The Vanity
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RE: The "Official Football thread" part two...
(20-08-2009 11:56 )setter1000 Wrote: (20-08-2009 11:36 )Phoenix Wrote: Burnley 1-0 Manchester United
"LOL" was created for moments like this ![Big Grin Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Fergusons arrogance cost him. Man Utd are far to big to put their big guns up against little teams(people) like burnley, from the start. It is the premier league for gods sake show some repect for a fellow top tier football team and stop putting weakened team out against them. I'm surprise he does not get permission from the fa to boycott the premier league so he can concentrate on the champions league more intensely.![Big Grin Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
to be fair:
man utd dominated gameplay and control of the ball for 9/10 of the game and were very unlucky on the final 3rd of the pitch, also jensen, burnleys saviour, saves a poor penalty and lead his team to an unbelievable victory, and cappello was in the crowd, so added pressure for the english players to perform
to be true:
you'd think after about 10 premier league seasons as champions ferguson wouldn't of underestimated a club with nothing to lose, everything to gain, and it confuses me why he picked carrick to take the penalty when he has owen, berbatov, rooney and valencia who are great penalty takers
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RE: The "Official Football thread" part two...
(20-08-2009 11:56 )setter1000 Wrote: (20-08-2009 11:36 )Phoenix Wrote: Burnley 1-0 Manchester United
"LOL" was created for moments like this ![Big Grin Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Fergusons arrogance cost him. Man Utd are far to big to put their big guns up against little teams(people) like burnley, from the start. It is the premier league for gods sake show some repect for a fellow top tier football team and stop putting weakened team out against them. I'm surprise he does not get permission from the fa to boycott the premier league so he can concentrate on the champions league more intensely.![Big Grin Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Was it really a weakened team though?:
(Keep in mind injuries)
Foster (VDS injured)
O'Shea Brown Evans Evra (Ferd. n Vidic injured)
Park Anderson Carrick Giggs (3/4 played in the champions league final v Chelsea)
Rooney Owen (One of the best players in the league and a renowned goalscorer)
I think Man U fans have just gotta hold their hands up and say well done Burnley, rather than blame SAF
(This post was last modified: 20-08-2009 12:49 by Phoenix.)
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RE: The "Official Football thread" part two...
(20-08-2009 12:44 )The Vanity Wrote: man utd dominated gameplay and control of the ball for 9/10 of the game
According to Sky Sports it was 67% -- i.e. 2/3 and not 9/10 as you claim.
Quote:cappello was in the crowd, so added pressure for the english players to perform
Poor things.
Quote:ferguson wouldn't of underestimated a club with nothing to lose, everything to gain
Correct, he wouldn't.
Quote:it confuses me why he picked carrick to take the penalty when he has owen, berbatov, rooney and valencia who are great penalty takers
You can't take a penalty from the bench, which is where Berbatov and Valencia were.
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RE: The "Official Football thread" part two...
(20-08-2009 12:44 )The Vanity Wrote: it confuses me why he picked carrick to take the penalty when he has owen, berbatov, rooney and valencia who are great penalty takers
Here's something to confuse you even more. The person according to Ferguson who was first in line to take the penalty was none of the players you name, but Nani. As he was unavailable, Carrick stepped up instead.
As for the great penalty takers you list, Owen only scored 13 out of 23 when he played for Liverpool - actually, not so great after all? Berbatov's last penalty was a comical effort in the FA Cup semi-final and as was pointed out in the post above, neither he nor Valencia were on the pitch anyway. Rooney could have taken it, but then he missed one last season, whereas before last night Carrick's penalty taking record for Man Utd was 5/5.
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20-08-2009 14:17 |
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