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Avram Grant, Big Phil, Guus Hiddink & now Carlo Ancellotti. . . . . . . .  notice a trend in life after JM, all these guys have come with their individual styles & footie principles; all recorded good results at the initial stages of their reigns & towards the tail end faltered (*except GH - he didn't stick around long enuf*). . . . . . . why

I think what y'all should be looking into is those set of players y'all have got!?

MUFC Players of the Decade: #6

Van Nistelrooy's goals tally and strike-rate for United were astonishing: more than 100 goals in his first three seasons, the Reds’ all-time top European scorer in his fourth term, and 150 strikes in fewer than 200 starts overall.

Named PFA Players' and Fans' Player of the Year in his first season, Ruud was the kind of prolific frontman not seen at Old Trafford since Denis Law. He was a bona fide poacher: if the ball fell to him in the box, it invariably ended up buried in the opposition net.

Not that the Dutchman was incapable of the odd spectacular goal – think solo effort against Fulham in 2003 and crashing volley at Charlton two years later.

Had Ruud not left for Real Madrid in 2006, he may well have gone on to eclipse Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time United top scorer mark of 249.

It was reassuring to have a player who guaranteed us 25 goals a season. In a relatively lean spell for United, it made the task of winning trophies just that bit easier.

I still miss this fella. . .

presido1:
Let it be true abeg, we will not miss him again it will make SAF to look for another point man by next month.
Sorry barba!!!!!!!

would u rather have Welbeck spear-heading the attack

igbo boy:
In your haste to sound smart you came out sounding dumb, lagos is the name of a city as well as a state smarty pants,
so yea you can compare lagos city with calabar,

Well said. . . . my sentiments exactly; some people are just quick to bash a poster without giving much thot or tryn to understand the message.


@ topic,
neva been to Cali but got lots of pals & family that skooled, served & worked there 4 awhile & from their tales, it sure does sound like the *^iisshh to me!

Did someone in here say "Jose Mourinho is special" Is he still

Well, as someone's signature here says "Pep Guardiola must be his God"



Why don't y'all go buy Pep, maybe you'll be winning sextuples in no time

aieromon:
Hmm
looks like we might get back on top by wednesday,.,.,.if only we get all 3pts off hull

Very true. . . . hope the boys are all fired-up by the Chelski results, we need em out there with all gunz blazing so Hull won't have a prayer!

L'pool really needed the win but up until the 60^th min, it was looking like a real mountain. The red card to the hull player really helped.

I still feel that inspite of the losses, Rafa and his Reds can still make up a lot of ground on the current top-5 teams as long as they can put together a consistent string of wins in between these lost games.

biina:
Hughes typed his own sack letter when he told the management that, after spending that much money, the realistic target for the season would be 6th. Did he think the Arabs were fools?

well, mancini berra start typing his cuz he's not gonna do any better. . . .

Aquilani starts for the first time in the EPL. . . . what is he made off? We'll see.

Rafa's reds hope to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat at Pompey and can move up to 6^th place on the table if they win tonight - just five points away from the teams occupying the champs ligue spots.
Wolves are striving to avoid being dragged deep into the relegation squabble and will want to build on their crucial win over Burnley in the last but the odds are not really in their favor. Mick will no doubt field his strongest possible side tonight with a view to getting something from L'pool who have been uncharacteristically generous in dropping points this season.
With Rafa having the complement of a full squad, L'pool are expected to take all 3pts and the onus is on them to but with happenings over the past week. . . . an upset is not entirely off the cards!

OMO IBO:
Can we now revert to out tried and tested style of play?.
Grit n brawn . . . . .1 - 0 scoreline??

Can Ancelotti please put Lampard in the middle of the pack and not on the sides??

Whats up man. . . . . don't fancy [b]diamond[/b]s anymore

Goran Pandev of Lazio is a good striker on the market now. . . . his contract with Lazio has just been cancelled by serie-A commission, so he can now go wherever on a free.

a cupful of draws can cost more than a handful of losses. . . .

Akolawole:
@All

We will be so foolish to think we are champions elect.

Our rivals make us look good on paper but we are not good enough.

With what i have seen in the last 6 matches with no injuries, we are in serious trouble.

GBAM JIGI JIGI GBAM GBAM. . . . . ol' boy 1 star 4 u!

nateevs:
Another 2pts dropped. .

oh. . . . ur eye jus clear abi

;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=371630.msg5189041#msg5189041 date=1261838367]SIX minutes added time. . . . . .

Chelsea will SCORE.[/quote]2.5mins to go, don't be shocked when b'ham do cuz they're a threat oh!

 

under 20 & counting. . . . come on b'ham!

raul:
@ruudie true
bt wat hpns if SAF s left wif makeshift players
hmmn

even if berbatov & rooney are going to play at the back, make it a string of 4 so there'll always be a covering player for another. against fulham the defence was all at sea. . . . the back 3 couldn't spread out and stop the fulham wingers/wingbacks; the midfielders in front of the defence were not dropping back to cover the flanks. . . . . it was such an uncomfy formation, i don't think the players quite understood it themselves!

sturridge seems to be the name on y'all's lips now. . .  whatever happened to the controversial ka_lakuta?

sel'sea  are very lucky not to be a goal down. . . . drogba, though lying postrate, could have been deemed to be playing benitez on.

I think RVN will still make a good acquisition. . . . expecially with a club that has good m/f'ders that can work openings and create chances!

raul:
Also heard vidic has a 50-50 chance, ,bt d@ aside i dnt fink hull wld b d@ diff 2 beat (evn wif d so-called home adv), ,we jst nid 2 play 2 d best f our capabilities n we'l gt max points @ d kc stadium
one united

true. . . . wouldn't be very hard to beat hull; important thing is to field a stable team, get the balance spot on all thru - no room for suicidal experimentations like in fulham last week!

Pep might have much more success but i'll say Rijkaard on the account of experience - he's seen highs and the lows; and felt the heat of real pressure managers face. . . . plus he's dutch and the philosophy of playing good, attack-minded footie as a strong cohesive unit is a tradition where he's from; they are practically weaned on it!

In truth, Pep is just playing Frank's system with a slightly different personnel.

v3:
Oh yea, Agbonlahoe over Walcott, Young over Nasri. . .need help wiv d otherz

on current form. . . . who wouldn't

v3:
RuuDie.
U stay around or behind Brown rd, correct? *fingerz crossed*

yeah. . . . close to Brown rd

- am i s'posed to know u

gracias senorita!

Say criz,
don't u think it'd be a good idea to include the satellite tv provider (HITV/DSTV) that would be airing em games!?

Tough 1 for the gunners. . . . . without Fab4, be very surprised if they can cop all 3pts!

as long as play a flat back-4, Carrick/Fletcher in the absence of the regulars, we can hold out and keep a clean sheet - hope SAF gets his mind right and not try any sen're're moves like he did at Craven Cottage!

[quote author=~Borat~ link=topic=371630.msg5184669#msg5184669 date=1261767309]Honestly i dont really know what to expect. . .[/quote]true talk. . . . the way things are shaping up these days, 1 is not just sure anymore what to expect from these games!



say, who knows which channel this matches are gonna be on

Javier Saviola is 1 who seems to be picking up again -- he'd make a useful striking addition for any squad!