With Sir Alex Ferguson chopping and changing our starting keeper, some might wonder what impact this had on David de Gea and Anders Lindegaard’s relationship behind the scenes. However, when asked if the rivalry had affected his friendship with De Gea, he was clear that it hadn’t.
“Not at all. I can say, with hand on heart, not at all,” he said. “I have a very good relationship with David. We are very good friends. I have a lot of respect for him and I feel he has a lot of respect for me too. So it doesn’t affect us at all. I would say it’s more the opposite – we support each other very much. From the first day he came to the club, we have both been telling each other, ‘I think you can try to solve this situation in a different way.’ We always try and guide each other. I’m a bit older than him and he’s a bit more experienced than me in terms of playing games. So we can help each other in a lot of things. I think the whole environment created for us by Eric Steele is very good. I’m sure it’s not an easy job to have two qualified keepers who both want to play as No.1. Obviously, there can only be one so it’s not an easy job to keep us both happy, keep us both motivated and keep our character where we want to play for him and perform for him, as we want to perform for the manager.”
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No doubt because of SAF’s policy of chopping-and-changing, they’re both on their toes at all times.
It’s a double-edged sword though…
C’mon lads.
I really like everything i’ve heard about Eric Steele, the moment when he ran to hug DDG after the Chelsea game last year was a beautiful image. Can you give us a bit more info about him scott? I know he was learning Spanish to help with DDGs adaptation to the premier league.
I really hope Lindegaard can give DDG some hair and beard tips.
All good in the United camp but talk about a slow news day
2 great gk
but i think de gea is the better
changing gk is not good,i hope that ddg play in the league and champions and lindy in the cup +carling
off topic
Michael Owenhas revealed he feels he should have left United earlier. The Stoke striker said at a press conference: “I was on the bench a lot of the time, but then when the manager says ‘you have a big role to play and we want you to stay for another year’, it was great to hear that from someone like Sir Alex Ferguson. In hindsight, probably with that extra year, it might have been better if I had moved in many ways.”
iced earth
And I think the opposite.but that is not our problem position.
Justice for the 39 FORZA ITALIA FORZA JUVE
Maybe Anders can teach David how to claim a cross…I love him really.
Love Anders.
glad to see we’ve got a new thread going. the hillsborough ranting and debating was getting a bit too much, and too intense.. doubt the scouse fucks are fighting over it as much as we are here!
ISN’T IT SAT ALREADY?!?! FFS letss gooo
Off topic,
I’m going to the game on Saturday but have not received my ticket yet, I was wondering if there is something different to the entry to the stadium this season?
Thanks in advance for your help
@oneloveoneunited
Ticketless this season mate. You use your membership card at the turnstile instead.
@oneliveoneunited I got a ticket for the Fulham game and it came in the post on the Friday before the match.
It would be hilarious come end of season both have spilt the appearances 50/50 – 24 games…24 games.
Would be some kind of Total Football of Goalkeeping, we’d set a precedent that Arsenal would later follow by starting Scezney and Manonne and Chelsea with Cech and Courtois.
@james
They issued tickets for earlier matches because not everybody had definitely received their membership cards. Now everyone should have them, the card is used at the turnstile instead of them sending out tickets.
@kanchelskis and james1878
phew i was getting a bit worried because not received the ticket.
Thanks for the help guys, hopefully we win. The last game i went was the 6-1. . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHIq183N2w&feature=g-all-u
Hope they’re right. I still can’t understand how Fergie’s gonna partner the two up but if he can find somethign that works it should be god damn BEAUTIFUL
Hair dryer.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-alex-fergusons-hairdryer-1322878
2 good keepers, nice fight it out and get better doing it!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/13/tom-cleverley-dutch-roberto-martinez
“With his pace I think he would be good at left back,” Vidic joked on YouTube.Evra then hit back saying that the 26-year-old would be more suited to Vidic’s position: “He’s a tall guy, I think more of a centre back.”The full-back also had words of warning for striker Javier Hernandez, saying Bolt could be deployed as a striker: “He can play as a striker as well, long ball, he can go behind the defender, why not?”The France international also joked that Bolt would have to share his Olympic medals with him.Evra said: “He can play, just as long as he gives me all of his trophies.”
rooney returning to light training according to goal
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/09/13/3373926/-
Nice , I hear he can hit the gym. So when he can run he will be closer to play.
Liverpool the the Spurs. OK we have still some time to wait. Questions and hope to concerns. RVP ans Wazza how will they fit? Will it be a Rooney Rolando, a Rooney Teves, or a Rooney Berba. The first time Rooney came on the field with Robin, Robin dropped deeper? RVP best 9 in the PL. I swear in 8 seasons Rooney played a little to a lot different each season. From a LW/10, to a 9 to last year a rover/mf/9/10. Now with his time to watch 2/3 more games. He should see how he can fit with RvP then 3 games to get up to speed. He should be full steam for Chelski! And the Gunners. 6 huge points.
Just theory for now, or fodder for blogs, mental masturbation. And we all love masturbation.
Rooney if he stays past SAF in a Man Utd kit. I see the next 3 years go from 9/10, lw in a 4-2-3-1, a cam at the top of the diamond as well. to a 2 in a 4-2-3-1 a attacking 2 in that formation. A left side striker/ middle striker in a 4-3-3. Wow if Wazza and Robin work look the fuck out.
Well the Wigan game, head count, what are the knocks like? Rio and Vida should be fine, no nat travel and some work. So that’s good news. 3 points a key, 5-4, 1-0 anything. Then CL 3 points. And worry about style latter. I had a deep thigh bruise once that took 6 days to surface. Deep purple, black, blue shades of yellow and orange. I hope RvP is less then that.
Agreed. Nice to hear good things being said about Eric Steele again. Would be nice to have more information on the work our coaches do.
Line Up against WIgan for me
DDG
Rafa Vidic Rio Buttner
Valencia Carrick Clev Nani
Welbeck
Hernandez
No need to risk kagawa and Van persie. We have Hernandez and welbeck who are capable of performing well. And there is also a champions league game in midweek.
Welbeck behind Chicharito? Haven’t really seen them two play together. Doubt they should too
damn this place is emptier than the beer cans on the floor of my car.. HElloooo
Morning lads. Love De Gea, pleased that we have such a class back up in Anders and wouldn’t bat an eye if we have to put Anders on again. Both increadibly young for keepers and so talented. United are very lucky to have them.
Off topic:
Excellent piece of writing by Paul Hayward. Arms race of vile chants needs to stop!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9541641/Hillsborough-truth-must-now-end-arms-race-of-offensive-chants-between-Liverpool-and-Manchester-United-fans.html
Please lift the ban on Cedarsdevil , if you can not say what you think whats the point of any thing.
Fletch
I was going through this article myself. Sounds promising and is a good read, but in all likeliness i don’t see the chants coming to an end anytime soon. From both sides that is.
“Please don’t trouble me with a timeline of who started it and which side is the least sensitive. The point is that songs about the Munich air disaster of 1958 and cries of “You killed your own fans” must be consigned to the same dustbin as the reputation of South Yorkshire police from 1989.”
From the same article. Anyone who hasn’t gone through it, should take a look
utc_fc Cheers mate. It is a shame that Scott hasn’t updated his views on the issues of the songs. He had a cracking good blog in ’09, after the Taylor report I think it was. But he still was able to separate the issues in his own mind about Heysel and Hillsborough. I posted a link on the last tread and at least a couple have agreed it was one of Scotts stand out posts.
Lots of fans seem to love keeping score, it is the nature of sports as well. The memories of what Liverpool have sung about us is going to be very very hard for some to put down.
More from Rooney’s serialised book release:
“There’s nothing worse than getting the ‘hairdryer’ from Sir Alex. When it happens, the manager stands in the middle of the room and loses it at me. He gets right up in my face and shouts. It feels like I’ve put my head in front of a BaByliss Turbo Power 2200. It’s horrible. I don’t like getting shouted at by anyone. It’s hard for me to take, so sometimes I shout back. I tell him he’s wrong and I’m right.”
“It spurs some of the lads on, but it crushes others. I’ve seen the manager shout and scream at people and when they’ve gone back on the pitch their heads have dropped. They’ve lost it.”
After United lost 1-0 at Celtic in a Champions League group game in 2006:
“It’s the worst ‘hairdryer’ I’ve seen. He’s in Louis’ face, shouting and screaming. But Louis isn’t the only one getting an earful. The manager knows I’ve been negotiating a new deal with the club and he saves some for me, ‘Players wanting more money from the club and new deals – you don’t deserve anything after that performance!’”
United won the title in 2006-07 but lost 1-0 to West Ham in the final game:
“Most sides would be celebrating in the dressing-room, getting ready for the champagne and the photos. Not us. We’re staring at the floor like school kids, the manager giving us the ‘hairdryer’. After the rollicking it takes a while before everyone cheers up enough to put their Premier League-winning smiles back on.”
The Mail looks back at Scholes astonishing 17-year career. Lots of videos and stats:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2202883/Paul-Scholes-Manchester-United-700-games-Best-goals-tackles-moments.html
Brilliant post Dreaded:
United won the title in 2006-07 but lost 1-0 to West Ham in the final game:
“Most sides would be celebrating in the dressing-room, getting ready for the champagne and the photos. Not us. We’re staring at the floor like school kids, the manager giving us the ‘hairdryer’.
That’s what we want to hear. You won’t get that at many other clubs. Bet Mourinho doesn’t bring that to any of his clubs. Bet you don’t see that in the City dressing room.
Get In Sir Alex, You are THE MAN!
Bred
If rvp and kagawa are going to be kept out as a precaution then I think it would be much more interesting to see a 4-2-3-1 of…
,ddg
Rafael, rio, vida, buttner
Carrick, anderson
Tv7, clevs, nani
Welbz
Lindegaard, evra, evans, scholes, giggs, hernandez, powell (or mayhe brady as a congrats for his international debut)
Clevz and welbz always have shown an understanding on the pitch and i would love to see them playimg up top together
Wenger’s contract expires at 2014: “If I don’t do well I have to consider my future. I will assess my own performances and then make a decision. At the moment, we’re not there.
“At my age, you have to assess whether you have the fitness, the desire and the commitment which this job demands. Then you have to make decisions. I hope I will be lucid and intelligent enough to assess my performance.”
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Lucid? Intelligent? I do not zee it!
Sorry that last post was to.ash, not bred
Cheers FletchTHEMAN! At United, winning the League does not excuse poor performance.
Love it!
Antonio Valencia’s Ecuador were ‘robbed’ of a win in Uruguay by the referee. Valencia then flew back to England and said that he was ‘happy that [he] had left everything on the pitch’, however on unpacking his bags, things would quickly turn sour:
“Yes” he tweeted, “they rob you in your own country! They won’t rob you anywhere else, these assholes that check your baggage in the airport robbed my camera. I hope they use it well, these f****ng fools. What a disgrace. What indignation. These fools checked my suitcase. They had already robbed me, they didn’t want to check the other. They wanted me out of there quickly. How awful.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2203127/Wayne-Rooney-sheds-light-Sir-Alex-Fergusons-hairdryer.html?openGraphAuthor=%2Fhome%2Fsearch.html%3Fs%3D%26authornamef%3DSportsmail%2BReporter
Excited about some United Footy.
3 games in 8 Days:
Wigan (H, EPL),
Galatasaray (H, CL)
Liverpool (A, EPL).
Let’s be ‘avin it United!
DreadedRed
I remember a couple of post after the west ham game blasting the shoddy performance. And them getting an earful in return by fellow Reds. I know we had won the league but it was just awful bowing out like that
Fletch
Sad to say I hadn’t found this gem of a blog in 09. Will try to find the link in question.
See the thing is with all this one-upping the other and constant keeping score there’s no way either set of fans is gonna back down. too much hate between way too many people. it’s still possible to pipe down a lot of like 10-20 lads or maybe even a 100. but the hoards and hoards of fans that fill anfield and trafford, and the millions more tuning into their sets is a lot of fuckin people. Can’t quiet em all down, and it only takes a couple bastards to get everyone nuts
Thank Fuck the football is back on. I’m sure everyone will be back by Saturday after we hammer Wigan
slim – that’s right, and Sir Alex clearly felt the same way. The players may not like being blasted, but they sure like being part of a winning squad. No pain no gain, so when they lose the fire and focus, the hairdryer comes out. Those players who are driven by success recognise that sometimes it takes a taskmaster with a whip to get them back on the road to the glory they desire.
Dread
That’s some sentimental statement by tonyV
Going by his recent comments about the referee and getting robbed in the airport, its obvious he doesn’t love it at international stages..
If it keeps on, the guy will retire before turning 30 he’s that decisive.
If he does, I’ll stand by him its sickening being treated unfairly at your fucking home
Proverb – can’t blame Tony for being upset. He flies across the world to represent his country, only for his countrymen to steal his camera while they pretend to let him through security with a smile.
TonyV retiring from international football would be a great move for United, not going to happen anytime soon, methinks.
Its crazy @dread
Being robbed by a security its the most gutting thing, it feels like you just got hit by a bus
Hopefully he recovers from this awful happenings in time for the game. I’m sure that won’t take him down…
So what off the team tomorrow? Anyone know if VP or Kagawa starting? I’m doing the espn fantasy league and i got both in my team so i’m kinda fucked if they don’t play
Proverb – where I live, being robbed by security is par for the course. Being hit by a bus is also far too prevalent. Being hit by a stolen bus driven by security is the tragic-trifecta. If you don’t play, you can’t win.
Some interesting stats
•Bayern, Man United, Swansea, Juve & Man City all have a better pass success rate than Barca (88.3%)
Awaiting SAF’s Press Conference
I hear rumours about both swags and RVP facing a late fitness test ahead of the game
Sir Alex on team news for the Wigan match:
“On the injury front, everyone’s fit, Apart from the ones we know about – Jones and Smalling. Jones was a bad blow for us. He got an injury in training last wekend. He’ll be out for 8-10 weeks. We expect Smalling to be back training inside a month. But with Jonny Evans now back we’re in better shape at centre-back than we were a couple of weeks ago.”
Sir Alex on players returning from internationals:
“You always have concerns about players travelling [long distances] in international breaks – we had Chicharito, Valencia and Kagawa. They’ve all done it before, although with Shinji we don’t know exactly how he reacts to travelling back from long distances. Hopefully he’ll be okay.”
Sir Alex on Darren Fletcher:
“Darren’s training well and played in the Reserves on Monday night. The next step is when we can involve him in a game in the first team. He’s in the squad tomorrow, simply because I think it will give him a boost. It’s a chance to progress. At this moment in time everything’s going fine for him. We understand the condition he has to deal with – that can change but hopefully he’s managed to conquer it in terms of his diet and how he handles it. Things are going well at the moment.”
Sir Alex on facing Liverpool next week after the Hillsborough report:
“It shouldn’t need what happened this week to change things [between United and Liverpool supporters]. Two great clubs, ourselves and Liverpool, should understand each other’s problems. The fact we’re playing them after the findings we’ve been reading about in the last few days does brings a focus to it. Both clubs have suffered such tremendous fatalities through football. Maybe it’s a line in the sand now in terms of how supporters behave towards each other. The reputation of both clubs doesn’t deserve trouble. You hope supporters of both teams support their club and that’s the end of it.”
Sir Alex on landmarks for Giggs [600 Premier League games], Scholes and Ferdinand:
“My personal feeling is that Ryan can play for another couple of years. Paul’s a different physical specimen to Ryan and he’s had his injuries – two knee injuries, an eye injury – and yet he’s playing his 700th game. It’s phenomenal. Rio’s playing his 400th game. It’s a landmark for the three players and it’s a great example to the younger players about what can be achieved if they sacrifice in football. These players have done that or they would never have got to this stage.”
Sir Alex on the quest for clean sheets:
“We’re losing soft goals at the moment and we’re going to address that as we did last year. Defending is every bit as important as the goals we’re scoring. There are goals in our team, certainly but you have to balance that out. Do we have to score three to win every game? I don’t want to go down that road. Hopefully we can keep Ferdinand and Vidic fit. That will help.”
Thanks Dr Dread keep it coming, I am off to work soon!!! Then a game tomorrow !!!!!!
Is Shinji going to have to do a Rio? Standing up and walking around repeatedly on flights so his back doesn’t seize up. What a bummer.
Like the 6 1-0 games last year that straitened out the team.!!
Wow, pleased to hear that both swags and RVP are fit to play tomorrow
It has been an eventful week filled with loads of rumours, unfounded news and the hillsboroughs tragedy disclosure
I’m chuffed that FOOTball is finally back
Football, not the bore-o internationals