[WC2014] United on World Cup 2014 Brazil

[Alphin Ambo]

Hodgson: Rooney to face Ecuador

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed Wayne Rooney will start tonight’s friendly against Antonio Valencia’s Ecuador at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

The United striker missed the final three games of the 2013/14 season with a groin strain and only made his comeback during last Friday’s 3-0 win over Peru at Wembley, where he played for 66 minutes before exiting the action for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling.
Hodgson says Rooney’s inclusion from the start will give him the chance to regain his match fitness ahead of England’s World Cup opener against Italy on 14 June. The Three Lions boss also refused to comment on which position the 28-year-old will play.
“It is quite simple. He only played around 60 minutes the other day, he didn’t play many games before he came to join us," said Hodgson. "We think that he is recovering his match fitness and we think that starting the game and playing a part will be to his advantage.
“We will see how long he will play and that will be based on how we think his fitness is progressing. Wayne can play in several positions and he will play in the position which we think will suit the team and which he is capable of playing.
“Wayne is a very useful player in the sense of you don’t have to pin him down and say this is his only position he can play. We have seen him play centre forward, behind the centre forward and also out wide.
“So if he has done all of those things at the very top level for Manchester United, there is no reason I can’t use him in those positions as well.”

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Fe...t-Ecuador.aspx

[rondwisan]

03/06/2014 08:19 - ManUtd.com, Adam Marshall
Chicha unlucky as Mexico lose


Javier Hernandez started Mexico's World Cup warm-up against Bosnia-Herzegovina but was unable to add to his impressive international goal tally as his side lost 1-0.

Izet Hajrovic hit Bosnia's first-half winner as Chicharito played for 81 minutes at Soldier Field in Chicago before being replaced by Marco Fabian.*

The United striker pressed his claims by going closest to scoring for Miguel Herrera's men when expertly firing a Miguel Layun pass beyond Stoke City's Asmir Begovic, with his left foot on 23 minutes, only for the ball to hit a post.

Hernandez did have another opportunity for the Orange-shirted Mexicans but was unable to effectively gather a Hector Herrera pass and Begovic made a save.

Mexico's final friendly before the main event starts is against Nani's Portugal in Foxborough on Friday before Cameroon, hosts Brazil and Croatia provide the opposition in Group A.

[troy andreas]

Opa Ron, anggap aja gw lagi ngerjain momod paling senior disini.

btw foto dari latihan terbuka timnas Inggris & Belanda.

[rondwisan]

@troy andreas; tuh Kagawa kagak ada namanya di skuad korsel lho ...



Kayaknya nyesel deh kmrn gw tambahin baloknya, apa kirim bata merah aja yaa ....

[penk22_]

Jiah Oom Troy bisa aja ngelesnya
Ngakunya ngerjain tapi aslinya butuh istirahat juga seperti Opa Ron..
#KesehatanKalianLoh




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[troy andreas]

Opa Ron, sudah mau bulan puasa loh. Jangan ada dendam diantara kita. LOL

Ini ada gambar hiburan yang aneh IMO.

Pilih merah jangan biru yah nak.

[rondwisan]

Nggak kok Troy ...., woles ...


Btw, itu penonton yg pake baju City disuruh ganti United yaa ...

[zudomiriku]

Robin van Persie injury concern for Holland as Man United striker winces while he walks down the tunnel at half time against Wales

* Robin van Persie seen wincing as he walked down the tunnel
* Man United striker suffered potential groin injury in World Cup warmup
* Manager Louis van Gaal expects striker to be fit for Spain fixture

Robin Van Persie must see a doctor to ascertain the extent of a groin injury that forced him to go off with a grimace at half-time of Netherlands’ friendly with Wales in Amsterdam.

It gives Louis Van Gaal cause for concern with their World Cup opener against Spain less than ten days away.

The Dutch boss said the problem could have got worse had Van Persie stayed on and added: ‘He has to wait until the doctor sees him. It was better than you don’t risk a bigger injury by playing him in the second as it was not the most important match.


Injury scare: Holland striker Robin van Persie was taken off at half time with a potential groin injury


Assist: Van Persie's first-half shot was parried into the path of Arjen Robben who opened the scoring

‘It looks slight injury but it is not for nothing that you go off.’

Van Gaal said he ‘hoped’ the Manchester United striker, who was not 100 per cent fit in any case after missing six weeks towards the end of last season with a knee injury, would be fit for the Spain game.

Van Persie tried to play down the scare last night and said: ‘I came off as a precaution. It built up during the came so decided it was sensible to come off.’

Van Persie’s importance to his country was illustrated by the way their attack became blunted in the second half, although his replacement Jeremain Lens did score a tap-in with 14 minutes to go to make the final score 2-0.

Arjen Robben had scored the opener in the first half by converting a rebound from a Van Persie shot.

Wales manager Chris Coleman will be warmed by the way his team, without Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Ashley Williams, tested the hosts at times and could have given their travelling something to cheer had a couple of openings been finished more accurately.

Much was made in the build-up to this game of Van Gaal’s decision to switch to a 5-3-2 system from Holland’s usual 4-3-3. He trialled it in their previous friendly against Ghana last Saturday prompting Bert van Marwijk, the man who led his nation to the World Cup final four years ago, to question the wisdom of changing tactics so close to the tournament starting.

There might be more sniping to come given Van Gaal sprung a surprise by opting for a 4-4-2 diamond formation here. With Robben, Van Persie and Wesley Sneijder purring, as was the case last night, their positioning shouldn’t matter though.

In the 25th minute Robben played a one-two with Sneijder then jinked past Danny Gabbidon only to continue tip-toeing too long so when he fired his shot James Chester was able to clear off the line.

In the 32nd minute he did not wait to pull the trigger. Van Persie beat Chris Gunter on the left and cracked a shot that Hennessey could only divert into the path of Robben who struck instantly.

Van Persie could have made it two soon after but he sliced his effort just wide after being teed up by Daley Blind. It was to be the last act in his game, replaced at half-time by Lens with cameras picking up a wince that will make Dutch fans do just the same.

The Dynamo Kiev forward did add gloss to Holland’s win by slotting in at the far post after a perfect cross from Robben, released by Sneijder, but it is clear any absence of Van Persie will cast a huge shadow.

Coleman said: ‘You never like to lose but I don’t think we could have one much more. We put the effort in and we were up against a really good outfit with a top manager. We showed courage, bravery and stayed strong and we gave them a really good test before they head off to the World Cup.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2648836/Robin-van-Persie-injury-concern-Holland-Man-United-striker-winces-walks-tunnel-half-time-against-Wales.html

[marviel]

Bagus itu fotonya om Troy yg para pemain Jepang sama anak-anak

Wkk
Ntu ada yg pake jersey City, tapi di kasiin jersey United (mantap)

#GGMU

[tumpal_oneunited]

Akhirnya Rooney nyetak gol juga di partai pemanasan jelang WC 2014 vs ekuador dini hari tadi.
Semoga bisa menjadi penambah semangat buat Rooney di WC 2014 nanti.
Dan keran golnya di Brazil nanti juga bisa terbuka lebar. Amin.