Showing posts with label Marouane Fellaini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marouane Fellaini. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Premier League: Manchester United Vs Liverpool – The Tide Has Turn!

Never before in recent memories – notably during Sir Alex Ferguson’s era – has Manchester United going into a Premier League game against their most intense rival Liverpool at Old Trafford as the underdogs. Here we are where Liverpool has been playing reasonably well to be at 4th spot – and still within striking distance of the Premier League title, as well as 11 points ahead of United. And United’s season has been crumbling since the turn of the year, so what is the significant of this Sunday’s tie?

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Manchester United Transfer News: Does not Mata who, just bring new player(s)?

Although not officially announced at this point, the arrival of Juan Mata from Chelsea has been dominating headlines for days – suggesting that the Spanish playmaker is on the verge of being the latest Red Devil. Is Mata’s signing even necessary, or is he just a statement signing?

Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Manchester United Transfer News: Honestly David Moyes, we want …….

We want you to take the current ‘ordinary-labeled’ squad and make them better like they used to be (therefore like how they can be). Put the hunger back in them, make them want the ball all the time, make them fight until the last few seconds of stoppage time, makes them feel ‘privilege’ everytime they put on the Manchester United jersey. Yes that top the list and not another Marouane Fellaini….

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Premier League – Manchester United Vs Newcastle United: What now?

David Moyes and his team will be facing another high flying team – Newcastle United – at home. As in the case of Southampton, West Bromwich Albion and lately Everton, teams like these goes to Old Trafford with confidence knowing that they could return with positive results – and the fear factor United used to possess under Sir Alex Ferguson is long gone.

Premier League – Manchester United 0 Everton 1: Everton a better team now!!

David Moyes could not get the better of the man who replaced him at Everton – in his own backyard! That does not sound good – at all to any Manchester United’s supporters. Managing Everton and United is totally different – it is akin to driving a Japanese car compares to driving a German marquee brand. The quality of the squad is also way different and yet Everton managed to create history at Old Trafford on Wednesday night!

Monday, 11 November 2013

Premier League – Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0: This is the stuff of champions!

What a result – despite the 1-0 scoreline. It is the manner in which Manchester United won that has changed a lot of perception about them – and their title hopes. This is the Arsenal team sitting on top of the Premier League table – eight points ahead of United, the defending champion.

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Premier League – Manchester United Vs Arsenal: Here we come!

This is it, the one true test for Manchester United. There is one slight discrepancy though, United the home team will not be the league leader as has been the case for the last six to eight years – it is Arsenal that is in pole position and sitting 8 points clear of United. This does not really happened before – this unfamiliar positioning of these two teams. But fact is Arsenal who is flying high, still has the same manager in Arsene Wenger while United under David Moyes is still searching for its footing after the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s successful era.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Champions League – Real Sociedad 0 Manchester United 0: Dull!!!

Typical of Manchester United so far this season – inability to finish the game when the chances are there. Robin Van Persie misses a penalty and hit the crossbar, so did Antonio Valencia while the normally reliable Javier Hernandez miss an absolute sitter. Elseway Marouane Fellaini sees red in his first season in Champions League football and Ashley Young re-ignites his love for the dark art of football with his controversial penalty winner.

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Premier League – Fulham Vs Manchester United: Let’s keep the momentum

The 4-0 win over Norwich City at the Capital One Cup will soon become a distant memory. After all it is at a minor domestic cup and the opponent was basically a ‘no-show’. It is still an important win especially given David Moyes’ difficult start as Sir Alex Ferguson’s replacement. The talk will be back on one issue – team selection!

Friday, 25 October 2013

Premier League: Manchester United Vs Stoke City: Moyes Vs Hughes

This is the third of the four series of home game which are deemed ‘winnable’, and so far it is one draw and one win – both games are still far from convincing. It will also pit David Moyes against Stoke City’s new manager Mark Hughes, a former United boy. Hughes has already fire the first shot at Moyes by saying that United should be doing better and Moyes could be facing the sack. This is nothing short of mind games from Hughes, knowing that the new United under Moyes is still vunerable and shaky.

Monday, 21 October 2013

Champions League: Manchester United Vs Real Sociedad: Get The Results Moyes!

What a start to Manchester United’s season under new manager David Moyes – worst starts in more than 24 years. Hopes of retaining the Premier League title has been written off by many. In cup competitions will now lay any hopes of silverware and United is involved in two of them – the Champions League and the Capital One Cup, both considered different categories of prestige but silverware nonetheless.

Sunday, 20 October 2013

Premier League - Manchester United 1 Southampton 1: Here Comes Our Nightmares!!

It has been said before, time and time – that the new era post Sir Alex Ferguson will be difficult, for the club and its fans. Even the man himself warned that the difficulties will be ‘present’ – for periods longer than most fans would expect. And it has been said that David Moyes must be, and will be given time to manage Manchester United after Ferguson’s successful era. But in the new era, United is the defending Premier League champion, a football powerhouse as well as one of the biggest clubs in the football world – as compared to when Ferguson took over in 1986.

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Premier League - Manchester United Vs Southampton: Who is it going to be Moyes?

Always the talking point for all of Manchester United’s fans everywhere – who is going to be David Moyes starting XI? After 26 years of Sir Alex Ferguson, most United fans – despite Ferguson’s constant rotation – can almost knows the way Ferguson picked his team. But since Moyes took over – an unconvincing one so far – his team selection still leaves many United fans scratching their heads.

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Marouane Fellaini: Jury is still out on this dude!

So much hype for this dude, maybe given that Marouane Fellaini is Manchester United’s only signing in the recently concluded transfer windows, which also turn out to be one of the most farcical transfer activities in United’s history. So has Fellaini actually proves his worth?

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Transfer News: Kagawa, Valencia Out?

With the winter transfer window fast approaching, Manchester United – after the debacle of the summer transfer – has been continuingly linked with various players, the latest being a swap deal involving Leighton Baines and Antonio Valencia. The other swap deal circulating in the rumors mills is Shinji Kagawa and Borussia Dortmund’s Neven Subotic.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Sunderland 1 Manchester United 2: This is a relief!

This win is a welcome relief – for Manchester United, for the fans and especially for David Moyes as he began his reign as United manager in a dreadful manner. Was it a convincing performance – definitely no, as United needed 18 year old debutant Adnan Januzaj to save them from another uninspiring performance.

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Sunderland Vs Manchester United: What will it be now?

David Moyes complained about Manchester United fixtures, about how tough the run of games United is suppose to face. But his ‘complaints’ stopped at Manchester City games. West Bromwich Albion was supposed to be the ‘easier’ start of the run, follow by Sunderland before the international break and look at what happened!

Champions League – Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Manchester United 1: It’s all about Giggs

There will be no argument – on the importance of the point gathered last night at the Donbass Arena. It is an away Champions League game and it is against one of the most formidable opponent in Manchester United’s group. By doing so, David Moyes also avoid his ‘first’ European loss as United manager.

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Transfer News: David Moyes will buy again!

Depending on the source of news it was reported that the Glaziers will sanction big money for manager David Moyes to dip into the winter transfer window – and shop. Various names had been linked, notably Ander Hererra of Athletic Bilbao, Leighton Baines of Everton and Fabio Coentrao of Real Madrid. Of the three probably Coentrao will be European cup-tied leaving Baines and Herrera as the more obvious choices – do we need them?

Monday, 30 September 2013

Shakhtar Donetsk Vs Manchester United: Have Moyes Learnt?

This will be the first away Champions league games for David Moyes – and he needs to make sure he gets it right. After a difficult start to the season – 8 games, 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw – makes it looks right Moyes is really out of depth in his job as the new manager of Manchester United, or is he?