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Isn't he complaining that four minutes wasn't long enough? I didn't watch so I can't really comment.
Ferguson told BBC Sport: "There were six substitutions, the trainer came on, so that's four minutes right away and the goalkeeper must have wasted about two or three minutes and they took their time at every goal kick.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19774393 |
he is complaining, yes. But in my opinion, four minutes was alright. Fergie is exaggerating, as always ... "six substitutions" isn't correct because the Rooney-for-Giggs sub was done at half-time, so that won't influence the injury time. Hernandez and Dawson came on after 92 minutes, and Foy added 30 seconds for that. So basically, you have three substitutions that influence the injury time. 30 seconds per substitutions and 30 seconds per goal = 3 minutes. Plus an additional minute because of Friedel (Ferguson is right in that case, Friedel wasted a lot of time). You could argue about adding a fifth minute, but Foy's decision wasn't anywhere close to being an "insult" or a "disgrace". It's just Ferguson's usual move to deflect everyone's attention from the real issues: our problems in the back and the missing pace in midfield.