--------------------------------- [33] More from Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "If we reach the standards we did in Spain, we will get a result. My first thought when I heard the draw was their record here. They'll want to protect it and you've got to respect it."
--------------------------------- [32] Fergie irked --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "Strange as it may sound, I've got more players at Manchester United than David Beckham" But believe it or not we hear from sources in Athens that Becks could still play! --------------------------------- [31] More from Andy Cole --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "Everyone knows it is a difficult game It was disappointing losing at Deportivo La Coruna. We can't afford to lose this. We need a big result." --------------------------------- [30] More from Olympiakos --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: Ilias Poursanidis "Many big clubs have been beaten in Athens so why not Manchester United? On the pitch, they are footballers, not world stars. We surely have a chance." --------------------------------- [29] Fergie not happy with media --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "The media have gone over the top as usual and we have to pick up the pieces. You don't care a damn about us. It is all about selling papers for you people. You don't have to pick up the pieces, pick a team and bring your players back down to earth." --------------------------------- [28] Cole ready --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "I'd like to think I'm ready. I've had two decent weeks, with us winning 5-3 at Tottenham and qualifying for the World Cup on Saturday. Hopefully, come the game we will get the right result and that would top it all off nicely." --------------------------------- [27] Fergie - Cole may get a chance --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "I think the performance at Tottenham was very good. I thought the second half was fantastic and you can't dismiss that. You don't dismiss performances and I thought Andy Cole, in particular, had an outstanding game against Tottenham and that's why he's a serious consideration for this game." --------------------------------- [26] Vital news --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: The SUN reports that Becks can't stop playing Kylie's new CD in his car, ahead of the Posh album. Well I never. --------------------------------- [25] Giggs on United squad --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "The return of the England boys has created a buzz in the squad. They are on cloud nine after their World Cup qualification and I think this will work in our favour." --------------------------------- [24] More from Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "Physically and mentally, he could be very tired. There is only so much you can get off a player and I have to be sensible. The whole thing has gone over the top and we have to pick up the pieces. I have to select a team and get the players back down to earth. David always wants to play. That is the great thing about the top players and what makes this situation difficult." --------------------------------- [23] O'Dreary on the Worthless Cup --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "Manchester United and Arsenal will definitely take the cup lightly. There's no doubt about that. They've got priorities in other departments. We can't have that arrogance. We haven't won anything yet. They can maybe dismiss the Worthington Cup and FA Cup. We can't. We want to win those." --------------------------------- [22] Daily Star on Big Lily flag --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: Daily Star "Lily (Bin Lost) getting more PR than Bin Laden" --------------------------------- [21] Fergie on media reaction to Becks on Saturday --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "Way over the top" --------------------------------- [20] Ruud on Becks --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "I'm not going to the World Cup but I was delighted for England, and especially for David. It was a tremendous personal performance by him and great that he scored the goal. United can get a spin-off from England's qualification. It's always important that the players are confident, and reaching the finals will give the England lads a huge lift. That has got to be good for the United team as a whole. I just wish I could be there with them. It was a huge personal disappointment to miss out with Holland." --------------------------------- [19] Olympiakos coach --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: Coach Lemonis: "David Beckham is a world-class player and he gave England the quality they needed to reach the World Cup. But he cannot expect such an easy time when he comes to Athens. He must prepare for a tough time and we will make sure we take special care of him. We will man-mark him throughout. When he plays for Manchester United, Beckham performs a different role than he does for England. We will not allow him so much freedom and he will not be so effective. We can certainly handle him. Greece showed the way for Olympiakos with their fantastic performance against England. We have to play that way if we want to beat Manchester United. They will be taking the game against us very seriously after seeing how well Greece performed. If they underestimate us, they will be in for a real shock. If we believe in ourselves, we know we can achieve anything, and that includes beating United." --------------------------------- [18] Fergie didn't watch England --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "I didn't see the England game because I was at the races, trying to get some sanity into my life" --------------------------------- [17] Fergie on the group --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "I still feel 10 points will see us through. It doesn't matter how you get them, as long as you get to that target." --------------------------------- [16] Fergie on Becks --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "David always wants to play. That's the great thing about all the top players. That's what makes it difficult in these types of situations." --------------------------------- [15] More from Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: "The effort he produced against Greece on Saturday will have had an effect on him and my priority is the freshness of the team. I'll probably leave him out and make a change. There is only so much you can get out of a player. The whole thing has gone over the top as usual. We have to pick up the pieces of that and bring players back to earth." --------------------------------- [14] Becks Media hyperbole? --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by bar-knee: And now we come full circle in the art of irony as the press now seem to suggest that Fergie resting Becks is out of order and how stunned THEY are, as if he is now their national treasure to do with as they please. The Mirror calls it the 'unthinkable' obviously failing to recall the numerous other occasions that he's been rested for.
