Ferguson: Friendlies a waste of time

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that international friendlies have become a "worthless" exercise and labelled them "a waste of time" compared with major championships.

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In the wake of England's wave of withdrawals ahead of Tuesday's friendly with Ghana, Feguson claimed that friendlies are devalued by players not turning up for international duty.

"I am all in favour of the competitions. The players should play in the major competitions; the European Championship, the World Cup,'' Ferguson told US digital station Sirius XM.

"But friendlies are a waste of time as far as I am concerned. We always say that. It is understandable for the coach. They have the players for a period when they can influence them and can build and shape their team.

"I can understand that completely. But every time there are friendlies you get six or seven call offs. It is sometimes worthless for the manager to build on that because of the lack of players.''

The irony of Ferguson's comments will not be lost on most football onlookers, as the United boss has developed a reputation over the years for pulling players out of friendly matches more regularly than most.

He nervously watched the weekend's international programme unfold as the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Nani, Antonio Valencia, Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans turned out for their respective countries.

But there were no fresh injuries to worry the Scot, who is preparing his players to fight for silverware on three fronts in a packed run-in.

Hunthar Veng SAY ten Pathian chawimawi dawn

UPC lam hian an uar viau a, Kohhran Pawl dang Pathian chawimawi a hunhmang hi an tamlo hle awm e. Thenkhat chuan atul lemlo e, ti pawh kan awm maithei e. Mahse, Lalpa tan, a ropui nan leh thlarau malsawmna beisei chunga tih anih chuan a ropui hle a ni ka ti.

March Ni 26(Inrinni) hian Hunthar Veng Salvation Biak In Aizawl-ah he hun hi an hmang dawn a. Hunthar Veng SAY Cops Aizawl hruaitute chuan tawngtaiin nasa takin Pathian an au a, Tunah hian zan lamah pawh mutmu tuah tha hman meuhlo in Pathian an kar a, he hun an hman turah hian Pathian hnathawh nasa tak an beisei a ni.

Tun hun thlenga an dinhmun en hian An member-te an tui tlang em em a, thahnem anngai bawk a, Committee pawh an tin hleitheilo hial thin! An dil leh beisei hi tunah pawh an hmu reng tawh niin a lang.

Pathian hian amah mamawh a tih tak takna nen a autu hi a hnungchhawn theilo. Tunlai Khawvel thiamna leh hmasawnna nasa tak karah Thalai Lalpa avanga a ngam hi kan mamawh ber chu an ni ta. Bible chuan, “Kros thu chu boral mekte tan chuan atna a ni” alo ti a, he hun an hmang tur pawh hi atthlak ti tak tak chu kan ther leh fur ngei ang le. Hunthar veng SAY te Lalpa’n malsawm che u rawh se.

SAY te hian a tirah Rs.500 chuah neiin Pathian rinchhanin bul an tan a, tunah hian mi thahnemngaite atanga an thawhkhawm nen Rs.20000 lai an nei tawh a ni. Amah rinchhan a thiltitu hnenah rinchhan tlak anih zia a lantir thin.

Kumin chhunga tih hlawhtlin ngei ngei tur Project Rs.15000 sen ralna tur an nei chung leh member active 25 vel chauh nei chungin Pathian chawimawina hun hman hmasak phawt hi an thlang ta a ni. Mi tam tak chuan hna kan ngah avangte in Pathian Biakna hun kan nei theilo a, Sum hmanna tur kan ngah avangin Pathianram kan pe theilo a. Entawn tlak hi i entawn ang u.

“Kraws thu chu boral mekte tan chuan atna a ni si a;

keini chhandam mekte tan erawh chuan Pathian thiltihtheihna a ni zawk e.

Mi fing finna chu ka tiboral ang a,

Remhre remhriatna chu ka paih thla ang”

tih ziak a ni si a.”

(I Korinth 1:18 & 19)

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Bayer admit United could tempt Adler

Bayer Leverkusen still hope to tie goalkeeper Rene Adler down to a new contract, but have accepted that convincing him to stay may be tricky if Manchester United make a bid this summer.

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Adler, 26, has been at Leverkusen all his career and has established himself as one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Bundesliga over the past few years.

And with United scouring Europe for a replacement for retiring Edwin van der Sar, Adler's name has been among those linked with a move to Old Trafford, with the likes of Manuel Neuer, David De Gea and Maarten Stekelenburg also reportedly on their radar.

United's goalkeeping coach Eric Steele was sent on a scouting mission to Germany last weekend, where he saw Adler keep a clean sheet in Leverkusen's 2-0 victory over Neuer's Schalke.

Leverkusen remain hopeful of retaining Adler's services and discussions about a contract extension are well under way, with general manager Rudi Voller staying calm over speculation linking Adler with a move away from the club.

"It's a usual circumstance in football to have players being watched by other clubs," Voller said. "We have the desire to sign a new deal with Rene Adler, this is a fact."

But Leverkusen executive Wolfgang Holzhauser says he is concerned that negotiations would be difficult should United swoop for the Germany international.

"There have been talks between the club and Rene Adler already, however we are still far off an agreement at this point in time," Holzhauser told Bild.

"If a club the size of Manchester United comes up, I feel signing a new deal with Rene Adler would not become easier."

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	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS
Man Utd	30	18	9	3	34	63
Arsenal	29	17	7	5	30	58
Chelsea	29	16	6	7	29	54
Man City	30	15	8	7	18	53
Tottenham	29	13	10	6	7	49
Liverpool	30	13	6	11	5	45
Bolton	30	10	10	10	1	40
Everton	30	9	13	8	1	40
Sunderland	30	9	11	10	-4	38
Stoke	30	11	4	15	-2	37
Newcastle	30	9	9	12	-1	36
Fulham	30	7	14	9	0	35
Blackburn	30	9	6	15	-12	33
Aston Villa	30	8	9	13	-14	33
Blackpool	30	9	6	15	-15	33
West Brom	30	8	9	13	-15	33
West Ham	30	7	11	12	-13	32
Wolves	30	9	5	16	-14	32
Birmingham	29	6	13	10	-13	31
Wigan	30	6	12	12	-22	30

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