Champions League Final - United v Barca

Discussion in 'Association Football Discussion' started by Hybrid, May 9, 2009.

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  1. deadlydemon TJL Webber

    Says the scouser who didn't win anything in the last few seasons and failed miserably in the champions league. Should go and hide in shame.

    Personally I didn't expect us to win because we've been playing so shithouse, the team looks like it lacks desire and motivation. I'm kinda glad they lost in a way because it might be a wake up to show they still need to give an effort and can't stroll to trophies like we did last year. Although im still obviously disappointed a far less deserving side won.
     
    Last edited: May 28, 2009
    deadlydemon, May 28, 2009
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  2. Hybrid A Kolar

    Congrats. I found it hard to believe you when you said that Ronaldo will be playing lone striker up front, but it turned out that way and IMO it was a massive mistake.

    Ronaldo didn't know what to do half the time. He's not a strikers dick and belongs on the wing. Even after United's so-called 10 minute dominance period before the first goal, Ronaldo didn't threaten much and continued not to for the remainder of the first half. I think it was a massive tactical error on the part of Ferguson and should have started the game with Tevez or another out-and-out striker up front.

    As far as I'm concerned, Manchester United improved when Tevez came on but not by much. They were soundly beaten in midfield and a lot of United's players had poor games either through lack of form or getting tired from chasing Barca's shadows ... I thought Park, Anderson and Vidic were among these who had particularly poor outings.

    Congratulations to Barcelona. They deserved to win the match, but whether they deserved to be there in the first place is questionable. This Champions League win of theirs will always have that semi-final blemish on it, in my eyes.
     
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    Hybrid, May 28, 2009
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  3. Hybrid A Kolar

    Yeah, I pretty much jizzed every single time Iniesta and Xavi got the ball. They were so smooth, so slick. The passing accuracy and retention was at outrageously high levels, but this is nothing but the norm for Xavi and Iniesta who are pure freaking class.

    IMO, the formational error from Ferguson and the possession game from Barcelona combined, sealed United's fate.
     
    Hybrid, May 28, 2009
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  4. Riddy JH Ridd

    i thought carrick and giggs had nightmares!

    and i felt sorry for rooney, who was kept out on the wing.. he should have played through the middle with tevez and had ronnie on the wing!!!
     
    Riddy, May 28, 2009
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  5. deadlydemon TJL Webber

    Yeah it was a terrible formation Sir Alex set up. Don't really know why he used it, It was never going to be successful.
     
    deadlydemon, May 28, 2009
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  6. chris473 CJ Devonshire

    AWTA. He should have stuck with the same side that did so well against Arsenal except Fletcher's replacement.
     
    chris473, May 28, 2009
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  7. Riddy JH Ridd

    i still reckon united, on their day, would beat barca.
     
    Riddy, May 28, 2009
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  8. Speirz DG Speirs

    Bear in mind that the Barcelona you saw was missing several key players.
     
    Speirz, May 28, 2009
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  9. lozzana LD Lozzana

    Barca owned, LOL at rag and bin dipper bandwagoners fights.
     
    lozzana, May 28, 2009
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  10. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    United just got it so wrong...

    Shouldn't have played Park... should have put Robaldo wide, (he would have ****ed all over Sylvinho/Puyol) with Berbatov in the middle. Berbatov was exactly what United needed in that game, someone to slow the game down and allow United to build and keep possession... he was perfect for it.

    Tevez maybe could have played instead of Giggs, but I wouldn't really want him in midfield... but he would have got in the faces of Iniesta and Xavi doing what Anderson was there to do, but failed.

    Giggs played too high up the pitch, Fergie tried to have him do what he did against Inter, play with Giggs off a central striker running a free role into the gaps. Doesn't work against Barcas midfield.
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2009
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  11. Incey BC Jacobs

    Cheers was ****ing packed last night. Struggled to breathe TBH. Sooooooooooo many pommies as well. And England must ****ing suck because every pommy I spoke to liked Aus a whole lot more than England.
     
    Incey, May 28, 2009
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  12. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Also ****ing LOL at all the sour Scousers...

    Posts just reek of jealousy tbh.
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2009
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  13. stupersteve03 SJ Cambridge


    one hundered percent agree, but it didnt help that we couldn't pass, we were so ineffective with the ball that barca could have had a crap game and still come out looking like roses, Inesta was immence he absolutely owned us
     
    stupersteve03, May 28, 2009
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  14. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    We were shit scared of them tbh... we needed to be aggressive, hit them ahrd, pick up a few bookings.

    Should have started Scholes... he ran the show last year, and would certainly not back off them.
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2009
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  15. Magic AJ Parker

    Vidic proves he's overrated yet again!
     
    Magic, May 28, 2009
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  16. Speirz DG Speirs

    About the only part of his game I think is lacking is his one-on-one defending. Which, against a side like Barcelona, is of the utmost importance.

    The most skilful dribblers in the EPL all tend to run wide on the pitch, he doesn't have to deal with it in the same way Primera Liga and Serie A defenders do to the likes of Messi, Kaka, Ronaldinho and Totti for example.
     
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    Speirz, May 28, 2009
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  17. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    2 bad games in a season and he's overrated?

    What a great point!
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2009
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  18. stupersteve03 SJ Cambridge

    agreed his positioning was well below average, and he put no pressure on, was a really poor showing by Man U today straight up
     
    stupersteve03, May 28, 2009
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  19. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    As a CB you shouldn't have to worry about 1 on 1s... thats what the WBs are for.

    You shoud have a partner anyway.
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2009
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  20. McGrath JE McGrath

    Ronaldo to leave. JUst though his attitude after Barca's 1st was diabolical. He just gave up.
     
    McGrath, May 28, 2009
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