Player column: Ryan Giggs
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Player column: Ryan Giggs
Player column: Ryan Giggs
Eight-time Premiership winner Ryan Giggs on what it takes to crossing the finishing line in first place...
It's not always possible to play great football every week, so not playing well and winning can make all the difference, especially at this stage of the season. We've done it a few times this season and it's what we used to do when we were winning titles.
There is a lot of pressure come April and May, and the more tense it gets the less likely you are to have high-scoring wins.
All the matches are going to be tight and you need to try and keep your nerve because there will be periods in games where it looks like you might not pick up the result you need. It's a matter of keeping clam and staying positive.
At this stage of the run-in, obviously you need to perform, but that can mean 'backs-to-the-wall' defending to stay in a game or protect a lead, or creating chances to win it with our attacking football.
One thing I've learned down the years is to block out all the hyge that surrounds the title race. You have to be mentally strong and not take in what opposition managers and players say or what journalists are writing in the newspapers.
It's part of football that becomes easier to deal with the older and more experienced you get. As one of the senior players in the squad I try and pass that on to the younger lads if I can.
But the whole set-up here is excellent, the manager and the coaching staff know exactly how to prepare you for the crucial games. It's really a case of staying focused - not on what other teams can do to lose the title, but what we can do to win it. -
My fav player.. Always rem his FA Cup solo goal against Arsenal.
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*poke pokes yandao botak*Originally posted by Bontakun: 
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oh ya their recent league form isnt convincing....
hws that supposed to win them the title?