Prediction: Utd 2 Barcelona 0
VDS will play, but need to improve on his distribution.
Ferdinand, Vidic (or Hargreaves), Brown and Evra will make up the defence.
Carrick, Scholes, Ronaldo and Fletcher will start in midfield.
Rooney and Tevez will play in attack.
Messi will try to mess up Utd's defence.
Out: Saha
Probable: Vidic, Rooney
29 April 2008
Match Review (Chelsea vs Man U)
Did the better team won? No! Chelsea was better in the first half, while Utd was better in the 2nd. Bad decisions by the referee and the assistant referee! Kick in the face was a foul and at least a yellow card, whether delibrate or not. Holding a player in the box preventing him from attacking the ball is a penalty (it was given to Gerrard when the ball was not even played in). Several fouls against Utd players were not penalised. The penalty? It was more of 20-80 & Chelsea got the 20 (worse handball was not given for Uts during the Blackburn game). The referee had gone from bad to worse and include those from Europe games as well.
Van der Sar (6.5): Did well, but distribution of ball was poor.
Brown (5.5): Could not match Drogba's strength.
Ferdinand (7): Held defence well on most occasions.
Vidic (5.5): Went to hospital again, missed dearly in the game.
Silvestre (7): Best performace by him since several years ago.
Nani (5): No threat, decision-makings were generally poor.
Fletcher (6.5): Industrous and good efforts.
Carrick (6): Defended well, but there was no one for him to pass forward!
Anderson (5): Over-hyped after his first few impressive games for Utd. Had been not playing well since.
Giggs (5.5): Average game, time to retire soon.
Rooney (6): Scored well on a lucky break. Looks unfir throughout the game.
Hargreaves (6) (sub Vidic 14) Good cover at right back.
Ronaldo (6) (sub Rooney 63) Good shot cleared off line. Held back by Ballack in the penalty box, but referee was blinded.
O'Shea (sub Anderson 65) Disciplined role 5
Van der Sar (6.5): Did well, but distribution of ball was poor.
Brown (5.5): Could not match Drogba's strength.
Ferdinand (7): Held defence well on most occasions.
Vidic (5.5): Went to hospital again, missed dearly in the game.
Silvestre (7): Best performace by him since several years ago.
Nani (5): No threat, decision-makings were generally poor.
Fletcher (6.5): Industrous and good efforts.
Carrick (6): Defended well, but there was no one for him to pass forward!
Anderson (5): Over-hyped after his first few impressive games for Utd. Had been not playing well since.
Giggs (5.5): Average game, time to retire soon.
Rooney (6): Scored well on a lucky break. Looks unfir throughout the game.
Hargreaves (6) (sub Vidic 14) Good cover at right back.
Ronaldo (6) (sub Rooney 63) Good shot cleared off line. Held back by Ballack in the penalty box, but referee was blinded.
O'Shea (sub Anderson 65) Disciplined role 5
26 April 2008
Match Preview (Chelsea vs Man U)
Prediction: Chelsea 1 Utd 2
VDS to start.
Rio, Brown, Vidic and Evra will start in defence.
In midfield should be Carrick, Hargreaves, Anderson, Giggs and Ronaldo.
Rooney should start alone up front.
Chelsea will depend on the help of the referee.
Out: Saha (hamstring)
Probable: Vidic (stomach virus)
VDS to start.
Rio, Brown, Vidic and Evra will start in defence.
In midfield should be Carrick, Hargreaves, Anderson, Giggs and Ronaldo.
Rooney should start alone up front.
Chelsea will depend on the help of the referee.
Out: Saha (hamstring)
Probable: Vidic (stomach virus)
Match Review (Barcelona vs Man U)
A good result, but boring game. Miss penalty by Ronaldo and many poor decisions by the referee who looked overwhelmed by Camp Nou.
VAN DER SAR (7.5): Experience showed and he did well to keep clean sheet.
HARGREAVES (6.5): Defended well, but did not attack much.
FERDINAND (7): A good display again.
BROWN (6.5): Not as good a Vidic, but decent cover.
EVRA (7.5): One of his better defensive display, not his usual attacking play.
PARK (5.5): Ran and ran, but could not do much.
CARRICK (5.5): One of his off-nights.
SCHOLES (7): Did well to justify his selection.
RONALDO (7): Make good runs and had a few penalty shouts. Consistently fouled blantantly, but referee was too lenient.
ROONEY (5): Out of position, out of idea.
TEVEZ (5.5): Usual effort, but nothing to show for.
NANI (5.5): (for Rooney 75 mins) Did not make much impact.
GIGGS (5): (for Tevez 85 mins) Did he touch the ball?
VAN DER SAR (7.5): Experience showed and he did well to keep clean sheet.
HARGREAVES (6.5): Defended well, but did not attack much.
FERDINAND (7): A good display again.
BROWN (6.5): Not as good a Vidic, but decent cover.
EVRA (7.5): One of his better defensive display, not his usual attacking play.
PARK (5.5): Ran and ran, but could not do much.
CARRICK (5.5): One of his off-nights.
SCHOLES (7): Did well to justify his selection.
RONALDO (7): Make good runs and had a few penalty shouts. Consistently fouled blantantly, but referee was too lenient.
ROONEY (5): Out of position, out of idea.
TEVEZ (5.5): Usual effort, but nothing to show for.
NANI (5.5): (for Rooney 75 mins) Did not make much impact.
GIGGS (5): (for Tevez 85 mins) Did he touch the ball?
23 April 2008
Match Preview (Barcelona vs Man U)
Prediction: Barcelona 2 Utd 2
VDS looks set to start after recovering from grion strain.
Rio, Brown, Vidic and Evra will start in defence.
In midfield should be Carrick, Scholes, Hargreaves, Nani and Ronaldo. Rooney should start alone upfront again.
Barcelona will depends a lot on Messi and Eto'o
Out: Saha (hamstring)
VDS looks set to start after recovering from grion strain.
Rio, Brown, Vidic and Evra will start in defence.
In midfield should be Carrick, Scholes, Hargreaves, Nani and Ronaldo. Rooney should start alone upfront again.
Barcelona will depends a lot on Messi and Eto'o
Out: Saha (hamstring)
21 April 2008
Match Review (Blackburn vs Man U)
A sub-par performance from the 2 veterans, and a superb performance by Friedel cost Utd 2 points. A good goal by Tevez cancelled out Santa Cruz's lucky goal. Also a definite Utd penalty not spotted by the referee.
Kuszczak (6): Good block with his leg for the 'penalty' claim, did ok.
Brown (5): Could not stopped Pederson on his own.
Ferdinand (6): At fault for the goal, average display overall.
Vidic (6): A bit rusty after some weeks out.
Evra (6.5): Usual hard work, not much to show for.
Ronaldo (6.5): Not at his best, but still hit the post and forced a good save out of Friedel.
Carrick (7): Many good passes, but were not converted into goals.
Scholes (4.5): Bad display in the 1st half, slightly better in the 2nd.
Giggs (4): A forgetable day, Utd played with 9 men in the 1st half, with Scholes and Giggs missing.
Tevez (6): Played with energy, but no purpose until the goal.
Rooney(5.5): Got frustrated and affected his play.
Subs Nani (5.5) (sub Giggs 45) Average game, better balls in than Giggs.
O'Shea (6) (sub Brown 81) Nothing much to show for, except for a good chance which was saved by Friedel's leg.
Park (5) (sub Rooney 90) Not much time for his energetic runs.
Kuszczak (6): Good block with his leg for the 'penalty' claim, did ok.
Brown (5): Could not stopped Pederson on his own.
Ferdinand (6): At fault for the goal, average display overall.
Vidic (6): A bit rusty after some weeks out.
Evra (6.5): Usual hard work, not much to show for.
Ronaldo (6.5): Not at his best, but still hit the post and forced a good save out of Friedel.
Carrick (7): Many good passes, but were not converted into goals.
Scholes (4.5): Bad display in the 1st half, slightly better in the 2nd.
Giggs (4): A forgetable day, Utd played with 9 men in the 1st half, with Scholes and Giggs missing.
Tevez (6): Played with energy, but no purpose until the goal.
Rooney(5.5): Got frustrated and affected his play.
Subs Nani (5.5) (sub Giggs 45) Average game, better balls in than Giggs.
O'Shea (6) (sub Brown 81) Nothing much to show for, except for a good chance which was saved by Friedel's leg.
Park (5) (sub Rooney 90) Not much time for his energetic runs.
19 April 2008
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Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown and Michael Carrick had signed contract extension with Utd. Good news for the fans!
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