reasons on why you picked either team?
2007-03-21 05:44:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
1999 they won the treble!
2007-03-21 06:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by kevo m 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1999 was a pretty strong team because they were strong at defence, attack and midfield.
There were really invincible.
The 2007 squad has many young players so it will take em time to develop into the 1999 squad. But hey... we have to still give them the credit because they are having a pretty good season after 2003 and they are trying their best to repeat the 1999 history.
Also Scholes, Neville, Giggs and Solksjaers experience have been vital to this current squad.
2007-03-21 22:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are great. But the 1999 to me was strong from top to bottom. 4 Superb strikers, an excellent midfield at the height of their powers, and a strong defense.
The current side is very good and playing at an incrediable rate, thats why they will win the title, as well as having a good chance at the Treble.
2007-03-21 18:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man utd 1999 untill proven otherwise! can still go trophyless! why compare to the team of 1999 when there is so long to go!!!! i hope they pull it off!!! dont forget the teams stars are getting alot older! now aswell!!! giggs neville scoles solskajer van der sarr etc etc but not allways a bad thing age they have expeirinced alot more the word " footballing brain comes to mind"!!!!
2007-03-21 13:25:24 · answer #4 · answered by DEANO`S SON 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1999 won it all... amazing squad
Although to be fair, 2007's ARE playing against a multimillionaire tailor-made team...
2007-03-21 14:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by oloclock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1999, by far.
As for the Starting XI, they are similar.
The Dane is the dane, and Van Der Sar is no Peter, but he is still a top quality keeper.
The defense is similar. Rio and Vidic are not as good as Stam and Bruce were, but they aren't far off. Give them a few years, and it well be even closer.
I would rather have Irwin at left back, but Heinze and Evra are good cover. The Neville of 07' is just as good as the Neville of 99'.
In the midfield, Keane is a worlds better player then Carrick, but then again, they are a far different player as well. Either way, Keane of 99' is no comparison to Carrick, although no offense to Carrick; Keane is Keane. The Scholes of 07' is a better and more influencal player then that of the Scholes of 99' in my view.
Beckham and Ronaldo is a difficult choice. No doubt Ronaldo is a more clinical finisher, but Beckham is the better set up man. They weren't the same player, but they were of similar qualities.
Giggs in 07' is not the Giggs of 99'. Giggs of 99' was a natural winger, amazingly quick down the wing and a player of immense quality. Giggs still has that quality, but he has lost his stamina and maybe a step. He tends to float into the center more today, and is not a natural winger anymore. He is still a great player, but he was better in 99'.
Yorke and Cole were not individually better then Rooney or Saha, but combined, they formed the scariest combination in Europe. They knew each other so well, and they complemented each other. Rooney and Saha simply haven't had that much time to form a partnership, but in no way, should their collective ability be compared to the Yorke/Cole partnership.
Like I said, Cole was similar to Saha (needed at least 3 or 4 chances to convert, but was pacey and created a lot), and maybe similar talent wise, but together, Yorke and Cole simply brought out the best in each other.
In the end, the starting XI are of similar quality, but I would have to give the nod to 99'.
However, the first XI is not what sets them apart, it is in fact the reserves that do. The thing about the 99' team is that at almost every position, there was a backup that had immense quality, enough so to start for most teams.
Our backup players in 99' were so good, so much better then our backup players of today. In place of players like Blomqvist, Butt, Phil Neville, Sheringham and Ole in his prime, we have players like Park, Fletcher, O'Shea, and Ole in his twilight.
There is not a lot of comparison outside our starting XI, though I believe the 99' starting team to be much better. The quality of the 99' reserves totally overshadows are current reserves.
2007-03-21 13:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by Wittmann 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
1999 and 2007!!! hehe
2007-03-21 13:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by **Army Girl** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once we win the premiership, the FA & the uefa i will say 2007. I really believe we have what it takes to win ALL OF IT.
2007-03-21 15:47:33 · answer #8 · answered by j12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1999 and 2007 here we come lol GLORY GLORY :)
2007-03-21 15:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by flower19602003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very good question
right now i say 1999
cos its not then end of the season and we havent won anything yet
although we will have come the end of the season
2007-03-21 12:47:22 · answer #10 · answered by Frihah Anti-Milanist 4lyf! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋