EPL - Reading v Manchester United - Jan 19
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Reading v Manchester United
January 19 - Saturday. 2008
Channel 27 - 11:00 pm - (Live)
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Evra, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Anderson, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Eagles, Rooney, Park, Simpson, Tevez.
Reading : Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, de la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Duberry, Shorey, Rosenior, Oster, Harper, Gunnarsson, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson, Long, Lita, Halls, Golbourne. -
Midweek got nothing?
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MU is on song le..
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Reading to hold MU to a draw.
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Royals fear Ronaldo
Reading boss Steve Coppell has spent much of this week hoping for one thing – a Cristiano Ronaldo off-day when the Royals entertain United at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday.
The Reds wingerÂ’s form has been jaw-droppingly good in recent weeks, scoring 16 goals in his last 13 games.
As a former United wide man himself, Coppell has ultimate respect for UnitedÂ’s Portuguese prince. But that hasnÂ’t stopped him fearing what Ronaldo could do to his side this weekend.
"Ronaldo's goalscoring record is phenomenal for a wide man," Coppell told local reporters.
"You can have nothing but respect for his talents. When I was player I went into the start of a season thinking a goal every six games would be a great return for a winger. But Ronaldo is scoring almost a goal a game - and he's not even a striker.
"He's scoring goals and he's also creating things for the team as well. He's got an awful lot going on in his game and he's a threat to any side in the world. You can only stand back and admire him because he's broken the mould in terms of what wide players can do.”
But if ReadingÂ’s players think they have only got Ronaldo to worry about, Coppell has some other words of warning.
"It’s not just Ronaldo, then there's Wayne Rooney. On the four occasions United have lost this season, he hasn't played. I watched their FA Cup tie at Aston Villa and he really made the difference when he came on for the last 20 minutes. That's why he cost £25 million as a 17-year-old, he makes things happen."
But Coppell’s compliments should also come with the caveat that his side are well-drilled at frustrating United. In five meetings in the last two seasons – twice in the FA Cup and three times in the league – Reading have drawn three matches, with United’s two victories both narrow 3-2 successes.
"We've got to think we can get something from these games,” added Coppell. “These are the elite teams by some way and they are always going to be difficult tests for us.
"But we've got to think we're capable of getting points off them. We know we're capable because we've done it before, but that doesn't make it any easier." -
Yeah away to Reading will be tough... And i also notice, without Rooney, the team plays slower and like no live like that...
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Reading to win 6-0!!
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Carlos: Reading never rest
Assistant manager Carlos Queiroz says UnitedÂ’s players must remain switched on for the full 90 minutes against Reading, as Steve CoppellÂ’s men will not give the Reds a momentÂ’s peace.
United travel to the Madejski Stadium on Saturday looking for a fourth straight win in 2008, but the Reds are unlikely to be allowed to steamroller their opponents like against Newcastle last weekend.
Having said that, Queiroz says there is no shortage of confidence in the United camp after hitting six second-half goals against the Magpies.
“Reading will make it a difficult game for us,” he told reporters on Friday. “We saw them against Tottenham and it is a team that never rests.
“But we are very confident. If we can repeat the same kind of performance as we did against Newcastle, we will have a good chance to win the game.
“Reading were very good at home last season. They have not achieved the same level of results this season, but most of the points they have picked up have come at home.
“They are very difficult to play at home. We experienced that last season. Steve Coppell is doing a fantastic job there, the team is very well organised with a great attitude.”
Reading have already admitted they fear the devastation the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney can cause. But Queiroz says the Royals have some goalscoring threats of their own.
“They have good build-up play and they know how to score,” he added. “Their two forwards, Dave Kitson and Kevin Doyle, have both been doing well and scoring goals. It will be really tough.” -
Eh, theres an exhibition game on the 21th, i don't know against which team, someone fill me in please? thanks.
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Reading v Manchester United
Madejski
Saturday, 19 January
Kick-off: 11:00 pm.
Channel 22: (Live & Exclusive)
A knee injury will keep centre-back Michael Duberry out of the Reading team for the visit of Manchester United.
Ibrahima Sonko, Andre Bikey and Emerse Fae are away on international duty, while John Oster (ankle) and Glen Little (heel) remain sidelined.
England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is available again for Manchester United after recovering from a rib injury.
Defender Wes Brown is in contention following suspension, but striker Louis Saha (knee) is unlikely to be risked.
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Reading : Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, Ingimarsson, Cisse, Gunnarsson, Pearce, Bennett, Shorey, Hunt, Harper, Convey, Doyle, Kitson, Long, Lita, Rosenior, De la Cruz, Henry, Cox, Golbourne, Matejovsky.
Man Utd : Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Pique, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Saha, Tevez.
REFEREE
Steve Bennett
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Reading manager Steve Coppell:
"This is the ultimate test. You would imagine they will bring their strongest team as there is no need for them to be rotating and resting players. "So it is down to us. I always say that if you are up against one of the top sides, if they play well then we lose. So our number one priority is to try to stop them playing well. "We have man-marked them in the past but it is not just one player, potentially it is six or seven because their movement is so good."
Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz:
"It will be a difficult game for us but we would like to think we can perform as well as we did against Newcastle (a 6-0 victory). "Steve Coppell is doing a very good job there. "Reading are a team that never rests and they are very well organised. "They also have players who can score goals like (Dave) Kitson and (Kevin) Doyle. They are both doing very well.
HEAD TO HEAD
at Reading only
League (inc PL): Reading 0 wins, Man Utd 0, Draws 1
Prem: Reading 0 wins, Man Utd 0, Draws 1
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Reading 1-1 Manchester United
23 September 2006 - Ref: Peter Walton
Reading scorer: Doyle 48 pen
Man United scorer: Ronaldo 73
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester United 0-0 Reading
12 August 2007 - Ref: Rob Styles
Sent Off: Kitson (Reading) 73 -
Tricky away match
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Yeah in Saudi Arabia...Originally posted by sand king:Eh, theres an exhibition game on the 21th, i don't know against which team, someone fill me in please? thanks. -
Must be this one lor.....Originally posted by sand king:Eh, theres an exhibition game on the 21th, i don't know against which team, someone fill me in please? thanks.
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=288838 -
Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
tytyOriginally posted by zocoss:Yeah in Saudi Arabia...
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XI
1. Edwin Van der Sar
6. Wes Brown
5. Rio Ferdinand
15. Nemanja Vidic
3. Patrice Evra
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
16. Michael Carrick
4. Owen Hargreaves
13. Ji-Sung Park
10. Wayne Rooney
32. Carlos Tevez
SUBS
29. Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
11. Ryan Giggs
17. Luis Nani
22. John O'Shea
24. Darren Fletcher -
darn.. Ronaldo.. tat was close.. shud pass toi Parky lar
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y so many mispassess??
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very open match
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United nowadays like to draw for half-time..
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Ya. End to end stuff. Great match...Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:very open match
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Damn Hargreaves almost got his first goal for us.
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Vidic was fk-in rock steady sia
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as always.. nothing less from the sparta!!Originally posted by lpx88:Vidic was fk-in rock steady sia -
Zzzz i just got home... my dad hogging the arsenal channel
