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Without doubt one to watch… but Robben is not crap either så their flanks will be tough but we’ll keep ‘em quiet!!!
yea…they have strong wing-play….Robben and Ribery are the main threats
Completely off topic but Manchester United have signed a young Irish goalkeeper.
Spurs, Wolves, Charlton Athletic, Manchester City and Celtic had an eye on the lad, while Arsenal and Chelsea also showed an interest and invited him for trials.
Time will tell on this one but wish the lad all the best
http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/Joe-gets-the-Coll-from.6159839.jp
Robben will pose greater threat. But our fullbacks will do the job. With all respect to Bayern I would be dissapointed if we didn’t beat them in both legs; if we did it at the San Siro away then we can do it again at the Allianz Arena for sure.
This guy is awesome… He makes everything look effortless! But one man is not a team and we will rip that defence apart! By the way Milan was a tougher opponent
luckily United have players with stop signs born into them
Fletch will sort em out.
Is never going to be an easy encounter. Bayern has proven to be a difficult team to beat after ’99 and with Robben and Ribery in their attack it will be much difficult. But all de same Utd will triumph because of the experience we have gained over the years in playing at this stage of the competition.
Our defenders will surely be up to Robben and Ribery’s test.
ONE UNITED
ribery has had an indifferent season, piled up with injurys and the possibility he may move on, but he is such a danferous threat and he will be focused against us
Van Der Sar knows what to look for on a pk, for sure. He’s ridiculous.
I though this was gonna be a video about Glazer.
Ribery and his chums will do fuck-all against United – and you can print that. The draw has been very kind to us. The only question now is if those Barca fairies will get through their side of the draw. If they do, they can rest assured that an arse-kicking awaits them in Madrid on May 22nd.
in the games against fiorentina it was robben who show his class, ribery lumbered about the pitch.
He looked like a player who didn’t want to be there.
United will beat bayern home and away…………………….. I hope.
Fred – Spot on fella. This cunt and Robben will bottle it at Old Trafford.
Off topic a bit but as I type I can hear the cunt’s downstairs on talkshite discussing Hargreaves and how he must be ready for Ingerlund. Fuck off its United that matters and pay his fucking wages. Have the cunt’s even watched United lately. Saying how we have missed a ball winner in the middle of the park and someone to collect the ball from the back 4 and spray it about. Hows about Fletch and Scholes you fucking halfwits? Some french muppet as well was saying how our midfield is weak and we will struggle against Bayern unless Hargo is back. He isn’t even eligible. God they make me sick.
Red Nev will stop him alright…..if he dont the Vida will….
Calm down King Eric FFS you will do yourself a mischief lol….. we all know them dopey cunts spew shite every time they offer their views so fuck them all
King Eric – wrote on the previous blog about philip oclair what ever his name is spelt he is an arsenal fan so what did we expect. he said we need a new RB but he is right the CM needs strengtening. he also was speaking about barcelona is like barca had so many problems they were doomed, has he seen arsenals flaws. I think he is contridicting himself when the way arsenal have performed against the big teams, but like I say for him to sit there and just exploit barcelonas problems when arsenal are weak with GK almunia, the defence which messi could rip apart, midfield trio of xavi iniesta toure against arsenals fabrigas song and denelson is no match, in attack arsenel do have alot of flair but they dont have that ariel threat which barca hate, well if bendtner can do anything could be a problem barca love teams who like to pass it and play pretty football, its the sides who will shut down the supply of messi which barca struggle against.
but he also forgets arsenal have CM players who dont tackle, and I have seen iniesta in CM he can tackle and nick the ball so what is that talksport presenter on about, these english pundits and media guys really need to watch teams other than then english teams.
Tonybee – ha ha cheers mate.
rtnk – We don’t need strenghening in the middle at all mate, I just don’t agree . Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Hargreaves, Ando, Gibson. Not to mention the like of cleverley and James who have been excellent on loan. If we get anyone for that position in the summer I honestly think it will be Rodwell. At who’s expense though? Also Park and Giggs can play there.
Ribery is quality, no doubt about that. I’m really confident that we can reach our third final on the trot. Not to underestimate our opposition but with the way we’re playing I have high hopes.
Maybe i’m missing something but ive never got Ribery, watched him loads of times down the years, just doesn’t do it for me and he’s injury prone, Robben will be their main danger.
FOUR goals and only 17 appearances all season. Cannot say I am too concerned. As mentioned earlier he won’t have the balls for the fight at OT.
King Eric – gibson is awful he gives the ball away and he is way to slow he is a poor mans carrick, gibson is just like huddlestone very slow, anderson I am not sure of and unless hargreaves gets over the injury problems. then united need a midfield inforcer scholes has not decided on his future so there are decisions to be made on the CM it is not cut and dry yet, rodwell I am not convinced, unlike rooney he had so much going for him we all knew rooney was going to big the next big thing rodwell does not for me, has rodwell proved like rooney at everton he is worth paying a fortune because I am not convinced in rodwell, he does not excite me has rooney done when we were after rooney
amazing…you wouldn’t know he is right footed..equally adept with both feet…wouldn’t I love to have a player like him..I hope he doesn’t dazzle our boys…I think the worst we could have gotten was Barcelona or Inter Milan…Bayern is defo in the next tier bt very much a threat..should be a good tie but I fancy our chances…if United don’t go to the final I predict a Bayern Muncich v Inter Milan final..I have a sneaky feeling Barcelona will be undone by Arsenal…
Robben will also be a big threat to our chances of going through.
@Rant King Eric
Lol, the ball winner thing was hillarious. Poor Fletcher. So much effort and he never wins the ball. About Hargo now. I only regard this as a joke. Hargreaves must NOT go to the World Cup. Every doctor would advise against it. It’s not United or Hargo’s fault that England don’t have a ball winner.
Costas – fletcher is miles ahead of hargreaves, but for him to say arsenal are has good as barca is hilerious, messi will love playing against arsenal because they let you play they dont cut the supply messi wil run into
@RTNK
You could be right. At the same time, Barca might have to work hard to get the ball from Arsenal. Not saying that they are just as good, because they are not. But they could cause them problems.
Forget ribery. he has spent half the season injured. we need to stop Robben. its not only his pace and direct running but also his free kicks and long distance crackers that will trouble us. Dont forget Thomas muller and iva olic. van Bommel vs Fletch will be a good one too
the first leg will be tight but uniteds match against Chelsea will take a lot out of United and may hand the advantage to Munich. We cant even rotate the squad for the Chelsea game.
Ribery is overrated. Robben… Robben if he doesn’t chip a nail before the games will be a difficult opponent.
@rtnk
agree. at the moment barca> anyone else in europe.
If thats the man “we have to stop” then this game is a walkover.
@AIG
Yeah, the rotation could be a problem. The defence isn’t an issue. You can play the same back 5 for 3 games in 8 games. But Scholesy can’t play the Bayern games and the Chelsea game. So for these 3 games, our midfield will have to pick itself from the following players: Valencia, Park, Nani, Giggs, Carrick, Fletcher and Scholes. I didn’t include the likes of Gibson and Obertan because I don’t think they would start a game like this anyway. So it’s 7 players and we will probably play 4-5-1 in both games. So we can only rotate 2 players. In attack, Rooney will probably handle all 3 games.
Assuming of course no one gets injured until then.
Frank, meet Darren.
Well if it isn’t the grass is greener on the other side aig again to tell us all how much better the opposition is, why we should all worry because no matter how good our player are individually and how well they play collectively united are a lesser team to who ever we play.
Can’t wait to read you ode to torres tomorrow
@Costas
yeah. Not easy for us. It may even come to the point where SAF has to gamble and rest a few players who may be tired. I think it is a late game at Bolton before the 1st leg which wont be easy.However i would like to see us give preference to the league and not the CL. That should be the main priority. unfortunately we arent in the same position as 2007-08 when we rested players for the chelski game.
Out of your the midfielders neither can giggs play all 3 games.
Also vidic and carrick are one booking away from a suspension in the 2nd leg and away from home it is possible they will get that dreaded booking.and be out of the 2nd leg
Park will play defend the wing and attack through the middle
@ghtt
ask rio and vidic.
by now they will tell you much better about torres than me
Fred
short read but really excellent post
and I’m printing this
an all English final
Aig
really mate fuck off
the real madrid live baca ass kiss torres fucking lumpard licking Terry humping gerrard riding shit get on my tits
@AIG
Good thing you reminded me about the Bolton game. Here’s our fixture list now:
27 Mar: Bolton (A) 17:30
30 Mar: Bayern Munich (A) 19:45
03 Apr: Chelsea (H) 12:45
07 Apr: Bayern Munich (H) 1 19:45
11 Apr: Blackburn (A) 13:30
17 Apr: Man City (A) 12:45
It is a bit congested until Blackburn. 5 games in 15 days. The main problem is the CMs. Park or Giggs will have to play there to give Carrick, Fletch or Scholes a breather. So we could see Ryan rested for Munich and start against Chelsea in a 3 man midfield. Berba could also feature at some stage. I am sure that Fergie will do his best to balance the two competitions. But we must not lose anyone else until then.
As far as the bookings, i hope these two get through the Bayern games without picking one. Maybe they could miss one of the semis. It would be a shame if they lost the final.
@costas
agree.the versatility of park,giggs will come in handy.maybe berba will play in a 4 4 2 against chelsea.it worked last season.
Dont mind a player missing the semis but against inter or barca in the finals we need a full strength team and fully fit.
@AIG
Honestly, I am still shocked how that line up against Chelsea worked like that, but then again, that’s why Fergie is a God and I am not.
Berba will probably play a key role in those games, but the key is probably Park.
i have two words for Franc
GARY NEVILLE.
just a bit more quality than the bundesliga
Costas – if iniesta plays in CM barca become a team that controls games, because another plus point iniesta offers is he really does work hard and he nicks the ball, add the physical touch tackling midfielder in yaya toure if they are focused they do work hard to win the ball they did it against us.
Really noticed that a lot of defenses in the video were holding very high lines…… I we can avoid Robben and Ribery getting in behind us, we have a great chance…… Also Mario Gomes is one heck of a hitman…… make no mistake about that…….
wait…. this are only this seasons goals?????
He’s good, but not very good.
I watched a couple of Bundesliga matches, one involving Bayern, the weekend when ESPN was free.
My verdict? Utter fucking shite. Some of the most dull, turgid, boring crud I’ve ever seen – the quality of the players & teams on display was woeful.
Come on fellas, let’s not start building up Bayern as if we are the underdogs in this one. Rest assured Ribery, Robben and co will be shitting their lederhosen at the thought of facing United.
Robben > Ribery, if you’ve been following Bayern this season.
We eat Krauts for breakfast. Bring on the finals
I must admit to having watched Ribery only for France and he sure is talented, but I think we are more than capable of handling them.
And Robben – ha ha, we know all about him, I’m not worried about him at all. If we don’t stop him, I will be of the opinion that we didn’t perform well.
The thing we need to wary of is the overall play of bayern – they play a very tight game. But United are much too experienced and I’m happy with how Fergie has got us playing for European games. Two successive finals speaks for itself. Trust in Sir Alex.
Ribery is good, but he can’t single handedly win it.
The counterattack speed of rooney and the young mid (nani, valencia, park, fletch) is our edge this season and if their back 4 are not ready, they will just be another “Milan”.
Barca have lost their cutting edge since Eto’o's departure. With Ibrahimovic their team balance is off. Ibra isn’t the clinical striker who finishes 9 out of 10 chances. He can create, but so can Henry and Messi, what they need in the middle is a finisher. It was a really bad decision to replace Eto’o with someone like Ibra, and I agree with Mourinho when he says he got the better end of the deal. Two players, roughly the same age, one is a wannabe world class player, Eto’o was a proven striker. No wonder they aren’t as fluent as they were last year.
Of course that won’t make it any easier, as the battle was lost in midfield last season, but this time around, if it comes to it, we will have Fletch, who has also improved this year, again, as he does every season it seems, and the trio of Carrick, him and Scholesy is working like a dream. No need to think Barca have anything we don’t. If anything, our current form makes us equals, and our bench strength makes us superiors to Barca.
Back on topic,
Well Ribery is not what Bayern sometimes make him out to be, but he is still a good winger, and he can be dangerous. Pace and good two feet. So yes he is a threat, but not a Messi or a Ronaldo. Of course how our inexperienced/extremely experienced RB(s) deal with him is a completely different story. I will go with Rafa for this one, coz Ribery is pretty quick, and that is a very vital weapon for him, we will need a quick full back on the right, even if a bit inexperience and rough around the edges.
But can you imagine what this season could mean for Rafael? Ronaldinho, Ribery, and possibly Messi and Chamakh or that other dude from OL, whose name I forget. Wow, this kid will be ready next season. Fergie is fast tracking him.
nothing that our paddy cant handle
PS: All that video showed was that he has a good long range shot. Personally, United have come up against better.
And, if we persist with Nani on the left for long enough, he will surpass Ribery imo. Not the mot earth shattering achievement, but still, I fully believe Nani has more talent than this guy.
*most
they have alot of decent players , but personally i would only take ribery into the utd team , maybe lahm , over 2 legs the strongest team usually prevails , that will be us , they will be more scared of us than we are them , got to say though would love ribery at utd also loved his penalty in the vid !!
Great player, great team but ill go as far to say we are the best team in europe at the moment, and as paddy mentioned on the first post we are too strong over 2 legs, they along with every other team did not want united in that draw!
Also the fact of us playing at home in the leg that really matters in a big advantage!
Not happy about the sudden date of the away leg, cant quite get the money together to
go to the Azul as i had planned !!!!
LUHG
ribery is a trully gifted player but FUCK ME HE IS UGLY AS A MUHFUGGAH !!
SAF has to play it tight over both legs – can’t see him playing anything anything other than 5 across the middle. How well that five play will dictate the pressure put on the back four. Reckon JSP wilb eplayed in a similar role as he was in v Milan and Valencia / Nani / Giggs (whoever plays of thise three) will be playing as much defensively as attacking and paying close attention on Robben (one good tackle and he will disappear) and Ribery
If we can come away with a score draw or a one goal win reckon we have a shot.
Robben has been one of the players of the season in the Bundelsliga and is currently in similar form to Rooney.. Never write him off….
Wish I could get a ticket for the away game – unless anyone has a spare.