Profile of
Ryan Giggs:
Career History There has been nothing less than greatness expected of the prodigy
Ryan Giggs since Manchester City, where he played until he was fourteen years old, gave up the chance to sign him. Alex Ferguson quickly intervened taking him across town to United and City have been cursing themselves ever since.
His League debut for Manchester United came on 2nd March 1991, against Everton at Old Trafford, as a substitute for Denis Irwin. The winger's first League start was in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford at the end of the same season, when he scored the only goal of the match.
Giggs soon made the left-wing position his own despite fierce competiton from Lee Sharpe.
Ryan's early career was memorable for stunning goals against Spurs in 1993 and QPR in 1994.
After winning the title in 1993,
Giggs stepped up a level and helped United to the Double in 1994. By the time of the 'Double double' of 1996 and Premiership title in 1997,
Giggs was a household name and one of finest players on the planet. He played superbly in Champions League games against Porto and Juventus in 1997 as United started to make an impression on the foreign stage.
Ryan was the first player to win the PFA Young Player of the Year twice and is still the youngest ever player to play for Wales at the age of 17 years and 321 days, when he came on as a substitute against West Germany.
At his peak
Giggs was one of the most exhilarating sites in world football and a rare talent indeed. His devastating speed on the wing with unrivalled skill made him one of the crown jewels of Old Trafford. Giggsy's lightning runs with the ball tied to his feet scared the hell out of opponents and contributed to making Manchester United one of the world's most exciting teams to watch. As well as dribbling skills his crossing from the wings improved with each passing year making him even more deadly.
No more so was Giggsy's skill highlighted than with his "Wonder-goal" against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final replay. A truly breathtaking moment in an epic match that is up there with the greatest goals of all time. As well as his great attacking talents what is often less mentioned, is
Giggs' high work rate, tireless off-the ball runs and backtracking. Despite being rich, successful and hugely talented,
Giggs rarely gets abuse from rival fans, even they can respect genius when they see it.
Even though he won a treble of medals the 1998-99 season was perhaps not one of his best, as injury forced him to miss some vital games. Still, there were highlights such as the above mentioned "Wonder goal", a lovely goal against Notts Forest, two goals against Brondby and his last minute equaliser against Juventus. Not to mention getting his hands on the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup with United's amazing end to the season.
Not that he was bad in the first part, but
Ryan Giggs was absolutely superb in the second part of the 1999-2000 season. He was back to his very best, torturing opposition defenders with dazzling mazy runs and bursts of pace. It was almost a return to the early and mid 90's when
Giggs' game was all about running at players with skill and pace.
He had focused on becoming a much better all-round player in past years but that season he found a greater willingness to take players on again playing more as a classic winger. This is his greatest ability of all and the one which frightens the life out of defences the world over. There was no wonder goal this time but he did score important goals and the highlights were performances away to West Ham, Middlesbrough, Wimbledon (where he did an amazing 70 yard run) and home to Fiorentina, Valencia.
One of the highlights of season 2000-2001 was an audacious 55-yard volley from
Giggs at Charlton in which he ball crashed onto the bar for Solskjaer to score. It was around the Winter stage of the season that
Giggs was at his spectacular best as he terrorised defences and helped create goals for others.
Giggs scored a superb goal at Bradford, a great strike late at Sturm Graz and was on the top of his game.
However, reoccurrence of that cursed hamstring injury in February meant he was not at full fitness for the cruical first Quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich, although he did score with an excellent chip in the second leg. As he collected his seventh championship medal he also signed a new 5 year contract ensuring his awesome talents would be at Old Trafford until at least 2006.
(manutdzone.com)
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