Comments on: Will United Regret Not Finishing Us Off?

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:30:05 +0000

Here richard you united muppet, this is what your manger said
“That’s Arsenal’s advantage,” said Ferguson. “They can play Pat Rice at right-back and Arsène Wenger can play centre-forward; it doesn’t matter to them. We have to put out a team to win at Middlesbrough in a lunchtime kick-off. I don’t think it [the early start] is right but we have to get on with it.”
You said Arsenal do have that luxury….what a mug you are

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:23:29 +0000

richard,. please explain to me why we can’t rest players. we’re 10 points ahead of villa. we have nothing to play for. we could put the under-17’s out. aren’t united still fighting for a title? middlesbro are fighting for survival. and they have a habit of upsetting united. it won’t be as easy as you think. i hope united pay the price for the missed chances on tuesday

by: richard

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:13:58 +0000

At some point even you arsenal fans will finally wake up
o the stark reality even if Wenger doesn’t. This over reliance on youth
is killing you!! I am a united fan, but I love the way arsenal play this beautiful game of football. that said, united love to play as well, but when they push aside their ego’s and abandon the need to match arsenal for style they do what they did today.And that is, simply shut off the passing angles;harass players into early and less accurate passes; concede areas of the field that don’t matter and get air tight in the last third of the field.
They did all of that today and had it not been for poor finishing this thing could have been settled tonight. The ease in which they got behind a largely defensive arsenal should scare you as arsenal will now have to come out and play, leaving gaping holes behind what is already a porous defense.
United are great on the counter as they can go from one penalty box to the other, under control, better then any team in the planet.
Let’s not also forget that united have won away from home in a few of these CL encounters. 1-0 was sufficient against Porto at Porto, 1-0 will be suffice against arsenal at arsenal.
United will rest several of the players that started this match (Scholes,Giggs,Bebatov, Rafel, Nanil and Evans will likely start against Middlesboro. Allowing for a fresh group to replace them next Weds.
Arsenal do not that luxury.

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:12:54 +0000

Alex ferguson said it after the game. ferdinand’s gone for an x-ray. if he has a broken rib he’ll be out. i hope so cos i fancy our chances against johnny evans. i’m not saying its going to be easy. its a huge task but i truly believe in the 90 minutes at emirates we will create 5 or 6 excellent chances. its all down to if we can take them on the night

by: Wenger's Immortals

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:56:57 +0000

Source?

I think scoring 3 against the current Premier League Champions and Champions League holders is a lot to ask. Do you really think a team of winners like Manchester United are going to collapse and concede 3 goals when they’re so close to the final?

They know what’s required and we’ve got it all to do.

It’s going to be difficult and we’re going to have to put in the best performance of the season to do it.

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:45:27 +0000

wengers immortals, ferdinand is off to hospital. if he misses the 2nd leg do you still think we won’t score 3. if wenger actually gets his tactics right for a change we could definitely score 3

by: Wenger's Immortals

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:40:51 +0000

I think the result is worse than you think.

As you’ve pointed out although United only have a 1-0 lead once they score at The Emirates (and they will) we’re up shit’s creek without a paddle. United are laughing because all they have to do is sit deep and get us on the counter attack.

I’d be stunned if we managed to score 3 in the second leg.

by: Tim

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:25:37 +0000

O, one more thing: why the @#$%!#%^ doesn’t anybody take a shot from more than a yard from the line?! It was almost like we had five Hlebs in midfield.

by: Tim

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:19:50 +0000

The most important failure was that Ade was, yet again, virtually on an island. The idea of Cesc playings more forward is nice on paper, but it simple leaves to big a hole in the area where attacks get started: in the midfield. Wiener should’ve understood by now that he ALWAYS has to field two ACTUAL STRIKERS. My hope is on a return for RvP, otherwise -like Cesc said- I’m having negative thoughts.

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:18:54 +0000

yep danish gooner is right. 4-5-1 does not work with current players and keeps playing it. what pisses me off is that half the players drift through the game with no urgency and wenger does nothing. Diaby can’t make a pass and he leaves him on the field. Thats the most frustrating thing