Patrice Evra has expressed the feelings of many of the fans, claiming that it is embarrassing that Manchester United will now have to play in the Europa League. After failing to make it out of the group stages, United will now join the final 32 in the secondary European competetion.
Whilst Evra has always been a great speaker, his form over the last eighteen months has been poor, and he is certainly one of the players who needs to take a look at his contribution, or lack of, to United’s recent performances.
“We have to be honest and say we haven’t been professional from the beginning of this competition,” he said. “I don’t know why, but maybe one or two of us have to look in the mirror and say we can do a lot better than we have done. There is always a lesson to be learned because, in the beginning everyone thought United would finish first in the group, with the teams we were drawn against. But in the end we came to qualify and we haven’t got the job done. I don’t have the words to describe how it feels all I can say is that it is a sad day. It feels like a dream and that I will wake up tomorrow and we will have qualified. But it is not a dream it is the reality and we should have woken up earlier in this competition. We deserve to be out. But it is embarrassing to be in the Europa League. Some players dream of playing for United in any competition and you have to respect that, but the way I feel now, it is Champions League or nothing. It is not just about tonight, though. It is about the whole competition. We threw away a chance to qualify. We have to get back to work and show that we are Man United and that we never die. If the players don’t believe the team are good enough to bounce back, then they can go and ask the gaffer not to play but I believe in the team.”
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Feels more like a fluke than decline, very poor showing against Basel both times. highly upsetting and preventable. Hopefully this willl give us some kind of stimulus to remove this glazer stranglehold on our club.
pull your finger out Patrice
I hope the stadium is empty – If you dont hit the Glazers in the pocket they just sit back and laugh.
Green and Gold is one thing but they only really care about the “Gold”
If we have the money then lets buy the quality we need to compete and then lets settle a team that can play together – far too much rotating and playing players out of position – there is no substitute for a settled, confident, winning side. I think that Fergie has to re-think his strategy because he has to admit, the buck stops at the top. Or is he beyond criticism ? If so, things will get worse – trust me.
Evra wasn’t around when we finished bottom in 2005 or when we didn’t play in the European cup for 25 years, so it’s natural he feels this way. Don’t think United fans should feel embarassed, but the likes of Evra, Giggs, Rio and Rooney definitely should. They undid all the hard work this club has put in the Ch.League in the last 5 years.
No need to feel embarrassed Pat, its a chance for us to win this cup for the first time in our history!
Ignore the trolls Cedars, just ignore the bloody trolls…..
On second thoughts, fuck it….
LORD GAGA
Yes the boss is BEYOND criticism, I know your likes, all you ever do is come on here and post snide remarks
Embarrassed is the right word.
This result has shown how thin the squad is and how dangerous it is to bask in past glories. We assumed that we would progress, but assumption is the mother of all f**k ups.
While everyone was looking at Arsenal and Chelsea as yesterdays clubs, ManU has started on the same slippery slope.
Fergie has to take some blame as well. The tactics and team selection were based on arrogance.
Baselona
No point feeling embarassed, if Fergie still don’t realise our squad really need some twitching… we are really short in midfield — Shaqiri is a bright prospect enough, but if we can’t get past a midfield like Basel’s (nevermind Crystal Palace’s), can we ever dream of winning the midfield battles against Xavi and Messi and co?
Fergie, please get your priorities right — everyone wants to beat Barca, but please equip our squad with some self-respecting midfield generals first before thinking so…
I think it’s time players stop talking and finally do some job. Three embarassements for short time is more than fans can take. The problem is obvious and the solution is obvious – CREATIVE midfileder and HARD teamwork. If there is not enough free funds then we should sell some useless players – there are plenty of them in the team right now. It’s time to look at ourselves and make some life-change decisions. Otherwise i see nothing good coming.
Poor performance. Players doesn’t connect with each other. It’s like they just lump up together for the sake of one game. No real teamwork play. Every players has their own quality, just the playing style doesn’t fit them. Maybe it’s time to find new formula. I know this aftermath will come eventually based on the performance lately.
It had been coming. Just like the defeat to city, the weeks preceding that game we were lethargic, and couldn’t get any attacking flow into our game. The weeks before last night showed us the same where we were scraping 1-0 wins and we could see a defeat coming.
I think frustration aimed at the glazers is a cop out. When fergie wanted money to spend in the summer he got it, 50 million! And in all I think he spent well. But he still hasn’t addressed the midfield issue!
If we shd be frustrated at someone it is our great, legendary manager. We love him and always will, but is he now not seeing what the world and his brother can?! It used to be he other way round….
the team selection yesterday was strange and apart from all the talking here going on for the last couple of hours fergie hast to ask him self did i make a mistake.
i personally think he did with the formation and the lineup.
fact is some players arent performing anymore dont know why maybe a confidence thing but its not like they are trying it seems they are not interested at all the body language of some players yesterday was horrific
i saw no passion no will to turn things around it was just “yeah lets got there and see how it goes”.
the players have to think about responsibility.
wolves is the next chance to put everything in balance.
In the past I used to like interviews with Patrice Evra but I think a period of silence would be a good idea for a while now. I can understand that he’s gutted to be out of the Champions Lge, but that’s no excuse for showing this level of disrespect for a competition that means a lot to so-called smaller clubs and their supporters. I hope United won’t go into the Europa Cup with the same take-it-for-granted arrogance and lack of focus as they’ve shown repeatedly this season in Europe. Too many players appear to feel they have some sort of divine entitlement to remain at the top, without having to show the team spirit or commitment needed to make it happen. Sloppy passing, loss of concentration, positional failings and un-forced errors have littered every match in the Champs Lge this season, with Evra a particular offender at times, as though the players feel it has become too demeaning to have to exert much effort against the less prestigious teams.
This has been a strange season, full of promise at the beginning but with cracks showing all over the team even then, with things teetering ever since the 1-6, with low scoring victories at best, plus abrupt exits from the Carling Cup and now Champs Lge in the space of a week. We’ve been hit by injuries of course, but all the chopping and changing cannot help create a settled side. When Rio and Vidic are both fit they are solid but we’ve had so many different defensive line-ups it’s very tough on younger players like De Gea ,Smalling, Jones and Evans ( I hardly include the Da Silvas who have earned so many frequent-flyer points on the treatment table they must have earned a family holiday in Brazil by now) . I hope the youngsters are not going to be the scapegoats for this failure.
A couple of defeats and it’s instant crisis time at United so we need to keep things in perspective but I do think we’re going to struggle to win much this season with the squad we’ve got, given the injuries we’ve had, the latest blow being Vidic. There’s no-one more experienced than Fergie at handling situations like this, and now is not the time to push the panic button, but more consistency in team selection would surely help, although having said all that, last night’s line up looked well balanced and should surely have been able to see off a team like Basle (without taking anything away from a brilliant victory for them, for which I congratulate them, with the very best wishes for future rounds)
Evra talks of looking in the mirror and he’s right. The older players really need to shape up and ease this team through its inevitable transitional problems.
I do not want to knock or winge about our great club .We are in danger of becoming a bad copy of Liverpool .Unable to see past our preconcieved view that we should win everything . It hurts not to .but the lessons are there .Unless we learn and get the short commings sorted out we will spiral .Ive always admired Fergies ability to re invent and rebuild .He more than anyone at the club needs to look at himself .Start replacing like for like when needed .Let the players know no one is irreplacable .
Im gutted, but understand our history we will Re-group , Re-equip if needed Re-train its the United way .
i can’t tolerate this evra fella anymore…his performances in the last season and a half have been nothing more than average and he’s become so cocky…no wonder that laurent blanc told him : “just who do you think you are”….you are not worth to play in the CL, you are a UL material and show some modesty ffs…why should we be so big for Europa League ?! it’s still a worthy trophy…you know what embarrassment is evra ? embarrassement is getting humiliated in front of your own crowd by your biggest rivals and crystal fucking palace !
Uh, It’s the shock of my life.!!
UNITED simly lack hunger.. The likes of Rio, Evra, Rooney, ect plus no great midfielder we just have Carrickm Fletcher, Tom and Ando.. two are injuried, Carrick is suspended and Fletcher still struggles to recover.!!!!
Well, We always bounce back.. We’ve been amazing the last six or seven years, so let’s hope this is just a learning process for the likes of De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Young, ect.
WE ARE UNITED
Sir Giles
FINALLY some proper perspective….. I was starting to lose hope
I hardly include the Da Silvas who have earned so many frequent-flyer points on the treatment table they must have earned a family holiday in Brazil by now -
Thanks Giles for putting the first smile on my face since the game ended.
Giles is right about Evra. Less talking, more playing from now on. Feels like he’s trying to convince himself more than anything.
Hmm, I know the doom and gloom merchants will descend in hordes but I’ll take this setback positively even though I’m really gutted deep down inside!
Yes, I’m looking forward to a positive response from our lads and hoping they all learn from this experience. I feel that they’ve allowed their mouths to do too much of the talking lately; now is the time for their feet and their brains to do the necessary work on the field. They need to respond right away and make sure we win both the league title and the Europa League as well. Any trophy won is always good (Europa League no exception) as it breeds and sustains a winning mentality.
So here we go…UNITED FOR EVER!!
Captain Park
Well said
To be honest Paddy you hardly covered yourself in glory this entire CL campaign. Take a good long hard look in the mirror and stick a Europa league badge next to it. You’ll be leading the young’uns out in Round of 32. You’re one of the experienced players Fergie talks about, play like it. Being a full back means defend as well. Go and watch Denis Irwin in some of the old videos you own. Solid till his mid 30s.
Thanks Cedars. I like your reactions to the trolls who’re on here, keep up your great work!! I’m less confrontational than you are though, haha!
@Giles: Totally agree – I feel more embarrassed than Evra just by reading his interview. Have to disagree with you though about a couple of things – too defeats in a row doesn’t make it crisis time for me. That’s part of all sports. The unique thing about us was that United could turn it on when required, when it counted the boys played their hearts out – win or lose. That’s what didn’t happen yesterday and that’s what’s becoming too frequent for my liking.
And I don’t think the side yesterday was balanced at all. Jones and Giggs in midfield, Young as the support striker and Rooney as the number 9 and no Fletch – hardly balanced for me.
Great word s there from Evra, and I think he believes he is not being playing well for some times.
I believe in Man Utd as a club to turn things around for the best but we need to revamp this team.
GGMU
You can’t blame the Glazers, I’m sorry but £50 plus mill was spent in the summer and we didn’t buy what we really needed!! That said the players on show are good enough to beat fucking Basel and they can only blame themselves!!
Well said Pat!!
Its a natural human nature to try and hold someone responsible for any kind of misfortune but please folks can we have some calm heads here like Giles Oakley?
All these doom and gloom, blame game and disrespect is not gonna solve anything but I think some positivity and constructive comments will do some help here.
Can some one please get those masquerading as “supporters” yet insult the club and SAF out of here?
He may not be knighted but to me he is a Sir, he is the Godfather of RoM and United supporters around the globe….. I find it fitting to address him as Sir Giles. Would be great if everyone else did as well
Captain Park
Always up for it pal, not much else going on in my life at the moment! lol
You talk a good game, Paddy.
Hey Cedarsdevil,
Guess what – it is not your blog so why dont you go and fuck yourself LOL Scotts blog and he allows opinions that differ to your fawning see-no-evil childish cultism.
If you did have your own Blog, which you fucking dont you cunt, then it would be you and three or four of your little reach-around buddies sucking each others Knobs and saying “I love United best” “No I do”
You are a nasty little cunt.
So guess what, I have decided to come back on here and make my point.
If your point is that Fergie NEVER gets anything wrong then your point is really not worth listening to.
But then you said it best when you said
“not much else going on in my life at the moment!”
Why doesnt that come as a surprise.
Not being a cunt but how many times do I have to hear fucking Evra reel out the “We are Man United” line? Well fucking keep your position Pat and fucking concentrate.
LORD GAGA
Ouch, why so touchy my love? It is indeed my blog, I own it and I own you…… Think you can get under my skin my love? You are no United fan that is obvious, now be a darling and tell us who you really support?
Kisses
Hey Cedars, lol and cheers!!
Why is it always Evra who comes up with some sort of this shit?
Why doesn’t he stop the fucking talking and starts performing?
Didn’t do so since the WC which is over a year ago!
I love you Evra, you say all the right things we United fans love to hear, but I’d rather you do the talking on the pitch.
Just watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOylSZiOppI
@captain Park 1039
Well said !
Captain Park
Nicely put. I feel the same pain mate. I always find if you sing a few Utd songs quietly to yourself or loud in your car/ van the pain seams to go away and a smile decends on your face.
UTD UTD UTD.
sorry pat i think your time at United is near an end you have been at fault for 2 many goals due to poor positional play or not making enough of an effort to get blocks or tackles in the basics of defending
yoiu have been a great player for us but we need new blood in that spot along with other spots in the team
With all due respect to Patrice and Rio. In times like this, you just keep shut and get on with it. Tired of press talk especially from Evra and Rio. Now Rio is claiming that we are targeting winning the europa lge but later when we get on the pitch you both perform poorly. PERFORM ON THE PITCH then maybe i’ll listen to you off it. Still super pissed from yesterday. You have no idea the embarassment and pain i suffered from friends yesterday. We need to beat Wolves and we need to WIN BIG against them. saturday can’t come quickly enough.
I think we need to give Gibson more chance of playing regularly, some say that he’s not a Man United quality, but I think the problem is he can’t get a decent run of games to improve himself. I think Gibson and Carrick is a good partnership and has more balance that Carrick-fletcher or even carrick-rooney. Yes, we would have like Cleverly and anderson, but considering injuries we have now, Carrick-Gibson is our best bet.
our style of play has been woeful to say the least.after two,no- show-of-skill,finals against Barcelona it was evident that we needed to go back to the drawng board.clearly we have learnt little,going by the lethargic,predictable and annoyng style of football we have adopted…dont these playes watch barcelona games?please look for some inspiration
It’s not the end of the world!! Yea united are all about champions league but hopefully this’ll be the kick up the arse we need. But we need to get behind the lads and stick together cuz the anti-united brigade are loving this!! Trust me Sir Alex will have a trick or two up his sleeve!!
Yes the midfield needs an addition but why are they solely blamed by some? Its that fat scouse cunt up top that needs to hit the fucking onion bag.
I agree Rooney HAS to start scoring or else his starting place should be under threat as well.
James21 lol, thanks for the suggestion.
Evra should be embarassed. As one of the senior players his performances, especially at home to Basel, have been woeful. Paddy you need to shape up or ship out.
I’m getting very tired of Evra’s constant crowing to the press about poor performances or what the players have to do, DON’T do your talking in the Press Pat, do it on the pitch.
I hope Evra will not have this ‘embarrass’ attitude when walking on the pitch. They can redeem the fans by winning the competition (the only trophy we have never won). Let’s face it, it may be the only realistic chance of any silverware this season since Sir Alex will stick to his guns and not buy in Jan.
FAO CEDARS DEVIL, LORD GAGA:
Fellow United faithful, I think Everyone on here needs to respect each others opinions, you two included.
There’s no need and no room egos, personal insults and over inflated self opinions on here.
There are many reasons for uniteds failings this season, and I think the truth really is an amalgamation of different factors.
Sir Alex making mistakes? Of course he has, and they are glaringly obvious to all.
Players not as committed? Definitely. They need to fix up quick!
Is it embarrassing to be in the Europa league? Absolutely! We are man united remember!!?
Even should be looking at himself and I think he is there with those comments, but I like his fighting talk. It’s damn more spirit and determination than other members I the squad are showing!
Lets stand UNITED!!! No room for arguing amongst ourselves. Save it for all the sh*t you’ll be getting from rival fans!
For all those who are busy blaming Fergie and want him to be sacked, I’m sure you wouldn’t even be United fans had it not been for this mans genius. He’s the reason Manchester United are the biggest club in the world, he’s the reason all of you were celebrating title number 19. He’s the reason Manchester United is the club that it is today. So if there is one man who could fix all of this and turn it around, it’s Sir Alex Ferguson. Yes he’s made his share of mistakes, but who doesn’t make mistakes? And mark my words, he will make sure this exit is erased from our minds sooner rather than later. In Fergie I trust.
yeah you should be evra your just not the same player so thats a position needs changing its not only midfield
Funny that only 2 and a half years ago Evra was shouting his mouth off after United won 3-1 at our place in the semis, saying it was “men against boys” (it was not – you hit us on the counter after an unlucky slip and a goalkeeping howler). Wonder what he classes yesterday’s disaster as? Perhaps it would be Swiss cheese, seeing as your defense had more holes than a whore’s underpants!
On a brighter note, United will recover from this and I am sure Fergie will be the reason why.
He’s still got something the Arsenal players can only dream of. Know what it is?
wiuru cheers mate!!
When will some people take off there red tinted glasses and actually hold there hands up and admit we have some serious issues to adress with the serious lack of quality in this current squad . And before any one starts having a pop at me I am no glory hunter followed the reds all over home.away,Europe until a couple of years back stopped due to. finances + glazers ( some people need to wake up to thesse Fookin crooks as well) all I am saying is I love united as much as the next man but just because I can see there are serious issues to be adressed and am not burying my head in the sand by thinking everything will be ok because the gaffer will make it ok . Thesse problems have been staring us in the face for years now but because of us getting away with it especially in the leauge we have become complacent well guess what it Has now come back to bite us on the arse big time as much as it pains me to say this but a % of that has to lie at the gaffers door. I will probably get flagged for stating that but just voicing my opinion
I cannot believe how deluded so many of you are on here.
This team is not exceptional. This team is not grand. this team is not good enough to compete with Europe’s elite.
I don’t even want to think about the outcome of us facing Barca, Real, or Bayern in the later stages. We’d of been trounced.
Scraping 1-0 wins against average prem league teams is a different task than competing with the big boys in Europe.
Aside from Rooney and Nani we had no match winners, creative spark, proper skill, drive, or ambition on the pitch last night.
Take of the red glasses for a minute and look at the team. We are not as strong as we once were. End of story.
I’d be more willing to listen to and maybe agree with Pat if I hadn’t just watched Shakira make a fool of him over and over down the side and endline…
Fergie shouldn’t be sacked or leave but he needs to buy some quality players.
Central midfield – what a joke! We actually missed Carrick.
These players aren’t good enough to compete with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona – that was evident in last year’s Champions League final.
We need to get someone like Javi Martinez to protect the defense and a creative player like Sneijder that can bring Nani and Rooney into play more. There is a lot of pressure on Rooney and now he’s not on form, we are suffering.
Ashley Young – he was shit. Evra – looks past his best.
Fergie must realise we aren’t good enough in certain areas – January will be a telling time.
East End Gooner
Listen so long as you stop the Rentboys I’ll be happy. You had to put up with the shit from your fans about Wenger early on in the season, it was awful treatment after all he’s done. This is what happens when you hit a blip. Like you say SAF will sort it.
Any chance we can have RVP, it’ll make Cedars Devil very happy.
Heywood is Red – Not at all mate. Its your opinion fella and everyone is entitled to theirs. I am usually THE most positive person on here but even my resolve is being tested as my earlier posts indicate. The only thing I will disagree with is problems havent been around for years. You don’t win 4, nearly 5 out of 5 league titles, 3 league cups and 3 European Cup finals in 4 years by pure chance. Some good points though pal.
Christoff – Sneijder is NOT the answer mate imo. He has been gash for 18 months. I was a strong advocate of him joining in the summer but not now. He isnt even really a central midfielder per se. I do like Martinez however. Was impressed with him in the under 21 tournament and his performance at centre back against Barca and Messi in the 2-2 draw. Carrick is a damn good defensive shield though.
Pat is embarrassment. His defending is crap and he ball watches with the best of them. Last night was another example of it. While the city game is an extreme example of how to be shit. 5 – 1 down and where is pat……on citys fucking byline on his arse. Two minutes later….6.
Last night he should have closed the fat left footed one down, instead Ferdinand had to do it. All so pat could ball watch in the 18 yard box. Amatuer.
Pav_Pandher
Hello, next time you choose to address me please do not place me in the same bracket as the mentioned troll….. Seems you have no idea of the history.
Wise words and good intentions though pal, well done
Gaga is goo goo, for you you!
@WillieRedNut 14:45: I don’t know – guaranteed game time on a Thursday european night plus a rest on the following Saturday?!
@James21 17:16: There is no way SAF can be blamed for this debacle. Losing VDS and Scholes in the same year was bound to have an effect, and the new boys need time to bed in, but the real culprits are the experienced players like Evra & Rio. You did well to recover from that derby defeat by playing hard to beat and eking out 1-0 wins. However that ability to see things out & get a result was not there this UCL campaign, and if anything SAF should look to give the experienced guys the hairdryer or a one way ticket out. We had our blip and the plastics came out blasting Wenger, but we got over the worst of it. You will perhaps experience some of that now but your club is in good hands so long as SAF is allowed to amend it.
CEDARS I distinctly remember you crucifying me for questioning our transfer activity and our midfield set up, shortly after the transfer window shut. Well, there you have it. Out of europe, humiliatingly out of the league cup, possibly the worst midfield in the top 6 and City will probably win the league.
“believe” I was told.
“how dare you question the gaffer”· – Well, i did and I was right and quite frankly it doesnt take a genius football tactician to realise that United have lacked midfield quality and investment for the last 3 years, hoping that Scholes and Giggs will never retire. We lost one of the best midfielders the world has ever produced and did f-all to address the situation. Anderson? Do me a favour. A brazilian who cant pass or score goals.
Out of 100, fergie has 99 amazing attributes, but one fault. His stubborness. This has clearly hindered United’s progress this season. We spent 50m this summer so i dont know why the glazers are to blame here. We bought a winger we didnt need, a goalie who is clearly not up to the task (yet) and even though Phil Jones is a fantastic player, was he really needed?
No value in the market? Scott parker was 6m and some may question his age. Well, this is perfect. He comes in for 2 years whilst the youngsters progress and does a stellar job, as he is doing at Spurs. Van Der Vaart was 8m. Still no value? Ozil 12m…..What about Mata? Silva? All available at the time and little effort to sign them simply because Fergie cannot accept that he made an error with Anderson…..and lets not forget BEBE and Obertan. This obsession with “buying raw talent and developing them” – Well i just think they should be actually good footballers to begin with.
Of course, there is nobody better than Fergie to guide us out of this mess, but im sorry to say that the only person responsible for this horrendous mess United find themselves in is him. These are not “snide remarks,” it’s a reality check. We were supposed to challenge Barcelonas dominanace in Europe. They went out and signed Fabregas…..even though they were euro champions. What did we do? jack shit. We lost Scholesy and were told to “believe.”
Back to last night. Why on earth did Park start this game? as a support man? Shocking. Welbeck is sharp, hungry, strong, works well with Rooney. The decision to play Park who hasnt had a decent game or enough game time all season is an absolute joke.
And Patrice Evra should take a look at himself in the mirror…..His steady decline in form has ben nothing short of shameful and the Fergie of old would have dropped him months ago. But of course, we have no cover/competition and there’s no value in the market. (Even though Liverpool snapped up Enrique from newcastle with relative ease.)
fergie must stay, but the stubborness must go.
keegan4england
Cheers for remembering me, sorry if I was harsh
Just words on a screen. You werent so much harsh as EXTREMELY deluded.
East End Gooner
Great response. Spot on. I just wish these A, holes would look at the bigger picture.
SAF will do a Wenger and show up the plastics for what they are.
keegan4england
Oh so I was or am I deluded now? Damn, I must have left some sort of a mark on you buddy
This is just one of the things that happens to you lot every 4 or 5 years. A few players get old at much the same time, fergie overestimates the actual ability of 1 or 2 of your players and as a result you have an average season. What then happens is that he spots his errors and sorts it out double quick. The other problem was that you totally underestimated the teams in the group and were horribly complacent. Had you been in City’s group you would have gone out and set the tempo from the off and qualified despite it being a much harder group.
East End Gooner – Close, but no. Champions league medal. I wouldn’t be crowing too much. You will not go beyond the quarter final. Chelsea too, for that matter.
Am in collage and my exams are in due week time, my reading spirit was turned into frustration by man u result last night. The only point that is clear in this blog is that we are in dare need of one or two if not three world class mf .
CEDARS. Funny. No, you have not left a mark on me. Last summers “no value” transfer window, last nights performance and our midfield options have left a mark on me. Oh and the 1-6.
P.s Refusing to criticise the manager, team etc does NOT make you a better fan. It just makes you a ‘
yes man’….a very weak ‘yes man.’
keegan4england
Glad you have me sussed out, just a yes man indeed….. You are so bright its beyond words
Keegan
P.s Refusing to criticise the manager, team etc does NOT make you a better fan. It just makes you a ‘
yes man’….a very weak ‘yes man.’
Bollocks. If some of us choose to be optimistic and lay our trust in a Man that has won the lot and guided us out of the Chelsea, Abramavic threat doesn’t make us any of the PS or BS above. All this moaning started when Chelsea won back to back league titles and SAF proved everybody wrong including these so called Footballing experts who preached he’d won his last title. SAF has tried to buy players like Silva and Nasri but both chose big payouts. D.Villa chose Barca.
All the Dickhead comments that appear on here on matchdays, Read them all you’ll see the ones I mean are just plastic fans who never go to Old Trafford and only support Utd because of success. not saying you are in this above catagory but reel it in a bit, this vendetta you seam to have is stupid, christ I can’t remember what Cedars called me last Saturday let alone 3 + months ago.
McAlex – two or three world class midfielders needed on the blog? Hmmm… I think we should go for Scholesy. Anyone got his email address? What’s Zidane up to these days?
Oh do me a fucking favour with this Parker bullshit. He has fuck all ability and is just a terrier. Fletch can and should be doing that job. Vanb der vaart? Yeah him of fucked hamstrings who can’t play more than an hour and has to unbalance the Spurs side due to his position. If fergie wanted these he would have gone for them. Why wouldn’t he at that price? Sick of hearing about scott fucking parker who has suddenly become world class to some. Can’t hack it at a half decent club and the club HE was the main man for went fucking down. A good honest lad and hard working but would do fuck all at United.
Ha. Did we need Jones? Is that a joke. This kid will become a United legend. The only cunt who has managed a goal in our last two games. The kid is top drawer.
Evra must change his mindset, if he thinks its embarrassing then I believe he will not give his best out there. Btw, the Europa League is a beautiful trophy as well, and still we are competing with some very good team in there as well, so instead of moaning, he should just get his focus on improving his positioning on the field, and help Utd at least reach the final of this one…
I’m not saying Scott Parker is world class, I’m saying he wouldve been a better buy than bebe! Clearly I would prefer modric or an excellent alternative, but if we can’t afford it and can only stump up 7m then surely Parker wouldve have been a good addition whilst cleverley, pogba and Morrison develop.
As for van der vaart. Well, Michael Owen is just as injury probe but that didn’t stop fergie signing him as it was “good value”
@james21.
You can be as optimistic as you like and domestically, there is nothing to worry about. We have dominated and its all down to Sir Alex and everyones delighted. But what sets a team apart is Champions League glory and Man United over history, have under achieved. Why? because we sell Ronaldo,Paul Scholes retires, Van Der Saar retires, Roy Keane leaves etc and we do not fill the void properyly. Fergie signs good players, good premiership players, but not world class european talent.
Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia, Berbatov, Park, Fletcher, Evans can all do a job in the premiership, where defenders are terrible and the focus is on physical presence and a ‘never say die’ attitude. But players like this struggle against the top (and now the not so top) teams in europe. Did we dominate the game in Basel? Maybe. Did we test the keeper? No. In fact our final third play was championship standard. No end product or creativity.
World Class players have left and have’nt been replaced. You can be as optimistioc as you like and I would agree that Fergie will turn things around. But this seasons mess is down to him, his stubborness and his inability to attarct 1 or 2 world class signings which would have made all the difference. Our over reliance on Rooney is pathetic and one hopes Nani will find some consitency as I believe these are the only world class players we have to offer.
I stand corrected on Phil Jones. Amazing signing. But the rest of that 50m should have been spent in midfield as our current options are nothing short of crap. (Cleverley excluded..top player)
Keegan
Theres nothing wrong with what you are saying mate. That wasn’t really my issue, it was the comment you made to Cedars. All forgotten now anyway the main thing is to lick our wounds and get Wolves beat. Fans were upset and I fully understand it but its done and dusted, lets see what SAF does.
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Patrice Evra is fast becoming an embarrassment to the club and himself by playing like a drunkard and then mouthing off in the press. His form has been shite for well over a year now. He does play well in a few games here and there but generally has been ridiculous in his positioning and defending. every other right winger tears him a new one nowadays…that swansea winger and even fucking Obertan absolutly savaged him the other day….look in the mirror yourself Pat before handing out sermons….