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Those clips will be forever etched in my memory.That night is meant to be ours.I hope we will get to experience something like that again...Look how Sir Alex,smacked his head in disbelief on national television,thats a pure reaction for you...hahaha.
 
Let the mind games begin. Time to play.

By Oliver Kay # December 16, 2006

Fergie: 'Chelsea Might Have Another Level...Worse'

Sir Alex Ferguson warned José Mourinho yesterday that he may be mistaken in claiming that Chelsea are about to surge into top form, but the Manchester United manager could afford to be smug after an early Christmas present arrived in the form of a most charitable Champions League draw.

United will meet Lille in the last 16 in the spring, with Chelsea playing FC Porto, with whom Mourinho won the competition two years ago. Liverpool and Celtic face the sternest tests of the British teams after being paired with Barcelona and AC Milan respectively, while Arsenal will play PSV Eindhoven.

It was a draw that heightened United’s confidence of success on two fronts, with Ferguson far from perturbed by Mourinho’s defiant claim that Chelsea, who trail his team by five points in the Barclays Premiership, have “another level” to reach.

“There could be another level to Chelsea — they could get worse,” Ferguson said with a grin at United’s training ground yesterday. “Don’t forget that Chelsea’s level this season is already better than it was in the previous two years.”

This last claim is dubious, given that Chelsea had a further seven points at the same stage in the Premiership last term, but with Mourinho’s team facing an awkward trip to Everton tomorrow before Ferguson’s leaders take on struggling West Ham United in Alan Curbishley’s first match in charge at Upton Park, the Manchester United manager is in buoyant mood as he reflects on a comfortable lead at the top.

“I would rather pay attention to my own team and I wouldn’t mind if we were two points behind Chelsea because we are going in the right direction and we have an outstanding chance this year,” Ferguson said. “We can get better. The area where we do have to improve away from home is the number of chances missed.

“Against Reading we drew 1-1 and could have scored six. Looking at our performances at Sheffield United and Middlesbrough, we should have won those games by more. We have to realise that we are making away games harder for ourselves if we don’t take chances.”

With Henrik Larsson due to join up with his prospective team-mates in London tomorrow before officially completing his loan from Helsingborg on January 2, Ferguson is confident that United are moving in the right direction, with yesterday’s European draw increasing his confidence of progress in the Champions League, even though Lille helped to eliminate them from last season’s competition at the group stage.

“We had a bad experience last year, but this is a different United team,” Ferguson said. “It’s an emerging team, which is getting better all the time, and we’re really looking forward to the tie.

“To get to this stage is fantastic. We’ve improved as a team so much since last year and I’m sure they will be two great ties. We know it will be difficult, but that’s what the Champions League at this stage is all about.

“It is three or four years since we got beyond the last 16. If we can get through, that is the direction the club should be taking. This is a club that has had some terrific journeys in the competition to finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals.

“But this team is young enough to be in contention for a number of years. The most important thing is that we are there and good enough to win.”

Edwin van der Sar, the United goalkeeper, has agreed a one-year extension to his contract, which expires in June.
 
Thing is, you guys shouldn't get so wound up by him!

Back on-topic, West Ham V United tomorrow under new management! I am pretty nervous about this one; ok West Ham are struggling but you know what it's like when a new coach takes over, the players seem to get a new lease of life for a match or two. We need THREE points, won't be happy with a draw (or a loss!).
 
I think you guys are obsessed with this ninjabreaks character! There is definately something homoerotic going on . . .
 
El Diego said:
Thing is, you guys shouldn't get so wound up by him!

Back on-topic, West Ham V United tomorrow under new management! I am pretty nervous about this one; ok West Ham are struggling but you know what it's like when a new coach takes over, the players seem to get a new lease of life for a match or two. We need THREE points, won't be happy with a draw (or a loss!).
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it's yet another game that I believe we probably wouldn't win if it was last year, it's tricky with the new manager, cause you're absolutely right, when a new team gets a new boss, they play like Brazil in the first game, but let's just see what happens
 
Curbs should step aside for Fergie and thank him for the New Zealand plane tickets

Anyone know anthing about Dong ? Ive only seen a bit of him in the freindleys hes played in but I cant remember much about him
 
I saw him about 2 years ago but he was pretty average. The thing is, he's still only 21 so God knows what he's like now.
 
He looks a good player judging by those clips. A very tidy finisher as well.

Highlights: The free kick, the penalty, the chip.
 
Most of our starlets will be back this summer and Sir Alex has hinted on another surprise signing.Ironically,on skysports,he is happy to welcome back David Beckham albeit only for the charity game...what a surprise if we actually signed Becks again!
 
Everton were actually the better team in the first half. They could of had two penaltys if the referee didnt enjoy a yacht. It was beautiful seeing Maureen sulk off before the half time whistle.
 
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tut tut.

what was i saying the other day about things being nailed on? two points difference. Thats how quick football turns.
 
The performance worried me more than the result. I wouldnt mind losing if we had played really well cuz we're still ahead of Chelsea. But the way we played makes you ask questions about how we'll handle the next game.
 
reminded me so much of last year, we didn't look close to getting a goal, and to cap it all off, Chelsea come back from behind in typical fashion, this is awful
 
Today was just the wrong day to play West Ham. They were playing for their football careers under a new manager, and as though their very lives depended on it. They were playing their cup final. They literally ran themselves to the ground, and never let us into the game. I think almost any team would have dropped points against them today.

Also I would say curbishley chose some very good tactics, made sure our wingers/fullbacks were unable to send in any suffieceint crosses into the danger area the entire game by keeping 3 defending players at each flank. They lured us to play through the middle instead and just crowded out our passes. That superhuman save by Green from Ronaldo's shot.

I think now we need to just pick ourselves up move on, and not let Chelsea get into our heads. Still 2 points clear in mid-December. Chelsea would still gladly swap places with us now. Usually i like to have a moan after matches, but after watching this match..these results just happen and are part and parcel of any season. Its also our first away defeat and we had to lose sometime.
 
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