Harry Redknapp’s teams have lost to United twice already this season, with United knocking Spurs out of the FA Cup as well as beating Portsmouth away from home, but apparently there is a belief in the Spurs’ camp than Redknapp has what it takes to get a win against United on Sunday.
Just what is Redknapp’s success rate against United anyway?
“The manager has been around a long time and he has some good scalps, especially those wins against Manchester United,” said Huddlestone. “Let’s hope Sunday will be another one. Hopefully, we will come out on top. Our League form this season has not been the best, but we’re a confident bunch of players. With the squad we’ve got, we’re confident we can perform. Ferguson has said he will play a similar team to the one that got them to Wembley, which means some of their younger players will be in the team. But they are all quality individuals.”
1994/1995
United 1 West Ham 0
West Ham 1 United 1
1995/1996
United 2 West Ham 1
West Ham 0 United 1
1996/1997
United 2 West Ham 0
West Ham 2 United 2
1997/1998
United 2 West Ham 1
West Ham 1 United 1
1998/1999
United 4 West Ham 1
West Ham 0 United 0
1999/2000
United 7 West Ham 1
West Ham 2 United 4
2000/2001
United 3 West Ham 1
West Ham 2 United 2
United 0 West Ham 1 (FA Cup)
2003/2004
United 3 Portsmouth 0
Portsmouth 1 United 0
2004/2005
United 3 Southampton 0
Southampton 1 United 2
United 4 Southampton 0 (FA Cup)
2005/2006
United 3 Portsmouth 0
Portsmouth 1 United 3
2006/2007
United 2 Portsmouth 1
Portsmouth 2 United 1
United 3 Portsmouth 0 (FA Cup)
2007/2008
United 2 Portsmouth 0
Portsmouth 1 United 1
United 0 Portsmouth 1 (FA Cup)
2008/2009
Portsmouth 0 United 1
Tottenham 0 United 0
United 2 Tottenham 1 (FA Cup)
Redknapp has played against United 31 times. He has won 3 times. That means he hasn’t won over 90% of the games he has played against us. Not a record Huddlestone needs to be bragging about.
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It’s no use using the past as motivation.They were also talking about the Harry curse before Tottenham came to Old Trafford for the cup.From what came out in the interview,SAF will make some changes from Inter:Foster,Vidic for Rio,Welbeck,Scholes,Gibson,Anderson,Rooney and Tevez.The team might be equally as strong as it was on Tuesday.
I would like nothing more than to see Rooney and Tevez play up front together but I’ve got a slight feeling we’ll see Berbatov again with it being Spurs and a cup final and all that.
Is Welbeck fit?
Berbatov is out of the squad,Welbeck is in.
In the 04-05 season he also beat us with Porstmouth 2-0.It was a week after we ended Arsenal’s undefeated run.A couple of these draws with West Ham have also been quite damaging.I think Huddlestone is referring to the fact that Redknapp has knocked us out of the cup 3 times.I don’t think even Wenger has done it so many times.But as i said above that doesn’t mean anything when it comes to Sunday.
is there a song for Danny Welbeck ?
Costas – he was at Southampton 04/05.
Spurs have performed pretty creditably in the two games against Utd thus far this season. A draw at White Hart Lane in the Premiership and a narrow defeat in the FA Cup at Old Trafford – when Spurs were probably worth a draw on the balance of play. A one off game; a slightly weakened Utd team; Spurs with probably the greater motivation to win. I’d say that it’s too close to call, even if the form book says otherwise.
‘slightly weakened’ United team is most definitely a relative term
Still a team any manager in the world would be delighted to put on the pitch.
Foster, Kuszczak
Neville, Fabio, Evans, Vidic, Ferdinand, O’Shea, Evra,
Gibson, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Scholes, Nani, Ronaldo, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney, Welbeck
Scott in October of 2004 he was still at Portsmouth.He went to Southampton at the start 0f 2005.So he wasn’t manager when Southampton visited us that season.The Southampton manager in that 3-0 win was Wigley.Here are the reports:
http://www.4thegame.com/matchcentre/premiership/reports/160152/pfcmufc.html
http://www.4thegame.com/matchcentre/premiership/reports/162879/mufcsfc.html
Not that it makes a difference.In that 2-0 loss we missed many chances and went behind through a dubious penalty which was punishment for the one Rooney got against Arsenal.So even though Harry doesn’t have a glorious record against us as some would like to believe,he can frustrate us at some very pivotal moments.
Indeed. But, as I said, Spurs have already performed pretty well against Utd twice already this season. And overall, their form against the top teams has been quite impressive. Two draws against Arsenal, a draw against Chelsea, a draw against Utd and two wins against Liverpool.
I want the team to win this badly.
1. silverware
2. success
3. players confidence
4. continue momentum
5. Cant lose another domestic final…nowt worse. And SAF has lost 3 lge cup finals and we ve lost the last 2 fa cup finals…which were a travesty.
6. i cant live to see another team go up and take a cup and celebrate and pick up the shampoo and medals. AND To see our players suffer i CAN NEVER TAKE THAT.
7. not to mention the media hype ready to blow up thier own created quadruple bid and have thier digs and pops at us.
Hence even though some may mock the carling cup….i feel this a vital rung and stone to buil and go for bigger things. Which means i want us to win at all cost. A cups a cup….AND MANCHESTER LIVE ON RECORDS, SUCCESS AND TROPHIES.
Spuds are going to field their strongest line up..as they and chelski always do…Unlike us or the gooners. They ve been resting players since god knows when and see this as their biggest game ever and ofcourse their only bloody chance of a cup. Hence they re up for it and will be hard to beat and will field a full strength prem team.
What im trying to say is…this aint easy ask chelski. Ofcourse our big boys would swat them away. And yes welbeck gibbo nani etc deserve their place due to playing in every round etc etc etc and they deserve that taste of a final. I do not FOR ONE MINUTE WANT THAT TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF A DEFEAT AND LOSING A CHANCE AT A CUP.
Sorry for being selfish….but id rather SAF put the big boys out…swatted spuds away and THEN gave a taste to the kiddies.
We cannot take this game lightly…or else they ‘ll anoint redknapp as the next FALSE saf KILLER. Ala that big mouth in italy. Managers living on a myth
I’d like United to win the Carling Cup, as it would be a good confidence booster for the entire team. Winning the cup in 2006 gave the players who had entered the team since our last FA Cup win a nice taste of success. So it will be good to give to the younger lads in the team.
Scott, great job on the site. RoM is a daily must read for me and great time pass here at the office!
Even if Utd do play their “big boys”, there’s no guarantee that they would “swat” Spurs away. In the two games thus far this season, Spurs have held their own well against Utd’s “big boys”.
yep jimbo..they have held their own….but given a final..given that hunger for success and given the glory and man for man star quality…..id back the utd first 11 coming out on top of spuds first 11…..anytime and anyday.
Yes there is no guarantee in football….as in life. But the chances would be GREATLY ENHANCED KNOWING YOU HAVE BETTER PLAYERS AND A BETTER TEAM THAN YOUR OPPS ( if they played). Which ofcourse utd have
I’m pretty sure he actually knocked united out of the fa cup with bournemouth way back late eighties as well. can’t be arsed to look it up tho
Shepsi: Yes he did. think it was 84?
i think if we can improve the conversion rate of chances created in to goals….then its not goin to be a problem….but as of now…for me even if we play our full strength team…im little worried…as we r not converting the chances..in to goals…