Carling Cup preview and other more interesting matters
Carling Cup against Coventry City - youth players and fringe benefits only. I used to enjoy the Carling Cup or whatever it was called. Back in 1983 I’ll never forget the Liverpool United final where Whiteside scored and a Milk Cup game against Oxford where a certain Mark Hughes scored. Latter days it has been the testing ground for the youth team; where Beckham, Scholes and Neville tried out the first team. Now, it is a still a youth team event, but the likelihood of any of the team being promoted to the first team have diminished given the spending power United now have.
Instead of blooding Eagles more often, United signed Nani. Instead of giving David Jones a chance in the team, United sign Carrick and Hargreaves and ship off the youngsters to teams like Derby. So forgive for not thinking much about tonights game. Apparently Rooney wants to play. When doesn’t he?
More interesting is the continuing implosion at Chelsea. There is an interesting article in the Telegraph comparing the Chelsea owner Abramovich with the Glazers
At Old Trafford, however, the balance of power really is something new. Here the owner’s priority is not football, it’s money. The Glazers know nothing about the game, have no interest in how it’s played, frankly wouldn’t be aware of 4-4-2 unless that was the percentage figure on their debt repayment. As long as success is putting bums on seats, they don’t care how it comes.
I never thought I’d say this, but the Glazers did get some things right. They knew enough (or knew they knew nothing) about football to leave everything as it was from Fergie upwards and left them to it, even keeping David Gill in charge despite him being a critic of the takeover. Their lack of interest carries on far enough to let Solskjaer become a coach despite him publically backing and supporting Shareholders United. Imagine that happening at Chelsea?
What happens at Chelsea are things like the old manager taking all the scouting reports with him when he leaves; which is pure spite on Mourhino’s part and unlikely to have been an act caused by “mutual consent”. Mind you, if John Terry and Avram Grant had stabbed me in the back, I’d not want to help them do anything.
What also happens at Chelsea is that they install unlicensed managers in charge which United have opposed. I find this a bit odd and did when the other clubs opposed Gareth Southgate becoming manager. If the opposition has a rubbish manager, wouldn’t you want to let them keep him? Of course, unlicensed != rubbish and we’ll have to wait and see on that count.
In other opposition news, Arsenal march on and Liverpool shoot themselves in the foot by “resting” Torrez for 2 league matches where they drop 4 points and playing him in last nights Carling Cup game against Reading. Presumably, he’ll have to have a rest again after than on Saturday and Liverpool will drop more points, but at least they are through to the 4th round of this important trophy, eh?
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September 28th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Now a days teams dont show much interest in Carling cup.They dont consider this one like other cups.They love workshipping premierleague cup and UFEA.Carling was really exciting back in old days.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:49 am
the loss really helped us.check the reason .