UEFA Champions League
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I went to see the game at Old Trafford and...it was a mixed bag.
The Good:
Rooney was fantastic. His touches, movement, passing...everything. Man of the match for me. There were times when he should have gone for goal but opted to pass, but if Saha had finished those chances then it wouldn't have mattered.
Carrick; probably his best game for United so far, unlocked the defence with some clever passing. Had a nice shot on goal too, that drew a good save.
Vidic and Brown both put in a couple of crunching tackles and strong headers
Scholes scored a cracking goal, and a lot of United's play came through him. Played a lot of one-twos with Rooney and Carrick
Van Der Sar looked a little sloppy warming up, and when collecting a couple of balls early on, but he was quick off his line and he made one great save to deny a certain goal.
Solskjaer looked good when he came on, playing in Fletcher and O'Shea and putting in some crosses. He's really turned back the years.
Richardson was used how I think he should be - a late substitute to inject some pace. He's speedy as a mofo, though his goal was lucky. Still, looked bright.
The Bad:
Saha had an off day. He couldn't put away a couple of 1-on-1's and he never really contributed
O'Shea was absolutely dreadful, until he got himself the goal. Then he was just mediocre.
Ronaldo had a bad game. When he actually got the ball, his decisions were poor. A couple of his shots ended up by the corner flag. Some nice touches and passes, but not enough.
The Other:
Fletcher's passing ran the gamut; sometimes he'd give it away easily and sometimes he'd pull off a clever through ball or a nice cross-field ball. Second half was a big improvement for him.
Evra looked lively all game. He battled to win balls and looked clever going forward. A couple of times he got caught out of position, and a better team would have exploited it more.
Smith; great to see him back, and he got involved. Kept getting fouled - and got punched, too - but the referee didn't seem to notice. Ronaldo (I think) gave him a gilt-edged chance, which he squandered. Still, not to fear.
The Good:
Rooney was fantastic. His touches, movement, passing...everything. Man of the match for me. There were times when he should have gone for goal but opted to pass, but if Saha had finished those chances then it wouldn't have mattered.
Carrick; probably his best game for United so far, unlocked the defence with some clever passing. Had a nice shot on goal too, that drew a good save.
Vidic and Brown both put in a couple of crunching tackles and strong headers
Scholes scored a cracking goal, and a lot of United's play came through him. Played a lot of one-twos with Rooney and Carrick
Van Der Sar looked a little sloppy warming up, and when collecting a couple of balls early on, but he was quick off his line and he made one great save to deny a certain goal.
Solskjaer looked good when he came on, playing in Fletcher and O'Shea and putting in some crosses. He's really turned back the years.
Richardson was used how I think he should be - a late substitute to inject some pace. He's speedy as a mofo, though his goal was lucky. Still, looked bright.
The Bad:
Saha had an off day. He couldn't put away a couple of 1-on-1's and he never really contributed
O'Shea was absolutely dreadful, until he got himself the goal. Then he was just mediocre.
Ronaldo had a bad game. When he actually got the ball, his decisions were poor. A couple of his shots ended up by the corner flag. Some nice touches and passes, but not enough.
The Other:
Fletcher's passing ran the gamut; sometimes he'd give it away easily and sometimes he'd pull off a clever through ball or a nice cross-field ball. Second half was a big improvement for him.
Evra looked lively all game. He battled to win balls and looked clever going forward. A couple of times he got caught out of position, and a better team would have exploited it more.
Smith; great to see him back, and he got involved. Kept getting fouled - and got punched, too - but the referee didn't seem to notice. Ronaldo (I think) gave him a gilt-edged chance, which he squandered. Still, not to fear.
Group A
Chelsea 1 - 0 Barcelona (Well deserved goal by Drogba)
Werder Bremen 2 - 0 Levski Sofia (Goals by Naldo & Diego)
Group B
Inter Milan 2 - 1 Spartak Moscow (Inter: 2X Cruz. Spartak: Pavlyuchenko)
Sporting Lisbon 0 - 1 Bayern Munich (Lovely goal by Schweinsteiger)
Group C
Bordeaux 0 - 1 Liverpool (Goal Crouch)
Galatasaray 1 - 2 PSV Eindhoven (Goal Ilic for Gala. Kone & Kromkamp for PSV)
Group D
Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 1 AS Roma (Goal Perotta)
Valencia 2 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (2 goals for Villa)
Chelsea 1 - 0 Barcelona (Well deserved goal by Drogba)
Werder Bremen 2 - 0 Levski Sofia (Goals by Naldo & Diego)
Group B
Inter Milan 2 - 1 Spartak Moscow (Inter: 2X Cruz. Spartak: Pavlyuchenko)
Sporting Lisbon 0 - 1 Bayern Munich (Lovely goal by Schweinsteiger)
Group C
Bordeaux 0 - 1 Liverpool (Goal Crouch)
Galatasaray 1 - 2 PSV Eindhoven (Goal Ilic for Gala. Kone & Kromkamp for PSV)
Group D
Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 1 AS Roma (Goal Perotta)
Valencia 2 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (2 goals for Villa)
Ronaldinho is a great player my arse.He is all flash and no substance.
He doesnt contest headers,he doesnt tackle,he pulls out of 50/50's and worst of all he never ever tracks back.To think that people compare him to Maradona.What a joke.Maradona had everything.
Messi on the other hand has a far better atitude.He gets stuck in and doesnt give up easily.He wasnt anything super tonight but he has a great future.
Chelsea played well tonight and deserved to win.Their defence,along with Essien and Makalele are excellent.All they need is for Shevchenko and Ballack to settle and hit form and they will be unstoppable.Lets hope that doesnt happern.
Van Nistelrooy got an excellent goal yesterday didnt he?
He doesnt contest headers,he doesnt tackle,he pulls out of 50/50's and worst of all he never ever tracks back.To think that people compare him to Maradona.What a joke.Maradona had everything.
Messi on the other hand has a far better atitude.He gets stuck in and doesnt give up easily.He wasnt anything super tonight but he has a great future.
Chelsea played well tonight and deserved to win.Their defence,along with Essien and Makalele are excellent.All they need is for Shevchenko and Ballack to settle and hit form and they will be unstoppable.Lets hope that doesnt happern.
Van Nistelrooy got an excellent goal yesterday didnt he?
I have to agree with Ronaldinho today. I did not see him once contest headers, tackle or anything. Everytime he had the ball he tried one of his jibber jabber moves which Bouhlarouz complete stopped. Hell, I saw Dinho complaining more than anything when he was hardly touched. As for Messi, he;d had some great chances today. He was actually capable of breaking through defenders. Not bad for a 19 year old.
Essien had a great match. He had the passion no doubt, he shouldn't have been greedy on the 3on2 and passed it to Shevy to give him another chance, but what you gonna do.
Essien had a great match. He had the passion no doubt, he shouldn't have been greedy on the 3on2 and passed it to Shevy to give him another chance, but what you gonna do.
What is it with your knee jerk reactions? Seriously Ronaldinho is still a great player, he cant tackle? cool nor can Henry, he can't head? cool nor can Henry or Ronaldo. It's a joke that you think his lack of form has made him a bad player. In that case Shevchenko and Tevez are the worst players in the Premiership 
Also to Flip Mo, nope Ronaldinho didnt contet headers today. But do you watch La Liga? When does he ever do that?
Messi on the other hand is a great player who will be better than Ronaldinho in the future.
Also to Flip Mo, nope Ronaldinho didnt contet headers today. But do you watch La Liga? When does he ever do that?
Messi on the other hand is a great player who will be better than Ronaldinho in the future.
Its not a knee jerk reaction man^^.I basing my opinion on the World Cup and even games i saw him play last year.I never said he was a bad player.Fuck,he the most skillful player on the plant and a joy to watch in full flow,but he is not a GREAT player like Maradona,Pele.Di Stefano,Cryuff,Best,Zidane,etc.He isnt there when the going is stuff(e.g last night,European Cup final).He wont fight for the ball or contest it.
A great player imo has everything.He can be skillful and a joy to watch on the ball,but he will also get stuck in when the going gets tough.He will also have that bit of madness.Maradona had all these things.
Do u get what im sayingIts not a knee-jerk reaction and im not saying Ronaldinho is a bad player or anything.
A great player imo has everything.He can be skillful and a joy to watch on the ball,but he will also get stuck in when the going gets tough.He will also have that bit of madness.Maradona had all these things.
Do u get what im sayingIts not a knee-jerk reaction and im not saying Ronaldinho is a bad player or anything.
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