nous non plus on en a pas de milieu droit.

ils sont pas sympa au portugal on leur prete ronaldo en bonne forme et ils vont nous le rendre tout cassé.

cristiano joue ce soir, j´espere qu´il va pas se blesser et que le portugal va perdre. ^^

Man United season preview

Manchester United invariably talk a good game.

While their leading sponsors might agree it´s good to talk, the time has come for a few people to justify their long-established self-confidence and firm belief that this is a club that always does well in adversity.

Whether it is Sir Alex Ferguson´s assertion that imperious Arsenal did not win the title like true champions, Ryan Giggs still believing United are a better side than the unbeaten Gunners, Roy Keane convinced he is a more effective midfielder than Patrick Vieira or Steven Gerrard, or Diego Forlan ( without a club goal in 2004 save for a tap-in against Northampton Town, and this after he had missed a penalty) declaring he deserves a longer run in the side, there is no doubting the noises coming out of Old Trafford are always positive.

Yet the reality may be markedly different. United were 15 points worse than Arsenal last term and also finished below a Chelsea side that has been fortified considerably by the arrival of a coach who has already got the better of Ferguson when the stakes were high, and the lavish spending of more of their Russian owner´s roubles.

The response was expected to be some pretty spectacular spending of their own but, we are told, Ferguson´s wish list only contained a forward behind Emile Heskey and Darius Vassell in the England pecking order, a free transfer who seems to have constant injury troubles and a rugged Argentinian left back whom the manager, curiously, has not even met yet.

The fighting talk coming out of the camp looked pretty hollow after a poor pre-season campaign ended in a defeat in Cardiff that hinted the gap between United and Arsene Wenger´s charges has, if anything, widened - meaningless friendly or not.

Alan Smith´s form has been a major boon, even if he will still need to do more to win over some of the club´s supporters, but the side´s most entertaining individuals, and arguably best players these days, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy, are missing for the first, crucial month or so.

Gabriel Heinze, like Ronaldo, is on Olympic duty, much to the curmudgeonly Ferguson´s chagrin, and, even aside from the opening date at Chelsea, what seemed like comfortable home wins on paper are now threatening to become thorough examinations of where the ability to break down resolute defences is going to come from.

Giggs probably has less competition for his place than ever, this despite chief executive David Gill stressing the failure to land Arjen Robben would lead to Ferguson ´moving down´ his list of left-sided forward targets. Keane is still a snarling presence but is having to fight to maintain his influence on matches while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is out for the entire season - at least.

Of course, there are plus points - Jonathan Spector proved his potential with some polished displays in his native America, and Chris Eagles looks a United player. But the squad is cluttered with players who, quite frankly, do not look like United players, some of whom toiled against Arsenal´s athletic prowess last Sunday.

There is the sense that United are treading water - waiting for Rio Ferdinand´s return in September, possibly holding fire on any Wayne Rooney bid until the New Year, hoping the current injury crisis will ease.

It is no way to enter a season where they are third favourites at the bookmakers, only three years ago the same side were long odds-on ( 4/5) to win the crown, and, without even stating the obvious that the UEFA Champions League seems an even more outlandish target than last time around, it could transpire that United will do well to match last season´s finish of third place plus a trophy ( the FA Cup) for the cabinet.

The Red Devils relish being written off and some pretty shrewd observers reckon they will claim the title back. Yet now is the time when the talking must stop.

Predicted Position: 3rd.

Star Man: Cristiano Ronaldo

One to Watch: Jonathan Spector

Ins: Alan Smith ( Leeds), Gabriel Heinze ( Paris Saint Germain), Liam Miller ( Celtic), Gerard Pique ( Barcelona), Giuseppe Rossi ( Parma).

Outs: Nicky Butt ( Newcastle United), Danny Pugh ( Leeds), Mark Lynch ( Sunderland), Luke Chadwick ( West Ham - loan), Michael Stewart ( Hearts - loan), Daniel Nardiello ( Barnsley - loan).

Sky Bet Odds: 11/4

mai pourkoi ils font pas joué rossi et pique si ils sont si bons ptetre kil son jeunes mai o poin ou on en est on a rien a perdre a essayer

ivguenyp2 n´a ps tort si on remporte qq chose cette année sa relevera du domaine de l´exploit et puis on ne part ps favori ds les sondages dc a ns de prouver qu´ils ont tort

" Le Portugal battu par l´Irak" ( L´équipe.fr)

Le Portugal a été surpris dès son premier match du tournoi olympique de football, jeudi, par l´inattendu Irak ( 2-4), alors que l´Italie, considérée elle aussi comme un vainqueur en puissance, a lutté pour arracher le match nul face au Ghana ( 2-2) dans les dernières minutes.

Malgré la présence de l´attaquant de Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo, le Portugal, n´est pas parvenu à battre l´invité surprise de la compétition, qui avait pourtant mal entamé le match en concédant le premier but.

Les Portugais ont toutefois été réduits à dix après l´exclusion -controversée- de Luis Boa Morte, l´un des trois joueurs de plus de 23 ans de la «Seleçcao», alors qu´ils tenaient le match nul ( 2-2, 51e). L´Irak, dont la seule présence aux JO relève de la performance étant donné l´état du pays, remporte-là un succès historique après seize ans d´absence aux JO. Dans l´autre match du groupe D, le Costa Rica et le Maroc ont fait match nul ( 0-0).

Cristiano bientôt de retour ? Tous derriére le Maroc et le Costa Rica ^^

ouai C clair !

vive le costa et le maroc

je les soutiens a fond la . ..

si ronaldo pouvait revenir tot ce serait top

pour revenir c´est clair que vu la situation sinon gagne un truc ce sera un exploit . On est pas favori en pertes de vitesse , nos joueurs osnt pas la et ont pas pu s´entrainer . .

c´ets cette année qu´on va voir ce qu´ils ont dans le ventre .

Aprés tout les prévisions sont faites pour étre contredites

bon je me casse 15 jours en vacances . a dans 15 jours avec la signature de rooney quand je reviens

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Manchester United fear Louis Saha´s knee injury will rule him out for the rest of the year.

< << on oeut arreter le foot et la saison la . .

on a méme plus 3 attaquants potable pour toute la saison . .

la saison est quasi game over avant d´avoir commencer . .

ronaldo risque de nous revenir vite si la defense portugaise continue de jouer comme ça.

l´irak ils sont forts pour les simulations...

Premiership Squad Nos.
1. Howard ( GK)
2. Neville, G
3. Neville, P
4. Heinze
5. Ferdinand
6. Brown
7. Ronaldo
8.
9. Louis Saha
10. Van Nistelrooy
11. Ryan Giggs
12. Bellion
13. Carroll ( GK)
14. Smith
15. Kleberson
16. Keane
17. Miller
18. Scholes
19. Djemba Djemba
20. Solskjaer
21. Forlan
22. O´Shea
23. Richardson
24. Fletcher
25. Fortune
26. Bardsley 27. Silvestre
28.
29. Spector
30. Steele ( GK)
31. Jones
32. Djordjic
33. Eagles
34. McShane
35. Ricardo ( GK)
36.
37. Cooper
38. Heaton ( GK)
39. Tierney

Saha est out pour le reste de l´année ? ?? put1 si c le cas on est dans la merde 3 attakant sur 4 blesé on a plus que smith et pour lassocier soit forlan ou bellion faut vite acheter rooney

pour saha c´est pas encore sûr mais c´est une possibilité en tout cas maintenant c´est clair, on a plus le choix il faut un nouvel attaquant, rooney vient vite!

13/08 10:22 - Foot, Premier League
Saha out jusqu’à Noël ?
La blessure du Français Louis Saha pourrait être plus grave que prévue et écarterait le Mancunien des terrains jusqu’à fin décembre.

Des examens médicaux ont révélé que la blessure au genou de Louis Saha était plus grave que prévue. Le joueur aurait les ligaments du genou sérieusement touchés, ce qui l’empêcherait de rejouer avant la fin de l’année. Alex Ferguson doit déjà se passer de Ruud van Nisterooy out un mois et de Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pour toute la saison. Ce nouveau coup dur pourrait relancer l’intérêt de Manchester United pour Wayne Rooney mais Everton exige plus de 40 millions d’euros pour laisser partir son prodige.

Fergie rocked as Saha is out ´til 2005
Manchester United fear £12.8million striker Louis Saha could be out until Christmas. Detailed medical scans have revealed that Saha´s medial ligament damage is worse than was first thought and the Frenchman faces up to four months on the sidelines. The revelation is a massive blow to United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and explains his move to seek emergency funds from the Old Trafford board to buy a stop-gap striker. Fergie is already without leading striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who will be out for up to six weeks after surgery on a hernia problem.
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror

Silvestre: Blues lack spirit
Mikael Silvestre has warned Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich his cash cannot buy the spirit they have at Manchester United. Silvestre and his team-mates travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday for a huge Premiership showdown. Chelsea have spent another £88million on players this summer in a bid to win the title. But Silvestre believes they will be second-best to United who have been there and done it and are desperate to do it again. The United defender said: “Even if you buy top international players, you need a spirit in the dressing room. You don’t get that in one month even if you are living and working together 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We have been there before. We all know each other and we have a great spirit and hunger to win this title."
Neil Custis, The Sun

Gill backs Becks sale
Sir Alex Ferguson was right to sell David Beckham to Real Madrid, says Manchester United chief executive David Gill. And Gill believes Cristiano Ronaldo, bought using the England skipper´s transfer cash, is on his way to becoming as big a legend. " The manager made a decision to sell and brought in Ronaldo, who is going from strength to strength."
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror

Bonnes vacances ivguenyp !

Pour Saha on verra une fois les examens passés ^^ Enfin maintenant l´arrivée d´un nouvel attaquant devient urgente.

on a vraiment la poisse c incroyable ruud blessé 1 mois sol blessé tte la saison et saha blessé jusqu´a noel peut avec ls autres blessés moi je n´ai jms vu autant de poisse avant 1 saison

ps : bonnes vacs ivguenyp

i mankai plu ke sa C clair a mon avis malgré les exigences d´everton pour le transfert de rooney Fergusson va comme meme laché le fric si il gagner kelke choz cette année!

Ferguson denies Saha blow

Ferguson says Saha will be back in action soon
Sir Alex Ferguson has rejected reports that a knee injury would keep Louis Saha out of action until 2005.
There had been suggestions that the 26-year-old striker´s medial ligament injury would keep him out of Manchester United´s team for at least four months.

Ferguson insisted that Saha would be able to return within three weeks.

" Louis Saha has not had an operation, and has been training terrifically for the last week and doing everything apart from kicking a ball," he said.

Voila une nouvelle rassurante ^^