Preview: Portsmouth v Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson has some welcome selection headaches ahead of tomorrows Fratton Park clash with Portsmouth. The Reds boss has almost his entire squad to chose between, with only long term absentees Gabriel Heinze, Quinton Fortune and Paul Scholes, plus John OShea unavailable. And that means that Ferguson has decisions to make all over the pitch. In defence, assuming that Patrice Evra keeps his place at left back, Ferguson must chose between Wes Brown, Mikael Silvestre and Nemanja Vidic for the centre back berth alongside Rio Ferdinand. In midfield, Ryan Giggs is available for selection, though he may have to settle for a place on the bench. The only certain starter is Cristiano Ronaldo, with Alan Smith, Kieran Richardson and Darren Fletcher fighting for places in the middle, while the left wing position is a toss up between Giggs and Ji-Sung Park. Threat up front
However, given the form of strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Louis Saha, Ferguson may chose to play three across the middle so that he can incorporate the in-form strikers as well as the mercurial talent of Wayne Rooney. Rooney was on the bench last weekend, but having had his rest is an almost certain starter against Pompey. Working out who will play for Portsmouth is currently akin to solving a Poirot novel having only read one page. Harry Redknapp has a host of players at his disposal, but as yet there has been little indication that the new arrivals will meld into a team. On paper, the newlook midfield of Sean Davis, Pedro Mendes, Gary ONiell, Wayne Routledge and Andres D'Alessandro looks impressive, but on grass it looks like five strangers dragged off the street and forced to play together. Benjamin Mwaruwari should get his fifth start in attack and will continue his search for his first goal. In defence, Noe Pamarot could return after what, to be frank, has been a disastrous start to his second spell at Pompey. Last season: Portsmouth 2 (Unsworth, Yakubu) United 0 Key opponent: Sean Davis an odd choice perhaps, but given Pompeys lack of cohesion he could provide some vital bite in midfield. Prediction: Portsmouth 1 United 4 ___________________________________________________________ indomail - Your everyday mail - http://indomail.indo.net.id HAPUS BAGIAN EMAIL YG TIDAK PERLU SEBELUM ME-REPLY. ========================================================== Milis Tabloid BOLA Untuk KELUAR DARI MILIS INI. Kirim Mail kosong (tanpa subject) ke alamat [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================== Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolaml/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
