Real madrid vs man utd (spoilers)

JAzz · 8 Apr 2003 at 22:01

wes looked like he had bottled it at times, he is very young. Silvestre didnt look like he was too happy but who would be against figo :eek:

JAzz · 8 Apr 2003 at 22:32

im glad arsenal didnt play them today

i can only think of about 4 shots on target for real, real are useless at defending and cant defend set pieces, man utd simplyu

also beckham simply freezes when he has to play against carlos, its a mental block

JAzz · 8 Apr 2003 at 23:48

the R.madrid players werent real happy with the results, i think they wanted to simply put the match beyond man utd today. They also were upset with the 3 key decisions that went against them today.

Also for once in my life ive seen fergie come out and admit his team were simply outplayed. He said that man utd could have scored but they got off easy today. he also called raul the best player in the world but i thought zidane was easily the best player on the pitch today, he was untouchable.

utd can get through but i can see another master class from zidane when he comes to old trafford :eek:

JAzz · 8 Apr 2003 at 23:50

Originally posted by Afterlife
totally agree Hangtime.

Man U will have to play like gods to get through in the 2nd leg.

yep they can do it but i can see some of the man utd players bottling it, man utd will have to go all out attack but leave themselves open for the counter attack.

JAzz · 8 Apr 2003 at 23:54

also highlights are on at 12:05 on itv, i think i might tape them

JAzz · 9 Apr 2003 at 10:28

Originally posted by tom_w
you're all saying how awesome real were, fact is that this game could have just as easily wound up 3-3 if utd had taken their chances (eg beckham miss was a joke from someone on his salary )

it could have also been 7-0 to real tho, why wasn't barthez sent off and why didn't the linesman who was *RIGHT THERE* give that penalty to them when brown brought down ronaldo?

yeah we know man utd could have made it 3-3 but like u said it could have and probably should have been like 5-0 or even 6-0

i dunno why the decisions werent given but man utd are a very lucky team that they are still in the match coz from yesterdays performance 3-1 imo wasnt a fair scoreline :eek:

JAzz · 9 Apr 2003 at 10:32

also dont forget just before ruuds goal, ruud fouled zidane so it should have been a free kick to real

also wasnt keane the last man when he did that blatent kick right at the end of the match on guti?

JAzz · 9 Apr 2003 at 10:41

Originally posted by Gilly
I'm not entirely sure that was a free kick. Certainly wasn't as clear-cut as people are making out. It looked it at first, but ZZ seemed to go down very easily when the ball got away from him (though thats the only time in the entire match it did!)

Zidane is a player who is not known for going down easy, whenever he does go to ground it usually meant he was brought down. Thats why i thought it was a foul, zidane doesnt usually cheat and doesnt need to with the skill he has

Originally posted by Gilly
Keane WAS the last man, but there were others around him that could have got back, so I don't think it was a sending off. And lets face it, it wasn't a surprise that Keane took him out was it?

lol naah i wasnt suprised, but the rules do state that if ur the last man, even if someone could have covered u have to be sent off. i dont always agree with that rule but rules are rules

JAzz · 9 Apr 2003 at 11:26

Originally posted by Gilly
Don't put words into my mouth I said he went down easily, not that he cheated. There was contact made you could see it.

Maybe if Figo had gone back instead of standing talking to the ref while play was going on he could have broken the move down.

i thought it was a free kick straight away :dunno: but yeah figo should have gone back to help

Originally posted by Gilly
Thats not the rule at all!

It isnt

Originally posted by Gilly
Really? I thought a booking was fair!

looked fair to me, it looked like he just kicked him straight in the calf coz he knew it was a one on one situation

JAzz · 9 Apr 2003 at 11:35

Originally posted by Gilly
No, if you're the last defender, but there's someone coming round the back of you to help defend and you take out a guy with the ball (and IIRC Keane had two fellow defenders tracking back who were almost alongside him) you don't get sent off. Not for being last man, anyway. If the tackle is bad enough obviously you could walk for that.

aah ok, cheers for the info