blythy
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Let him go, hope he plays and maybe someone else will be conned into buying him after 1 and a half good matches in an international tournament.
Let him go, hope he plays and maybe someone else will be conned into buying him after 1 and a half good matches in an international tournament.
No all he wanted to do was go to the World Cup and play for England --To be fair, if true, you'd be pissed. He hasn't played for 18 months and all he wants to do is play for United. Fair go I say, atleast he's not in a crippling depression like Saha...
Hargreaves needs to be introduced to football little by little and the WC is not the ideal place to do so. On the long run, such move may benefit United, the player himself and England. I mean if Hargreaves returns to fitness then he would be a likely candidate for next Euro.Don't think this has been posted yet (mind you I'm up early for a Sunday morning!)
Article suggests that Capello was going to call up Hargreaves as a 'wild card' for England but was vetoed by SAF. If true, I think its a shame. He should of been given the chance...
England World Cup squad: Sir Alex Ferguson Ferguson vetoed Owen Hargreaves call-up - Telegraph
Sorry, I never learnt how to post the actual story so you'll have to make do with a link.
You've been misled by the typical press word 'veto'.Don't think this has been posted yet (mind you I'm up early for a Sunday morning!)
Article suggests that Capello was going to call up Hargreaves as a 'wild card' for England but was vetoed by SAF. If true, I think its a shame. He should of been given the chance...
He's 29 already....I don't think he has more than 3 or 4 years left to play. He may have had the surgery but it will take it out of him physically, he'll never be as good as new...I had long advocated that Hargreaves should if given the opportunity go to the World Cup, taking the view that it may well help United, in terms of him getting fitter and even a little more playing time after so long out of the game.
However, the flip side of the that, is plain and simple, I thought he might have had say 45 to 90 minutes worth or if not longer of first team football and probably 3 or 4 reserve team matches under his belt by now. However, that's not the case, in the past 18 months he's had 45 minutes 30 seconds. I can see the benefits of him going to the WC, but let's be honest, SAF has taken stock of the situation and it wouldn't be fair to England nor the player possibly to send him to any training camp. Give him a little break, a chance to stop the rehab, let him rest a little and approach pre-season with the rest of the team.
All SAF would have told Capello would be that he isn't match fit, and whilst being able to do a job for the team in one game, over a 2 or 3 week period he won't be able to play in every match. That's what's needed from every one in the squad. Hargreaves will be back next year and if he's looking at another 7 or 8 years playing he'll be around for the next World Cup in Brazil and maybe even the next one.
I used the 7 or 8 years as I read some where that's what he's quoted as saying, not what I think.He's 29 already....I don't think he has more than 3 or 4 years left to play. He may have had the surgery but it will take it out of him physically, he'll never be as good as new...
What in gods name have you been smoking? Forget 7 or 8 years...if he can go 7 or 8 months without breaking down again I'll be amazed. I personally can't see him getting a contract extension with us unless he hits the ground running next year and proves he's still the same player he was before the injuries....
All SAF would have told Capello would be that he isn't match fit, and whilst being able to do a job for the team in one game, over a 2 or 3 week period he won't be able to play in every match. That's what's needed from every one in the squad. Hargreaves will be back next year and if he's looking at another 7 or 8 years playing he'll be around for the next World Cup in Brazil and maybe even the next one.
Hargreaves said he has 6-8 years left in him.What in gods name have you been smoking? Forget 7 or 8 years...if he can go 7 or 8 months without breaking down again I'll be amazed. I personally can't see him getting a contract extension with us unless he hits the ground running next year and proves he's still the same player he was before the injuries.
I think Hargreaves meant playing FIFA on PS3.Hargreaves said he has 6-8 years left in him.
You don't know this, you're just taking an opportunity to slag him off. I smell a TOP RED.No all he wanted to do was go to the World Cup and play for England --
At the beginning of the 2007/08 season, Hargreaves was quite easily our best player. I'm talking about the first 6 games, then something happened, he probably got injured and lost his place, but thats not the point. I think that people are forgetting how good he was during this period.I'm looking forward to seeing him back in action next year. Is it likely that he'll be the same player he was in 07/08 ? Probably not - but it will be a massive boost to the midfield even if he makes it back to 80% that level. And who knows, he may surprise a few people and exceed all expectations. Let's see how it goes.
I just love the bit of the end where Nani goes "Yes I'm very happy" and Ronaldo off camera mimics his voice, brilliant!Never fails to produce a chuckle....
Never noticed that beforeI just love the bit of the end where Nani goes "Yes I'm very happy" and Ronaldo off camera mimics his voice, brilliant!
yeah, but hargreaves' freekicks are technically better than both of em...Gerrard/Lamps should do the trick.
Rooney is pretty woeful at freekicks. That and his long distance shooting are aspects of the game he needs to improve upon. I personally can't see anyone other then Lampard or Gerrard taking freekicks.Honestly Wayne's going to be taking some I reckon... Adam Johnson any good at them? Milner? I know Young is decent... Barry?
Anyone but Lampard or Gerrard, this is the world cup, they won't step it up
I swear he says "Yes i'm geeey"I just love the bit of the end where Nani goes "Yes I'm very happy" and Ronaldo off camera mimics his voice, brilliant!