BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Dries Mertens scored one minute from time as Belgium
scrapped to a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in its final preparation game for the
World Cup on Saturday.
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interrupted for about 40 minutes after a severe hail storm forced players off
the field in the first half. After a successful preparation campaign highlighted
by a 5-1 victory over Luxembourg and a 2-0 win in Sweden, Belgium coach Marc
Wilmots sought safety first for the send-off game against Tunisia. He kept
Romelu Lukaku on the bench until the 61st minute after the striker had already
proven his form with four goals in the last two games. He also experimented in
midfield by keeping expected World Cup starters Axel Witsel and Kevin De Bruyne
sidelined. Tunisia was reduced to 10 men after 63 minutes when Issam Jemaa was
sent off for a second yellow card for grabbing Vincent Kompanys shirt. Belgium
dominated but lacked the cutting edge and had only a few shots at goal until
Mertens slotted home after being set up by Nacer Chadlis pass. Belgium plays
Russia, South Korea and Algeria in Group H.
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Carey Price and defencemen Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin werent on the flight
when the Montreal Canadiens left Tuesday to face the Blackhawks in Chicago.
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he was a different person with different responsibilities, different
motivations. He had a lot to prove but he wasnt fully ready to prove it, not
like he is now.It may have been Chelsea who recently featured in an episode of
The Simpsons, but its Manchester United who have morphed into a mere caricature
of themselves. Rooneys latest piece of football genius lost in the furore which
now stalks David Moyes, and the man who gave the Manchester United striker his
start as a 16-year old at Goodison Park back in 2002. Verbally abused as he sat
in the dugout during the later stages of yet another disjointed performance in
the midweek Manchester Derby - a banner which proclaimed the Ferguson rubber
stamped appointment has now become a focal point for growing supporter fury with
the 50-year old Scotsman. The Chosen One has become the Chastised One. The Old
Trafford storm clouds are certainly gathering and how Moyes will hope that
infamous Manchester rain will play its part just ahead of the kick off against
Aston Villa Saturday when most of the 75,000 in attendance will be gazing
skyward at a plane which will trail a, "Wrong One: Moyes Out" banner. Weve moved
on then from a time where fans would meet down the pub pre-match and march in
protest to the ground. This fly by is not the work of a few mavericks merely
looking for cheap publicity at Moyes expense, but is the response to a season
lost from the all influential Red Issue Fanzine. Raising the $1,500 cost in
less time it took for Toure to bang in a third Manchester City goal, earlier
Friday Red Issue explained their motivation for organizing the fly by protest in
a statement to the media. "The decision to fly a plane over Old Trafford bearing
the slogan Wrong One: Moyes Out is one born out of acute frustration. It is
frustration at the poor results, lack of fight on the pitch and the unavoidable
signs that David Moyes isnt up to the highest standards required to manage
Manchester United Football Club." "A significant proportion of Manchester United
fans have had enough and unequivocally want David Moyes sacked. Further
frustration has been created from the inaccurate perception that all Manchester
United fans are behind David Moyes." "The plane and banner which will fly over
the stadium this Saturday attempts to directly counter this very unpopular
[Chosen One] banner with the words Wrong One and the Moyes Out wording is our
statement of what a significant group of Manchester United fans want to happen
next at our club." Choice words. To his credit at Fridays pre-match press
conference, Moyes defended the supporters right to protest and reiterated his
appreciations to all the supporters who continue to back him. Intriguingly that
number includes the supporter who rose to Old Trafford infamy when back in 1989
he unfurled a banner which demanded Fergsuon depart a club he had been in charge
of for three years but was yet to deliver any silverware. We all know now how
that ended. Such though has been the dramatic fall from grace under Moyes, even
the leagues CEO Richard Scudamore felt compelled to discuss the matter when
stating a belief Manchester Uniteds current predicament was bad for business. No
club in English football is more passionately followed across the globe than the
champions.
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The season long funk has also wreaked havoc with Rio Ferdinands personal and
social life. The six-time BPL winner has disclosed a preference currently for
not taking his kids to school or go out for an evening. This, as ways to avoid
supporters and the embarrassment of a season that even with seven matches
remaining will return the lowest point total for Manchester United in the
Premier League era. Astonishingly, Sir Alex Ferguson is no longer immune from
abuse; this occurring as he was sat up in his directors box perch Wednesday
evening. Not only did Ferguson leave Moyes soiled goods with many players
clearly past their sell by date, there is also a growing sense Ferguson did
most of the bidding for the much despised Glazer family. Since they took control
in 2005, the owners are reported to have taken $1 biliion out of the club. This
income has been taken out to service interest payments and meet other financial
demands. Money supporters say should have been reinvested in the squad. To
arrest the decline it will take more than the type of panic buying that saw
Manchester United pay well over the market odds for Fellaini in the summer and
Mata in January. Let there be no doubt these are unprecedented times at Old
Trafford. One of the more popular London tabloids spoke Thursday of a coup led
by the class of 92 and bankrolled by oil money. Even the New York Stock Exchange
got in on the action when the clubs share price rose five per
cent.
For a club which has already lost six BPL matches at home, Moyes will need a
significant response from his players Saturday. Up next is an April Fools Day
date with the European Champions Bayern Munich. You can reach and follow Noel
Butler at: Noel.Butler@BellMedia.ca @TheSoccerNoel on Twitter
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