Manchester United Soccer

Giggs nets 100th Premiership Goal

It was indeed a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon in the south of England as United took the pitch against last place Portsmouth, with newly hired ex-Chelsea manager Avram Grant on the Pompey sideline.

Sir Alex Ferguson definitely went with experience and dependability in his starting lineup with the likes of Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher. While some fans may look at the Wayne Rooney hat-trick as the talking point of the game, my vote undoubtedly goes to the Ryan Giggs free kick goal – his 100th Premiership goal with Manchester United.

Since Giggs’ first goal back in 1991 in the Manchester Derby, Giggs has continued to win over both crowds and fans all over the world. He is without a doubt a true legend to the soccer world and will be greatly missed when he decides to hang up his boots for United.

Giggs, now 36 years of age, reached his league goal climax in the 1993-1994 season with 13 goals in the EPL. While league goal counts have understandably tapered off with age, his dedication, loyalty, and love for the game have remained a constant.

What will life at Old Trafford look like in the post-Giggs era? United fans can only hope not to discover that answer for at least another season or two!

Man United silence the howling German champs

UEFA CL match day 2 and already I am on the edge of my seat.  What a game United played tonight against German champions, Wolfsburg.  One can never say enough bout United Legend, Ryan Giggs.  Giggs once again proves that despite his ripe old age, he’s still got a few years before he hangs up the boots.

A deflected free kick strike by Giggsy saw United Level midway through the second half, followed by a breathtaking combination play orchestrated by Berbatov, Giggs and finished off by Carrick.  Hands down one of the top 3 goals of the 2009 campaign.

Not quite sure what went on with Michael Owen early in the first half.  It looked as though he took a knock from the diving header attempt early on in the game.  What seemed a bit confusing is that he did not go off to the trainers room after coming off – rather he took a seat on the bench amongst the subs.  For Owen’s sake, I really hope that he can put in a stellar performance one of these days in front of Fabio Capello.

The last point I want to make before closing, and is a point I’ve been going over in my head since the start of the season, is Valencia constantly taking the outside route when getting past defenders.  I cannot think of one time this season where Valencia took on a man on the wing, and cut inside like we used to see Ronaldo do time and again.  Valencia a replacement for Ronaldo?  Let’s start with beating our defenders by cutting to the inside first!

Ryan Giggs 2008 Champions League Final interview

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