Stray comments @ January 12
Stray bits & bobs of no interest to anyone but me:
Best comment on the L'pool/City game:
"£10 for Carroll and you've got a deal
I've needed a hat-stand for some time"
That was from the Guardian website, and man did I laugh. I enjoyed the game, largely because Stevie G did well and Man City lost. My United loving heart rejoices, even in a L'pool victory. Strange bedfellows, and all that. XD
Soccernet reveals tension at Man Utd over Xmas hols:
Words of wisdom from.... Wayne Rooney. Wisdom & Rooney in the same sentence - I must be losing my mind. :p
Wayne Rooney has admitted there was tension in the Manchester United camp after he was dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson.
GettyImagesWayne Rooney: Returned in goal scoring form
• Rooney sings Fergie's praises
• Rooney exit reports denied
Ferguson laid down the law to his star man, fining him and then leaving him out of the clash with Blackburn on New Year's Eve - a game United lost 3-2 - for turning up in no state to train fully following a Boxing Day night out.
Rooney returned to the side for the trip to Newcastle, but threw in a moody display - and was hauled off as the Red Devils slipped to defeat.
The England forward looked back to his best as United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup and the pair were on good terms at the Ballon d'Or gala in Zurich.
But there was bad blood between the pair over the festive period. When asked if he was angry about being dropped and fined, Rooney said: "Yes, but for reasons that I can't make public.
"I accepted it. But I was tense when I got back on the pitch and I believe it showed," he said in an interview with La Republica.
Lifting the lid what life can be like in a dressing room, Rooney said: "You can't always live in harmony. Football is made up of conflict, in all senses.
"The life in a dressing room, between players, between us and the coach, between us and loads of people, it's continuous confrontation and at times it's harsh."
More fans would do well to remember this reality, than to idealize their fave players. I feel this especially w/ regard to the German NT and Bayern Munich. Internal club politics is a dicey thing, and a lot is covered up by excellent PR and the players' desire not to jeopardize their position. After all, everybody is competing continuously for the privilege of being in the starting eleven. There's "warfare" on the field, and in the dressing room as well, though it may be sublimated for the good of team harmony & cohesiveness. When it breaks out though, we get stuff like l'affaire Ballack.
Best comment on the L'pool/City game:
"£10 for Carroll and you've got a deal
I've needed a hat-stand for some time"
That was from the Guardian website, and man did I laugh. I enjoyed the game, largely because Stevie G did well and Man City lost. My United loving heart rejoices, even in a L'pool victory. Strange bedfellows, and all that. XD
Soccernet reveals tension at Man Utd over Xmas hols:
Words of wisdom from.... Wayne Rooney. Wisdom & Rooney in the same sentence - I must be losing my mind. :p
Wayne Rooney has admitted there was tension in the Manchester United camp after he was dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson.
GettyImagesWayne Rooney: Returned in goal scoring form
• Rooney sings Fergie's praises
• Rooney exit reports denied
Ferguson laid down the law to his star man, fining him and then leaving him out of the clash with Blackburn on New Year's Eve - a game United lost 3-2 - for turning up in no state to train fully following a Boxing Day night out.
Rooney returned to the side for the trip to Newcastle, but threw in a moody display - and was hauled off as the Red Devils slipped to defeat.
The England forward looked back to his best as United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup and the pair were on good terms at the Ballon d'Or gala in Zurich.
But there was bad blood between the pair over the festive period. When asked if he was angry about being dropped and fined, Rooney said: "Yes, but for reasons that I can't make public.
"I accepted it. But I was tense when I got back on the pitch and I believe it showed," he said in an interview with La Republica.
Lifting the lid what life can be like in a dressing room, Rooney said: "You can't always live in harmony. Football is made up of conflict, in all senses.
"The life in a dressing room, between players, between us and the coach, between us and loads of people, it's continuous confrontation and at times it's harsh."
More fans would do well to remember this reality, than to idealize their fave players. I feel this especially w/ regard to the German NT and Bayern Munich. Internal club politics is a dicey thing, and a lot is covered up by excellent PR and the players' desire not to jeopardize their position. After all, everybody is competing continuously for the privilege of being in the starting eleven. There's "warfare" on the field, and in the dressing room as well, though it may be sublimated for the good of team harmony & cohesiveness. When it breaks out though, we get stuff like l'affaire Ballack.