hmmm..sir alex last time said our squad already 'strong' enuf..not need bring in any player...now those defenders injured..see how we cope..lol

MARK HUGHES GOT SACKED!!! ITS IN SOCCERNET

Does anyone knows what gonna happen? Ain't we have enough players? In defense itself we already have Rio, Vidic, Evans, Brown, Gary, Evra, O'Shea, Fabio, Rafael, De Laet. Bring in more 'strong' players would've just be a big headache when no one is out injured.

We need to recall our defenders back from loan in January. Cathcart, Chester who else? Hope they are good enough. Otherwise, I think we need to buy defenders in Jan given the injury record of our defenders which are getting worst. 

Next in line......Raffa Banitez...ngeh!ngeh!

I tot some players might be back by Christmas, netherlessly, if the rightful defenders dont return soon, we are in for some deep sh*ts.

Gary is injury prone now. Rio and Brown too are fighting to be fit nowadays. Vidic and Evans seems to have some injury concerns this season. We need fit defenders.

I think many of us misses the good time of having Ronaldo in attack. However, all it takes is time before SAF find a replacement for him. I think judging from the table standing and players' signing, the result speaks for themselves. There are no more outstanding players in United except for Rio, Vidic, Rooney and Fletcher. Lets hope the younger batch will live up to the task ahead.

So far, I think SAF has fail to nail a single outstanding winger. Nani and Valencia is just normal. Too normal. If you ask me, I would say Nani look more like a winger than Valencia did. I rather switch off the TV when I see Valencia's way of dribbling. **At least Beckham has its trademark BENT IT.

I think many of us misses the good time of having Ronaldo in attack. However, all it takes is time before SAF find a replacement for him. I think judging from the table standing and players' signing, the result speaks for themselves. There are no more outstanding players in United except for Rio, Vidic, Rooney and Fletcher. Lets hope the younger batch will live up to the task ahead.

So far, I think SAF has fail to nail a single outstanding winger. Nani and Valencia is just normal. Too normal. If you ask me, I would say Nani look more like a winger than Valencia did. I rather switch off the TV when I see Valencia's way of dribbling. **At least Beckham has its trademark BENT IT.

Sir Alex Ferguson rued "a soft goal" and "a killer" strike in the aftermath of defeat at Fulham.

While the manager acknowledged the impact of United's ongoing injury crisis, he also felt aggrieved at the way the Reds gifted a breakthrough to the home side. Paul Scholes' uncharacteristic error enabled Danny Murphy to step forward and despatch a shot past Tomasz Kuszczak, who slipped in the process of trying to save it.

"We lost a terribly soft goal for the first one and that gave them a platform to build on," admitted Sir Alex on MUTV.

"It was important for them and it was a bad one for us. It was an uphill fight after that, and then the second goal right after half-time (scored by Bobby Zamora) killed the game. That was a killer for us. We didn't anticipate that."

Coming just seconds after the restart, Zamora's strike made it difficult to assess what Sir Alex might have said to his team at half-time in tactical terms. With United now trailing by two goals, the boss felt compelled to change his personnel - sending on Dimitar Berbatov and Fabio for midfielder Darron Gibson and the inexperienced Ritchie De Laet.

"When we went further behind, we had to change and go to a back four - with young Fabio at right-back, and Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick at centre-backs - because we had to chase the game," Sir Alex reflected.

"The referee made a poor decision for the third goal (it came from a free-kick) but by then I think it was very difficult for us. We couldn’t get behind Fulham at all, they defended very well, they were organised.... it was a difficult day for us really."

Sir Alex admits life at United could be tough until the club’s defensive injury crisis eases.

The Reds slumped to a 3-0 defeat against Fulham on Saturday, with Sir Alex again forced to play midfielders in the heart of United’s backline.

Seven defenders were unavailable for selection at Craven Cottage – Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, John O’Shea and Rafael are all sidelined – so Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher reprised their central defensive roles. Alongside them was young Belgian defender Ritchie De Laet, making just his sixth appearance at senior level.

And although United’s makeshift defences have largely coped well in recent weeks, Saturday’s reshuffled backline struggled and United suffered a fifth league defeat of the season.

“I hope that loss doesn’t prove too damaging,” Sir Alex told MUTV afterwards. “In other words, I hope it doesn’t cost us the league.

“There was a fragility at the back today, but we couldn’t do anything about that. I have sympathy for my players because it’s difficult for midfielders to play as centre-backs and Ritchie De Laet’s only 20 years of age so he’s not yet got the experience you need for these type of matches.

“The players are feeling a little bit sorry for themselves at the moment because of the situation they find themselves in. But I think it’s obvious that if we get our defenders back we’ll be okay. We need to them back to give us a proper chance of challenging for the league.”

Sir Alex went on to reveal United’s physios and medical staff are “working over-time” to get players off the treatment table and back on the pitch. Some defenders – Jonny Evans and John O'Shea – aren't expected to return until the end of January but others should be back in action before the New Year.

On Friday morning the manager told reporters that Gary Neville and Rafael could return for the Reds’ trip to Hull City on 27 December, while Wes Brown may be fit for the home game against Wigan Athletic two days later.

Fulham really exploit our backline injury crisis and they park the bus. After this we r going to see more teams with the same tactics..