Excuse me? Please elaborate on that.
I was going to write a story to elaborate on that but through searching i came across this. I really couldn't elaborate better. Now im not bragging about recent results and i still think united will win the league but united fans had a lot to say about Rafa cracking up, hmmmm:
Sir Alex Ferguson: Who's Cracking Up Now?
Even comparing it to Kevin Keegan's remarkable tirade way back when Newcastle were still relevant.
Liverpool's subsequent succession of draws against lesser, obdurate opponents fed this.
The media highlighted Rafa's character assassination of Fergie as another example of Fergie's mind-games winning out.
Liverpool were seemingly surrending their best chance of a title in 19 years. A seven point lead turned into a seven point deficit.
The Merseyside club's annihilation of nine-time European Cup Champions Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield (the Spanish clubs heaviest defeat in the Champions League) was dismissed. Real were "poor" and Manchester United would finish off Liverpool's anemic title challenge at Old Trafford.
The match began with the ground full of Manchester United fans crowing about Rafa "cracking up" and with Ronaldo scoring a penalty early on.
It ended with the ground half-empty, tens of thousands of Manchester United fans fleeing the scene of their clubs heaviest home defeat in 17 years, whilst the small pocket of Liverpool supporters joyfully sang an ironic chant of Rafa's Cracking Up.
Now I don't claim to be an expert in psychology but since the whistle blew at Old Trafford that day only one manager has been doing anything resembling "cracking up."
Sir Alex Ferguson—knight of the realm—locked himself away, hiding from television cameras. Refusing to speak to Sky, blaming them for the defeat. Despite the fact the fixture time had been suggested by the police, agreed to by both clubs and was known two months in advance.
When he deigned to speak to the media he claimed his team—after their heaviest home defeat in 17 years—had been the better team. Even the clubs official website didn't have the gall to keep those comments up too long, pulling them quickly.
A few days later he came across as laughably petty when he called the Spaniard "weird" and named Wenger, O'Neill, and Moyes as the best three managers in the EPL besides himself.
Managers, by chance, of clubs with no chance of winning the title.
Over Benitez with his two La Ligas, two European Cup Finals, and a team fresh from scoring eight goals past Real Madrid and Manchester United in a week.
Now he has been incensed by Rafa's assertion that Manchester United have greater financial resources, the Scot claims "I worked out in the last five years Liverpool have spent £24 million more than Manchester United."
"You will see Rafa produce an incredible spree. That is an absolute certainty now he has signed a new contract. They talk of a recession but there will not be one at Liverpool.
There is no doubt they will have a big spending purge. That is Rafa's way."
The Daily Telegraph, with some simple research dismiss this showing that in fact Manchester United have spent a net £40million more than Liverpool.
The reality is neither manager is 'cracking up,' but talk of Alex Fergusons prowess at mind games is laughable, a cop out by lazy journalists looking for an easy excuse.
Liverpool's 4-1 win at Old Trafford punctured that myth, as well as the hype around Manchester United relative ability (Vidic, best defender in the world? After that?).
Despite the defeat, with a four point lead and a game in hand Ferguson should be aloof and dismissive of Liverpool.
Instead Fergies comments betray his fears about Benitez, who is
rapidly becoming his major rival—partly due to a power vacuum at
Chelsea and with Wenger content to play a glorified youth team at
Arsenal.
More importantly, coupled with stunning result at Old Trafford last weekend, they show that this season could just be getting very interesting.
Once again Sergio a article that sums up what ive been saying about you and all Liverpool reports. You guys get brainwashed very easily. Your last two written articles have been by Liverpool Supporters please mate all you oaks are the same. start posting from neutral people if you want to debate. i dont give a fuck what Liverpool supporters think mate. I dont post you what man united supporters think.
the guy who wrote this article.
Johnny's Bio
I support Liverpool FC in the English Premier League. I've an interest in most other sport, particularly Rugby League and Tennis, and I play a little badminton.
Here is a link to his page
http://bleacherreport.com/users/1377-Johnny-Riley
Please bud this is a article for liverpool supports.
Can i start posting what Man United supporters think, i think it will be abit one sided dont you think.
Ok so every liverpool fan knows nothing about football and every man united fan knows everything. Thats why people cant handle united fans buddy, because you think we must bow down to everything you guys say just because you champions. Please my man, it doesnt matter if i post a topic written by a liverpool fan. Dont judge an article on the writer, judge it on what is said! In other words dont miss the point. Yes he is in favour of liverpool, but doesnt mean he is wrong. I actually think he's pretty fair. When united fans were going on about how rafa hass "lost the plot", or "he's cracking up" and "he's crazy" it was fine hey, that was all in order! Now, Fergie says stupid things like "Rafa has spent more up to date" (where even you disagreed) and walking out of post match inteviews and making excuses about the game hes a genius...as well as indirectly saying o'niell and moyes are better managers than rafa. That doesnt sound like mind games, that sounds like a cry baby.. Please my man give me a break, you say we talk shit, have you heard your manager lately? Now wonder John Riley has that headline.
Dont get me wrong i didnt sat liverpool fans dont know about football i would never say that. This article though is very very very one sided and it is written by a Liverpool Fan for Liverpool fans thats all. Do you think United fans would agree. Did you agree with us when we said Rafa is cracking up???
Sencondly this man is posting things that SAF supposedly said like that he said that Moyes O niel and Wenger are the best. I have done a bit of research and it was written by the daily mail....We all know how truthfull they are. here is the link
http://www.tribalfootball.com/man-utd-boss-ferguson-rates-moyes-oneill-ahead-benitez-233488 it didnt even make it to teamtalk bbc or Goal.com so what does that say?
Your friend goes on about how SAF spent more and he cracked up by mentioning this. Was it not Rafa who brought this up! should SAF just keep quite? And i believe MUFC when they say they have spent less bud sorry.
You will never understand what i am trying to say.
Please update your signature, thats very disrespectful!
This weekend Liverpool fans had belief, they had belief until the 91st minute of their game and they had beflief until the 92nd minute of our game and then....................MACHEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA oh what a goal. And now the Janitor at OT is busy polishing the trophy haha.
hmmm, i know you used to united winning the league over and over, and i also think that they will win it again, i wish not but its the reality. Even a 7 game winning streak from here on for us wont guarantee us to be champions. However, to say you have won it already is foolish!
The tired performance was perhaps understandable given Ferguson gambled on playing Aston Villa on Sunday rather than Saturday because he would have had no time to get any training into some of his squad, including Tevez.
Heres the link (from your favourate place, i wont even show you the others):
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5160717,00.html
You see dawg, when i say to you i am 100% sure, believe me!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5143706,00.html
I dont care for what reasons he did it but there it is coming from the horses mouth itself (Sky). At the end of the day it was bad fixture slots for united but regardless, he did have the option (this was what i was trying to tell you). Seems like he could have sacrificed the champions league unless you beat porto away, if you do then it could have be a masterstroke decision.
Napa, i would like to post on your verbal comments you made about paul tomkins. The fact is he is obviously bias but there is no brain washing. You take it how you think! You think ive agread with everything he's ever said? No! He says it how it is but obviously he's gonna be bias in some way or another. Any fan/writer is! Theres no doubt about that. You cant read what he says without having an open mind, coz thats what he's doing - having an open mind. I dont see him making excuses about the loss like you said he did. In actual fact i didnt hear anyone with half a brain accossiated with liverpool say that chelsea did not deserve that score line. Tomkins is just trying to see the positive side of it, every fan should otherwise your team will go backwards the minute all this negativity comes in. I bet Rafa is keeping positive and so are the players, whats the point of getting all negative? I dont understand why you slate tomkins. What do you expect him to do? Come out and slate rafa and the players and start all this press shit? Please bud! If you gonna read a liverpool piece you got to do it with an open mind and not think of the counter without even giving the oak a chance. In his latest column he doesnt say anything bad about any team, just how it is.
Peteskee, whats going down dawg... Silly season is up and running. What has happened to this place. It used to pump boys!!
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