Ryan Giggs has today claimed that the fuss about the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez is much bigger outside the club than it is within.
In his nineteen year career at Manchester United, Giggsy has seen some of the greatest players the club has ever had come and go, so isn’t too bothered about the transfer activity this summer.
“I think a lot more is made of it outside the club than on the inside,” Giggs said. “You get used to it at a big club like United. There are always going to be stars and great players retiring or leaving but what makes the club special is that, whoever leaves, we just move on and try to improve. With Ronaldo, obviously you realise that we no longer have a great player in our team. But then you think we’ve coped before when this sort of thing has happened. Since I came into the team, the likes of Bryan Robson, Mark Hughes, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy have all left the club. That is what the manager is so good at – reshaping and re-energising the team. Carlos and Cristiano were great players for us over the last couple of seasons but we move on. We don’t dwell on it. As players, it’s like ships passing in the night. You just get on with it.”
what about roy keane?
and becks
Becks wasn’t “great” – don’t get me wrong, I liked him – but he was far from out “greats”.
Keano on the other hand is the single greatest thing to happen to mankind aside from oxygen.
and veron
becks??? seriously??? were u referring to the drop in shirt sales?
Schmeichel
and Taibi
I think a lot of people would agree with me when i say i’d of loved to of kept Ronaldo the player, but i wouldnt shit on a plate for Ronaldo the man if he was starving to death. And the Gelled Tumbler didnt wanna stay with us so nice one, we got rid and a record fee UP FRONT for him. And i cant even begin to explain how happy i am that the Argie haemaphrodite Scarface bastard has left. I’m even glad he’s gone to C*ntsville, they’re fucking made for each other what with The Deformed One being an average player and they an average team.
They’ve gone, get over it. Every day i seem to read someone else trying to convince us (or them) that we’ll be fine without Ronaldo. We know!!! You wanna know why i know? 3 words – Sir Alex Feguson. He’s the greatest manager ever, fact. And i’m also quite pleased with our work in the transfer market. Yeah, i wanted Ribery and Benzema in an ideal world, and Bodmer and Capel in a realistic, excellent world. I’d still like to see Bodmer and Capel, but if not i know we’ve still got the squad to mount a very good challenge. Valencia is excellent, Owen is a master stroke of epic proportions, and Obertan and Diouf look bloody excellent in the realm of youtube. We’re still lacking a holding midfielder, but only if Hragreaves cat play. And we’ve got options / young players who might step up on the left flank. I would still munch on a shitty cock for Flamini though. I’d still like to see some dead wood removed from the squad, although letting Manucho, Campbell, and Eckersey go is a good thing, but there’s stil room for a Park and Gibson exit in my eyes.
Lets just get over it though and move on. Hopefully Rooney aint gonna be raped on the flanks anymore, Berbatov can play higher up the pitch and score the goals his ability demands he should, and the wide players will get through there share of defensive work too. All in all, we get fuck loads to look forward to. Personally, i cant wait.
Hey, Becks was a fucking wonderful player for United and dont ever forget what he did for us. Unless your some sort of fairweather fan who never actually saw him play, in which case fuck off anyway.
is it me or does everyone in a real madrid jersey look fat??? ronaldo is looking like hes gained a couple pounds and so is benzema. the decline of ronaldo mite come faster than we thought.
Ibrza..
Ronnie is not gona decline yet, he has unbelievable determination to succeed, that is why he will improve more at Real given the different role he gets there..
What about Giggsy himself????
i am sorry folks, but mr. C. Ronaldo is bigger than hughes ribson and the rest combined, but i have no doubt he will be back… 100 fckin %
i meant robson, blame the alcohol
i mean lets face it, ronaldo, is the best we’ve had… (ignore the past tense)… he will be back.. i know it in my guts… hala madrid my ass….
There’s no doubt that Manchester United will recover, no doubt at all. Ronaldo is a massive player but Ferguson will deal with the changes. You guys will be title contenders again next year, no question.
.. and Djemba-Djemba
lol, but seriously, no more “Ronaldo Leaving” posts! The less we care about him, the faster we can get on with our business.
@N667
if i remember watching united thoose days all of united’s offence was going towards beckham (all the balls were going right,and he distributed) he won champions league and premier league tittles ,in my opinion an many other else he is united legend
Keano’s got somethin to say about that
http://throwins.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/roy-keanes-ode-to-ronaldo/
aliasrns5 – Robbo > Ronaldo.
Beckham was a great player for us, some United fans seem to forget that.
Yes, N667, I mean YOU!
it will be a bigger lost when giggs finally retires, probably at the same time scholes or neville retires too.
@wdkf
fearing that day.although i m more worried abt SAF retiring.
neville retiring wnt make much of a diff as e are used to playin without him nw.scholes and giggsys replacements we have nt found.ando was scholes replacement but at that age scholes scred atleast 15 goals a season and ando not a single one in 2 years.
nani was to be giggs replacement but he is too inconsistent unlike giggsy at that age
aliasrns5
no way have you seen robbo play football
im gonna say your about 0
as in you heard his name but ever really watched him
roy keane was the man
scholes is a legend
but i still dont think we’ve replaced Bryan Robson
the guy was he heart of united
he could win you a game
he could drag a team
i remember a request to sign a petition which over 150,000 people signed outside old trafford in a matter of a few weeks to not sell the man when he was linked,by the papers only, to head to italy
Robson is like rooney and giggs ashed together
for leadership , 100% manchester united, model pros, and that never give up fight that is in there gut
tell me thats ronaldo(once again i still like ronaldo)
A.I.G. Mate
its not just the right back neville that will retire
its players like kiko and wellbeck da silva etc missing that man in the dressing room
its talents like evens jnr brown jnr drinkwater brandy etc
that will never have that man in there dressing room
gary neville is an amazing rb
one of my top players of all time is denis irwin
but neville replaced him easily
but neville the player is about 20% of what he is to manchester united
ghtt.good morning mate
yes i agree wid u on that part.i was just saying abt on the field stuff.i remember foster saying nev andgiggs will make macheda keep his feet on the ground after “that” goal against villa.
the dressing room thing.i completely agree wid u.bt we have riom who can take control over the dressing room.hs has matured so much after 2005.
morning brother
rio is a captain
i still think everything i was saying earier about robbo that rooney is soon to be
i was unfortunate not to watch robson but i heard he worked so hard for the club that his legs were battered wen he reached the age of 30.i think rooney as u say will be robbo2 and has atleast 10 years and if he continues to improve can become the all time leading goal scorer at OT.he will als be our captain once rio retires.
however i think rio can carry on for another 5 years atleast.
Well said GHTT, Robbo was incredible and meant so much more to the ‘team’ than Ronaldo ever could. Giggs is dead-right, this happens every few years at Utd; to consider the side without Keane was a frightening thought 5 years ago yet we’ve grown into a side with different attributes. I can’t wait for the season to kick-off so our younger players can step up and make their mark.
morning jig
i just seen on mutv that the reserves played last night and my boy brandy scored a great goal
so did cory evens
ole is doing very well with those kids
You think he could step into Fergie’s shoes when the gaffer steps down? Would be great if he was up to the task, 20 years of Ole in the dug-out – Fergie always said he was incredible at reading the game.
LOL
http://www.tribalfootball.com/bellamy-slams-man-city-snipers-258513
@jig
no mate.dont think ole will be able to do that.
willl back brucey.want to see keano or cantona return in some capacity witha future role
i dont know ole for sir alexs job but if it happened you wont hear me grumbling
off topic but barry went and did it
he said after his match yesterday the goal is to get city to play champions league football its where every player wants to play.
then why didnt you go to a team that ended second in the league thus already in the group stages of the comp next season
.
i cant imagine united with out sir ryan giggs
lizzy knight him up
lizzy lizzy knight him up
@ghtt
i too cant imagine us without giggsy,but giggs and neville will immediately get a coaching job with utd.ole giggs and nev may become future United managers.
as for barry ,he was misquoted.he said actually that all city players dont want to play the champions league and want to earn more playing less games.that is why he joined thema nd nt lfool.
@ghtt
You forget to mention that Robbo could also play the way he did having drank 14 pints with Paul McGrath the night before. Definetely part machine.
@READ CAREFULLY WHAT I
thats where my unreal respect for whiteside comes from
mascherano wants to leave dippers.
alonso going to real
stevie me in jail.lpools title challenge over even bfre season has started.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5447518,00.html
by the way united are the least likely of the top 4 teams to drop out of top 4 acc to skybet
arsenal,lfool nd chelsea(in order)
just emailed sky bet to get the odds on stevie gbh to be top scorer in the prision league
HA HA.hope he goes to prison.
GHTT; can u type the words of the mick owen chant your wee one was singing im gona get that one going on the bus on the way down to the brum game.
We did miss Becks. Look at him and Ruud in 02/03. Then look at the 03/04 without Becks, we were dreadful.
lol GHTT – Stevie Gbh… thats hilarious.
As an aside, anyone slating Backham is a fool. in the 99 treble year, I reckon his crosses were responsible for about 40-50% of all our goals, that was an amazing season.
I would sell two Ronaldos to get a Robbo, and 11 Ronaldo’s for a Cantona.
Was that too much for an Eric Cantona? Maybe, but i’ll sell 12 Ronaldos then.
Ooh Ah Cantona
Keano 99
there’s nothing you can do when he scores past you Micheal Owen x2 oh he may not be a movie star but he wears number 7 like cantona so there’s nothing you can do when he scores past you Micheal Owen