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2008-10-31T20:08:00.001+05:30

José and Fabio - The Great Debate It's the one we've all been waiting for, don't miss The Special One going head to head with England's new hero, Fabio Capello!

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Manchester United Vs West Ham Highlights: Ronaldo Is Back!

2008-10-30T15:14:00.026+05:30

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Line up:

GK: Kuszcack

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Ronaldo
CM: Fletcher
CM: Anderson
LM: Nani

ST: Tevej
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Foster, Neville, O'Shea, Carrick, Giggs, Park, Rooney

Woah! That was a classy performance from the lads, though we again switched off in the second half. And Ronaldo scored a brace and he celebrated too... 8O :lol:

Finally Tevej got a start and he did okay okay... not bad I would say. He looks low on confidence at the moment. Only more match time will help him do better. He will get there, I'm sure. He needs to do much more to justify his place in the starting line up. As I said we need to keep the tempo up till 90th minute, but we mysteriously switch off after taking lead. :? Even Fergie thinks we were relaxed in the second half. Fergie started with Rafael at the RB. He is a raw talent and still immature. He did well and he can just improve with time. He seems to be sliding to much into tackles, but its okay... he will learn.

Defense was not trouble for most part of the match. Only one or two nervous moments but West Ham looked inept in from of the goal. All back four were rock solid. Evra offered a lot offensively. He was continuously bombing forward. Almost set up a goal for Tevej. But Green did well to stop it. Vidic needs to improve his passing skills. Rio was immense as usual.

Fletcher was very lively in the first half, but was pretty much invisible in the second half, so is the whole team. It was Anderson's best game by far. And one more thing, the boy can't shoot even if his life is dependent on it. His shooting is extraordinarily awful. He played a nice through ball to Berbatov for the second goal.

I was more than happy to see Nani starting. Sitting him on bench is like wasting his talent. Seems he has earned to play selflessly. All of our attack flowed from left through him. His assist to Ronaldo for the first goal just awesome. But he needs to improve his crossing abilities. He is far more capable of providing quality crosses into the box. But still he is the best crosser of the ball in the team at the moment.

Ronaldo is finding his form back. He is still troubling with his dribbling and pace, but nevertheless he got away with two goals. Its all about being in the right position at the right time. This is something that Tevej should learn from the Ronnie and Berbatov. He stayed on his feet for the whole bloody match. :lol:
I even saw him tracking back. I'm sure he is gonna get 30+ goals this season. :twisted:

Carrick and Rooney did what they were supposed to do. Carrick showed what we were lacking. He made some exquisite passes that could have led to goals. Rooney (or should I say Baldooney) tried hard to score his 100th goal but no luck... :(
I must say he looks like a thug with this shaved head... remind me of Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. :lol:

Berbatov = Cla$$
This man is colossal. Never looses his composure. He's got the best first touch I've ever seen. And the skills he shown on the bylines for the second goal... breathtaking... that was exquisite. It was a 30 million dollar assist! Pure class. He is worth every penny we paid for him. Man of the match. :twisted:

Manchester United Vs West Ham Preview

2008-10-29T17:17:00.006+05:30

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We play West Ham at home today. We lost a great opportunity to clos down the gap to Chelsea by dropping two points against Everton. Michael Carrick is expected to first team action today. That's a big boost for United since lack of quality in the midfield is costing united some points. We must win this match even if West Ham have been our bogey team.

Giggs and Fletcher have been decent in the midfield, but they lack the skills to hold the ball and keep the possession. Everton outclassed them quiet easily in the second half. And how one can start Park over Nani is beyond me! I don't say that Park did anything wrong on Saturday, he was pretty decent, did some great tackles, but again he didn't do very well either. His contribution to offense was zero. There was no connection between the midfield and the forward in the second half.

United dominated the whole first half. But its really pity to see how United switch off after getting the lead. This has happened quiet a few times in the last season also. Whole team played shite on Saturday. It was Rio's worst match I must say. We could have lost the match, had Everton converted Rio's blunders. Rooney looked more interested in scoring his 100th goal than winning. Firgie again got his tactics(?) wrong. His substitutions were ridiculous. Subbing Nani for Rooney! I mean... WTF!
Team was unrecognizable at the end of the match. Tevej should have been introduced much earlier in the match. In fact he should have started the match ahead of Rooney. He certainly does not deserve to warm the bench 7 games in a row.

Ronaldo is still off pace and lacking the match fitness. He should have been rested. He is lacking confidence in his game. He missed a 10 yard chance in the second half. It wasn't easy though, but last year's Ronaldo would have tucked it in swiftly. Anyway Ronaldo and Berbatov might be rested today. Park and Nani will start on the wings today. I think Carrick will be used as a sub. Fletcher and Anderson will start in the center.

By the way, Ronaldo won the FIFPro world player of the year award!!! Nobody deserved it more than him. Rio is also there in the FIFPro world team. We should win this game comfortably.

My team would be

Ronaldo and Carrick to replace Park and Anderson in the second half.
Prediction: 2-1 to United. Tevej and Ronaldo to score. :twisted:

Manchester United Vs Celtic Highlights

2008-10-22T09:58:00.002+05:30

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Manchester United Vs West Brom Highlights

2008-10-19T18:58:00.017+05:30

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Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Ronaldo
CM: Fletcher
CM: Giggs
LM: Park

ST: Rooney
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Kuszcack, Evans, Brown, O'Shea, Nani, Neville, Gibson

This was our best performance of the season. Few games back we were troubling to find the net and now we have a four different players on the scoresheet. Wow...

All the players performed well. Our derense was colossal. WBA didn't have a single shot from inside the box. WBA never wanted to score anyway. Only one team was playing football. I just hate the teams who play for draw.

Match referee was totally nuts. He disallowed Rooney's goal in the first half. That was an exquisite finish. Rooney is on form of his life. He put in the MOTM performance. Simply pleasure to watch. As expected Brown was rested ahead of the Celtic match. But it was Rafael who got into the starting line up ahead of Neville. And Park started over Nani. Park did little to justify his place in the starting elevan. :roll:

Rafael was impressive on his Premiere League debut. He is always more willing to go forward. Well, sometime he was caught in wrong position, but he will learn with the experiencHe looked tense for the first 10-15 minutes or so, but then he was much more confident on the ball Surely, I can see him as the number one choice RB at United.

Evra was subbed by the O'Shea in the fisrt half only. He was limping. Some hamstring injury. And he is a major doubt for Celtic match. I hope to see Fabio getting some first team games. Not sure if he is match fit though. Rio and Vidic were hardly ever troubled. Another clean shit! Best defense in the world! :twisted:

Fletcher and Giggs were playing in the center. Giggs was our poorest player, but far from the worst. In first half I was just wondering if he would ever pass the ball to a red shirt. :P Fletcher had a decent game. He did what he was supposed to do. But, these two offered nothing on attacking front. Hopefully Carrick's return is the answer.

Ronaldo was again poor by his own standards. But he was the second best player on the pitch. He was struggling against some god-knows-who RB. He will get there. But still he had one goal, thanks to Rooney's excellent through ball. He didn't celebrate his goal! :( Seems he is not happy at United. He was looking as if he is just doing his work. May be, he doesn't feel at home at United anymore. :( I hope I'm wrong. May be he has changed his celebration style and would throw this no-big-deal attitude whenever he scores. Same is the case with Berbatov. He didn't celebrate his goal like Rooney or others. But whatever he did, suits him... :P After scoring, his expression were like "What? Who...? ...Me?" :lol: May be he is trying to imitate Cantona... :lol:

Nani had a fantastic cameo. He played selfless... well most of the time. and got away with a goal and an assist. Chances against Celtic are great. Berbatov was great. His goal was one lazy poacher's goal. ;) He is developing a very good chemistry with Ronaldo and Rooney. Fast counter attacking football. What goals! lightening! Blink and u miss the goal... :twisted:

And Hey I got my prediction right courtesy the referee-who-was-nuts :P

Manchester United Vs West Brom Preview

2008-10-17T14:37:00.002+05:30

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So the boooooooooooring international break is over. I just hate these breaks to death. We are currently at 8th position on the table. We would be joining the top four after beating the WBA on Saturday.

WBA have been doing fairly good. They are 11th in the table. Some key player would be absent from WBA squad as they have some injury problems to deal with. That would not have changed the outcome anyway... :P

Maichael Carrick is back to full fitness. That's a big boost for us. Seems Owen Hargreaves would also feature in the game.

Meanwhile, Rooney has gone bald... Baldooney, eh? :lol: Whatever but he looks like a shrek in this new thug look. He has hit the top form again. He has scored 7 in 6 games. Hopefully Brown will start at RB in the game. This boy has improved his crossing abilities and he owns that spot.

Fergie will have an eye on Celtic game, so he may rest Berbatov or Rooney.

My team for Saturday

GK: VDS

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Ronaldo
CM: Carrick
CM: Hargreaves
LM: Nani

ST: Berbatov
ST: Tevej

Rooney to replace Tevej in the second half.
Prediction: 4-0 to United. Berbatov and Ronaldo to score. :twisted:

England Vs Kazakhstan Highlights: Rooney Bags A Brace

2008-10-12T00:36:00.001+05:30

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I'm On Setanta Sports (IOSS) Latest Episode

2008-10-06T21:55:00.002+05:30

José has to deal with a late injury pull out to Wayne José is forced to make a substitution when Wayne's injured, but is there more to it? Plus don't miss a shock revelation from Mr Alex and Sven as you've never seen him before! José lifts the lid on what's going on at Newcastle. Don't miss the inside story from Newcastle about the much talked about Nigerian takeover with Jose revealing who is attempting to seize control from Mike Ashley.

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Blackburn Rovers Vs Manchester United Highlights: Rooney Back To Normal

2008-10-05T00:30:00.027+05:30

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Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Rooney
CM: Fletcher
CM: Anderson
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Giggs
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Amos, Rafael, Evans, O'Shea, Nani, Park, Tevej

Phew... Finally, Wes Brown started the match. United defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-0. Brown scored the opener and Rooney sealed the win for United. So, Rooney back to normal, huh? :P

This was the season's most confident and promising performance by United. Ball movement, passing everything was great except finishing. United should have scored 6-7 goals considering the number of clear cut chances they got. With 3 more points we are now sixth in the league table.

Ronaldo was very poor today by his own standards. He is looking a bit rusty and missing the full pace. Still he got away with an assist and had two clear goal scoring opportunities. But he missed those! Probably he needs some rest and he would be back to 100% after 2-3 more games. He is developing a very good chemistry with Berbatov.

Defense was as solid as ever. Hardly troubled. O'Shea looks better in LB position than CM. Rooney was colossal. One goal and one assist. What more you can ask! 3 games 3 goals. Pure class. But he was again being played out of position. He was playing RM. He was excellent but I'm still not convinced with rooney playing in the RM position. :roll:

Giggs and Fletcher were not bad but mostly invisible. Fletcher most of the time looked clueless o the ball. all he did was to pass the ball back whenever he got the ball. I don't see Giggs as a starter. I think that summarizes his performance. Anderson was... ummm... okay. :roll:

Berbatov is gelling into the team gradually. He never had the real chance the whole game but he did created the chances for others. He getting more and more involved in the game. His work rate is improving. I love the players who are not selfish. This guy knows exactly when to shoot and when to pass. He could have got two assists yesterday if we were good in front of the goal. Anyway things are looking promising. :twisted:

Blackburn Rovers Vs Manchester United Preview

2008-10-03T11:13:00.033+05:30

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Manchester United pays a short trip to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers. It will be a tricky encounter as Rovers have always troubled United in the past. After the 3-0 Champions League victory, United are expected to go down all the guns blazing at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers are also in good form. They beat Everton and Newcastle United in their last two fixtures. In the last 8 league matches against them, we have managed to beat them only once. So it will be a good contest between the two. Hopefully they would not defend with ten men behind the ball like Bolton.

Wayne Rooney is a doubt for the match. His injury is not that serious. But ManUtd.com says he will be available for England's World Cup qualifiers. Typical of Wayne Rooney, eh? Whenever he looks like getting back to his sparkling form, some injury knocks him to bench. Paul Scholes is sidelined for 10 weeks due to knee ligament damage. No latest news on Owen Hargreaves' fitness.

I hope Brown starts on Saturday. That boy deserves to be a regular starter. Nobody can convince me that Gary Neville is, at the moment, better that Brown. I don't want to see that bone headed Nani starting the match. Watching him play frustrates me to death. I would like to see Park on the left. Not many options in the center. Fletcher and Anderson would start with Giggs replacing Anderson in the second half.

Berbatov and Ronaldo would be surely the ones to watch on Saturday. Their understanding at the moment looking much better than Berbatov-Rooney/Tevez.
I don't see United conceding on Saturday, if they control the likes of Santa Cruz and Pedersen.

My team for Saturday

GK: VDS

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Park
CM: Fletcher
CM: Anderson
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Berbatov
ST: Tevej

With Giggs to replace Anderson in the second half.
Prediction: 2-0 to United. Berbatov and Ronaldo to score. :twisted:

Aalborg Vs Manchester United Highlights: Berbatov Opens His United Account

2008-10-01T10:26:00.032+05:30

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Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Ronaldo
CM: O'Shea
CM: Scholes
LM: Nani

ST: Rooney
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Amos, Brown, Evans, Fletcher, Giggs, Anderson, Tevej

So as expected United got away with 3 points against Aalborg. It wasn't a straightforward victory though - courtesy Nani's extraordinarily shitty crosses and selfishness.

There were few surprises in the starting line up though. Surprisingly/Unsurprisingly Brown was not the part of the starting line up. He was replaced by the promising youngster Rafael Da Silva. O'Shea was in the center. :roll: He was pretty much invisible only for starting 90 minutes. Otherwise he did well... :P

Scholes picked up an injury - ligament damage. He will be out for 2 months. Our midfield is getting thinner day by day. Even Rooney was subbed when he started limping. Hopefully its not too serious. He is just started to look good. Manchester United official website says he felt something in his ankle. So he came off as a precaution to avoid further damage.

I am very impressed with Rafael. He looks very composed and confident going forward. He was sublime and pleasure too watch. His defense was a bit shaky but that will improve with experience. Rio, Vidic and Evra were impeccable as usual. In fact our defense was hardly ever tested by Aalborg. Aalborg were looking good on counters though.

Ronaldo should have scored yesterday. He missed one on one with the keeper, something that we are not used to see. But he had one assist. He set up the second goal for Berbatov. He still looks a bit off pace. In fact both Berbatov and Ronaldo shouldn't have played for full 90 minutes. But they were forced to play because of injuries to Rooney, Rafael and Scholes.

Berbatov wasn't that noticeable in the first half. He is still trying to understand United play style and vice versa. Sometimes I found him playing a little deep. May be he is frustrated with lack of service from other players. That will come with time though. He got two goals. First one was an ultimate poacher goal. I love these kind of goals. He shot the ball like a bullet. The second on was a flying kick. He looked much more confident after scoring.

Rooney was sensational today. He didn't run like a headless chicken all over the pitch :P Giggs setup the goal for him. what a through ball! Giggs look good in CAM role. But he is too thin to play as CAM against physically tough CMs. Lets hope Rooney is fit to face Blackburn this weekend.

I'm On Setanta Sports 27 September 2008

2008-09-30T22:42:00.004+05:30

Latest episode of I'm on Setanta Sports (IOSS) - 27 September 2008

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Aalborg Vs Manchester United Preview

2008-09-29T22:06:00.009+05:30

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Manchester United will travel to Denmark to face the Danish Superliga champion AaB Aalborg (never heard of this club before). United did not have a good start to their crown defense as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Villarreal.

One good news ahead of the match is Neville has not traveled with the squad to Denmark. That means Brown will be playing tomorrow. Hargreaves has also not traveled. Is he the new Saha in making? :roll:

Its very crucial for United to get a result tomorrow. Fergie said,

"Having dropped two points in our first game it is important we get it right against Aalborg. Going to Villarreal for a win will be very difficult and the last thing we need is to be going to Parkhead needing three points to go through."

Though United got off to a poor start to the season, United are shifting gears up and reaching the prime gradually. Amos will be on the bench as both Kuszczak - I hope I have got his name right this time :P

We should not take Aalborg lightly. They got away with a point in their last champions league fixture against Celtic. Anyway lets hope United go down all the guns blazing and get away with 3 points.

My team would be like

GK: VDS

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Fletcher
CM: Scholes
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Berbatov
ST: Rooney

With Tevej, Anderson and Park on the bench. Tevez to replace Berbatov at 60 minute mark.

Prediction: 2-0 to United. :twisted:

Manchester United 2-0 Bolton Highlights: Ronaldo, Rooney founds net

2008-09-28T13:58:00.028+05:30

Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Neville
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Ronaldo
CM: Fletcher
CM: Anderson
LM: Park

ST: Tevej
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Amos, O’Shea, Nani, Giggs, Scholes, Rooney, Evans

Controversial penalty, eh? WTF? Who cares? As if, if that "lucky" penalty was not awarded, United would have never won the match! Justice has been done. Last time Rob Styles denied 4-5 penalty appeals to United, in 1-0 loss to Bolton. So as Fergie quoted it, "It was payback time. And He owes us another four".

I hate the teams who defend with ten men behind the ball. Bolton did exactly that yesterday, quiet proudly.

Team line up was rock solid. But, I for one don't understand how Fergie can select Neville ahead of Brown! I doubt if Fergie is suffering from amnesia. Somebody gotta remind him that Brown is a red devil, he is not injured and he didn't score that own goal against Liverpool. Neville for his life can't cross the ball. He should just retire. Rio and Vidic defended well. But our defense looked shaky at times. Evra was stupendous. He defended well and was involved in attack.

Anderson didn't impress me at all. Fletcher was good but our CMs lack that offensive mentality. They hardy played any through balls to strikers. United definitely lack a CAM. Park was very ineffective. He continually delivered crappy crosses which were either blocked or were too long. I would play Nani over him any day. But, Nani! Where do I start! This guy is one selfish prick. Whenever he got the ball he tried to imitate Ronaldo. His awfully unsuccessful attempts to beat the defenders just irritate me to death. The moment he gets the ball, he will do nothing but look for a chance to shoot.

Berbatov was again very impressive. I could see his work rate is improving. He was many times in better positions to receive a through ball or cross but others failed to deliver him. He made some delightful passes and almost scored on a header. Fletcher and Anderson offered nothing offensively. VDS was hardly tested and had nothing to do.

Ronaldo was the best player in offensive terms. He is regaining his composure but he is still a bit off pace. This is his only second start of the season and he scored twice. That shows why he is best in the world and better than others by miles. The whole game changed when Rooney came on. What a goal! His goal came as a sweet surprise. I had forgotten only that Rooney can score :P

Tevej was very poor. He just can't pass the ball and offered nothing. I would prefer Rooney ahead of him any day. Meanwhile, Rooney, in an interview, has said that Liverpool can expect to finish third at best... :lol:

Manchester United Vs Bolton Preview

2008-09-26T15:09:00.020+05:30

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A home fixture for Manchester United after three away games. Dimitar Berbatov might make his home debut against Bolton. Ronaldo is going to start the game for sure. It would be interesting how Ronaldo and Berbatov gel together.

Seems like history is gonna repeat itself. Last season also Manchester United stumbled at start. Only this time around last year United found their momentum and thrashed Wigan 4-0 at home. Seems United are making it trend to start off slow.
Deja Vu, huh?

Ronaldo did very well against Middlesbrough in Carling Cup fixture. He scored a header that was very similar to the one he scored against Chelsea in the Champions league final. And this was the first match when United could manage to score more than one goal. Surely Ronaldo will add new dimensions to United's attack.

I think Berbatov and Tevej would start the match. Rooney will start on the bench. Ronaldo and Nani will be employed on the wings. Vidic will be back from suspension. Carrick and VDS are out due to injuries. So we might see Amos on the bench tomorrow.

My team for tomorrow would be

GK: Kuszack

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Fletcher
CM: Anderson
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Berbatov
ST: Tevez

With Rooney, Hargreaves and Park on the bench. Rooney to replace Berbatov at 60 minute mark.

Prediction: 4-0 to United. :twisted:

Carling Cup: Man United Vs Middlesbrough Highlights

2008-09-24T18:20:00.002+05:30

Man United 3-1 Middlesbrough Highlights

I'm On Setanta Sports: José Is Going Nowhere

2008-09-23T12:50:00.011+05:30

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Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd: Rooney's Idiocy Costs United 3 Points

2008-09-22T17:18:00.025+05:30

Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Neville
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Evans
LB: Evra

RM: Hargreaves
CM: Fletcher
CM: Scholes
LM: Park

ST: Rooney
ST: Berbatov

Subs: Kuszack, O’Shea, Brown, Nani, Giggs, Ronaldo, Tevej

First of all, a draw at Stamford Bridge is not all that bad. Manchester United played much better yesterday. They dominated the first 20 minutes of the match. But once they got the lead, the whole team switched off. Chelsea dominated the rest of the match.

The goal for United came from the most unexpected resource, Park Ji Sung. I just love it when goals come from midfield. :mrgreen: Park scored on rebound when Berbatov's shot was bounced off Peter Cech.

There were few surprises in the starting line up (well, tell me something new... :P). Gary Neville was selected ahead of Wes Brown. Is Fergie still under impression that Brown scored that own goal against Liverpool? :? I will never understand his team selection tactics in my whole goddamn life! Nani was benched and Anderson was not even on the squad. Has Fergie lost faith in Nani and Anderson? Scholes was again in the squad and he didn't prove me wrong either. He wasn't too far from the Neville. He was as awful. He picked a yellow in the first half for his brainless antics. Evans looked good, performed well in such a high pressure game. Rio, as usual, was immense. He almost scored yesterday, when his shot was stoppen by Cech. He was man of the match by the way. :twisted: Evra too had a very good game. He was involved in the goal.

Our midfield still looks inept, but did well to cope against Lampard, Ballack and co. VDS never looked confident. He looked clueless when he was one on one with J. Cole. He was subbed early in the match after knee injury. Thomas Kuszack did well for the rest of the match. But, he was dozing when Salman... umm.. Salomon (ahhh, whatever it is) Kalou scored the header. Talking about the chelsea's goal (thank god it wasn't an own goal), Rooney had his share in helping Chelsea score. He made an hard-to-understand-why tackle, giving away the free kick. Yep, he was again seen in the United's half. God knows what was on his mind when he made that tackle. Berbatov was mostly unnoticed in the match. Again he wasn't being delivered. And he didn't look match fit either. He can only get better when he regains his mental and physical fitness. Hopefully he will gel into the team sooner than later. I think Berbatov will do better when we face some weaker opponents. Owen Hargreaves did very well, but he needs to work on his extraordinarily poor crosses. Fletcher has been consistent and worked tirelessly. Lets hope, Ronaldo starts the next match for United.

Chelsea Vs Man Utd Preview

2008-09-20T00:29:00.012+05:30

Found this picture on the internet... :P
Manchester United pays a short trip to Stamford Bridge, London on Sunday. What a better way to regain the form by breaking Chelsea's undefeated home record. :twisted:

Chelsea have not lost in their last 84 premier league home matches. 8O
Some of the morons are already saying that this match will be the title-decider. :roll: But Manchester United cannot afford to loose this match. If they do then it will open up 9 point gap between Manchester United and Chelsea. 8O I think, this weekend Scolari will blow Chelsea's unbeaten home run.

Manchester United have not scored more than one goal in a match since the start of the season. They are struggling with the form. On the other hand Chelsea has started off very well.

Meanwhile, fat Lampard has already started gobbshitting ahead of the game. He says Chelsea have nothing to fear if Ronaldo plays or not.

Big question in front of Alex Ferguson id who should replace Vidic who was red carded for his Rugby style tackle in Liverpool game. One option is to move Wes Brown from Right back to center back and play Gary Neville at right back. Or he can just replace Vidic with Evans.

Big plus for Manchester United is Berbatov has recovered from the knee injury. So he will be on the squad. Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevej and Berbatov! What a lethal strike force! :twisted:

But I think one of the Ronney or Tevej will be benched and will be used as super sub. I think Tevej will be benched.

My team against Chelsea would be like

GK: VDS

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Evans
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Fletcher
CM: Hargreaves
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Berbatov
ST: Tevez

With Rooney on the bench, replacing Tevej in the second half.

Prediction: 2-1 to United. :twisted:

Man Utd 0-0 Villarreal: Golden Boy Ronaldo Makes Comeback!

2008-09-18T16:49:00.002+05:30

Line up:

GK: VDS

RB: Neville
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Evans
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Fletcher
CM: Hargreaves
LM: Park

ST: Rooney
ST: Tevez

Subs: Foster, O’Shea, Vidic, Brown, Giggs, Ronaldo, Anderson

Yet another goalless draw against Villarreal and Manchester United's 14 match winning streak is over. United did well, team movement and passing was good but lacked that sharpness in finishing (same old story). Rio missed a sitter. Tevej's painfully hopeless shot was cleared off the line. But United played much better and dominated the game.

There were few surprises in the line up. Berbatov was not picked up. Evens got his first run. Neville was selected ahead of Brown. Evans looked good and he almost scored yesterday. His header hit the post. Anyway can't say much about defense as it was hardly tested. Evra had a good game but he is one awful crosser of the ball. Neville needs to retire. He looks clueless on the ball. His crosses are as good as Anderson's shots on target... :roll: Rio was rock solid.

Rooney was much better yesterday but couldn't stop himself wandering around the whole bloody pitch. Somebody gotta tell him that he is a goddamn striker, not a right back! Sometimes he was found defending at right back's position.

Park looked good. He is way better than Giggs at the moment. Hargreaves was OK but made an awful lot of hopeless crosses that couldn't even beat the first man in the box. Nani was also quite good, but he is decision making very very poor. I think he needs to play more selfless. He always looks to beat the defenders. He needs to understand that he is no Ronaldo. He is more like Beckham. He should model his game around Beckham, not Ronaldo. Anyway he is young, he will learn, hopefully. :roll: He sent some beautiful crosses into the box but our midgets couldn't even won the ball. Fletcher was a non entity. I just couldn't notice him in the match.

Tevej was frustrating to watch. His passes are always to the wrong player! He is always looking to score. Needs to be a bit selfless. Anderson was the worst player of the match. Does he really know how to kick the ball!

Surprisingly, Ronaldo got the warm reception from the crowd, even after his summer long Will-He, Won't-He transfer saga. This boy works as catalyst for United. Once he was on the pitch, United looked more threatening and created more chances. He brings life to the United attack. Thank god he is back. :twisted:

And what to say about the referees! Seems they were just back from the asylum. Referee was terrible and the linesmen were blind. They couldn't notice two fouls made in the box on Park. I mean what does United have to do to have a penalty awarded in their favor?? May be one of the players need to get murdered in the box... :P
Referees like this should be relegated to league two.

Terry's Suspension Revoked! Man Utd Vs Villarreal Preview

2008-09-17T18:10:00.001+05:30

So how many pounds does it cost to get a red card rescinded? 8O

Its said that Hackett told Hasley to rescind the red card. Hasley refused. And not surprisingly enough, Hasley will be refereeing in league two this weekend. I don't think I need to talk more on this. Bullsh@t.

Okay back to United, Our champions league campaign starts today. We play against very good looking Villarreal. Carrick has broken bone in the foot in the United's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. So he will out of action for six weeks more. And Evra, Brown and Berbatov are doubtful for the game. They are still recovering from the knock they got against LooserFool. And the good news is that Ronaldo is going to feature in the game for sure. 8)

I don't think Ronaldo would make it to the starting line up, though. He will be used as a substitute today, 30-35 minutes may be. Owen Hargreaves will also be playing today's match. That's a big boost for united. Thankfully Scholes is suspended for today's match for his childish hand-ball against Zenit in the European Super Cup final. I would prefer Hargreaves and Anderson in the middle. I think Berbatov will feature in the match at some point (not sure how serious his injury is). He will be making his debut at Old Trafford. Hopefully Berbatov would be able to leave some positive impression after his big money move to United. And he will be all fired up as he will be again playing in the Champions League after god-knows-how-many-years. :twisted:

United have won their last 12 European ties at Old Trafford. United were undefeated throughout the last season in the Champions League. We cannot underestimate Villarreal even if its their only the second Champions League appearance. They are Spanish La Liga Runner ups, finished second ahead of Barcelona! Hopefully United will find their form back in today's encounter. Some news suggest that ex-United striker Rossi is doubtful for the today's fixture. :roll:

My team for tomorrow would be...

VDS

Neville Rio Vidic Oshea

Ronaldo/Giggs Hargreaves Anderson Nani/Fletcher

Rooney Tevez/Berba

Prediction: 2-0 to United. :twisted:

Roanldo Rules Out City Move...

2008-09-14T22:50:00.000+05:30

Still trying to get over the circus against scousers at Anfield.
Meanwhile Ronaldo, in an interview, has said that he will never go to Manchester Shitty.

He said in a press conference, "I don't see myself in the shirt of another Manchester team".

When asked about Billionaire takeover of City he said, "It's good in a way".

He thinks it's good for a club that has not won any major competition for a number of years.

He sees the City takeover like Chlesea's takeover by Abramovic. Chelsea had not won the league for last 50 years. But when Abramovic took over they won back to back titles (or was it Jose Mourinho's magic?).

He thinks such take overs are good for football. He also says that money doesn't make a club great and money is not the most important thing.

But he hasn't ruled out a move away from United by throwing his famous one liners - "Future: you never know, only god know, blah blah blah..."

Here's the video of his interview...

Loverpool 2-1 Man United! Vidic Red Carded! WTF!!!

2008-09-14T21:17:00.000+05:30

Well, its a hard pill to swallow... but Rafa got his first win over Fergie in 7 years! Liverpool beat United 2-1, courtesy - defensive blunders by VDS (so typical of him!) and Giggs. There was no passion and no hunger for win. Liverpool deserved the victory. They were the better team. United played like some 4th division team. Mascherano, Kuyt, Alonso and co. outclassed United. They kinda controlled the whole game.

Fergie referred United's defence to some conference team defense. Game was won by midfield. United's midfield looked depleted and scattered. United started off well and got an early lead - thanks to Berbatov's exuisite pass. But after that, once Carrick got injured (limped again!), it was all liverpool. Fergie got his tactics wrong. May be, he is missing Quiroz! He substituted Giggs for Carrick when Nani should have came in. Scholes was too slow to play such a high tempo game.

God knows when fergie will realise that Giggs, Scholes and Neville don't have legs to compete at this level anymore. They are past their best.

It was as if United didn't have any midfielders! Its like we were playing 4-0-6! Front three hardly got the ball to create anything. so I don't really blame Berbatov, Rooney or Tevej (He missed a sitter though!). Anderson was awful to say least.

Anyway pleased to see Berbatov making his debut. He looked good. Nani as usual - being stupid - added one more yellow card to his collection. Surprised to see Whine Rooney keeping his cool. Then again he was invisible for most part of the game. May be, Nani is a new member of Rooney's Red Card Waiting To Happen Club. Well, I for one count both the LooseFool goals as OGs. If it wasn't for defensive blunders, result would have been something else, may be!

Rooney, as usual, was being played out of position. He was playing way wayyyyyy wide! Oh and forgot to mention - the RED CARD. Vidic got a red card. Means he will be missing the derby against Chelsea!
Well John Slipping Terry has also got a well deserved red card for himself. So its good for United cause somehow he manages to play well against United.

Now one thing is clear that we desperately miss Ronaldo. Our offense is shite without him.

Okay, I'm gutted after this defeat... So I'm off now... Anyway here is the match highlights video...

Liverpool Vs Man Utd Preview

2008-09-12T16:27:00.000+05:30

Okay... Its time for action after such a long, boring international break.
So I'm depserately waiting for tommorrow, when united go all guns blazing against Looserpool.
Recent trips to Anfield have been happy ones for united. It was ages back in 2001 when Looserpool managed to beat united at their home. So, I'm pretty much sure that we will easily manage to get 3 points tomorrow. Torres and Gerrard are doubtful for tommorrows clash.

I'm so excited to see Dimitar Berbatov making his debut for united. Meanwhile, Carrick and Giggs are supposed to be fit, but I think they both will be on the bench tommorrow.

My team for tommorrow would be

VDS
Brown Rio Vida Evra
Nani Scholes Fletcher
Tevej Rooney
Berba

Prediction: 0-3 to United. :)

Here comes Berba... Dimitar Berbatov finally a Red Devil!!!

2008-09-12T12:03:00.001+05:30

Finally... Transfer deadline day is over. And we have Berba. That was one heck of a day.
I will never forget it. I wasn't that nervous even when I was waiting for my engineering results to come out. :P
As always United have paid over the odds for the player they want: £30.75 million!
The day was full of drama as Shitty-City banged in like a villain with a bid of £34 million for Berbatov. And news came out that Spurs have accepted Shitty-City's bid! I was just praying that Berba doesn't agree terms with Manchester Shitty... As Spurs accepted the bid Berba was flying to Manchester with his agent.

Its said that Fergie phoned Berba's agent to let them know he is waiting for them at the Manchester airport.
When agent told Berba about this, there was a smile on his face. Meanwhile Mark Hughes made a statement saying he is expecting a meeting with Berbatov.
Fergie took Berba from airport to Carrington for medical. Everything was being done illegally, only in Levvy's books... :D
So Berba ditched Shitty-City... :D And chelski were left red faced when Shitty-City managed to get Robinho.

Here is a nice take on the Berba transfer:

Levy: “Berbatov where the hell are you?”

Berbatov: “Funny thing. I went off to Manchester like you told me to and was waiting for City to pick me up from the airport. But they never came. Then I fell ill so a kind Scottish man took me to the hospital then when they doctors said there was nothing wrong with me,
he asked for my autograph.”
Levy: “Shiiiiiiiiiittt”

And on Robinho's transfer:

Sept 01:

Agent: Hey, Robinho, bid from Manchester!
Robinho: Sweet! What wages?
Agent: 150k p/w…
Robinho: You kidding me? Where do I sign?!?!?!

Sept 02:

Robinho: Where is Rooney? Ferdinand? Tevez? Ronaldo? F@#K… :lol:

Here is video of Berbatov's Interview -