Terrace Talk

Manchester United have long been renowned for its successful youth policy which sees United bring in a host of youngster possessing great quantities of raw talent and developing them into world class talent. Our first team alone can still provide many examples of players who have come up from our youth system. The most notable include Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Wes Brown, all who have won major honours with Manchester United. Those that have since moved on from United also include some very successful and talented footballers. Nicky Butt, Phil Neville and of course David Beckham have all had distinguished careers and can thank their education in football at United for their success. Read the rest of this entry »

The arrival of Dimitar Berbatov has strengthened our attacking force, but could this move be the catalyst for Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure?

As you have noticed, last season, due to the lack of a striking options, Ronaldo was more of a striker than a winger. By the end of the season I got used to seeing our 4-4-2 formation turn into a 4-3-2-1, with Wayne Rooney on the left, Carlos Tevez on the right and Ronaldo moving up-front. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone is sulky sometimes. A lot of people always mention that Berbatov is sulky, moody and disruptive and it makes me laugh to be honest. I personally believe Berbatov is nowhere near his best, we haven’t seen all he has. For four years now I have rated him as a footballing genious if given the chance to grow. No disrespect to Spurs, but they hardly set the world alight in the past 2 seasons. Berba was left up front alone, waiting for the kind of service he needs to score. Given Spurs erratic form week by week it must have been frustrating for him. When your team mates are simply not in the same class as you, then it would drive you to insanity. Despite not getting the service he requires, he has still scored 23 goals in the past two seasons and 11 assists last year. In a team that scored just 66% of the goals United did! Read the rest of this entry »

Our first Angolan player, who signed in January, but couldn’t get a work permit, has finally arrived at OT. Some fans can’t wait to see him in action, some say he’s not up to United’s standard. Whatever you think of Manucho, I invite you to enjoy his goals for Panathinaikos:

‘66 was a great year for English football.
Eric was born.

Hailed as the most influential player of the most influential team in British football, Eric Cantona was the catalyst for some of Manchester United’s greatest successes of the 1990s. With his swagger and a unique termperament, Cantona welcomed the limelight of Old Trafford and quickly became a crowd favorite and as Dimitar Berbatov has pointed out, he never smiled either. Even with his abrupt exit from the greatest stage, his many brilliant goals, are cherished as some of the greatest footballing memories that the Old Trafford faithful have had. Read the rest of this entry »

On May 30th, 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from FC Porto for an undisclosed fee, reported to be approximately £18m. On June 29, 2007, he was granted the move was completed on July 2nd, with Anderson signing a five-year contract. The youngster was friends with Portuguese speaking team mates, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, prior to joining the club so it was easier for him to adapt and understand what was going on during the first training sessions.

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Inspired by ESPN page 2 columnist Bill Simmons (One of my favourite sports writers, although he gets minus marks for selecting Tottenham Hotspurs as his EPL club and calling Manchester United the “New York Yankees” of the EPL), Terrace Talk will debut a weekly segment of “TT Link Me”.

With so much information being tossed around during a 24 hour news cycle, at times it can become extremely difficult catching every quality article, video or news. Thats where you come in.
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“He scores with his left
He scores with his right
That boy Ronaldo
Makes England look shite”

Ladies and gentlemen I proudly present you the EPL Goal of the season: Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick against Portsmouth.

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Until a couple of weeks ago all I could say about Gerard Pique was that he had been playing in the reserves and waiting for his big chance. In eight and a half months he has made four Premier League appearances and played in two Champions League matches. But when Nemanja Vidic got injured, Pique stepped up, ready to prove that he’s worth a place in the starting eleven. It was a crucial time of the season when Sir Alex Ferguson handed Gerard a place in the starting line-up. He played in the second leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Roma and in the derby against Arsenal. Pique has played spotless 180 minutes and deserves credit for those great displays.
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With only three matches to go, it is pretty evident that the game against Chelsea means more than just three points. This is the game that can decide the winner of this season’s premiership trophy. It means the whole championship, pride and glory that we fought for since August rests on a single match.

Arsenal’s incredible start to the season meant we were struggling to keep up from the start. It was like a beauty contest between two models. The difference was that only Manchester United had the brains for the Question and Answer part. But suddenly, out of nowhere a beast has appeared, playing some annoying, grotesque football, and on Saturday the beauty and the beast face each other in a match, which promises to be a really interesting encounter.

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