Man Utd - Is Sir Alex cracking up

[robert1990]

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Last season Manchester United only won one trophy and that was the Carling Cup. They finished 2nd in the Premier League just behind Chelsea, were knocked out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round by Leeds and knocked out in the Champions League Quarter Finals, by eventual finalists Bayern Munich. All in all it was not a very successful season and many pundits believe that this trend will continue, unless Manchester United spend heavily which is unlikely as they have a great amount of debt at the moment. This summer have brought in Chris Smalling, Javier Hernandez and Bebe, with Anders Lindegaard coming in January. Now Sir Alex Ferguson has made a bold statement which many people believe shows signs of him cracking up and losing his mind.

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Before I retire I am going to win everything there is in one season and buy no players doing so. We have a great youth setup here and we are going to use that to my benefit. I am going to win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, World Club Championships and Super Cup all in one season with the squad that I have and any youngsters that come through. I know I can not do that this season as we aren't in all of them competitions but before I retire I am going to win the Septuple without buying any more players. Many of you will think that there is no way that can happen but trust me it will. People wrote me off when I introduced the likes of Gary and Phil Nevile, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham into the squad and look what happened then. Soon Gary, Ryan and Paul will be retiring but we have players to cover that. Rafael is already quite capable of playing right back and I see him being the right back for many years to come, we have Tom Cleverly who is on loan at WIgan this season who I think is a ready made replacement for Ryan and the Premier League he gets this year will stand him in good stead of next year. Regarding Paul we have Darren Gibson who is a similar type of player to him, and in the youngsters we have Matt James and Paul Pogba who can play there. This is going to be one of the hardest tasks in my managerial career but one that I can not wait to take on. I am going to be using a lot of the the youngsters this season to give them match experience, but some of them are out on loan which will also help us in the long run. I am confident though that before I retire I will achieve this goal.

The test begins when Manchester United face Chelsea in the Community Shield and Sir Alex will be able to judge then whether this is one step too much.

 

[sidgurung97]

Mate, good luck, you will need it...
Winning everything is not easy!

 

[robert1990]

Mate, good luck, you will need it...
Winning everything is not easy!

Your right it isn't and its going to be a challenge but it is one that I am looking forward to.

 

[CardozoThePro]

Good luck mate. Will be a great read would of been good to say only youth brought in or something.
Either way i'll be following.

 

[robert1990]

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Sir Alex Ferguson has completed pre-season with Manchester United today, and has stuck to his word so far with no new arrivals. During that time he has let 4 players go out on loan with another one in the pipeline. Jonny Evans younger brother Corry has gone to Scottish side Dunfermline, Nick Ajose has gone to Darlington, summer arrival Bebe has gone to Sheffield United and youngster Ryan Tunnicliffe has gone to Hartlepool where he will be hoping to get games under his belt. Reece Brown could be on his way to Aldershot in the near future. Sir Alex is very happy with how pre-season went, playing 6 friendlies and winning 6. The teams they played weren't of high class but he was happy that they still managed to win all 6. All the players were regaining there match fitness until John O'Shea suffered a Hernia. It looks like he is going to miss the first month of the season. On the positive side they welcomed back Michael Owen who is now fully fit for the start of the season. Rio Ferdinand and Anderson are back in training but are still a month of being match fit and Owen Hargreaves is not far of from starting training know but everyone will be waiting to see how his knee's hold up.

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Manchester United now face Chelsea tomorrow in the Community Shield at Wembley. Everyone will be wondering if Sir Alex will put a full strength side out or whether the youngsters will get a chance to prove themselves.

I am looking forward to the Community Shield match on Sunday against Chelsea. It will be a very tough game and I will be putting out a strong side to try and win it. I may put a few of the young ones on the bench but I haven't quite decided yet. I know it is only the Community Shield but it is another piece of silverware to my collection. I'm glad to have Michael Owen back has he and Javier Hernandez can both give us a different option. I will also have one eye on next week when we face Fulham in the League. After losing it to Chelsea last year it is something that I want to win back as I start my pursuit of the Septuple. I want to retire on a high and winning the Septuple with squad that I have now would be a great way retire. Many people still don't believe I can do this as I still get Agents contacting me saying yeah I know you said you weren't going to buy anyone but my player could help you achieve your goals. I will prove them all wrong in the coming years.

 

[robert1990]

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Chelsea win it on Penalties​

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Chelsea won the Community Shield in a penalty shoot out today. The result will have people questioning whether sticking with the players Man Utd currently have a good idea. Man Utd started off very bright and could have taken the lead within the first minute but Dimitar Berbatov shot straight at the keeper. Chelsea responded immediately and could have taken the lead themselves but Didier Drogba wasted a glorious opportunity. The game calmed down after that until the 22nd minute when Nemanja Vidic fired home after his initial header was saved. The game then turned sour when Patrice Evra made a two footed challenge on Steven Pienaar. The referee had no other option but to send Evra off. This sparked Chelsea into life and in the 34th minute Michael Essien equalised for the blues. Things got even better for Chelsea when Steven Pienaar who showed no signs off injury after the tackle by Evra slotted home. Just before half time the match was all square when Wayne Rooney curled home from 25 yards to make it 2-2 at half time. Both teams returned for the 2nd half and Chelsea were the better side and it paid off quickly as Florent Malouda rounded off a slick passing move to give Chelsea the lead again. Manchester United responded from that and in the 53rd minute were level thanks to a good finish from Dimitar Berbatov. Both teams had chances to win the game late on in the match but both keepers stood firm and the game finished 3-3 and went to penalties. In the shoot out it looked there would be only one winner when Manchester United missed there first two penalties and Chelsea scored both there's. Manchester were then let in with a slight chance when Frank Lampard hit the bar after Ryan Giggs scored Utd's first penalty. It wasn't meant to be though as Paul Scholes missed Man Utd's 4th and Alex stepped up to win it for Chelsea.

It was a close game today and both sides showed there attacking intent through out but I thought we were just the better side though. The cause wasn't helped though when Patrice was sent off for his reckless challenge. I know he will bounce back from it but there was no need for the challenge. We now have the league to concentrate on and our minds will now turn to the Stoke game next week. We are not known for our good starts but this season I want us to change that, and mantain goof form throughout the season.

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[CiaranSafc]

Great Story mate, amm were did you get your kit pack??

 

[robert1990]

I can't remember I think I just searched around on Google if that is any help.

 

[robert1990]

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Stoke shock United at Britannia

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Stoke City triumphed over Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium today. In a game that Manchester United were expected to win comfortably they lacked a cutting edge. The match didn't start to well for United as Rafael was taken off after 10 minutes through injury. Wes Brown came on to replace Rafael at right back position. Stoke took advantage off the early change that Man Utd had to make and scored in the 13th through Kenwyne Jones. It looked like Stoke would go into the break leading 1-0 but Kenwyne Jones had other ideas as he rose highest from a cross to make it 2-0. Sir Alex made 2 changes at half time and brought on Giggs and Owen for Carrick and Berbatov. Man Utd started to play a lot better and had a good number of chances to score but it looked like today was going to be one of those days for them. Stoke capitalized on that and made it 3-0 when Kenwyne Jones broke through the defence and shot but it hit the post and then hit Nemanja Vidic before rolling over the line. Manchester United then finally got on the scoresheet in the 81st minute when Wayne Rooney found space in the box to prod home. Then in the 88th minute Ryan Giggs fired home from the left hand edge of the box to set up a tense finish but Stoke held on to take the points.

That performance wass not a Manchester United performance. The attacking today was bad but the defending was even worse. To have 3 shots on target out of 15 is not title winning material. I know this team is capable of a lot better and it is up to us now to bounce back from that and show how good we are. The International games on Wednesday didn't help as some of our players had cross Atlantic journeys to make but it still doesn't excuse that terrible performance

I said before the game that I think they will win the title and I stick to that despite today's result. They had an off day today but I thought my team were terrific today especially Kenwyne Jones. If he could perform like that on a regular basis then he is a top 4 striker he just needs to show that on a regular basis. I hope we can build on this performance and win our next games. This performance was for the fans who turn up every game and sing there hearts out no matter what gets said about us.

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[robert1990]

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Noisy Neighbours in full Voice​

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Manchester City fans were on full voice today as there side beat local rivals Manchester United. This was Manchester United's 2nd loss in a row and this form continues many people will be questioning whether not strengthening the squad was a good idea. Manchester United started the better side and within the first 20 minutes Wayne Rooney hit the post and missed a glorious opportunity. Man City made him pay as Carlos Tevez scored against his former club. Manchester United didn't really respond from that and just after half time Carlos Tevez made it 2-0. This did spark a reaction from United and they started playing the better football. Sir Alex then made a triple substitution to try and get goals and it nearly worked Javier Hernandez hit the bar and soon after Ryan Giggs missed a good one-on-one chance. This cost Man Utd as they had no more chances after that and lost the game 2-0.

Bad day at the office. Hopeful I will be back to help the cause soon.

What a fantastic performance it was today by Carlos Tevez against his former club. He is vital for us in trying to win the league title and if he can perform like that against the big clubs this season then we will have a very good chance of winning.

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[robert1990]

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Manchester United finally win​

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Manchester United recorded there first league win of the season today against Wigan. It was still not vintage United as they still missed a good number off opportunities but they were a lot better than they have been. United started well like in previous matches but like those games they missed a number of chances early on. They did take the lead though in the 27th when Wigan old boy Antonio Valencia was the first to react to a shot that came off the post to slot into an empty net. Four minutes later it was 2 when Dimitar Berbatov headed home from a Nani cross. Wigan then got a bit of a foot hold in the game and started to create a couple of chanes but it was Man Utd who got the 3rd when Dimitar Berbatov found himself one-on-one and fired it past the Wigan Keeper. Dimitar Berbatov then completed his hat-trick when he found space in the box to finish.

Finally we have showed what we are made off. It was long overdue and now that we have our first win of the season I hope we can build on that and put a good run together to show our title credentials

It was only a matter of time before Manchester United won a game and unfortunately for us it was against us. They played very well today and apart from a couple of chances we created we never really looked like scoring. We weren't expected to win today so I'm not too down beat so as long as we pick ourselves up and play well in our next game I will be happy.