Asked about Vardy, LVG said: “He was already last season a very nasty player for us”. United have to halt this, because Vardy is more than capable of repeating the trouble he caused for Marcos Rojo and Rafael last season. Their climb to the second place has been thanks to their defensive record, which has seen them keep 8 clean sheets this season, rather than any good football being played.
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United’s failure to score against Championship side Middlesbrough saw Louis van Gaal’s side go out of the League Cup on penalties last month and, potentially more seriously, another blank on Wednesday against PSV Eindhoven could prove costly to their Champions League prospects. “It is just fortunate that I’ve been amongst the goals and it has taken me on this run that I never would have thought would have happened but here I am with a chance of breaking it [the record]”.
“You are playing for the fans, so you can not deny that”.
Vardy will break Van Nistelrooy’s 12-year Premier League record tonight if he scores in his 11th consecutive match when the Foxes face Manchester United.
It’s a surprise then, with Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial the only other strikers in the first team squad, that James Wilson has been allowed to leave on loan for the rest of the season.
“I only know, for example, Dennis Bergkamp as a player who did the same with Ajax”. I don’t think that you can adapt it to every possible situation.
Van Gaal insists the players all stay overnight at The Lowry hotel before away games, and Rojo’s absence suggests he will miss the top-of-the-table encounter with Leicester City.
The Foxes are a point ahead of weekend’s visitors Manchester United and two ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal.
Ranieri added: “Yes. I have also been there – but outside”.
I still think they have their work cut out to qualify for the Champions League after the dreary goalless draw with PSV left them needing to win in Germany against Wolfsburg to reach the last 16.
United’s blunt attacking displays during the campaign have been in stark contrast to the sort of performances they delivered consistently under Sir Alex Ferguson when Ferdinand was one of the stars of the side. You don’t know whether actually Van Gaal’s given him a license to get further forward or whether it’s to drop back when things change around.
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In all honesty, it is sad to see what Van Gaal is doing to this Manchester United side, and if he can’t see how much damage he’s causing to the European powerhouses, then maybe he will want to read what the followers have to say. Manchester United will remain without Ander Herrera, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw, while Michael Carrick and Jesse Lingard are doubts.
