Another day, another ABU article, following on from the appalling attempt from Peter Bills, which signalled the need for him to stick to his rugby writing, rather than delve in to the waters of football writing where he is massively out of his depth.
This one suggests that Ferguson is hypocritical to complain about the treatment of Ronaldo because of Keane and Ince. That makes no sense? You bet!
Sir Alex Ferguson has long been known as a worshipper of expediency but his latest rant in defence of Cristiano Ronaldo is sheer hypocrisy. The Manchester United manager claims there is a systematic campaign to kick the Portugal winger out of the game. But Ronaldo is only suffering the same sort of treatment any talented, skilful player at his high level has had to put up with over the years. And that includes players who have been on the receiving end of a United battering.
Can Fergie really say that players such as Roy Keane, Wes Brown, Paul Ince shied away from letting playmakers know they were there?
Hold on, let me clarify. Ferguson is a hypocrite for claiming Ronaldo is systematically singled out for rough treatment from every opposition because he’s had players like Keane, Ince and Brown on his books.
Keane stopped playing for United in 2005, Ince stopped playing for United in 1995, and Wes has played in just five league games this season, the last of these being in October.
Because of these three players, Ferguson has no right to complain about the treatment of Ronaldo, which even Graham Poll has acknowledged as a game plan of the teams we play? Where is the logic? All teams have more physical players, it is of course part of the game. However, having tough players who use a physical approach when meeting all opponents is nothing like one player getting singled out by every opposition he comes across.
Arsenal fans in particular will cry foul at the Scots’ latest mind game with referees. They believe United played a significant part in packing Jose Antonio Reyes off back to Spain with their bullying and point to the treatment meted out to the winger in the 2004 FA Cup semi-final. After that match Arsene Wenger claimed the physical approach of Keane and Paul Scholes crossed the line and when the boundaries of acceptability are shifted it is hard to drag them back. Just ask Ronaldo.
This was the same game where Robert Pires should have been sent off for a disgusting foul on Gary Neville with less than half an hour played, and Reyes played just half an hour.
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Most of the media have been sensible over this saying Fergie has a good point but some are ridiculous (I include Stan Collymore in this who was woeful on Tuesday night!). Just remember they are ABU and are jealous of us and thats the hard truth
Wrote a comment on this article on the mail site and surprise surprise it doesn’t get published.
His column is woeful I really don’t see the point in it. Nothing journalistic about it – just simple ABU pub talk.
I can’t believe a paper (a crap one at that) that has such an over inflated sense of its importance and quality can allow this rubbish
The Mail does have Piers Morgan writing for them on a Sunday, now that is utter drivel.
The media is so sensationalist, I wish the majority of people had the intelligence choose not believe the shit that is smeared through them.
reyes he’s gonna be better than ronaldo just you see!!! clowns, just highlights how the media are to london clubs
The whole point of this hatchet man fella is to be contraversial so that people read what he has to say even tho its pants. He would swear the earth is flat just to get a reaction. Its not just against united he does it for every team.
Wes Brown?!
Valid point by scott…..physical players playing physical and a comitted game v every opponent and team COMPARED TO a team singling out and systematically targetting 1 player. Ala vultures over a carcass. Big difference.
Ron deserves protection…
Even Steven Howard of The Sun who is usually anti United sticks up for Ron on this one!
WES BROWN?!
if your gonna be a ABU atleast make the shit you talk believable.
screwed hactchet and appoint Poll as ref’s cheif. All bloody ref in epl is shit. Poll is better as he admit his mistake especailly in world cup. And he dare to sent off john terry.
wes brown? what bull shit u talking about? He not that kind of player, although i dun like brown. Only badass we got is john o shea who loves to irritates opponets. absoultely love him screwing around
idiot, he does not even know what type of player wes brown is. if i was striker id be more scared of vidic than brown.
Brown is a solid defender who likes to tackle but in no way is he scary/thug like or anything of the sort, he’s from longsight though so i suppose he is a hardman