Ryan Giggs: From The 'Fledglings To Moscow And Beyond

Two years ago I was foolish enough to make the suggestion that Ryan Giggs might like to consider retirement as an option. That he was too slow, his dribbling skills and his endurance had left him, he was finished as we had younger players who could do his job.

Since then he scored the winner against Wigan last year to secure the Premier League win for Manchester United. He then scored the winning penalty in Moscow against Chel$ki to secure the Champions League.

Last week against Chel$ki again, he was immense, he was awesome and add to this a further 100 superlatives. HE OWNED CHELSEA BIG TIME.

So I apologise Mr Giggs, even at his age he has a lot more to offer than players 12 years younger than him.

Micheal Carrick said of him recently:

Ryan is as motivated as anyone in the dressing room, that is why he has been here for so long and achieved so much. If you win a league title, a lot of players might think 'that is not bad, I will settle for that.' But you can't get away with that here and Ryan is the obvious example of that.

"As players coming in you look at Ryan, see how motivated and determined he is and realise that is the way to be. He commands the respect of everyone in the dressing room. People look up to him. It is not so much asking his advice, it is to see what it takes to be a success in the game."

How much longer can he go on?

I'm saying nothing this time......Back To Home Page...

Milos Krasic

Manchester United face competition for CSKA Moscow winger Milos Krasic. Portsmouth and Porto are also showing interest in the dynamic Krasic ahead of the January market.

After starting out with his hometown side Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica, Krasic's extraordinary talent was noticed by FK Vojvodinain 1999 and he made a switch northwards at still only 14 years of age. He spent the next 4 and a half seasons in Novi Sad where he further raised his level and became the team captain.

In January 2004, Russian powerhouse CSKA came calling and Krasić was on his way to Moscow where he featured in three games during the club's 2004/05 UEFA Cup winning run, including a cameo appearance in the final. He also helped them win the 2005 Russian title. With PFC CSKA Moscow he also won the Russian Premier League in 2005 and 2006, the Russian Cup in 2005, 2006, 2008, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006 and 2007. This is the reason why some of the bigger clubs have come knocking at the door for him .....Back To Home Page

NOT JUST PILIPINAS BASKETBALL

EuroleagueThe blog was meant to cover the journey of Team Pilipinas and other Pilipinas related basketball news. Though the world of basketball is getting exciting from the NBA to the Euroleague I decided to include some news from those leagues as well but the emphasis is still on Pilipinas basketball. In the Euroleague, CSKA Moscow won the championship for the sixth time beating Tel Aviv Maccabi