Red Devils Story

Loan News - Mats Daehli has extended his loan at Crewe for another 3 months

Mats Daehli has made 2 appearances with Crewe. His development was disrupted due to an injury.

Spain miss chance to win

World Cup European Qualifying Group Stage - France (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, Gerard Pique, Jose Enrique, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, Bojan, Fernando Torres, Fernando Llorente
Subs Used: Andres Iniesta, Roberto Soldado

Spain were disappointing today as they did not take their chance given to them and to close the gap with France after the match ended goalless.

Spain
Sergio Ramos (44)
Jose Enrique (89)

France
Franck Ribery (76)

Patrice Evra

Injury News (Spain) - Alvaro Dominguez out for 2 weeks due to a groin strain

Alvaro Dominguez will miss the next World Cup qualifying match against Georgia. Mikel San Jose has been called up to replace Dominguez.

Injury News (Spain) - Fernando Torres out for 3 months due to a knee tendonitis

Fernando Torres will miss the next World Cup qualifying match against Georgia. Alvaro Negredo has been called up to replace Torres.

Spain secure playoff spot

World Cup European Qualifying Group Stage - Georgia (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Alvaro Arbeloa, Raul Albiol, Mikel San Jose, Jose Enrique, Jose Antonio Reyes, Andres Iniesta, Pedro, Bojan, Roberto Soldado, David Villa
Subs Used: Cesar Azpilicueta, David Silva, Fernando Llorente

Spain secured their playoff spot after working hard to beat Georgia 3-1. Spain had been knocking on Georgia door and they finally got the lead through Pedro. Georgia came back strong in the second-half and they got their equaliser from Jaba Dvali.

Spain fought hard to avoid a second draw and Antonio Reyes who has been trying his hard to score in the first-half, put Spain in the lead before David Villa completed the rout second before the final whistle.

Georgia
Jaba Dvali (58)

Spain
Pedro (43)
Jose Antonio Reyes (83)
David Villa (90+2)
Pedro (29)
Alvaro Arbeloa (90)

Jose Antonio Reyes

World Cup European Qualifying Playoff draw

Bulgaria vs Spain
Ukraine vs Israel
Turkey vs Greece
Slovenia vs Ireland

World Cup European Qualified Team

Croatia
Italy
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Portugal
Slovakia
England
France

Red Devils smash West Ham

Premier League - West Ham United (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: David De Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, Antonio Valencia, Lorenzo Crisetig, Anderson, Yaya Sanogo, Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Fabio, Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck

Manchester United in seventh heaven after trashing West Ham 7-0 with 2 penalties given in favour of Manchester United, 2 goals scored by Wayne Rooney and Yaya Sanogo scoring his hat-trick.

Man Utd
Yaya Sanogo (2, 15, pen 33)
Wayne Rooney (pen 37, 80)
Federico Macheda (76)
Pablo Armero (90)

West Ham
Pablo Armero (52)
Kevin Nolan (55)
Sotiris Ninis (74)

Yaya Sanogo

Ayew shines as Man Utd win

Champions League Group Stage - Sporting (POR) (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Andre Ayew, Paul Pogba, Ashley Young, Javier Hernandez, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Eden Hazard, Danny Welbeck

A very good performance by Manchester United winning this game 2-1. All goals were scored in the first-half.

Sporting (POR)
Ricky van Wolfswinkel (23)
Marat Izmailov (7)
Emiliano Insua (19)
Diego Capel (32)
Luis Aguiar (54)
Florent Sinama-Pongolle (57)
Marat Izmailov (61)
Daniel Carrico (81)

Man Utd
Javier Hernandez (11)
Andre Ayew (21)
Jonny Evans (37)

Andre Ayew

#55084 smallboy :

Spain secure playoff spot

World Cup European Qualifying Group Stage - Georgia (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Alvaro Arbeloa, Raul Albiol, Mikel San Jose, Jose Enrique, Jose Antonio Reyes, Andres Iniesta, Pedro, Bojan, Roberto Soldado, David Villa
Subs Used: Cesar Azpilicueta, David Silva, Fernando Llorente

Spain secured their playoff spot after working hard to beat Georgia 3-1. Spain had been knocking on Georgia door and they finally got the lead through Pedro. Georgia came back strong in the second-half and they got their equaliser from Jaba Dvali.

Spain fought hard to avoid a second draw and Antonio Reyes who has been trying his hard to score in the first-half, put Spain in the lead before David Villa completed the rout second before the final whistle.

Georgia
Jaba Dvali (58)

Spain
Pedro (43)
Jose Antonio Reyes (83)
David Villa (90+2)
Pedro (29)
Alvaro Arbeloa (90)

Jose Antonio Reyes

i dont quite understand why you would play counter attacking football against Georgia of all teams. in my eyes thats a match you should go out looking to control and have at least 60-70% of possession. whilst also putting a few against them ,

my tip: with a team with the quality spain has should alwasy look to control

#55146 shaneo insaneo : #55084 smallboy :

Spain secure playoff spot

World Cup European Qualifying Group Stage - Georgia (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Alvaro Arbeloa, Raul Albiol, Mikel San Jose, Jose Enrique, Jose Antonio Reyes, Andres Iniesta, Pedro, Bojan, Roberto Soldado, David Villa
Subs Used: Cesar Azpilicueta, David Silva, Fernando Llorente

Spain secured their playoff spot after working hard to beat Georgia 3-1. Spain had been knocking on Georgia door and they finally got the lead through Pedro. Georgia came back strong in the second-half and they got their equaliser from Jaba Dvali.

Spain fought hard to avoid a second draw and Antonio Reyes who has been trying his hard to score in the first-half, put Spain in the lead before David Villa completed the rout second before the final whistle.

Georgia
Jaba Dvali (58)

Spain
Pedro (43)
Jose Antonio Reyes (83)
David Villa (90+2)
Pedro (29)
Alvaro Arbeloa (90)

Jose Antonio Reyes


i dont quite understand why you would play counter attacking football against Georgia of all teams. in my eyes thats a match you should go out looking to control and have at least 60-70% of possession. whilst also putting a few against them ,

my tip: with a team with the quality spain has should alwasy look to control

I think that's just the generic away tactic so on one hand I can see why he has, he still got the win and really in the words of Roy Hodgeson, the shot count & the possession stats don't matter, the only one the matters is the scoreline. However, with it being Georgia you should be looking to dominate even when playing that standard of side away and knocking in 5 or 6...

@Shaneo insaneo & Tom_BcFC – Thank you for your advice. I understand where you guys coming from and I truly agree with you guys.

The reason why I use the counter tactic is because I want to test out how my players fare when playing away and against a lower team. True, the final score is not favourable (though we won) and I myself was left frustrated for using the counter tactic but I just want to see what’s the outcome of it and how well they do.

On the other hand, there is no way that my team will go on top of France (after the draw) and I know I will be going for the playoff so to me there is no harm trying but then again I thank you guys for the tips and points taken.

Battle for the top spot

Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: David De Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, Eden Hazard, Anderson, Antonio Valencia, Javier Hernandez, Wayne Rooney, Yaya Sanogo
Subs Used: Patrice Evra, Nani

Both teams went into this match with level on points and have not lose a single game.

Well it doesn't take long to spoil Tottenham's gameplan when they were 3-0 down in the first 20 minutes through Yaya Sanogo and Wayne Rooney goals. Javier Hernandez added Tottenham misery when he scored just before half-time. Tottenham were looking to get back into the game but Manchester United kept their possession and held on to their four goals advantage till the final whistle.

A good victory for Manchester United making us top in the league table and maintain our winning streak.

Man Utd
Yaya Sanogo (10, 19)
Wayne Rooney (15)
Javier Hernandez (45)
Rafael (35)
Yaya Sanogo (22)
Anderson (74)
Cesar Azpilicueta (79)

Tottenham
Darren Fletcher (50)
Phil Jagielka (65)

Wayne Rooney

Injury News - Rafael out for 2-3 weeks after suffering a pulled hamstring during the match against Tottenham

Other News (League Cup) - Liverpool crashed out of the League Cup competition after losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1