Wayne Rooney was chosen to captain England in their 5-0 win over San Marino on Friday. Rooney scored twice and put in a good shift for his country, but has his eye on the captaincy on a permanent basis.
“As a young player, your dream is to play for England and once you do actually play, the next step is to try to captain your country,” Rooney said. “It was a great honour and hopefully one day it can be full-time.”
England manager, Roy Hodgson, would have John Terry as his captain, in an ideal world, and Steven Gerrard as his vice-captain. At present, Gerrard (32) is his captain and Lampard (34) is his vice-captain. Rio Ferdinand (33) is too old for Roy hints that Rooney could be his future captain.
“[Rooney] was my vice-captain at the Euros from the moment he could start playing again,” said Hodgson. “He does take playing for England unbelievably seriously. I know being captain is something he’s very proud of and something he wants to do. Frank Lampard has captained the team when both Steven and Wayne were absent. But I always had in my mind that Wayne would be the vice-captain and when Frank comes back I suppose I’ve got a decision to make.”
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Just turn over the leaf and give the damn armband to Rooney Woy!
This is the second stage in rooney’s career. He has yet to reach his peak. If he just concentrates on football without getting involved in some silly stuff his second stage of career would be great. He could play till 35 for both his club and country. I hope he doesn’t let the pressure build on him.
A good moment to congratulate Wayne and Colleen on her getting pregnant, which should bring delight to the Rooney household, and perhaps help maintain Wazza’s growing maturity. I wonder what the child will be named. If a boy maybe they could call him ‘Trafford’ – as in Young Trafford…
Wayne is growing in maturity and this could be a good step. It seems to calm him. With a second child on the way and mending fences all around. I think this is good.
We all should realize how difficult for a team like United to continue building character into the youngsters we have. There is a breaking story that Ryan Tunnicliffe will be charged with drinks driving. Getting these youngsters through their teens is hard enough when they are making so much more than their parents. Wayne only took till he was what…. 26?
Here is the story on Tunni..
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/14/manchester-uniteds-ryan-tunnicliffe_n_1964836.html
I really feel sorry for Tunni, once he meets the gaffer.I bet he’s wishing the earth would swallow him !
What’s left of the Range Rover that Ryan Tunnicliffe was (allegedly) driving when he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/470866_355109177911982_1694669465_o.jpg
I seriously would not want to be in his shoes if this is true.
That was bad as it seems, how on earth did the lad scale unscathed in that???
Thankfully
EScape* seriously! Scale
Fucking typos
Wayne is growing as a man. In the bright spot light of a nations, England and Man Utd worlds largest sporting club. His high world profile will make Man Utd 100 mill extra pounds in marketing contracts over the time he resigned and when he hits 35. Nike to go all time highest for the kits, as they say because of Rooney! His high profile and red mist tendencies make for back page reading.
Rooney is a leader of men. A man in WWII you would want in your fox hole. Evan as a fat scouser fuck.
Young player after young player the last 3 years have spoke of how Wayne has helped them.
This might just spur him to maximize himself.
5th all time goal scorer for club and country!!
Capitano cheers mate. To much money, leaving home so young in many cases. There is an old saying that youth is wasted on the young. All can be thankful that Tunni and the other driver are OK.
It will be important for Tunni to be in a perfectly healthy and sober state, when he meets with Sir Alex…… So Sir Alec can rip him an new one…. erm so to speak!
Giles, great to see you posting as always. There was a story I was hoping to ask you about regarding United in the sixties. The story was about how United and City might have merged back then. I can imagine this type of think is alway spouted about from time to time, especially by city manager wanting to limit costs. But was there really anything in this?
Couldn’t have picked a tougher game for him to captain.
Lets see how it goes. Rooney is a leader in his own way, but maybe he’s not the armband type of leader.
As I said yesterday. The whores of Manchester are lubing up as they see a pay day around the corner. Congrats WWayne wish I could join you.
That’s really unfortunate for Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Hope he’s not hurt physically.
And he better have some good explanations to his dad and SAF.
As for Rooney, i think the added responsibility will only help his concentration level during the game. Not to let emotion rule his decision. You dun want your captain to be getting silly red cards. It will add more maturity to his play as he has already demonstrated for most part of last season.
What the fuck is this story of Tunni
I thought Ferguson had a ban on powerful cars for the young stars, A Range Rover is a powerful car.
WTF is a young 19yo proffessional athlete doing getting drunk? You wont see this on the continent. The thing that seperates out very good players/normal people of the same age from proffessionals is the fact that they dont party, drink, eat McDonalds and the like and generally look after themselves.
And to boot getting into a car when under the influence, not only that, It wasnt in the countryside, he involved another vehicle.
Bolox to him, Im not prepared to allow that to go unpunished. He should be fired and forced to pay back his wages from the time he recieved his proffessional contract in 2009. Join your twat buddy at West Ham wasting scum bag.
Sir Alex if these local lads cant control themselves then feel free to get proffessionals from the continent. This is no longer the premier league of old where we were a distant second to Serie A of Italy, we have the best league and should therefore have the best players.
Hi Fletch,
Greetings to your good self.
I’m afraid I don’t know much about a United/ City merger. I think it was mooted before the First World War and maybe some people thought it a good idea after Munich but I think the resolute insistence that United would carry on , led by chairman Harold Hardman, almost from Day One after the Crash, would have ruled it out. There may be others who have more detailed info, so it would be interesting to hear from them.
Rooney England capitan ?
A man with 2 children soon and grown maturity.
The change has become more obvious, look at him in his first game after injury against Tottenham – composure, calculation and 8 years UnYou can just feel the change.ited experience.
A player who has worked his socks off often sacrificing his own glory for the team’s sake.
Why not.
*stupid laptop
still can’t get used to touchpads.
*composure, calculation and 8 years of United experience. You can just feel the change.
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/914921-wayne-rooney-asked-to-swap-shirts-and-shorts-after-san-marino-win
Swapping shorts ? Interesting one.
I call his compression shorts!!
Goat, Chevy gave the team pick of cars, SAF said 23 and younger no sports cars like a Vet . Good thing this could have been 160 MPH!!!
Never understood the myth around captaincy. Rooney is still vocal, leads and is determined as ever, a rubber band around an arm will make no difference. If he gets handed the captaincy, england fans will be expecting even more super-hero performances. Rooney would be wise to avoid it, it’s a trap.
Zibbie
Still bloody foolish of the lad. I realise the lad has money but a Range Rover when youve only been driving a year or so.
This has really annoyed me.
goat – range rover when youve only been drinving a year might give second chance to live, you know
pretty safe i guess.
Goat – fired? You’re getting carried away again. Tunni is bound to make mistakes and so do a lot of humans out there. So no, united won’t fly into hasty radical decisions. The matter i would imagine will be investigated and he’ll be dealt with in-house (whether that be a fine/hair dryer). He’ll get back to training, put in the hard graft, impress the manager for a role in the first team. I don’t think he’s like morrison, i’m sure this is something he’ll regret as he’s not really been in the papers for the wrong reasons. He’ll hopefully learn from this. I’m completely baffled as to how this manageable situation has moved to a sacking one. Relax goat.
Regarding the powerful range rover. Don’t think the club works in tandem with that brand, therefore can’t stop any younger players purchasing it….
Corea
True but a big car like that can give you a false sense of security also the higher you are up from the road the slower the car looks to be going.
samuel
Its drink driving mate, theres an image to keep. If it was a standard crash (standard crash lol) then its a mistake, if its drink driving involving another vehicle then that is a different issue. I realise Sir Alex cannot force a young player from buying such a car but he can advise them thats rewarded with frirst team games
i.e. Dont do as I say – you get to warm the bench. It has nothing to do working with that brand, it has everything to do with working for the brand that is Manchester United.
I certainly hope Sir Alex deals very sternly with Tunni for his reckless act. He shouldn’t have got himself into such a mess even if he were a regular first teamer let alone barely having even made the first team….disgraceful!!!
I say fergie clears him out. No need to have this level of stupidity In our Squad seems to me like he’s more fitted for the likes of Chelsea. It’s not a “moment” of stupidity….I don’t think you can excuse drunk driving
Drink driving is absolutely stupid – but Tunnicliffe isn’t fully cooked yet. Young lads do stupid things – its how they learn and thankfully no one was severely hurt while he learnt this valuable lesson. Just because he plays footie for the greatest team doesn’t guarantee he’s going to be the smartest cookie in the barrell! Hopefully this experience will give him a huge push towards maturity – will be character-building as my mum used to say about all difficult challenges in life.
One incident and people are calling for Tunni’s head?! He’s a young kid! Things happen. The club and the manager will deal with it but firing him over one incident of misconduct is nothing short of tyranny. For god’s sake people, get some perspective
@utd_fc
Agreed!
This young players need to know how lucky they are to be at the biggest club in the world, besides they have the best role models in Giggs Scholes and even Gaffer himself! “they need to know discipline is the key!” Brazilian star Adriano, wasted his career in drinking and he almost committed suicide . Glad to hear he’s back and trying to salvage what he can out of his career!”
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/39273_439409186095723_920441016_n.jpg?dl=1
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The fucking cunt, cheat, twat suarez
Please excuse any typos, i’m a bit fucked and it’s hard to type on this blackbery while driving. It’s a bit dodgy, can’t keep this up for long, so I’m going as fast as I can, to get home to my desktop. Just wanted to say that SAF should throw away the key. Tunni should be banned from driving for the remainder of his contract. That should nip it in the bud, for Tunni and for his fellow apprentices.
SAF will give him a real bollockin he’ll be shitting himself going in to see him, young lads are allowed to make mistakes as long as they learn from them. its stupid to be calling for him to be sacked, the best punishment will be when he meets his dad and SAF.
dreaded red-throw away the key you’re fucking driving and useing you’re blackberry jesus somebody tell me the story about stones and glasshouses
Goat – i just think tunni has got carried away/plain stupid and needs to learn from his wrongdoings. Since he has been at the club, don’t think a matter of ill discipline has been brought up until now which in a way shows good temprament. Look, drink driving is bang out of order and dangerous, thankfully he’s not been involved in anything critical. So i’d imagine fergie will give him a good teliing off whilst also describing the pros and cons needed to make it at united/highest level. This matter should be dealt with inside the club, hopefully tunni learns and we can all move on. The guy has huge potential, he’ll hopefully be one of many players that continue to fly the club’s flag.
DreadedRed
genuinely hope you were kidding there mate with the irony on how you were fucked and typing while driving AND criticizing Tunni at the same time – if so well played, if not fucking hell watch yourself; he was lucky to survive, who’s to say you will be?
come on lad.
I remember Keano had a habbit of being a bad boy of the field, I think there was a few drinking incidents, Sir Alex is ruthless but he is fair, I don’t think he would just give up on
The boy for one incident, Morrison had a lot of off field problems, yet SAF gave him more than one chance to straighten himself out, I imagine he will give Tunni the hairdryer and a warning but no way is he going to drive him out of the club for one mistake.
tom c
I was kidding. I struggle on a cell at the best of times, so using it while belting it through the suburbs is not on. Especially after a bottle of the old devil-water.
Come on people.
When I come on here I am who I am, a person, with my own thoughts and convictions. They are formed through life independantly of Manchester United. If Tunni was a bitter or a chav we would be calling him all kind of cunting names. Im going to say that for me there is no difference. I do not give special dispensation because he wears my clubs shirt. Im not looking for people to throw out of the club, Im not looking for someone to throw the can at but when the time for can throwing has come then Im at the front of the queue with a curve ball aimed at the head.
I was extatic watching Tunni come on and his dad make that £10000 bet come in, over the bloody moon. Im a massive believer of youth and have always fought on here for them over any £30m signings BUT he has brought disrespect to the shirt.
As for you that say this should be dealt within the club, your wrong. This is a drink driving issue that CAUSED an accident, thankfully not resulting in serious injury. This will go through the courts, 100% certain of that, thats the law when another vehicle is involved and this will cause a right merry shit storm. If this guy was 100% the new Roy Keane, I would still throw his contract out the door. Its a matter of principle. Once theyve gone you become scouse.
P.S I find it also quite worrying to think that if a person uses the N-word when adressing a black individual they are hounded, quite rightly so. But calling a black individual a N**** has never killed anyone. Only refered to their ancestors past and made them feel terrible for not allowing them to be a member of what you consider to be humanity.
However drink driving does kill, it spreads families all over the roads with small toddlers cut in half by the violent impact and tearing caused by their restraints. Decapitations, mutilations, orphaned children distraught parents. But because, not by design, this incident never resulted in severe harm or death to an individual or the fact he could be the new Roy Keane you lot are prepared to sweep it under the carpet.
Some serious screwed up logic guys.
Tunni , not that pissed. Young, Dumb and full of cum. Wit cash!!!
The DD is fucked up get a cab!
Happy full belly high at home, not driving. DD a world wide epidemic of innocent death!
For now he should and will be punished. By the law and SAF.
I am so happy that after months of waiting RvP and Wazza can play together!!
Clevs looks good!
Fletch in remission!
In the US people die every day with people on the phone and fucking texting!!!
@goatinaunitedshirt
Completely agree with you there mate. I’ve been reading some comments here and people are definitely biased because he’s United. We need to take our rose-tinted glasses and see this for what it is. The kid broke the law, and was lucky not to have had any casualties. If it was a non-united player, we would be calling for their head, but coz its united people are saying it should be dealt with in the club. I love Tunnie as much as the rest of you, but when I lose respect for people when their stupidity puts other innocent people in danger.
This is definitely going to the courts, as it should for every other person who would have done the same thing. He does not deserve any special treatment and needs to be punished. People on here saying he’s young and makes mistakes need to realise that on another day, such a mistake could have been tragic. He should have known better, young or not. Hopefully he becomes a better man out of all this and does fullfil his potential in a United shirt.
I’m sorry but who exactly has underestimated what tunnicliffe has done? People simply are not melodramatic like you asking for a sacking. It’s not bias, rose tinted or anything, i would have suggested the same thing for any other player that isn’t united’s (not that i particularly give a fuck). Humans usually know better yet blunders are exhibited at every moment, it’s life and occurences like this happen regardless of age, wealth or status. It’s simple, no man is perfect even if some declare themselves so.
What tunni has done is serious and rightly will be punished, he has fortunately avoided anything more serious which in turn will hopefully be a harsh lesson to learn but the completely baffling idea to relive the guy off the chance to build on his talent whilst also taking away the chance for him to redeem himself/learn when clearly he has the opportunity leaves me confused. The high moral grounds people stand on in society in general is laugbable, delusional maybe.
Personally, i’ll expect tunni to really learn from this and not repeat it, he’ll face the drums of whatever punishment comes his away and he’ll hopefully be a better man for it. No one is really playing down this situation, the seriousness is noted but thankfully it’s nothing worse. Those that make it a soap opera though make it even worse and that, in my view, solves fuck all.
Of course he should face repercussions for his actions beyond the gates of old-trafford but i can only see the manager also lambasting him for it.
Sorry for Off Topic. This is so true. You da man Vidic…
Manchester United captain buys flat for father of friend who passed away
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Bad news about footballers travels fast and good news takes just a little longer to make it to the top of the agenda. We were sent a link to a Serbian newspaper by Montenegran football fan Uros Popovic and it details a nice story about Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic and the way he continues to keep an eye out for the father of an old team mate.
Vladimir Dimitrijevic was with Vidic at Red Star Belgrade and the two became best friends, but Vladimir died after suffering a heart attack on the training pitch at the age of just 20. Vidic told The Daily Mail a few years ago ‘It will stay with me forever. We were inseparable. We shared the same dreams and wanted to be successful together. We both came from Uzice and we both moved to Red Star.
‘He would have been very proud of what I have achieved since, and I would have been just as proud of him if he had achieved the same. And he would have done. Vladimir was so talented. He would have been a great player. But now he is gone and I want to preserve his memory for ever.’
Nemanja Vidic said he wouldn’t forget his old friend and certainly hasn’t. Serbian newspaper Hoboctn ran a story this week detailing how the big defender has helped out Vladimir Dimitrijevic’s father who had been experiencing financial problems.
Vidic told him to open a bank account and when Dimitrijevic checked how much was in it, he saw €126,000 and contacted the Manchester United to thank him and was advised to spend it on an apartment and told that if he had money worries in the future to get back in touch.
A nice heart warming story amidst the usual news of cars being smashed up and nightclubs being emptied of ridiculously expensive champagne.
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/manchester-united-captain-buys-flat-for-father-of-friend-who-pass
Mig78- great story re vidic. As you say it’s usually the negative stories which we see. I remember drogba donating his fee for a coke or pepsi advert. Couple of mllion he gave towards a hospital in the ivory coast.
Tunnicliffe made a mistake and he’ll get the riot act read to him but certainly won’t be sacked. He will be reminded in no uncertain terms of the responsibilities and expectations that players are subject to and if he’s smart he’ll take that on board and continue down the right road towards being a bery useful midfielder. As for the polcia case he’ll have to face the music but a teenage indiscretion doesn’t make him a monster and let’s keep things in perspective.
Nice story for vida, 126 thousand is a lot of money but put the,money aside, the compassion he showed to his friend’s father is in way an example all mankind could learn from.
Bobby Charlton’s combover – you’re absolutely spot on. a balance between tunni facing real punishment whilst also giving him the platform to learn and get on with developing his ability is the sensible way. You hope he knuckles down now and focuses on what’s important and that’s hopefully avoiding situations like this whilst also working towards making it united.
I’m sick of international breaks. I don’t understand people who follow international football. It’s vastly inferior to club football. And boring.
What’s with Smalling? Is he training, when can we expect him back?
People, what Tunni did was utterly disgraceful and inexcusable. It was fortunate that nobody got seriously maimed or killed in the incident and people who come on here and say that it’s ok, give young people like him the space to make this kind of mistake is laughable. One should consider the possibility that he could have serious maimed or killed someone, and what happens if that very someone is somebody very, very close or special to you, would you be looking at it as lightly?
Yes, Tunni deserves to be dealt with very very severely by the club in addition to the punishment he’ll receive under the law, but I do not agree at all that his head should roll though.
And the amount of bollocks published during international breaks are mind boggling.
Proper football can’t get back quick enough!!
As for Rooney I think the last 2-3 seasons might prove to be a turning point.
At 24-25 the wonder kid tag was more than worn off and looking back on it he was at a bit of a crossroads – he said he wanted to leave, problems in his private life, loss of form on the pitch for club and country etc Now he seems to be coming through that and is ready to move into the second half of his professional career. He seems settled at United, stand-in (and who know’s maybe permanent) English captain, stable family life with a new baby on the way and the experience of 10 years as a professional.
He seems ready and willing to accept more central roles i.e. moving into midfield and more responsibility as captain, guiding youngsters and hopefully we will see this new found determination
bring results on the pitch.
mig78, thanks for the link. It’s really nice to read, for a change, and in the light of how thick and senseless many a highly paid footballer are, that we still have very caring and sensitive ones around. Vida, CHEERS to what you did!!
samuel
October 15, 2012 at 03:58
samuel – united WE stand says:
I’m sorry but who exactly has underestimated what tunnicliffe has done?
October 14, 2012 at 22:09
samuel – united WE stand says:
Goat – i just think tunni has got carried away/plain stupid and needs to learn from his wrongdoings.
I rest my case
mig78
Yeah Ill also thank you for that article. What a wonderful gesture. 100 000+ euro is no bloody envelope of cash is it. Lovely to see that look after friends and family attitude, often when these mercenary pricks see the big time they forget all about the past and concentrate on spend spend spend and acting the cunt.
Well done for finding it.
Zibbie
I agree with you mate about mobile phone usage whilst driving. Im quite a clever lad, I can multi task, I always seem to be aware of things before other but even I dont SMS whilst driving. I have a hands free for calls but most the time wont even take them when Im driving – mainly because my music is too bloody loud. As for the drink driving, I live out in the sticks and there are no busses that go past my house. I have to walk 25 minutes to the nearest buss stop and then they run at the latest to 6pm. I dont go out to the pub because I know I cant get back. I could take the car but dont. I grew up around pub culture with my parents owning a couple so I know what Im missing. I just dont do it.. Tunni has no excuses. He is a sportsman, he is used to diciplining himself, not to smoke this, not to eat that, dont feel like it but better do that run anyway. This was a stupid error of judgement that will have to go punished, hes a silly boy.
Fuck go to Mothers against drunk driving, what we should all stamp our feet, get mad over a football lad get a drunk driving!! This is a football blog. Not a social fix-it blog.
Rooney to Captain Country.
5th in goals for country and club!!! STILL ONLY 26!!!
Clevs coming on strong.
Welbeck scores a brace!
Smalling and Young back in training.!!!!
Goat wrote last post before I read this one, no bash at you mate just, saying I agree and try to push football talk here. I use to drive 1000-1500 miles a week was almost killed by a 17 yr old girl on the phone, I was 1st 2nd on many wreaks and the fucking phone is out!!!!!!!
I get your self disciplined thing.
Pubs to be around drunks when your sober!!
Excuses to drive and be a danger!!!!
Tunni is Red and old school of sorts, hurts when that type fucks up.
Like Rooney and Wayne. That fuck sucked this old cynical dude in and broke my heart!! In the end my fault for being nieve , he was low balled and fuck opened his mouth!!!!
WeAreRed
I will mark you down as a sane red.
Unbelievable how Cashley, Tiny Tears and that scouse cunt Gerrard can be villified for their and their famillies wrong doings but as soon as a United player does it its ok. Madness.
The Rio drugs test scandel I can absorb, not taking a test means nothing certainly not an admission of guilt, anyway I think we all suffered with that one when he was banned for longer than a doping/drug cheat.
The Cantona Kung Fu incident I can let go as fans are scum bags, some on here have proven to be so to, and a football fan is a long way from holier than thou and if I was subject to a torrent of abuse Id certainly jump in the crowd too.
Rooneys indescretion with a prostitute was a law breaking incident and Im surprised when that went unpunished. Having an affair is not against the law and a personal issue, paying for sex is against the law even though I personally am for the legalisation of brothels. But somehow escort girls are exempt? I havent read into the law so the logic escapes me. I still think hes a bit of a scum bag though. Prostitution doesnt kill anyone though.
Tunnis drink driving is a bit more naughty as I laid out above. If some of you want some pictures involving kids and famillies spread out all over the road due to drink driving accidents or road accidents in general all you have to do is ask. Maybe you should search for such content before deciding if this should just be swept under the carpet. Im not a moral fag or anything like that, Im a liberal kind of guy but not at the expense of life. Party long party hard but when you leave the party you leave the party.
mercenary pricks is right , I lived it in the US in the 80′s and early 90′s. BIG FUCKING BUSINESS!!!!
I grew not to blame them in $ talks.
Goat I hear you mate. Man Utd have there share of fucks. Giggs blew me away, fucks his brothers wife!!!!
I am not a fan of sweeping under the rug!!
Tuni to be punished by Law, his club.
We all play favorites me with Rooney Goat You with Berba!
Anzhi to tempt United captain Vidic with mammoth £250k-a-week offer
Nemanja Vidic is a target for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala who plan to offer the United captain a mammoth £250,000-a-week after tax salary.
Zibbie
No offence taken my friend. There is always a time lag involved when I write an epistle, I dont get to read as I write and couldnt manage it anyway.
Football football football you’re right, back to the game and less of the moral side of things. Ive had my say and no doubt others will have theirs.
Sorry about this – international football – I see Woy is going to ring the changes from a successful team performance back to the same old same old. I suppose we get to watch the Poles take the piss out of Gerrard and co again. (Well I wont, I watched 1 England match the last tournament (forget where and what for) and thats my only game for 3 years now).
I see Liverpool have decided to stay at Anfield. It would be fucking hilarious if a few United fans could buy houses near Anfield and refuse to sell and move when the developers come. Maybe they will waste even more millions on their Stanley Park fiasco instead of spending that money wisely on an Andy Carrol or Stuart Downing. No, scrub that, let them have the money I love the comedy.
No sorry mates you have a mad funny mind I enjoy
Bring on Stoke, United football confronts most negative team in the league. 100% Fact. Luckily our lads on England duty had the perfect practice game……. v San Marino
Hope we come out with minimal injuries.
off to work!!
Fletch
Stoke will be a tough game, they have a decent back 4 Huth and Shawcross especially. Well drilled and all. But I do believe if Ferguson carries on with his 4-3-3 allowing Rooney to drop deep and playing two good passing midfielders (2 of Kagawa, Cleverley, Valencia) then we will undo them. Im more confident of that then last year when we adopted Rooney as a lone striker for much of the campaign. This style suits Rooney better and suits United better as well.
Goat, Cheers mate. I completely agree mate. The way through Stokes monstrous oak wall is with small midfielders and quick one touch ball. Just not sure that is what we will see if the lads coming back from internationals need a rest.
Anyone else seeing these rumors (Mail and others) that Anzhi Makhachkala have put in a 41M offer for Vidic?
That is a lot for any defender on wobbly knees.
Sit the lad down and ask him if he would fancy 250/week in Russia and if he does sign the deal. Hate to see him go though. Hope he turns it down and we don’t have to look back at this.
My feeling is that Vidic values trophies and the Captains shirt way more than and extra few quid. But then, every man has a price at some point, and this is silly money by the sound of it.
Goat – up to you to interpret my comments in whatever way suits you but i’m certain i have not expressed the situation to be swept under carpet.
ACCORDING TO THE DAILY MAIL SMALLING AND YOUNG WILL BE BACK FOR STOKE AND PHIL JONES WILL BE BACK FOR ARSENAL ON NOV 3