United Zone Player of the Month – March 09

Posted by Matthew Galea on Mar 29th, 2009 | one comment

A month which will probably be remembered for all the wrong reasons after United’s first consecutive losses in over three years, March was not without its positives. In particular, March was the month in which United won their second piece of silverware for the season, after the Club World Cup in January, in the form of the Carling Cup. After some great saves from Foster, United were unlucky not to win in normal time, however, it was United’s composure which saw them lift this trophy, winning 4-1 on penalties, after Tevez, Ronaldo, Giggs and Anderson all put away their penalties nicely. March also saw United claim wins over Newcastle in the league, Fulham in the FA Cup and secured their place in the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals after defeating Inter Milan 2-0 at home.

It was United’s tireless players that impressed the United Zone membership this month, with Tevez, Rooney and Park sharing the majority of the votes, however this month’s United Zone Player of the Month award goes to Carlos Tevez.

Workhorse: Carlos Tevez United Zone Player of the Month – March 09

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Video of the Day: The Lowdown on Porto

Posted by funkdoctorspock on Mar 24th, 2009 | one comment

On March 20th, at 11 GMT, the UEFA Quarterfinal draw took place. Seven teams were in the pot which Manchester United could potentially face: Arsenal, Barcelona, FC Bayern, Chelsea, Liverpool, FC Porto, and Villarreal.

At this point in the knockout stages, the rules are simple. It is an open draw with no seeding. The first team drawn plays the first match at home.

Here is the draw:

Manchester United will play FC Porto in the Quarterfinals which take place beginning April 7th at Old Trafford and the final leg to played on April 15th at Estádio do Dragão. If United make it past Porto, they will play the winner of Villarreal/Arsenal.

With an unfavourable outcome and painful memories from many Manchester United fans in 2004, the United support are eagerly anticipating to exonerate demons of Champion’s League past.

For those not too familiar with FC Porto, here is a 2008-2009 compliation video. You’ll probably want to watch this with the music off, it’s quite horrible.

FC Porto Squad:

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UEFA Champions League – Quarter Final Draw Reaction

Posted by Matthew Galea on Mar 20th, 2009 | 2 comments

Well, if it were possible, I don’t think Sir Alex Ferguson could have picked a better draw himself. Whilst perhaps many of us wanted to play Liverpool, mainly for revenge, I think we all would have jumped at the opportunity to play Porto in the quarter finals instead. In a recent press conference, Sir Alex Ferguson played down United’s chances of an unprecedented quintuplet, stating that it is impossible to win all competitions without a little luck, however he will be jumping for joy at the news of United’s Champions League draw. It now looks as though Manchester United have a real chance of retaining their crown as Champions of Europe, potentially the first to do so, since the competition was reformed in 1992.

2008: Moscow, 2009: Destination – Rome?

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Player Profiles – Owen Hargreaves

Posted by Matthew Galea on Mar 20th, 2009 | no comments

Owen Hargreaves

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Player Profiles – Patrice Evra

Posted by Matthew Galea on Mar 14th, 2009 | no comments

Patrice Evra

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Video of the Day: United vs Fulham | FA Cup

Posted by Torque on Mar 11th, 2009 | no comments

After a slow start, the Reds soon clicked into gear with Carlos Tevez putting Sir Alex’s men 2-0 up in the first half with a close-range header and right-foot rasper. Wayne Rooney curled home a third after the break, before Ji-sung Park added a fourth nine minutes from time as the rampant Reds sealed an FA Cup semi-final spot in style.

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Player Profiles – Gary Neville

Posted by Matthew Galea on Mar 8th, 2009 | no comments

Gary Neville

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