Manchester United U21 yesterday kicked off their home campaign against Tottenham Hotspurs U21. The home team won the game with a 2-1 scoreline. Federico Macheda scored the first goal inside two minutes thanks to Ryan Tuncliffe who had won the ball at midfield and, when his shot was blocked by Jordan Archer, it rebounded back off the Italian and deflected into the net. Manchester United had gone 2 up on the 50th minute with another goal thanks to a Macheda penalty.
The match also been the debut match for new Manchester United left-back signing Alexander Buttner signed from Vitesse only last week. Nick Powell had a good game and at one stage was banging on the door of the Tottenham goal but his shot was blocked. He looks quite impressive and providing he can keep his consistency, he could find himself in the first team within the next few seasons.
Manchester United would feel quiet relieved to hear Darren Fletcher had gotten another 90 minutes of football under his belt during the match. It must be difficult for him coming to terms with the bowel condition and this was the third match he has played in the past few weeks. This certainly plants a few thoughts whether he is coming back soon, most probably there are right. To be honest, Fletch would certainly look a new signing for us. He would really bolster the midfield as we have had problems there for the past few seasons.
Tottenham were also given a penalty on the 80th minute when Scott Wootton made a challenge which was definitely a penalty. Ryan Mason drilled home the spot kick to give Tottenham some hope for the remaining 10 minutes of the match. Andres Lindegaard would certainly be man of the match having made a double save in the first half of the match. He showed why he is pushing for the number 1 shirt this season with some great acrobatics which effectively 1 kept Tottenham out of the match for most of the game.
Warren Joyce's team made it two wins in two matches for the U21 and their next match is against Newcastle at Moss Lane, last season the Magpies were beaten 6-3.
Manchester United: Lindegaard; Wootton, Evans, Keane, Buttner, Fletcher, Tunnicliffe, Powell; King (Thorpe 85), Macheda (Cole 65); Brady (Lingard 60). Subs not used: Sutherland, Veseli.
Here is a video of Anders Lindegaard's dramatic double save taken from Youtube this evening, thanks to waxy365.
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30/08/2012
The Curious Case Of Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov is definitely one gem of a footballer. A true footballing professional. A man who does not complain much, when is rare in today's footballing world. When one thinks of Berbatov, two words come into mind, sexy football. He joined Manchester United in the 2008 summer transfer window for a fee of £30 million from London outfit Tottenham Hotspurs.
"Dimitar is a great player, you can see the quality. He is fantastic. There are very few players who can produce moments like he does. It can decide them." Sir Alex Ferguson shortly after Berbatov signed for United in 2008.
His cool, calm nature to fooball is certainly beautiful to the eyes. Nevertheless, his stay at Manchester United would always be one of mixed reviews. Some quarters have labelled him as being 'lazy' because he is prone to drift in and out of games down while some call him a 'genius' in due to his own style of play, moving into pockets and picking out pin-point passes and setting up goal-scoring chances for his time-mates.
The former Bulgarian international certainly had his ups and downs at Old Trafford. His finest moment as a Manchester United came in the 2010/2011 season where he had finished the season as the joint top scorer with Manchester City and former Red Carlos Tevez. The season in which we also won our 19th title. Nevertheless, Berbatov had never really settled into the club's footballing philosophy mainly because of the fast tempo that Sir Alex Ferguson has ingrained into team for the past 25 years.
Things got worse for Dimitar as he was left out of the Champions League Final Squad against Barcelona in May 2011. He was overlooked in favor of Micheal Owen for a substitute's role and he spent watching the action from the dressing room. However, after that calamity he vowed to fight on for his place in the squad even though there is competition from the likes of Wanye Rooney, Javier 'Chicarito' Hernandez, Danny Welbeck and Micheal Owen (now retired).
The winner of 2 English Premier League titles, 1 UEFA Champions League title, 1 Club World Cup, 1 League Cup and 1 Community Shield in addition to that 56 goals in 149 appearances for the club. He has certainly contributed as much as any striker of his caliber could have for the Red Devils.
Manchester United are ready to sell him at a cost £5m initially with the likes of Fiorentina and Juventus being interested in him but they were turned down by Dimitar. At present, according to reports and his wife, Elena his likely to head back to London to be specific to Fulham F.C. Nevertheless, with all things said and done, Dimitar Berbatov will always have a place in the hearts of the United faithful. He will always be a red-devil.
Thank you Dimitar,
"Dimitar is a great player, you can see the quality. He is fantastic. There are very few players who can produce moments like he does. It can decide them." Sir Alex Ferguson shortly after Berbatov signed for United in 2008.
His cool, calm nature to fooball is certainly beautiful to the eyes. Nevertheless, his stay at Manchester United would always be one of mixed reviews. Some quarters have labelled him as being 'lazy' because he is prone to drift in and out of games down while some call him a 'genius' in due to his own style of play, moving into pockets and picking out pin-point passes and setting up goal-scoring chances for his time-mates.
The former Bulgarian international certainly had his ups and downs at Old Trafford. His finest moment as a Manchester United came in the 2010/2011 season where he had finished the season as the joint top scorer with Manchester City and former Red Carlos Tevez. The season in which we also won our 19th title. Nevertheless, Berbatov had never really settled into the club's footballing philosophy mainly because of the fast tempo that Sir Alex Ferguson has ingrained into team for the past 25 years.
Things got worse for Dimitar as he was left out of the Champions League Final Squad against Barcelona in May 2011. He was overlooked in favor of Micheal Owen for a substitute's role and he spent watching the action from the dressing room. However, after that calamity he vowed to fight on for his place in the squad even though there is competition from the likes of Wanye Rooney, Javier 'Chicarito' Hernandez, Danny Welbeck and Micheal Owen (now retired).
The winner of 2 English Premier League titles, 1 UEFA Champions League title, 1 Club World Cup, 1 League Cup and 1 Community Shield in addition to that 56 goals in 149 appearances for the club. He has certainly contributed as much as any striker of his caliber could have for the Red Devils.
Manchester United are ready to sell him at a cost £5m initially with the likes of Fiorentina and Juventus being interested in him but they were turned down by Dimitar. At present, according to reports and his wife, Elena his likely to head back to London to be specific to Fulham F.C. Nevertheless, with all things said and done, Dimitar Berbatov will always have a place in the hearts of the United faithful. He will always be a red-devil.
Thank you Dimitar,
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