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Post by mltezr on Apr 9, 2008 23:54:06 GMT
today everyone in a united shirt played their part and as a result a very entertaining result. special mention has to go to hargraves and park. both worked their socks off and played marvellous. a performance like this, without ronaldo, rooney playing a full game, gives great hope. looking forward to playing barca.
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Post by kellymufc08 on Apr 10, 2008 0:13:37 GMT
owen hargreaves played his best game for united his crosing was better than beckham's he could make a difference in the champions league. bring on barca. and park keeps getting better each game. moscow here we come
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Post by thereligionmufc on Apr 10, 2008 0:19:53 GMT
Amazing Feeling When Everyone Rose As Neville Stepped Up.
We Were All Standing Already But We Saw The Whole Stadium Stand And Applaud.
And Rio Showed How Selfless He Is Giving Neville The Armband; Deserved To Hear Everyone Chant His Name.
Hargreaves Was Everywhere And Park Impressed Me Again. Glad Giggs Played Nearly A Whole Game, No Disrespect But We Can't Afford His Lack Of Passion On Sunday.
Good Night All In All, Bring On Barca..
Follow, Follow, Follow..
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Post by Marwick on Apr 10, 2008 1:11:17 GMT
i think OH really showed versatility tonight, hes going to be really valuable for us, he can play RB,RM(very well),DM CM and with some of his runs today i think you could even say AM, he offers us alot of energy to deal with quick, smart left wingers, such as mancini tonight, fab performance from Owen.
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Post by unitedfromciputat on Apr 10, 2008 6:01:58 GMT
And all the scum in 606 tell us that we can't win without Ronaldo #russian_roulette#
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Post by mightyez on Apr 10, 2008 6:02:25 GMT
with his energy he is no out and out dm, more box to box, should be like keane in his pomp, everywhere, carrick is more suited as he dont have that energy
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Post by unitedfromciputat on Apr 10, 2008 6:11:16 GMT
Apart from missing one header I thought Pique did very well too. I'd be happy for him to stay in there until Vidic gets back. Good, solid performance by a really maturing team. Hopefully We'll see that from Hargreaves every game now unti lthe end of the season. Hargreaves as a right sided midfielder? Could work. His crossing is certainly good enough and he clearly has the engine for it. Some of Hargo movement when he launch inch perfect pass remind me of beckham. Is it anyone notice or it is only me dreaming #drool#
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Post by Rambling Red Devil on Apr 10, 2008 6:16:08 GMT
i think OH really showed versatility tonight, hes going to be really valuable for us, he can play RB,RM(very well),DM CM and with some of his runs today i think you could even say AM, he offers us alot of energy to deal with quick, smart left wingers, such as mancini tonight, fab performance from Owen. Hargreaves was fantastic as was Ji-Sung Park. Best performance from the two of them this season.
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Post by unitedfromciputat on Apr 10, 2008 6:31:00 GMT
So so Happy with the win over Roma we played a good game Neville is back, we reached the semis and didn't conceded any goals with the defence problems we're facing now.
I believe we couldn't ask for more brilliant game amazing night bye bye Roma
Oh kokka, don't be so cruel..... ;D
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Post by Rambling Red Devil on Apr 10, 2008 6:33:41 GMT
^De Rossi put his shirt over his head when he missed the penalty.
I think Kokka's posted an older picture of him....still, nice to see him cry like a baby!
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Post by Stew on Apr 10, 2008 7:17:54 GMT
From Todays Independent:
"Ideally, everyone would like to have the stepovers and overhead kicks and be like Ronaldo. But we all have abilities and you learn what you do well." When Owen Hargreaves spoke candidly about his own limitations a few weeks back there was no hint of a yearning to show down the right flank at Old Trafford what, from his position on the substitute's bench, he has been watching the Portuguese deliver most of this season.
Last night he provided precisely that. The hair gel was missing, the boots white not red and Ronaldo does not pull his socks up quite so high, but it might for all the world have been United's 37-goal man shepherding ball after ball down the right flank.
Hargreaves seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity all his life. He might have been signed as a holding midfielder for European nights – after Sir Alex Ferguson admired his battling displays quelling Milan's Kaka and Lyons' Juninho, in the Champions League for Bayern Munich – but he did not waste much time making himself at home in Ronaldo's berth.
The game was four minutes old when Carlos Tevez first released him down the right. A right-footed cross of the Beckham class was headed clear by Juan as Anderson waited.
There were occasional retreats to type for Hargreaves: a clattering challenge to dispossess David Pizarro and start another move which saw another of his own crosses dealt with. But make no mistake – he was here to do what Ronaldo does, morphing between the flank and central channel, and Old Trafford had to wait less than 10 minutes for the improbable sight of Hargreaves sent racing through on goal by Ryan Giggs. Doni's alertness denied him, but it was on the same piece of turf that Hargreaves displayed a skill he only gets the chance to show at Carrington. A 30-yard lofted pass from Giggs was taken down, left-footed with all the aplomb of Wayne Rooney. This time Juan intervened as he shaped to shoot with his right.
There were more of the hidden talents which Bayern fans probably know more about than United, such as the decision-making which saw Hargreaves deliver a first-time cross towards Giggs, after Tevez released him into space when others might have gone for glory.
It was a first half of such utter dominance that it is hard to believe that United – playing mostly with squad players – will ever have a better chance of reclaiming the Champions League.
Hargreaves could be forgiven for thinking he was in dreamland. Ferguson's decision to play Ji-Sung Park down the right flank in Rome was eye-catching because of the impression it gave that Hargreaves had slipped yet further down the pecking order. He is not utterly free of injury worries – the tendonitis that ruined the early part of his season can still flare up – but would have hoped for more than the solitary European start (in Lyons) before this night. Michael Carrick's resurgence of late has seen his hopes further diminish.
This was a night of such supremacy that even Gary Neville took a place in central midfield when he arrived to a thunderous welcome nine minutes before the end. But by then Hargreaves had provided his most eloquent reminder that he is the man to play when Ronaldo's resting up. Taking a pass from Tevez on 70 minutes, skipping down the right flank and crossing, inch perfect, for the diving header which put Roma out of sight.
"Ferguson followed and tracked Hargreaves for a long time so I don't think playing him was presumptuous [about our threat]," Luciano Spalletti said later. Ferguson was more succinct. "He was our man of the match," he said.
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Post by SourceEnterMind on Apr 10, 2008 8:43:36 GMT
“I keep saying it’s the best squad I’ve ever had so if that’s the case then why shouldn’t I play them? I took out Scholes, Rooney and Ronaldo but Ji-sung Park, Carlos Tevez and Owen Hargreaves were our three best players.”
Spot on Fergie! #worship# when i heard Ronaldo AND Rooney was on the bench, i was slightly surprised, then when they mentioned even Scholes was on it i got apprehensive. BUTwhen i saw the formation, with the Midfield-Triumvirate of Anderson-Hargreaves-Carrick i was confident : Park & Tevez would run Roma ragged. and so it proved, as the first 15 minutes was amazing - THIS IS INDEED one HELLUVA STRONG SQUAD !! if not for Doni - United would've run away with the match...AGAIN ! i'm also SUPER GLAD Fergie mentioned "we have big games coming up" - the domestic league is NOT JUST "bread & butter" - it's what makes Man Utd LEGITIMATE CHAMPIONS !! " five times" ? " best in Europe" ?? F*CK OFF !! like Fergie says - CONSISTENCY; and i'd certainly take a Champion of 38 games ( even if it included the likes of Derby County and Fulham) over the "Champions League" anytime. especially since this (European) season seems to be so riddled with bloody inconsistent ref decisions.
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Post by mike620 on Apr 10, 2008 8:56:36 GMT
Great performance and great result from United! Hargreaves was superb tonight really glad that he proved his worth tonight. What a selection headache Fergie will have for the next few games
Apart from Giggs every squad player has been impressing me with their play. Even Silvestre played well today and he just came back.
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Post by krisnalee on Apr 10, 2008 9:36:41 GMT
Last night was amazing... Without Rooney and CR7 we make Doni worked very hard to safe his goal. Hargreaves is exelent. Silvestre had a very nice comeback match, either with our skipper.. And Man of The match, for me it's definitely Park Ji-Sung !!
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Post by krisnalee on Apr 10, 2008 9:45:48 GMT
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