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Fernando Torres at his best, was an absolute terror. Just ask Nemanja Vidic. Or even the whole
Manchester United team for that matter. There is no fluke that El Nino became the fastest Liverpool
player to reach the 50-goal mark. His searing speed, excellent touch and great dribbling skills
made him a Kop hero as soon as he arrived at Anfield.
After watching Sunday's remarkable clash between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge,
I was left in awe at the fighting qualities United have in abundance. For a team minus ten first
team regulars including Vidic, Fletcher, Jones, Nani...
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Historically, battles for bridges have often defined the context and eventual outcomes of war.
Severing the connectivity between two groups of the opposing army, or preventing further advances
over an otherwise insurmountable barrier usually seemed like a good way to gain an advantage for
the longer term.
It has been a scrappy season for defending Premier League champions Manchester United but in
dealing with a plethora of injuries, the club has certainly benefited from the consistency of
Michael Carrick, which has not gone unnoticed.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed the 30-year old midfielder to continue his terrific run
even as the Red Devils prepare to welcome returning playmakers Ashley Young and Tom Cleverley.
Liverpool beat Man Utd 2-1 in the FA Cup 4th round on Saturday, thanks to an overdue goal from Dirk
Kuyt in the 88th minute.
Liverpool lined up with a defensive formation with Jamie Carragher in front of a flat back four,
paying too much respect to a United side shorn of players like Vidic, Ferdinand and Rooney.
After Liverpool's fantastic achievement in beating Man City over two legs to reach the Carling Cup
Final last Wednesday night, thanks to Craig Bellamy's goal.
It is now time to look towards beating the other half of Manchester in the form of the Red side of
the City.
Our arch-rivals come to Anfield on Saturday afternoon in the fourth round of the FA Cup with it all
to play for.
Ahead of our game, Sir Alex Ferguson has explained why Patrice Evra has been wearing our
captain's armband for most of this season.
Nemanja Vidic is our captain but has spent most of the season injured, meaning Evra has filled
in. Ferguson gave Evra the responsibility because of his fitness and his personality.
Mike Phelan has insisted Manchester United would not consider leaving Patrice Evra out of their
game against Liverpool if he is fully fit.
United's FA Cup fourth-round tie with Liverpool will be the first time they have faced their old
rivals since Evra levelled racism allegations at Luis Suarez that ended with the Uruguay forward
landing an eight-match ban.
Old head's experience to lead is crucial to the cause
The papers are going crazy with this fixture and all the focus is on Arsenal and how the mighty
have fallen. How this is no longer the plum tie of the Premier League season (somehow, I think the
numbers tells a different story), why there's no pizza or pastries being thrown at each other and
why there's no more fights between the two sets of players.
It appears likely that Didier Drogba is set to move to Shanghai Shenua. It is not quite clear
whether the move is scheduled to take place during the January transfer window or in the summer of
2012 but it has become quite clear that Didier Drogba is set to move away from Stamford Bridge and
Chelsea.
Las clasificaciones siempre van a dar de que hablar, generan polemica, hasta las que hace la
FIFA.
Por eso aquí están los 11 mejores jugadores del año según el máximo mandato en el futbol
mundial. Fueron anunciados en la gala del dia de hoy.
Los futbolistas del Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso e Iker Casillas, no
viajaron a Zúrich porque mañana enfrentan al Málaga por la Copa del Rey.
09.01.2012 - De final anunciado, la celebración y entrega del Premio Balón de Oro (2011)
coronó a Lionel Messi como el mejor jugador del mundo (por tercera vez consecutiva).
Con 55 goles en 57 partidos y 5 títulos con Barcelona (Liga de España , Champions League ,
Mundial de Clubes, Supercopa de España y Supercopa de Europa, el año de Messi volvió a romper
récords y felicitaciones.
Monday Bullets:
• And then they were even....
Kolarov, for City, with a tackle on Nani here...and a free kick goal there...
Yesterdays 3-2 Manchester United over Manchester City FA Cup win was a sidewinder of drama. City
control the run of play, United score.
The end of the year is here, and it's time for you to draw up your own Player XI list! Who has
made your starting line-up? Here's Futbolita's Team of 2011, including our six substitutes (because
you never know who could get injured from all that paella or partying!) We've also included the
super Robin van Persie, Kun Aguero, and Nemanja Vidic in our team.
French publication L'Equipe named its 2011 Team of the Year recently, and as you might expect,
Barcelona dominated the selections with six players on the team.
LIonel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo headline the squad, which includes a total of eight players
from La Liga and two players from the English Premier League.
Following Manchester United's 5-0 win over Wigan, Patrice Evra, our captain in the absence of
Nemanja Vidic, has hailed the spirit of the players at Manchester United.
Due to injuries, Valencia played at right back, Michael Carrick played in the centre of defence,
and after Jonny Evans went off at half time, Evra moved to the centre too.
It barely makes up for the chaotic week gone by where Manchester United were knocked out of the
Champions League, where Nemanja Vidic was ruled out for the season and where the author of this
post dropped the last piece of his birthday cake (Belgian chocolate, thanks for asking) on the
kitchen floor but the 4-1 win over Wolves goes some way in reassuring fans even those who have had
to experience an endless line of shoddy birthdays (naming no names) that things aren't totally
bad.
It barely makes up for the chaotic week gone by where Manchester United were knocked out of the
Champions League, where Nemanja Vidic was ruled out for the season and where the author of this
post dropped the last piece of his birthday cake (Belgian chocolate, thanks for asking) on the
kitchen floor but the 4-1 win over Wolves goes some way in reassuring fans even those who have
had to experience an endless line of shoddy birthdays (naming no names) that things aren't totally
bad.
Manchester United have endured a catastrophic week, crashing out of the Champions League and then
losing Vidic for the rest of the season due a knee ligament injury. They need to bounce back, and
the visit of Wolves to Old Trafford this weekend gives them a glorious opportunity of doing just
that. Bookmakers make than a best priced 1.
Betting Preview: Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and United to catch up with City -
originally posted on Soccerlens.com
This weekend, the big teams have a chance to catch up with the Premier League leaders Manchester
City, and you can get great betting odds for United, Arsenal and co.
Manchester United's week has go worse with the confirmation that captain Nemanja Vidic will be out
for the rest of
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Brilliant photos: Agger, Drogba, Rooney, Vidic, Fabianski and more Premier League stars
in our pictures of the week
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Brilliant photos: Agger, Drogba, Rooney, Vidic, Fabianski and more Premier League stars
in our pictures of the week
Click the arrows to see amazing photos from the sporting week
View the full story here: Talksport
A news article on 2011-12-09 11:41:09 from: Talksport
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
Brilliant photos: Agger, Drogba, Rooney, Vidic, Fabianski and more Premier League stars
in our pictures of the week
Click the arrows to see amazing photos from the sporting week
View the full story here: Talksport
A news article on 2011-12-09 11:41:09 from: Talksport
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
This morning Sir Alex woke hoping to find that last night was simply a terrible dream, hoping
that his Manchester United team had not become the first finalists not to make it out of the group
the following season. But last night was no dream, and Thursday night appearances on channel 5 are
the embarrassing reality.
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Marco Streller and Alexander Frei combine to put the hurt on Man Utd. To add to the gloom, Utd
lose Nemanja Vidic with suspected knee ligament damage which could keep him out for a while. Sir
Alex did not get his 100th Champions League win and now takes Utd to the Europa Cup.
Marco Streller and Alexander Frei combine to put the hurt on Man Utd. To add to the gloom, Utd
lose Nemanja Vidic with suspected knee ligament damage which could keep him out for a while. Sir
Alex did not get his 100th Champions League win and now takes Utd to the Europa Cup. It's akin to
Greg Louganis doing a belly flop and coming up purple in embarrassment.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
Manchester United and Manchester City might be competing atop the Premier League standings, but
neither of them will be taking part in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Instead, it's off to
the Europa League.
Manchester United became the first finalist to be knocked out in the group stage the following
year after being shocked by FC Basel in Switzerland, 2-1, and relegated to the second tier
competition with a third-place group finish.
De Gea; Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra; Park, Jones, Giggs, Nani; Young, Rooney.
"CONFIRMED TEAM: FC Basel vs United" was originally published at The
Republik of Mancunia.
Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's massive Champions League trip to
Basle leaving Sir Alex Ferguson with limited options up front.
After Javier Hernandez suffered an ankle injury at Aston Villa on Saturday that is set to rule
him out for a month, Ferguson expressed the hope Berbatov would have recovered from his own ankle
problem to make the flight to Switzerland.
Lindegaard, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Jones, Carrick, Young, Rooney, Hernandez
Bench: De Gea, Evans, Giggs, Park, Welbeck, Fletcher, Valencia
"CONFIRMED LINE-UP: Villa vs United" was originally published at The
Republik of Mancunia.
Nemanja Vidic has talked about his role as a defender but claims he isn't a murderer, as his
song would have you believe.
"I am not a number 10, I know that," said Vidic. "I am defender and I have to stop
the other team from scoring the goal. If I play well but make one mistake, than all anyone
remembers is the goal I conceded.
Nemanja Vidic has talked about his role as a defender but claims he isn't a murderer, as his
song would have you believe.
"I am not a number 10, I know that," said Vidic. "I am defender and I have to stop
the other team from scoring the goal. If I play well but make one mistake, than all anyone
remembers is the goal I conceded.
Following Manchester United's Carling Cup exit against Crystal Palace last night, OTP looks at five
players on display night who are treading a tightrope if they want to continue their careers at Old
Trafford. 1. Darron Gibson It looked like Fergie was going to ship Gibson out on the regular
Manchester-Sunderland service during the summer.
Manchester United prepare for an important few weeks ahead as the chase for silverware gets a
little bit more significant with some key fixtures coming thick and fast as the busy Christmas
period looms.
As well as the matter of playing catch-up with Manchester City's irrepressible Galacticos, the
Red Devils are participating in the advanced stages of the Carling Cup and the small matter of
completing qualification for the knock-out stages for the UEFA Champions League still needs to be
done.
Once you break a habit, it's very difficult to go back to the way things were. Occasions where
you were coasting along like it was second nature suddenly seem like uncharted territory. Every
step is a challenge involving multiple thoughts, anxious moments and uncertain decisions. Ever
since we were hammered 6-1 at Old Trafford on the blackest day in our recent memory, our form has
displayed the sort of scratchy incompetence of a broken habit.
By Chris Wright
Remember Dynamo? The magician that reduced Nemanja Vidic to a puddle of bubbling silicon and
nano-circuitry, blew Bobby Zamora's brain and then made Gary Neville swear like a navvy with his
sleight-of-hand shenanigans? Remembered him? Yes? Well now forget him, because football's got a new
magic man and his name is Iker the Incredible.
Nemanja Vidic has played down the importance of the difference between United and City at the
top of the table, claiming that it's where we are with weeks left to play that matters.
Midway through November last season Chelsea were 4 points clear of United but we still went on
to finish 9 points ahead of them.
de Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Park, Giggs, Rooney, Hernandez
"CONFIRMED LINE-UP: Swansea vs UNITED" was originally published at The
Republik of Mancunia.
