X, I see yuh wishes coming through.

[Lazie]

Man U: Injuries to Evans, Rafael, Nani, Anderson


MANCHESTER, England (AP) -Jonny Evans, Rafael da Silva, midfielder Anderson and winger Nani joined Manchester United's list of wounded as a place in the League Cup final was clinched with a victory over Derby on Tuesday.
Defenders Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Wes Brown were already sidelined.
Manager Alex Ferguson said centerback Evans will be out for a week after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring injury, ruling him out of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round clash with Tottenham.
Ferguson fears Rafael will be out for a "few weeks'' with hamstring trouble.
Goalscorer Nani limped off before the final whistle with an undisclosed injury, while Anderson was carried off after the 4-2 victory after hobbling badly toward the end and went to hospital for an X-ray. His status was not known.
United overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit to reach the March 1 final with a 4-3 aggregate win.

[Sir X]

Couldnt come at a better time , fatigue and injuries will undo your season, 2 prem titles a C.L trophy and that Japan tour must kick in.

[Jangle]

our squad is very deep. Watch the youths come through. I hope the FA makes enough winners medals, becuase it may be the first time they will hand out medals to the reserves.

[Assasin]

see what X better worry bout here


Carew & Bouma return to training


Bouma has been out since July while Carew has not played since November


Aston Villa defender Wilfred Bouma and striker John Carew have both resumed full training after lengthy spells out.
The 30-year-old Bouma has been out for nearly six months with a dislocated ankle, an injury he picked up in July's 1-0 Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Carew, 29, has been absent since the end of November with a back injury.
Meanwhile Villa boss Martin O'Neill is to assess 31-year-old captain Martin Laursen's fitness on a game-by-game basis after inconclusive knee scans.
"We are going to try and manage it," O'Neill told the club's website. "We are not exactly sure what his position is. 606: DEBATE

Awesome news to have Freddie back, obviously it will take far longer than Carew to get him playing again



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"We will try and get him pain-free for games and see if he is comfortable. We miss him because he is a big player for us."
Speaking about Bouma and Carew's progress, O'Neill added: "They are training with the first team and have done a bit extra too, it is very encouraging.
"John is still short of real, complete match fitness but at least he is training and there has been no reaction so far. "Freddie has been out for a fairly lengthy time now and is still feeling pretty stiff," he added. Carew's last appearance for Villa was as a substitute in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United on 22 November

[Lazie]

Couldnt come at a better time , fatigue and injuries will undo your season, 2 prem titles a C.L trophy and that Japan tour must kick in.

Why you badmind people keep calling it a Japan tour? Doesn't all teams that won the CL play in that competition? I guess you'd forget since your team lost!

[Paul Marin]

Lazie - no one, least of all my fellow Mighty Red "X" (Mr. X to you actually) wishes any player injury. Manure's squad is deep enough so your team shouldn't suffer any slow down based on your upcoming fixture list.

You should take further comfort when you look at the late season fixtures which are a cakewalk compared to Arsenal who have to play Liverpool, Chelski and Manure in a 5 game period at the very end of the season.

I will say that Liverpool's chances of winning the title will depend heavily on them staying close to Manure and Chelski, then hoping for Arsenal victories over the shi*tters and Chelscum.

YNWA

[Lazie]

Lazie - no one, least of all my fellow Mighty Red "X" (Mr. X to you actually) wishes any player injury. Manure's squad is deep enough so your team shouldn't suffer any slow down based on your upcoming fixture list.

You should take further comfort when you look at the late season fixtures which are a cakewalk compared to Arsenal who have to play Liverpool, Chelski and Manure in a 5 game period at the very end of the season.

I will say that Liverpool's chances of winning the title will depend heavily on them staying close to Manure and Chelski, then hoping for Arsenal victories over the shi*tters and Chelscum.

YNWA

Duh a search fi Xtasy's posts and see how many times he mentioned injuries to Empire soldiers.

Yes its a deep squad but when Rio, Evans, Neville, Wes Brown, Fabio, Hargreves and Evra are all injuried, there is cause for concern. Who gonna play CD with Vidic? Who gonna play right back?

[Westman]

Lazie, I have to agree with Paul Marin. Man U has often played the fool fi catch the wise on these things. In tha past they even had keane (when he was there), play the central defense/sweeper role quite well. As far as I am concerned, they have O'Shea who can play full back either side, they have Scholes, Carrick, Anderson, P'Nani and others who they have used in various of those positions. That is how they weather the storm during certain patches. All teams have to do that at some time. They will try and use the patchwork side as long as they can so they can come of the final turn and pass the baton to the most of the others as they return from injury. So their injuries should never be used as excuses.

[Lazie]

Lazie, I have to agree with Paul Marin. Man U has often played the fool fi catch the wise on these things. In tha past they even had keane (when he was there), play the central defense/sweeper role quite well. As far as I am concerned, they have O'Shea who can play full back either side, they have Scholes, Carrick, Anderson, P'Nani and others who they have used in various of those positions. That is how they weather the storm during certain patches. All teams have to do that at some time. They will try and use the patchwork side as long as they can so they can come of the final turn and pass the baton to the most of the others as they return from injury. So their injuries should never be used as excuses.

Oshea is covering at LB, if he is moved to CD who gonna play LB? Anderson and Nani got injuried yesterday. The names I listed previously are all who can play somewhere across the backline. Its no excuses ... just facts.

2 or 3 players is one thing ... 6 defenders is cause for concern.

[Westman]

They will faithfully defend the goal of the Red Devils and faithfully execute the KOP soon, so help us fanz. Raffa will soon put his foot in his mouth again faithfully.

By the way, isn't it consistently amusing that the Bush appointed Chief Justice committed a Bushlike gaffe yesterday? Unfortunately, with life appointments like this, it is not really the end of an error. The error endures in many ways and in many parts of the government.