Man United Vs Wigan Atheletic : 5-0. Guess whoz Back for united Now :)

Match Details :

Wigan vs Man Utd
Saturday 22nd August 2009

Venue:
The DW Stadium

So after a dismal upset for United after losing to Burnley, it was looking like we Missed Ronaldo a lot. Having struggled to win against the newly promoted Birmingham City, and a loss against another newly promoted team Burnley, who had to fight also to get a place in Top flight, it looked really sad and disappointing for most of the United Fans. United marched to DW Stadium with a statistics of only One goal by Rooney against new teams in two matches. Also, We lost the Community Shield as well. So there were all negative energy everywhere. Yes, we believe the team and the strength but I was really scared.

So match was started, and most Pundits said that Manchester United may struggle. Although they also emphasized that Rooney will be a Key figure for this match and the campaign also. I also had the same thought, especially if I remember the last match between the two, United had to struggle a lot to defeat them(Thanks to Tevez touch and Carrick's Superb Strike). I was really wishing if Owen can get one. Anyways, with full of Hopes, and praying for United I started watching the match. In some cases, I felt that United is carrying forward it's form from previous two matches. Even though we created few chances but failed to convert the shots into Goal. Nani and Scholes were the example.

Nani is a really suspicious character for me. For 10 minutes he plays so well, and in next 10 minutes he gets vanished somewhere on the field. But he shows a good character overall, especially after Ronaldo's Departure....he has been trying to raise his standards. And his superb Freekick really proved to be fantastic which given Wigan Keeper Kirkland no chance to move at all. Fantastic Freekick.


The first half was evenly balanced. Both sides created few chances but couldn't score. Rodallega was good, so was Wigan's new signing Diame(I hope I am spelling it right ;). Koumas had almost scored in the first half, hadn't Foster have made a fantastic save to deny him. Gomez was also running hard. Bramble made a brilliant tackle to deny Berbatov going free in front of Goal. Wigan looked a little stronger in the first half. On the other side, I really liked Gary Neville alot. He made his presence count. Made some very crucial tackles to deny the Wigan players Striking the ball. He was good. Vidic and Evans were also excellent. I really loved the way United defended. I have not seen such defending against a hard working team like Wigan for a long time. I really liked the way they showed the enthusiasm. They kept United in the game until Rooney scored in 56th minute. He got an excellent pass from Valencia. Every time Valencia got the possession, Wigan fans booed him a lot. He seemed nervous on various stages. But after first half, he improved and created an excellent opportunity to get Rooney a free header. And you know, Greedy Rooney never leaves such type of chances, especially when he is waiting eagerly to complete his 100th Goal. Superb header by him.

Just after Rooney's goal, Wigan attacked and I thought that they will equalize but United turned back and Berbatov netted the second goal. His sweet touch to the ball denied the save attempt by Kirkland, who finally slipped while trying to win the ball...leaving Berbatov clean in front of Goal. Berbatov was unbalanced but he somehow managed to give a little touch to the ball and the ball crushed into the Wigan's net. United were 2-0 up. Then Rooney again scored after few minutes. Kirkland looked helpless in every shot. SAF made a quick decision to send Owen and get Rooney back so that he can give Owen a chance to score in a less pressure game and also, he wanted to save Rooney for the coming weekend's fixture against Arsenal at OT. WOW, I am waiting for that =)

Owen moved brilliantly. He is still very fast, he has good speed. And he was very fast in moving to left when Nani was successfully dodged Wigan Defender to set the ball free for Owen near Wigan's Penalty area. Owen chipped and the ball hit the post. Owen needed a little luck to re-ignite his carrer, and the goal post provided him that luck. Ball went inside and he scored his first goal for United. Boy, he was happy. In 86th minute, Nani scored through a freekick. Just like Owen Scored against Arsenal last year. I loved that. Took United to 5-0. Now I feel, the United is coming back to it's form. It will be thoroughly tested on Saturday's game against Arsenal. I wish United a good luck and wish they win 5-0 again. Love you United.

Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

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United Vs Burnley - 08/19/2009 : 0-1

Ahh, United Lost, that really hurt. Couldn't see the match, there was no telecast in India so no Preview :(

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Vikas Bhandari

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Hey....I am back to my Blog with United registering first win for current campaign

Hi All,

Ronaldo and Tevez have already left us, so are we still strong to fight the 4th consecutive title race? Well, it is not very sure so far. We were not very much comprehensive against newly promoted Birmingham City. We should have atleast 2 more goals. Fletcher and Owen should have got one each.

So if we really have to win, then we will need to raise the bar indeed. Anyways, it is just one game so we still have plenty more to settle down.

United were "Fortunate" to get rid of Birmingham with one goal. Birmingham substitute debutant Benitez almost had scored one, hadn't Foster have made a fantastic saves.

Preview:

We started well, and in the first half, Birmingham were on the back foot. They always looked in a defensive mood. They hold the defense very very tight. Scholes tried with his traditional firing shot for more than five times. But he was never able to atleast pass the Birmingham defense wall. They really deserved an applaud and atleast one point out of the game. United passed the ball well in the first half and they dominated the possession as usual.

Rooney scored in 35th minute, just after Jerome missed by fraction of distance with an excellent strike from outside the penalty area. For rest of the game, United defenders didn't allow Jerome a second chance. McFadden also played good, and he was hungry for a strike. Having Rio Ferdinand and Vidic out due to injury, Evans and OShea took the initiative of center defense. Fabio and Evra were the full back for United. Fabio has got good speed but he moved too forward sometimes and allowed opposition to move near to the goal. On the other hand, Evra was quick smart and intelligent. He played fantastic and when Nani showed laziness so many times, he took the charge and played more upfront than usual. Nani was lazy. He played so good in Shield, but not yesterday. He was back in his poor style where he loses the possession so many times. Fletcher was rock hard in midfield through out the match. Scholes showed that he has still some magic left in his legs, and when Giggs started in 2nd half replacing Nani, he also showed that he also plays like a 25 year old at the age of 36. Both were instrumental. Rooney was very very good.

He is the one who is most benefited from Ronaldo's departure. Not even Madrid would be happier that much. He would certainly be the center of focus this season. If he can play for the complete season w/o any injury he would definitely produce more than 25, or even 30 in the entire season. He created a chance for himself to open United's Account and scored first goal for us. I was happy for the lead we got. Fletcher could have easily converted it to 2-0 but he missed. Missed such a simple open goal.

In the 2nd half, Birmigham came with a different set of mind and they attacked too often as compare to first half. Their attack was even sharper after Benitez replaced Jerome. United were lucky to escape through the few chances they created. Foster was the hero at the end. He saved a crucial shot. He jumped at the right time and saved after he was left alone in front of Benitez.

On the other hand, Foster's counterpart in B City Paul Hart was equally impressive. He showed why he is considered the Eng future no 1 goal keeper. He made a crucial save when Owen was clean through to the Goal after Rooney made an excellent pass. Owen was quick to grab the pass quickly and left the defender back to find Hart alone in his front. He was looking to open his account for United in BPL but Hart denied him with excellent save. I am really thrilled to see Owen play for us. I bet, he would score somewhere 10-15 in this season. I am sure he will. My best wishes are with him.

Berbatov was again, a little chippyu but he was unable to break the defense. He needs to step up now and shows some more capabilities.

After this weekend performance, United has to start worrying for their Title defense because other teams like Spurs and City have showed in their game that they will not allow any team to take them as granted. Especially spurs, they were outstanding against Liverpool. I never saw Gerrard or Torres Playing at all. It was always Palacios, Modric , Defoe, Lennon or Keane. I could only see Carragher, Skrtel clashing each other's heads or involved in a fouled. They were not liverpool. The looked like loserpool. But lets see how they perform on mid week fixtures.

Also, United will play against Burnley on Wednesday and then with Mighty Wigan on the Weekend.

Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

Glory Glory Man United

A shock move by United. Owen in for United.

Well, that is surprising. I don't know what led Mr. Ferguson to sign the Candle with no lights. Haha, but I am really really shocked as well. How desperate we are to have a striker that we went to a striker who has net not even 30 goals in his last four years at Newcastle. Anyways, SAF is best so he might have seen something which we cannot see. Just like when he released Beckham in 2003. That time, no body knew who Ronaldo is. Now, he is worth 80 Million. So just wait n watch.

I strongly support this decision. Owen is very desperate to play first class football and eyeing for a spot in next year world cup in Capello's team. So he will put everything which he can to gain the appreciation of Englash Internation Team coach. Owen had a pace, which he literally couldn't use at the Newcastle. It seems that his pace is gone now. But wait a minute, how pace can be gone? It is definitely inherent. He will need a little support and an aggressive training. Result will show his talent. Moreoever, we cannot say that a person who actually scored so many goals for Liverpoo, and England, is no more capable of scoring goals at the age of 29. He still has around 4 years of great football. He just needs to be utilized perfectly, which he was not at the Newcastle. A striker's task is to create scoring chances, and he does so with the help of a creative midfield. Unfortunately, Newcastle's midfield was not that creative but Man United's midfield are. So Owen will definitely set the great example of a great comeback. He may not be as favorite as Tevez is, but for me, now he is a United player and any united player is over and above any other soccer player for me. So cheers for Owen.

I wish him a very good luck and wish him to gain a spot in the first team for United very soon.

Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

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Valencia Comes in, and Benzema already on the radar

Hi,

Tring tring, good news for us. Valencia comes in. Benzema is also said to be the most likely one to join United. Valnecia, was delighted after a transfer for an undisclosed fee(which is said to be approximately somewhere around 16 million).

In Valencia words :

"Joining Manchester United is a dream come true for me, I have enjoyed my time at Wigan, but I am thrilled to have the chance to challenge for the biggest honours in club football here. Playing in front of 76,000 fans alongside players like Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs will be an amazing experience. I can't wait to get started."

And also, United is rumored to win the Benzema services after making a monsterous bid of around 36 million. If he comes in, then he will definitely fill the gap which Tevez's departure has created for us.

The best thing about these two players are : they are very young and can be moulded to any playing styles easily. Benzema is 21 French, and Valencia is 23 Ecuadior. Well, Benzema is far better replacement for Tevez as compared to Valencia for Ronaldo. Benzema will prove to be vital, who knows, even better than Tevez. But Ronaldo is too too fast to compared with Valencia. But, no doubt, Valencia has a potential and a pace too. It may be not fast as Ronaldo's one, but remember, how Mr. Ferguson turned a 17 yr old Portuguese kid into a complete player. So we know, SAF is capable making best players out of good players. So keep a watch on him.

Having Nani/Park on the left and Valencia on the right, Hargreaves/Carrick/Fletcher/Anderson in the middle, Rooney,Berbatov,Benzema on forward. Wow. That looks an attacking one. But I miss Tevez here. I would really love Rooney Benzema and Tevez rather. But he is not happy at OT. So best of luck to him.

Edited on 29th August 2009 : Ahh, I knew, I wanted Benzema to join United but he preferred Madrid rather. But I just read it yesterday that the Increasing Tax Implications can be one of the reason. Benzema, we will Miss you ;)


Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

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Ronaldo Moves out. Bernabau enjoys Kaka and Ronaldo duo. Who comes in for United?

Hi,

So I am back after a break which started with a dismal performance by United in CL Final. Anyways, now we have to accept that our a** were kicked hard by Barcelona. So it took very very long to accept that defeat.

Now, I am back with a fresh mind(completely forgot the defeat). Now, the transfer market is so hot and no doubt, inflated as well as dominated by Real Madrid. Now already spent almost 150 million on Kaka and Ronaldo, it seems quite possible they will capture one more star : either Benzema, Villa or Ribery. Ribery has shown the interest in Madrid.

Anyways, this is not our concern who comes in Madrid now. We need to pray that good players should come in United team this year. Although followed by lots of critics, but Ronaldo has given a lot to United and filling his position will be a definite pain for SAF. But the good thing is that, we have bagged 80 million in exchange. Lot of money to spent on much needed stars for us like Villa, Benzema, or even Torres (who knows what happens ;)

One of the possible transfer is Wigan's Valencia. While Madrid is busy with other stars, Liverpool already spent nearly 18 million for Johnson, and with Chelsea concentrating on bringing most of the Milan players for their new coach Calro Anceotti, it seems easy one for United. Other than him, Ribery would prove tooo costly. Inter's Ibrahimovic can be a very good option, but again very very costly. Inter has put a tag of 65 Million. Not a wise one. United is watching Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar very closely and I feel he may come in. The 26 years old former Ajax star is not enjoying much there. Or 40 Million for Benzema will be a great value for money. Villa is impossible. It is rumored that Barca are preparing a bid of 40 Million plus Borjan or even Eto. This kind of offer cannot be overcome by united.

Will keep you all posted with the latest news. Till then, stay tune :)

Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

Glory Glory Man United

Well, Heartbreak for United Fans. Barcelona earned a Champions League trophy this year :)

Hi All,

Yes, I am writing this post too late. Almost 4 days after a heartbreak defeat for United. And that is quite intentional too. I was not in a condition to write after such a miserable performance by United. Barcelona were all over the pitch through out the match. The midfield for us played too bad. Over all, 4 out of 10 for United and 9 out of 10 for Barcelona.

Manchester United started with a positive attitude, with Park missing a rare chance in the opening minutes. In the 10th minute, Eto found the net with a slight deflection from Carrick and Barcelona got ahead 1-0 in first 10 minutes. That time, United panicked but they tried to look calm. Ronaldo and Ferdinand were pushing team back to the field suggesting "Calm down dude, we still have 80 minutes of play", but the conditions never looked positive after that. Messi scored in second half to ensure that Barcelona are the new champions and a major heartbreak for United. They were not able to defend the title which they won last year. I am very sad, very very. Most of the fans must be feeling the same way.

But, ever dark brings light in the morning, and I am still thinking this way. Yes, that was a bad night, but we will have our day with full of sunlight soon. We will rock the world once again in next season. United are great and they will be great forever.

I love you United :)

Thanks,
Vikas

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Excellent Strike by Gibson brought an easy win for Man Utd Reserve team.

Good news for United Fans, United's reserve team is capable of beating a Premiere league team. Left Back De Laft was really impressive and Martins, I saw him playing first time and he is definitely a superb winger. He has a bright future. Gibson scrored a 30 yard thriller. I have seen this one already from him in FA cup but he was really good yesterday. Man Utd has 10 changes in the team from what they had in the match against Arsenal. Utd team were : Gibson, De Laft(Left Back), Wes Brown, Fletcher, Nani, Martins(CM),Kuszack(GK), Wellback, Gary Neville, Macheda, R Da Silva. Tosic, Mckersley were substituted in the second half.

Hull started one point above the relegation zone. With 35 points, Hull were one point above Newcastle(34) and 2 points from Middlesborough(33). Hull were lagging behind Magpies on goal difference. So it means if Hull loses, and Newcastles plays draw then they will be out to relegation on Goal differece.

Hull started well, and Young United team looked a little shaky in front of fully confident Hull team. In 23rd minute, Gibson scored a beautiful goal from outside penalty area to right hand upper corner of goal. Excellent strike. Hull City fans were sad until Aston Villa scored before half time against Newcastle. A strike deflected heavily by Duff's leg was rushed in Newcastle Goals. Hull fans were cheering a lot and they were shouting loud thereafter. Even though Hull lost, they survived a place in Premiere league next year. WBA, Newcastle and Middlesborough are all relegated. Now, the question is for the relegated clubs, whether they will be able to keep the expensive players like Downing(Middlesborough), Owen(Newcastle), Alves(Middlesborough), Tuncay(Middlesborough), Duff(Newcastle), Jonas(Newcastle) etc. I think, lot of clubs would have been eying on Jonas becaus he plays terrific and having long legs gives him an edge to have a great ball control on the player. Alves, 22M star joined Middlesborough last to last year but he didn't produce much except a few instances. So he has to go out.

I wanted Newcastle to stay. They play better. Better than Hull, Sunderland, Stoke etc. But done is done. So let's not go back and cribs on what has happened, we will look forward for an even better season 09-10 for United. And what else, I pray, United should be the first team to defend the CL title for back to back years. I wish United a good luck against a fighting Barcelona team. I want United to Win Win Win...

Thanks,
Vikas

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Bored??? "TEVEZ Curry" on the plate again

The biggest saga for the current season is back again. I know, you must have guessed it right, the speculation over Tevez's future is again highlighted by David Gill and SAF's comments on Media. But the comments which Tevez gave on Saturday to some TV Channel were not good. See the following comments
(Courtesy : Espnstar.com : Tevez slams United Treatment)


"There are ways in which the club is managed that I don't understand. When you don't agree with the manager in how the club is run... I don't have faith in a lot of things that happen here."

"I've been here for two years and the directors have never come to speak to me. Not once have I had a meeting with them."

"Therefore, it's best that I leave the club so as not to clash with (manager) Alex Ferguson and the directors. Neither do I understand why I don't play in the team."


"I've asked (adviser) Kia (Joorabchian) not to speak to me about offers during the next 10 days. I want to concentrate only on the final matches that we have to play."


He made incorrect statements. He may be popular, but he is not popular than SAF. He knows football, but not as much SAF knows. He may have told this in frustration, but he should understand the importance and the criticality of the credit crunch the economies are going through. European contries are now seeing the major impacts of economy slowdown.....so offerring a 30 million is going to be far next to impossible. On the other hand, SAF has also cleared that they can offer him 20 Million at max plus € 100,000 per week(he is being paid around 90,000 currently). So now, the decision will be on Tevez. Since SAF has made it pretty clear not to pay that amount of money to his agent...he needs to take a call whether he can sacrifice the money to get a first team spot. I am sure, if SAF signs him this summer, he will be getting more chances in first team, over Berbatov. So will he convince his agent to take such a lesser fee(lesser atleast to what Kia is expecting for him), or he will break his contract to stay in United...or he will join Liverpool...

Ahhhh.....tough decisions ahead for him...But for now, He is a United Player and I will wish him a good luck for the future. Whether his future is at United or anywhere else.

Thanks,
Vikas Bhandari

Glory Glory Man United

Liverpool or Loserpool : Whatever, United are Champions again

Helloo All!!!!

A grand congratulations to all of United Fans. 18th title for United. Great Great run by the players. 3rd consecutive title.. one CL Title last year.... Carling cup and club World Cup this year. Amazing!!! I missed the match with Arsenal because I had to go to attend a family function, but saw in the highlights...the waving hands by Tevez was real pain for me. I think he was saying bye bye United fans you are seeing me for the last time in Red Jersey.

But I was more happy for United. Superb display by United throughout the season, Liverpool coach Rafa was frustrated and congratulated to Man United but not Sir Alex Ferguson. Why he will congratulate even, SAF has just crushed his dream of winning a trophy and also, the unrealistic dream which he kept of expressing to Liverpool fans by his outspoken statements over Man United, has completely broken. I am not sure how many liters of tears he must have waisted Saturday night. Poor chap....this is what happens when you speak and behave more that you should actually do. Liverpool are good, but United are Champions....

Yayyyyyyyy... hard luck for Rafa!!!! Better try next time...but I would certainly wish a Hard Luck for next time also..

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Watch Manchester United Trophy Video here


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Vikas Bhandari

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Attacking Wigan gave hard time to United

I was scared yesterday night. I thought the cup has just slipped. They way Wigan played in first half. Superb play by them. We would have really got in to a deeper trouble, had Valencia have scored on the error which Evans made in the first 5 mins. Evans also gave Rodallega a chance to score(I guess it was around 20th minute) when he fell down and left the ball with clean space for him. Thanks to God, they didn't score at all. Rooney got a very handsome chance to take a lead at 11th minute he put header wide on a clean Goal. Bad miss by him. In the 11th Minute only, Carrick made a good attempt to goal and the ball was not more than 2 yards over the post. Hard luck for United. United looked to attack through out the first half. But no doubt, Wigan played better in the first half. In 17th Minute, Carrick again made an attempt to Goal but sadly, he scored a weak, slow and wider shot.

Anyways, soon after 10 minutes, the disaster came for United. Rodallega scored from a closed Range. Although Van Der Sar had covered the goal brilliantly, but Rodallega was very accurate in opting the very little space for shooting the goal. Excellent one from him. Vidic claimed it was a foul by the attacker but referee was not interested. So United went down 1-0 in 28th Minute. Sad United fans were not able to make an impact among the loud shouts of Home fans. They were happy, and why wouldn't they be. Their team was giving so hard time to the best team in the world.

Vidic made a challenge to Rodallega, which didn't look like as if it should be that painful but Rodallega refused to get up for 2 minutes and the play was stopped from 37th to 39th minute because he was behaving as he has been hit very badly by Vidic. To me, it seems like a plan to go to interval with a lead.

Rooney got a clean chance at 45th minute when he was clean on the left but he put it over the bar. He should have scored that time :(



Ronaldo was no where in the match. He is behaving strange to the fouls these days. Even if referee is not giving fouls against him, he should not behave like a "Kid". He responded so bad to Ferguson, when he has hit the ball over the Bar. Ferguson reacted and he reacted the same way. He should learn how to respect Sir Alex Ferguson.

United were not able to create much impact in the first 10 minutes. Then a actual sensible thing happened for United. Tevez was in for Anderson and the attack for United went very very fast as compared to the previous moments. At 61st minute, Tevez got a pass from Carrick and he turned beautifully to chip the ball to the other side of the Goal. Ball rushed to the goal even after a brave attempt by Wigan Goal keeper. What a moment for him. He scored within 5 minutes he came on the pitch. Brilliant.




United were excellent in running thereafter. They speed up the game and controlled the midfiled. By that time, Wigan started looking a little less impressive. They didn't create too many chances in 2nd half. United were showing their calibre and giving hard time to Wigan defenders by moving very quickly. United was able to take the lead in 87th minute. He got a pass from Oshea, Giggs rushed to the ball but left it for Carrick. Wigan defenders didn't understand it for a second. And Carrick played it to left hand upper side corner. United went ahead 2-1. Heart break for Home Fans. The final result appeared to be same 2-1.

Good game by Wigan, but at last United won the game. As I said in the previous post, the Wigan must be itching to beat United after a defeat from WBA, but United is United you know. Ronaldo was bad yesterday. Tevez was excellent. Berbatov also played excelled yesterday. Rooney, Evra, Oshea, Scholes played good. I didn't like Anderson yesterday. He will need to raise the bar of his game play.

So United is just one point away from the trophy. One draw this weekend(or if Liverpool is defeated by Villa this weekend) we will be champions. WOW, third consecutive year Champions. I love Man United.

Thanks,
Vikas

Glory Glory Man United

Spurs, Chelsea, Madrid, City all in race to buy Tevez

Hi!!!!

I am so sad today. Lots of clubs are approaching United for Tevez. Tevez's agent has suggested a price tag of around 30 Millian for Argentinian Striker. Doh, I don't think after spending 30 Million on Berbatov last year, United would really be interested in spending the same amount again to keep the striker at Old Trafford. Spurs have just joined the bidders by showing interest in Tevez and claiming they would love to pay 25 Million for him.

Lets see if Tevez actually can leave for one of the mentioned clubs.

Real Madrid: Certainly yes. Richest club in the world. They will not have any problem paying this price tag. Even in the time of recession, they have plenty of dollars to spend on a quality player like him. Tevez's ball dribbling and scroring capabilities from a far range will definitely make him a good fit in Real's squad.


Manchester City: Nahh!!! I don't think so. Although they are rich at the moments, but it's not about money, it's about football. Elano also has threatened to leave if they don't renew his contract now. Abhu Dhabi based owners of City are interested in spending a huge junk of money for bringing the highly skilled strikers. Keeping all these things in mind, City will definitely make a competitive bid for Tevez. But not sure, if Tevez would like to join City. Just compare the performance of Robinho over the year. Robinho, like Tevez is a highly skilled player. But he was not able to show his real skills at the club. Ireland is always considered above Robinho. So I don't really think if Tevez will get the recognition of his actual worth. Bad choice as per me.

Spurs: A good team. Under Harry Redknapp, they came very close to catch the Europe spot from the relegation zone. Harry, as per the predictions, will get rid of Polyvechenko and Darren Bent. Both of them are super strikers, but don't get much chances to play. So if Spurs want to sell both of them, they will obtain a handsome amount of money to make a competitive bid for Tevez. But the problem is time. They will need to do it very quick because Tevez is like a Chocolate which is lying in a group of girls. Every one is pushing hard to buy him. So spurs, be quick.

Chelsea: Ahh, the biggest tragedy for me. I hate Chelsea. I accept it. I hate them because they have the skills and I don't want to like a team which has the ability to beat my team. So I have no other options other than hating them. They are rich. But where is the place for Tevez. Anelka, Drogba, Moluda, Kalou, Cole and Tevez??? Doesn't sound good. Tevez is a player which can play in any team, with any chemistry, at any position and he has just shown his interest to stay in the premiere league only. So Chelsea is looking strong to sign him. But I think, United will not let it happen. It will not be good for United. Tevez at Chelsea will be more fatal as compared to Spurs or Madrid for United.

Edited on < 9.00 A.M. (Est) 13-May-2009 >

I heard, Drogba may be leaving Chelsea this season. So Tevez may be going there. That is a real "Ooooouchhhh". I would start disliking Tevez now, very tough. SAF, please keep him na.


Manchester United: United can possibly keep him at the OT. I know he is not yet offerred a contract extension, and United is not showing any interest in him either. He has started showing some frustration as well in the media. But what I really wonder about is, Ferguson is very quiet on this topic. He is not saying anything over Tevez's exit/stay. I am sure, something is going on in his mind. United is certainly not in a condition to spend 30 million, but getting rid of Berbatov will yield enough money to keep him at OT. So what are you thinking Sir Alex, sell Berba and keep Tevez.


I want him to stay, with no second thought. Please Alex..... keep him :(

Edited on < 9.00 A.M. (Est) 13-May-2009 >

Doh.....Liverpool is also in the race now to bid for Tevez. And Inter Milan also. If he joins for Liverpool.....it would be heights of stupidity. Tevez will be a free Agent after this month. So what next, he can join any team....mind it, any team. Sir Alex Ferguson will have no control over him. He had refused to let Hienze go to Anfield two seasons back, but he cannot stop Tevez. While, on the other hand, Tevez is so frustrated with United behavior that he would not hesitate for a single second before joining a bitter rival club of United. It's certainly not wrong. If one is not being treated special after scoring so many brilliant goals, anyone will get frustrated. And so is him. The glory he could have achieved at United, he can expect the same thing from Top Clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, and the big clubs of the world. If he wants to stay in Premiere League, certainly Liverpool is a best option.



Thanks,
Vikas

Glory Glory Man United

United registered the crucial derby win

Hi All,

Man United stepped up and came closer to lifting the premiere league title after defeating Man City 2-0. Thanks to traditional Ronaldo freekick and Tevez's stunner in the first half. Man United were 2 ahead in the first half and City players were not able to decrease the deficit even after full time. United were not very good yesterday, but needless to say, they were substantial enough in beating their arch-rivals and winning the derby clash easily. Sir Alex Ferguson said, "We didn't play good, but durby matches are that way only."

This match was very crucial for United. City started well with positive bent of mind. United slowly started controlling the Midfield. Ronaldo got a freekick 20 yards from City goal, when Berbatov were challenged by City midfielder Ireland. Although he might have touched the ball a little, but it looked a certain foul from the angle where the referee was standing. Ronaldo took the freekick, got a little deflection from City defender, and the ball rushed inside the post. Even though City keeper Given had managed to get a hand on the ball, he couldn't stop the pace generated by Ronaldo in the shot. Helpless Given. 18th Minute stunner by Ronaldo.

United stormed into number of chances after that. Tevez was passed a ball by Berbatov and Tevez striked the ball brilliantly. But the ball hit the post and went to a Goal Kick. Bad luck for Tevez, he was desperate to have a Goal yesterday. The same situation again appeared when Berbatov gets the ball outside city penalty area and passed the unmarked Tevez. Tevez again took his shot with massive power and the ball again hit the post. Guess what, this time ball went the other way and Tevez scored the goal in 45th minute. Tevez was full of joy after scoring, he put his both hands on his ears as if he wants to push the fans to shout more loudly and cheer for him with more enthusiasm. Boy, he was happy. He is certainly a fan boost for Man United. If he leaves, United will loose a fantastic player. A player, who can turn the match with his exceptional capabilities. Berbatov too, played well and showed some skills on the pitch. Even though he is good, I feel him responsible for Tevez's exit so cannot really enjoy watching him.

2nd Half was dominated by City most of the times. Robinho got a chance when Vidic was unable to reach to the ball and Robiniho left Rafael back to win the ball in United's penalty area with his enormous speed. But he put the ball way wide of the post. Apart of this, City didn't get any other impressive chance to decrease the deficit of 2 goals. Although, they dominated the possession. But, football is not about keeping the ball, its about playing it too.

City, led by a Man United legend Mark Hughes, were stunned by United rock solid defense and their scoring capabilities. They were confident, having Robinho, Ireland and Elano will make the difference and they will give hard time to United. But it didn't happen. They lost it easily. Not a very great day for United, but they still managed to get an easy win 2-0 over City.

United had to play away with Wigan at JJB Stadium. Having defeated from WBA, Wigan must be itching to show their caliber. And am sure, they will give tough times for United. But you know, United is United.

They will WIN again. Glory Glory Man United ..., HA HA HA HA HA HA

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Barca going to face United.

Hard luck for Chelsea. They played well, but they paid for Referee's mistakes and their bad tactis. I dont know why Chelsea has become so negative in their playing style. They assumed that Barcelona will not be able to score and went tooo negative in their playing style. Bosingwa, always takes toooooo long to throw. Once they go ahead in score, they always go back leaving only two strikers upfront. This is really not a great way of playing soccer. Not good to watch. On the other hand, 10 men Barcelona were so attacking. They got some favor from referee and banged the goal in injury time. Iniesta was the man to thrill every one with his injury time winner. Chelsea stayed back after the goal in such a manner, like they scored not in 9th minute but in 90th minute. Bad thing. Their bad tactis were followed by a series of decisions by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo. He looked so unprofessional. However, I was loving most of the things as I was supporting Barcelona that day. I enjoyed the yellow card for Alves and red card for Abidal as well. I know, if they win, they will be missing both in the finals. I wanted Barcelona because Chelsea don't play good football these days. Teams like United, barcelona, Liverpool deserved to be in the finals. Because these teams are brave enough to go ahead and play football with skills and not with tactis.

     Anyways, I am happy for Barcelona, my wish for a final between United and Barcelona has just come true. I am waiting for 27th May when both of the team will meet and it will be a firing match. Both teams have good attacks. And these days, both teams are not very good in defense. I am expecting a series of goals in the match. 3-2 for United will be a competitive score.

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A heartbreak for Gunners as Man United crushed them in the Semis

Wow, that is what I can say about the match. Excellent performance by United. Arsenal started well but two lucky goals with in first 11 minutes broke their back bone and they never returned after that.

      Yes, two goals were lucky for United. The game was almost over when Gibbs slipped in the penalty area at a very crucial time and provided Park some space to complete the first thriller of match. It was lucky, had Gibbs have not fallen down, Park wouldn't have got such a clear chance to convert the opportunity into a Goal. Ronaldo's Freekick from 40 Yards, was very very accurate. But it didn't look a foul to me. Van Persie made a tackle on Ronaldo 40 yards from Goal post, and referee had no hesitation in providing an instant freekick, although the tackle didn't look that severe. Ronaldo shooted, Almunia didn't expect that fast and accurate kick. He underestimated Ronaldo's capabilities and Arsenal paid the price for his mistake. Down by 2 goals with in 11 minutes. They had 79 minutes around to net 4 goals in order to head to Rome for the finals. Frankly speaking, the game was over that time only.

       Ronaldo was instrumental on the ground. Everyone in United played fantastic. Park, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Ronaldo, Rooney, they all moved very very well. Ronaldo had surely made the difference. He was superb and gave Gunners a very tough time on the pitch. The so called Un Sung heroes of Man United :- Park and Fletcher were really passing the ball nicely. United's speed and the counter attack ability provided them a sharp chance to get the third Goal. Park passed the ball to Rooney on the left and Rooney took the ball forward knowing that Ronaldo was running in the center. And you bet you know, Ronaldo is fastest than anyone so he made sure he ran and reached to the penalty area before the defender when Rooney sent a pass to him. He was again accurate in his finishing. 3-0 for United. It meant, Arsenal had to score 5 goals to secure their place in Finals. And it looked next to impossible that stage.



       Most of the time, referee definitely looked a little inclined towards Man United. It seemed to me, he was trying to overcome the mistakes which referee did in the first semi final at OT. But suddenly a stupid decision came from him. Fletcher was red carded. It was clearly visible from the angle where the referee was actually standing, that the ball had moved by the Fletcher. Fletcher had won the ball cleanly but referee didn't want him to play in the Finals. He was red carded for no reason. Bad decision. Van Persie converted that opportunity into a Goal with no problem. 3-1 was the scoreline that time. United won easily. Some fine saves by Almunia made sure that gunners were not crushed with more goal difference. Man United won 4-1 on aggreegate and they are heading to Rome to play with the winner of today's match(Chelsea Vs Barcelona) on 27th May in the finals. (I want Barcelona).

Congratulations to me, and to all the fans and also to the friend whome I am taking for a party as promised.

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Champions League Semi Final Leg 2

Hi All,

I have crossed my fingers and hoping to get the positive results for Man United today. I have promised one of my friend a party if we reach to Finals today!!! I am so excited and cannot wait at all.

      We have some good news for the match. Rio and Evra both are likely to play (who else we have as qualified left back as Evra anyways). Rio is a massive boost as he stands like a wall in the defence. The duo, Vidic and Rio, is a must for the game. For Evra, first impression never says he can get that sharp and fast in the field. But whenever he runs on the pitch with Rooney/Ronny playing on left, his movements are terrific and he responds so well to their passes. I bet he is better than Heinze which we had in the same position two seasons back.

      It's going to be a tough game. I am sure we would not like to do same mistakes which Liverpool did to allow space for Arshavin and leaving a rare opportunity for him to net 4 goals in a single match. As Van Persie is fit and will be available for today's match, we need Rio badly. Evans is also good, but he needs a little more time to become as good as Ferdinand and Vidic are. He was good in Saturday's game and did a good job in keeping Middlesbrough players away from the goal most of the time. But this is Arsenal and at least I don't want to take any risk. So Rio is definitely a must have along with Vidic.

      Rooney, Tevez and Evra are already on a Yellow. Having a yellow in the game again will mean that they will miss the first leg of Final against Barcelona (just being realistic after seeing a thrilling performance at bernabeu when they crushed Real Madrid with 6-0). So they will need to be calm on the pitch as far as tackling players is concerned.

      So I wish, once again, United a big win against Arsenal today. Once United wins, I will go and party. Lets Hope United goes bigger and we end up in a huge celebration.

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Yayyyyyyyyyy. Ronaldo boost for Man United

Hi All,

Happy moments for all of the fans. Ronaldo has made it clear that he is not going anywhere. And also, why he will like to leave a club which wins the maximum trophies in a single year. 2 Already won. Premiere league is almost ours. Champions league is still on, but optimistically, we should win that too. So 4 trophies expected. Why will he leave such a prestigious and popular club? Having Ronaldo on midfield is far better than Ribery or Kaka because of the Chemistry in the Current Squad looks exceptionally good. If a new player comes, and Ronaldo moves out, it will be very tough for the new player to set up the same understanding with the other players. Kaka and Ribery would definitely bring a Fan Base to united but I think the total number of fans which duo combinedly can bring, Ronaldo will take more out of club if he leaves. So Ronaldo should not move out ideally. Whatever Real Madrid offers. Beckham, such a class player, was also not very successful there.

      For me, Ronaldo is really awesome and fantastic. Due to some wrong impressions on the referees, now referees don't give the genuine fouls against him. Referee in the clash against Arsenal on 29th April 2009 was awful. He didn't give even a single foul against him. He was tackled very very hard most of the places. Stupid referee thought he is acting smart, though he was acting like a fool. Yes, indeed, he was not doing his job good. Ronaldo was fouled so many times in the match but he was not interested because he treated his perceptions over an above the actual happenings on the pitch. Anyways, leave the poor guy "Claus Bo Larsen".

      It was past, now I expect that the same should not happen tomorrow. We HAVE to WIN. Join me in wishing Man United a Glorious day tomorrow to beat gunners at their home.

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Middesbrough fought a little, but were helpless in front of Man United Magic

Hi all,

I am sorry for some wrong predictions in my previous post for this match. I expected Tevez for the full time, and he was merely substituted in the second half to the time when Man United was already 2-0. No Nani as well. Why rooney had to play when we had Park on the right and (the optional) Nani on Left.

Anyways, excellent Giggs started the run with a fantastic goal. Right Corner, between the legs of Weather, Giggs refreshed the memories of 1996 goal which won Man United the title. This is what the commentator said : Same player, Same Team, Same Goal. A killer goal came from Park in early 2nd half. Middlesbrough defenders were even not aware if Park is moving so sharply behind them. Till the time they could have guessed, park finished it with beauty.

I felt that we were still not accurate in finishing as we could have got a better goal difference. Arsenal scored 3, so they would also be very much confident to face United on Tuesdary having a fact in mind that the 2nd leg is in Emirates. Anyways, we can always survive even if we score one lesser than what they score. If they score 2, we need to score 1, if they score 3, we need to score 2 and so on. If they score 1 and we don't score, then Penalties...that will be like "Ouch". Man United just lost a semis on penalty. Will like to aoid that.

But the performace, movements on the pitch, passing were so effective, that would definitely have boosted Man United players' confidence and they must be ready to take Arsenal and kill the game in a dominant style.

Congratulations to Man United and to all of the Fans of this prestigious club for putting one Step Closer to 2008-09 Title.

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Tevez Issued Final Warning to Leave Man United

Sad news for me, and am sure, for a bunch of fans must be dissapointed on hearing Tevez's departure. I saw his face. When he was substituted with Berbatov at OT against CL semis against Arsenal, he turned his head like he was saying Naa.....You are Wrong Mr. Ferguson, I am not the right one to be substituted. Why OT BOSS SAF is showing no mercy for him. He is behaving as if, I guess, he is now definitenly going to leave and there are no chances Tevez staying in United. I am SAD, very sad. Tevez has scored so many and many beautiful goals. And his thrilling performace against Arsenal was too good. He created too many chances, one in the first half was almost a goal(denied by an excellent save by Alumnia, after all it was goalkeeper's day). On the other hand, after Tevez was substituted. Berbatov was not influential. He couldn't run it to get the ball possession in Arsenal's Goal area. Had it been another player, like Rooney/tevez/Ronaldo, they would have reached to the ball and converted the possession to goal very easily. Lets accept it, Berbatov is good, but he is not as fast as Tevez,Rooney are. He has some good skills, but considering the overall performance at Man United by Berbatov and Tevez so far, Tevez certainly edges over Berbatov. I can see his frustration in his interview which is posted on ESPN Star.com :

Tevez's Future is not at United

I will Miss him :( ....

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Oh yea....I will really miss him :)

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Poor Essien

I know, I should not comment the players from other Clubs. But I just hate players who do boasting a lot. See the following article.

Essien should have been a Man Utd Player.


He made a comment like this : Right now I am just happy I chose the right club and hope I can go on and make United pay by winning lots of trophies.He emphasized in the article, that just because of him, Man United will lose trophies. But this boy(no doubt about the talent he has), is a little over optimistic about himself or a little unaware about the strength the United has. Why the hell in this world someone will like to hire a player if he doesn't have a work permit and there is no way to obtain one. I like him. Would really like to see him in a red jersey but I don't see a reason to have hatered or a hard feeling to take revenge from a Club who was bound in a legal obligation. Not right. They have not won a trophy since he made this comment(which is 12th Jan 2008). Atleast I dont remember, no big trophies for blues so far. Man United has won lots since then. He is unable to take REVENGE so far. Doesnt seem to be getting his revenge completed this season also.

Hahaha....

Glory Glory Man United.

Manchester United planning to play a fresh squad against Middlesbrough

Manchester, after capturing a huge win on Arsenal in CL Semis, is planning to give chance to fresh legs against Middlesbrough. Scholes, Park, Nani, Macheda, etc will probably be playing. I would love to see Tevez on the Pitch, along with Macheda. But i really would like Rooney to rest and fire in Emirates stadium on tuesday. After an Injury at OT this Wednesday, Rio will be out of action and I pray that he will be fit for Tuesday. We have seen so many of Goals scored against us in his absence. So Evans will play a big role. Wes Brown, the lost hero should be in. I am sure he will be replacing Rafael(right back) in the second half. He has given so much to us :)



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Man Utd won & Wenger showed Frustration as He says Manchester United will pay for not achieving a bigger lead.

A frustoo Wenger couldn't have said anything else. Just like a person being escaped from a bunch of Mobs says, "I will see you all One day" and he never comes back. Hehe, Sorry Arsense, but you have to accept you have lost.

It was fantastic United, but once again, the goalkeeper had to stand very hard in order to deny Man Utd more goals. Alumnia was amazing, and he was the reason that Man Utd could have scored only one goal. Anyways, better luck next time. Ronaldo's Movement was excellent. Fletcher was awesome. He is moving so smartly these days. Oshea a versatile act. He deserves a big applause for winning his place back in First team squad. He was lost somewhere in the last 2 years. But suddenly appeared this season from No Where to the limelight :). Anderson, was ok but Scholes would have been a better option. And I am sure, he was saved for the next leg. Why the hell in the world, one would like to use all of his options in one game only. He must be saved for better games ahead.

On the other Hand, gunners were sloppy. Adabeyour, Walcott, Fabregas, Diaby etc were not too much of influence. Wenger trying to show as if they have done the right thing with Man Utd has a slender lead of One goal. I dnt remember Arsenal winning the 2nd leg in recent times. It's good to be optimistic, but should be realistic as well.

Best of Luck to Man United and Barcelona(coz I want both in the Finals as Chelsea are now a team with negative approach, which we have seen in the first Semi Final.)

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United 5 - 2 Spurs :

Superb, that is what I would like to say about United. At half time, I was sure that we will Hit Back Spurs after seeing United's last 15 mins performance in the first half. They were firing, some good saves by Gomes made it impossible for United to come back in the first half. He continued the good saves in 2nd half also. But, we were a bit fortunate to have a Penalty, but the mistake was certainly not as terrible as it was made by refree in FA Semis against United. Thats it, the game was on. United never looked back after that. They crushed the Spurs by showing them their defense is just helpless in front of United's storming performance. Absolutely thriller. I see no reason why Benitez should still have the Title hopes. That should have been vanished by now. Liverpool, on the other hand, were given a good challenge by Hull. Although they won easily. Xavi with an excellent Goal and Kyut as usual, superb finishes.

United had come under pressure after coming down by 2 goals. It was no easy task to come back and win the game. But, United DID it. The future seems bright. I was a little dissapointed with Giggs not playing in the Squad and really will like to see him on wednesday night. I wish United a good luck and may we win in wednesday's fixture against Arsenal.

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Benitez Or Ferguson?

It's been a LONG time that we are listening Liverpool will overcome United this season. Benitez has always been trying to act smart and play mind games. So far this season, if we leave few of the instances, we have responded to their comments very positively. Benitez has hammerred a number of comments of SAF, but the momentum which Man Utd and SAF have showed, it's amazing. We have showed that you cannot win the league with talks, you have to play well. Now, Liverpool is on the backfoot once again. Benitez has started once again playing his crap politics by making comments.

See the following comment(wreckless):

Benetiz fires title warning to United




It clear shows his frustration of not winning premiere league title even after trying hardest in his 5 years at Liverpool. I totally respect Liverpool and I really love to watch playing Gerrard, Torres, Alonso, Mascherano, Riera etc. But after so many stupid comments and various tries to overpower Man Utd through Mind Games has decrease the reputation level Liverpool had in my eyes. I am sure, it would be with various other club Fans also. Liverpool is great team, but they should play and only play football.

SAF has shown so good that the answer can be given with High Sporting Spirits. Benitez should learn that from SAF.

SAF is best :)

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Will Tevez Depart?

Hi All,

A sad news came yesterday when I read that Tevez may leave Manchester United. Guess what, I am really dissapointed after hearing this. I really love Tevez and I don't understand why Berbatov has been giving so much of preferences over him. Even though Tevez has scored some very very crucial goals at the times when Man Utd needed them most. But for some reasons, SAF is showing interest in Berbatov and sadly he is not able to match the Pace Man Utd has.

Anyways, but I really pray Tevez should not leave Man Utd.

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