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[32] Gary Nev hits back
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"At the moment people seem infatuated with the idea that the 4-4-1-1 system is the
cause of our mixed form" he told United’s Official Magazine.
"We’ve actually played a similar system for a number of years. Teddy Sheringham,
Dwight Yorke and Eric Cantona all played as deep-lying forwards and Paul Scholes grew
up playing as a withdrawn striker before moving back to midfield."
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[31] Verdict from the Indy
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"The odds must be against one of them including the European Cup but this has been a
good few days for Manchester United; in the Premiership they have gained three points
on Leeds, two on Arsenal and Liverpool and re-established their European credentials.
The healing process has a distance to run, but they are a long way off the critical
list."
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[30] Verdict from Sporting Life
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"The Ferguson empire is poised to strike back and the message is clear - United remain
Britain's best hope of ruling Europe."
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[29] Possible Arse keeper on Sunday
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Stuart Taylor:
"United? What a nice game to play in if I'm picked. It's just what you want because it
is what first-team football at a big club is all about. My ambition has always been to
be a top Premiership keeper. Now I've got a big chance to prove I'm getting there and
I want to take it. I'll maybe get a bit nervy looking forward to it this week but
usually you are all right when you get out there. There was no time for nerves in La
Coruna. They just gave me a quick warm-up on the pitch at half-time when it looked
like Richard wouldn't be going out again. As Under-21 keeper I went to Euro 2000 with
Kevin Keegan's England squad for experience and training. I faced David Beckham's
free-kicks a few times. Some of them flashed past me, I have to admit, but I'll be
doing all I can to stop them on Sunday."
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[28] Hughes on Fergie
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I never felt intimidated, I just got angry, although looking back I realise he was
spot on most of the time. I never saw him come to blows with anyone, but I saw it get
pretty close. Some players found it hard to deal with, but they didn't last. One of
his great strengths is that he understands Old Trafford is a difficult place to play,
and he picks players who are man enough to deal with that.I never doubt Sir Alex. And
criticism just makes them stronger. I'd be very wary about backing
against them."
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[27] Hughes on his bite
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"Because when I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt
for a while that I was just treading water. There was a build-up of frustration
because I felt that I wasn't showing how good I could be, so I started lashing out a
bit. And when I started getting aggressive, I started making progress. So I stuck with
it."
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[26] Hughes on Big Ron's inner circle
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"He liked the senior players around him, people like [Bryan] Robson and [Ray]
Wilkins. I used to do the training, go back to my digs and sleep, and that was the
sum total of my day. I didn't mix. And when we won the FA Cup in 1985, I remember the
celebrations on the pitch but not having anyone I felt close enough to to enjoy the
moment with. Everyone says that it's so special, winning the FA Cup, and you should
remember everything, but all I can remember from '85 is looking around, thinking 'who
can I enjoy this with?'...Norman was a man before his time. He slipped into the
circle of senior players very easily, while I found it much more difficult. I wanted
to be part of it, but I realised that because of my character it wouldn't happen."
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[25] Mark Hughes on his Sparky nickname
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"It was from school, where all the lads were named after comics. One lad was Beano,
and I was Sparky. Unfortunately it followed me to United, because I played against a
lad for Wrexham Schools who United signed. But Ron Atkinson certainly kept it going."
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[24] Becks on Bayern
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"But a draw against a team of Bayern's stature away is no bad result and we can take a
lot of heart from our performance. We had a real go at them in the second half and
almost pulled off a win. We wanted to go there and play better football than we have
done all season, and I think we can say that we did that."
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[23] Keano on new system
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I think it's important that players can adapt when we get new signings or the manager
wants to try new systems. You have to be prepared to change because I think we had
become predictable in Europe over the past few seasons and that's where we have come
unstuck. I'm prepared to play whatever role the gaffer wants. I think I've been
defensive for the past three or four years anyway because of the attack-minded
players we have in the team. It would be great if we could all get forward but we know
that's not the case."
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[22] Keano - the end of the season when it counts
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"But the time to judge us is at the end of the season. It's still early in the season.
If we were firing on all cylinders already, I'd be pretty worried. I expect us to get
more fired up in the second half of the season when the games become that bit more
important. You just have to be patient. We've given away soft goals but they've been
down to individual mistakes and you can't legislate for that. Our players are only
human. They're entitled to off-days. But I'd rather give away daft goals now than in
the second half of the season."
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[21] More from Keano
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I mean, I don't want to use excuses because at the end of the day it's up to myself.
I know I shouldn't go out on the pitch unless I'm fit...I needed to get myself
properly fit because I'd been cutting corners recently regarding training because of
my injuries and it just came to a head against Deportivo La Coruna when my knee was
really sore. I know that I've not been 100 per cent. I set myself high standards and
if I don't reach them I can be critical of myself and that's the case here."
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[20] How many Beckhams does it take to change a lightbulb?
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
by Gary
Not David this time, but Victoria as the Sun (page 25) reports...
"Town gets own Beck"
Town chiefs got their own back when Victoria Beckham refused to turn on her local
Christmas lights - by hiring a Geri Halliwell lookalike.
Officials in Sawbridgeworth, Herts, thought Posh and David would do the honours
because they live just outside the town.
But the pair were busy so the council drafted in Sarah Belsey - a dead
ringer for Posh's bitter Spice Girl rival Geri.
Sarah, 21, said "I'm surprised Posh couldn't make it as she lives so close but I'm
happy to fill in for her."
Now I'm only guessing here, but I imagine the switch-on may well occur in the near
future and United will have the Boavista, Chelsea, West Ham and Derby games around the
same time - so the odds are that United are playing at home and David and Victoria
will be in the Manchester area - nowhere near bloody Hertfordshire...
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[18] Team-mate on Stam claims
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Clarence Seedorf:
"Stam is a player I know very well and I don't think he is a player that needs to be
any stronger. But I can't defend him if it is a fact that he has tested positive. What
can you say? It is a bad thing for football the way it is coming out. This is a
problem for all players, not just Dutch players. We have to be more careful every day
with what we take."
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[16] Quote of the day
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Ken Bates on the strike
"Quite simply it's a case of no play, no pay"
Yet this is the man who paid those of his players who didn't go to Israel!
Song for Chelsea game - "Six men wouldn't go, wouldn't go to Israel"
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[15] Gordon Taylor latest on strike
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"As for there being three wobblers, we know there are 22 wobblers because 22 players
voted against strike action while 2,290 were in favour. There are two ways of sorting
this out. Quite simply, they can come up with a better offer or they can take us to
court. They are talking about new offers, but it's an old offer and it's only 1% of
their extra money. We keep expecting to see them in court but they seem to be backing
away from that now."
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[14] Bayern boss praises us
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Ottmar Hitzfeld:
"They have got a real inventor in midfield with Veron and I think they have improved a
lot from last season. We could have lost and it's important that we won a point. It
would have been very tough to lose our first home match. We were the better side in
the first half but we couldn't re-establish our rhythm in the second. Manchester are
a very powerful team. They defended well and they scored a wonderful goal from Ruud
van Nistelrooy."
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[13] Keano on the Bayern game
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"A performance like that increases confidence. We know we've not been playing that
well this season, but the players are all determined to turns things round. This was
an encouraging night for us. We have to accept the criticism, because we've not been
playing that brilliantly and the results have shown that. But the time to judge as is
at the end of the season, and the players are as determined as ever to win a couple of
trophies. We are our own biggest critics when we don't perform to our potential, and
now we are looking forward to what should be a great game against Arsenal this
weekend."
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[12] Keano speaks now
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I've had a bit of rest and I've had to be careful to nurse it through. But I am in a
situation where, because of the type of player I am, I have to train. In games I need
to play on the edge and if I missed training it would take its toll. Eventually I
would get found out against the good players. That showed when I was struggling. It
took its toll then and I can't afford to let that happen again."
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[11] Keano a few weeks ago on his knee
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I've not been training properly and I've not been playing well. And by not performing
well I feel I've let down myself, the manager, the fans and most of all my
team-mates. I think the lads have been carrying me."
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[10] Keano on his knee after Tuesday
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"My knee felt fine this evening. And I now hope, please God, it will be okay again for
the Arsenal game on Sunday."
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[9] Matchday Programmes - sniff 'em
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by redend:
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like to collect your programmes and keep them in pristine condition. Only removing
them from the polythene sleeves to sniff them furtively when you're alone in the house.
Do you like to sniff inside new books too? Or a nuns shoe? mmmmmm. I used to have a
thing about nun's clothing but I had to drop it when it became a habit. (I'll get me
coat - you get your programme).
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[8] EVERYBODY OUT - Alex Plypin
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
The Alex Plypin Experience writes:
So, a game of brinkmanship develops!
In the loser blue corner is the aptly-named FA, with an impressive run of form to date.
- Going back on a deal with the German FA, when the pound signs started flashing.
- Completely tatering their most famous competition by sending the holders and
favourites halfway around the world for a kickabout.
- Making an absolute dog's breakfast of the national stadium bid, including
demolishing the current venue before its replacement had been agreed, reneging on
another agreement to hold athletics there, and squandering mountains of lottery cash
with diddly to show for it.
- Insisting on the `illegality' of standing in a Premier League football stadium,
whereas not enforcing this `law' on any of the lower divisions.
..and in The Red Corner, the players who have all the aces, and a few to spare, and
right on their side.
Ridsdale and Sullivan were bleating on the radio this morning about the illegality of
such a strike, and the prospect of injunctions imposed by clubs on their playing staff
(Giggsy has copped out -again - unless I've missed a Wales friendly somewhere!)
The thrust of the argument is the likes of Becks earning squillions, and going on
strike; whilst poor has-beens and never-weres in the board room contemplate the real
threat of frustration of contract, and the likelihood of all the TV companies tearing
these up and starting again with a new sheet of paper. Even my missus has cottoned on
to the fact that the result of this strike is likely to be less footie on the box - so
pleading on the basis of rich wanting more is falling on deaf ears. The only people
with anything to lose, are those who are bleating loudest now.
The sum in question is 1/6 of the lottery money that has been purloined under false
pretences - basically for nothing - and a small % of a very much bigger cake. They do
not appear to have considered that, in grabbing out for the reflection, they run the
real risk of losing what they already have.One fact that no-one seems to have taken
into account, is that maybe players do not want to be expected to turn out any time of
any day or night for the benefit of TV - or the local dibble, as The Great Hairy Ape
keeps insisting controls KO schedules.
Can we have our football back now please, Mister?
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[7] Bayern injury
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
>From Ananova
'Bayern Munich midfielder Hasan Salihamidzic will be out for five months with a knee
injury. He was hurt after colliding with Mikael Silvestre in the Champions League game
against Manchester United. The 24-year-old Bosnian has played more minutes for the
European champions than any other player during the past two years.'
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[6] Kenyon on proposed strike
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"There's got to be a negotiated settlement because it's not in the interests of the
players, the union, the Premier League, the supporters or the clubs for a strike to
occur. There's got to be some rationale come to these negotiations to bring them to a
close on a negotiated settlement and that's what I believe will happen. It's
unsettling for everybody and I don't think anybody involved in football really wants
this. I'm sure there will be a settlement agreed and even if the strike goes ahead,
there still has to be a negotiated settlement."
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[5] Giggs back in January?
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Fergie:
"Ryan's pulled his hamstring and these things take around six weeks to heal."
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[4] Perhaps the fog improved Turin
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
As you woudln't be able to notice just how bad the place is...Juventus' match with
Bayer Leverkusen was postponed last due to fog.
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[3] Wright looks doubtful
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I'm going to have a scan in the morning. I felt I could play but the injury got worse
as the game went on. It was just too painful at half-time. It's an injury I've had for
some time and it is very sore now."
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[2] Arse in turmoil
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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by bar-knee:
Coruna 2 Arse 0 (and are people now going to say the Mickeys and Arsenal are in
'crisis).
During the game Arsene Wenger subbed Richard Wright at half-time but said it was an
injury rather than tactical - and bought in 20-year-old third-choice goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor. Asked whether the kid will play on Sunday, Wenger said:
"It could come to that. Wright was not a doubt going into the match but it is a knee
problem he had some weeks ago. It wasn't a problem before the game but at half-time
the doctors told me he didn't feel right and I think you could see that the second
goal was down to the injury."
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