
Football
Share
Published 11:58 8 Mar 2017 GMT
Explore more on these topics:
"It's still hard for me to believe that we are going to play tomorrow," Mourinho told reporters on Wednesday, before saying the poor pitch may influence his team selection.
"I know we have to, but I find it hard to believe we are going to play on that field, if you can call it a field. I don't know which team to play, really. I have now a lot to think because I was expecting something more playable."Mourinho likened the pitch to the one at the Bird's Nest stadium in China last summer, which was so bad after poor weather that a pre-season friendly with Manchester City had to be called-off. The United manager said he complained to a UEFA official about the surface, but was told that "the players are insured if something happens." It's often difficult to agree with some of Mourinho's complaints, but in this case he's fully justified. The pitch appears to be in terrible condition ahead of the game. [caption id="attachment_116271" align="alignnone" width="1199"]
Via Paul Hirst.[/caption]
Here's the surface Mourinho and United thought they would be playing on:
https://twitter.com/SimonPeach/status/839432208192536576
Quiz: Put these PFA Players’ Player of the Year winners in order
Some amount of legends here! With the current Premier League season nearing its end, debates over the end-of-season awards have been heating up. There are a few awards to go around, including the FWA Footballer of the Year, and the Premier League Player of the Season. However, the most prestigious is the PFA Players’ Player […]
Football
22h
Amazing scenes as pub reacts to crazy punch in big Spanish clash
Absolutely bananas! There were bizarre scenes during the weekend’s game between Real Zaragoza and Huesca in the Spanish Secunda Division. Zaragoza keeper Esteban Andrada was shown a red card late in the match when he received a second yellow for pushing over a Huesca player. He then ran towards Huesca captain Jorge Pulido and punched him […]
Football
1 day ago
Football
Trump takes huge step forward in adding new country to World Cup
Football