Neville Adds to Fergie's Defensive Woes.

EFC-4eva · 23-09-2005 4:34pm #1

Manchester United defender Gary Neville has been ruled out of action for a minimum of six weeks after undergoing groin surgery. Heinze is already out for the rest of the season.

horseflesh · 23-09-2005 5:07pm

I don't believe this.......
We had our only transfer window (in work) last weekend and I decided to keep him in because his return seemed iminent.

Lemlin · 23-09-2005 7:10pm

More good news for John O'Shea. Now 150% guaranteed a place until November.

The United defence seem to be doing grand without Neville anyway. Its in attack that they're having problems - due to their boring defensive tactics.

EFC-4eva · 23-09-2005 10:30pm

Gives Sven another Headache as well, yay!!

PHB · 23-09-2005 11:27pm

Lemlim, you might not notice it, but Neville is a huge element of Uniteds attack.
He is the best crosser of the ball in the United team, and has gotten incredibly good at it. He gives quality balls into the box and bombs up the wing all the time, wing backs attacking well is an essential part of a 4-3-3.
His injury conincides with our "loss" in form.

Richardson however does bomb up the wing, and O'shea can at times, so it'll be interesting to see two young guns in the wing back positions.

Lemlin · 24-09-2005 10:49am

His injury conincides with our "loss" in form.

Well then I'm all for him being injured because I'm no United fan. I think that United's loss in form has more to do with them playing some decent sides though.

I have a feeling they'll return to form against Blackburn today (although I'm hoping not) and Fulham next weekend because they are poorer sides. Man City and Liverpool are not bad sides, hence United's drawn games.

I'm hoping for a 0-0 draw like last season in the game today.

PHB · 24-09-2005 11:01am

Yeh I agree, two draws against Derby teams isn't a hugely bad result.
I however expect us to beat Blackburn and beat them well.
Also expecting Scholes to finally get on the scoresheet again

Lemlin · 24-09-2005 12:03pm

Blackburn will be playing 5-4-1 today, I'd imagine. Therefore United will have it hard to break them down. I think you're looking at 1-0 or 2-0 rather than 4-0.

I'm still holding out for a 0-0 like last season though! The United midfielders will only be too aware of Mokoena and the damage he can do too.

Pissed myself laughing last year when the 'man who plays on the edge' Rooney pulled out a tackle with him because he was scared ****less!

Guess he thought they don't call him the hacksaw in South Africe for nothing!

Btw, when did Liverpool vs. Man Utd become a derby? They're both in two entirely different cities. Blackburn vs. Man Utd is actually a derby. Blackburn's only down the road from Manchester.

_blank_ · 26-09-2005 6:16am

Isn't Real-Barca considered a Derby too?

ManYoo - Liverpool is a "Derby Type" game because of the rivalry.

SteM · 26-09-2005 8:26am

It's be classed as a northwest derby by some.

horseflesh · 26-09-2005 9:59am

seansouth wrote:

Isn't Real-Barca considered a Derby too?

Barcelona v Madrid is known as "El Classico", but technically is no more a derby than Arsenal-United has been for the last few years.

Lemlin · 26-09-2005 12:02pm

For a game to be a derby teams have to be from the same city or county eg. London derbies between Arsenal and Tottenham or Fulham and West Ham.

Liverpool and Man Utd are from two different cities so that is not a derby. United's derby games would be against Bolton, Blackburn, Preston and Man City.

tetsujin1979 · 26-09-2005 1:24pm

horseflesh wrote:

Barcelona v Madrid is known as "El Classico", but technically is no more a derby than Arsenal-United has been for the last few years.

It's also known as "El Derby" which can cause confusion

Neville Adds to Fergie's Defensive Woes.

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