OneZanderDiamond Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/7318679.stm Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blamed "futile" friendlies for the absence of midfielder Darren Fletcher with a knee ligament injury. Fletcher, 24, played 90 minutes for Scotland against Croatia in midweek, but will now be out for six weeks. "We've had a bad blow with Darren and it emphasises the futility of playing these friendly games," said Ferguson. "He should have played for 45 or 60 minutes at most, but he played the full game so he's out for six weeks." Fletcher was left out of United's squad for the 3-0 win over Liverpool last weekend, but recovered sufficiently to play in George Burley's first game in charge of Scotland. "He was recovering from a bad chest cold and we rested him last Sunday because of that," added Ferguson. "It's a bad blow for us and it's crazy. Supporters will stop going to these kind of games. "They have the whole of the end of May, too. (England) have fixtures against Trinidad and the USA and I think every manager knows that they're a waste of time." Fletcher has made 21 appearances for United this season, and his absence will stretch the club's squad as the season moves into its critical final few weeks. Link to comment
Alan B'stard Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/7318679.stm Sorry Fergie - your frigging out of your mind here how else is the team to gel if we don't play friendlies !? wind your neck in - sure you have cover for him - he wasn't even in full team majority of season !! Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Sorry Fergie - your frigging out of your mind here how else is the team to gel if we don't play friendlies !? wind your neck in - sure you have cover for him - he wasn't even in full team majority of season !! agreed. i doubt he'd bat an eye lid if it were any other side. he's a legend but 1 hell of a sulk. Link to comment
Rico Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Echo the sentiments here. By his logic, man u shouldn't be playing any pre season friendlies for fear of injury. Also, even if he only played for 45-60 mins, chances are he might've been injured. Fergie sounds a bit inconsistent here, sour grapes basically! Link to comment
NorthernLights24 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Echo the sentiments here. By his logic, man u shouldn't be playing any pre season friendlies for fear of injury. Also, even if he only played for 45-60 mins, chances are he might've been injured. Fergie sounds a bit inconsistent here, sour grapes basically! Fletcher played the full 90 minutes in a friendly for Man Utd over in Saudi Arabia in January. Thats what really annoys me about this I guess though Man Utd weren't paid Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Fletcher played the full 90 minutes in a friendly for Man Utd over in Saudi Arabia in January. Thats what really annoys me about this I guess though Man Utd weren't paid Link to comment
archiemacdougal Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Sorry Fergie - your frigging out of your mind here how else is the team to gel if we don't play friendlies !? wind your neck in - sure you have cover for him - he wasn't even in full team majority of season !! Think Scotland had a valid enough reason for playing this fixture. But the majority of friendlies are a joke and he is right, very few people do attend them these days. Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Think Scotland had a valid enough reason for playing this fixture. But the majority of friendlies are a joke and he is right, very few people do attend them these days. used to think the same thing but they now count towards the world rankings which count towards where you are seeded. no such thing as a meaningless friendly now. Link to comment
Guest LondonScottish Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 used to think the same thing but they now count towards the world rankings which count towards where you are seeded. no such thing as a meaningless friendly now. So our draw against Croatia has actually done us some good. Link to comment
K-9 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 No rant about Ferdinand and Hargreaves playing full 90 minutes for England in their "pointless friendly" though?? Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 No rant about Ferdinand and Hargreaves playing full 90 minutes for England in their "pointless friendly" though?? ha ha i didnt think of that. Link to comment
OneZanderDiamond Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 No rant about Ferdinand and Hargreaves playing full 90 minutes for England in their "pointless friendly" though?? They didn't get injured though Link to comment
K-9 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 They didn't get injured thoughAnd? Have you even read what Fergie said? Link to comment
OneZanderDiamond Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 And? Have you even read what Fergie said? Yes, I posted the topic. Fletcher had a cold, played 90 mins and got injured. Fergie then goes on and mentions England's game with Trinidad. Link to comment
K-9 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yes, I posted the topic. Fletcher had a cold, played 90 mins and got injured. Fergie then goes on and mentions England's game with Trinidad.Apparently you can't get injured when you play just 45 or 60 minutes!! Link to comment
OneZanderDiamond Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Apparently you can't get injured when you play just 45 or 60 minutes!! Of course you can but I think Fergie's point was that because Fletcher had had a cold, he tired quicker and was therefore more susceptible to injuries Link to comment
Slim Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 He's just angry that one of his players is injured at a crucial stage of the season. I'm pretty sure if Diamond or Miller got injured in a B international friendly game and missed some big games for us, we'd all be annoyed about it too initially. It's an understandable reaction to a piece of bad news, I'll bet he's calmed down a bit now. Link to comment
baldrick_sheep Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Why should fletcher be the one getting subbed early? there are 11 guys starting and there are only 6 subs. so should all the players from the crapper teams have to play the full 90 mins to keep ferguson and the old firm happy? Link to comment
flooter Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Next scotland friendly. i wonder if fletcher will have a mysterious injury.Much like the whole hun team last week. Link to comment
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