标题: 【曼城晚报】 布朗重振精神 Brown keeping his chin up [打印本页] 作者: wfcjj 时间: 2009-9-22 23:23 标题: 【曼城晚报】 布朗重振精神 Brown keeping his chin up
4 |, n# t4 I* Q" Q* i0 F. {www.imanutd.com g; J- j2 r3 K, W3 ]6 }0 D' AWES Brown refuses to get downhearted at the way his injury curse returned just as he was starting to fulfil his enormous potential. ; U. ?( k9 I/ U5 P曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛Sir Alex Ferguson has always viewed Brown as one of the most natural defenders he has worked with at Manchester United.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛7 y$ T1 J8 U+ o/ k
Yet, on too many occasions, the 29-year-old's progress has been halted. Cruciate operations on both knees, a broken ankle and a host of muscular problems have kept Brown on the sidelines for extended periods. % s2 |) S! h, [ U2 fIt seemed those problems were at an end though when Brown stepped into Gary Neville's right-back role and became an integral member of the United side that swept to a Premier League and Champions League double in 2008.曼联在线·球迷地带" k8 N$ T1 v0 u" d- z$ Q+ x: R4 T% @
At that stage, with a place in Fabio Capello's England team for the first four games of their outstanding World Cup qualifying campaign, including the famous triumph over Croatia in Zagreb, also secured, the future looked bright for Brown. 9 u( G4 d% g' {0 w& L - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站Instead, after irritating Ferguson by dragging his heels over contract negotiations and then getting an ear-bashing for an own goal he scored at Liverpool, Brown's career was put on hold again by a ankle injury that ultimately kept him out for all but three games of the remainder of last season.www.imanutd.com1 D( c) P/ W* B( N1 Q8 v9 N. t
Brown's hopes of hitting the ground running this term were wrecked by a thigh problem suffered during a pre-season game in Munich, condemning the likeable Mancunian to spend the start of this term warming the bench.0 T X$ ]" g1 [ _- z
Although the defender has made three appearances, his only starts came against Burnley and Arsenal last month and he did not even make the bench for Sunday's amazing derby clash with City at Old Trafford. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站- c3 _9 a; U3 v2 x
So once more, Brown has a sense of making up for lost time when he features in tomorrow night's Carling Cup tie with Wolves.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛1 Y- I4 D9 ]7 d% \( [2 W" ]
"It was frustrating not to be able to build on where I was at the end of 2008," he said.' G; G2 ]. }7 X# Q& Z3 _# W
"Getting injured for most of last season was not very pleasant but I am used to it I suppose. , c1 q+ x; T6 T% @9 `& Z$ Z"There is no point thinking 'Why me?' I just get on with it and try to be confident. I am fit at the moment. That is the main thing." ' u3 X' T8 \3 b3 Q5 _In Brown's absence, a number of challengers for the right-back role have emerged, quite apart from Neville's own return to fitness. & S, a2 C% L& eRafael Da Silva came from nowhere to show himself a player of immense promise and then, when the latter stages of the campaign demanded more experience, John O'Shea filled the void so effectively he was one of the first names on Ferguson's team sheet for last season's Champions League final defeat to Barcelona.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛# e& q1 j( j8 |) _2 v, B4 S* w
"That is football," shrugged Brown. " G: h+ ~$ l# t5 s$ t0 \曼联在线·球迷地带"I have been out and the lads who came in did tremendously well.曼联在线·球迷地带( b4 e# N7 s3 D7 Z) I6 ]
"The squad is very big now and everyone is fighting for positions. That is the way the gaffer likes it. It is healthy and good for the club.6 D, \, u2 ]. a O
"I just have to try and play well again." $ s; \* b- b& e1 @5 d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.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛0 p3 a2 J1 Q- q/ _6 @- Z+ E
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www.imanutd.com1 `2 Z$ w8 S8 u4 ~3 K7 ]4 W( ]% | 维斯-布朗将会重新上路，他将会拒绝伤病的侵袭。' z$ a4 S, ~: w* i# r+ q2 v
