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Luckless Rovers are shown no charity
Matthew Evans reports from Wembley’s curtain-raiser which, despite defeat, offered Rovers much hope for the season ahead
Manchester United 2, Hlucklmrn Rovers 0
TO call Sunday’s season curtain-raiser at Wembley a pre-season “friendly” match would be some kind of contradiction in terms.
was shown — pretty much what we have come to expect from probably the modern game's two richest clubs, whose rivalry
It was more a blood and thunder affair where little charity . continues to grow in intensity.
more intriguing occasion still, hut, ;is it was, last seasons double winners struggled to depose of a team strewn with reserves.
nation’s most prized possession, Chris Sutton, would have surely given Blackburn the penetration which their attacking
Alan Shearer, who the Rovers Ians pined for, ami the . . . foravs warranted. Daivul n a t
But they were not the only absentees, with big money signings Paul Warhurst, Kevin Gallacher, Mike Newell and
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led their supporters to believe that they had much more of a right to be tnere, and, as their heroes took to the pitch m a smart new strip, shining buoyantly in the hot sun, an over whelming feeling across Wembley told you that they were
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inexperienced in comparison, but following the toimulit iev competed with such commitment urnl vigour that _thc lampions, at times, were clearly shaken, and despite losing, A lex Ferguson may well he the manager with more to ponder ov ................... oiniiwi
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paev front-line could cause real problems this season. Onited’s splendour comes when their individuals, the likes
of Cantona, Giggs and Hughes, produce magic passing move ments which can completely undo defences. When it was on show at Wemblev it was a joy to watch, but Blackburn s remarkable resolve seemed to be unaffected by United s earlv headwav, and after weathering a stormy first halt. Rovers really‘got to grips with United and for much of it, thev were the team most likely to score. I he reason they did not* was that none of their recognised forwards were available and lan Pearce, though playing with much endeavour, mis directed whenever he was within a sniff of bchmeichel s
K°The duel between tough-tackling Kovel's captain Tim Sher wood and United’s Paul Ince boiled over after just eight minutes when the Blackburn midfield man was yellow carded
for a r;Lsh challenge.
ful earlv touches with Cantona operating joyfully from deep position's. He lobbed a fine through pass for Giggs to run on to m the 10th minute, but Flowers showed impressive aw aidless
United were progressive early on and they showed delight , , ,,
to avert the danger 'JO yards from his goal. A super sweeping move m the loth minute turned out to
Blackburn, led out by Jack Walker — the man who made the visit to Wembley possible — looked a touch youthful and
„ . . . A full-strength Rovers sale would have provided for a . to concede an obvious penalty.
The nonchalance of the Frenchman s despatch was itnunis- cent of the cup final when he converted two spot-kicks against
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^Blackburn’s attacking lacked conviction 111 the second hall, despite their midfielders getting 011 top. Mark Atkins was guilty of a bad miss in the 5oth minute when he chose instead
to pass the ball to Schmeichel.
over the bar before Kyan Giggs embarked on a run < <>' > t «- right. With space to attack Henning Iierg, Giggs teased him terribly and literally tied lum knots, causing him to' end a heap on the ground while the winger blasted Ills subsequent shot narrowly wide of the post.
United pressed for a second with kanchelskis haiunici iig 1,
almost saw United surrender the lead as the makeshift te. n stretched them. Jason Wilcox shot over and Unite s defend ing became desperate, causing
I.ee Sharpe and Steve Biuce
A persistent period of pressure from Blackbui n to both get booked for careless fouls.
Just before that, Ian Pearce had scuffed the best l.>> chance after Ripley’s shot had fortuitiously deflected into las
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' Tailing to hit the target from eight yauls out " db. able ami United made sure it would count for something with nine minutes left on the clock.
path of Paul luce, and the England iiiidfieldei pi educed all audacious overhead kick which sent the ball flying past
From an uncleared corner, Cantona back-headed lit t it , , , . • . .,
1 1 At'the final whistle, Manchester United supporters showed the losing team little respect for their efforts and instead sang. “What a waste of money!"
The fact is that the majority of the big money plave's_wcrt out of the team and. United s defence.
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Hovers line up, it w-ifr give the Ad Trailon! dub pienty to worry about as their reserve players have alitady shown
When'\'hr! ig . ames begin to filter back into the
that {here will be no une-horse race. Blackburn Hovers: I-lowers, Berg, Bench >, Code L<-
Sherwood, Slater, Wilcox. Atkins (I borne, bo), Hiplc.v, Pearce. Subs: Morrison, Harford, Wright,
Minimi.Gg). Manchester United: Schmeichel, May, 1 al hstei,
Referee: Mr Phil Don. Attendance: 150,-102
Sharpe; Kanchelskis, McClair, Ince Giggs; Cantona, Hughes. Subs (not used): Gillespie, Butt, Dublin, Laspei.
M A N C H E ST E R U .
v B LA C K B U R N R . SUNDAY AUGUST 14th 1994 MATCH STATISTICS MAN UTD BLACKBURN
be one of the showpiece’s champagne moments. Cantona picked out kanchelskis on the right wing and
buckling Hughes, who was brought out for special praise bv his manager after the match.
into action after a promising Hovers raid before United displayed too much invention mr Hlucklmrn s defence to cope
'At the other end, Graeme l.e baux forced behmuche W Another subtle Kric Cantona touch saw Paul Ince explode
into the area in the 22nd minute and Ins fleet of foot much for Colin Hendry, who. caught flat-footed, tupped lute
It was the first of many contributions from the swash e .1, , h,.l
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he rifled in a brilliant cross to find Hughes who whipped ill a vollev on the turn which was destined for the bottom coi ner. 'hut Flowers reacted tremendously with a diving save at the foot of his post.
SHOTS (off target) FREE KICKS TAKEN
CAUGHT OFFSIDE THROW-INS CAUTIONS
GOALS 10 14
73m SHARPE. 76m BRUCE
29m GIGGS.
9m SHERWOOD. 13m LE SAUX, 22m HENDRY. 37m WILCOX
12 11
HUNK FACTOR .laciv Walker — proudly led th e t e a m ou t at Wembley
Lol! Vbo Kenny praises his troops
R 1, A C K B U R N bo s s Kenny Dalglish had a smile nil his lace following the Charity Shield, clearly satisfied al the level of eominitment his team showed.
want to lose the match hut the lads played well enough to take something from the game." he said.
"Obviously we did not
lot of players a very good experience. Some ot them have never played league games before and they do not come any tougher than Manchester United. "1 thought those players
“The game has given a
seven players, Mr Dalglish said: "The referees and players don’t have a chance with the new regu lations. Having seven or eight players booked is not a trend anyone wants to
see.” “In the World Cup. as
the tournament wore on. the refereeing situation got slightly better alter the first phase, hopefully the same will happen when we get into the new
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Economy is the name
of the game for Fergie M ANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson was a satisfied man after seeing his side beat
out there we had to he patient_ anti economical. For lfi minutes in the second half Blackburn came at us and we were a hit careless and could
Blackburn: "1 thought we did quite well. It "its so warm
have been punished for it. "The match has come at the end of quite a
gruelling pre-season which has been good
season.” The Rovers manager
also had words of praise for ben e fa c to r .lack Walker. Mr Dalglish asked
did us and themselves proud. The important players are the ones who
are fit.” Addressing the perfor
mance nf match referee Mr Phil Don who booked
him personally to lead the team out at Wemblev. "It gave the supporters
a chance to show their appreciation tor a man who has done so much lor everyone at the club. lie deserved it.”
1 Mr Ferguson had no complaints against match rei'erec Phil Don, nor the seven yellow’cards he showed; ” 1 thought the referee did well and I
have no complaints. ■•People have paid up to £30 and they want to
seen.”
individually and he was doubtful about only the hooking given to Ryan Higgs.
The United boss recalled each yellow card , tl
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Matthew Evans as sesses Blackburn’s chal lengers, starting with the bookies’ favourites: Manchester United: (Odds: 5-4 favourites) Y ltness is the key to whether the Premiership Championship can
stay at Old Trafford for the third time in a row. Alex Ferguson, by not bringing in any new sign
ings other than David May, believes that his assembled
squad are good enough to win it again. More importantly to them still will be success in
the European Cup. A long-term injury to any of their key players could be severely tletiimental to
their chances. Eric Cantona misses the start of the season through suspension. Arsenal: (0-1) George Graham’s squad received a
big lift from winning the Cup Winners Cup in Copen
hagen against Italian giants Parma m May. Alwavs strong, a new lease of life foi club and
England captain Tony Adams has helped produce per haps the most solid defence in the Premiership. Incoming Sweden World Cup star Stefan Schwarz
will sure up the Gunners midfield and George Gra ham believes he has found the player who could take
thHowevei'lhch ha?faile(l to bring in his wanted new striker to partner Ian Wright after failing to land
Chris Sutton, and Thomas Brolin. Newcastle United: (Odds: 8-1) Kevin Keegan’s re
building programme at St James s I ark is almost com plete. All he needs now, like Mr Dalglish, is a major
1 tr Belgian international Phillipe Albert is his most j prominent signing for £2.65m., while Swiss full- back t In arc Hottiger and former Watford defender Jason Drysdale will help the Magpies’ challenge. Talented midfield man Steve Guppy, a £lo0,000 capture ftoni Wycombe Wanderers, completes Keegan s transfers, l and he could well become one of the shrewdest buys of
the pre-season^ The
son’s top scorer Andy Cole, still looks a partnership caDable of inspiring a championship season.
jf Their last such buy, Brian Deane, who was signed
midfielder Carlton Palmer from Sheffield Wednesday for £3m. has perhaps made the 1992 league cham- nions look unlikely to win the title again.
iccds United: (Odds: 16-1) The transfer of England .
ill for the same tag a season earlier, has been a flop at Elland Road, and it will need the two big purchases, obviously integral to Howard Wilkinson s plans, to find |? h “ p form if Leeds are to mount a
genu.ne
^L iv e rp o o l: (Odds: 16-1) It is unlikely that either fiMerseyskle club will be up foT ^ |£ h t lT tes^1taock-
jjof the two, Liverpool have had slightly, less knoc (backs than Everton.
TKcageing Peter Beardsley, providing for last sea .
Waddle.
A final fling from the former England winger may give Wednesday supporters some hope of success, but
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he is expected to be unfit until November. New signing lan Taylor, former free-scoring mid field star of Port Vale’s enterprising team, could be
well worth his money at £lm. Peter Atherton, from Coventry, and Romanian
parades a solid squad at the start of the season, but, last season they often failed to live up to
expectations.Players such as Dalian Atkinson and Dean Saunders have been a little too inconsistent to carry Villa’s chal lenge all the way, while Paul McGrath’s fitness could
Aston Villa: (Odds: 28-1) Ron Atkinson again . , .
defender Dan Petrescu complete the incoming deals for Francis.
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city as little other than a has-been nowadays. Despite some well-publicised attempts, manager Roy
It seems that players see the once-greul soccer
Evans has failed to bring any big names to Anfield. The bust up between the boss, Mark Wright and Julian Dicks has been the most prominent pre-season news, hardly the preparation for a trophy-winning season. Sheffield Wednesday: (Odds 25-1) Much was
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genuine title challenge and he believes that Stamford Bridge could accomodate the championship within the
next two years. £2 3m. signing Paul Furlong will be under the critical
created by Jurgen Klinsmann will make Spurs a force in the Premier League, despite their six point handicap
Tottenham Hotspur: (Odds: 50-1) The euphoria .
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