Man United vs Portsmouth, 26.02.05

howard deserves the start. now he has to prove that he's one of the best keepers around, if he cant deliever, it will be very difficult for him. on the other hand he needs some games to get to his best! hopefully he doenst feck up!
 
So is this the day where Howard will claime the # 1 spot?
 
Caroll isnt even on the bench.
Thats settled then , he wont be back for Milan game, unless Howard screws up again today
 
Carroll is yet to sign a new contract isn't he? I think as well that Howard deserves the #1 spot.
 
carroll gambled for a better contract (or his advisor), and now it could mean that he's out, as long as howard can prove that he deserves his place!
 
Howard
Gaz
Brown
Mikky
Heinze
Phil Neville
O'Shea
Scholes
Ronnie
Rooney
Ruud
 
who'll replace Howard if he gets injured or is sent off then? Ricardo?
 
Starting 11
Howard
G. Neville
Silvestre
Brown
Heinze
Ronaldo
Phil Neville
O'Shea
Scholes
Rooney
Van Nistelrooy

Subs: Ricardo, Fortune, Giggs, Smith, Saha
 
-----howard-----
gaz-brown-mik-heinze
--o'shea--phil---
----scholes----
ronnie-ruud-rooney
 
Man Utd vs Portsmouth

Man Utd: Howard, G, Neville, Brown, Silvestre, Heinze, Ronaldo, O'Shea, Scholes, P, Neville, Rooney, van Nistelrooy

Subs: Saha, Giggs, Smith, Fortune, Ricardo

Portsmouth: Chalkias, Griffin, Stefanovic, De Zeeuw, Taylor, Stone, Skopelitis, O'Neil, Hughes, Yakubu, LuaLua

Subs: Hislop, Primus, Fuller, Kamara, Mezague

Referee: M Halsey (Lancashire)
 
giggs probably not 100 percent fit or "punished" with fortune to sit on the bench
 
So no Rossi then, as expected :(
 
Michel04 said:
giggs probably not 100 percent fit or "punished" with fortune to sit on the bench


I bet the sun will said tomorrow giggs unhappy on the bench and wants to leave. :rolleyes:
 
DaVoICe said:
Carroll is yet to sign a new contract isn't he? I think as well that Howard deserves the #1 spot.
For now maybe, we still need a new Top class keeper, none of them have be consistent enuff to be consider Very good!!. It may do Howard good though and he may go on to play a blinder against milan!.
 
LABOB said:
I'd like to know how O'Shea and P Nev get the start before Smith.

Doesn't make sense.

But O'Shea and Phil play in central midfield. Smith doesn't.
 
LABOB said:
In case you hadn't noticed, Smith plays where ever he wants...doesn't matter if he put on wing...and does a damn good job of it.


what..so youd start with alan smith in central midfield?
 
LABOB said:
In case you hadn't noticed, Smith plays where ever he wants...doesn't matter if he put on wing...and does a damn good job of it.

He doesn't ''play where he wants''

He'll do a good job wherever he's asked to play, but I doubt he's a better CM than O'Shea and Phil.