|
The
Daily News
is compiled by Barry Leeming Daily News created with DigestMaker v2.2 by Bill McArthur |
www.red11.org
Newswire |
www.red11.org DAILY NEWS Date: Wed 27 Oct 1999 03:30 GMT Mail: barry@www.red11.org This Issue: 1. FERGUSON: KILL OFF ZAGREB 2. Ardiles out to upset United 3. Unknown 4. BOZZY IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED 5. Charlton urges Man Utd Cup rethink 6. Two more United stars go to Belgium ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++ Bill's Daily Comment: An important match tonight vs Zagreb. We need a result tonight so let's hope the lads can pull it together. Sir Alex says: "If we lose in Zagreb we are out of the tournament". Although we've heard these tactics from the Master before, I'm hoping that those words will have the desired effect again this time. C'mon REDS! * * * ECL Group D ** Manchester United ** Olympique de Marseille * NK Croatia Zagreb * SK Sturm Graz Manchester United FC Champions League Squad List 1 Mark John Bosnich 2 Gary Alexander Neville 3 Dennis Joseph Irwin 4 David May 6 Jakob Stam 7 David Robert J Beckham 8 Nicholas Butt 9 Andrew Alex. Cole 10 Edward Sheringham 11 Ryan Joseph Giggs 12 Philip Neville 14 Johan Jordi Cruyff 15 Lars Jesper Blomqvist 16 Roy Keane 17 Raimond RJH Van der Gouw 18 Paul Scholes 19 Dwight Yorke 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 21 Henning Berg 23 Michael Jamie Clegg 25 José Quinton Fortune 26 Massimo Taibi 31 Nicholas James Culkin 33 Mark Antony Wilson 34 Jonathan Greening Group D P W D L F A PTS Marseille 4 3 0 1 6 3 9 Manchester Utd 4 2 1 1 5 2 7 Croatia Zagreb 4 1 1 2 4 3 4 SK Sturm Graz 4 1 0 3 1 8 3 Fixtures/results Tue Sep 14 Manchester United 0-0 Croatia Zagreb Tue Sep 14 Marseille 2-0 SK Sturm Graz Wed Sep 22 Croatia Zagreb 1-2 Marseille Wed Sep 22 SK Sturm Graz 0-3 Manchester United Wed Sep 29 Manchester United 2-1 Marseille Wed Sep 29 Croatia Zagreb 3-0 SK Sturm Graz Tue Oct 19 Marseille 1-0 Manchester United Tue Oct 19 SK Sturm Graz 1-0 Croatia Zagreb Wed Oct 27 7:45 NK Croatia v Man Utd Wed Oct 27 7:45 Sturm Graz v Marseille Tue Nov 2 7:45 Manchester United v SK Sturm Graz Tue Nov 2 7:45 Marseille v Croatia Zagreb Real Audio - Last weeks Daily News Sound Archive: Click on INDEX at http://www.red11.org/sound ************************ 99/2000 fixtures/match reports are at http://www.red11.org/mufc/992000.htm Mark Bosnich's Personal Details http://www.red11.org/mufc/bosnich.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats.htm Previous News: BSKYB Takeover news/pics at http://www.red11.org/mufc/bskyb.htm Brian Kidd Press conference, pic, real audio http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/kidd.htm Peter Schmeichel's last Season at United! http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/schmeichel.htm *** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 24/10/99 *** Everton 4-4 Leeds United 37,355 Watford 1-3 Middlesbrough 16,081 West Ham United 1-1 Sunderland 26,022 *** FIXTURES ON 25/10/99 *** Newcastle United v Derby County *** FIXTURES ON 27/10/99 *** Liverpool v West Ham United *** FIXTURES ON 30/10/99 *** Arsenal v Newcastle United Derby County v Chelsea Leeds United v West Ham United Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday Manchester United v Aston Villa Middlesbrough v Everton Wimbledon v Southampton *** FIXTURES ON 31/10/99 *** Coventry City v Watford Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur *** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 25/10/99 *** Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts --------------------------------------------------------- 1 Leeds United 12 8 2 2 25 16 9 26 2 Arsenal 12 8 1 3 20 12 8 25 3 Sunderland 12 7 3 2 21 10 11 24 4 Manchester United 12 7 3 2 28 19 9 24 5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 20 15 5 20 6 Leicester City 12 6 2 4 20 17 3 20 7 Chelsea 10 6 1 3 17 7 10 19 8 Everton 12 5 3 4 21 18 3 18 9 Aston Villa 12 5 3 4 13 12 1 18 10 Middlesbrough 12 6 0 6 16 16 0 18 11 West Ham United 10 5 2 3 12 9 3 17 12 Liverpool 11 4 3 4 12 11 1 15 13 Coventry City 12 3 4 5 16 15 1 13 14 Southampton 11 3 3 5 18 22 -4 12 15 Wimbledon 12 2 6 4 18 26 -8 12 16 Bradford City 11 3 2 6 9 17 -8 11 17 Newcastle United 12 3 1 8 23 27 -4 10 18 Watford 12 3 0 9 8 18 -10 9 19 Derby County 12 2 3 7 10 21 -11 9 20 Sheffield Wednesday 12 1 2 9 8 27 -19 5 NEXT MATCHES --------------------------------------------------------------- 27-OCT-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs NK Croatia (UEFA Champions League, AWAY) 30-OCT-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Aston Villa (FA Premier League, HOME) 02-NOV-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Sturm Graz (UEFA Champions League, HOME) 06-NOV-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Leicester C (FA Premier League, HOME) *** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - UNITED Stats v All teams: http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/ ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm First Team Fixtures 1999/2000 All dates/times subject to change Dates of possible cup ties also shown Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15/07/99 Melbourne Australia pre-season W 2-0 - 60,000 18/07/99 Sydney Australia pre-season W 1-0 - 78,000 21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua pre-season W 2-0 - 80,000 24/07/99 Hong Kong South China pre-season W 2-0 - 40,000 1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield L 1-2 - 70,185 3/08/99 Omagh Town Omagh Bomb Fund W 9-0 - 7,000 4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly W 2-0 - 15,000 08/08/99 Everton Away PL D 1-1 10 39,141 11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home PL W 4-0 3 54,941 14/08/99 Leeds United Home PL W 2-0 1 55,187 22/08/99 Arsenal Away PL W 2-1 1 38,147 25/08/99 Coventry City Away PL W 2-1 1 22,024 27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC L 0-1 - 15,223 30/08/99 Newcastle United Home W 5-1 1 55,190 11/09/99 Liverpool Away W 3-2 1 44,929 14/09/99 Croatia Zagreb Home EC D 0-0 - 53,250 18/09/99 Wimbledon Home D 1-1 1 55,189 22/09/99 Sturm Graz Away EC W 3-0 - 16,480 25/09/99 Southampton Home D 3-3 1 55,249 29/09/99 Marseille Home EC W 2-1 - 54,276 3/10/99 Chelsea Away PL L 0-5 2 34,909 11/10/99 Sir Alex Testimonial Home F L 2-4 LEGENDS 54,842 13/10/99 Aston Villa Away WC3 L 0-3 - 33,815 16/10/99 Watford Home PL W 4-1 2 55,188 19/10/99 Marseille Away EC L 0-1 - 57,745 23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur Away L 1-3 3 36,072 27/10/99 Croatia Zagreb Away EC 19.45 30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00 2/11/99 Sturm Graz Home EC 19.45 6/11/99 Leicester City Home PL 15.00 20/11/99 Derby County Away PL 15.00 24/11/99 ? EC 27/11/99 Sheffield Wednesday Away PL 15.00 30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00 4/12/99 Everton Home PL 15.00 8/12/99 ? EC 18/12/99 West Ham United Away PL 15.00 26/12/99 Bradford City Home PL 15.00 28/12/99 Sunderland Away PL 20.00 "live on sky" 3/01/2000 Middlesborough Home PL 20.00 **************************************************** JAN 05-14 Brazil WTC [3-4 games] ---------------------------------------------------- 06/01/2000 Necaxa (Mexico) Neut WTC 16.00 08/01/2000 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Away WTC 16.00 11/01/2000 South Melbourne (Australia) N WTC 16.00 **************************************************** 22/01/2000 Arsenal Home PL 15.00 5/02/2000 Coventry City Home PL 15.00 12/02/2000 Newcastle United Away PL 15.00 26/02/2000 Wimbledon Away PL 15.00 1/03/2000 ? EC 4/03/2000 Liverpool Home PL 15.00 8/03/2000 ? EC 11/03/2000 Derby County Home PL 15.00 15/03/2000 ? EC 18/03/2000 Leicester City Away PL 15.00 22/03/2000 ? EC 25/03/2000 Bradford City Away PL 15.00 1/04/2000 West Ham United Home PL 15.00 5/04/2000 ? EC qf i 8/04/2000 Middlesborough Away PL 15.00 15/04/2000 Sunderland Home PL 15.00 19/04/2000 ? EC qf ii 22/04/2000 Southampton Away PL 15.00 24/04/2000 Chelsea Home PL 15.00 29/04/2000 West Ham United Away PL 15.00 3/05/2000 ? EC sf i 6/05/2000 Tottenham Hotspur Home PL 15.00 10/05/2000 ? EC sf ii 14/05/2000 Aston Villa Away PL 15.00 24/05/2000 ? EC Final http://www.red11.org/mufc/match.htm ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++FERGUSON: KILL OFF ZAGREB By Paul Walker in Zagreb Sir Alex Ferguson has implored his European champions to destroy the threat of Croatia Zagreb to their crown and kill off any thoughts of a carve-up in Marseille next week. Ferguson has caused a storm by claiming that if United lose to Croatia and Ossie Ardiles' side need a result in their final group D match away to the French giants next week to qualify for the next stage then they will get the points they want. The suggestion is clear. That Marseille, having already qualified themselves, would be happier to see Croatia Zagreb finish second in the group than United. Ferguson knows that if Croatia do beat his shaky side - who have lost four of their last five matches - then United will be left holding onto the European Cup by their fingertips. It would put United and Croatia equal on points going into the last set of games, and, even if Ferguson's boys win at home to Sturm Graz next Tuesday, Croatia would qualify if they won in Marseille. Ferguson has already said: "If we lose in Zagreb we are out of the tournament. I know that Marseille are saying that if Croatia need a result to qualify when they visit France for their last game, they will get it." The assumption being that Marseille, who could win the group themselves in Austria tomorrow, would prefer to see United eliminated. Ferguson's comments have already brought angry reactions from the French and Croatian clubs, and UEFA have been alerted. UEFA may yet investigate, just like they did last season when Ferguson was fined for making comments about Italians that cast doubt on their honesty before the clash with Inter Milan. But Ferguson is pleading with his troops to end all thoughts of skullduggery by beating Zagreb tomorrow at a sell-out Maksimir Stadium. He said: "If we lose then we don't know what is going to happen in Marseille next week. "So we have got to get the result. We have got to do our own job, then there will be no questions. We don't then have to worry about what is happening in Marseille. "Our attitude has always got to be to go for the win. It is important and the chips are down. But Manchester United players have hardly disappointed me too much in the big games. "They have the experience and the ability to handle these kind of vital games, that is why they have been a success." UEFA's disciplinary chiefs were today made aware of Ferguson's comments and the angry reaction of both Zagreb and Marseille to a slur on their integrity. A UEFA spokesman was cagey about their response, particularly with all the major officials scattered around Europe at Champions League venues, but an investigation was not ruled out at a later date if the French or Croatian clubs complain. A spokesman said: "At the moment UEFA have no official comment to make. We have seen what was said, but unless Marseille or Croatia make a complaint, there is nothing that will happen at this time. "But it is possible that our disciplinary committee will want to have a look at the situation themselves." Croatia's public relations director, Goran Bradic, has already expressed his club's anger at such a claim. He said: "What Ferguson is saying is ridiculous, preposterous. He is questioning the integrity not only of our club but of Marseille and the whole competition. "He seems to have a phobia about this and it is only to protect his back if United are beaten by us. We would never be party to fixing a result." But Ferguson knows that United must play better than they did in the opening group game against Zagreb in Manchester last month which ended in a disappointing draw. He said: "Croatia always do better at home than they do away, that is the culture of these countries. "It will be a hard game, there's no disguising that. They surprised me with their tactics at Old Trafford, I thought Ossie Ardiles would have had a more positive approach, but they came for a point and got it. "We will always maintain the way we play, and I have every intention of sending out a side with an attacking threat. "The most important thing is that we don't make any silly mistakes at the back. Zagreb is a difficult hurdle, so we can't give them anything." Sir Alex Ferguson revealed his team on Tuesday night, 24 hours before the clash with Croatia Zagreb. He opted to field the same 11 that played at Spurs on Saturday, with the exception of Mickael Silvestre, who is ineligible. Henning Berg will come into the centre of defence. Ferguson said in answer to questions about United's goalkeeping problem, "Bosnich has played in our last three games and his fitness is 100%. We have no problem with our goalkeeper." Fergie added: "We have been punished for simple mistakes, but there are times when you have to ride the tiger, stick with the players and let them get on with it. "I trust my players, and from the evidence of how they play in big games, I am very confident. "We have got to produce, it's as simple as that. We have to get a result in this game. It's about character and temperament to play in games like this that counts." Dutch defender Jaap Stam claimed that if Croatia attack it will open the game up for United just the way they like it so they can hit their opponents on the break. Stam said: "The Croatians held us at Old Trafford, but they need to win this time around. That will suit us fine, because they will have to attack us. "That will leave space at the back for us to exploit. We need to learn from our mistakes at not attacking more in Marseille last week when we ended up losing." Meanwhile, Mark Bosnich is looking forward to reclaiming his position in the United goal. The back-in-favour keeper has broken his silence about the nightmare start to his second spell at Old Trafford. While recovering from a hamstring injury, after playing in the opening two games, he slipped down the pecking order following the arrival of Massimo Taibi and was forced to take a back seat as Raimond van der Gouw was called up for the first three European games this season. Bosnich says determination and hard work won him back his place in the side and he is hoping to play in the game as he returns to his parents' homeland. He said: "I had two choices. I could have sulked and cried about it, but I just put my head down and worked as hard as possible and fortunately I have got the opportunity to get back into the side. "Hopefully if I can continue playing really well and the team can start on a rich vein of form, I can keep my place. "I am a very fortunate individual. We all are. We do something that we love for a considerable amount of money so you have to take the plaudits as well as the setbacks with the same pinch of salt. "You can't act like a spoilt brat if things don't go well for you. You have to look at the big picture. "You are with arguably the biggest club in the world and all it was for me was to get my head down and work very hard and keep my mouth shut and just get on with it," he told MUTV. Bosnich, who played for Sydney Croatia during his early days in his native Australia before moving to United and eventually to Villa, returned to Old Trafford during the summer under the Bosman ruling and says there were no problems settling in again. "I didn't experience many difficulties other than getting injured. I have always worked hard throughout my career and anyone who has worked with me can testify to that so as far as I am concerned I had a little bit of bad luck and that's the way it happens." Zagreb boss Ardiles has admitted his dreams of Champions' League progress have all but disappeared. Zagreb looked to be in with a chance of automatic qualification for the last 16 until last Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by group whipping boys Sturm Graz. Marseille sealed qualification with last week's 1-0 victory over United in the Stade Velodrome, but United lie only three points clear of Ardiles' team, adding extra spice to tomorrow's clash. "We still have a theoretical chance to reach the second place in the group," said Ardiles. "But the most important thing is to make sure we maintain our third place which guarantees us a place to continue in the UEFA Cup. "I was very disappointed with our result at Sturm Graz and the way we performed. The most important thing was to win in Graz so that we could stay 'in the saddle', but it was our worst game in the Champions League." As Sir Alex Ferguson readies his team for the clash in the Maksimir Stadium, he will be aware of the potential of Argentinian Ardiles to pull off a shock tactical switch. When United opened their Champions League campaign at home to Ardiles' side, Zagreb's surprise 3-6-1 formation held firm and more than merited the 0-0 result against last year's champions. However, Ardiles reiterated his frustration at last week's result. "If we had beaten (Sturm) Graz, United would have felt the pressure coming here," he said. Currently lying in third place in Group D with four points from the opening four Champions League matches, Zagreb are aware that the hopes of Croatian football now lie with them after the national team failed to qualify for next year's European Championships. Following his management days in England, which saw spells with Swindon, Newcastle and Tottenham, Ardiles managed in the J-League with Shimizu S-Pulse before moving to Croatia in June. He has taken the team to the top of the Croatian League A, and they are unbeaten in domestic football with eight wins and three draws. On Saturday, they claimed a 1-1 draw against Hajduk Split with star striker Tomo Sokota netting his eleventh goal of the season - three of which have come in the Champions League.
Click for the latest sound interviews from OT Ardiles out to upset United Croatia Zagreb boss Ossie Ardiles is going to pull no punches in the big European tie tomorrow night. The former Tottenham boss is out to emulate his former club and condemn United to another defeat in a bid to put their European Cup bid back on track. But when asked if he was going to pack the midfield to stifle United's creativity he replied: "I think that the midfield is absolutely crucial. I expect a similar game to the one played in Manchester but if you ask me if I will play with six players in the midfield and one in the attack the answer is no. We will have to risk more, play a little bit more offensively." Ardiles was backed up by his captain Robert Prosinecki who was looking forward to the tie saying, "If Tottenham beat Ferguson's men, why couldn't we? You never know ... only in soccer can David beat Goliath." United, who need only a draw to qualify for the next stage, will be looking to get back on track after the defeat by Marseille last week.
Click for the latest pics from OT Subect: PRESSURE'S TO BLAME - STAM By John Cross of The Daily Mirror Jaap Stam has revealed the reason behind Manchester United's slump. The Dutch defender is the first Old Trafford star to admit there are a few cracks beginning to appear in the Treble winners' armour. And he says the reason for their worst run in three years is because they are struggling with the huge pressure of trying to emulate last season's glories. Stam said: "There's a great deal of pressure to maintain your success. We cannot afford to let any more points slip from out grasp, but we can't take anything for granted."
Click for the latest sound interviews from OT BOZZY IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED Mark Bosnich has revealed that being dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson only made him more determined to fill the void left by the great Peter Schmeichel. Bosnich dropped down the pecking order after picking up a hamstring injury, but is set to be named between the sticks for the vital Champions League clash in his parents' homeland of Zagreb. He said: "I had two choices. I could have sulked and cried about it, but I just put my head down and worked as hard as possible and fortunately I have got the opportunity to get back into the side. "Hopefully if I can continue playing really well and the team can start on a rich vein of form, I can keep my place. "I am a very fortunate individual. We all are. We do something that we love for a considerable amount of money so you have to take the plaudits as well as the setbacks with the same pinch of salt. "You can't act like a spoilt brat if things don't go well for you. You have to look at the big picture. "You are with arguably the biggest club in the world and all it was for me was to get my head down and work very hard and keep my mouth shut and just get on with it. "I didn't experience many difficulties other than getting injured. I have always worked hard throughout my career and anyone who has worked with me can testify to that so as far as I am concerned I had a little bit of bad luck and that's the way it happens."
Click to vote in this week's survey! Charlton urges Man Utd Cup rethink Sir Bobby Charlton remains one of the most influential figures at Old Trafford Sir Bobby Charlton has launched an eleventh-hour attempt to persuade Manchester United to take their place in this season's FA Cup. The Cup-holders have been allowed by the Football Association to sit out the competition so they can take part in the inaugural World Club Championship in Brazil. United have until Saturday to make a final decision on the issue. But Sir Bobby, one of Old Trafford's greatest players and now a director of the club, is urging his fellow board members to find a solution that will see them defend the trophy. He said: "I would like to see us play in the FA Cup and the cup in Brazil. "I believe my club has a responsibility to the history of the game in our country and I'm going to speak to our directors again this week. "The decision has to be made quite quickly. If we don't say we are going to be playing by this weekend we won't be in it." Alex Ferguson has complained about the club's fixture burden and Sir Bobby sympathises with the United manager. "I've already spoken to Alex about it," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. "With the best will in the world we would like to be in it but the problems it creates are major problems."
Click for the latest pics from OT Two more United stars go to Belgium Two more of Manchester United's youngster's have gone to enjoy first team action with Royal Antwerp. Following in the footsteps of Ronnie Wallwork and Danny Higginbotham, fullback Kirk Hilton and striker George Clegg are both set to start for United's sister side in the club's next game against Kortijk on Saturday. Both will hope to have a better experience than Wallwork, who narrowly avoided a life ban after an alleged assault on the Referee.
Click for the latest pics from OT
Click for the latest pics from OT
.Manchester United Premier League Statistics Mailing List | |
To receive Premier League statistics about Manchester United after EVERY Premier League match
|
|
.www.red11.org "REDitorial" Mailing List | |
|
|
.Other Manchester United Mailing Lists | |
To debate ALL subjects about Manchester United Football Club we at Simplenet recommend:
|
|
|
|
Free www.red11.org Daily Newsletter |
Subscribe:
MufcDailyNews-subscribe@ONElist.com
Unsubscribe: MufcDailyNews-unsubscribe@ONElist.com All Newsletters & Mailing List Info |
|
Copyright
© 1995-1999 www.red11.org. All rights reserved.
|