Sweet... 3 pts lead with superior GD... time to increase this margin.
The Caf has this (outdated) injury list:
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INJURIES
Fabio will miss WBA (A) on Tuesday due to picking up a calf strain in the win over Tottenham. => Back next game?
Welbeck is rated as doubtful for the West Brom game after he limped out of the Tottenham match with an ankle problem. Should be back for Everton. => Back next game?
Rooney Hamstring - should be back in 2 weeks
Rafael Hamstring - should be back in 3 weeks
Anderson Ligament damage should be back in 3 weeks
Park Hamstring - should be back in 2 weeks => Back next game
Evans Ankle - should be back in 3 weeks.
Nani Groin - will miss West Brom match but should be back after that. => Back next game
Ferdinand Still struggling with back spasms. Apparently out for another week but should be back for Everton. => Back next game?
Evra Ankle - but should be back for Everton or the game after that. => Back next game?
Brown Should be back for Everton after surgery on his knee. => Back next game?
Hargreaves Out for the season with his dodgy knees.
Well we already saw Park, Rio and Brwn back in action.
If Evra and Nani make it back as expected, we are nearly back at full strength.
The Toffees should be our first real challenge for a while, but if we keep up this kind of form there's not much to worry about.
VDS Nev - Rio - Vdc - Evr Ron - Flt - Car - Par Ber - Tev
VDS Nev - Rio - Vdc - Evr Flt - Car - Gig Ron - Ber - Tev
This post has been edited by ming2020: Jan 28 2009, 07:31 AM
Eventually we'll drop points, but right now I feel that we're just approaching peak performance for that to happen so soon. Hopefully some time after the Inter games....
berba n tevez are starting to click n they are in quite a rich form now. but wat bout rooney?i mean wen he's back. who would SAF play den?since rooney is our most consistent striker as well.
It's safe to bet SAF will give priority to Roonatov whenever both are fit and in form. Roon will be eased back into the first team on sub basis just to be safe and Teveth might soon warm the bench again.
Then there's a possibility we play all 4 of Roon, Berb, Tevz, Ronl up front but our defence and width might suffer. Our fullbacks and central mid will need to be in absolute top form for this to work.
VDS Nev - Rio - Vid - Evr Fle - Car Ron - Ber - Tev Roo
(Ber = playmaking axis around which the other 3 rotate freely; almost like an AM in front of two DMs)
This post has been edited by ming2020: Jan 30 2009, 10:01 AM
We need tougher physical presence for this one. Brwn - Rio - Vid - JOS for defence. Ronnie and Park on wings. Central mid is gonna be crucial... better go with Carr - Fletcherinho. Hope we open up the scoring early, banking on more magic from the Carr - Berb understanding.
This post has been edited by ming2020: Jan 30 2009, 10:17 PM
Gary already got shown up before versus West Brom.... physically he's back to his old self more or less but loss of concentration is getting a bit worrying.
Time for the Orange to step in and step up.
All hail Edwin VDeathS and whole backline for the record!
Quotes from the Caf:
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17 clean sheets in 23 games, 12 clean sheets in a row. This is getting beyond ridiculous, our back line is out of this world.
Home 1-0 wins Wigan, Middlesbrough, Everton, Sunderland
Away 1-0 wins Portsmouth, Stoke, City, Bolton
That's 24 points from 1-0 wins Stuff of Champions.
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English record: Edwin van der Saar, Manchester United 1,122 mins (and counting)
British record: Chris Woods 1,196 mins We can get that at West Am....... WEST HAM (A), FEB 8
World record: Abel Renso 1,275 mins We can get that at Fulham.... FULHAM (H), FEB 18
The big one. If Van der Sar denies both Everton and West Ham, former Atletico Madrid keeper Renso’s world record will fall if Fulham fail to score inside 64 minutes – but Danny Murphy has form at Old Trafford and could be the party pooper.
This post has been edited by ming2020: Feb 1 2009, 08:56 AM
The most amazing thing is Paul Scholes, in the morning, when a player goes to have a pee at the side of the training pitch and he fires balls from 40 yards right on top of their head! He got John O’Shea about two weeks ago, right on the shoulder. He got Gary Neville right in the head and Neville chased him across the pitch!
Scholes will become part of the royal family itself. Ginger Prince of Salford. But then Giggs might be clamouring to become next Prince of Wales.
Though a draw would be ideal, methinks PooL are gonna bottle it again... KRAP. Ski's goal diff is still a threat to us should they become level on points with MU later, hope they fire blanks...
If Liverpool were playing Mars in a game to save the Earth.
I'd support Mars.
Hot Fergie in Top nic for Anelka
By IAN McGARRY Published: 30 Jan 2009
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NICOLAS ANELKA has embarrassed Phil Scolari by insisting Alex Ferguson is the big difference between Chelsea and Manchester United.
The Blues striker said: “United don’t have a notably better or more complete squad than Chelsea or Liverpool.
“But Ferguson is so smart and so impressive.
“He keeps spotting and signing precisely the right players to complement what he already has and give balance to his squad.
“Then, what is massively important and difficult, Ferguson somehow teaches them to understand and demonstrate the special spirit of his club.
“He has been there doing it for a long time. But he keeps on succeeding.”
Chelsea travel to Liverpool tomorrow and Anelka added: “Failing to take all three points would be a catastrophe in terms of what lies ahead for us during the remainder of the season.”
This post has been edited by ming2020: Feb 1 2009, 04:38 PM
But he's got unfinished business in Europe; some stellar performances against the likes of Inter and Barca (fingers crossed) pocketing the likes of Zlatan & Messi, he should be well in contention.
how u know we are playing our first 11?if that is so rooney is stil unfit to start n he may or may not be on the bench. thank you for ur wish but we'll do jus fine.
Shhh.... they know it all cos Rafa has all the FACHTS....
Jan 28 2009, 07:26 AM
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