Ruud van Nistelrooy’s statements:
(Qualifier against Real Madrid). “We’re starting 2012 with a great opportunity to play against a great team and to see where we are and where we can be. We must play as a team, knowing that they’re a difficult rival, and we’ll need to defend well against their forwards, but without forgetting to play ourselves and to approach their goal area and create some good chances.”
“It’ll be important to get a result in the first match, so we have more options when we play at home.”
(New Year aims). “Personally, I want to be more effective, as do all forwards, and collectively we’ll continue working hard to win over this margin for improvement that we have and to be high up the table when the League finishes.”
(Squad). “We have a mixture of experience and youth, of great individual players and a collective who works hard and wants to improve.”
(Personal). “For me it’s important to keep working. I’m feeling good physically and mentally, with both the team and people at the Club.”
(Qualifier against Real Madrid). “We’re starting 2012 with a great opportunity to play against a great team and to see where we are and where we can be. We must play as a team, knowing that they’re a difficult rival, and we’ll need to defend well against their forwards, but without forgetting to play ourselves and to approach their goal area and create some good chances.”
“It’ll be important to get a result in the first match, so we have more options when we play at home.”
(New Year aims). “Personally, I want to be more effective, as do all forwards, and collectively we’ll continue working hard to win over this margin for improvement that we have and to be high up the table when the League finishes.”
(Squad). “We have a mixture of experience and youth, of great individual players and a collective who works hard and wants to improve.”
(Personal). “For me it’s important to keep working. I’m feeling good physically and mentally, with both the team and people at the Club.”