EPL - Middlesbro vs Manchester United - May 2
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
rooney seems to have found his spot in the left wing. but it adds more dynamism to the team in that the front four is constantly changing position.
I think Macheda is too young to led the attack, and I can see the value of SAF going after Benzema, he can fill the slot easily.
Was surprised at Park not playing the last two games, but good to see him back.
It is quite nice to see berba covering back too.
a good 3 points from the needed 10. it will just make those poo fans' head drop further.
Head drop ? Not until the final day ... even if we confirm losing the title to MU , we will not head drop .At least for me ... dunno bout the rest , i really dun think we ever drop our head .
We don't goes off the stadium if our team is losing or lost , we stand and sing YNWA .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
u mean screw up at home to Newcastle ????U got see football ?
U got do homework ?
He said 'hope'.
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As i've said , Boro and MU good brothers ....
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Originally posted by sand king:
He said 'hope'.
ok hope , there's always hope if u believe Jesus Christ . -
A good win... I am glad Fergie didn't rest too many players though...
The bad thing now is... Man City, United's next premiership opponent are now a team on form...
5 Arsenal (A) Champions League (SF - 2nd leg)
9 Man City (H)
13 Wigan (A) - (Replacement for Postponed match)
16 Arsenal (H)
24 Hull (A)
27 Champions League Final (?)
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Gratz Man Utd upon winning Boro
So Boro Relegated? -
Middlesbrough 0 Man United 2: Giggs leads way as Ferguson's men move a step closer to title
Strife of Ryan: Giggs inflicts more misery on Boro.
Ryan Giggs turned in a captain's performance as Manchester United cruised into a six-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table. The Welshman fired the visitors into a 25th-minute lead at Middlesbrough, and Park Ji-sung completed the job six minutes after the break.
Boro, who now have just three games in which to stave off relegation, rarely threatened to deny United all three points in front of their biggest crowd of the season.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson rang the changes as he attempted to move a step closer to the Barclays Premier League title.
The injured Rio Ferdinand was missing, while Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson and Carlos Tevez dropped to the bench with Edwin van der Sar, and Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick rested.
Ben Foster took over in goal while Jonny Evans replaced Ferdinand and Paul Scholes, Park Ji-Sung, Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov and Federico Macheda were drafted in.
Boro made just one change with Justin Hoyte replacing Andrew Taylor, although there was a return to the 18 for midfielder Julio Arca after injury.
Hoyte, a right-back by trade, lined up on the left in Taylor's place, while United started with starting in a 4-4-2 formation with Wayne Rooney wide on the left side of midfield.
But it was Boro who created the game's first opening with three minutes gone when Jeremie Aliadiere, playing alongside Marlon King in attack, turned smartly on the edge of the box before firing a low right-foot shot a yard wide.
Rooney curled a right-foot effort high over at the other end two minutes later, but although the visitors were enjoying the greater share of the possession, the Teessiders were defending resolutely.
Scholes was left dazed when he unwittingly blocked Stewart Downing's driven 10th minute cross with his head, and John' O'Shea had to make a timely intervention to prevent the England winger reaching Matthew Bates' cross at the far post seconds later.
But Rooney went close to opening the scoring when he drilled a 25-yard effort just over after running on to Berbatov's 14th-minute pass.
Boro perhaps should have been in front eight minutes later when King played Aliadiere in on goal, although Foster saved with his legs as Nemanja Vidic slid in.
However, it was United who took the lead with 25 minutes gone when Macheda, making his first league start for the club, stepped over Vidic's cross for Giggs to smash a left-foot shot into the bottom corner.
Taken for a ride: Wayne Rooney and Tony McMahon battle for the ball
To their credit, Boro, whose recent record against the reigning champions is better than most, refused to let their heads drop in the immediate aftermath of Giggs' strike and mounted a period of sustained pressure.
The home fans were far from impressed when Rooney became embroiled in an untidy tangle with right-back Tony McMahon as he attempted to free the ball, although referee Mark Halsey was quick to step in and calm the situation.
Halsey waved away appeals for a penalty for handball by Berbatov on the half-hour after the ball appeared to strike his arm, but the Teessiders pressed again seconds later.
Foster just got to Gary O'Neil's cross ahead of Downing, but could only clear the ball as far as Hoyte, who shifted it sideways for Tuncay Sanli. However, the Turkey international was quickly closed down by Scholes, who made a vital block.
Macheda's afternoon was spoiled seven minutes before the break when he was booked for a late challenge on Wheater having already been spoken to after a similar tackle on McMahon.
Although Foster had a couple of anxious moments under high balls into the box, central defenders Vidic and Evans were rarely troubled as Aliadiere and King struggled to make an impression.
Park strife: Ji-Sung Park scores his side's second goal at Middlesbrough.
United might have increased their lead in the final minutes of the half when, after Berbatov and Park had combined to move the ball from deep inside their own half to within shooting distance, Scholes sent a long-range effort well wide - and the midfielder missed the target again in injury time after being picked out by the Bulgarian.
United resumed where they had left off and were almost in again within seconds of the restart. O'Shea accepted Berbatov's pass wide on the right and sent in a low cross which Macheda controlled superbly past Wheater.
However, the 17-year-old's touch took him wide and McMahon was able to clear before he could shoot. The Italian should have claimed his third Premier League goal three minutes later after Rooney carved Boro wide open down the left.
Rooney went past McMahon, cut inside and squared for Macheda six yards out. But the youngster stabbed the ball wide as he fell back.
The second goal did arrive, however, three minutes later when Park ran on to Rooney's delicious reverse pass and thumped a shot past the helpless Jones to effectively seal victory.
Sinking feeling: Boro boss Gareth Southgate on the touchlines.
Southgate responded by sending on record signing Afonso Alves, who scored twice in the corresponding fixture last season, and Didier Digard for Marlon King and McMahon.
Ferguson too made his move by withdrawing Macheda and replacing him with Tevez, having earlier been urged in song by the travelling supporters to resolve the Argentinian's future.
With Bates having dropped in at right-back, Boro attempted to re-group, but with United playing ominously within themselves. they knew their task was close to impossible.
Scholes picked out Giggs wide on the right with a raking 65th-minute pass and he in turn found Tevez inside the penalty area, although Wheater bravely blocked his shot with his midriff to some personal cost.
Boro were having to defend for dear life when what they really wanted to do was pile on the pressure at the other end, something that was looking increasingly unlikely as time ran down.
Having seen Wheater loop a header high over from Downing's 70th-minute free-kick, Southgate made his final change when he replaced O'Neil with Marvin Emnes, although his side's cause looked forlorn.
Nani and Rafael da Silva joined the fray in quick succession as as Park and Patrice Evra were given well-earned rests, but in the meantime Tevez might have increased his side's lead had it not been for an excellent challenge by Wheater.
Boro's afternoon was summed up 10 minutes from time when Alves carved his way to the edge of the box and then fell over his own feet as da Silva came to meet him.
Bates made a superb block to deny John O'Shea with nine minutes remaining and Rooney sent a late free-kick wide, but the game had been over for some time. -
way to go park, asia's pride!!!
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Pitot, why scared to watch lol just watch it lar.
was out anyway lol
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was out with meimei and didnt watch...
but..
GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!!!
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wat a way to celebrate a contract extension
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Originally posted by Pitot:
way to go park, asia's pride!!!
that's the only thing i envy MU , they have an asian with a XXL lungs .... -
RYAN GIGGS turned back the clock to keep Manchester United on course for the Premier League.
To be exact, the Welsh wizard went back in time 13 years - straight to the Riverside Stadium. It was there on the final day of the 1995-96 season that Giggs scored at Middlesbrough as United pipped Newcastle to the title. And today, Giggs picked the same end at the Riverside to score and cement United's position at the top of the table.
United fans looking for title omens need not look any further. Park Ji Sung added the second just after the break to kill off Gareth Southgate's men and leave them closer to the drop.
United boss Alex Ferguson hailed Giggs for another superb display. He said: “What more can I say? He was fantastic. I think that goal sealed the victory. “Once we got in front, that was the key to it because Middlesbrough are a young side.”
Giggs picked up the PFA Player of the Year award last week and admitted he is on a real high. He said: “It’s been a great week. It couldn’t have gone any better. “I won the award, played my 800th game and then scored today.
“We just wanted to get this one out of the way and we’ve done that and now we just want to concentrate on the remaining games.”
Fergie is already smelling the scent of Premier League glory. He added: “It’s a big step forward. “I just keep saying that if you whittle the games away, eventually there are no games left - and hopefully we will still be at the top of the table when we get to that point.
“It was a very good performance. They all worked their socks off and once we got a hold of the ball, we always looked a danger.”
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fantastic week for giggs. ha!
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Originally posted by Poolman:
Head drop ? Not until the final day ... even if we confirm losing the title to MU , we will not head drop .At least for me ... dunno bout the rest , i really dun think we ever drop our head .
We don't goes off the stadium if our team is losing or lost , we stand and sing YNWA .
ya right, I forget, U get tons of practise for the past 19 years... keep on going, I say..
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Originally posted by Poolman:
ok hope , there's always hope if u believe Jesus Christ .I do. Once in awhile.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Cantona and Berbacock giving Giggs a blessing!?
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PARKY!!!!!!
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Park's song...
He shoots, he scores,
He eats your labradours,
Ji Sung Park,
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Originally posted by Poolman:
As i've said , Boro and MU good brothers ....
so good that gareth southgate willing to be relegated hor....haha. And ST Sports reported that boro was man u's bogey team twice in the past few years. -
Well, United have so far answered all the questions Pool and Rafa have been asking... Each time they manage to come back despite Pool playing first and United later. Now its Pool's turn to play later... Lets see how they handle it...
Rafa and perhaps along with some of their more vocal fans may stop making noise if they start to feel the title chase is over... Though some may claim they never thought the chase was ever on... But if we are honest, after the loss to Pool and Fulham... And Pool taking over at the top of the table, The title fight was really on... Even United fans know there was a possibility and were concern... even till now.
The title race is still not over until its mathematically finish... But as the games get lesser, Pool are now running out of time...
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pool may win EPL someday, over ferguson's dead body lol. I really mean it. I'm not sure if man u's nex manager is as good, unless we are talking about mourinho here.
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Rafa chance may come la, after fergie retire. I fear that when fergie retire. when Liverpool era was over, Man Utd began and I fear when fergie retire, Liverpool or Chelsea era may begun.
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Rafa chance may come la, after fergie retire. I fear that when fergie retire. when Liverpool era was over, Man Utd began and I fear when fergie retire, Liverpool or Chelsea era may begun.
Reminds me of Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls
but i think Moyes will do a good job la..
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Rafa chance may come la, after fergie retire. I fear that when fergie retire. when Liverpool era was over, Man Utd began and I fear when fergie retire, Liverpool or Chelsea era may begun.
if we go by cash, ManCity is the new force..