( Y, B2 s) n( Q' t" y专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.Experience and pace were the keys to United beating Besiktas, with Paul Scholes epitomising the first attribute and Antonio Valencia the other. / A# a. j/ {0 | `That was broadly Sir Alex Ferguson's take after the Reds passed "a test of concentration, a test of nerve" in a "fantastic atmosphere" at Istanbuk's Inonu Stadium. The boss praised one of his longest-serving players Scholes for his impeccable positional sense and his recent recruit Valencia for terrorising the Turkish side with his speed on the right flank. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站# ]. ^6 Z9 b S6 F0 w& \
"I thought Antonio had the winning of the game for us," said Sir Alex. ' q1 _- e4 P- d5 p& Y3 n* }; q- {"He got to the byline a few times and although his final ball could have been a bit better, Besiktas were under threat from him." + ]$ ~2 b2 M; V0 p) e5 t4 [: Iwww.imanutd.comAfter a largely uneventful first half, Valencia and co were quick out of the traps after the break and were unlucky not to score straight away when Nani's cross from the other flank was cleared off the line and Michael Carrick just failed to follow up. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站, Y) o* P) p8 ~/ J* J
"I think we had a bit more urgency in the second half. We started it very well, almost scoring from the first attack and I think that gave us a bit of an impetus," said the boss. 7 {+ t5 I! }% k3 M曼联在线·球迷地带That said, United had to wait patiently for the breakthrough - it came 13 minutes from the end of what would have otherwise been an acceptable draw. True to his form as a loyal trooper, Scholes heeded his boss' call at the break to push up and lie in wait for the kill. $ `1 L9 Y; x' H7 F曼联在线·球迷地带"At half-time we said that if we get into a scoring position, then we should have people up in support. Paul has been fantastic at that over the years. It was a very important goal," praised Sir Alex.曼联在线·球迷地带* f4 j$ v: d- q% I. a0 T* |, r
Sir Alex was clearly happy with the result, and described himself as "quite comfortable with the performance, I thought the players did well most of the time. ' C0 C6 }$ ]" t7 j. S0 }"We had good possession and were the better team, and we played with good concentration because the atmosphere’s something you have to deal with.曼联在线·球迷地带; T2 j% Y3 e* m2 q
"I thought it was a fantastic atmosphere and it’s a test of the players’ concentration, test of their nerve and I think they’ve done okay." ( e; i' E, }* _7 ]( g3 gwww.imanutd.comHowever, there were still a couple of concerns for Sir Alex as he prepared to fly home with his squad after five nights away. # Q3 |8 c) j! Q. X5 K
On Wayne Rooney's interaction with some home fans after being substituted, the boss said: "I didn’t see it and Wayne didn’t mention anything to me. But it’s a volatile crowd here in Turkey, it’s always been that way. / z5 p: I9 z. t5 ~"If you go back to 1993 when we played Galatasaray it was a bit of a war then. The fans were incredible then, they are very emotional and they can react."曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛9 X; k* S. L i: ?* D. C+ w' e) A
As for the worrying absence of Rio Ferdinand from United's eighteen in Istanbul, the boss explained: "We’ll have to wait and see (for the Manchester City match). He felt his groin in training (after playing at Spurs), and we felt it wasn’t worth the risk. He couldn’t make the bench. We just have to give him every chance for Sunday."1 C4 q! n: x8 G
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