Why the carling cup is overtaking the Fa cup

This seems to be an unhappy statement, but possibly true because while the Carling cup is played in a period where players are fresh and ready to play, the Fa cup appears at the worst possible time, when players are wanting their Christmas break, so while Manchester United will be resting players against Scunthorpe, they will field players who have hope that the game against Scunthorpe may lead to a starting birth in the premier league, for example Bebe it's a big chance for him tomorrow, yet in January if the same game was played then it would be a different story, because while the reserve Manchester United players have lost all hope for the season, they would face a team in Scunthorpe more interested in Championship safety, yet tommorow will be a different and more enjoyable story. 

why Berbatov and Rooney are switching roles

For the last 2 season Wayne Rooney has been the golden boy of Manchester, and Dimitar Berbatov has been given the name Berbaflop, it finally looks like roles have reversed, and it shows how the reward of effort finally looks to have paid off, so while Rooney has late night sessions in dodgy hotel, Berbatov has lost weight and gained an even better first touch, the price tag now looks justified and the only question now has to be when will Rooney get back to the level he was at last season.

The French disaster

It is hard to believe that in  just four years a country can go from reaching the World cup final, to being beaten by South Africa, and many indicated that the change in manager would help, but the 1-0 loss at home to Belarus, proves different, the answer is simple stop treating the team  like they can not do anything right because although individually this country has an array of talent, in internationals moral plays an even bigger part, than in the domestic leagues, if France with the talented manager of Laurent Blanc can get this right then French football will soon rise to the top once again.