FA Cup Replay ~ Man Utd vs Middlesbrough ~ 19 Mar
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The FA Cup - Monday, 19 March 2007
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Man Utd vs Middlesbrough
- Ch 23 - 4:00 am - (Live)
Manchester United: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Heinze, Ronaldo, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Smith, Heaton, Dong.
Middlesbrough : Schwarzer, Jones, Turnbull, Xavier, Davies, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Taylor, Hines, Boateng, Lee, Arca, Morrison, Downing, Euell, Rochemback, Johnson, Yakubu, Viduka, Christie, Lee.
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Boro boss Gareth Southgate rested defender Jonathan Woodgate and in-form striker Mark Viduka against Man City on their sat EPL match, clearly with Monday's FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United in mind.
Middlesbrough 0-2 Man City
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate:
"I have got to take responsibility because I made a couple of changes and if that sent the wrong message to people, then that is my responsibility. "We inevitably had more than an eye on Monday and when you have got a game as big as that coming up, it is very hard for a player to put that out of his mind. "We looked like a team that was trying to win it without over-extending ourselves and unfortunately, we are not good enough to do that." -
gogogo Boro
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Yeah, yeah, yeah... go out of the FA cup...Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:gogogo Boro
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I think United should work their socks off in this match.
3-0 to United (Overconfident since they whacked 4 past Bolton)~
Cheers.
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Don't be too confident, Boro will put everything into this... For what is left of this season, this will be their most important match... You can see they don't even bother about sat's match against City by resting defender Woodgate, in-form striker Viduka and others...Originally posted by CKeer:I think United should work their socks off in this match.
3-0 to United (Overconfident since they whacked 4 past Bolton)~
Cheers.
CK
You can bet that they will be going all out for this as they know a win could very well get them to the final since it is Watford they would meet in the semi-final...
Expect a hard match. But hope United manage to finish them once and for all rather than taking it to penalties as i think their keeper is better than united's 2nd choice Kuszczak. -
FA Cup call-up for Cathcart
Craig Cathcart could make his first appearance on the United bench on Monday night, when Middlesbrough visit Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter-final replay.
The Belfast-born defender, who turned 18 only last month, was this week given the squad number 32. And further encouragement came his way on Saturday when Sir Alex Ferguson name-checked him after the Bolton match on MUTV.
"Craig Cathcart, the youth team captain, and Dong Fangzhou will be the only ones added (to Saturday's squad for Monday)," confirmed Sir Alex.
This call-up for Cathcart follows injuries to senior defenders Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre, who are expected to be out for three weeks and three months respectively.
Cathcart captained United's youth team in front of more than 38,000 fans at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
Craig Cathcart -
Woody predicts cup shock
Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate wants to scupper talk of a dream FA Cup final between United and Chelsea at Wembley.
Monday's semi-final draw kept the Premiership's top two apart, although the Blues must overcome Tottenham and United have to navigate Woodgate's Boro in quarter-final replays.
The England defender said: "Why has our chance gone? I don't think it has. There is no reason we cannot go down to Manchester and get a victory. We have been there before and done it, so why not again?
"It is going to be hard because United are one of the best teams in Europe, but we are more than capable of doing it on the day, as we have shown against some of the better sides in the top half of the table."
Boro can boast an impressive record at Old Trafford. United have only notched one win in the Teesiders' last five Premiership visits to Manchester.
"We have no cause to be frightened of any team and our record against United over the last few years proves they are only human," said Woodgate.
"We have got a lot of big-game players, people who have taken part in big matches over the course of their careers, and we will back ourselves to do it again." -
wait ar...means the match is 2 night la?
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nolah, will be tomorrow night i thinkOriginally posted by tek_koh:wait ar...means the match is 2 night la? -
past 12 will be 19 march and 4am of 19 march ma
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ok confirm...its 20 march 4 am...i went to man u webbie and check liao
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Van der Sar still can't make it for this match ah?Originally posted by zocoss:Expect a hard match. But hope United manage to finish them once and for all rather than taking it to penalties as i think their keeper is better than united's 2nd choice Kuszczak.
Feel that Kuszczak like buay zai sometimes... -
i think it is an excellent opportunity to stand on his own feet and experience the pressure. then SAF can find his best keeper..Originally posted by Spica:Van der Sar still can't make it for this match ah?
Feel that Kuszczak like buay zai sometimes...
as for Edwin, I do prefer him to return fully fit. -
SOUTHGATE DISMISSES RONALDO CONCERNS
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has warned his players they cannot afford to worry about what Manchester United might do to them. Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo, the man whose late penalty secured Monday night's FA Cup quarter-final replay at Old Trafford, turned in a stunning individual display in Saturday's 4-1 Barclays Premiership demolition of Bolton to serve further warning of his excellent form. Striker Wayne Rooney, who opened the scoring in the 2-2 draw at the Riverside Stadium, helped himself to a superb double to serve warning to Southgate's men that they will have to be at their best to stand any chance of keeping their cup dream alive.
However, the former Boro skipper insists they can only concentrate on themselves. He said: "We cannot be concerned about what they are doing, we have got to be focused on what are our strengths. "We have got to go there and take them on. We have done that in the past and that gives us the belief we can do it again. "We are looking a decent side, we have got results against just about everybody. "In matches against top-class opposition, we are capable of big performances.
However, they were woeful in defeat by City at the weekend as goals from Sylvain Distin and Emile Mpenza deservedly handed Stuart Pearce's side victory. Southgate's decision to rest key men Jonathan Woodgate and Mark Viduka was perhaps understandable, but he later admitted he had perhaps sent out the wrong message to his players. Both men will return at Old Trafford, but there remain question marks over midfielder Julio Arca as he battles against a groin injury and defender Emanuel Pogatetz, who was carried off with a knee injury on Saturday.
Boro missed Arca's artistry against City and while both Abel Xavier and Andrew Davies could line up alongside Woodgate should Pogatetz miss out, the Austrian's absence would be a big blow. Saturday's defeat was only Boro's second in 16 games in all competitions since the turn of the year and the destiny of their season could rely on what happens at Old Trafford.
A trip to Wembley remains the dream as the Teessiders look to go one better than last season when they were beaten by West Ham in the semi-finals. However, their manager is hoping an extended cup run will also pay dividends on the Premiership front.
Southgate said: "I would not say it has kept our season alive, but it has given us something else to focus on and something different to look forward to. "That is the same for the fans - it is great to have that excitement away from the bread and butter of the league.
"A run in the cup can boost a team's confidence and winning in any competition is a nice habit to get into. "But we still have another eight league games to go and we still think we have something to play for in the Premiership. "It is like the first season I was here. We made the semi-final of the FA Cup and that coincided with an upturn in our league form." -
I am annoyed that these Mee-rebus players are claiming that they want to come to MUFC and slay the dragon BS.
Hey, they are not talking about the finals, just a replay. and no disrespect to other teams left in the Cup,they done nothing yet.
Frankly, I think this Southgate is using MUFC to stroke his alter-ego, and I just wish that MUFC would just dump them
The best would be by one Ronaldo style free-kick or penalty, a kick in their teeths... -
watch the game~
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my wish is coming true!!!!!Originally posted by iceFatboy:I am annoyed that these Mee-rebus players are claiming that they want to come to MUFC and slay the dragon BS.
Hey, they are not talking about the finals, just a replay. and no disrespect to other teams left in the Cup,they done nothing yet.
Frankly, I think this Southgate is using MUFC to stroke his alter-ego, and I just wish that MUFC would just dump them
The best would be by one Ronaldo style free-kick or penalty, a kick in their teeths...
74:30 GOAL - Cristiano Ronaldo
Man Utd 1 - Middlesbrough 0
Foul by Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) on Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd). Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) booked for unsporting behaviour. Placed penalty taken right-footed by Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) (top-right of goal), scored.Man Utd 1-0 Middlesbrough.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/live_text/default.stm?refresh -
Originally posted by iceFatboy:my wish is coming true!!!!!
74:30 GOAL - Cristiano Ronaldo
Man Utd 1 - Middlesbrough 0
Foul by Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) on Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd). Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough) booked for unsporting behaviour. Placed penalty taken right-footed by Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) (top-right of goal), scored.Man Utd 1-0 Middlesbrough.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/live_text/default.stm?refresh
Yeah! Glory Glory Man United~
Cheers.
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United hit by Ron rage
CRISTIANO RONALDO was at the centre of a cheat storm after his penalty put Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals. Ron won a controversial late spot-kick by going down under Jonathan Woodgate’s challenge and converted it himself. But Boro’s backroom squad were fuming and shouted ‘cheat’ at the Portugal winger.
United No 2 Carlos Queiroz squared up to his opposite number Malcolm Crosby after the final whistle. And Ronaldo hit back: “There’s always controversy when I play Middlesbrough. “I don’t know why. Maybe someone doesn’t like me because I am too good.
"It’s the referee’s decision — but for me it was a penalty. Of course I felt the contact because he touched me. “I lost my movement and that’s why I went down. When teams come here they often have something to say.
“The win was fair and now we go on to the semi-final. I am pleased to score an important goal for my team and now we have a good chance to go into the final.” United boss Alex Ferguson said: “It was a clear penalty, I don’t know why they are going on about it. “I think there’s a complex about it because it’s Ronaldo. “If it had been any other player they wouldn’t have bothered.”
Boro star James Morrison was sent off for a horror challenge on Ronaldo as tempers threatened to boil over in this quarter-final replay. -
Manchester Utd 1 Middlesbrough 0
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to mere mortal mode on Monday night, but the charismatic winger was still Manchester UnitedÂ’s match-winner in a tense FA Cup quarter-final replay at Old Trafford. Almost inevitably, too, there was a strong whiff of controversy as the Portugal winger won the 76thminute penalty that he himself converted past Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer to see United through to a semi-final against Watford.
Jonathan Woodgate, outstanding at the back as Middlesbrough pushed United all the way, was as convinced as his outraged teammates that his tackle had not sent Ronaldo tumbling. Television replays appeared to show that referee Mike Dean had made the right call, with Woodgate just catching RonaldoÂ’s trailing leg before the United player hit the deck.
But BoroÂ’s frustration as they saw their FA Cup dream disintegrating in the fraught final minutes boiled over when substitute James Morrison was sent off for a foul on Ronaldo near the corner flag. As referee Dean brandished a straight red card at Morrison, who had been on the pitch less than half an hour, Wayne Rooney went charging in to give the England Under 21 midfielder a piece of his mind.
Woodgate was the peacemaker there as Old Trafford pondered the irony of Rooney diving in on RonaldoÂ’s behalf after the World Cup controversy that threatened to wreck the wingerÂ’s United career. But MorrisonÂ’s dismissal did nothing to take the heat out of the situation, and United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz was pulled away from the Middlesbrough bench following an audible cry of "cheat" towards UnitedÂ’s dug-out.
Boro assistant boss Malcolm Crosby and kit man Alex Smith appeared to be the men getting a glare from Queiroz, who has been a mentor to fellow countryman Ronaldo during his time at Old Trafford. Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate was clearly one not convinced of the validity of RonaldoÂ’s 18th goal of the season for the club, when he sent Schwarzer the wrong way from the penalty spot.
It probably didnÂ’t help his demeanour either when Ronaldo, having finished celebrating with most of his team-mates, ran past and seemed to gesture to BoroÂ’s manager that he talked too much. Southgate said: "IÂ’m not sure about the penalty, IÂ’ve seen it three times. But the referee has given it, so itÂ’s end of story. Cristiano Ronaldo is a fantastic player and is really good at what he does."
When he does what he does really well, as he did when putting Bolton to the sword just 48 hours earlier, Ronaldo is without a match. He wasnÂ’t quite in that scintillating form on Monday night, however. Even so, he was more than a handful for Boro, well as they played in defence, with Woodgate showing the poise and ability that should make him an essential member of the England squad.
United always had one or two things up their sleeve, such as Ji-Sung ParkÂ’s introduction from the bench when Alan Smith had run himself almost to a standstill and been booked in the process.
In the end, it took Gaby HeinzeÂ’s astute pass, RonaldoÂ’s homing instinct for goal, and WoodgateÂ’s only imperfect tackle of the night to keep UnitedÂ’s Treble bid alive and condemn BoroÂ’s season.
Southgate said: "There were some fantastic performances from my players, and IÂ’m not going to knock them. We came here and took the best team in the country all the way. "We did lose our discipline in the last five minutes and thatÂ’s not acceptable. YouÂ’ve got to be mature but James is a young player."
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-4-2): Kuszczak; Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson (Park 60); Smith (OÂ’Shea 71), Rooney.
Booked: Smith, Rooney.
Scorer: Ronaldo 76 (pen).
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Xavier, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Taylor (Huth 8
; Cattermole (Morrison 62), Boateng, Arca (Rochemback 69), Downing; Yakubu, Viduka.
Booked: Xavier, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Rochemback, Boateng.
Sent off: Morrison.
Man of the match: Jonathan Woodgate.
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Ferguson hits back in Ronaldo row
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Middlesbrough of having "a guilt complex" about FA Cup match-winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Boro backroom staff reacted furiously after Ronaldo won and scored the late penalty in United's 1-0 win in the quarter-final replay at Old Trafford.
Ferguson said: "I don't know what they are going on about, it was a penalty. "If it had been any other player they would not have bothered but they have a guilt complex about him."
Ronaldo is felled by Woodgate in the FA Cup replay
Ronaldo tumbled under a challenge from Jonathan Woodgate and scored from the spot to clinch a semi-final encounter against Watford. Middlesbrough were also furious earlier this season after Ronaldo won a penalty in a Premiership clash at the Riverside.
But Ferguson added: "It is a shame. They are putting a stigma against the boy that he doesn't deserve. "We have had some great players at this club in my 20 years here and Cristiano is up there with the best of them. He is phenomenal."
Ferguson's assistant Carlos Queiroz had to be pulled away from the Middlesbrough management and coaching staff at the final whistle. But Southgate refused to condemn his team or staff, saying: "The galling thing for me is that we have played them three times this season and conceded three dodgy penalties.
"In the heat of the moment, everybody is entitled to a reaction. "It is the 75th minute of an FA Cup quarter-final. People are going to react in a way you wouldn't normally." And Southgate was not in an apologetic mood after James Morrison's wild, late lunge on Ronaldo, which earned the youngster a red card. He added: "In that situation, we would all love to do that."
After scoring the winner, Ronaldo was asked why he thought controversial decisions seemed to follow him. He said: "Maybe some people don't like me. Maybe I'm too good." "For me, it is a penalty. Why when I am involved is it always polemic?"
Ronaldo insists he did not go down too easily under Woodgate's challenge. He added: "Of course I felt contact, that is why I slipped. He touched. "If he touches me I lose my movement and that is why I go down. He kicked me." -
jonathan woodgate form is good, newcastle should take him back, just duno when he kana injured again.
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Gareth Southgate is a disgrace to football. I have never come across a manager who encourage his players to go for another player's legs... He could even say something like this "In that situation, we would all love to do that."
What an Idiot !
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err, the defender instinct in him resurfaced?Originally posted by zocoss:Gareth Southgate is a disgrace to football. I have never come across a manager who encourage his players to go for another player's legs... He could even say something like this "In that situation, we would all love to do that."
What an Idiot !