Premier League - Ferguson advises patience for Owen

Eurosport - Tue, 15 Sep 23:13:00 2009

Alex Ferguson has urged Michael Owen to be patient in his quest for a starting spot at Manchester United.

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Owen has started just one Premier League game and scored one goal since his shock summer move to Old Trafford, and it seems unlikely he will play in Istanbul on Tuesday night as United open their bid to reach a third successive Champions League final when they take on Besiktas.

"Michael hasn't been involved, and I've explained that to him," said Ferguson. "The season hasn't really started - and because of the internationals we haven't been playing Saturday and Wednesday, as we normally would, so Michael doesn't really come into the equation because we're still trying to get the blend between Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov."

With Cristiano Ronaldo sold to Real Madrid for a world record £80 million, there were some doubts about Rooney's ability to fill the gap.

Such questions are no longer being asked, the England star on target once again at the weekend as United brushed aside Tottenham.

"Wayne has started well with his scoring," said Ferguson. "We need a couple of players to get us more than 20 goals this season. Wayne always wants to score goals. He just needs consistency.

"He scores in bunches of sixes and sevens, then goes quiet for a few weeks. We just need that consistency of goals, like we used to get from Ruud van Nistelrooy and Andy Cole."

The win at Spurs appeared to be a signal United would prosper without Ronaldo. Yet some continue to claim otherwise, a stance Ferguson finds difficult to understand.

"Some guy at the weekend said this was the worst United team in years," he said.

"That was a beauty. Maybe it is. Maybe we'll only win the league."

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  1. ahorler, Liverpool did not want Alonso too, and they­ did not want Kean (after initially wanting him). What a­ messed up team

    From Half A Brain, on Wed 16 Sep 3:08AM
  2. what a glittering end to your career you fu`cking­ traitor, an you are welsh. get to your horses you­ horrible little scum bag, i hope carra pops your knee­ and ends your career

    From foyice3, on Wed 16 Sep 1:55AM
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    From REAL REDS boycot the SUN, on Tue 15 Sep 10:13PM
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    he totally unreliable fitness wise thats why liverpool­ didnt want him on a free

    From ahorler, on Tue 15 Sep 6:07PM
  5. Bike 69, mabaho ka !, are you a @#$% or just stupid,­ how have United wasted a load of money, they signed for­ him free, and he gets paid practically nothing compared­ to others, unless he scores wich then pushes his money­ right up, but unless he scores he gets just a few­ grand, probably no more than Macheda. also he's not­ injury prone, every player goes through that as they­ get older, and also Newcastle always rushed him back­ from injury, where as at United he will have as much­ time as required for his injuries to heal properly.

    From Dan, on Tue 15 Sep 4:38PM
  6. Bike 69, mabaho ka !, are you a @#$% or just stupid,­ how have United wasted a load of money, they signed for­ him free, and he gets paid practically nothing compared­ to others, unless he scores wich then pushes his money­ right up, but unless he scores he gets just a few­ grand, probably no more than Macheda. also he's not­ injury prone, every player goes through that as they­ get older, and also Newcastle always rushed him back­ from injury, where as at United he will have as much­ time as required for his injuries to heal properly.

    From Dan, on Tue 15 Sep 4:38PM
  7. Chelsea have made a great start to the season but so­ did arsenal 2 seasons ago ( i think ) 5 pts clear at­ chirstmas and where did they finish..... Id pick rooney­ over ronaldo anyday

    From buymydrugs1, on Tue 15 Sep 4:13PM
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    sorry owen but you are a real looser :((

    From uveys, on Tue 15 Sep 3:02PM
  9. It's stating the bleeding obvious that Ferguson­ plays a squad not a team. I suspect that is why he is­ the most successful football manager in history. A few­ players do not seem to be comfortable with that, and it­ is no surprise that they do not stay. I do not place­ Owen in quite the same category. He must be impatient­ to demonstrate his capabilities which is difficult if­ you are not on the field, but as Cindy rightly­ mentions, the boy is a natural and has demonstrated his­ capabilities time and time again.
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    Although I am not­ expecting Utd to win any major trophies this year, I­ have certainly not written them off! Nothing would­ give me greater pleasure than roaring with laughter at­ the expense of all the jerks who have (written them­ off) should they win something. That would be so­ sweet: "The worst Utd Team wins the­ Premiership" or something like that. What would­ that then make all the other teams?
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    As I said, it is­ unlikely this season in my opinion, but I am sure they­ will be thereabouts. After all. Ferguson won the­ European Cup with Aberdeen ffs! And just WHO are­ Aberdeen? The man just has so much quality, and if­ Owen has any sense, he will listen to and follow­ Fergie's guidance very carefully. It is probably­ the biggest break he has had in his career coming under­ Fergie's stewardship. Utd's demolition of­ Spurs may be very telling. I had not expected such a­ good result, and it was not just a poor performance­ from Spurs which led to the result either....

    From GrumpyOldMan, on Tue 15 Sep 2:12PM
  10. i thought man u was brill on sunday i think rooney gets­ better and better,in fact he is a player that no team­ in the world,would not give there right arm for he­ keeps this up and he will soon be rated the best in the­ world,that boy loves the game that much he would play­ for nothing

    From barrie, on Tue 15 Sep 2:09PM
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    Post 4, ShaneW, You`ll be waiting a very very long time­ for that to happen,
    all that money wasted on an injury­ prone hasbeen , a Liverpool reject indeed.
    I think you­ meant "CAN`T" not CAT, another word for­ @#$%, which best describes certain individuals at man u­ !

    From Bike 69, mabaho ka !, on Tue 15 Sep 1:51PM
  12. I for one feel for Owen, on his day he is an­ unbelieveable talent and if he gets any kind of run in­ a team always bags goals. But the massive problem is­ his constant injury problems, I think this was a brave­ transfer for Alex Ferguson as its a massive gamble,­ after all he had played very little for Newcastle. If­ the medical team at Man Utd can get him and more­ importantly keep him fit he will turn out to be a great­ signing sadly (as with our own Dean Ashton) I dont­ think this will happen

    From SE10Hammer, on Tue 15 Sep 12:55PM
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    he may be slightly past it and gave his best for­ liverpool, but dont worry manc scum, slur phallicks­ will have him cheating at a world class lvl in no time,­ just like the rest of the scumchester united players!!

    From asanshe, on Tue 15 Sep 12:47PM
  14. Ha ha, I love it when muppets like Tevez come along­ (comments.....various!)

    So tell me Tevez, how long­ have you had that ID name? I'm sure you didnt­ create it when Carlos was still playing for us. In­ fact, you probably called him a useless mutley look a­ like or something like that. But dont worry, we're­ the fickle ones.

    Probably best you look up the­ meaning of words before banding them about in future.

    From syco291, on Tue 15 Sep 12:26PM
  15. I think Owen does have to be patient. There are loads­ of games to play including cups etc and we will need at­ least 3 senior strikers available. It is important for­ Rooney and Berbatov i.e. £60million worth to gel­ together without Ronaldo. With two wide men in Nani­ and Valencia getting the crosses in I'm sure­ getting goals shouldn't be a problem. I thought­ Berbatov played very well against Wigan and Spurs and­ will come good this year.

    From cgclarke63, on Tue 15 Sep 11:18AM
  16. He is playing for the champions, as and when required.­ And what is with the CAPS, can't you talk without­ shouting, think people will ignore you if you­ don't. Show's you have a small person syndrome,­ got to big yourself up to make yourself feel better.­ Also try learning to spell as well, will make people­ think your are older than 12, though with some of your­ comments even that might not help LOL.

    From redimaster, on Tue 15 Sep 11:16AM
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    JOHN ,COMMENT 13, ERR, HE,S NOT PLAYING FOR THE­ CHAMPIONS ,IS HE, ?, HE CAN,T GET A GAME, PLONKER.

    From TEVEZ, on Tue 15 Sep 10:54AM
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    SHANE W, GET BACK ON THE X FACTOR, OR BRITAINS GOT­ TALENT , YOU TUBE!

    From TEVEZ, on Tue 15 Sep 10:52AM
  19. If Owen was @#$% , he would not be playing for the­ champions !

    From john, on Tue 15 Sep 10:51AM
  20. RKAJWANG, COMMENT 9, WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON!

    From TEVEZ, on Tue 15 Sep 10:50AM
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