MAN UNITED MADE A WHOPPING 649 PASSES, WITH AN 85% PASS ACCURACY, (HAD 69% POSSESSION), AND 23 SHOTS, WITH 6 ON TARGET IN LAST NIGHT’S MATCH AGAINST NOTTINGHAM FOREST! NOTTINGHAM FOREST MADE 310 PASSES, WITH A 73% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 8 SHOTS, WITH 2 ON TARGET, INCLUDING ANTHONY ELANGA’S UNBELIEVABLE OPENER AT 5 MINS., WHEN HE DANCED THE BALL 85 METRES UP THE PITCH (IN 9 SECONDS), AND POWERED IT INTO THE GOAL FROM ABOUT 45 METRES! IT WAS ASTONISHING! AND WITH NO OTHER GOALS THROUGHOUT THE MATCH, ANTHONY’S GOAL WAS THE MATCH-WINNER, WITH NOTTINGHAM FOREST WINNING 1 – 0.
ANTHONY ELANGA SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“IT’S ABOUT ATTACKING THE SPACE AND GETTING TO THE EDGE OF THE BOX AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN HURT THE OPPOSITION, I SAW THE SPACE AND I BACKED THAT I CAN SHOW IT ON THE PITCH. IT’S NOT TOO SHABBY. THE FINISH WAS SOMETHING I’VE WORKED ON. YOU CAN RUN FAST BUT YOU NEED TO REMAIN CALM. COMING HERE WAS ABOUT PLAYING, I’M NOT THE FINISHED PRODUCT. I LEARNT A LOT AT MAN UTD. I APPRECIATE THEM A LOT. I AM ENJOYING MY FOOTBALL AND WANT TO KEEP GOING.”
RUBEN AMORIM SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCHÂ – “WE DESERVED TO WIN, NOT EVEN DRAW”
“WE CONTROLLED THE GAME, BUT WE ALREADY KNEW THIS TEAM CAN SCORE OUT OF NOTHING. WHEN THEY SCORE, IT CHANGES THE GAME FOR WHAT THEY WANT. WE TRIED AND HAD GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. IN THE FINAL THIRD, THE LAST PASS WAS NOT THERE. WE DON’T HAVE THAT AND WE CANNOT SCORE GOALS. THIS SEASON IS LIKE THAT. WE CANNOT CONCEDE IN THE TRANSITION OF SET PIECES. WE SHOULD HAVE WON THIS GAME, NOT EVEN DRAW, BUT IN THE END WE LOST THREE POINTS.”
NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH – “WE WERE ON THE ROPES.”
“SUFFER, BELIEVE AND HELP EACH OTHER. IT WAS A VERY HARD GAME, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ARE HUGELY IMPORTANT FOR US. WE WERE AGAINST THE ROPES AFTER THE LONG FA CUP GAME. LET’S FOCUS ON THE NEXT GAME. IT IS DAY BY DAY.”
