The word is that Rio is out from wed's game and that he hopes to recover in time for the WBA game.
I think we should do without him against the hungarians..
I think we should do without him against the hungarians..
Manchester United v Boca Juniors
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another great post
yes you far <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
yes you far <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
Even the stadium announcer thought United had netted again just before the hour
when Solskjaer rammed home the rebound after Abbondacieri had blocked a fizzing
Scholes volley.
However, a linesman's flag ruled otherwise and Boca escaped.
Scholes, the victim of a crunching tackle himself in Amsterdam last weekend,
left Tevez in agony with a fierce challenge from behind.
The flame-haired England man knows his days as an automatic first choice are
numbered unless he returns to top form on a regular basis.
However, he was unfortunate not to put his name on the scoresheet twice in as
many minutes as United continued to press forward.
First, Scholes deceived Abbondacieri with a wicked low volley which the keeper
somehow managed to deflect over the bar with his foot.
Then from Beckham's corner to the edge of the area, Scholes powered in a
first-time shot which rebounded off the post before Abbondacieri had barely
moved.
mfl
when Solskjaer rammed home the rebound after Abbondacieri had blocked a fizzing
Scholes volley.
However, a linesman's flag ruled otherwise and Boca escaped.
Scholes, the victim of a crunching tackle himself in Amsterdam last weekend,
left Tevez in agony with a fierce challenge from behind.
The flame-haired England man knows his days as an automatic first choice are
numbered unless he returns to top form on a regular basis.
However, he was unfortunate not to put his name on the scoresheet twice in as
many minutes as United continued to press forward.
First, Scholes deceived Abbondacieri with a wicked low volley which the keeper
somehow managed to deflect over the bar with his foot.
Then from Beckham's corner to the edge of the area, Scholes powered in a
first-time shot which rebounded off the post before Abbondacieri had barely
moved.
mfl
Tevez sent off for hitting scholsie.
thats the same guy who was involved in Rio's injury mind you...
thats the same guy who was involved in Rio's injury mind you...
Nothing friendly about this game anymore.
If keano was on youd see argies flying all over the place
If keano was on youd see argies flying all over the place
Apparently Scholesy is taking care of that!
<img src="graemlins/keano.gif" border="0" alt="[Keano]" />
<img src="graemlins/keano.gif" border="0" alt="[Keano]" />
I hope the ankle injury won;t be too serious 
i get kinda bored just listening to the match...
i hear ya far - especially with these two nimrods!
i hear ya far - especially with these two nimrods!
I think Scholes and Butt should be renamed to Slasher and Crusher
radio's saying rio has a twisted ankle and should be out at least for the CL match...then he goes on to say 'it will be a long time before we see rio back in red again'....what's he trying to say?? ah...i'm confused..
FT 2-0 United.
Good game United, still bad taste over the Rio injury
Good game United, still bad taste over the Rio injury
Crowd...54,724.
Not bad for a friendly.
Not bad for a friendly.
'payday on north century is this week...blah blah blah...and it's MILLWALL ...NIL....rotherham.....SIX....'
flol - they cut away during a MU pl match to update me on a 3rd div. match and end up missing a goal - "while we were gone.........."
flol - they cut away during a MU pl match to update me on a 3rd div. match and end up missing a goal - "while we were gone.........."
so who's the MOM for this unfriendly game
FT Manchester United 2 Boca Juniors 0
The game erupted 18 minutes from time when Tevez, clearly angered at Scholes'
physical approach, caught the England man flush in the face with a vicious
swinging elbow leaving Riley with little option other than to produce the red
card.
Under the circumstances, Ferguson was no doubt relieved to see his player get
to his feet, albeit somewhat groggily, although he was able to continue.
Last 15 minutes...
Scholes was the victim again when Hector Bracamonte flew in with a late
challenge, the Manchester United man exacting immediate revenge by toppling his
opponent the next time he had the ball.
As Boca lost their heads, Forlan was caught late by Christian Gimenez.
Ferguson stood simmering in the dug-out, barely able to believe his eyes.
In the end, it all calmed down and United strolled home, even if their manager
was left with plenty to think about.
The game erupted 18 minutes from time when Tevez, clearly angered at Scholes'
physical approach, caught the England man flush in the face with a vicious
swinging elbow leaving Riley with little option other than to produce the red
card.
Under the circumstances, Ferguson was no doubt relieved to see his player get
to his feet, albeit somewhat groggily, although he was able to continue.
Last 15 minutes...
Scholes was the victim again when Hector Bracamonte flew in with a late
challenge, the Manchester United man exacting immediate revenge by toppling his
opponent the next time he had the ball.
As Boca lost their heads, Forlan was caught late by Christian Gimenez.
Ferguson stood simmering in the dug-out, barely able to believe his eyes.
In the end, it all calmed down and United strolled home, even if their manager
was left with plenty to think about.
Carroll - did well, didn't really have anything to do
Phizza - same as Carroll, steady, defence was never really troubled
Blanc - good game, superb challenge in a 1-vs-1 situation right near the end
Rio - was excellent while he was on
O'shea - another excellent pre-season game for him, never looked fazed
Micky - decent game
Keano - superb
Seba - superb, bar one feck up near our box
Becks - excellent throughout
Giggsy - his game wasn't on today
Ruud - sharp, took his goals well, looks excellent
Ole - really tried but his game wasn't on today, bad miss near the end
Richardson - excellent home debut for the young lad, showed great pace and good delivery, was confident and it's clear to see he's a great prospect
Scholes - superb after he came on, was really up for it, 3 excellent strikes from distance that almost went it, played very strong
Butt - was also up for it but wasn't really his best game
Forlan - some good touches, didn't have a goalscoring chance
Williams - didn't have anything to do
Wes - superb half for him
Good game for us. The thing that has encouraged me during pre-season is that we seem to always play our football on the around as opposed to hoofing the ball up field which we seemed to do a bit too much last season.
Phizza - same as Carroll, steady, defence was never really troubled
Blanc - good game, superb challenge in a 1-vs-1 situation right near the end
Rio - was excellent while he was on
O'shea - another excellent pre-season game for him, never looked fazed
Micky - decent game
Keano - superb
Seba - superb, bar one feck up near our box
Becks - excellent throughout
Giggsy - his game wasn't on today
Ruud - sharp, took his goals well, looks excellent
Ole - really tried but his game wasn't on today, bad miss near the end
Richardson - excellent home debut for the young lad, showed great pace and good delivery, was confident and it's clear to see he's a great prospect
Scholes - superb after he came on, was really up for it, 3 excellent strikes from distance that almost went it, played very strong
Butt - was also up for it but wasn't really his best game
Forlan - some good touches, didn't have a goalscoring chance
Williams - didn't have anything to do
Wes - superb half for him
Good game for us. The thing that has encouraged me during pre-season is that we seem to always play our football on the around as opposed to hoofing the ball up field which we seemed to do a bit too much last season.
Man Utd 2 Boca Juniors 0
Record signing Rio Ferdinand hobbled out of his Old Trafford debut and
possibly the start of the Barclaycard Premiership season this afternoon.
The British record £29.3million capture from Leeds landed awkwardly under
pressure from Marcelo Delgado as the pair leapt to avoid the onrushing Roy
Carroll after 25 minutes of an anything but friendly clash with Boca Juniors,
who finished with 10 men following the dismissal of star man Carlos Tevez.
Ferdinand immediately fell to the ground in agony and although he managed to
rise after lengthy treatment, he was clearly still in a lot of pain and unable
to put any pressure on his leg.
An anxious Sir Alex Ferguson made his way to the touchline but Ferdinand was
unable to continue and made his way unhappily down the tunnel.
With a Champions League qualifying trip to Hungary just four days away and a
Premier League opener against West Brom next week, it was the last thing
Ferguson needed, particularly as he was already without French keeper Fabien
Barthez through injury.
Barthez had failed to recover from the thigh muscle strain which forced him
out of training on Thursday and like Ferdinand, must now be rated very doubtful
for the trip to Budapest to face Zalagaerszeg on Wednesday.
But, in the presence of 'James Bond' Roger Moore, United would have been
thankful to escape with just one problem as Boca produced a series of dirty
tricks after taking exception to the physical approach of second half substitute
Paul Scholes.
The England star is more than aware that his days as a United first choice are
limited unless he can quickly regain top form.
And the flame-haired midfielder made his intentions clear with a couple of
biting tackles, which left Boca distinctly aggrieved.
After Scholes had then been unfortunate to see three separate chances fail to
find the target, Boca hit back - literally in Tevez's case.
The 18-year-old has established himself as one of the outstanding young
players in South America but left referee Mike Riley little option than to flash
the red card as he caught Scholes in the face with a swinging left elbow.
Scholes recovered from that but when he next received possession he was felled
again by Hector Bracamonte. The United man exacted swift revenge but for a
while, the match, arranged to raise funds for UNICEF, threatened to spin
completely out of control.
It all took the gloss off a composed United display in which Ruud van
Nistelrooy signalled his intent to match last year's 36-goal haul by bagging a
first half brace which effectively sealed the contest.
The Dutchman's fluid partnership with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to have
survived the summer, while David Beckham looked lively on the right and almost
certainly played his way into the United team for Wednesday's dare-not-lose
encounter.
United controlled the contest once Rolando Schiavi had blazed over in the
opening stages.
Van Nistelrooy put them ahead after 17 minutes when the Dutchman ran onto Juan
Sebastian Veron's inspired chip and though his shot was scuffed, it left Roberto
Abbondacieri stranded and rolled into the corner.
Ferdinand's departure sent a pall of gloom over a crowd approaching 60,000 but
Beckham did his best to raise them with a couple of inspired right wing crossed
which Abbondacieri somehow survived.
However, the Boca keeper was powerless to prevent van Nistelrooy making it two
just before the break when he took Solskjaer's threaded through ball in his
stride and despatched a first time shot into the left hand corner.
Laurent Blanc went close shortly afterwards but the sparks really started to
fly on Scholes' introduction shortly after the interval.
Solskjaer tapped home a rebound after Abbondacieri blocked the midfielder's
volley, only to have the goal ruled out for offside.
Abbondacieri then denied Scholes with his foot after being deceived by another
first-time effort, and was then beaten completely as Beckham's corner fell
invitingly to his England team-mate, only for the woodwork to deny the
diminutive midfield man.
He had already left a couple of Boca players clutching their battered limbs,
so Terez decided to sort Scholes out.
Under the circumstances, Ferguson would have been relieved to see his man
recover from the elbow assault, but it just brought more pain.
To their credit though, the players eventually saw sense and the game petered
out, leaving Ferguson to take an anxious weekend body count and no doubt
revising his immediate plans.
Record signing Rio Ferdinand hobbled out of his Old Trafford debut and
possibly the start of the Barclaycard Premiership season this afternoon.
The British record £29.3million capture from Leeds landed awkwardly under
pressure from Marcelo Delgado as the pair leapt to avoid the onrushing Roy
Carroll after 25 minutes of an anything but friendly clash with Boca Juniors,
who finished with 10 men following the dismissal of star man Carlos Tevez.
Ferdinand immediately fell to the ground in agony and although he managed to
rise after lengthy treatment, he was clearly still in a lot of pain and unable
to put any pressure on his leg.
An anxious Sir Alex Ferguson made his way to the touchline but Ferdinand was
unable to continue and made his way unhappily down the tunnel.
With a Champions League qualifying trip to Hungary just four days away and a
Premier League opener against West Brom next week, it was the last thing
Ferguson needed, particularly as he was already without French keeper Fabien
Barthez through injury.
Barthez had failed to recover from the thigh muscle strain which forced him
out of training on Thursday and like Ferdinand, must now be rated very doubtful
for the trip to Budapest to face Zalagaerszeg on Wednesday.
But, in the presence of 'James Bond' Roger Moore, United would have been
thankful to escape with just one problem as Boca produced a series of dirty
tricks after taking exception to the physical approach of second half substitute
Paul Scholes.
The England star is more than aware that his days as a United first choice are
limited unless he can quickly regain top form.
And the flame-haired midfielder made his intentions clear with a couple of
biting tackles, which left Boca distinctly aggrieved.
After Scholes had then been unfortunate to see three separate chances fail to
find the target, Boca hit back - literally in Tevez's case.
The 18-year-old has established himself as one of the outstanding young
players in South America but left referee Mike Riley little option than to flash
the red card as he caught Scholes in the face with a swinging left elbow.
Scholes recovered from that but when he next received possession he was felled
again by Hector Bracamonte. The United man exacted swift revenge but for a
while, the match, arranged to raise funds for UNICEF, threatened to spin
completely out of control.
It all took the gloss off a composed United display in which Ruud van
Nistelrooy signalled his intent to match last year's 36-goal haul by bagging a
first half brace which effectively sealed the contest.
The Dutchman's fluid partnership with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to have
survived the summer, while David Beckham looked lively on the right and almost
certainly played his way into the United team for Wednesday's dare-not-lose
encounter.
United controlled the contest once Rolando Schiavi had blazed over in the
opening stages.
Van Nistelrooy put them ahead after 17 minutes when the Dutchman ran onto Juan
Sebastian Veron's inspired chip and though his shot was scuffed, it left Roberto
Abbondacieri stranded and rolled into the corner.
Ferdinand's departure sent a pall of gloom over a crowd approaching 60,000 but
Beckham did his best to raise them with a couple of inspired right wing crossed
which Abbondacieri somehow survived.
However, the Boca keeper was powerless to prevent van Nistelrooy making it two
just before the break when he took Solskjaer's threaded through ball in his
stride and despatched a first time shot into the left hand corner.
Laurent Blanc went close shortly afterwards but the sparks really started to
fly on Scholes' introduction shortly after the interval.
Solskjaer tapped home a rebound after Abbondacieri blocked the midfielder's
volley, only to have the goal ruled out for offside.
Abbondacieri then denied Scholes with his foot after being deceived by another
first-time effort, and was then beaten completely as Beckham's corner fell
invitingly to his England team-mate, only for the woodwork to deny the
diminutive midfield man.
He had already left a couple of Boca players clutching their battered limbs,
so Terez decided to sort Scholes out.
Under the circumstances, Ferguson would have been relieved to see his man
recover from the elbow assault, but it just brought more pain.
To their credit though, the players eventually saw sense and the game petered
out, leaving Ferguson to take an anxious weekend body count and no doubt
revising his immediate plans.
Veron was incredible, I hope he and Keane and Becks can continue to hook up so well. The three of em made any other combination look stale today.
Bright point, Scholes seems to have read the forum and is pulling his weight, he had a nice sense of bite about him today, he is up for the fight now. Something we didnt see last year.
Beckham doesnt look fit. He isnt as class as he usually is, bright point is he gets down the wing alot more now to cross. However he cuts infield at the wrong time (when we dont have the ball) and leaves our RB very vulnerable at times.
So gutted when Rio got injured, he looked absolutely class back there.
Without Ruud we didnt look like scoring, Ole and Forlan dont have enough presence up front and are easily snuffed out UNLESS its a counter attack and they have lots of space.
Lots of plus points we didnt see last year, but still a few problems to iron out. Boca were too easy. Giggsy disappointed, Richardson didnt do much but he did more than Giggs, he attacked the RB
Bright point, Scholes seems to have read the forum and is pulling his weight, he had a nice sense of bite about him today, he is up for the fight now. Something we didnt see last year.
Beckham doesnt look fit. He isnt as class as he usually is, bright point is he gets down the wing alot more now to cross. However he cuts infield at the wrong time (when we dont have the ball) and leaves our RB very vulnerable at times.
So gutted when Rio got injured, he looked absolutely class back there.
Without Ruud we didnt look like scoring, Ole and Forlan dont have enough presence up front and are easily snuffed out UNLESS its a counter attack and they have lots of space.
Lots of plus points we didnt see last year, but still a few problems to iron out. Boca were too easy. Giggsy disappointed, Richardson didnt do much but he did more than Giggs, he attacked the RB
Veron was incredible, I hope he and Keane and Becks can continue to hook up so well. The three of em made any other combination look stale today.
Bright point, Scholes seems to have read the forum and is pulling his weight, he had a nice sense of bite about him today, he is up for the fight now. Something we didnt see last year.
Beckham doesnt look fit. He isnt as class as he usually is, bright point is he gets down the wing alot more now to cross. However he cuts infield at the wrong time (when we dont have the ball) and leaves our RB very vulnerable at times.
So gutted when Rio got injured, he looked absolutely class back there.
Without Ruud we didnt look like scoring, Ole and Forlan dont have enough presence up front and are easily snuffed out UNLESS its a counter attack and they have lots of space.
Lots of plus points we didnt see last year, but still a few problems to iron out. Boca were too easy. Giggsy disappointed, Richardson didnt do much but he did more than Giggs, he attacked the RB at every chance - he is gonna be a good player.
Bright point, Scholes seems to have read the forum and is pulling his weight, he had a nice sense of bite about him today, he is up for the fight now. Something we didnt see last year.
Beckham doesnt look fit. He isnt as class as he usually is, bright point is he gets down the wing alot more now to cross. However he cuts infield at the wrong time (when we dont have the ball) and leaves our RB very vulnerable at times.
So gutted when Rio got injured, he looked absolutely class back there.
Without Ruud we didnt look like scoring, Ole and Forlan dont have enough presence up front and are easily snuffed out UNLESS its a counter attack and they have lots of space.
Lots of plus points we didnt see last year, but still a few problems to iron out. Boca were too easy. Giggsy disappointed, Richardson didnt do much but he did more than Giggs, he attacked the RB at every chance - he is gonna be a good player.
just got back from the match, zzzzzzz boring game
BRING ON WEST BROM
BRING ON WEST BROM
Back tier of the South stand was empty
Anyone know who the Boca right back is? Long hair, looks a bit like Batistuta.
Quick on the ball, sharp, reads the game well, though almost scored an own goal.
Quick on the ball, sharp, reads the game well, though almost scored an own goal.