Originally Posted by Matty_ (Post 34803512)

I tuned in last night to watch what was billed as the "game everyone wanted" but what on earth happened....
Weren`t the teams, Man u especially reading from the same script?

Now i`m a Man City fan so you would naturally come to the conclusion that i wanted Barcelona to win....

Not so... "What, why, how could you" i hear non MU fans cry, well for the simple reason that i respect what Mr Fergeuson has done at Utd and would of loved it (i`m sure i`ve heard that before;)) if as being the representitive of the premier league in this showcase game they could have put messrs` Blatter, Platini plus cronies firmly in there place.

But what happened? this was not the same team that we normally see, it was the same players but my they looked proper dodgy!
Anderson was a complete and utter disgrace, in fact the united midfield where at large "missing in action". Park did his usual running around a lot but not actually getting anywhere, Carrick kept trying to play the wonder pass and Giggs was a non-entity....
Things only seemed to change when Teves was brought on, at least he didn`t look like a rabbit in the headlights whenever Barcelona had the ball and was prepared to get stuck in, albeit sometimes miscalculated.

Was this a tactical masterpiece by Pep Guardiola? i don`t think so, after Barcelona scored Man u lost all cohesion and basically looked a bit like the England team, 11 players who don`t play together often.

Regarding the commentary.......well what a complete and utter load of tosh!
"Messi is having one of those outstanding games"............WHAT!!!!!, apart from scoring what was a superb header(defence close down the ball, midfield players, mark the opposition) i didn`t see that many outstanding moments, save for one shot and a couple of half runs.

All in all it was a dreadful game, only one team turned up and the other was so shocked that they weren`t being given a game they just cruised it.

Ah well next year it will be differant, Man City will be in the final, Robinho will score a hat-trick of superb team goals and Pamela Anderson will be on the left wing naked...(oops sorry that was me dreaming last night);)

Originally Posted by Matty_ (Post 34803512)

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 34803536)

United didn't play well because they did not know how to handle Barcelona, their normal way of playing was not allowed and they were not permitted a lot of time on the ball.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 34803536)

I think people are not giving the credit Barcelona deserved. Trying to claim United lost simply because they did not play well is a discredit to Barcelona because United did turn up. Look at the first 10 minutes, it's just once Barcelona started playing they prevented United from playing the well they are used too.

United didn't play well because they did not know how to handle Barcelona, their normal way of playing was not allowed and they were not permitted a lot of time on the ball.

Originally Posted by pedantic (Post 34803302)

Well played Barcelona, the better team won. :tu:

Originally Posted by pedantic (Post 34803334)

Yes, they were the better side, but not great

Originally Posted by pedantic (Post 34803529)

Just what I was trying to say last night. Everyone saying how fantastic Barca were, and it simply wasn't so. Better than us, definately...but fantastic, I think not.

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 34803539)

That's what I thought. Man U didn't get the chance to play well because they hardly saw anything of the ball. The credit for that goes to Barca.

Originally Posted by pedantic (Post 34803502)

There's another kind of Liverpool supporter? :D

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34803577)

Now there is a pot calling kettle black.

Anyway I hear the number of swine flu cases has suddenly shot up in Italy, what with 50 000 mancs out there being pig sick.

Originally Posted by pedantic (Post 34803583)

There's that good old cockney wit. The master of mirth strikes again. I used to live not far from the Boleyn ground, and knew many West Ham "fans" including my ex girlfriend. Not one of them attended any of the matches, but they always had plenty to say. ;)

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34803587)

Funnily enough I live not far from the Boleyn ground and know plenty of manc fans round here who don't go to matches either, just ponces and glory hunters, they always have plenty to say to and like you it's rarely worth listening to, today is different though as there is not much better than listening to a bitter manc whine.