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10/03/2007 19:40, Report by Ben Hibbs:
Larsson given fond farewell
Henrik Larsson bid farewell to United after the 2-2 FA Cup quarter final draw with Middlesbrough, but urged his team-mates to go on and win as many trophies as possible this season.
Sir Alex Ferguson said the 35-year-old was given an emotional send-off from the players in the dressing room after the game, with the Swedish forward giving some positive words of advice to his now former colleagues.
“I said bye to most of the lads, but I’m going to see them all on Tuesday [for the charity match] so I didn’t want to make too much out of it,” he said.
“I wished the players all the best for the rest of the season. Hopefully they are going to win something and I will be watching every game from Sweden, so that’s going to be great.
“All they can do is stay in all the competitions. As long as United are still in the cup there is a chance of winning it.
“Everything is possible, but it’s important that the lads focus on one competition at a time, and not think too much about what the other teams are doing.”
The Swede said that although the draw against Boro means one more fixture, the performance showed resilience as well as quality.
“It was an entertaining game, a typical cup tie,” he told MUTV. “We started out very well today and scored inside half an hour.
“Unfortunately they came back at us at half time. But you can’t expect anything else when you’re playing a cup match. The other team will always give it their all.
“We showed great character in coming back into the match. We have a lot of quality in this side and we showed that not only can we play football but we don’t give up easily either.”
Larsson scored three goals in 13 matches for the Reds since joining on loan from Helsingborg in January, but despite much talk of an extended stay he will definitely be going back to Sweden after Tuesday’s Jubilee Charity Match, for which he will play against United in Marcello Lippi’s Europe XI side.
He revealed that his short but sweet stay at Old Trafford surpassed all his expecations.
“It’s been a pleasure playing for this club,” he said. “I don’t have anything to complain about – the club, the fans, the players have been fantastic. It’s been even better than I thought it would be. You have some hopes when you first arrive, but this was exceptional.”
Sir Alex added his own personal tribute after the match, declaring Larsson "a real credit to the game."
"He was superb against Middlesbrough," he declared. "He's done very well for us and is a real credit to the game.
"He got a great reception from all the players in the dressing room after the match which was very emotional. We've done everything we can to persuade him to stay, but he's going back to Sweden and we wish him well."
對米德爾斯堡的比賽結束了 意味著拉爾森代表曼聯的最後一場比賽結束了 在賽後曼聯的更衣室裏面 拉爾森跟隊友們一一道別..!!
"我跟他們都說再見了 而我又將在下週二再次跟他們相遇..!!
"我在此祝福他們 希望他們會在這個賽季贏下獎盃 我會在瑞典關注曼聯的..!!
"只要曼聯還沒有被淘汰 他們就還有機會獲得獎盃 一切都有可能 關鍵是要關注在每場比賽里面 而不要太注意別的球隊在做什麽..!!
對于本場被逼平 拉爾森表達了自己的遺憾 但是依然爲曼聯的表現而高興 因爲他看到了曼聯的永不放棄的精神..!!
最後他提到了這段短暫而甜蜜的紅魔之旅
"在這裏效力很開心 我沒有什麽可以抱怨的 這裏的一切甚至比我想像中好"
最後費Sir也在賽後提到拉爾森
"他在這場比賽中做得很好..!!
"我們已經做了一切的工作去挽留他 但是他還是堅持離開 我們只有祝福他..!!" |
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