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MANCHESTER, England - Manchester Uniteds failure to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title has Alex Ferguson questioning whether his squad was strong enough following Cristiano Ronaldos departure, or if tactical mistakes were made during the season. Bills Shawne Merriman Jersey . Manchester Uniteds manager Alex Ferguson applauds the crowd as he walks round the pitch following their English Premier League soccer match against Stoke City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England May 9, 2010. [Agencies] Uniteds three-year reign as champion ended on Sunday despite beating Stoke 4-0, as Chelsea remained a point ahead with an 8-0 thrashing of Wigan. Related readings: Ferguson blasts United after injury-time loss Ferguson counting on character to deliver title Forget finances, relish Rooney, Ferguson Chelsea beats Wigan 8-0 to win Premier League All Ferguson has to show for his 24th season in charge is the League Cup - won in March by beating Aston Villa - after losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals and being stunned by third-tier club Leeds in the FA Cup in January. Did I always make the right team selections with the appropriate tactics? Do we have a strong enough squad? Ferguson asked in a rare moment of introspection. I have to weigh up whether to move into the transfer market, considering our own youth development and the players we have. Its an assessment that has to be set against injuries, bad luck and of course the fact that there is a harder competitive edge in the Premier League these days. Its a tough old league, very unforgiving, and a lot of the teams at the top have lost games they expected to win. One of the most costly of Uniteds seven league losses was its third match at Burnley, which survived just one season in the top flight competition. Ferguson is still angry about the 1-0 loss at Chelsea in November, when John Terry headed home from a free kick which the United manger still argues shouldnt have been awarded. Thats maybe swung the whole title around if you think about it, Ferguson said. United managed to finish second despite reinvesting barely a quarter of the 80 million pounds ($118 million) Real Madrid paid for Ronaldo last June, while neighbor Manchester City finished fifth despite splurging more than 200 million pounds. Winger Antonio Valencia was the only recruit to play consistently well for United, with Michael Owen enduring an injury-restricted campaign after signing on a free transfer and winger Gabriel Obertan still yet to fully develop. I always knew we would miss Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferguson said. But the 68-year-old Scot has never regretted selling Carlos Tevez despite the Argentina striker scoring 29 goals since defecting to Man City in the offseason. That was 17 more than Uniteds record signing Dimitar Berbatov scored, with the languid Bulgarian failing to shine in his second season at Old Trafford. Previous Page 1 2 Next Page Previous Page 1 2 Next Page Premier James Farrior Jersey . Levenson a déclaré que lintérêt pour acquérir la concession sétait accru depuis lannonce faite le mois dernier par lautre copropriétaire Michael Gearon fils. Gearon avait parlé dun ?sentiment durgence? quant à la possibilité de devoir déménager les Thrashers hors dAtlanta. Replica Ed Reed Jersey . 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Los Angeles cast a spell on the struggling Wizards after a trip to meet President Obama Kobe Bryant (R) of the Los Angeles Lakers tries to get a shot off as Brendan Haywood of the Washington Wizards defends on the play during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington January 26, 2010.??[PhotoAgencies] WASHINGTON: Theres nothing like a trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave to lift the spirits during the dog days of an NBA season. Thats a privilege given only to the reigning champions and the Los Angeles Lakers had their moment with President Barack Obama on Monday. It was a good substitute for a ho-hum January practice, and they promptly lifted their road doldrums on Tuesday night with a 115-103 win over the Washington Wizards. Related readings: Obama meets with NBA champion Lakers Turkoglus 2 free throws lift Raptors over Lakers LeBron leads Cavaliers over Kobe and Lakers 93-87 Lakers surge late to beat Magic in reprise of FinalsInjured Bryant sinks winner as Lakers beat Mavs Our overall energy was a lot better, said Lamar Odom, who scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The trip to the White House gave us a little energy. We want to go back. Odom said before the game the champs had become a little too overconfident, but it didnt show as he and his teammates chased down loose balls and kept their hands all over the passing lanes. The Lakers showed the troubled Wizards what hustling, focused, never-let-up basketball is all about, shooting 59 percent and forcing six turnovers during a crucial second-quarter run. Offensive rebounds, getting loose balls, turning teams over, Kobe Bryant said. Especially when you play on the road, thats some of things you need to have happen. Bryant and Pau Gasol scored 26 points apiece for the Lakers, who had lost six of their previous eight road games and pulled to a 2-2 record midway through their current eight-game swing. New Orleans Saints Henderson Jersey. Antawn Jamison, playing on a sprained right foot, scored 27 points to lead the Wizards, who lost the last four games of a six-game homestand. The game came one day after guard Javaris Crittenton received probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge, the latest fallout from last months lockerroom confrontation between Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas. I think were all pretty much numb to the whole thing right now, coach Flip Saunders said. The Lakers took over a tight game with a 20-7 half-ending run that included Wizards turnovers of every kind. Shannon Brown stole the ball from DeShawn Stevenson, Andray Blatche traveled, Mike Miller and Mike James threw bad passes, the shot clock expired and Brendan Haywood committed an offensive foul with 2.5 seconds left in the half. Brown, meanwhile, used the quarter to tune up for the slam dunk contest at next months All-Star weekend. He put home an alley-oop, threw down a flying monster to end a fast break and stunned the Wizards by dunking a missed free throw by teammate Andrew Bynum. Derek Fishers wide-open 3-pointer gave the Lakers a 60-44 lead at the break. Against a team like that, thats all is takes is a quick three, four, five minutes where youre not playing your best, Haywood said. They take advantage of that and they basically cruise all game off that little 15-point cushion. The Wizards stayed within shouting distance in the second half, mostly keeping the deficit between 10 and 15 points. Jamison cut it to nine, 91-82, by making a free throw with 8:58 left in the game but the Lakers responded with a 12-2 run that included four points from Gasol, a 3-pointer from Brown and a 3-pointer and another jumper from Jordan Farmar. Washington shot 51 percent and outrebounded Los Angeles 41-32. If we had played as hard in the past few of our games as we did tonight, we would have had a good homestand, Saunders said. AP ' ' '
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