Giggs - An exciting time
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Ryan Giggs hopes Manchester United's draw with Middlesbrough will be viewed as a point gained at the end of the season.
The weekend's action has seen United's advantage at the top cut to three points after the leaders responded to Chelsea beating Manchester City by drawing 2-2 at Boro.
Wayne Rooney's goal secured a point for the reigning champions and skipper Giggs was content to settle for a draw.
"I think overall we're pleased after going 2-1 down," Giggs told Sky Sports.
"We want to win every game, but we hope that will be a point gained at the end of the season.
"We started the game really well and obviously got the goal, but Boro are a good team and it's always a difficult place to come."
Confidence
Giggs admits the United squad are relishing the run-in, with the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Roma to come on Wednesday.
The Welsh winger added: "It's just about keeping your good form now, both as an individual and a team. You want to go into every game with confidence and knowing you can win every game.
"We know it's not going to be easy, but if we play to the best of our ability, then we'll have a chance.
"It's an exciting time, it's big game after big game and every game is like a little final in itself. You want to be involved in games like this and all the lads are looking forward to it."
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Giggs need to shut up and get his act together, His distrubution is terrible. He no longer has any pace and the games have tended to pass him by all season. It's fairly obvious his failings are beginning to affect our performances and Rooney/Ronaldo can only carry him so far.
he has been really awful. I am afraid age is catching up on him.
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I think you need to shut up. He has been with this club for so long. He deserves more respect. True, he can't run as fast as he used to, his dribbling may not be that effective now but he is still a great player.
His experience will be extremely useful during this period.
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well to be fair.. his recent performance really cmi. yes he is a great player but great players and reputations don't win you matches... performing players do. lets hope he can improve his form cos we really need him to play well now considering the injures we hav.
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Originally posted by tripsky:
well to be fair.. his recent performance really cmi. yes he is a great player but great players and reputations don't win you matches... performing players do. lets hope he can improve his form cos we really need him to play well now considering the injures we hav.
agree with you.
Giggs has been really low on performance. Going by performance, Scholes is much better than him.
I believe Giggs was kept on the bench to rest his legs, but till date, has not seen him score, a heart-stopping assist.
I don't deny his calming influence on the game or the players but I think as a AM or winger, he needs to have more end-product.
And not be borthered by those past charlton records.
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United Fans Call For Giggs To Be Dropped
Ryan Giggs made his 750th appearance for Manchester United at the weekend, but that hasn't stopped growing numbers of Red Devils fans calling for Sir Alex Ferguson to drop the Welshman
Giggs has delivered a string of poor performances in recent times, with some United fans failing to see what the 34-year-old brings to the side nowadays.
The career-long United servant is only nine games off equalling Bobby Charlton's all-time record for Manchester United appearances, but among sections of the fanbase at least it appears there is little room for sentiment.“Can you possibly tell me why Ryan Giggs keeps getting the sympathy vote? He was woeful today," said one caller to a phone-in show on United's own TV channel, MUTV.
Another said: “I do not see what Ryan Giggs brings to the side at the moment. He has been a great servant and got some fantastic goals. But at the moment he’s not worth playing. He’s no threat.”Sir Alex Ferguson himself was unhappy with Giggs on Sunday as he failed to latch onto a great through-ball from Park Ji-Sung late in the game at Middlesbrough, which ended 2-2 and saw United's lead at the top cut to just three points.
Indeed, Fergie's recent team selections suggest he is reluctant to play the winger in many big names now, hence his exclusion from the XI that won in Rome last week. -
Originally posted by iceFatboy:
I believe Giggs was kept on the bench to rest his legs, but till date, has not seen him score, a heart-stopping assist.
if i'm not wrong, ever since he scored that 100th goal for the club, he has not score till not already..
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
if i'm not wrong, ever since he scored that 100th goal for the club, he has not score till not already..
I think so too.
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saw park came on a deliver so much better then him..true he was a great servant and saf likes players like him seriously....he was mis-passing- losing the ball....
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yea i think park should replace giggs... with nani coming on as sub
park is very efficient and giggs' age has caught up with him liao
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however we cannot say giggs should shut up and retire he brought us trophies so as scholes..goals does'nt matters anymore for me as long they provide for the team...but giggs aint doing it now...perhaps he needs to regain his form or smth...but in big matches...i hope he plays for 45 mins and get subbed of give nani a chance or park...since park came back his been brilliant
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park is good! he can be use wisely like bringing him on during the second half and run wild on the tired opponents..
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i think giggs should spend more time on the bench.. let nani and park have more chances to start games.
when united have a two goal or comfortable lead, then bring him on in the 60th minute to help him break the appearance record which he fully deserved
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well, for that, I like Scholes answer about 'Picking me only on merit" when asked whether he should be automatic choice for UCL final.
Giggs is off form at the moment, but I believe he still got tons to contribute in maybe his last season for United.
btw, what happened to Nani? Injured?
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suck eggs la giggs. make way 4 new ppl.
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
well, for that, I like Scholes answer about 'Picking me only on merit" when asked whether he should be automatic choice for UCL final.
Giggs is off form at the moment, but I believe he still got tons to contribute in maybe his last season for United.
btw, what happened to Nani? Injured?
Must be because he did he crazy somersault thing after scoring the 3rd goal against Pool... Now he injured himself... Otherwise never see him since that match...
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no luh. heard nani was injured in training.
anyway, saf should give nani or park a chance.
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oh I once recall a german striker klose doings crazy somersaults after scoring and the doctor advised it will weaken the ankles.
Saf is giving park a chance to play. Park to me, is the most hard-working and selfless player. However, to me, he still lacks that special quality that Ronaldo, Rooney or even Giggs can bring, that ability to change the match in a split-second with that pass/shot. However, kudos to Park, his engine is just awesome.
I think Giggs has been a wonderful servant and he is serving in a different capacity. Similiar to Scholes, you can't expect him to go from box to box, score tens of goals but more of a holding and passing midfield cause his legs may be a bit older, amazingly his brain is not.
But to both Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson, they have great role models in these guys to learn about how they stay in one club, how they mature/grow, and also how to take care of themselves to last this long in the modern game.