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Date: Wed 27 Oct 1999 03:30 GMT
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. FERGUSON: KILL OFF ZAGREB
2. Ardiles out to upset United
3. Unknown
4. BOZZY IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED
5. Charlton urges Man Utd Cup rethink
6. Two more United stars go to Belgium
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Bill's Daily Comment:
An important match tonight vs Zagreb. We need a result tonight so let's hope the lads can pull it together. Sir Alex says: "If we lose in Zagreb we are out of the tournament". Although we've heard these tactics from the Master before, I'm hoping that those words will have the desired effect again this time. C'mon REDS!
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ECL Group D ** Manchester United **
Olympique de Marseille * NK Croatia Zagreb * SK Sturm Graz
Manchester United FC Champions League Squad List
1 Mark John Bosnich 2 Gary Alexander Neville 3 Dennis Joseph Irwin
4 David May 6 Jakob Stam 7 David Robert J Beckham
8 Nicholas Butt 9 Andrew Alex. Cole 10 Edward Sheringham
11 Ryan Joseph Giggs 12 Philip Neville 14 Johan Jordi Cruyff
15 Lars Jesper Blomqvist 16 Roy Keane 17 Raimond RJH Van der Gouw
18 Paul Scholes 19 Dwight Yorke 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
21 Henning Berg 23 Michael Jamie Clegg 25 José Quinton Fortune
26 Massimo Taibi 31 Nicholas James Culkin 33 Mark Antony Wilson
34 Jonathan Greening
Group D P W D L F A PTS
Marseille 4 3 0 1 6 3 9
Manchester Utd 4 2 1 1 5 2 7
Croatia Zagreb 4 1 1 2 4 3 4
SK Sturm Graz 4 1 0 3 1 8 3
Fixtures/results
Tue Sep 14 Manchester United 0-0 Croatia Zagreb
Tue Sep 14 Marseille 2-0 SK Sturm Graz
Wed Sep 22 Croatia Zagreb 1-2 Marseille
Wed Sep 22 SK Sturm Graz 0-3 Manchester United
Wed Sep 29 Manchester United 2-1 Marseille
Wed Sep 29 Croatia Zagreb 3-0 SK Sturm Graz
Tue Oct 19 Marseille 1-0 Manchester United
Tue Oct 19 SK Sturm Graz 1-0 Croatia Zagreb
Wed Oct 27 7:45 NK Croatia v Man Utd
Wed Oct 27 7:45 Sturm Graz v Marseille
Tue Nov 2 7:45 Manchester United v SK Sturm Graz
Tue Nov 2 7:45 Marseille v Croatia Zagreb
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Peter Schmeichel's last Season at United!
http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/schmeichel.htm
*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 24/10/99 ***
Everton 4-4 Leeds United 37,355
Watford 1-3 Middlesbrough 16,081
West Ham United 1-1 Sunderland 26,022
*** FIXTURES ON 25/10/99 ***
Newcastle United v Derby County
*** FIXTURES ON 27/10/99 ***
Liverpool v West Ham United
*** FIXTURES ON 30/10/99 ***
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Derby County v Chelsea
Leeds United v West Ham United
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Middlesbrough v Everton
Wimbledon v Southampton
*** FIXTURES ON 31/10/99 ***
Coventry City v Watford
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur
*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 25/10/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Leeds United 12 8 2 2 25 16 9 26
2 Arsenal 12 8 1 3 20 12 8 25
3 Sunderland 12 7 3 2 21 10 11 24
4 Manchester United 12 7 3 2 28 19 9 24
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 20 15 5 20
6 Leicester City 12 6 2 4 20 17 3 20
7 Chelsea 10 6 1 3 17 7 10 19
8 Everton 12 5 3 4 21 18 3 18
9 Aston Villa 12 5 3 4 13 12 1 18
10 Middlesbrough 12 6 0 6 16 16 0 18
11 West Ham United 10 5 2 3 12 9 3 17
12 Liverpool 11 4 3 4 12 11 1 15
13 Coventry City 12 3 4 5 16 15 1 13
14 Southampton 11 3 3 5 18 22 -4 12
15 Wimbledon 12 2 6 4 18 26 -8 12
16 Bradford City 11 3 2 6 9 17 -8 11
17 Newcastle United 12 3 1 8 23 27 -4 10
18 Watford 12 3 0 9 8 18 -10 9
19 Derby County 12 2 3 7 10 21 -11 9
20 Sheffield Wednesday 12 1 2 9 8 27 -19 5
NEXT MATCHES
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27-OCT-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs NK Croatia (UEFA Champions League,
AWAY)
30-OCT-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Aston Villa (FA Premier League, HOME)
02-NOV-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Sturm Graz (UEFA Champions League,
HOME)
06-NOV-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Leicester C (FA Premier League, HOME)
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED -
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm
First Team Fixtures 1999/2000
All dates/times subject to change
Dates of possible cup ties also shown
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/07/99 Melbourne Australia pre-season W 2-0 - 60,000
18/07/99 Sydney Australia pre-season W 1-0 - 78,000
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua pre-season W 2-0 - 80,000
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China pre-season W 2-0 - 40,000
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield L 1-2 - 70,185
3/08/99 Omagh Town Omagh Bomb Fund W 9-0 - 7,000
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly W 2-0 - 15,000
08/08/99 Everton Away PL D 1-1 10 39,141
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home PL W 4-0 3 54,941
14/08/99 Leeds United Home PL W 2-0 1 55,187
22/08/99 Arsenal Away PL W 2-1 1 38,147
25/08/99 Coventry City Away PL W 2-1 1 22,024
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC L 0-1 - 15,223
30/08/99 Newcastle United Home W 5-1 1 55,190
11/09/99 Liverpool Away W 3-2 1 44,929
14/09/99 Croatia Zagreb Home EC D 0-0 - 53,250
18/09/99 Wimbledon Home D 1-1 1 55,189
22/09/99 Sturm Graz Away EC W 3-0 - 16,480
25/09/99 Southampton Home D 3-3 1 55,249
29/09/99 Marseille Home EC W 2-1 - 54,276
3/10/99 Chelsea Away PL L 0-5 2 34,909
11/10/99 Sir Alex Testimonial Home F L 2-4 LEGENDS 54,842
13/10/99 Aston Villa Away WC3 L 0-3 - 33,815
16/10/99 Watford Home PL W 4-1 2 55,188
19/10/99 Marseille Away EC L 0-1 - 57,745
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur Away L 1-3 3 36,072
27/10/99 Croatia Zagreb Away EC 19.45
30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00
2/11/99 Sturm Graz Home EC 19.45
6/11/99 Leicester City Home PL 15.00
20/11/99 Derby County Away PL 15.00
24/11/99 ? EC
27/11/99 Sheffield Wednesday Away PL 15.00
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00
4/12/99 Everton Home PL 15.00
8/12/99 ? EC
18/12/99 West Ham United Away PL 15.00
26/12/99 Bradford City Home PL 15.00
28/12/99 Sunderland Away PL 20.00 "live on sky"
3/01/2000 Middlesborough Home PL 20.00
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JAN 05-14 Brazil WTC [3-4 games]
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06/01/2000 Necaxa (Mexico) Neut WTC 16.00
08/01/2000 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Away WTC 16.00
11/01/2000 South Melbourne (Australia) N WTC 16.00
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22/01/2000 Arsenal Home PL 15.00
5/02/2000 Coventry City Home PL 15.00
12/02/2000 Newcastle United Away PL 15.00
26/02/2000 Wimbledon Away PL 15.00
1/03/2000 ? EC
4/03/2000 Liverpool Home PL 15.00
8/03/2000 ? EC
11/03/2000 Derby County Home PL 15.00
15/03/2000 ? EC
18/03/2000 Leicester City Away PL 15.00
22/03/2000 ? EC
25/03/2000 Bradford City Away PL 15.00
1/04/2000 West Ham United Home PL 15.00
5/04/2000 ? EC qf i
8/04/2000 Middlesborough Away PL 15.00
15/04/2000 Sunderland Home PL 15.00
19/04/2000 ? EC qf ii
22/04/2000 Southampton Away PL 15.00
24/04/2000 Chelsea Home PL 15.00
29/04/2000 West Ham United Away PL 15.00
3/05/2000 ? EC sf i
6/05/2000 Tottenham Hotspur Home PL 15.00
10/05/2000 ? EC sf ii
14/05/2000 Aston Villa Away PL 15.00
24/05/2000 ? EC Final
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FERGUSON: KILL OFF ZAGREB
By Paul Walker in Zagreb
Sir Alex Ferguson has implored his European champions to destroy
the threat of Croatia Zagreb to their crown and kill off any
thoughts of a carve-up in Marseille next week.
Ferguson has caused a storm by claiming that if United lose to
Croatia and Ossie Ardiles' side need a result in their final
group D match away to the French giants next week to qualify for
the next stage then they will get the points they want.
The suggestion is clear. That Marseille, having already
qualified themselves, would be happier to see Croatia Zagreb
finish second in the group than United.
Ferguson knows that if Croatia do beat his shaky side - who have
lost four of their last five matches - then United will be left
holding onto the European Cup by their fingertips.
It would put United and Croatia equal on points going into the
last set of games, and, even if Ferguson's boys win at home to
Sturm Graz next Tuesday, Croatia would qualify if they won in
Marseille.
Ferguson has already said: "If we lose in Zagreb we are out of
the tournament. I know that Marseille are saying that if Croatia
need a result to qualify when they visit France for their last
game, they will get it."
The assumption being that Marseille, who could win the group
themselves in Austria tomorrow, would prefer to see United
eliminated.
Ferguson's comments have already brought angry reactions from
the French and Croatian clubs, and UEFA have been alerted.
UEFA may yet investigate, just like they did last season when
Ferguson was fined for making comments about Italians that cast
doubt on their honesty before the clash with Inter Milan.
But Ferguson is pleading with his troops to end all thoughts of
skullduggery by beating Zagreb tomorrow at a sell-out Maksimir
Stadium.
He said: "If we lose then we don't know what is going to happen
in Marseille next week.
"So we have got to get the result. We have got to do our own
job, then there will be no questions. We don't then have to
worry about what is happening in Marseille.
"Our attitude has always got to be to go for the win. It is
important and the chips are down. But Manchester United players
have hardly disappointed me too much in the big games.
"They have the experience and the ability to handle these kind
of vital games, that is why they have been a success."
UEFA's disciplinary chiefs were today made aware of Ferguson's
comments and the angry reaction of both Zagreb and Marseille to
a slur on their integrity.
A UEFA spokesman was cagey about their response, particularly
with all the major officials scattered around Europe at
Champions League venues, but an investigation was not ruled out
at a later date if the French or Croatian clubs complain.
A spokesman said: "At the moment UEFA have no official comment
to make. We have seen what was said, but unless Marseille or
Croatia make a complaint, there is nothing that will happen at
this time.
"But it is possible that our disciplinary committee will want to
have a look at the situation themselves."
Croatia's public relations director, Goran Bradic, has already
expressed his club's anger at such a claim.
He said: "What Ferguson is saying is ridiculous, preposterous.
He is questioning the integrity not only of our club but of
Marseille and the whole competition.
"He seems to have a phobia about this and it is only to protect
his back if United are beaten by us. We would never be party to
fixing a result."
But Ferguson knows that United must play better than they did in
the opening group game against Zagreb in Manchester last month
which ended in a disappointing draw.
He said: "Croatia always do better at home than they do away,
that is the culture of these countries.
"It will be a hard game, there's no disguising that. They
surprised me with their tactics at Old Trafford, I thought Ossie
Ardiles would have had a more positive approach, but they came
for a point and got it.
"We will always maintain the way we play, and I have every
intention of sending out a side with an attacking threat.
"The most important thing is that we don't make any silly
mistakes at the back. Zagreb is a difficult hurdle, so we can't
give them anything."
Sir Alex Ferguson revealed his team on Tuesday night, 24 hours
before the clash with Croatia Zagreb.
He opted to field the same 11 that played at Spurs on Saturday,
with the exception of Mickael Silvestre, who is ineligible.
Henning Berg will come into the centre of defence.
Ferguson said in answer to questions about United's goalkeeping
problem, "Bosnich has played in our last three games and his
fitness is 100%. We have no problem with our goalkeeper."
Fergie added: "We have been punished for simple mistakes, but
there are times when you have to ride the tiger, stick with the
players and let them get on with it.
"I trust my players, and from the evidence of how they play in
big games, I am very confident.
"We have got to produce, it's as simple as that. We have to get
a result in this game. It's about character and temperament to
play in games like this that counts."
Dutch defender Jaap Stam claimed that if Croatia attack it will
open the game up for United just the way they like it so they
can hit their opponents on the break.
Stam said: "The Croatians held us at Old Trafford, but they need
to win this time around. That will suit us fine, because they
will have to attack us.
"That will leave space at the back for us to exploit. We need to
learn from our mistakes at not attacking more in Marseille last
week when we ended up losing."
Meanwhile, Mark Bosnich is looking forward to reclaiming his
position in the United goal.
The back-in-favour keeper has broken his silence about the
nightmare start to his second spell at Old Trafford.
While recovering from a hamstring injury, after playing in the
opening two games, he slipped down the pecking order following
the arrival of Massimo Taibi and was forced to take a back seat
as Raimond van der Gouw was called up for the first three
European games this season.
Bosnich says determination and hard work won him back his place
in the side and he is hoping to play in the game as he returns
to his parents' homeland.
He said: "I had two choices. I could have sulked and cried about
it, but I just put my head down and worked as hard as possible
and fortunately I have got the opportunity to get back into the
side.
"Hopefully if I can continue playing really well and the team
can start on a rich vein of form, I can keep my place.
"I am a very fortunate individual. We all are. We do something
that we love for a considerable amount of money so you have to
take the plaudits as well as the setbacks with the same pinch of
salt.
"You can't act like a spoilt brat if things don't go well for
you. You have to look at the big picture.
"You are with arguably the biggest club in the world and all it
was for me was to get my head down and work very hard and keep
my mouth shut and just get on with it," he told MUTV.
Bosnich, who played for Sydney Croatia during his early days in
his native Australia before moving to United and eventually to
Villa, returned to Old Trafford during the summer under the
Bosman ruling and says there were no problems settling in again.
"I didn't experience many difficulties other than getting
injured. I have always worked hard throughout my career and
anyone who has worked with me can testify to that so as far as I
am concerned I had a little bit of bad luck and that's the way
it happens."
Zagreb boss Ardiles has admitted his dreams of Champions' League
progress have all but disappeared.
Zagreb looked to be in with a chance of automatic qualification
for the last 16 until last Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by group
whipping boys Sturm Graz.
Marseille sealed qualification with last week's 1-0 victory over
United in the Stade Velodrome, but United lie only three points
clear of Ardiles' team, adding extra spice to tomorrow's clash.
"We still have a theoretical chance to reach the second place in
the group," said Ardiles.
"But the most important thing is to make sure we maintain our
third place which guarantees us a place to continue in the UEFA
Cup.
"I was very disappointed with our result at Sturm Graz and the
way we performed. The most important thing was to win in Graz so
that we could stay 'in the saddle', but it was our worst game in
the Champions League."
As Sir Alex Ferguson readies his team for the clash in the
Maksimir Stadium, he will be aware of the potential of
Argentinian Ardiles to pull off a shock tactical switch.
When United opened their Champions League campaign at home to
Ardiles' side, Zagreb's surprise 3-6-1 formation held firm and
more than merited the 0-0 result against last year's champions.
However, Ardiles reiterated his frustration at last week's
result.
"If we had beaten (Sturm) Graz, United would have felt the
pressure coming here," he said.
Currently lying in third place in Group D with four points from
the opening four Champions League matches, Zagreb are aware that
the hopes of Croatian football now lie with them after the
national team failed to qualify for next year's European
Championships.
Following his management days in England, which saw spells with
Swindon, Newcastle and Tottenham, Ardiles managed in the
J-League with Shimizu S-Pulse before moving to Croatia in June.
He has taken the team to the top of the Croatian League A, and
they are unbeaten in domestic football with eight wins and three
draws.
On Saturday, they claimed a 1-1 draw against Hajduk Split with
star striker Tomo Sokota netting his eleventh goal of the season
- three of which have come in the Champions League.
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Ardiles out to upset United
Croatia Zagreb boss Ossie Ardiles is going to pull no punches in
the big European tie tomorrow night.
The former Tottenham boss is out to emulate his former club and
condemn United to another defeat in a bid to put their European
Cup bid back on track. But when asked if he was going to pack
the midfield to stifle United's creativity he replied: "I think
that the midfield is absolutely crucial. I expect a similar game
to the one played in Manchester but if you ask me if I will play
with six players in the midfield and one in the attack the answer
is no. We will have to risk more, play a little bit more
offensively."
Ardiles was backed up by his captain Robert Prosinecki who was
looking forward to the tie saying, "If Tottenham beat Ferguson's
men, why couldn't we? You never know ... only in soccer can
David beat Goliath."
United, who need only a draw to qualify for the next stage, will
be looking to get back on track after the defeat by Marseille
last week.
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Subect: PRESSURE'S TO BLAME - STAM
By John Cross of The Daily Mirror
Jaap Stam has revealed the reason behind Manchester United's
slump.
The Dutch defender is the first Old Trafford star to admit there
are a few cracks beginning to appear in the Treble winners'
armour.
And he says the reason for their worst run in three years is
because they are struggling with the huge pressure of trying to
emulate last season's glories.
Stam said: "There's a great deal of pressure to maintain your
success. We cannot afford to let any more points slip from out
grasp, but we can't take anything for granted."
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BOZZY IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED
Mark Bosnich has revealed that being dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson
only made him more determined to fill the void left by the great
Peter Schmeichel.
Bosnich dropped down the pecking order after picking up a
hamstring injury, but is set to be named between the sticks for
the vital Champions League clash in his parents' homeland of
Zagreb.
He said: "I had two choices. I could have sulked and cried about
it, but I just put my head down and worked as hard as possible
and fortunately I have got the opportunity to get back into the
side.
"Hopefully if I can continue playing really well and the team
can start on a rich vein of form, I can keep my place.
"I am a very fortunate individual. We all are. We do something
that we love for a considerable amount of money so you have to
take the plaudits as well as the setbacks with the same pinch of
salt.
"You can't act like a spoilt brat if things don't go well for
you. You have to look at the big picture.
"You are with arguably the biggest club in the world and all it
was for me was to get my head down and work very hard and keep
my mouth shut and just get on with it.
"I didn't experience many difficulties other than getting
injured. I have always worked hard throughout my career and
anyone who has worked with me can testify to that so as far as I
am concerned I had a little bit of bad luck and that's the way
it happens."
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Charlton urges Man Utd Cup rethink
Sir Bobby Charlton remains one of the most influential figures
at Old Trafford
Sir Bobby Charlton has launched an eleventh-hour attempt to
persuade Manchester United to take their place in this season's
FA Cup.
The Cup-holders have been allowed by the Football Association to
sit out the competition so they can take part in the inaugural
World Club Championship in Brazil.
United have until Saturday to make a final decision on the issue.
But Sir Bobby, one of Old Trafford's greatest players and now a
director of the club, is urging his fellow board members to find
a solution that will see them defend the trophy.
He said: "I would like to see us play in the FA Cup and the cup
in Brazil.
"I believe my club has a responsibility to the history of the
game in our country and I'm going to speak to our directors
again this week.
"The decision has to be made quite quickly. If we don't say we
are going to be playing by this weekend we won't be in it."
Alex Ferguson has complained about the club's fixture burden and
Sir Bobby sympathises with the United manager.
"I've already spoken to Alex about it," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"With the best will in the world we would like to be in it but
the problems it creates are major problems."
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Two more United stars go to Belgium
Two more of Manchester United's youngster's have gone to enjoy
first team action with Royal Antwerp.
Following in the footsteps of Ronnie Wallwork and Danny
Higginbotham, fullback Kirk Hilton and striker George Clegg are
both set to start for United's sister side in the club's next
game against Kortijk on Saturday.
Both will hope to have a better experience than Wallwork, who
narrowly avoided a life ban after an alleged assault on the
Referee.
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