I do when it's dark.
Poll: *Uefa Champions League Semi-final*- **Spoilers**
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I do when it's dark.
I'd like to see us play:
Carrick - Anderson - Giggs
Ronaldo - Tevez - Rooney
However I think Park will play for three reasons:
-He's been awesome when called upon
-He's exactly the type of player to chase Messi around with Fletcher out
-Fergie owes him one after last years final.
With that in mind I expect the team to be the same as the other night (with Giggs for Fletcher).
I wouldn't mind Park or Tevez though to be fair. I'll be surprised if Berbatov starts though considering the way we've played in the last two European games, think he'll be used in pretty much every PL game left instead.
Carrick - Anderson - Giggs
Ronaldo - Tevez - Rooney
However I think Park will play for three reasons:
-He's been awesome when called upon
-He's exactly the type of player to chase Messi around with Fletcher out
-Fergie owes him one after last years final.
With that in mind I expect the team to be the same as the other night (with Giggs for Fletcher).
I wouldn't mind Park or Tevez though to be fair. I'll be surprised if Berbatov starts though considering the way we've played in the last two European games, think he'll be used in pretty much every PL game left instead.
I reckon Hiddink had enough of watching Drogba hobbling around the pitch, probably called his 'injury' bluff too considering how easy Drogba was chasing the referee after the final whistle. I have sympathy for the rest of the team and especially the Chelsea fans, they didn't deserve that goal in the dying minutes.
UEFA will probably throw the book at Drogba and Ballack, and the F.A. will hand Evra a 4 match ban.
That is exactly how I see us lining up Ripper.
Edit, just realised Park wasn't in there, him and O'Shea will be definite starts. Midfield will probably line up:
Ronaldo - Carrick - Anderson - Giggs - Park
Rooney
UEFA will probably throw the book at Drogba and Ballack, and the F.A. will hand Evra a 4 match ban.
That is exactly how I see us lining up Ripper.
Edit, just realised Park wasn't in there, him and O'Shea will be definite starts. Midfield will probably line up:
Ronaldo - Carrick - Anderson - Giggs - Park
Rooney
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Nope thats me i'm afraid.
Always wondered how to mention it. This seems as good a time as any
UEFA will probably throw the book at Drogba and Ballack, and the F.A. will hand Evra a 4 match ban.
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Lol what is he your little pet...? keep him on a leash then
I promise from now on I'll only ever reply in Chelsea threads when you've won and I'll never mention Drogba again. ok?
It was a joke you over sensitive little berk
See...?
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Question to Man U fans.
Are you glad it's Barcelona as your opponents rather than Chelsea? I have a feeling you are.
Are you glad it's Barcelona as your opponents rather than Chelsea? I have a feeling you are.
I wasn't fussed until Dani Alves and Abidal got suspended, then I was hoping Barca would score and go through.
Maybe, I reckon Chelsea would have been a tougher game but I'm glad its Barca because it should be a better game.
And like my learned friend Ripmeister just said their defence is shot to bits so its all good baby
it was the revenge factor with chelsea after last season. Barca could obviously rip us to shreds if we're even a tiny bit off our game but we have the potential to beat them as well. I really do think it's 50/50 as to who wins it. +it would annoy me to lose to another english club in the final, though obviously certain fans will adopt barca as their own if they beat us.
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Well as a neutral I have to say if someone had said to me at beginning of season 'who would you like to see in the CL final this year?' I reckon I'd have picked the one we've got.
I'm not saying anything, apart from Lampard had a go as well
I didn't see that, sorry.
I just saw him shaking hands and swapping shirts and I thought he did really well.
And I do take the point that if it had being me on that pitch, and we'd lost in the same circustances, I don't know how I'd have reacted, I personally maybe wouldn't be annoyed, but ... like upset, because we'd done so well at keeping one of the best attacking threats of European football quiet for what ? 190 minutes after extra time ? and then bam. I'd probably sit and cry and feel really bad. I wouldn't blame the ref because I'm just not like that.
! Yes I have being to the pub.
I wouldn't say I've being trolling either, I just had a different opinion on the game as a whole to the Chelsea fans, seeing as I wasn't really supporting either team on the night, I just had a different view.
Now Gustov will jump down my throat saying I hate Chelsea, I don't. I don't like a few of your players, I don't like the way you've managed the club.
Nothing against the majority of the fans / players of Chelsea.
People don't like being wrong.
*btw, Johnny G I sent you a very nice polite email, a response would have being nice
Yes and No.
Yes I'm glad we got Barca because it should be a great advert for good football. It should be fast attacking and brilliant fun. However, I do take the point that Barca could turn it on and destroy us or dominate us, like they did last year, and this year to Chelsea.
No, I'd have liked to played Chelsea because we can and have beaten them, this season and last year in the final. However, again Chelsea would probably have a bit between their teeth after last years final, and I don't know if they'd have being defensive in the final, I have a feeling it wouldn't of being a great game for a neutral, but tense, action packed and depressing and brilliant for Chelsea / United fans.
I hope Utd rip apart barca and show just how good we are and how overrated they are
I disagree (shock horror) I don't think Barca are over rated, they destroyed a lot of European quality teams in the run up to the semi final.
I simply think, that like last year, Barca struggle against really ******* good defenses, because United last year had to defend, and they're amazing at defending. Much like Chelsea did this season, yes for all the negative boring football they played in the first leg, they shut Barca out, on another day, Barca could have put 5 in ? no. Not against a team who know how to defend. i/e United, Chelsea.
Barca would kill a team like Arsenal.
Arsenal, are a very good side, but they're made to look brilliant by average and poor sides in the Premier league. Teams like Bolton who park the bus because they lack any ability to play "football", they allow Arsenal time and space.
If Arsenal played like that in the final against Barca, Gustov is right, Arsenal would be lucky to keep it below the highest scoring european game ever
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All these man utd are going destroy barca comments are a joke. Its a final not a 2 leg tie were a team can defend for 100 mins. I can see i of utd CB getting sent off.