Kaizer Chiefs Vs Manchester United (Final)

Top · 24th July 2008, 21:38

Vodacom Challenge
Pre Season Friendly
Saturday, 26 July 2008
KO - 14:30 BST

Live on:
G Sports 1
MUTV
NTV+ Sport On-Line
Setanta Ireland
Setanta Sports 1
Sport N
Sport TV1
TeleSport (Rom)
TV2 Sport (Den)

Last encounter:
Kaizer Chiefs 1 - 1 Manchester United (37' 1-0 Jonathan Quartey(p), 60' 1-1 Chris Eagles)

Form:
Kaizer Chiefs: W D L D L
Man. Utd: W D W W(penalties) W

Odds (26/7/2008)
Kaizer Chiefs: 9.20
Draw: 4.90
Man. Utd: 1.40

Managers:
Kaizer Chiefs: Bobby Motaung
Man. Utd: Sir Alex Ferguson

Mascots:
Kaizer Chiefs: Indian Chief, presumably without torn rubber, might be red
Man. Utd: Red Devil

Profiles:

Latest news:

Sir Alex to make changes
The Reds lost the corresponding match during their visit in 2006 on penalties and Sir Alex is aiming for a different result this time round.

"We’ll play a very competitive team and one I expect to get a good result for us," he declared at his pre-match press conference on Friday. "We hope to take the big trophy home, which we didn’t do last time."

With two games in two days to come against the Chiefs in South Africa and Portsmouth in Nigeria, the United boss will make full use of his squad, with the likes of Rodrigo Possebon, Tom Cleverley and Craig Cathcart, who flew out to South Africa on Thursday, set to be given a run-out.

"I’ll be playing one team on Saturday and there’ll be a lot of changes for the game on Sunday because it’s only 24 hours later," he explained. "The nucleus of the side will play on Saturday – there might be an issue with the heat and altitude but we’ll monitor how the players are progressing during the game.

"Making changes is the nature of the business at the moment. We want to give everyone enough time on the field to make sure the fitness and tempo of their game is improving. Hopefully by this time next week we’ll be really ready for the season."

The Reds played out a 1-1 draw with the Chiefs last weekend in a somewhat feisty encounter. And having watched them overcome local rivals Orlando Pirates on Thursday evening, Sir Alex is expecting another tough test in Tshwane on Saturday.

"We’ve seen the Kaizer Chiefs’ ability and we saw the game last night [against Orlando Pirates] and it was a very, very aggressive game," he said.

"I think it’s important we see a good game on Saturday. The referee has a responsibility and a role to play in making sure it’s a good game. There’ll be plenty of good footballers on the field and that’s why spectators are here. I’m sure if we do get a good referee then it will be a fantastic game."

Cathcart, Cleverly and Possebon join United tour
Three Manchester United teenagers are flying out to South Africa to join the squad.

Defender Craig Cathcart (19) has been drafted in as well as midfielders Tom Cleverly (18) and Rodrigo Possebon (19).

The trio have all played for the reserves and will link up with United who play their final game in the Vodacom Challenge on Saturday in Pretoria.

Then the squad will move on to Nigeria for a friendly against Portsmouth before flying home.

KeyserSoze · 24th July 2008, 21:47

Top, Bartlett did not even play last time. Your key profiles are a sham!

Psmith · 24th July 2008, 21:50

Biggest game of the season by far.

Top · 24th July 2008, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

Top, Bartlett did not even play last time. Your key profiles are a sham!

It's awesome! You made a wise move by not having a "Profiles" section in your matchday thread, it would have been crap compared to my amazing and very accurate analysis of the up-coming game where Rooney and Bartlett will make their mark on the game by going head to head in what can only be described as a war for goals.

Awesome!

KeyserSoze · 24th July 2008, 21:59

I think you should change it to Eagles V Quartey! Now that is a guaranteed goal fest if I have ever seen one!

Top · 24th July 2008, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

I think you should change it to Eagles V Quartey! Now that is a guaranteed goal fest if I have ever seen one!

No it's already brilliantly perfect! In fact it might just be the best match day thread ever made on the Caf, yet alone the internet.

I really need to get out more...

UnofficialDevil · 24th July 2008, 22:48

Very nicely presented match thread Top.
Well done.

Pogue Mahone · 24th July 2008, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

Live on:
G Sports 1
MUTV
NTV+ Sport On-Line
Setanta Ireland
Setanta Sports 1
Sport N
Sport TV1
TeleSport (Rom)
TV2 Sport (Den)

Last encounter:
Kaizer Chiefs 1 - 1 Manchester United (37' 1-0 Jonathan Quartey(p), 60' 1-1 Chris Eagles)

Form:
Kaizer Chiefs: W D L D L
Man. Utd: W D W D W

Managers:
Kaizer Chiefs: Bobby Motaung
Man. Utd: Sir Alex Ferguson

This extra section is a cracking idea.

Pity there's always spastic squabbling over who starts the matchday threads during the season, cause Top would get my nomination to do this on a regular basis.

KeyserSoze · 24th July 2008, 23:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

No it's already brilliantly perfect! In fact it might just be the best match day thread ever made on the Caf, yet alone the internet.

I really need to get out more...

Its well done Top, I particularly like the inclusion of the Kaizer Chief mascot!

Julian Denny · 25th July 2008, 05:41

This is the fourth pre-season game. Let's hope we see a perfromance from United this time. We've looked very lightweight upfront so far. Hardly encouraging with Ronaldo out and no real progress on a striker coming in

Alex · 25th July 2008, 06:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psmith

Biggest game of the season by far.

Anderson8 · 25th July 2008, 11:30

Nice work Top, looking forward to this one I have a feeling we are going to batter them. I'm going for 4-0 with Tevez 1, Rooney 1, Eagles 1 , Scholes 1.

SmashedHombre · 25th July 2008, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

This extra section is a cracking idea.

Pity there's always spastic squabbling over who starts the matchday threads during the season, cause Top would get my nomination to do this on a regular basis.

Lets not be too hasty her Pogue. We could very well lose this game, and then Top would have to be banned from making match day threads for life

samabachan · 25th July 2008, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmashedHombre

Lets not be too hasty her Pogue. We could very well lose this game, and then Top would have to be banned from making match day threads for life

Or maybe just banned.

Kelvin · 25th July 2008, 15:30

where is the club badges?

Raven_Blade · 25th July 2008, 18:14

We have to make up for the defeat of last season. There is a trophy at stake here and Sir Alex desperately wants to win it.

Utd heap · 25th July 2008, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven_Blade

We have to make up for the defeat of last season. There is a trophy at stake here and Sir Alex desperately wants to win it.

BlahRules · 25th July 2008, 20:00

Didn't we just played them??

Anderson8 · 26th July 2008, 04:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlahRules

Didn't we just played them??

Yes it is a 3 team tournament/Challenge and now we are in the final with Kaizer Chiefs as the Chiefs beat Orlando Pirates.

BahamaRed · 26th July 2008, 05:21

Good thread start Top. I'll be watching on stream at the darts.

Tumbling-Dice · 26th July 2008, 05:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

Man. Utd: W D W D W

The last 3 look alright, Aberdeen, Kaiser Chiefs, Pirates but surely the match before that was the CL final which we won and the one before that the Wigan game which we won ? That's 4 wins and a draw.

Mad · 26th July 2008, 10:15

line-ups?

Crustanoid · 26th July 2008, 10:55

Do any UK posters know of any re-runs of these tour games? I remember in past years watching repeats on obscure channels such as Bravo and one of the ITV channels.

a_devil_inside · 26th July 2008, 11:12

what would have happened if we drew 1-1 with Orlando Pirates, and then those 2 also drew 1-1. Who would play the final

djemba's arse · 26th July 2008, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tumbling-Dice

The last 3 look alright, Aberdeen, Kaiser Chiefs, Pirates but surely the match before that was the CL final which we won and the one before that the Wigan game which we won ? That's 4 wins and a draw.

The champions league final went to extra time (and penalties), which counts as a draw since we didn't win it in regular time.

Top · 26th July 2008, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tumbling-Dice

The last 3 look alright, Aberdeen, Kaiser Chiefs, Pirates but surely the match before that was the CL final which we won and the one before that the Wigan game which we won ? That's 4 wins and a draw.

Well in reality the CL final ended 1-1 and we then won on penalties, but I guess it should be a W, yes.

Addict · 26th July 2008, 13:21

Odds (25/7/2008)
Kaizer Chiefs: 9.2
Draw: 4.9
Man. Utd: 1.4

Psmith · 26th July 2008, 13:25

An hour or so to go.

Anyone else feeling the prematch nerves?

This game makes or breaks our season

prateik · 26th July 2008, 13:33

we need to hit the ground running ..

a bad performance can shatter the confidence of our players.

hope fergie doesnt tinker with the starting XI ..
we NEED to win this
all this pressure ..

Tumbling-Dice · 26th July 2008, 13:53

If it is all square after 90 minutes, is it extra-time and penalties or straight to penalties ?

Shotgun raisin · 26th July 2008, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psmith

An hour or so to go.

Anyone else feeling the prematch nerves?

This game makes or breaks our season

I'm literally shaking.

24th July 2008, 21:38	#1 (permalink)
Top Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DK, Scandinavia Posts: 4,977	Kaizer Chiefs Vs Manchester United (Final) Vodacom Challenge Pre Season Friendly Saturday, 26 July 2008 KO - 14:30 BST Live on: G Sports 1 MUTV NTV+ Sport On-Line Setanta Ireland Setanta Sports 1 Sport N Sport TV1 TeleSport (Rom) TV2 Sport (Den) Last encounter: Kaizer Chiefs 1 - 1 Manchester United (37' 1-0 Jonathan Quartey(p), 60' 1-1 Chris Eagles) Form: Kaizer Chiefs: W D L D L Man. Utd: W D W W(penalties) W Odds (26/7/2008) Kaizer Chiefs: 9.20 Draw: 4.90 Man. Utd: 1.40 Managers: Kaizer Chiefs: Bobby Motaung Man. Utd: Sir Alex Ferguson Mascots: Kaizer Chiefs: Indian Chief, presumably without torn rubber, might be red Man. Utd: Red Devil Profiles: Latest news: Sir Alex to make changes The Reds lost the corresponding match during their visit in 2006 on penalties and Sir Alex is aiming for a different result this time round. "We’ll play a very competitive team and one I expect to get a good result for us," he declared at his pre-match press conference on Friday. "We hope to take the big trophy home, which we didn’t do last time." With two games in two days to come against the Chiefs in South Africa and Portsmouth in Nigeria, the United boss will make full use of his squad, with the likes of Rodrigo Possebon, Tom Cleverley and Craig Cathcart, who flew out to South Africa on Thursday, set to be given a run-out. "I’ll be playing one team on Saturday and there’ll be a lot of changes for the game on Sunday because it’s only 24 hours later," he explained. "The nucleus of the side will play on Saturday – there might be an issue with the heat and altitude but we’ll monitor how the players are progressing during the game. "Making changes is the nature of the business at the moment. We want to give everyone enough time on the field to make sure the fitness and tempo of their game is improving. Hopefully by this time next week we’ll be really ready for the season." The Reds played out a 1-1 draw with the Chiefs last weekend in a somewhat feisty encounter. And having watched them overcome local rivals Orlando Pirates on Thursday evening, Sir Alex is expecting another tough test in Tshwane on Saturday. "We’ve seen the Kaizer Chiefs’ ability and we saw the game last night [against Orlando Pirates] and it was a very, very aggressive game," he said. "I think it’s important we see a good game on Saturday. The referee has a responsibility and a role to play in making sure it’s a good game. There’ll be plenty of good footballers on the field and that’s why spectators are here. I’m sure if we do get a good referee then it will be a fantastic game." Cathcart, Cleverly and Possebon join United tour Three Manchester United teenagers are flying out to South Africa to join the squad. Defender Craig Cathcart (19) has been drafted in as well as midfielders Tom Cleverly (18) and Rodrigo Possebon (19). The trio have all played for the reserves and will link up with United who play their final game in the Vodacom Challenge on Saturday in Pretoria. Then the squad will move on to Nigeria for a friendly against Portsmouth before flying home.

24th July 2008, 21:47	#2 (permalink)
KeyserSoze First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Way I Hear It Soze's Some Kind Of Butcher Posts: 6,983	Top, Bartlett did not even play last time. Your key profiles are a sham!

24th July 2008, 21:50	#3 (permalink)
Psmith First Team Sub Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 6,235	Biggest game of the season by far.

24th July 2008, 21:59	#5 (permalink)
KeyserSoze First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Way I Hear It Soze's Some Kind Of Butcher Posts: 6,983	I think you should change it to Eagles V Quartey! Now that is a guaranteed goal fest if I have ever seen one!

24th July 2008, 22:48	#7 (permalink)
UnofficialDevil Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Love United. Posts: 1,814	Very nicely presented match thread Top. Well done.

25th July 2008, 05:41	#10 (permalink)
Julian Denny Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Africa Posts: 3,430	This is the fourth pre-season game. Let's hope we see a perfromance from United this time. We've looked very lightweight upfront so far. Hardly encouraging with Ronaldo out and no real progress on a striker coming in

25th July 2008, 11:30	#12 (permalink)
Anderson8 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Doing the 'Samba' Dance with Ando or beating Tevez at Jenga! Posts: 2,164	Nice work Top, looking forward to this one I have a feeling we are going to batter them. I'm going for 4-0 with Tevez 1, Rooney 1, Eagles 1 , Scholes 1.

25th July 2008, 15:30	#15 (permalink)
Kelvin First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,671	where is the club badges?

25th July 2008, 18:14	#16 (permalink)
Raven_Blade Attention Whoring Common Crow Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Man Utd Will Never Die! Posts: 17,229	We have to make up for the defeat of last season. There is a trophy at stake here and Sir Alex desperately wants to win it.

25th July 2008, 20:00	#18 (permalink)
BlahRules Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,175	Didn't we just played them??

26th July 2008, 05:21	#20 (permalink)
BahamaRed Legend Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 10,350	Good thread start Top. I'll be watching on stream at the darts.

26th July 2008, 10:15	#22 (permalink)
Mad Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Location, Location. Posts: 972	line-ups?

26th July 2008, 10:55	#23 (permalink)
Crustanoid Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancs Posts: 1,995	Do any UK posters know of any re-runs of these tour games? I remember in past years watching repeats on obscure channels such as Bravo and one of the ITV channels.

26th July 2008, 11:12	#24 (permalink)
a_devil_inside Big footed hermaphrodite Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Little Britain Posts: 25,013	what would have happened if we drew 1-1 with Orlando Pirates, and then those 2 also drew 1-1. Who would play the final

26th July 2008, 13:21	#27 (permalink)
Addict Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,546	Odds (25/7/2008) Kaizer Chiefs: 9.2 Draw: 4.9 Man. Utd: 1.4

26th July 2008, 13:25	#28 (permalink)
Psmith First Team Sub Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 6,235	An hour or so to go. Anyone else feeling the prematch nerves? This game makes or breaks our season

26th July 2008, 13:33	#29 (permalink)
prateik Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,780	we need to hit the ground running .. a bad performance can shatter the confidence of our players. hope fergie doesnt tinker with the starting XI .. we NEED to win this all this pressure ..

26th July 2008, 13:53	#30 (permalink)
Tumbling-Dice Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at. Posts: 3,681	If it is all square after 90 minutes, is it extra-time and penalties or straight to penalties ?