remad
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Post by remad on Jan 19, 2008 17:58:56 GMT
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Post by Chris on Jan 19, 2008 18:18:28 GMT
More Rooney and Tevez magic there. Great touch by Wayne and good finish from Ronaldo.
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Post by johnboy14 on Jan 19, 2008 19:22:25 GMT
thank fuck for that because reading are a really difficult side to beat at times. I was unable to watch the game but 5 live sounds so much better without alan "the unofficial scouser" green blowing shite.
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Post by Supatrice> on Jan 19, 2008 19:30:36 GMT
^ Agreed, Alan Green is a cock!
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Post by Chris on Jan 19, 2008 19:45:50 GMT
Gotta love this Wayne Rooney interview about Lampard.
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Wayne Rooney admitted the hard-fought 2-0 win over Reading was the hardest game he has been involved in this term.
The striker scored the game-breaking goal in the 77th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo finally killed off a resilient Royals outfit with United’s second at the death.
“It was a difficult game,” Rooney told MUTV. “You have to give Reading a lot of credit. They attacked us and it was an end-to-end game – probably the most difficult I’ve played in this season.
“But we got there in the end and we’re delighted with the three points.”
Rooney flicked home the opener well from Carlos Tevez’s astute pass, but only after the England man had spurned several earlier chances at the Madejski Stadium.
“I had a few opportunities before the goal and maybe should have done better with them,” he said. “It was a great ball by Carlos and I’m just delighted that I finished it.”
Rooney revealed his frustration at the Dubious Goals Committee’s recent decision not to credit him with the opener in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal in November. “I don’t know who gives and doesn’t give these goals,” he said. “Over the last three years, (Chelsea midfielder) Frank Lampard has had about 50 deflected goals and never had one took off him. I’ve had one deflected goal and had it took off me, so maybe they need to look at the game a bit closer.”
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What a legend!!
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Post by Chris on Jan 19, 2008 19:46:57 GMT
Sir Alex Ferguson was as relieved as anyone to hear the final whistle at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday, having watched his side make hard work of a 2-0 win over Reading.
Wayne Rooney scored 13 minutes from time, with Cristiano Ronaldo adding a second in injury time. But it was by no means comfortable, Reading caused United problems all afternoon and never gave in.
“By the end we were quite happy to get through it,” admitted Sir Alex afterwards.
“Considering the number of opportunities we had, maybe our decision-making in the final third of the field wasn’t at its best. We kept making chances, but you do start to worry when the game goes on and you haven’t scored.
“You worry whether you’re going to get the goal, and it took a lovely flick from Wayne to get us in front. Credit to Reading they kept going at us. They really do make you work.”
Both sides set out with an attacking agenda, which made for an end-to-end encounter.
“It was a really open match,” added Sir Alex. “It really needed an early goal, which could have led to a lot of goals in that game. We got the goal at the right time and managed to hold on to get through.
“I wasn’t sure how Reading were going to approach it. When I saw their line-up I knew they were going gung-ho. The opportunities they had, they had a go for it.
“Kitson gave us a lot of problems, but in the main it was down to our own attacking play, which wasn’t at its best today. With a bit more care in the last third we would maybe have scored more.”
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Post by Chris on Jan 19, 2008 19:48:19 GMT
Rio Ferdinand says the talent in United’s squad means he was always confident the Reds would strike the killer blow against Reading.
United missed a glut of chances at the Madejski Stadium, and it took until the 77th minute for Wayne Rooney to put the Reds in front.
Rio and his defensive team-mates managed to pick up an 18th clean sheet of the season, but he insists his faith in United’s forwards never wavered.
“You start wondering [whether you’ll score], but in the last fifteen minutes we always knew we’d get three or four more chances,” he told MUTV.
“With the talent we’ve got, you keep thinking ‘we’ll score the next one’. Rooney and Ronaldo, who have been doing so well for us lately, managed to put the ball in the back of the net.
“Getting a clean sheet is important, because if we do that then we know we’re going to have the chance to win the game. That was one of the main things for us today, keeping a clean sheet.
“We had a lot of opportunities in the first half, but we didn’t put them away. In the second half it followed a similar pattern, but we managed to get two goals later in the game.
“We were lucky that we got that today, but I think we created enough to chances [to deserve it].”
Reading certainly made United work for the victory, and it took a moment of class to undo Steve Coppell’s side.
“That was probably the hardest game we’ve had all season,” Rio added. Reading worked us very hard. They pushed us all over the pitch and we had to battle for our three points today.
“For Wayne’s goal, the ball in from Carlos was exquisite. He picked out Wazza, and he stretched his leg out and managed to guide it past the keeper. I think he took the keeper by surprise with how early he hit it, it was a great goal.”
United’s title rivals Chelsea and Arsenal also earned hard-fought away wins on Saturday. Chelsea beat Birmingham 1-0, while Arsenal defeated Fulham 3-0.
“All three of us could have dropped points,” said Rio, “but we’ve all won. We’re just pleased with our result. We’ve not conceded a goal and we’ve won the game.”
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Jak
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Post by Jak on Jan 19, 2008 20:01:40 GMT
Talk about grinding out a victory. Christ, the boys looked like something the cat dragged out of the trash can when they were done. How about Vidic? That man has balls of cast iron. Love him, love him, love him.
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Post by moxdevil on Jan 19, 2008 20:08:48 GMT
Watching the parts of the game that the stream would allow me i was getting worried that we were to going slip up, but thankfully Rooney popped up and we got the win and all is joyous and wonderful in the world again this weekend.
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Post by Pooja on Jan 20, 2008 7:45:49 GMT
Well ...
What a game ... could ve been one of those games ( reading always gives us such games )
Rooney had a quite game , lackluster performance until he scored and after that , he suddenly stood up and was chasing the ball and the entire team spirit got up !
Ronaldo !, you lucky boy ! if there was one game whole season when you can bet that he wouldn't score after watching half of it ... It would have been this ...
But well , the dream run continues ..
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Post by devilforlife on Jan 20, 2008 8:04:56 GMT
Massive 3 points.We were poor in the final third for the entire game.But,it was once again the brilliance of an individual which won it for us.Vidic was terrific at the back as well.Its good that we can keep this winning run going.
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Post by Tatty on Jan 20, 2008 17:07:51 GMT
Best game I've watched this season. End to end stuff, patchy at times, some tough 50-50 tackles too. Can't ask for more in an English game.
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Post by Red Yank on Jan 20, 2008 18:23:11 GMT
Good result considering Reading turned up for this one, not the 6-0 battering we issued last weekend but a fair result none the less.
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Post by Busby Boy on Jan 21, 2008 1:47:06 GMT
Fantastic result, Reading made it difficult for us but we got the three points and another clean sheet. Happy to see Rooney get a goal and what a finish it was, most players would look to bring the ball under control there but not Rooney..one touch and BANG! it's 1-0. Great stuff. How far did Ronaldo run with the ball for his goal? Fuckin' hell. Nice, calm finish too and equalled his goalscoring record of last season. Let's hope he doesn't run out of steam though because if he steers clear of fatigue and injury he'll beat Bestie's record. Fergie got a bit animated, didn't he, eh? WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!
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Post by andoverred on Jan 21, 2008 9:20:22 GMT
That was a tough encounter; but I expected nothing less from Reading. A 2-0 win probably flattered tbh, however we had numerous chances to bury them. We needed to win this game, as both the arse and chavs also won away. Let's hope the dippers lose at home tonight eh? The guys are now having a break in Saudi; not something that fills me with joy after watching The Kingdom last night!!
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