Champions League: Giggs before 800th Game for Man Utd  

Before his 800th Commitment to Manchester United Ryan Giggs won the title ten times in the Premier League, has won four times the English FA Cup twice and celebrated the win the Champions League, but very pleased the 35-year-old on a title: The English players union Kührt him "Player of the Year".

"This is the best recognition that one could wish for," said Giggs before the anniversary of the King class. Many of his team colleagues are surprised, however, that Giggs only in its 18th Professional season got the prize. Finally, no other player in the game in England so characterized, as the Welshman. With his elegance, he embodies exactly what the Englishman as "beautiful game" to understand.

The combination of speed, strength and dribble the eye for the decisive pass made him the favorite of the trailers and the nightmare of every player's counter. Many compare Giggs with another Manchester legend George Best with the Northern Irish, there is a further commonality. At 16 decided to Giggs for the jersey of Wales, the homeland of his mother. Thus, he can never in world or European championships show. The more furor for his club since he was at 17 his first game for Manchester denied.

For Giggs himself came the award for the best players just before his 800th Commitment to Manchester in the semifinals of the Champions League against Arsenal at the right time. "I'm always with age better. Some games I have perhaps more influenced when I was younger, but as constant as now I have never been. "That's coach Alex Ferguson as well. Giggs himself for all his achievements would be without the guiding hand of coach legend unimaginable. Because no one knows better than Ferguson, as he the best of his model students can bring out.


Previously whetted Giggs on the left wing back and forth "like a dog behind a piece of silver foil," as Ferguson once wrote. Now that Giggs is no longer quite so quickly, he or she shall Ferguson prefers him in the central middle. Especially in the important games Giggs is there with his experience and technical skills as a designer of the ingenious system of the team. "He gives the team control and security," said the Scot.

The fact that the game Giggs of Manchester United can still dominate, he also has his very healthy way of life to thank. While other footballers in their spare time in front of the Playstation or looking for expensive cars spend, he agonizes on the yoga mat. Alcohol and greasy foods are absolutely taboo. Even as a young player he has never been to the antics of colleagues like David Beckham and Dwight Yorke involved. Therefore, he time of his career, despite his spectacular playing style always something next to the spotlight. But while most of their careers are now finished, Ryan Giggs is still there.

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