Perso je pense que 2e ce sera déjà trés bien pour assurer une qualif´ directe en C1, esentielle sur le plan financier. On a gagné aussi un trophée donc une saison pas si mauvaise, avec l´éclosion de qq jeunes (Rossi et Bardsley voire Piqué dans une moindre mesure) et les promesses offerts par Evra et Vidic notamment. On a une attaque aussi performante que Chelsea, donc il faudra trouver un bon équilibre collectif et espérer moins de blessures au milieu.

Mais honnêtement je pense qu´en 2006 on a vu le plus mauvais Chelsea de l´ére Mourinho, avec également l´élimination en C1 et la perte de la Leagu Cup dont ils étaient tenants, et une avance qui se réduit un peu. Deux défaites également en championnat, dont la plus grosse depuis l´arrivée de Mourinho.

Je pense que la saison prochaine sera intéressante...

Manchester United est sur le point de se mettre d´accord avec le club du Legia Varsovie sur le prix du gardien polonais Lukasz Fabianski.

The People dit que Fabianski a accepté de rejoindre United en tant que deuxième gardien afin de remplacer Edwin Van der Sar dans le long terme.

Le jeune géant reste discret au sujet de ce transfert, mais des sources intérieures à Legia indiquent que le prix est convenu, autour de £1.6 million (environ €2.3M), et les détails du transfert se feront dans les semaines à venir.

United a d´autres jeunes gardiens dans son effectif, comme Luke Steele, mais Fabianski est promis à une place de titulaire dans une année ou deux.

De ce fait Manchester United serait prêt à vendre le gardien américain Tim Howard. Toujours selon The People Sir Alex Ferguson est inquiet de la manière dont Howard envisage sa position dans l´équipe et voudrait le vendre dès maintenant - le portier américain peut espérer trouver un club à son niveau au vu de ses dernières performances

Carlos: Rossi could go next term

Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz reckons Giuseppe Rossi could be farmed out on loan next season.

The revelation is something of a surprise as many people within Old Trafford expect the reserve team hot-shot to be pushing for a first team spot at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson has promised he will hand the former Parma youngster a chance before the season is out as he has not enjoyed any Premiership action since his last first team start - a man of the match display against Burton Albion in the FA Cup.

Rossi has been on the bench for the last two Premiership outings but faces a major fight for a place with Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy all ahead of him in the pecking order.

With question marks still being raised about van Nistelrooy´s future, it was anticipated that Rossi will have a bigger role to play next term, but Queiroz has hinted that the New Jersey-born starlet could be loaned out instead.

"Giuseppe will not go out on loan this season," said Queiroz. "He is still working under the programme we set him at the beginning of the season and it will end as planned at the end of the season.

"We have nothing in our minds about letting him go out on loan before then, although next season is another story, and maybe then we can open up that possibility."

Preston and Ipswich Town both wanted to sign Rossi on loan before the Coca-Cola League transfer deadline

c quoi ta source momoclodo ?

C´est un site non officiel sur MU, c´est pas tres sur mais on en avait deja parler de ce gardien auparavant.

On verra pour Fabianski, on a annoncé tellement de gardiens depuis 2/3 ans...

Le président de l´Inter annonce que Ruud n´est pas heureux à Manchester. C´est gentil à lui de s´occuper de ses affaires d´autant que je suis sûr qu´il est souvent en contact avec Ruud.

Birmingham risque de se faire déchirée à OT liverpool l´a battu tt a l´heurre 0-7 ...

Je ne pense pas, c´est un accident, ils auront certainement à coeur de se racheter contre nous.

je m´inquiete pour ruud si seulement il n´y avait que les rumeur mais le pb c´est qu´il ne joue plus...

inquitez vous pas ruud a toujours affirmer qu´il voulait finir a manchester meme si des fois il jourait pas

S´il ne retrouve pas sa place de titulaire d´ici la fin de la saison ou aux matches importants comme contre Chelsea ou Arsenal, il sera temps de se poser des questions.

Ballack a dit qu´il avait une preference pour la premier league, je pense qu´il nous nargue là, il a simplement envie de rejoindre Chelsea.

Gill: United can still be top club

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UNITED chief executive David Gill refuses to buckle under Chelsea´s financial muscle.

The Reds have been given a glimmer of hope in this season´s title battle with the 2005 champions but the Londoners remain firm favourites for the Premiership crown.

However, despite Roman Abramovich´s bottomless pit of cash for Jose Mourinho, Gill says that United can still regain their status as England´s No1 soccer superpower.

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"If the attitude towards Chelsea is that nobody can and will touch them, then we might as well all give up now," Gill told M.E.N. Sport.

Good shape

"Nobody at United subscribes to that view. I am sure we will come out with all guns blazing next season. We have some great players. We are going to strengthen in the summer and can look forward very positively.

"We clearly are looking for a midfield player or players and let´s see what happens there. The rest of the squad is in pretty good shape. I´d like to do all the business before the World Cup but it is not always feasible. If we can, we will; if not, we will do it when we can.

"The sooner you do it, the better for the players concerned. The sooner they get into the United family, the quicker they can integrate.

"We are confident we can secure the talent we want to bring in. It is a very exciting time for the club."

En gros Gill veut une ou plusieurs recrues, au milieu, et si possible avant la coupe du monde. Pour lui le titre sera jouable l´an prochain.

Rossi wants first team action

Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi has admitted that he may have to move away from Old Trafford to gain valuable first team action.

With Ruud van Nistelrooy forced to start recent games on the bench in favour of Louis Saha and Wayne Rooney, Rossi is aware that he may need to move elsewhere, albeit temporarily, in order to maintain his development.

"I want to gain experience," said the 19-year-old, who has scored 26 goals for the United reserves in this campaign.

"One way of doing it might be to go out on loan - in the Premiership, I hope.

"Nothing is going to happen this year, but I guess next season there might be talks about it."

Championship sides Preston and Ipswich were both keen to sign the youngster on loan before the Coca-Cola league transfer deadline, but it is likely that he will remain with The Red Devils until the end of the season.

The American-born Italian moved to Sir Alex Ferguson´s side in August 2004 on a free transfer from Parma. With four goals in ten senior appearances this season, his manager has hailed him the most natural goalscorer to come through United ranks since Paul Scholes.

The young striker admits that a move to Old Trafford was an easy decision:

"Once I knew United were after me, there was no other decision to make," said Rossi.

Ferguson sees Rossi as the future of the club, but a loan move next season may well be on the cards.

Rossi veut bien etre preter la saison prochaine.

Fergie will still blood youth

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that clubs should still try to produce their own youth rather than rely on foreigners for success.

United are famous for bringing through some of the best young talent in world football and a large majority have gone on to international honours for their country.

Speaking at one of the club´s centres of excellence, Ferguson insisted that his club want to give youngsters the best possible chance of making the grade.

"You mention the word heritage and history and you can´t lose that part of what you are," the Scot told Sky Sports News.

"You see the kids here today and that´s what Manchester United is about, young people. We always try to produce the best young players we can.

"I think the most important thing is that players have come through that particular route themselves, they´re local boys.

"Ryan Giggs and Wes Brown are local boys who came to our school of excellence and progressed the way hopefully some of these young kids are going to.

"What we´re trying to do all over this academy is show the history of the club, all the corridors have photographs of great players we produced ourselves.

"It´s an incentive to them that it can be done and that any young kid coming through the books at Manchester United will get an opportunity."

Sir Alex va peut-etre laisser sa chance à David Jones au milieu de terrain l´an prochain s´il compte vraiment sur les jeunes du club.

Neville issues Reds warning

Gary Neville has warned any incoming players to Old Trafford that he has no intention of relinquishing his right back berth.

The Manchester United captain will make his 500th appearance for the club on Saturday against Birmingham, becoming just the seventh player to reach such a milestone.

With Sir Alex Ferguson in the process of building a side that revolves around the precocious talents of youngsters Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, there have been several new players to arrive at the club this season and it is expected more big money buys will be forthcoming in the summer.

Neville, though, remains a key player for Ferguson and in any case, the England international admits he is not fazed by the threat of new players.

Having broken in to United´s first team in 1992, Neville has seen off the threat of several pretenders to his crown and he is willing to do so again.

´´The end will have to come one day,´´ Neville told The Times.

´´We have been linked with a few right backs in my time - Cafu, Hatem Trabelsi, Cicinho - but I remember one of the lads giving Ryan Giggs some stick, as you do, when we signed Jesper Blomqvist.

´´He just turned around and said: ´´He´d better be good.´´ And if we sign another right back, he had better be good because I´m not going to give up easily.

´´It would be another challenge, but I have been facing those since I was 11-years-old, wondering if I was good enough.

´´And I need to keep asking myself those questions if I am to make it to 500.´´

Il a toujours l´envie notre capitaine...

Solskjaer to be offered new deal

Manchester United are ready to offer injury-hit striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a new Old Trafford contract.

The Norwegian forward has been sidelined for the best part of three seasons and is currently recovering from a broken cheekbone.

But United are set to offer the 33-year-old a pay-as-you-play deal.

Chief executive David Gill told the Manchester Evening News: "We want to keep Ole at the club and we are going to sort that out."

Solskjaer´s goal won the 1999 European Cup for United and he has battled his way back from two serious knee injuries.

Gill revealed United are willing to repay his efforts with a new deal.

He added: "He has been a fantastic player for us and a fantastic individual.

"I know he wants to stay and I am sure something will be sorted out.

"We have to make sure any deal reflects the situation and that it is appropriate.

"Both parties want to make it work and I am sure we will."

Commence à m´enerver Chelsea là.

Chelsea : Tevez et Mascherano dans le viseur
mar 21 mar, 15h36

Le club londonien de Chelsea s´est mis sur la piste du prometteur duo argentin du club brésilien des Corinthians, Carlos Tevez et Javier Mascherano. D´après le Times, Chelsea serait en bonne voie pour faire signer les deux internationaux argentins âgés de 21 ans. Son entraîneur José Mourinho voit en Mascherano le successeur de Claude Makélélé. L´ancien milieu défensif de River Plate serait également suivi par le Real, Manchester et Arsenal. En ce qui concerne Tevez, le plus prometteur de tous les attaquants argentins, élu footballeur argentin de l´année en 2003 et 2004, l´affaire est plus compliquée. Son club des Corinthians ne veut pas le lâcher à moins de 30M£ (environ 45ME) ce qui constituerait le sixième plus gros transfert de l´histoire du football. Toutefois, ce n´est pas la taille du chèque qui risque de faire peur à Roman Abramovitch, qui quand il aime, ne compte pas ...

ballack tevez mascherano en + de leur 24 joueurs et puis quoi encore ?!