kisale
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- Mar 3, 2009
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OOOh asante sana!
Masanilo hebu mueleweshe huyo ndugu yako Belo aelewe Man utd wamezidi kubebwa.
Chelsea hatutegemei marefa sisi. ukitaka kujua Sir Alex anawategemea marefa soma hapo chini.
Losing referees Riley and Styles worse than losing Ronaldo, says Ferguson!
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that recently retired referees Mike Riley and Rob Styles are a bigger loss to his team than departed Cristiano Ronaldo.
United stuttered through an unconvincing 1-0 opening day victory against Premier League new-boys Birmingham City, and Fergusons men were clearly missing the threat normally posed by compliant match officials. Despite a win secured by a Wayne Rooney goal, Ferguson was less than pleased with how his team had coped with the new refereeing roster.
A win is a win, but the nature of the victory was more than a little concerning, said Ferguson in the post-match press conference.
People will point to the 20-odd goals you could expect from Cristiano, but nobody ever mentions the sterling work done by Riley and Styles in creating those goals.
Those guys were real team players, the unsung heroes of much of our success.
They would contribute all over the pitch, not just with favourable penalty decisions in both areas, but with 50/50 challenges all over the pitch,
There is also the awarding of free-kicks in shooting range and the numerous goal line clearances.
But most of all, I think well miss their uncanny ability to make the game seem longer than its meant to be when we really, really needed it.
Referees
A Premier League official has reacted to Sir Alexs claims by leaping to the defence of the new referees.
Theyre just learning the ropes, and obviously dont yet know the Premier League hierarchy thats currently in place.
But weve invested heavily in their development and theyll be up to speed soon enough, its just a matter of gaining the right experience.
And nothing gives you that experience like being subjected to a 96th minute spittle-infused rant from Sir Alex.
After that, I am sure they will be significantly more compliant.