As if winding up Arsenal fans and being the best left-back in the league wasn’t enough to win us over, Patrice Evra has spoken extremely fondly of the club today, referring to us as a family.
This is the player who on his first day at Manchester United asked Gary Neville for the directions to the nearest church, so he could thank God for letting him join the biggest club in the World. Today, he has risen further in my estimation as he speaks of the huge privilege it is to represent our club.
“The older players need to show the younger ones how much of a privilege it is to play for United,” said Evra. “Two years ago I started to read a book of the story of Man United and I saw a DVD of the crash at Munich and it made me realise I need to have respect for that shirt because it is a big story and Manchester United is a big family. I don’t just want to say this to look nice in the papers, because it is true – we are a big family here and we have a big story and this is why Manchester United is a club apart. It is always hard to put on that shirt because every day when you do you are putting that story on your back.”
Class act Evra, respect for the club will get you respect from the fans. Love him…
Scott, we really really need to get a good chant going for Pat
Scott, what world do we live in ?
this are obvious words, nothing special. is it special nowadays ? maybe.
is Evra lining himself up to replace Nev as spokesman for the team? class act all the way…..someone really does need to get this guy a good song.
Corea i think that it has become special.Especially when a foreigner talks like that about United.
Legend.
Best left-back in the league? Make that the best left-back in the world!
@ costas
did he watch some DVD’s ? Did he say we are the family? Did he say it is hard for him in a way to wear the shirt because it is a responsibility ?
yes, this are true obvious thoughts. but we are a big club, we are not a minor club. this is also true.
and can i tell you what is also true ?
“it has become special”
do we always use present perfect in this cases ? “has become” “has changed” etc.
but of course it is nice to hear.
the more we have this kind of players the more we are going to keep our individuality with more and more of the foreign players like Pat.
What a player.
If i get to wear that shirt someday, i want to be like Evra.
Yes i meant that nowdays, loyalty is not something that can be taken for granted. That’s why i think that his comments are special.That’s why i used present tense.Because comments like Evra’s are the exception,not the rule in these times.
Evra is 100% correct! Manchester United a complete world apart!
No other club is in debt for £700,000,000! European Champions to Administration in 5 years. A club apart.
Loyality is about Scholesy, Giggsy. It would be about Evra after some years.
You can judge your friend after some 55 years because life answers all of your questions. i am paranoid, please forgive me.
“I don’t just want to say this to look nice in the papers”
classic. be with us Pat, we’ll love you forever.
@ Home Banker
you are a very small-minded person.
not this wins you trophies.
@Home Banker: Your bitterness only makes it all sweeter.
Pat knows its important to respect the shirt while playing for United.
has Ron read the books bout United & seen the dvd ?
Boy is from senagal? No wonder. ‘e acts like Diouf to me – no hint of humility.
(Postman Pat song)
Left back Pat, left back Pat, left back Pat
with his read and white cap.
Bombing down the left wing,
banging loads of balls in,
he makes your right back look fucking crap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3p7E-UCAo
He’s not the best LB in the world. Abidal starts ahead of him and is a much better defender.
Aye, Abidal starts ahead of him because Domonech is a fucking loony. This is the same guy that didn’t even name Mexes in his full squad for the Euro’s, never mind in his first team.
Domenech used Evra as a starter when France played the last game in group stages at the Euro. Hope i remember it correctly.
But yes, he preferred Abidal much of the time.
I think Domenech thought that he could rely more on Abidal defensively.Personally, i would never pick Abidal over Evra.The truth is that sometimes players perform at higher levels when they put the United shirt on.It inspires them like that.
Apologies for the off-topic.
New Kit?
http://www.soccergaming.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2671582&postcount=767
Thoughts?
i kinda like the new kit. not awesome but it’s not that important.
costas, right, mate.
Dutton mate. Mexes is fucking horrible. France would have been even worse with him! Abidal is a better defender than Evra. Evra has been shit unless Rooney plays in front of him. Evra gets skinned by most wingers that are fast or tricky. Lennon, Valencia, even J. Cole. You could make the point that he shut down Theo, but Theo is shit and all he has is pace.
O’Shea shut down Theo ffs!
EVRA CHANT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chKFTFJf1Zk
absolute class act and he’s up there alongside irwin as our best left back ever! I cant speak highly enough of him, brilliant player and he gets what it means to put on that united shirt. top lad!
I think Abidal was injured during the last group stage game, maybe 2. I know he missed a good few weeks through injury.
No, Pat. I think he was on the bench that day.
I’m not sure how a can check if it’s true.
@Home banker
Are you a merchant banker?
Pat the twat
“Evra gets skinned by most wingers that are fast or tricky. Lennon, Valencia, even J. Cole. You could make the point that he shut down Theo, but Theo is shit and all he has is pace” Lennon had 1 good game against him any other time hes been in Evra’s backpocket. Valencia didn’t do anything in last league game and Cole is overrated and has never had a good game against Evra.
Must say Abidal has been sensational for Barca (which is why they are trying to buy a b decent left back hes that good) Abidal is not even i9n the top 5 left backs in world football. Evra is.
Home Wanker you can hope, it ain’t gonna happen ever
home banker
fuck off
best leftback ?
lol
offensively probably.
defensively no fucking way.
Pat : Abidal was dropped from the couple of games in Euro & not injured.his defending is nothing to talk bout.he is simply over-rated.Domenech is the luckiest manager to still be at France after the Euro & his proposal to the tv reporter after their exit.he has not included Trezeguet in his squad for a long time which it all says.
Home banker….. cockney rhyming slang right……
He is very nearly as good as Clichey……nearly I said…
tryin to come up with a new chant
it starts with home banker
your a wanker
……
thats all ve got right now
but it seems to be enough
@wazza ill have your “we love united”chant first thing tomorrow morning
@GHTT : thanks a lot mate.
not a bother wazza i also got the rafael come and see a player with more medels than stevie me one in the pipe work it should be tomorrow
Evra hands down better than abidal.. if i remember correctly frances centre back was injured or banned cant be sure which so Abidal played centre half and evra played left back in the Euros.
met pat in the arndale center 2 years ago, told him to have a good season and im sure he’d be our best left back that season, which he was.
dont think he understood me very well though. kinda looked confused
Patrice Evra foot is brillnt
plays left back
and he’s worth millions
fergie will never get rid of him
good ol Patrice Evra
^ thats the chant from the video
ahmadd z
the chant is really patrice evras fucking brillent
i wont teach emily to cuss and she wont anyway so she says foot is
@Home Banker: Bitter little twat!
Evra – class act. Now, if only he stops making comments that gets him kicked off the park I’ll be a happy man. Sometimes the truth hurts, and saying the gooners are a bunch of babies (which in fairness they are) was always going to come back to hurt the Rocket.
Home Banker – fuck off you wanker.
Hell yeah Pat, respect where respects due…..good man!!
Pat is amazing. He never speaks about himself when he’s interviewed.
After the Carling Cup final, he said the victory belonged to the young players, and he pointed out Rafael and others.
Always. Always. Always, after matches, when asked about his own performance, he just shrugs and points out particular performances and contributions by other teammates.
His lack of ego and generosity are top, top, top class.
“Almost as good as Clichy.” HAHA…that’s like saying, Manchester United are almost as good as Arsenal, or Wenger is as good as Ferguson.
I wouldn’t swap Fabio or De Laet for Clichy. He’s frail, which is to say he’s weak in the tackle, and can’t cross worth shit.
“Left back Pat! Left back Pat!….”
I heard a song (can’t remember where, possibly on here) a while back that I thought was going to take off, but didn’t. It went something like (to the tune of ‘We Are Sailing’ – Rod Stewart, I believe):
Patrice Evra
Patrice Evra
Came from far away, across the sea
To Old Trafford, so f**k off Gabby
He hates scousers
Just like me
evra”s chant should be ,from the song by david essex {i think}.
its called every cloud has a silver lining. should go like this
Hold him close dont let him go
me and you , we love him AND WE NEED HIM TO NO
DOES HE NO,
THAT WHEN THE LIGHT STARTS SHINNING EVRAS CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINNING.
SO HOLD HIM CLOSE DONT LET HIM GO.
LA,LA,LA. LA LA LA LA . LALALALA