VIDEO: Valencia, Gibson and Anderson Goals vs Schalke

May 4, 2011 110 Comments

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Author: Scott Filed Under Anderson, Antonio Valencia, Darron Gibson, Europe, Match Day, Video

110 Comments

May 4, 2011 at 21:40
jasonpark says:
Flip sake not another final……GGMU
May 4, 2011 at 21:41
moss says:
WEMBERLEY WEMBERLEY ……………………………….FUCK THE ABU CUNTS WERE GOING TO WEMBERLEY :)
May 4, 2011 at 21:43
hesselbom says:
Anderson is my MOTM.

It’ll be interesting to see SAF’s selection for the final. Will we go 442 with Chicha on top and Rooney dropping deep? Carrick Giggs in the middle? Or can we fit Fletcher in there depending on how well he does in the coming games.
May 4, 2011 at 21:44
thedonmassawe says:
Never doubt SAF fact!
May 4, 2011 at 21:48
portugueseprincess says:
Anderson did his hair and scored 2 goals hahahahahahahahaha
May 4, 2011 at 21:50
mike579 says:
Great win against a team that was lucky to make it this far. Massive final against barca… we have to attack them and put them under pressure, cant let them play keep ball. As we all know though in football it only takes one chance to change a game….. We just have to look forward to sunday now where 3 points could decide the title race. good thing OT is a fortress of solitude and away teams only win if they get lucky hahaha.

WE’RE GOING TO WEMBLEY!
May 4, 2011 at 21:53
Costas says:
Ando and Gibbo shiting on Schalke and their doubters.
May 4, 2011 at 21:56
jespermoses says:
fuckin great
May 4, 2011 at 21:57
TheRadLegion says:
I can’t believe these so called fans who keep saying “we were gonna be f***d by messi”..

Screw you stupid fans.. join that moron Alan Hansen who said our squad wasn’t capable.. let me tell you this.. REAL ZARAGOZA just BEAT Barcelona for goodness sake!
May 4, 2011 at 21:58
Natural Red says:
I wanted this match so bad from the beginning of the campaign.Solely because we gave a bad account of ourselves in the final ’09.I thought we had the team to beat them then and I still think we got the team to beat them now.

Come On United !
May 4, 2011 at 21:59
nat says:
was lookin at twitter after the game, any1 else notice rooneys twitter? did it get hacked or something?
May 4, 2011 at 22:00
FletchTHEMAN says:
Previous to this day, Ando had 2 goals for us. Think he doubled his tally in one outing. Excellent work son. Gibbo was class as well. That pass to for TonyVs first was a thing of marvel.

Onward Onward United!
A very very good day start to finish.

OFF TOPIC. Please don’t bring outside politics or religion into discussions of sport. Hope we are all here to enjoy a great win from our club.
May 4, 2011 at 22:04
Utd4life says:
Great performance from the lads..I’m really pleased for Ando and Gibbo especially considering the amount of abuse they get from fans..Thank the lord that SAF manages this team and not someone else..Bring on Barca..Just hope they cut out that playacting shit..If they don’t, I really do hope SAF sends clear instructions to his players to kick the living shit out Barca..GGMU!!!!!
May 4, 2011 at 22:05
Jish Inc. says:
Relax people. Barca are beatable. Just watch the barca-arsenal game at the emirates. What we need in the final is 100% from the players. They need to sweat blood and tears for the club. Get to 70 minutes level and Barca will get nervous. Believe! We are United
May 4, 2011 at 22:07
Slabs says:
We should thrive on being underdogs. If Barcelona believe their own hype then they’ll have a nasty surprise coming on the 28th.
May 4, 2011 at 22:10
bigred85 says:
we,re man utd-WE DO WHAT WE WANT!
May 4, 2011 at 22:16
MG says:
Actually we lost this game – this is inception it’s not real

Gibson passed back all night long – Evans had a shocker – Schalke blasted 10 goals against PIG – Anderson was revealed to be from San Marino thus finally exposing him for being Fake Brazilian – Scholes got sent off twice – Berba missed 10 penalties and 10 open goal chances – and finally John O Shea was classed as an enemy combatant when it was revealed that he actually has been working for city all this time
May 4, 2011 at 22:16
Stenis says:
Cracking game by Darron Gibson!

And how selfless was Dimitar Berbatov to let Ando score a couple? The man is a class act.
May 4, 2011 at 22:18
Devil310 says:
Based on Ando’s celebration, I’m glad he doesn’t score that often….lol…what a tool!
May 4, 2011 at 22:18
willierednut says:
Clear a path, we’re coming through.
May 4, 2011 at 22:18
sroentoel says:
United will face Barcelona Hollywood FC. i hope they will never get an Oscar on Final..

we will never die.. we will never die.. although they act like hollywood star.. La Masia Cunt…
May 4, 2011 at 22:21
MG says:
Where’s the snow?
May 4, 2011 at 22:21
Samuel - united WE stand says:
Why can’t anderson put in performances like that consistently? there was pace, power and energy in everything he did tonight plus added goals, we all are waiting for him to play like this regularly, i guess the rollicking he must have got after his poor performance against arsenal certainly helped.

Gibson played alot better but still needs to make himself more available as a link from defence to attack, the twitter abuse certainly got him fired up to show what he’s got, anymore improvement in the tank? we shall see.

Smalling was outstanding again, never loses focus always moving and pretty much made a very good raul to start feeding on scraps.

Finally how do united stop the machine of barcelona and messi? well that’s another matter for the final, gotta look forward to a chelsea which will be another nerve wracking final, hopefully we will get over all the hurdles.
May 4, 2011 at 22:23
Clint-IamYourPapii says:
IF Messi Really Is The “Messiah”, Shouldn’t He Get Taken Above By God Before Vidic Crucifies Him?
May 4, 2011 at 22:24
Samuel - united WE stand says:
@devil310 – what’s wrong with his celebration? he rarely gets goals and bangs in two in a night, i think he did the samba dance which was justified lol.
May 4, 2011 at 22:25
Che Guevarist says:
@ MG

Hahahahahaha made me laugh quite a lot mate,

Frankly, I think it’s a good thing we are the underdog. The lads will definitely be up for it. Let’s not underestimate the fact that we are playing at Wembley, it should feel like home.
May 4, 2011 at 22:26
Jehovah'sAlibi says:
@Clint-IamYourPapii

Oi Its Not God, Its Jay-hoe-va, Dont bring him into this homie, very blasphemous, Coz Messi’s argentine and they look like Jesus you Call him “The Mesiah”….Dude You Going To Lucifer !

Joke, Im Kidding

*COMMENT OF THE DAY*
May 4, 2011 at 22:30
rat1p says:
@nat
waynerooney is his new one
May 4, 2011 at 22:32
King Eric says:
Get the fuck in. Well at least some of you cunts will stop doubting. You know who you are.

Gibbo and ando were quality tonight and THAT is what makes them United players. Stepping in to a euro semi and not only playing well but getting the goals. Unlike bale,modric and nasri etc these lads aint big game chokers.

Right off to watch it again.

Jellybean. Hi. If you read this that post about your bloke you posted earlier was fucking class love. Excellent you aggresive little woman!
May 4, 2011 at 22:32
Wearing green and gold makes me look fat says:
WazzaRoon08 is now WayneRooney, must have been given it by twitter perhaps
May 4, 2011 at 22:35
willierednut says:
Fuck Jehovah! Up the PFJ!!!!!!!!
May 4, 2011 at 22:35
King Eric says:
Oh and we MUST beat the rentboys on sunday. Above else to shut that fat permatanned aggressive rentboy Cunty up.
May 4, 2011 at 22:36
james21 says:
Shit has anyone seen the prices for tickets. 25,000 @ £300 £225 £150 and £80. Thought Robbery was illegal.
May 4, 2011 at 22:47
T4M says:
Well done united!
May 4, 2011 at 22:48
captaink9 says:
Yes
May 4, 2011 at 22:52
King Eric says:
How many other teams in europe could make THAT many wholesale changes and not even notice? The answer is fucking none.

All this shite about how do WE stop barca. We aint fucking stoke or bolton. They aint machines. Question is how do they stop our forwards scoring and how do they net against the meanest defence in europe. The respect the media are affording barca and disrespecting united is a fucking insult. Which team is it that is at their third in four years? Barca shouldn’t have been in rome after the bridge debacle. Bendtner should have put them out this year and ten man inter knocked em out last season. Its called bandwagon jumping.

Very much like the neuer bandwagon. I said last week should we sign jaskelinaan and friedel on account of their blinding perofrmances against us? Pretty clear that neuer is a good shot stopper but after that I aint convinced at all. He really struggles with shots below three fucking feet.

We love united we do••••••••
May 4, 2011 at 22:52
bruce thomas says:
I never doubted them for a second.
May 4, 2011 at 22:52
willierednut says:
No.
May 4, 2011 at 22:53
fergie is the boss says:
King Eric – the players got to performe sunday, like I said the CL could possibly carry us over the finishing line. I said this, getting to the final will give the players the spring board to finish the job sunday, they have done a fantastic job this season lets go out sunday and give everything and the fans got to play a GIGANTIC part is well. The players cannot fail sunday, they will give everything to see ths title return to its rightful place, city manchester, location old trafford
May 4, 2011 at 22:57
bruce thomas says:
Great response from Gibson who was almost in tears at one point. We can and will beat Chelsea now. We can a will beat FCB — though we may have to score five to win 1 – 0 if Platini has his men in place. We’ll still do it.

Apologies (king eric, you wise man) for my earlier posts where I let the tension get to me, but by his own admission even SAF was up all night.
May 4, 2011 at 23:02
Costas says:
Yes or no?
May 4, 2011 at 23:03
karandravs says:
Redemption ….. !!
May 4, 2011 at 23:04
FletchTHEMAN says:
By the way, how completely out of it was Neuer. Can’t be arsed to handle anything
on the ground. Only the 4th wasn’t his fault as he should have, or might have, done more with the first 3.
Maybe it was an off day, but I said about the same after the first leg.

All hail Edwin van der Saar, who looks more and more like the signing of the decade for me.
May 4, 2011 at 23:08
fergie is the boss says:
FletchTHEMAN – well I think his confidence being effected by a shocking sckalke side, he did his best in the first leg. Even schmecheal made some horror mistake’s every keeper cant be amazing thats what I think happened, loss of confidence because of the germans overall team play
May 4, 2011 at 23:08
james21 says:
@King Eric
Theres always a band wagon when a player looks half decent. Take a peice of paper stick it on your fridge and when Utd are linked with a player write it down. I did it last season and we signed NONE of the players I had on my list. We do need a keeper as we all know and a midfielder other than that I can’t see where else we need anyone. Smalling is awsum and Jonny Evans looks like he’s over the glitch, theres Cleverly coming back as well. If Chicharito can maintain his outstanding season which I’m sure he will then we certainly don’t need any strikers.
And we MUST beat the Rentboys on Sunday get a point at Blackburn then try and help Ian Holloway last game of the season.
May 4, 2011 at 23:17
Giles Oakley says:
Hi Jellybean, I saw King Eric’s comment so I just had to go back to see what I had missed…Hilarious. I always enjoy your posts but this was a bit of a classic. I look forward to regular updates as Wembley approaches….Of course if your bloke feels like it, he could always slip in the odd comment himself on this site , just to spice things up. He could start by explaining why so many Barca players keep clutching their faces when nothing has touched them. Do they have some sort of filthy skin disease causing embarrassing itching?
May 4, 2011 at 23:20
FletchTHEMAN says:
FITB Cheers mate. Think it is more than that to be honest. He was majestic with every shot knee high or higher. But didn’t deal with anything on the ground. First leg as well. Haven’t watched much of him, but someone needs to analyze a larger run of games.
May 4, 2011 at 23:41
fergie is the boss says:
FletchTHEMAN – it is the same with the de gea, did anyone really watch de gea because I do not care what anyone says, a 20 year old in the premiership from la liga, is a huge step in terms of the style of the league
May 4, 2011 at 23:43
LibangLibu says:
.FUCK THE ABU CUNTS WERE GOING TO WEMBERLEY
May 5, 2011 at 00:01
Devil310 says:
I think a performance like tonights’ cab only be inspirational to the boys playing on Sunday.

Let’s put down the rent boys once again this season!
May 5, 2011 at 00:30
Samuel - united WE stand says:
can we all fucking calm down now, we can’t start thinking against chelsea it will be an easy game. they are fantastic side with match winners which means we’ve gotta stay strong defensively compact all game, organised and take chances we create, my worries aren’t over yet, hoping we can jump this massive hurdle.
May 5, 2011 at 00:46
MyCowIsTheBest says:
Seriously, if i have a chance to ask Sir Alex anything, i would ask him why on earth he ever makes Ando play as a DM before?

You can see it clearly – restrict Ando in our own half like we did at the Emirates last weekend and you wonder his worth. And when you let him have a free role like just now, you have the best playmaker in the making.
May 5, 2011 at 00:48
jellybean says:
@ King Eric- haha! I was hoping you’d read that, was actually thinking “King Eric would’ve probably killed him by now” LOL! after the game, he was saying “the only thing Pep learnt tonight, is that none of your players should be underestimated”…..but of course had to add “you WERE playing Schalke”. Just fucking gets to me that noone gives United credit, they MADE Schalke look poor. This team knocked out Valencia and scored 5 at the San Siro. Not even the great Barcelona managed that, albeit it’s a poorer team but you can only beat the team in front of you!!! Him and my best friend are insisting that we watch the game together, along with another friend of ours who supports United. I’m more inclined to watching it with my dad…watched both 99 and ’08 with him. Let’s see what happens….i BELIEVE! This team has exceeded all expectations anyway, if they win it’ll be the icing on the cake.

Gibson had a great game- totally shat on the haters. That pass was sublime and whilst I’m not going to start comparing him to Iniesta, what i will say is if that pass had come from Iniesta, we’d be drowning in jizz.
Ando- hahaha what can I say? The boy is equally frustruating and lovable. Always liked him and really wanted him to prove himself, hope the lad has better luck with injuries. And maybe lays off the steak a bit his power, energy and drive in midfield add another dimension to our attack and i hope his confidence grows with this game.
Smalling- is a BEAST. the boy’s got skills AND can defend. Wise beyond his years and has the 2 best center backs in the world to learn from. Hats off to our scouts.
O’Shea- he DID nutmeg one of their players right? i didnt just imagine it? Maybe no Figo, but it was good to see. thought he had a good game overall. didn’t struggle defensively and attacked very nicely down the left and put in a few good crosses. Did himself proud as captain I think.
Valencia- he’s one Pep should expect to see, and he should be worried. His crossing hasn’t been his best but his pace and strength will cause Barca’s defense some problems.Well taken goal, and it’s lovely to see him smile Nani’s going through a bit of patchy form right now, but still had a good game. Dribbled past people, showed some good skill and didn’t attempt to dive when fouled- Dani Alves, take note.
Berba and Owen both did well when they were on the pitch. Despite the fact that the Godfather didn’t look like scoring, his link up play was good and the man oozes class. Owen- love that he’s so eager. Impeccably timed runs, and was defending as well! Unlucky not to score from that shot, would’ve been a beaut.
Rafael- poor lad, hope he’ll get fit soon. Fabio’s been super- thank god we have two of them.
Last but not least- our 2 legends. VDS didn’t have all that much to do, but when he was expected to he delivered, no surprise there. In the battle of the keepers, it’s plain to see who came out on top.
Scholes- what can i say that hasnt already been said? My boyfriend and his friend think i rate Scholes way too highly. He can’t be rated highly enough…spraying about passes that Xavi would do in his dreams. Still yell “SCHOLESY DONT TACKLE” at the tv every few minutes lol. Love the ginger ninja- the best central midfielder…even Xavi will tell you that. I love this team, I love this manager. If anybody is MES QUE UN CLUB it is UNITED! Loved the banners of Sir Matt and the “Champions of heaven 1958″ brought tears to my eyes. Fuck Chelsea and their mind games. This is it. We’re on the road to glory now. COME ON YOU REDS!!!!
May 5, 2011 at 01:01
Ash says:
The negativity in this blog is increasing day by day.Pathetic stuff.
We are about to win the league and are in the final of europe so whats the problem.Barca are a good team but they are beatable.
Believe guys.We are manchester united and we are the best.
One more thing i never see the guys again after the match day.There are some trolls who just come at that day just to spread negativity so i prefer to ignore them but i am happy the regulars of ROM are great.REal supporters.(Special mention to MG,KING ERIC And cedars)
Ando will score atleast 10 goals next season.He is finding his feet now and i can see that.
19/4
May 5, 2011 at 01:16
jellybean says:
@ Giles- How are you? Hope your daughter’s doing well and that both of you have a spring in your step after tonight Thank god for dads like you and mine for making your girls watch United (be it on the tv or OT). Hahaha regarding my rant, I was soooo mad then. Just hope the Gaffer and the team shut his gob for good. Have had to deal with more than enough arrogance and wanking over the so-called greatest team in the land. Funnily enough, he loves RoM and reads it himself! As for the face clutching, he’s a strange sort who condones that kind of behaviour. But then again he’ll also choose a first XI of superstars and personal accolades over a squad. Needless to say we have completely different views on football. He actually wanted to comment a few times and I said to expect a fair bit of abuse given some of my previous rants. He got quite sad LOL, said he wanted everyone to like him. I really think he’s a closet United fan who tries to overcompensate for secretly loving them, by talking shit…

Gosh I’m so giddy I can’t sleep
May 5, 2011 at 01:34
bobkoh says:
I’m guessing the tickets at Wembley are sold out. GGMU!
May 5, 2011 at 01:51
jay says:
Gunner here. While I enjoyed your last final vs. barca, i sincerely hope that you lot utterly dominate them this time. Their histrionics and the seeming willingness of referees to ignore all their fouls while freely carding their opponents (van persie expelled for a kick a second after offside called in the brimming nou camp?!) leads me to conclude that as much as i consider manchester united our domestic rival, a barcelona victory would be in tribute to cynicism, deception, and harassment of match officials.
May 5, 2011 at 01:52
jimmy1978 says:
What jerseys will we be wearing for the final? I hope it is not white.
May 5, 2011 at 02:43
united.george says:
found this on the UEFA website rules as far as what shirt color the teams could wear.

For the final, both teams may wear their home colours. However, if there is a clash, the team designated as the “away” team must wear alternative colours. If a clash still exists and the team
officials are unable to agree, the UEFA administration will decide on the colours.

Surely we cannot be designated as the away team….on second thought considering that most of the english non united fans would want to see us lose, perhaps we are the away team:)
May 5, 2011 at 04:01
Che Guevarist says:
Anybody knows if we will be playing in red for the final? The more we will feel at home the better.
May 5, 2011 at 04:18
Andy)6 says:
The thing with Neuer, he’s gd when the shots are airborne, but very very poor with low shots. Manchester United realised that since the first leg, thus u can see they are always keeping the shots really low.
May 5, 2011 at 04:33
Che Guevarist says:
Redundant comment, my bad. Apologies
May 5, 2011 at 04:35
Fergie Mind Tricks says:
WillieRednut, CedarsDevil, 90+ Until We Score, Ididnotzeeit, Bchilds, JellyBean, TheGreatSirAlex, Dannysosaya, Zelh, Fergie Is The Boss, Kirendrav, Clint-IamYourPapii, MG, Carloc 1978, Erictheman, Zibbie, Louis, Balaji Sivaraman, and Supertramp. THOSE THAT BELIEVED.
May 5, 2011 at 04:51
YorYor says:
Based on the draw, we would be the away team, despite being at “home”.
I don’t think there’s a clash in colours, is there?

As for the match, Gibson has just swung my indicator all the way to neutral now. If he can play like he did consistently, I’d have no issues with him being named in the starting eleven. Another late bloomer on our cards perhaps? Fingers crossed.
And has Anderson given SAF more reasons to consider just how to play him best? His ability to shield the ball sure can be nuisance to the opposition defenders.
May 5, 2011 at 04:55
benb says:
we are the away team…
May 5, 2011 at 05:00
Kevin chicha.hernandez says:
Hahaha talk about Ronaldo comin’ back @ united 4 wat?’coz we’ve got valencia and Nani playin’ as world class wingers rather than pretending 2 b strikers or may b if he playz left side ‘coz i don’t think valencia will b givin’ hiz place 2 any1 soon and 4 G.bale lt him kip on dreamin’ if he thinks SAF iz goin’ 2 bring @ O.T wid the likes of park.ji &nani,wat united needs iz a midfielder like modric,sneijder,or de rossi and a gd keeper like M.neuer and the squad iz strong again.
May 5, 2011 at 05:12
KingOfStretfordEnd says:
I love Gibbo, but I did think putting him in today is a tad too risky but oh well he proved me wrong, well done fella. I feel for him, he tries his best and wants to make a mark at United but he ends up getting abused terribly on twitter and that’s really disgraceful.

Despite the great result, today’s team selection was still a major gamble, just that it paid off well. And I think the results of our matches are decided on the team’s attitude rather than the team’s ability. And today the attitude was fantastic.
May 5, 2011 at 05:14
ancha says:
good morning all!

che

sadly, no we won’t be and it would have been quite different to see the guys in that famous red strip

as “benb” already posted we are the away team and it will be the white one similar to the Rome final

this must be first match after a long time that all the media are not even giving 1% chance for us to win and I’m happy about that as the spotlight is not on us for a change

jellybean

great rant on the other thread, and I hope you post the reactions of your BF after the win at Wembley
May 5, 2011 at 05:15
KingOfStretfordEnd says:
@yoryor

We were the away team as well when we played Barca in Roma 09, and we wore white rmb? Damn so I don’t think we’ll wear red. I was hoping we’d wear red.
May 5, 2011 at 05:24
ancha says:
I can see Ronaldo cheering for us wearing the red jersey like any other fan , if only he stayed he could have had the opportunity to get revenge for what happened in Rome but anyways we have Carrick fletch waiting for it, I some how feel that in the final we will see the best of Carrick, which may silence most of the fans who are calling for a world class MF
May 5, 2011 at 05:25
shubhangmanred says:
We’ll be in white, just like in 2009.
Can’t we somehow wear red, coz its in Wembley
.
May 5, 2011 at 06:05
T. says:
Hhaha..Shitty will play at Wemberley, and still be in our shadow, or the sticky bubblegum under my shoe, Love it.

Job done. Now Ready all battlestations for this Sunday.
May 5, 2011 at 06:08
ivan says:
I trully belive that we`re going to kick some Catalan assses at Wembley.
May 5, 2011 at 06:16
diegoforlan7 says:
What a weird semi-final. This was never in danger? I should be jumping up and down, but I guess this was too expected to be overthrilled.

However looking at things from a perspective; nr.1 in the league and a 3rd champions league final in 4 years – what a performance.

We will have to come up with something different against Barcelona this time around. I think pairing Roo-Chicarito might be the way to go, that way we can push their defensive line further back, and thereby also their midfield, which is key for them.

But can Chica perform in such a match? IMO he’s come a bit short against some of our more accomplished opponents this season…
May 5, 2011 at 06:35
Scorp says:
Those 60 yard cross field zinger passes that Scholes made yesterday were just a pure joy to watch !!! Yeah, ask Xavi and Iniesta to try the same…
May 5, 2011 at 06:45
deftones says:
i was watching the game on FOX SOCCER SPORTS-US based & the pundit were saying that the final will be the GREATEST team in the world(BARCELONA) VS the BEST MANAGER in the world( SIR ALEX)
WTF! Seriously they still think we r inferior to Barca! Didnt we beat them back in 08??? So how is this ‘mediocre’ team can get to the final? Manchester United can’t please everyone…..SIGH…
May 5, 2011 at 06:46
shubhangmanred says:
If the worst Man United side ever is in the UCL finals..how shitty is Europe?
May 5, 2011 at 06:48
matt says:
how good was berbas movement for the fourth goal, running at valencia and then as the centre back moved toward berba, berba ran forward and had all that space.

well done boys
May 5, 2011 at 06:48
shubhangmanred says:
I’m just unhappy over the fact that we’ll be wearing white…Sucks!!
May 5, 2011 at 06:53
shubhangmanred says:
BTW, wanted to post this long time back….
Gareth Bale looks like Micheal C Hall, the guy who plays the Serial Killer Dexter..
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And if you didn’t know already, this is England’s best player… http://bitURL.net/bhzh
COMPARE.
May 5, 2011 at 07:02
deftones says:
Manchester United will want to make amends to Barca…a bit of R&R.. redemption & revenge!!!!
May 5, 2011 at 07:08
shubhangmanred says:
Will the match against Chelsea be VDS’ last at OT?…if we win it…don’t think he will play against Blackpool.
May 5, 2011 at 07:13
Jeet says:
Morning/afternoon, Reds! Lovely day, isn it?

My observations:
1. I got 9 out of 11 right for squad selection – yeah!!
2. If Gibson can continuously play like he did yesterday, I’ll be insanely happy to eat my words. Even the commentators were saying that if it had been Rooney or Iniesta, the world would have come in its pants.
3. On word-eating lines, I have made it clear earlier that OShea is not one of my favourites, but over the second half of the season he has cearly shown how important he is. Dependable in defence, plays any position across the back 5, and has a good cross on him. His experience stood the team in good stead.
4. Apart from the Schalke goal, when Smalling and Evans sort of tread on each others territorry, both had a good game, Smalling in particular. It is tempting to say “Rio in the making”, but I’ll resist for the time being.
5. Once they pulled a goal back, I must admit I had a temporary brick-shitting feeling. With all three CMs on yellows, memories of that fantastic, yet infinitely sad night were inevitable. It was reassuring
to see SAF coming up to the touchline and bollocking players when they tried to play cute deep isnide their own half, and I cant help but feel that the message once conveyed, helped in setting the tone for wehat followed.
6. Ok, so where are we? In May, with all to play for. Familiar, but you have to be proud of the way this team has rallied around with all the adversity it has faced this season, starting from Rooneygate to Valencia’s injury, the FA revealing its cards as shamelessly as they posibly could (though I wouldn’t put it past them to better their own record) and our poor away form. Sure, other teams screwed up, sure Gary Neville should have been sent off, but who would have foreseen us coming this far? At the beginning of the season, I said that we will probably nick the prem, but would be hard pressed to go beyond Barca, Madrid or Inter in the CL. That prediction could still go either way, but there has been an assurance about this side, a self belief and a will, that is heart warming. We will find out exactly how far we will go over the next 3 weeks, starting Sunday. I can’t fucking wait!!!
May 5, 2011 at 07:16
Wednesdayx says:
Ando, why not a samba dance??? I got a feeling this season is going to be something special. Well done to Gibson, It was so good seeing him smile after he scored his goal, I kinda have a soft spot for him and I want him to come good at United, what a strike from him. Valencia, I wasn’t surprise that he scored, he’s such a brilliant player and him scoring a goal is just a cherry on top for him.

@deftones

So true! was it Warren Barton talking shit? that guy seems so hypocritical about United, but I would love to see that cunts face after we win the CL, I’m praying.
May 5, 2011 at 07:17
KingOfStretfordEnd says:
The road to Wembley this time round has been thorough and professional and full of solid team performances, I really can’t pin point one single player who’s been key for us in CL this season. And im sure the approach to the game this time will be way different, the performance in Roma was too individualistic. Everything was trying to happen through Ronaldo and the rest of our front players.
May 5, 2011 at 07:22
KingOfStretfordEnd says:
The wait for Sunday is killing me.

Oh the luxury of having Giggs, Rooney,Park, Vida, Rio, Carrick and Chicharito fresh is such a blessing.
May 5, 2011 at 07:25
Nameless says:
I hope we get to wear red. It was great to see the ‘second’ string team step up. I was worried at firt but after seeing them settle in – it was not so bad. Wembley here we come.
P.S Has everyone else voted?
May 5, 2011 at 07:29
Jeet says:
And, ohh yess, I forgot to mention – VDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..Neuer
May 5, 2011 at 07:30
Wednesdayx says:
@KingOfStretfordEnd

let’s hope Guardiola isn’t at the match on Sunday! I’m sure he was ticked, there were key players rested at yesterday game. lol
May 5, 2011 at 07:36
dannysoya says:
I;m going to avoid overconfidence on sunday Like i did last week against the arse. I just hope we get the job done. Simple as that. COME ON UNITED!!!
May 5, 2011 at 07:41
deftones says:
@Wednesdayx
yeah..well barton is not an ex manchester united player is he…but wait ray wilkins is an ex manchester united player & he is still hyprocritical… we just can’t win over everybody… but we can start by defeating barca…..THAT WILL SHUT THEM UP!
May 5, 2011 at 07:44
ancha says:
jeet

good morning mate

I would not consider this match to comment on Gibbo and others, the thing is that players like Gibbo, Oshea, Ando (to some extent although his issues are different) etc have the talent and I never doubted that unlike some fans but the huge Question is that whether they can Excel with that talent against opposition who wouldn’t allow to play to their strengths, its the performances in adverse conditions where if you are a MF if the opposition is pressing hard and you are not allowed any time on the ball or space to move and when your team mates are not available to pass , its the performances in those situations that will differentiate a squad player from a first team player, in this era of constant shuffling of the first team even the squad players are as important as the legends like giggsy, scholesy hence whilst I’m happy that Gibbo is doing a fine job as a squadie I would be delighted if he can make that next step like Fletch

some may say that I’m still not satisfied with the performance or I’m a cunt for putting up a constructive analysis on one of our future greats (hopefully), but I stick to my word that whilst I’m happy with both Gibbo’s and Ando’s performance I would be delighted if they make that transition next season and if they do which I think they are capable of then we mayn’t ranting anymore about lack of stardust in MF department
May 5, 2011 at 07:46
byron1970 says:
Well done Gibson, absolutely delighted for him. I’ve been critical of him in the past but he did well last night and showed the type of aggression in his game that could make him a useful player to have around if he showed this aggression more consistently. And even more engouraging is that he did this in a major game. What better way to give a two fingers to all those idiots who abused him on twitter.

Anyone expecting us to get a hiding from Barcelona, well it’s just not going to happen. We are Manchester United and the lads will do us proud, win or lose. Fuck sake if Arsenal managed to beat them in a one off game, then we definitely can. Provided we pick up no injuries in the mean time we have a chance. No one gave us a chance in 1991 either.
May 5, 2011 at 08:09
LUHG says:
Good game nice to see, better than the “classico” but now against barca that will be not the same. Believe!!!! come utd we’ll never die !!!!
May 5, 2011 at 08:14
mattbw7 says:
Walking over the bridge to the ground I was discussing the team with my daughter, she was a little concerned to say the least, as we all where to some degree allthough I did feel Shcalke had caught Inter cold and wasn’t a true reflection of them, rather thier position in the Bundeslinga gave a better picture and SAF will have had them watched a few times and had probably been to see them himself and so ignored the hype and put out a team capable of beating them, all this not sleeping is probably par for the course for the old curmudgeon.

So shame on Valencia and Inter for letting a team like Schalke turn them over and I bet the Chav fans where spitting in thier beer that we got through with an under strength side and our first team will be nicely rested for Sunday, momentum with Chelsea, what a load of bollocks:)
May 5, 2011 at 08:28
mattbw7 says:
May 5, 2011 at 6:46
shubhangmanred says:
If the worst Man United side ever is in the UCL finals..how shitty is Europe

Not having a go but do you remember the days when UEFA had a restriction on the amount of “foreigners” you could field and we ended up getting dicked 4-0 at the Nou Camp to Romarios Barca and the result flattered us.
May 5, 2011 at 08:30
hesselbom says:
King Eric @ MAY 4, 22:52:

The main reason papers are discussing what tactics United are going to play against Barcelona is because Barcelona never change their tactics, they always play the same way!

Hopefully that should come to our advantage.
May 5, 2011 at 08:33
mattbw7 says:
jay said
“Gunner here. While I enjoyed your last final vs. barca, i sincerely hope that you lot utterly dominate them this time. Their histrionics and the seeming willingness of referees to ignore all their fouls while freely carding their opponents (van persie expelled for a kick a second after offside called in the brimming nou camp?!) leads me to conclude that as much as i consider manchester united our domestic rival, a barcelona victory would be in tribute to cynicism, deception, and harassment of match officials.”

I think we can all echo Jays comments though I doubt many of his fellow Arsenal fans will agree with him. I really do think the tide is turning against Barca in that thier achievements will be clouded by thier constant cheating, it happened to Leeds in the 70′s who while they where a good succesful side are only rembered as dirty Leeds, fuck Barca, COME ON UNITED!!!!
May 5, 2011 at 08:42
devil without a cause says:
hasselbom

yeah mate……….. right…… their tactics never change………. they are a team of play actors going down much more earlier than a pack of cards in wind, then all the remaining players including keeper to circle the referee and force him to punish the opposition player……….

they are due an ass kicking and hope we deliver them a telling low blow in the final………….. CUNTS
May 5, 2011 at 08:42
Dazbomber says:
So we have no chance according to media .Tell that to Busta Duglas who thought he would beat Tyson , where there is a will there’s a way. It’s all about believing you can win. SAF is a master he will get in the players heads in there souls . We will believe and win
May 5, 2011 at 08:52
Balaji Sivaraman says:
Did anybody else read Martin “Cunt” Samuel’s piece in the Mail. That was a load of crap. Had it written by anyone else, maybe I would’ve considered it. But he does not believe in what United sell but tries to sell the product anyways. I fucking hate journalists like that. Even ABUs are better than him because they are always against United, at least their mind set is clear. But people like him, they gloat over us one day when they want an English side to win the UCL and the other day, they are all over us because we aren’t good enough. Just Fucking make up your mind already.

As for our performance, nothing can be said really except it was awesome. But how bad was this Schalke side really. They just fell over us and we duly obliged. Arguably the worst semi-finalists of the past few years. They knew they did not belong here and just wanted to get it over with. Even League Two opposition would’ve put up a better fight. The result would’ve been the same but at least they would’ve demonstrated guts which Schalke clearly lacked.

As for the Final, I provided a few stats on the previous post for anyone interested enough.

I will say this a million times before people take me seriously – People should start giving some credit for the defensive steele in this United side as opposed to the cavalier sides of 68 and 99. This year it is all about our defense. If Charlton, Best, Law will be remembered in 68, Sheringham, Ole, Cole, Yorkie etc. will be remembered from 99, Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez from 08. Then it will be Rio, Vidic and Van Der Sar from 2011 if we win the UCL.

That owes as much to SAF’s change in philosophy in Europe than anything else. The man is a fucking chameleon, he can change color to adapt to any changing style of football. And he can crack Barcelona’s singular style if he wants to.

As someone mentioned above, Barcelona can only play one way. United can do a lot of different things on our day, but most of all, given the right mindset and tactics from SAF, we can stop Barcelona from scoring. And I am not sure whether Barcelona’s defense can stop us from scoring. And therein lies the rational thought that leads me to believe why United might just get revenge for 2009. We can stop them from scoring, but can they stop us from scoring. And ultimately that is what wins you matches, scoring more and conceding less than the opposition(Essential Watching: 2008 Champions League semi-final)

First things first, another 3-0 drubbing of Chelsea like 08 please. Would be amazing if that happens, but any win will suffice. Come on Reds!
May 5, 2011 at 09:07
sandeep1878 says:
so the date is set…

UEFALONA x UNITED…..

this time we gonna rip the catalan cunts apart

first, they dont deserve to be in final,

2nd, they arent as great a team as media is putting them, i know they are great, but they arent invincibles,

3rd, this UTD team is nor RONALDO centric like the Rome,

4th, tie that Messi, Barca are average again,

5th, CHICHARITOz moves will split the barca defence which hasnt been tested to the core so far..

6th, we shudnt be bothered their passing, patience, be it any fucking team, our counter attack will yield a goal..

7th, we shud play rooney in the deep mid, behind Chicha.. park and tony V on the wings, carick/PS18 and giggs in the middle..

8th, this season in CL, our MF is performing like a team, slick n silky passing and composure, it takes the barca MF head to head..

9th, we have the MEANEST DEFENCE in the world, it will be hard for the diving cunts to break us..

10th, last but not the least, we have VDS, who has been outstanding with the saves so far this season, no matter even if u beat ten men, there is always VDS in your way, the lad is retiring with the CL winner Medal..

Mark my words..

our UTD will fuck the UEFALONA IN WEMBERLY…

GGMU…
May 5, 2011 at 09:11
Balaji Sivaraman says:
Also, people should not forget that we had the best chances for the opening 10 mins of the 2009 final and could’ve gone ahead. We outplayed Barca for those 10 mins. And their goal was completely against the run of play. We just sat back for that one move and allowed them to play their game which ultimately led to an easy goal for them.

But after that, I’ve never seen a United team capitulate or just wither down like we did on that fateful day. Once Etoo scored, the game was over. At least, that’s how it looked when I saw all the players. There was no fight and we had almost conceded defeat after that very moment. It was not a contest once that goal went in. But had we scored from one of our earlier chances, it might’ve been different.

Oh well, hindsight is an amazing thing, but people should not forget what happened during the last final before they start making comments on how this one will transpire.
May 5, 2011 at 09:20
sandeep1878 says:
@ balaji..

yeah i totally agree with you,

we just dint show up that day, a very unlike UTD charecter,

but this team is different, perhaps the best example of never say die team, after all the media shit against us and the games where we were down by coupla goals..

we have the determination and spirit..

bring on UEFALONA…
May 5, 2011 at 09:46
shubhangmanred says:
@mattbw7 i get what you mean, but every club has had its ups and downs. All i am saying is that the constant claims by the pundits and media alike, that this team is not good enough are futile, because well, we are in the finals. Hopefully when we win the league and the CL, they might take their heads out of their asses.
Re: tactics. Yes i’ve always agreed with the fact that Barca are unidimensional. They’ll play the same type of football even if they are 5-0 up or 1-0 down. No plan B. When they fail to break the deadlock, you’ll find them wailing on the floor, clutching their faces.
Also slowly, a hint of arrogance has crept into their side. They have grown over confident.
All this will lead to their downfall.
Plus, they have no natural width. Alves’ forward runs can be thwarted by Park. And we have a certain Wayne Rooney in defence attack and midfield.
May 5, 2011 at 09:53
CedarsDevil says:
jellybean – your post at 0:48 is top notch, loved reading it…….

Morning / Afternoon all true REDS

What a nice feeling hey fellas? Prior to the match every pundit questioned the line up, some saying we were disrespectful to the opposition…. What do you think now you hateful cunts? Not to mention some so called fans coming on here and bashing Gibbo and Evans before a ball was kicked… Have you now learnt you ignorant twats?

Finally to my friend FletchTheMan, in no way was I trying to undermine you in the comment on the other thread, what was said was in the heat of the moment and I apologize if you felt offended buddy…
May 5, 2011 at 10:15
Giles Oakley says:
Hi Jellybean,

Hope you got some sleep eventually. I woke up still on a high, an odd sort, not like the ecstacy of, say beating Barca in the 2008 semis, just a sort of warm glow of pride and satisfaction. I was so pleased for the kids like Smalling, Anderson and Gibbo etc.

It’s great your Dad introduced you to football. I love going with Kat. She’s in fine form, always plenty of laughs when she’s around.

If your bloke reads RoM I think he should post something. I’m sure he’ll get a fair hearing from all these well-behaved polite young folks here, all nicely raised by their parents.

As for my health, all OK at present (at least till my next blood test in June). Treatment is pretty knackering but does seem to be working (fingers crossed). Things always feel better after a good United win! Thanks for remembering and asking. Much appreciated.
May 5, 2011 at 10:22
CedarsDevil says:
Hi Giles

Always nice to see you posting here my friend, all the best to you…. Great advice to jellybean re her bloke, I am sure we would be more than ‘nice’ to him should he come on here! LOL
May 5, 2011 at 11:05
BerbaGod says:
Afternoon my fellow reds,

Indeed CedarsDevil what a nice warm feeling it was waking up this morning know we are going to Wembley! Que sera sera!

Have to agree with all those haters on Jonny Evans and Gibbo, you got SERVED!

Ando was good, just shows the type of player he can be, guess thats why we get so frustrated with him at times, we can all see his potential, lets hope he fulfils it!

Thought Berba played quite well, some of his tricks and touches were out of this world and thought his link-up play was really good, not at least when he squared the ball to Ando to get his second when he could’ve gone for goal himself. The man just oozes class.

Was great to see Fletch back too, I think he’s going to play a MAJOR part in this run-in, especially against Barca in the final as Sir Alex has said, he’ll plug the gaps.

On another note, great to see Hargo back with the boys y’day. Got a really good feeling bout him next season!
May 5, 2011 at 12:34
KingOfStretfordEnd says:
@Wednesdayx

Lol! It was sort of a wasted trip for Pep i think!

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