Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is keeping faith in the kids as he battles for their English Premier League survival.Bruce’s men have plummeted down the table after losing eight of their last nine and selling star forward Darren Bent to Aston Villa in January, and face a relegation dog fight when they take on Wigan on Saturday.
And with an injury-ravaged squad, Bruce has had to turn to the club’s youth system to plug the gaps as they embark on a nervous season finale.
“It’s been levelled at me that I have picked too many youngsters, but youth is the best way forward,” the former Manchester United defender said.
“I won’t change my philosophy of bringing in young players; it’s the right way forward for the club. There’ll be times when they have ups and downs.”
“But I’m relying on some of the young ones now to pull us through. I hope we can get through this, then get our big players back to give them a bit more experience.”
“The club will be better in the long-term for having these young kids play their part. It can only be a good thing to have Jack Colback at 21, Jordan Henderson at 20, Lee Cattermole at 23 and Ahmed Elmohamady at 23 playing first-team football.”
“I thought Colback did great last weekend. He’s another young player who grasped his chance and did particularly well. He will be better for it.”
They might not have got the desired result but the performance in last weekend’s 2-0 reverse at Birmingham City was the source of great optimism for Bruce.
He added: “I was really pleased with the way we played at Birmingham.”
“The lads were young and fresh and athletic and that’s why we were better, rather than having people who were carrying injuries and struggling.”
“It was the best we’ve played in a couple of months, we didn’t quite get the result but that’s all I can ask for.”
“If they play like that again then hopefully we can turn it round and get the result we want.”
Midfielder Kieran Richardson (calf) and forward Danny Welbeck (hamstring) are doubts.
Goalkeeper Craig Gordon is out for the season and defenders Titus Bramble (knee) and John Mensah (calf) plus forward Fraizer Campbell are also injured.
West Bromwich Albion have landed former Wigan Athletic utility-man Paul Scharner.
Scharner, 30, left the Latics when his contract expired at the end of the last campaign and has now penned a two-year deal with the Baggies.
The Austria international arrived in the Premier League from Norwegian side Brann in January 2006 and made over 150 appearances for the DW Stadium outfit.
“He’s a proven Premier League player, having performed consistently for the past four-and-a-half years,” manager Roberto Di Matteo told the club’s official website.
“Paul is a powerful, competitive player who is good on the ball, excellent in both boxes, can play in numerous positions and also chips in with goals.
“He is obviously short of match practice at the moment but when he’s fully up to speed I’m sure his experience will prove invaluable as we strive to establish this club in the Premier League.”
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In football, as in life, your face has to fit. Some players can do no wrong, some can do no right. The same applies to managers.
Steve Kean never had a chance at Blackburn considering how quickly a section of fans were on his back. Like Roy Hodgson at Liverpool, some were never going to accept him. They may be right of course, judging by his tactics in the second half of the game against Sunderland, but short of propelling Blackburn into the top six this season, he was always up against it. However, if Blackburn went on a run of six games unbeaten, those protests would soon die down (stranger things have happened). It’s part of the habit of football fans to think that our club deserves better – that our manager does not match the ambition of the club, does not match its size, its stature. Of course usually the manager is as good as the club can get.
Andre Villas-Boas was a condemned man a month ago. The vultures were circling, though mostly in the press rather than in the stands. Now all is rosy. It’s no surprise – patience has disappeared from the game, and fickleness has taken its place. And then there’s Owen Coyle. Proof that the fickleness of fans can be influenced by the media – Coyle was seen as the antithesis of the deeply unpopular Gary Megson. This bright new hope was intent on marrying attractive football with winning football. What a breath of fresh air – and early results proved this.
Yet Megson took over Bolton when they were bottom of the Premier League table with only 5 points from 10 games. However there were fans who never took to his perceived dour style of football. The shadow of Allardyce hung over him – unattractive football, but football that brought results. Nevertheless, that season they reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club’s history. They also stayed up – hardly a cause for celebration, but mission accomplished surely? Bolton finished 13th in the 2008/2009 season, but poor form the following season saw Megson dismissed in December – though Coyle’s start to this season was the worse for Bolton in over 100 years.
But while a week is a long time in politics, a year in football can seem like a lifetime. Seventh at the end of 2010, we enter the end weeks of 2011 with Bolton bottom of the Premier League. Bolton have won just 8 of their last 33 games this year. Their form has plummeted, along with Coyle’s reputation. Coyle has been hit by injuries of course, but that’s part of the game. I haven’t watched every Bolton match, but as someone who will watch any football at all, I’ve seen enough. And like when City won at the Reebok, earlier this season, I saw little different from the Megson days. The ball was still being bumped up to Kevin Davies for him to fall dramatically to the floor as if he had been punched. Bolton showed great spirit, but then I have always associated them with that. Did it drain away under Megson?
When managers like Megson put out reserve teams in Europe to rest a team for a “vital” league game which they then proceed to lose anyway, they don’t help their cause. But Allardyce has done it regularly as manager too, so Megson is hardly alone. But the fans just couldn’t warm to his style of football. The odd break here or there though and they’d have put up with it easier. A few soundbites, some passionate press conferences and a few fights with opposition managers, and he’d have been more popular.
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Some are luckier. As Fulham manager, Martin Jol has played 29 games, winning 10 drawing 9 and losing 10 – and that includes some less than illustrious opponents in the Europa League. Yet Jol is one of those managers that will never get the vitriol of others. His face fits as the genial, astute, knowledgeable manager. Over at Wigan, Martinez seems to fit the same profile too – you’d struggle to envisage the fans turning on him, even if the club were relegated. I’ve heard plenty of Tottenham fans blast Harry Redknapp over the last year or so for his management skills – they have gone quiet recently. Plenty of Manchester City fans would never accept Mark Hughes because he played for “them”. Aston Villa fans revolted at the possible recruitment of Steve MacLaren, and got Alex McLeish instead. Out of the frying pan…..
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Roberto Mancini has been a great case in point. In his early days he was no better than his predecessor to many, their key tool in pointing this out being the comparison of points per game, the two figures being almost identical. There was no time to assess his merits over a long period, to see how he shaped the team and club. No, he had trillions to spend, so we can all judge now. Any defeat led to calls by a minority for his head, in the same way that any player was utterly useless and a waste of money if god forbid one week they didn’t put in a man of the match performance. But when a manager delivers a club’s first trophy in 35 years and first qualification for the Champions League, these people tend to pipe down. I wrote a blog in the summer asking how much power fans should have? We are the lifeblood of the game after all, the soul of the club (if such a thing were to exist, which it doesn’t), but we are also incapable of sensible, rational thoughts much of the time. Knee-jerk reactions are our forte. Always have been, always will be. As one person commented below the blog:
“Far too many supporters are overdosing on football manager games and thinkthey have an idea about running a football club.”
But more to the point it’s not just results that decide how fans judge a manager. It’s their perception of the man, irrelevant of the cold, hard facts. Their past, how they come across in front of a camera, whether they say the right things, how glamorous their appointment was. That’s not to say the likes of Coyle or Martinez or Jol are getting it too easy -Coyle should (and probably will) be given time to save Bolton’s season – it’s just a shame the same courtesy wasn’t extended to others. You’d think that fans would judge managers on results – but sometimes that’s barely half the story.
Manchester United’s reward for getting past Chelsea is a trip to Germany and a Champions League semi final tie against Schalke. There will be high demand for tickets, flights and accommodation in Gelsenkirchen, so here is all the information you need to make sure you beat the crowd!
Bundesliga outfit Schalke play their home matches in Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The nearest airport to Gelsenkirchen is Dusseldorf Airport, which is to the south-west of the city, around 45 minutes away. The club’s stadium, known as the Veltins-Arena under a sponsorship agreement with Veltins brewery, was completed in the summer of 2001 and has a capacity of 61,673 spectators. It is located to the north of Gelsenkirchen.
The all-important date of the first leg away to Schalke is Tuesday 26th April!
Flights and hotels:
You can fly direct from London Stansted to Dusseldorf Airport on Air Berlin Airlines. The flight takes just over one hour to complete and will cost somewhere between £100 and £150. You can also fly from London Heathrow or London Gatwick with British Airways, in addition to bmi and Lufthansa from Heathrow. A flight from Manchester will take in the region of one hour and forty five minutes, and you can fly to Dusseldorf with Flybe, Lufthansa or bmi.
For football fans looking to keep the cost of their Champions League trip low and who are on a tight budget, the two-star Ibis Gelsenkirchen offers great value for guests. Located in the south of the city and a fair distance from the stadium, rooms are available for less than £50 if you book early.
The InterCityHotel Gelsenkirchen offers guests three-star accommodation and is located south of the Veltins-Arena. The hotel has a restaurant on site, and with rooms available from around £50, offers a reasonable stay for people on a medium budget.
For those travellers that have a large budget to enjoy, the four-star Maritim Hotel Gelsenkirchen will fit the bill perfectly. Rooms will cost in excess of £100, but for that you get to use the on-site restaurant, indoor pool and spa, and stay in a prime city centre location.
So there’s all the Schalke travel info you need, now buy you tickets by clicking the link below…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Greg Halford has revealed that he has changed his entire lifestyle in a bid to forge a successful future at Molineux.
The 25-year-old seemed set to be allowed to move on by Wolves boss Mick McCarthy this summer, but Halford has impressed during pre-season games after taking a long look at how he was preparing himself.
He told the Express & Star:"Hopefully I can be like a new signing this season.
"My problem is I've always done just enough. But I needed to look at everything – fitness, diet, sleeping and drinking.
"I began seeing our sports psychologist Bill Stevens towards the end of last season to get my head right.
"Maybe I haven't always had my head in the right place, but then I haven't been at a club long enough to feel settled.
"I've gone completely teetotal and I felt the difference straight away. We had a night out in Ireland after the Bohemians game and I got a bit of stick from the lads over why I wasn't drinking. But it's something that I have to do.
"The drinking wasn't a problem, but I felt going teetotal and eating well was the right thing to do.
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Sir Alex Ferguson was downbeat this afternoon after United were on the end of a dubious penalty decision at Old Trafford. It was a poor call by Mike Jones and the decision has seen United potentially lose ground on the top of the table.
At FFC this week there’s been plenty of United blogs that include reasons why Fergie won’t sign Sneijder, Glazers influence at Old Trafford, while Pogba should know where his bread is buttered.
We also have a selection of the best United blogs from across the web.
Football is not always predictable, even in the Champions League
10 reasons why United won’t sign Wesley Sneijder
Have they really been that bad for Manchester United?
How do you judge a top player then?
Too good to be on the periphery at Old Trafford
United starlet should accept the grass isn’t always greener
Fergie and Wenger set to be pipped to Dortmund ace
Has the emergence of ‘tiki-taka’ killed off the strike partnership?
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‘Cultural Differences’ Is No Excuse At All – Red Flag Flying High
Euro failure possible but this is nothing like 2005 – United Rant
Documentary: Duncan Edwards – England’s Greatest Player Then Came Munich – The Busby Way
Has He Become The New Ronaldo For United? – The United Religion
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Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has amassed 244 career League goals, has this weekend expressed his desire to return to the Premiership. The interesting feature of the Dutchman’s admission is his apparent willingness to be employed as a “reserve striker,” having spent most of his playing days in a starring role.
“I am thinking about a nice club in England after this season,” he stated. “I have decided that if a really big European club does approach me, I will accept a role as reserve striker.” But what do we actually know of van Nistelrooy post-Real Madrid, other than a continuous flirtation with the Dutch national squad and a seemingly end-of-career move to Hamburg? Does he still possess, to any extent, the clinical and consistent finishing which makes him a Manchester United legend despite an acrimonious departure from Old Trafford?
The simple answer to the latter would be yes. Van Nistelrooy is nearing his 35th birthday and can no longer produce the form that saw him net 44 times for United in the 2002/2003 season. But disregarding the physical and mental restraints any player of that age faces, his scoring has remained dependable and effective since his previous tenure in the Premier League.
The three-time Champions League Top Scorer has scored 9 in 18 starts for Hamburg this season and marked his return to the Dutch national team with a substitute appearance in Holland’s 4-0 thumping of Hungary last Friday. Class is permanent. Van Nistelrooy has been knocked back and written-off on more than one occasion during his illustrious career but remains one of the most deadly finishers of his generation, and it is this unrelenting aptitude for scoring goals that maintains his status.
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Blackburn are the first Premier League side to declare an interest with boss, Steve Kean, confirming he could use Michel Salgado’s friendship with the former Madrid forward to lure him to Ewood Park. Rovers are set to lose Roque Santa Cruz when he returns to Manchester City following his loan and the club’s new Indian owners are still searching for a marquee signing to validate their takeover. It’s this attitude that stunted Robinho’s progress at City, impeded the twilight of Freddie Ljungberg’s career at West Ham and appears to be affecting Fernando Torres’s recovery at Chelsea.
Despite the recent history of reputable signings, it is not inconceivable to suggest that van Nistelrooy could provide a club like Blackburn the sort of goal-scoring proficiency that James Beattie showed in his first six months at Stoke. The former Southampton striker scored 7 in sixteen starts and was probably the most significant factor in Stoke’s survival in 2009. Beattie may not have been a ‘big-name’ signing for the Potters but his age and propensity for re-appearing in the Premiership season after season suggests a move for a veteran striker with the reputation of van Nistelrooy by any of the League’s middle 12 clubs would be worthwhile.
In reality, van Nistelrooy hasn’t stopped scoring since his last Premier League goal, the winner against Bolton towards the end of the 2006 season, and will surely continue to do so for the next side to secure his services, whether as the leading man or as a reliable reserve.
Comparable Transfer:
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Andy Cole to Fulham – Aged 32 at the time, played one season (2004-2005) and was club’s top scorer with 13.
After Martin O’Neill’s shock departure from Aston Villa with James Milner to follow there may yet more implications thrust upon a quiet transfer market over the coming weeks as fears of an exodus begin to rear their ugly head at Villa Park.
Since arriving at the club in 2006, O’Neill has guided Villa to three consecutive top six finishes after building the team he felt were capable to do so and now that the former Leicester City boss has departed, a queue may form at the exit door.
Rumours that Ashley Young will head to the capital with Spurs are already beginning to intensify whilst Craven Cottage is being mooted as a possible destination for American goalkeeper Brad Friedel and ultimately the fears of seeing his squad crumble in front of his very eyes may have proved too much.
The indications that emanated from Villa Park with regard to O’Neill and owner Randy Lerner’s dwindling relationship refused to go away and the latest incitement into his exit lends itself to suggest cash-strapped owner Randy Lerner wanted to keep the fee for Milner in order to balance the books.
It comes at a bad time for Villa who start against West Ham in five days’ time, leaving Villa in disarray for the start of new campaign and the fans wondering where next?
There will be countless of names linked with the task of maintaining the work O’Neill did during his time at Villa, Sven-Goran-Eriksson, Bob Bradley and Martin Jol to name but a few just a day after his resignation but Villa really have lost one of the best managers around.
His tenure in the West Midlands has seen him linked with replacing Ferguson at Old Trafford and before now Benitez at Liverpool and another potential replacement for the Northern Irishmen would offer little consolation to the faithful who grew to adore him.
Anyone that arrives now would have to make a big impact but the question remains whether the funds would be there to do so.
Perhaps Lerner would prefer fellow countrymen Bob Bradley as the new manager who would be more suited to the ambassadorial approach that is being cited as one reason why O’Neill jumped ship as opposed to the likes of Jol and Billic who are more engaging and would demand control.
Martin Jol in particular would be adverse to policy that seems to have been installed after it was reported then director of football Damien Comolli selected the players Jol would purchase during his time White Hart Lane.
It is sure to be an interesting season for Villa who now face up to the grim reality of the last couple of days, a reality without Martin O’Neill.
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18 months ago, if someone had asked me my opinion on Theo Walcott, I would have been at the front of the queue to tell anyone who would listen a long list of deficiencies in his game. It pained me to watch him play.
Yet now, having spent the previous 18 months in denial at the player’s improved performances, it finally seems time to admit it – Theo Walcott has developed into a very dangerous football player.
18 months ago I felt justified in my criticisms of Walcott, in the main being that he would consistently run down blind alleys, he had no final ball and above all his touch was far too inconsistent for a Premier League player.
Yet now, it seems that Walcott has improved those aspects of his game no end. In big games he has performed well more often than not, scoring and creating goals as well as seemingly developing a much more sure touch.
Walcott’s improvement was clearly not overnight, it was a gradual one and even a month ago despite the evidence I was still firmly questioning Theo’s role at Arsenal and for England. It was then I realised it was time to say enough is enough and accept his improvement.
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Walcott is far from the finished article, he himself will admit that and it is likely he will always frustrate me, with my natural inclination being towards quietly efficient players. The Frank Lampard’s of this world you may say. Offer me a player who will score half a dozen 30 yarders a year or a player who will score 10 tap ins and I will take the fox in the box every day of the week.
However, the transformation of my opinion on Theo Walcott got me thinking, while not wishing to stereotype, football supporters are a notoriously stubborn breed. In my experience, those who are passionate and talk about football do not express their opinions lightly. Indeed, once an opinion has been expressed you’ll be hard pushed to see a change in that person’s opinion.
‘He’s poor going forward and he’s poor defensively, what is he doing?’, ‘He’s an awful referee’ and ‘Tactically, he doesn’t have a clue’ are just the sort of criticism we hear of players, referees and managers on a weekly basis.
The harsh reality of football is the unforgiving nature of supporters. One mistake is more than enough to wipe out 10 good acts.
A striker who scores week in week out will still be slated for missing a tap in. A referee who performs consistently well all season will have his reputation tarnished for one mistake in a big game. A manager who has shown loyalty in transforming an entire club will be slated following a downturn in his clubs form, for a recent example just look at the recent criticism of Mick McCarthy at Wolves.
Michael Carrick is another player at the top level who springs to mind when considering what some might see as undue criticism. At various points in his time at Manchester United Carrick has faced criticism from journalists and fans alike, with the argument often that he has not regularly contributed significantly to the side, indeed went the whole of last season without scoring.
Yet, in his 5 seasons at Old Trafford the club have won 4 league titles, a Champions League and a league cup. Carrick has played in over 40 games in every one of those seasons. Surely such criticism is unjust? Football is a team game and if Sir Alex Ferguson feels justified in selecting Carrick, with United winning games, surely that must be good enough.
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Football fans will always have opinions, it’s what the game is based on. While some players are idolised, others must face the wrath of the fans, it is natural.
In the same way, football fans are stubborn, although every so often swallowing our pride is something we have to do, if I can with Walcott, anyone can.
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Sighs of relief could be heard all round the England camp on Thursday morning when it was announced that Wales’s rising star, Gareth Bale, was set to miss the crucial Euro 2012 Qualifying Group G clash with England this weekend. Glen Johnson, in particular, will be glad to be spared from a potent attacker who could, yet again, have exposed his defensive frailties at the highest level.
And what a season it has been so far for the Cardiff-born 21-year old. Not only has he terrorised defences throughout Europe with his direct running style and dangerous crossing, but he has also scored eleven goals in thirty-three appearances including a stunning hat-trick against Inter Milan at the San Siro. A memorable evening, especially for much-vaunted Inter and Brazil right-back Maicon. Not a bad return for a player once seen as a curse after he went on to make twenty-four appearances before playing on a winning Tottenham side.
However, it is important to remember that this is still Bale’s first season as a first-team regular at Tottenham. Whilst he has ghosted past defences with the ease of one of the best players in Europe, only time will tell if he has the class to reproduce this form year upon year. Bale, along with the likes of Rafael Van der Vaart, Aaron Lennon and Luka Modric, has benefitted from manager Harry Redknapp’s attack-minded approach and tendency to allow fast, creative players the freedom to express themselves.
With his rising profile it was only a matter of time before the English press started to speculate about his future. Big money transfers from anywhere between £30 to £50 million to Spain and Italy were cited and Real Madrid allegedly made an approach in January; phenomenal for a player still growing and learning who has played half a season at the top level of club football and made his first Premier League start only in January of last year.
And what if any of this speculation was to bear fruit? Although a somewhat modest individual, such a huge price tag would put unenviable pressure on any young player. Just ask Bale’s ex-roommate at Southampton, Theo Walcott, about his experience of the 2006 World Cup. Whilst the opportunity to play at the Nou Camp or Santiago Bernabeu week-in week-out would be appealing to any player, Bale would never be allowed the freedom from defensive duties allowed at White Hart Lane, particularly playing behind the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel di Maria or Leo Messi and Pedro. He would surely be much wiser continuing his development under a great man manager who has already done wonders for his development in Harry Redknapp. And, in signing a contract extension this month until 2015, the young Welshman obviously recognises the talent of the Tottenham Manager.
However, despite Tottenham reaching the quarter finals of this year’s Champions League, there is no guarantee of regular Champions League football at White Hart Lane next season. Currently four points from that coveted fourth place with nine games left to play, Spurs face difficult trips to Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool whilst they are still to welcome Arsenal in the North London Derby.
That is not to say that the talented Welshman should look to move on in the summer in the hunt for Champions League football as he is part of an exciting Tottenham team that have become one of the most exciting attacking forces in the Premiership and one feels that the best is still to come. However, surely the trip to Madrid and the chance to play in front of 80,000 fans on April 5th will put much into perspective for the explosive winger. And, when the right time arrives for that step up and journey to pastures new, one hopes the prodigious talent makes the right choice.
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