Monday, November 07, 2005

1 - 0

Yes Yes Yes...
I'm gonna write about the topic that everyone is talking about.
Yes Yes Yes....
I'm gonna write about Soccer.
Yes Yes Yes...
I'm gonna write about the Red Devils vs Blues.

Firstly, Woo hoo!!! Way to go Fergie! Good old Fergie, the wily old fox.
He has beaten the so called "Special One", but he didn't shut him up. I guess no one can ever shut Jose up. Unless, he loses his job i think.

I'm proud to say Manchester United has slapped Chelsea right across the face with a 1 - 0 win!
You can curse and swear at me if you want to, Blue Fans. The fact is that, you lost. Someone just needs to diminish the arrogance of this team. Look at their behaviour whenever they lost, it's jus anger and frustration but no reflection.

A friend once told me, he feels that Jose has the right to be arrogant. I agreed at first (that was when I felt traumatized and ashamed by the Middleborough n Lille performance from the Devils). But Now, after some thinking through, it's a Big "NO". Not at all!

If anyone has the right to be arrogant in the football arena, it's Alex Ferguson. Someone who started with nothing but made a club into something. And, may I remind you, for 19 years. When Fergie took over Man U, he wasn't slumped with loads of cash by some Russian billionaire and given permission to buy any player thats top-notch. When Fergie took over, there wasn't any star players to start with. Fergie made Man U a legend and last night he created a miracle. He's a Wizard. Jose sets a 4 -4 -2 formation to oppose Man U's. But alas! Who would have known, Fergie changed his plans (I guess that was in his mind before hand), it's a 4-4-1-1. With Van Nisterooy and Rooney in the middle, Fletcher and Ronaldo playing wide left and right, Smith n Scholes as center Mid-field, the defence stayed back and crossing good balls when necessary. Rooney certainly had all the space to roam freely making beautiful passes. Smith threw himself at any threatening balls thats apparent, Fletcher closed in to the opponents, tackled any ball he could, and of course scored what many would call a lucky goal. But the thing is, he scored. Thats all that mattered. In the second half, the Red Devils were indeed defending most of the time till Park arrived. I wouldn't say Man U played extremely well last night, but they did what was necessary. They played with all their hearts and souls. That was what was missing since the start of the season. And Boy, am I glad it's back, and I hope it will never go away.

When it comes to mind games, Fergie is the man. He showed his boys the tape of Kean's infamous interview, where Keane criticised the boys like a strict Father, playing the "bad guy" role. Fergie, did not. Instead, he played the loving Mother role, he didn't criticise his team nor any other opposition in the open (if you know what i mean) . He chose to encourage and it worked. The devils were woken up by the brutal reviews but also knowing that they were not given up. That, I feel is truly what made them play.

Of course, the win over Chelsea doesn't mean that Man U is invincible now. They do have problems to solve. Their ball deliveries and finish do need to be polished. Ronaldo needs to be less greedy, decrease his falls whenever he's being tackeld, do less of his dancing and concentrate on distributing quality balls. Smith can't be Roy Keane overnight, he's a striker for God's sake. Give that man a chance. He needs time to adjust, although he did a good amount of defending, as a midfielder, he will need to gain more experience and work on his vision for attacking purposes. O'shea should just stay at the back and Ferdinand needs to stop thinking about money. If your memory is working, Rio, who the hell would pay you 100 thousand pounds per week out there! Park, he's good but he just needs to work on his finish. Rooney, I have nothing against this boy except for his temper. He's a bull, push him hard and he won't move an inch, he's hardworking and he played every game with determination. He's already a world class player to me. I really can think of no one when it comes to taming this hot-headed lad except for Ferguson. He has his ways when dealing with his boys. Yes, Rooney did silly things here as well but comparing it to his Everton days, this is nothing. I can imagine how worse it could be if he were still at Everton or any other clubs. Lastly, the team needs another striker and midfield, Scholes has aged obviously and Van isn't as sharp as before. Cruel to say, but it's time for some changes, some people just needs to go. It's for the love of the club that I'm saying this.

Ok, enough of Man U. Lets talk about Jose and his blues.

If I'm not wrong, Lampard, Cole, Terry, Gudjohnsen, Makelele, Gallas plus some others were not bought by Jose. They were chosen by the previous Manager(I can't even remember his name, sorry about that). Poor guy, he just formed the team and was sacked even before the team could settle down. I really felt it was unfair. Anyway, yah. Jose didn't buy any of those. Duh... These players are now considered the best Midfield and Defence. Yes, I admit they improved under him, but hey! He wasn't the one who found them. The previous Manager wasn't given time. Who knows, maybe these players might just improve over time and experience. Jose did however made a good choice in Ferera and Del Horno, but Drogba. Com'on.. He's not that great. He's just Big and full of complaints indeed. In terms of shooting, even Lampard is better. He can practically score goals at any angle. I would even choose Crespo over that yucky gelled, oily head. And.. Look at Wright-Philips, he was brilliant during his Man City Days. Here, hmm.. Jose didn't make him better, instead, his performance seemed to be sliding. Oh! Jose you were really great in comforting yourself by saying that the margin is still wide and you have nothing to worry about. What a way to encourage your players! Hats off.. Don't think I'll be sued, cos he's probably too busy being the pacifier of Arsene Wenger, who should also shut his trap and think about what he should do if Hendrie really leaves. Of course, Jose does deserve credits to what Chelsea is today, but I would like to remind you, as the saying goes, "the ball is round". Anything can happen in the field. Look at Wigen, they are second in the table. Who would expect that?! Arsenal went 49 games unbeaten but totally broke down after a lost to Man U. Will history repeat itself? I really don't know, but I feel the next Chelsea game will tell all.

Maybe Chelsea really ain't affected at all, maybe Man U or Arsenal may catch up. Theres just too many maybes out in the field. Maybe Wigen will win the title! Kaoz... I did say the "ball is round" but I didn't say that the "World is flat"!

P.S. I caught a glismpe of Solksjear! Aww.... He's still so cute. Just a reminder that I'm a girl alright.

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