Secondary Heroes - MCFC Accomplices 2011/12
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:18 amThis is a long-overdue thread dedicated to remembering the erstwhile adversaries, longtime enemies, and old friends who helped us along on our incredible road to glory. Here are three I was thinking about tonight.
1.) Shaun Maloney - Famously ambled back to Scotland three years ago after being "homesick" and crap at Aston Villa. Returned to England in August, forced his way into Wigan's first team with the Latics staring relegation in the face, and then hit the back of the net with this glorious curling shot to claim Wigan's first ever league points against the Rags. A famous goal, and a result that showed the first cracks in United's sewn-up title.
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2.) David Moyes - Traveling to the Swamp on the back of a gutless, cowardly display in the Merseyside derby in the FA Cup semifinal, the script was written for another tummy tickling by Gollum's benevolent master. Despite heroic efforts from Nikica Jelavic and Marouane Fellaini, the title looked sewn up at 4-2 and it was all set up for Everton to roll over and die. A Patrice Evra shot to make it 5-2 struck the post in the 81st minute. Four minutes later it was 4-4 and Moyes was jumping for joy in the technical area. The script had been well and truly flipped and the title was back in City's hands.
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3.) Rui Patricio - The man who saved "that" header by Joe to send us crashing out of Europe on away goals. At the time I was livid, not just from shipping two goals at home to Sporting, but because I considered the Europa to be our best remaining chance of winning silverware. But Patricio's fingertip save meant a trip to Ukraine in early April was avoided and that the Rags could not claim a league advantage from a Europe-free fixture list. In a season decided by the narrowest of margins, this was a blessing in disguise.
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1.) Shaun Maloney - Famously ambled back to Scotland three years ago after being "homesick" and crap at Aston Villa. Returned to England in August, forced his way into Wigan's first team with the Latics staring relegation in the face, and then hit the back of the net with this glorious curling shot to claim Wigan's first ever league points against the Rags. A famous goal, and a result that showed the first cracks in United's sewn-up title.
[youtube]4pypCgKOiT8[/youtube]
2.) David Moyes - Traveling to the Swamp on the back of a gutless, cowardly display in the Merseyside derby in the FA Cup semifinal, the script was written for another tummy tickling by Gollum's benevolent master. Despite heroic efforts from Nikica Jelavic and Marouane Fellaini, the title looked sewn up at 4-2 and it was all set up for Everton to roll over and die. A Patrice Evra shot to make it 5-2 struck the post in the 81st minute. Four minutes later it was 4-4 and Moyes was jumping for joy in the technical area. The script had been well and truly flipped and the title was back in City's hands.
[youtube]f75zhUga9jY[/youtube]
3.) Rui Patricio - The man who saved "that" header by Joe to send us crashing out of Europe on away goals. At the time I was livid, not just from shipping two goals at home to Sporting, but because I considered the Europa to be our best remaining chance of winning silverware. But Patricio's fingertip save meant a trip to Ukraine in early April was avoided and that the Rags could not claim a league advantage from a Europe-free fixture list. In a season decided by the narrowest of margins, this was a blessing in disguise.
[youtube]fFwQPFr3DmQ[/youtube]