8 years ago he won the league and FA cup double then played at a world cup. Retired he was most certainly not!
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Yeah I meant after that. Don't remember him doing much.
Think he was a victim of coming through when pretty much all English clubs played 4-4-2. Then at Chelsea he did play some good seasons before getting injured but he had to fit into a 4-3-3 on the left.
Nowadays he'd be playing in the number 10 role no question.
Glenn Roeder as their manager pretty much the answer.
BTW I actually forgot Joe Cole actually played for us for 18 months when in semi retirement so I guess I need to get over to the did the really play for that club thread.
To be fair to Joe Cole, that's not completely out of the realm. If Clattenburg didn't give Spurs red cards because of optics, it wouldn't be that crazy to say that perhaps they didn't want to overrule the ref today.
whats he implying? not seen the game
Was it clear from the replay that a mistake had been made? I haven't seen it.
Nah, it wasn't a clear error. It was a bit soft, but there was definite contact and Adrian was nowhere near getting the ball.
You'd be annoyed if that was given against you, but not much scope to say it was an entirely incorrect decision either.
Seemed like a massive dive by Abraham tbh.
Ta.
Cole can do one, then. I can't say I've ever seen suggestions that he was a thoughtful voice in our sport and if he's easy to jump to comments like that then I don't think it's worth seeing if he'll ever become one.
I don't think it was a sexist remark. There was just so much build up to the fact the final was being officiated by three women, that it's not unreasonable to wonder if UEFA might prefer if no big decisions were overturned unless it was absolutely blatant they had to do it. Nothing to do with the women officiating or their competence, just a general wondering would UEFA prefer to tread carefully to avoid overshadowing an occasion they had helped play up.