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Date: Sun Mar 28 05:35:21 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT ENGLAND
2. SCHOLES' TREBLE GIVES KEEGAN THE PERFECT START
3. Red England Hat-tricks
4. Lineker On Scholes (ET)
5. Sir Paul Scholes? (D.Mail)
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Daily RED Trivia Sun 28th March 1999:
28/3/1908: Harold Halse made his debut, scoring against Sheffield Wednesday. Joined
United from Southend United and during his spell at United won a League
Championship medal in 1911 and an FA Cup Winners medal in 1909. He scored 6
goals in the Charity Shield game against Swindon Town in 1911, and totalled 50 goals
in 124 appearances between 1908-1912. Won 1 England cap in 1909, scoring in that
match too. He moved to Aston Villa and won another FA Cup winners medal in 1913.
1981: United win 1-0 at Everton with a Joe Jordan goal in a Division 1 game watched
by 25,856. Team was: Bailey, Nicholl (Macari), Albiston, Moran, McQueen, Buchan,
Coppell, Birtles, Jordan, Duxbury, Thomas.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Only one news item in the Daily News today "PAUL SCHOLES scores Goals!"
By the way: Greece - Norway 0-2
Solskjaer 2
Previous News:
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
Next games:
ALL Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Next Games:
April 3 Wimbledon (A) 15.00 PL
7 European Cup Semi Juventus (H)
11 FAC Semi Arsenal at Villa Park 12.30 UK Live Sky Sports Uk
17 Sheff Wed (H) 15.00 PL
21 European Cup Semi Juventus (A)
25 Leeds (A) 11.30 {am} UK PL Live Sky Sports UK
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
*** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 21/03/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Manchester United 30 18 9 3 68 31 37 63
2 Arsenal 30 16 11 3 42 13 29 59
3 Chelsea 29 15 11 3 44 23 21 56
4 Leeds United 30 15 9 6 49 27 22 54
5 West Ham United 30 13 7 10 34 39 -5 46
6 Aston Villa 30 12 8 10 39 37 2 44
7 Derby County 30 11 11 8 32 32 0 44
8 Wimbledon 30 10 10 10 34 44 -10 40
9 Liverpool 28 11 6 11 52 37 15 39
10 Tottenham Hotspur 29 9 12 8 34 34 0 39
11 Middlesbrough 29 9 12 8 39 40 -1 39
12 Newcastle United 30 10 8 12 38 41 -3 38
13 Sheffield Wednesday 30 10 5 15 35 33 2 35
14 Leicester City 28 8 10 10 28 37 -9 34
15 Coventry City 30 8 7 15 31 42 -11 31
16 Everton 30 7 10 13 23 35 -12 31
17 Blackburn Rovers 30 7 9 14 32 42 -10 30
18 Southampton 30 8 5 17 28 56 -28 29
19 Charlton Athletic 29 6 10 13 33 40 -7 28
20 Nottingham Forest 30 4 8 18 27 59 -32 20
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
24/10/98 Derby County Away D 1-1 2 30,867
31/10/98 Everton Away W 4-1 2 40,079
08/11/98 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 3 55,174
14/11/98 Blackburn Rovers Home W 3-2 2 55,198
21/11/98 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1-3 2 39,475
29/11/98 Leeds United Home W 3-2 2 55,172
05/12/98 Aston Villa Away D 1-1 2 39,241
12/12/98 Tottenham Hotspur Away D 2-2 1 36,079
16/12/98 Chelsea Home D 1-1 2 55,159
19/12/98 Middlesbrough Home L 2-3 3 55,152
26/12/98 Nottingham Forest Home W 3-0 3 55,216
29/12/98 Chelsea Away D 0-0 3 34,741
10/01/99 West Ham United Home W 4-1 3 55,180
16/01/99 Leicester City Away W 6-2 2 22,091
31/01/99 Charlton Athletic Away W 1-0 1 20,043
03/02/99 Derby County Home W 1-0 1 55,174
06/02/99 Nottingham Forest Away W 8-1 1 30,025
17/02/99 Arsenal Home D 1-1 1 55,171
20/02/99 Coventry City Away W 1-0 1 22,596
27/02/99 Southampton Home W 2-1 1 55,316
13/03/99 Newcastle United Away W 2-1 1 36,500
21/03/99 Everton Home W 3-1 1 55,182
*** TEAM RESULTS SUMMARY - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
P Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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Home 16 11 (69%) 4 (25%) 1 (6%) 38 (2.4) 16 (1.0) 37 (2.3)
Away 14 7 (50%) 5 (36%) 2 (14%) 30 (2.1) 15 (1.1) 26 (1.9)
Total 30 18 (60%) 9 (30%) 3 (10%) 68 (2.3) 31 (1.0) 63 (2.1)
Averages per game in (brackets)
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,183
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 27/02/99 - Southampton (55,316)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 15/08/98 - Leicester City (55,052)
BEST WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
BEST HOME WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1)
HEAVIEST HOME DEFEAT: 19/12/98 - Middlesbrough (2-3)
BEST AWAY WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
*****
Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 11
Man United 6 2 4 0 20 11 10
Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 8
Brondby 6 1 0 5 4 18 3
Dec 9 Brøndby 0-2 Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd 1-1 Bayern Munich
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CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
Manchester Utd 2 v 0 Inter Milan
Real Madrid 1 v 1 Dynamo Kiev
Juventus 2 v 1 Olympiakos
Bayern Munich 2 v 0 Kaiserslautern
**DYNAMO KIEV 2 v 0 REAL MADRID (Agg:3-1)
FC KAISERSLAUTERN 0 v 4 **BAYERN MUNICH (Agg:0-6)
INTERNAZIONALE FC 1 v 1 **MANCHESTER UNITED (Agg:1-3)
OLYMPIAKOS 1 v 1 **JUVENTUS (Agg:2-3)
Semi Final Draw to be played 7th, 21st April
Manchester United v Juventus [OT 7/4]
Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev
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Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
Subject: WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT ENGLAND
Scholes, Shearer, Sherwood And Keegan On Victory
Plus: Scholes Fact File
Other Memorable England Scoring Feats
How Shearer And Cole Fared
ENGLAND hero Paul Scholes admitted his Wembley hat-trick ''meant
everything to me" and promised "the match ball is going straight on
the mantelpiece.'' Scholes also saluted Kevin Keegan for his part in
the victory in the Euro 200 qualifier, claiming: ''My performance rose
because of Kevin's influence and enthusiasm.''
England captain Alan Shearer admitted it was ''Scholes' day.'' He
said: ''We gave away a sloppy goal after such a good start. But we
dug deep and it would have been bitterly disappointing had they
taken anything away. No one can take anything away from Paul. It
was his day.''
He added: ''Kevin Keegan's enthusiasm rubbed off on everyone. We
have won one and now we believe we can win the rest of our
qualifying games.''
Midfielder Tim Sherwood explained that he had been told to play a
holding role in Keegan's adventurous line-up, saying: "Kevin told me
to have a bit more discipline and said to stay deeper. Still, I was
disappointed not to score. I should have got one. I hope I can stay
in the team but there are a lot of good midfield players around.''
Unsurprisingly, Keegan was delighted with his team's performance
for his first game in charge. He said: ''The fans were fantastic today
and kept us going at times when the game got very stretched.
"You never know with Paul Scholes what he's going to do, he is a
very impressive player who lets his football do the talking. They
usually knight you if you score a hat-trick here - it should be Sir
Paul Scholes. Don't forget he was playing in midfield. He made a lot
of tackles, got booked too, and deserved his man of the match
award. What bit of luck he got he deserved today.
''It was a sloppy goal we let in from our point of view. Gary Neville
went down the line with him and didn't do enough defensively. But
he whipped in a good ball and I think it was Paul Scholes who didn't
track their scorer back enough - he nearly dropped the
man-of-the-match champagne on his foot."
Keegan added: ''It was very difficult. Andy and Alan had the
chances up front. In the second half Andy had a chance but maybe
his touch let him down. Tim Sherwood got better and better as the
game went on. David Beckham put in some good crosses. He got a
bit of a bump in the corner but wanted to stay on."
''I really enjoyed it. I've only got four games and I am going to enjoy
every one of them. The day we praise ourselves a bit more is the
day the players will start believing in themselves even more."
Asked about the games ahead, Keegan told Sky Sports: ''This turns
it round a bit but there is a lot of football left. We all want to be in
the European Championships. I want to be there with the TV
people, the fans want to be there, but most importantly the players
showed today how much they wanted to be there.''
PAUL SCHOLES FACT FILE
1974: Born Salford, November 16.
1991: Signs for Manchester United as a trainee.
1993: Signs professional forms with United.
1994-5: Makes League debut on September 24 v Ipswich. Scores
five goals in 17 League appearances during season.
1995-6: Scores 10 goals in 26 League appearances as United win
Premiership and FA Cup double.
1996-7: Hits three goals in 24 League appearances as United retain
Premiership title.
1997: May 9 - Called into England squad by Glenn Hoddle despite
only being a reserve for United. May 24 - debut as a substitute
against South Africa at Old Trafford. June 4 - Plays for England in
Le Tournoi, scoring on his first start, against Italy. September 10 -
Scores opening goal in World Cup qualifier as England trounce
Moldova 4-0.
1997-8: Makes 31 League appearances for United, scoring eight
goals, as they finish runners-up to Arsenal.
1998: May - Selected for England's World Cup squad. June - Scores
second goal as England win opening match of finals 2-0 v Tunisia.
1999: March 17 - comes off bench to score equaliser away at Inter
Milan in Champions League quarter-final second leg to clinch
United's place in semi-finals. March 27 - scores hat-trick as England
beat Poland 3-1 in European Championship qualifier at Wembley.
10 MEMORABLE ENGLAND GOALSCORING FEATS
Paul Scholes' hat-trick against Poland at Wembley provided a
memorable start to Kevin Keegan's reign as England manager. Here
are 10 other goalscoring feats by England players.
GEOFF HURST - scored the most famous England hat-trick of all in
the 4-2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at
Wembley.
GARY LINEKER - scored four goals against Spain in February 1987
and against Malaysia in June 1991. Claimed hat-tricks against
Turkey in October 1985, against Poland in the 1986 Mexico World
Cup finals and v Turkey again in October 1987.
WILLIE HALL - scored five against Ireland at Old Trafford on
November 16, 1938, including the fastest international hat-trick
(completed in three minutes).
MALCOLM MACDONALD - scored all five in a 5-0 win against Cyprus
at Wembley on April 16, 1975.
BOBBY CHARLTON - four hat-tricks for his country against USA in
1959, Luxembourg 1960, Mexico 1961 and Switzerland in 1963.
DAVID PLATT - the last England player before Scholes to score a
Wembley hat-trick, claiming four against international minnows San
Marino in a 6-0 World Cup qualifying win at Wembley in 1992.
VIVIAN WOODWARD - scored seven in a 15-0 win against France in
an amateur international in Paris in 1906 and six in a 9-1 amateur
international win against Holland in 1909.
IAN WRIGHT - the last England player before Scholes to score a
hat-trick, Wright claimed a treble in a 7-1 World Cup qualifying win
against San Marino in Bologna in 1993.
OLIVER VAUGHTON - scored five in a 13-0 win against Ireland in
Belfast in 1882.
STEVE BLOOMER - scored five in a 9-1 win against Wales in Cardiff
in 1896.
COLE AND SHEARER CLOCKWATCH
All the fuss over Paul Scholes' hat-trick eclipsed the performance of
England front pair Alan Shearer and Andy Cole. Here's how they did,
minute-by-minute...
6min: Rash tackle by Andy Cole on Poland's left-back, with the
Manchester United man lucky not be booked.
8min: Alan Shearer's excellent hooked volley from Gary Neville's
cross flashes a foot wide of the post.
11min: The first real sign of understanding between the two strikers
leads to England's goal. Cole feeds Shearer on the edge of the box,
the ball then deflects into the path of Paul Scholes, who scores.
21min: Cole escapes his marker and creates opportunity for
club-mate David Beckham to curl in wicked cross for third United
man Scholes to score.
34min: Shearer makes sliding tackle in own half to break up Polish
attack.
39min: After a quiet spell, Shearer forces a corner which comes to
nothing.
40min: Cole plays a part in build-up which sees Shearer given a
half-chance at a run on goal but the Newcastle striker is forced
wide and manages only a weak shot.
41min: Cole plays neat flick to Steve McManaman, whose cross is
cleared to Scholes, who fires wide.
45min: Shearer caught a yard offside when he collects Tim
Sherwood's lobbed pass.
49min: Cole picks up ball on edge of box but slips and the chance
goes.
50min: From a corner, Shearer's prod from three yards out is cleared
off the line, the ball breaking eventually to Cole, who spins but fires
well over.
59min: Good turn by Cole under pressure in the box with his effort
deflected for a corner.
63min: Cole wastes his best opportunity of the game so far when
played in by Martin Keown. Takes an unnecessary extra touch and
slices shot well wide.
66min: Shearer caught by surprise when Beckham's cross is missed
by the Polish defence and another opportunity goes begging.
70min: Shearer finally wins an important ball and his flick-on from
Neville's throw sets up Scholes to power his header into the corner
for his hat-trick.
89min: Shearer cuts in from wide on the left and tries his luck from
20 yards but the shot sails high over the bar.
Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
Subject: SCHOLES' TREBLE GIVES KEEGAN THE PERFECT START
ENGLAND 3 POLAND 1
HOPE and belief returned to Wembley in Kevin Keegan's first match
in charge as Paul Scholes struck a hat-trick to revitalise the
nation's Euro 2000 qualifying hopes against Poland. The dynamic
Manchester United midfielder scored twice within the opening 20
minutes - the second thanks to a handball missed by the referee -
and put the game beyond the reach of the Poles with 21 minutes
left.
It was the first hat-trick scored by an England player since Ian
Wright in San Marino in 1993 and the first at Wembley since David
Platt scored four against the international minnows the year before.
But Poland are no San Marino - they came into the game
undefeated in their previous eight games, including a 3-0 away win
over Bulgaria, against whom England so infamously struggled to a
goalless draw last October.
Poland had made it 2-1 after 27 minutes through captain Jerzy
Brzeczek but after threatening on the break for the remainder of the
first half, they were put to the sword and England were simply
rampant by the final whistle. It was a performance exemplified by
Scholes' industry and finishing, and in many ways the midfielder
epitomised Keegan's England side.
Boldly selected as an attacking midfielder alongside debutant Tim
Sherwood, Scholes often played as a third striker and while his
defensive duties may at times have been overlooked, Keegan will
have just loved the sight of his energetic attacking forays. Ahead of
him the new strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole
showed promising early signs but, most importantly, there was heart
running through the side.
The England fans arrived at Wembley full of renewed hope, with
even those too young to remember Keegan's glorious playing career
enthused with the expectation generated by his appointment,
however short-term or part-time. The new England boss had even
managed to disperse the clouds which had hung gloomily over
Wembley since the soulless performance against Bulgaria and the
defeat by France as bright sunlight greeted the arrival of the teams.
The man himself, whose only other managerial visit to Wembley was
Newcastle's 4-0 defeat by Manchester United in the 1996 Charity
Shield, strode onto the pitch with his chest puffed out with pride
before nonchalantly waving to friends in the crowd. Before kick-off,
he had reinvigorated the team with the words of Frank Leboeuf that
England had lacked the bulldog spirit in last month's friendly against
France - and the team were duly ahead within ten minutes.
Shearer had already hit a venomous volley just wide, but when
Graeme Le Saux's long ball forward then cleared the
centre-forward's head, Cole was on hand to lay a pass off to his
new strike partner with a sublime first-touch. Defender Jacek Bak
took the ball off Shearer's foot on the edge of the penalty area but
only succeeded in deflecting it into Scholes' path and he lifted his
shot over the advancing figure of keeper Adam Matysek.
It was his first strike for England since the World Cup opener
against Tunisia but after debutant Tim Sherwood had volleyed over
the bar, the Manchester United midfielder was on hand to double his
tally. Cole's industry earned him possession, he played the ball out
to David Beckham on the right and the winger provided a trademark
cross whipped in towards the near post, where Scholes planted it
into the net. The only problem was that TV replays showed that the
ball clearly struck Scholes on the forearm and goalkeeper Matysek
was the spitting image of Peter Shilton at the 1986 World Cup finals
against Argentina as he forcefully appealed for handball. The
Portuguese referee was unsighted, however, and for the next five
minutes, England were brimming with assurance.
But they remained vulnerable on the break and when Miroslaw
Trzeciak escaped down the left wing, held off the attentions of
Gary Neville and pulled the ball back from the byline, Brzeczek
exposed the England marking and guided his shot past David
Seaman. Ironically, Scholes was the player to blame, having stood
shoulder to shoulder with the Polish midfielder 30 yards out only to
lose his man completely as he raced into the penalty area to score.
Both sides were then guilty of conceding possession too easily, with
the Poles too slow in supporting their forwards on the
counter-attack and only a Scholes' volley coming close for the
home side. After the break, wide open spaces beckoned for both
sides although England were the more forceful, with a scrambled
effort from Shearer cleared off the line and Cole shooting over the
top as he turned on the penalty spot.
But for all the United striker's endeavour, when he was finally given
a clear-cut chance by Martin Keown, he took one touch too many
and fluffed his shot on his weaker left foot. At least he and Shearer
were showing glimpses of understanding, although they suffered
from a lack of quality of service, especially from Steve McManaman,
who failed on the international stage yet again and was replaced by
Ray Parlour.
Just a minute later, England made it 3-1, with Shearer flicking on a
long throw by Neville and Scholes yet again appearing at the vital
moment to nod past Matysek - this time with only his head.
Although a Cole header flashed inches wide shortly afterwards,
Keegan quickly pulled down the shutters on the Poles, with Phil
Neville replacing Beckham.
The visitors threatened only once more, when substitute Wojciech
Kowalczyk fired wide, but by the end England were rampant.
Scholes shaved the post with a shot eight minutes from time and
Shearer headed just wide in the dying seconds.
At the end, the teams fittingly marched off in triumph to the tune of
the Great Escape. It may be what is needed to secure Euro 2000
qualification but with Keegan in charge, suddenly anything now
seems possible.
HOW THE PLAYERS RATED
ENGLAND
David Seaman: Rarely called into action. Had no chance with
Poland's goal. 7
Gary Neville: Went forward well in the first half. Partly to blame for
Poles' goal. Combined effectively with club colleague David
Beckham. 7
Graeme Le Saux: Not at his best. Did not link up with McManaman
to form a threat down the left. 6
Tim Sherwood: A solid debut in midfield alongside England's hero.
Defended first but came close to scoring 7
Martin Keown: Towering performance at the heart of England's
back-four. The perfect replacement for his lionheart team-mate
Tony Adams. 8
Sol Campbell: Another mature performance from the young
Tottenham defender. 7
David Beckham: Quiet by his own standards but provided the
England team with balance and produced his trusty supply of
crosses. 7
Paul Scholes: A golden performance from Manchester United's
ginger dynamo. Three goals capped a wonderful display of industry,
energy and awareness. 9
Alan Shearer: Strong and reliable. Won his share in the air and held
the ball up well. Just missing the elusive goal. 8
Andy Cole: Grew in confidence as the game went on. A couple of
half-chances came his way but he couldn't find a goal on his first
start for his country. 7
Steve McManaman: Disappointment for the Madrid-bound winger
on his return to England duty. Struggled to impose himself on the
game. Moves he tried did not come off. 5
POLAND
Adam Matysek: Blitzed by two early goals for England's clinical
match-winner Scholes. 6
Jacek Bak: Lost the midfield battle. Could not contain free-running
Scholes. 6
Tomasz Lapinski: Solid at the back. Limited chances for Shearer
and Cole. 7
Krzysztof Ratajczyk: Struggled to cope with the attacking forays
of England's Manchester United duo, Beckham and Gary Neville,
down the right. 6
Jacek Zielinski: A strong performance kept England's skipper off
the scoresheet but had no answer for the power from midfield. 7
Tomasz Hajto: Strong as an ox. Gave McManaman no change. 7
Piotr Swierczewski: Anonymous in midfield in the first half.
Replaced at half-time. 5
Tomasz Iwan: Sparks of imagination from behind the lone striker
but did not see enough of the ball. 7
Rafal Siadaczka: Worked hard up and down the left but with little
reward. 6
Jerzy Brzeczek: Poland's goalscorer and most creative outlet. 8
Miroslaw Trzeciak: Ran his socks off in attack for the visitors.
Made the goal but was often short of support. 7
Tomasz Klos: Came on at half-time but could not stop England
sealing the win. 6
Wojciech Kowalczyk: Given just over 20 minutes to turn the game
but instead Scholes killed it off within minutes. 6
Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
Subject: Red England Hat-tricks
Hi Reds,
Magnificent job Scholes. Yet to score a hat-trick for us and he does it for
his country. I heard he was upset because he won man of the Match which
meant he would have to do an interview - what skills he lacks with
interviews he more than makes up for where it counts - in front of goal. He
has had a lean time of late but Paul Scholes had his shooting boots back on
like fans of Billy's Boots will recall (obscure 70s reference to Scorcher,
later Goal, comic character) . It was great to see him pulled off to get
the ovation he deserved.
Scholesie now has seven for England I think.
Other Red England Hattricks since 1956:
Dec 5 1956 England (United) 5 Tommy Taylor 3, Duncan Edwards 2 Denmark 2
World Cup Qualifier
May 8th 1957 England 5 Ireland 1 Taylor 3 World Cup Qualifier
May 28th 1959 England 8 USA 1 Charlton 3 (Friendly)
October 19 1960 England 9 Luxemborg 0 Charlton 3 World Cup Qualifier
May 10 1961 England 8 Mexico 0 Charlton 3 Friendly
June 5 1963 England 8 Switzerland 1 Charlton 3 Friendly
November 14 1984 England 8 Turkey 0 Robson 3 World Cup Qualifier
So you could say it's been a long time coming. Almost a decade and a half.
Wasn't it wonderful to hear David being applauded off at Wembley for a fine
performance. It brought a lump to my throat.
And didn't Andy look the part? He held the ball up well and laid it off
superbly - his first touch has improved by leaps and hounds this season. I
thought he deserved a goal. He had a hand in two of them whereas Scholsie
had a hand in just one ;-)))
Gary Neville looked his composed self but was beaten for speed on the
Poland goal. Phil came on for 10 minutes and put in a good cross that
Sherwood placed just over the bar. All in all a great day for the Reds in
the England team - no coincidence that with so many of them on the field
England won handily. Shame Hoddle didn't see it that way - he was a prat
anyway.
Manchester United - The Legend - http://manunited.net
Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
Subject: Lineker On Scholes (ET)
Midfield diamond provides sparkle
Gary Lineker says that Paul Scholes deserves a regular place in Kevin
Keegan's team
SO far, so good. This was a hugely encouraging performance from England and
the influence of Kevin Keegan was there to be seen not only in the obvious
spirit in the side but more tellingly in the shape of midfield.
It would be glib of me to say it is easy to score a hat-trick against the
Poles, and Paul Scholes' reminded me of my own against them in the World Cup
in Mexico in 1986. I know just how elated he will be feeling. And rightly
so.
His was a terrific performance. For me he is an absolute must for England
and he has too often been on the periphery when he should have been in the
team.
He gives you the goals from midfield that David Platt used to provide. But
he also has the technical ability of a top international footballer. He is
creative, industrious and he can dig in. He passes the ball well and doesn't
give it away.
Above all, he is a brilliant finisher. He has that knack of arriving in the
penalty area at the right time. And the boy can certainly shoot.
Another plus for me was Tim Sherwood. He doesn't give the ball away
needlessly, he produced one or two telling passes and even got forward
occasionally.
He certainly kept possession better than someone like Paul Ince. My own
feeling is that we overplay the need for a ball-winner. What you seek in the
middle of the field is a player to give you stability who doesn't give the
ball away.
If the ball is there to be won, Tim will win it. But when you are playing
the very best it is about filling positions and being patient and waiting.
He achieved that and did his future chances no harm at all.
Unfortunately we struggled down the left. Graeme Le Saux didn't have his
best day and Steve McManaman was poor. I think Darren Anderton would have
played had he been fit. Wembley is not an ideal surface for players who run
with the ball, as the grass is thick and the ball tends to stick under your
feet.
The movement between Alan Shearer and Andy Cole was good. Cole looked sharp.
They didn't score but they did contribute towards the goals. Andy has still
to show he can really do it in the big games but he looked sharp.
The big plus following the last performance against France was the shape in
midfield. Then the four across midfield played in a straight line and the
French got in between us.
Here we played in a diamond with David Beckham on the right, McManaman on
the left and Scholes gave us the depth in midfield we lacked against the
French. You get better options to pass the ball.
Sol Campbell and Martin Keown defended well. The big problem Keegan has is
finding a central defender who can come out and contribute offensively. It
has been a weakness for years.
Most people seem scared to give Rio Ferdinand the chance to do that. We have
not got a Leboeuf or a Baresi and I think that is a fundamental weakness.
Sherwood had to keep going back to get the ball. When a defender comes out
with it, it draws out the opposing midfield.
Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
Subject: Sir Paul Scholes? (D.Mail)
King Paul
Sunday, March 28, 1999
Kevin Keegan hailed his hat-trick hero Paul Scholes last night as England
strolled to a comfortable 3-1 win over Poland at Wembley.
England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign got back on track in Keegan's first
game in charge with an outstanding performance from the Manchester United
midfielder.
Keegan said: 'He was magnificent. It was a great performance. They usually
knight you if you score a hat-trick here. It should be Sir Paul Scholes.
'Don't forget he was playing in midfield today. He definitely deserved his
man-ofthe-match award.
'If we start believing in ourselves, get some confidence and stop knocking
the team then there's no limit to what we can achieve.'
Scholes' hat-trick was the first by an England player since Ian Wright
scored four against San Marino in 1993 and the first at Wembley since David
Platt hit four, also against San Marino, in 1991.
But the coach did have a word of warning for his ginger-haired hero after he
failed to track back when England conceded a sloppy goal after 29 minutes
which let the Poles back into the game.
Keegan said: 'We bawled him out for that. That gave him such a shock I think
he dropped his bottle of champagne on his foot. 'But there were a lot of
good performances out there. Tim Sherwood had a great debut. He got better
and better as the game wore on. David Beck-ham's cross for the second goal
was excellent. We expect crosses like that from him now but we've no right
to.'
Scholes said: 'That meant everything to me. The guys up front, Alan Shearer
and Andy Cole, made the space for me and it was great to finish off the
chances.
'I think the second goal went in off my hand but at least the referee
allowed it. It was a great day. It's the best I've ever felt but I think I'm
a little way off my knighthood.'
England captain Alan Shearer said: 'It was Paul's day today - no-one
else's - and no-one's going to take that from him. 'We had to dig in after
we gave them a sloppy goal. It was disappointing to go in only 2-1 up at
half-time after getting such a good start.'
Shearer reflected the renewed confidence of the team, who now stand second
in their Euro 2000 qualifying group behind Sweden, who laboured to beat
whipping boys Luxembourg 2-0 yesterday.
'We're now more than capable of winning our remaining games,' insisted
Shearer. 'We've won this one and we have a few to go but we certainly
believe we can win the rest of them.'
Keegan added: 'All I wanted was a win and we got that. The temperature must
have been in the nineties out there. It was certainly warm on the bench when
they pulled a goal back but, all things considered, we did what we had to
do.'
But Keegan insisted that the victory made no difference to his intention to
quit after four matches.
'I enjoyed it. I have said all along that I'm going to take the four games.
I'm going to leave the next manager in a position that I would want to be
left in if I was taking over - then I'm going to go back to Fulham Football
club. 'Having said that, I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed working
with the players and I'm looking forward to the next three games as well.
'They're a tremendous bunch. Forget what you think or have maybe read about
cliques and problems. These guys are really together. You have to start
thinking that English football is maybe in a better position than a lot of
us would want to believe.
'I'm sure we can go on to great things. We got a bit sloppy letting in the
goal but I suppose people will be saying it wouldn't be a Keegan team if
they didn't let in a silly goal.'
Becks and Scholes celebrate for England!
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