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Sir Alex Ferguson impressed by Gabriel Obertan as Manchester United's pre-season tour progresses well
Frenchman stars in Philadelphia...
22 Jul 2010 08:43:00
By Zack Wilson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed the performance of winger Gabriel Obertan, after the Frenchman grabbed the only goal of the game in the Red Devils' latest pre-season friendly.
United beat local side Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, and Ferguson was glad that his team had continued their good form after beating Celtic 3-1 in Toronto last week.
"Goals always help players of course, and when they are forwards in particular. There is a goal in Gabby, there is no question of that," Ferguson told reporters in Philadelphia.
"The best aspect of his goal was his run, the timing of his run and the timing of the pass and the weight of the pass. It made it a really good goal. He has taken it well."
A largely youthful United line-up was complemented by the old heads of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs later on, whilst a Dimitar Berbatov shot hit the bar in the second half.
Ferguson knows just how important a challenging pre-season is if his side are to wrest the Premier League title back from Chelsea.
"You need pre-season games, they are absolutely essential. You need them to get your timing and rhythm and your breathing right," he added.
"It was the sort of game we probably needed. The Union were really powerful and aggressive, got to the ball quickly and made it difficult for us. They had a few shots on goal. They were better than I expected.
"We increased the tempo in the second half and did a little better then. It was a good game for us. They were very good opponents, I thought they did really well."
A crowd of 44,213 helped to create a decent atmosphere in Philadelphia and Ferguson felt that the large crowd showed just how far football is progressing in the USA.
"There was a more United atmosphere for us tonight," he said.
"In the six years since we we were last here there is more appreciation of the game from the fans in what is happening on the field.
"It is an indication of the progress there is in American football."
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United beat local side Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, and Ferguson was glad that his team had continued their good form after beating Celtic 3-1 in Toronto last week.
"Goals always help players of course, and when they are forwards in particular. There is a goal in Gabby, there is no question of that," Ferguson told reporters in Philadelphia.
"The best aspect of his goal was his run, the timing of his run and the timing of the pass and the weight of the pass. It made it a really good goal. He has taken it well."
A largely youthful United line-up was complemented by the old heads of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs later on, whilst a Dimitar Berbatov shot hit the bar in the second half.
Ferguson knows just how important a challenging pre-season is if his side are to wrest the Premier League title back from Chelsea.
"You need pre-season games, they are absolutely essential. You need them to get your timing and rhythm and your breathing right," he added.
"It was the sort of game we probably needed. The Union were really powerful and aggressive, got to the ball quickly and made it difficult for us. They had a few shots on goal. They were better than I expected.
"We increased the tempo in the second half and did a little better then. It was a good game for us. They were very good opponents, I thought they did really well."
A crowd of 44,213 helped to create a decent atmosphere in Philadelphia and Ferguson felt that the large crowd showed just how far football is progressing in the USA.
"There was a more United atmosphere for us tonight," he said.
"In the six years since we we were last here there is more appreciation of the game from the fans in what is happening on the field.
"It is an indication of the progress there is in American football."
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