United strike force kept in rude health by its Dutch master
Posted in News on Saturday September 17th, 2005 3:22pm
On top of the injuries that wrecked last season, he was forced to come out and deny that he was looking to slip out of the back door at Old Trafford after his agent was spotted loitering around some of the leading Spanish clubs.
Terrace mistrust was never audibly transmitted to the striker — unlike the case of Ferdinand — but Van Nistelrooy was sufficiently concerned that he went on television with his manager to present a United front.
“With the combination of what was being said and my performances, people were looking at the games and probably thinking my head was somewhere else,” he said. “I noted it, definitely. You just get that feeling. The fans have always been good but you just get those different vibes when you are out and about.
“I would see fans and they would say, ‘Ruud don’t leave’ and I would tell them, ‘Don’t worry’. But some maybe thought I was just saying it. That is why I had to get a clear statement out there. I am genuine and it is important to me that the fans know I am loyal. That interraction is important.”
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