the ball would have gone out the next second.

coogar: hahahaha - how come rooney didn't lose his marker in the first half when nani found him?



he was helping the ball across to where united's players were concentrated. you could tell from his reaction after the ball left his head - he was shocked to see he had scored.



best option? best option is letting the goalie save his header when he could have kept the ball in play?



i don't hate rooney but he didn't mean to score from there. corner came to him short & he glanced the header towards the direction of evans/chicharito.

From what I saw Rooney clearly headed to the goal. The ball was too high and far to be a pass to Chicha and Evans.

You may as well call his Bicycle kick against Man City a fluke. Infact you could claim that his header that led to RVP's goal was a fluke, he wanted to head it back into play but the ball hit side of his net.

coogar: hahahaha - how come rooney didn't lose his marker in the first half when nani found him?

The 18 box was choked and it was the 1st clever header when Stoke were protecting their lead. It was a ball going out of play and Rooney was very intelligent in his steps, jump and timing of the ball better than the Stoke tall defender. It was an extreme job. Many strikers won't have a control of that header. That led to the first goal.

*** if you want to watch lost of marker, go and watch AC Milan Vs Man United 2-3.

elrony: Bros u are contradicting urself with the above post...more like shooting urself on the toes!!!

If u call dat goal "cheap"..i 'll take it you just don't know what u are saying!!!

There is nothing special in the goals as you people are painting. It was a simple goal.

coogar: he was at the far side - nani isolated him well with the cross & it was a free header. he should have scored or at least head the ball back into play.



even in a more congested box, chicha has scored headers by losing his markers. rooney's goal was a fluke - he was only helping the ball to reach the far side where chicha & evans were waiting. he didn't mean to score from there.

*** OMG!!! Did I hear that? Rooney's goal was a fluke? I have seen the goals more than six times in DSTV blitz. Rooney knew exactly what he was doing. He looked and directed his header perfectly well.

*** secondly Rooney took the best option in his 1st header. Heading it back into play meant he dashed it to Stoke City. Only a weak striker would have done that- manage to put it back into play any how.

*** I can see you hate Rooney so much that you said his goal was a fluke. Had it been been RVP or Kagawa or Chicha, it would mean they are genius. I give up on you.

There is nothing you people are showing now or any kind of goal or movement from Chicha and RVP that Rooney has not done. I see nothing special in following up a rebound or lost ones marker. That is what a striker is meant to do.

Go and watch Rooney's best goals on youtube.