Premier League - Managers: Hughes' time fury

Eurosport - Mon, 21 Sep 15:31:00 2009

Reaction from Sunday's Premier League action, with Manchester City boss Mark Hughes demanding a satisfactory explanation as to why so much injury time was played in the Manchester derby.

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Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City

Alex Ferguson: "Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy. You just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder. Today the players showed their form. That is the best answer of all. The fact we made those mistakes probably made it the best derby game of all time. What would you rather have, a 6-0 win or the greatest derby of all time? I would prefer to win 6-0."

Mark Hughes: "I have not had a word with the referee yet but the fourth official tried to give me an explanation of sorts as I was questioning the amount of time added on even before the game finished. His explanation did not sit comfortably with me. He said a minute plus had been added because of our celebration. We scored on 90 minutes, the board was already up for four minutes, so Mr Wiley said he was going to add that minute on. The amount of time from when we scored to when we kicked-off was something like 45 seconds. He has got that wrong as well. It was 95 minutes 26 seconds. Obviously he has played too much time and we ended up playing 97 minutes. I just needed an explanation as to why so much time was needed."

Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham

Carlo Ancelotti: "We hope tomorrow we will have a precise diagnosis of the situation (with Didier Drogba). It is a calf injury but he felt that he had cramp. If it is cramp, it is good for us (but) I think we can play well without Didier... I don't know if Tottenham should have had a penalty, I am not a referee. I do not like to speak about the job of the referee. I prefer to speak about the match. It was very important to win this game. It was a derby and we played well against a very good team."

Harry Redknapp: "It was a nailed-on penalty but he (Keane) tried to stay up. They don't want people diving, but if he felt he dived, why didn't he give him a yellow or a red card? It's either a penalty or a red card. We had a diabolical penalty decision at Old Trafford last season when we were 2-0 up and he gave it. He apologised for that... Once we lost Ledley (King) there was no way we could deal with Didier Drogba. Ledley has done his hamstring. Bassong doesn't look too good, either. He got a bang on the head and his eye's all swollen up. I think the doctor has taken him to hospital with concussion."

Everton 3-0 Blackburn

David Moyes: "I enjoyed the result and the performance. At times we were very good. Blackburn made it difficult, particularly in the first half, but we were able to defend their set pieces. I think Saha is a terrific player and he's right up there with the best I've ever worked with. With the quality of the players we have, we're much better than we've shown so far."

Sam Allardyce: "I think we were poor to be honest. We've got no resilience away from home. We let ourselves down on set pieces and gave Everton an easy victory. We could have stopped two goals from a corner and a free-kick. We're not getting the results we need to avoid struggling this season. It's a disappointing result and a disappointing performance but its one we need to get over."

Wolves 2-1 Fulham

Mick McCarthy: "We won't win anything if we don't work hard. I thought it was a really good performance. We were energetic, we closed them down and pressed the ball really well. There have to be a lot of good performances for us to have won that game but I thought Christophe Berra was a difference class. In the last 10 minutes when they were throwing balls into the box he headed everything."

Roy Hodgson: "We left it late to start playing the football we should be playing. All credit to Wolves, their pressurising and controlled aggression made life difficult. We didn't deal with that very well at all, it's as simple as that. I don't think there was anything about our play as such, it was more we didn't do well against them. But I thought it was a performance, for 60 minutes, most unlike us. I've not seen us give the ball away or miss as many passes as much as we did in that game."

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  1. Please, read the rules related to injury/added time a­ MINIMIUM of the time indicated on the 4th officals­ board will be played a MINIMUM, very clear in my­ mind.
    City escaped, they had a battering in the 2nd­ half, reasonably equal in the 1st, but all in all, MU­ were far better in every dept (except in­ goalkeeping).
    Long way to go before they can­ contemplate knocking MU off their perch, long way­ indeed.

    From Alan, on Wed 23 Sep 6:47AM

  2. AS A PLAYER, MARK HUGHES BENEFITTED FROM DECISIONS IN­ FAVOUR OF MAN U. AS A MANAGER OF ANOTHER CLUB, HE IS ON­ THE RECEIVING END OF OFFICIATING IN FAVOUR OF MAN U.­ WHY CAN'T HE TAKE IT NOW? THE REFEREE SHOULD HAVE­ ADDED TEN MINUTES SO THAT MAN U COULD SCORE TWO MORE­ GOALS. WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE SHOULD BE GOOD FOR­ THE GANDER

    From Kaybee, on Tue 22 Sep 7:21PM

  3. to the gonners fan 542. what are you talking about, to­ say that city deserved at least a draw is a joke. man u­ gave them 2 goals and dominated the match and don't­ forget both teams are on the pitch for the same amount­ of time. but hey your a gonners fan with nothing to­ look forward too!!!!!!!!

    From grahame, on Tue 22 Sep 4:36PM

  4. I WON'T BLOW UP TILL YOU WIN LADS....Its hard­­ playing the officals as well...The red cheats again.

    From PHILIP C, on Tue 22 Sep 3:20PM

  5. Post 541:

    I think u r the one who got ur facts jumbled­ up. Did Mark Hughes complain before Owen scored that­ last goal? YES. If you saw the match and heard the­ commentator, Hughes was 'furious' when the game­ was played beyond the 4 minutes. (FACT)

    Was there­ really that many injuries or time wasted that justified­ the 4 minutes added on in the first place? NO.­ (FACT)

    Was it expected for the referee to blow the­ final whistle shortly after the 4 minutes is up? YES.­ (FACT)

    Did City celebrate for more than 1 minute? NO.­ (FACT)

    Have you ever heard of an additional extra time­ to cover up for loss of time due to celebration during­ an extra time period? NO. (FACT)

    Did UTD get help from­ the referee/linesman/whatever? YES. (FACT and­ that's how they win championships)

    PLease­ don't talk about Hughes not complaining had it been­ City who scored the goal. No manager will be that­ idiotic. I am a die-hard Arsenal fan and i hate Ade for­ kicking RVP's face a week ago but to say that UTd­ won cos they're good is way off mark. (FACT)

    City­ deserved at least a draw but hey, the match was at Old­ Toilet. Who can blame City (or the even the referee for­ that matter)? (FACT)

    GuNNeR-4-LiFe!!!

    From jabronibeater, on Tue 22 Sep 5:36AM

  6. ALL CITY FANS MUST READ TO UNDERSTAND
    Did anyone notice­ Mark Hughes moaning about the amount of injury time­ being played before united scored,? was he moaning in­ the 95th minute screaming at the referee to stop the­ game? NO BECAUSE HE WAS WAITING FOR CITY TO SCORE and­ only started on the referee when united scored, if­ city had scored would he be moaning today? NO *( thats­ fact)
    Both teams played the extra 6 mins * (another­ fact)

    From CHILL its just my opinion, on Mon 21 Sep 10:08PM

  7. I agree with Mary, Darren m is a sad pathetic little­ excuse for a man, to pick on defenceless women who have­ forgotten more about football that that sad pathetic­ little pin @#$% saddo ever knew about football is­ beyond me, his photo says it all for me, P R I C K.

    From zoey, on Mon 21 Sep 9:15PM

  8. this might surprise you, over here there is no such­ thing,open population for the most
    part,1st offence­ depending on the state anywhere from 5 to 20,get­ released break parole violation never gonna be seen­ again..thats what happend to jeff darmer,open­ population then got battered to death...

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 9:11PM

  9. Dont think so, they put them all in together so they­ can share their sick ideas and when released, usually­ inside 5 yrs, they are more determined than ever to­ offend again

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 21 Sep 8:54PM

  10. silent::do they still have prison segregation???

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:44PM

  11. anyone touched either of my kids id sort it myself and­ willingly go to prison for my actions

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 21 Sep 8:23PM

  12. silent:: it's hard to talk when a bird has got a­ mouth full of pudding, it might be black... hahaha

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:21PM

  13. silent:: nonces should just be handed over to­ family's victim's,take care em'of that
    ­ way,fu ck the law,and save honest peoples hard earned­ money in defending them...

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:19PM

  14. maybe mary is not what "she" seems and thats­ why shes not talking, just a thought

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 21 Sep 8:16PM

  15. silent:: she could join bridget in a tag team...i'd­ get it on dvd..

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:14PM

  16. all nonces need a lethal injection but then what will­ Mary do for a job ?

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 21 Sep 8:05PM

  17. the saint is walt...the­ cia,mi6,mi5,nsa,fbi,ci5,mfi..read these things­ sometimes,even the icf on occassion..

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:05PM

  18. not to bad mate,yeah daz a good laugh..

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 8:00PM

  19. walt jabasco, how ya doing this evening beth?,­ dazmanutd is a legend you know..

    From yorkie, on Mon 21 Sep 7:57PM

  20. watch ya!!

    From walt jabasco, on Mon 21 Sep 7:52PM
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