FA Cup : Southampton 1 : Manutd 2 'Terrific Owen'

-
Manchester United almost freeze up to the hard determintaion of southhampton team. But in late stage of the game, javier hernandez and michael owen produce the killer touch after Sir Alex bring in Nani and the far most experience Ryan giggs.
Ferguson said: 'Owen was terrific, - he showed a lot of composure to score. With Hernandez it's one chance, one goal. His work-rate is fantastic, he's always on the move. Sometimes we don't find enough space for him.

'He's scored in every competition, he's got great feet, he has shots, hopefully he will continue to improve. I'm sure he will.'

A delighted Owen claimed Southampton had run out of steam because they could not live with United's quality. The forward, whose headed equaliser on 65 minutes showed his predatory instincts of old, said: 'They played well and they are flying high in their division but inevitably the better quality shone through.

'It's not fitness, it's the fact that they had to run more to keep up and then they tired. That's how the better teams come good in the last half-hour.'

Ferguson is believed to have given his side a severe dressing-down during the interval and he sent them out early for the restart.Owen added: 'We weren't pleased, obviously, and it was similar to when Scunthorpe went a goal up against us in the Carling Cup. It was only in the last half-hour that we had our way.

'It is very difficult against these lower-league teams for the first hour and then you tend to get on top.'

Ferguson left Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov on the bench and Ryan Giggs came on only in the 58th minute, along with Nani. Many other stars did not make the trip - but Owen and Hernandez, 10 minutes later, spared United's blushes.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sir Alex Salutes his side "Back four"

-
Image
With Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand outstanding in the centre of defence, aided and abetted by full-backs Rafael and Patrice Evra, plus defensive midfielder Michael Carrick, Edwin van der Sar scarcely had a shot to save. Sir Alex Ferguson was highly satisfied to depart White Hart Lane with a valuable point, and quickly heaped praise on the manner with which his side kept Tottenham at arm’s length throughout. “It was a tough game,” Sir Alex told Sky Sports. “ Tottenham are in great form but they really didn’t make many chances against us. We take credit for that. I thought our defenders were particularly good. Defensively we kept our nerve. “They never really troubled us. Considering the goals they’ve scored, at home particularly, and the performances they’ve shown at home, I think we can take real credit for that. “I thought we were a bit careless with our use of the ball, particularly in the period just before half-time and in periods of the second half, but it’s a ...
Read more

Neville: Why I retired

-
Gary Neville sat down for an exclusive interview with MUTV to talk about his decision to retire, and to look back on some of his best moments in his career. In the first of a three-part serialisation of that interview, Gary explains how he came to make his decision... You caught a lot of people by surprise, can you take us through the chain of events that led to your announcement? It wasn’t just on the day; something like that doesn’t come as immediately as that. It’s been a combination of events over the last few months and I’ve known for the last few weeks having spoken to the manager. You don’t go and do something like that so quickly. I went away for a week and still came to the same conclusion: it just felt like the right thing to do and that my time was up. When your time’s up, your time’s up. You could have played until the end of the season. Why stop mid-season? Sometimes you just go off gut instinct, it’s the type of person I am. I felt it was right....
Read more

Dimitar Berbatov

-
Image
Dimitar Berbatov B erbatov was born in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria . His father was a professional footballer with local outfit Pirin Blagoevgrad, and his mother Margarita was a professional handball player. Dimitar Berbatov is a classy and complete centre-forward, pairing the ability to ruthlessly and regularly find the net inside the box with the aptitude to create moments of sheer magic outside it. Sir Alex likes players with plenty of charisma in the way they play, and the Bulgarian’s languid style is instantly recognisable on the field. It’s also an approach that has drawn comparisons with former United talisman Eric Cantona. Like the captivating Frenchman, Berbatov loves to entertain with the ball at his feet, and he also shares Cantona's happy knack for scoring important (often late) goals. Berbatov started out at Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. He joined The Armymen aged 17, following in the footsteps of his father, Ivan, who also played for the club.He was...
Read more