Not picking up three points at St James’ Park last night would have seen United get the press on their back. With the games in hand we have, as well as the self-belief our players have, drawing or even losing at Newcastle wouldn’t have been the end of the World. To the press though, it could have been the beginning of the end, with the pressure piling on us.
It was therefore really important that we got the points, however we went about it. Maybe too much champagne on Sunday slowed us down, but it took us until Wayne Rooney’s goal in the 20th minute for us to wake up, conceding an early goal which ended Van der Sar’s record.
The performance wasn’t anything to write home about and our second goal was a gift, but I’m not too concerned. It’s the points that matter and with the week we have ahead, they were vital.
“It doesn’t really matter what position they’re in, when United come and play the fans and players all get up for the game,” said Rooney. “We expect that so we should have been able to cope with it and had a better start. After a bit of a dodgy start we managed to get some football going and thankfully got the goals, big goals for us, that gave us the three points. We’re in a good position at the minute, we just have to keep playing our football, stay focused from now until the end of the season and hopefully we’ll be OK.”
With a vital week ahead, Rooney is relishing his timely return to fitness after a hamstring injury and, more recently, a virus kept him sidelined.
“It’s a massive week for us,” he added. “We’ve got the FA Cup Saturday, UEFA Champions League Wednesday and Liverpool Saturday, so it’s a massive week for us. We have to make sure we prepare right for these games and hopefully we’ll do OK.”
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there is no reason why we can not win all 3!!!
2-1 against Fulham
2-1 against Inter
2-0 against Dirtpool!!!!
As i said in another thread,it feels like 99.We have 3 games that will shape our season:a tough FA cup tie,a Ch.League knock out and a championship decider.And even though 3 wins is realistic,even 3 draws might do.Of course that would require an FA cup replay and overtime in the Ch.League.By the way guys,did last night’s game remind of you of the one against Wigan 3 days after our last Carling cup win?We won both of them 2-1,we were having champagne hangover in both of them and Rooney was the only one awake in both of them.I think United will perform better in the coming weeks.
This coming week is the big one and I believe will be the defining week of the the rest of the season’s push for all 5 trophies. Good luck to the lads – it will be interesting to see what teams SAF puts out for each of the 3 games. It will be even more interesting to see how the fat waiter reflects on the dippers chances of the title after we stuff them next week!
we can win all three obviously
united CAN win against any opposition
I like Revanth’s optimism – I share it, too. Who will SAF play ?
It seems to me that VDS, Rio, Evra, Vidic, Ronaldo, Rooney, and Berbatov will feature in all the games. I expect that Jonny Evans will be playing right back against InterMilan and John O’Shea in the other two games.
So, to my way of thinking, the defensive five and the front three are pretty much set in stone. Against InterMilan, the midlfield three will be his strongest, most experienced and well-rested combination of Scholes, Carrick and Giggs I think that SAF will want to try to kill them off rather than strangling them as he did in Milan. And, as someone mentioned in another thread, InterMilan have given up five goals in their last two away games so it seems not unreasonable to assume that they’re going to be less dangerous at OldTrafford. Less dangerous than in their toothless display at the San Siro.
The two other guys (Park and Fletcherinho) should be seeing time on Saturday against Fulham and the next weekend against StevieGBH and his scally pals.
Will Tevez get off the bench ? maybe against the RedScousers but at whose expense ?
I can’t believe how lucky Liverpool are, we go to Fulham on Saturday they don’t have a match, then on Tuesday they play Madrid at home having like 6 years rest (acknowledge the sarcasm) while on Wednesday we play Inter at home, then they have to make like a 30 mile trip to OT then they have Villa at home 8 days later whereas we’re away to Fulham a week later. It’s annoying how they’re getting all these extra days rests, they’re out every cup in the early rounds bar the CL and get fixtures going their way. What a joke of a club.
I meant exaggeration not sarcasm!
Mic that is counter balanced over a season.Let the waiter worry about stuff like that.Even if we go to extra time against Inter,we could beat Liverpool.
re: costas on 99.
i couldnt agree more m8, it really does feel like 99 all over again! 3 games that will define our season. i didnt think we’d do it then either by the way, so i’m not gonna jinx it by sayin we will win em all this time! lol that said, lets hope the lads can pull it off. long way to go but we’re still dreamin!
by the way on a totally different subject, steven taylor! what a cunt!
Denton – I pretty much agree with your line-ups but I really do think he will go with Park or Fletch against Moureen. The midfield 3 of Carrick, Scholsey and Giggsy don’t really offer anything tracking back and the last thing we need is to concede. The game will be won and lost in the middle of the park.
Mic – agree with you completely about the dippers fixtures compared to ours but that is just the price we pay I’m afraid of being successful. 2 cups down and still going in all other competitions. I wouldn’t want it any other way. What have those cunts left to fight for? Prem I very very much doubt so it just leaves the Champions league.
WE. WHATS THIS ‘WE?’
YOU SAID YOU WERE A BLUE ALWAYS ROONEY. WHAT ARE YOU?
YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER THATS WHAT MATE. NOT A SUPPORTER. NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE FANBOYS ON HERE WILL TRY AND CONVINCE EVERYONE YOU ARE JUST BECAUSE YOU SMILED WHEN WE SCORED A GOAL DESPITE DARREN FLETCHER DOING THE EXACT SAME CELEBRATION AND NOT EVEN GETTING A MENTION