Champions League Final 2009: FC Barcelona vs ManUtd: Champions of Europe!
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AnfieldEd
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Right after reflection of thought its thus:-
Simply I cannot see manure losing and I think their better defensive set up will be their key to victory. Barca have better individuals but as a team defensively they are not great - and only cules would think otherwise tbh.
I think defending from set pieces Barca are very very vulnerable. Look at that word TEAM not individual but as a team I believe against top quality oppostition Barca are a very vulnerable.
Iniesta, Henry and Alves are huge losses. Even a 50% Iniesta will not be the player we all know and love. Manure's brute strength I feel will be too much for Barca.
I think Rooney is the dangerman beyond doubt. Fuck Crynaldo Rooney is Barca's danger. I know who I'd rather face as opposition and this season Rooney has overtaken Ronaldo.
Think it will be a close game but with what I said and manure always have that luck in finals I can't see beyond them.
My prediction sadly is a 2-1 for manure. Rooney and a defender for manure from a corner or set piece and Messi for Barca.
Simply I cannot see manure losing and I think their better defensive set up will be their key to victory. Barca have better individuals but as a team defensively they are not great - and only cules would think otherwise tbh.
I think defending from set pieces Barca are very very vulnerable. Look at that word TEAM not individual but as a team I believe against top quality oppostition Barca are a very vulnerable.
Iniesta, Henry and Alves are huge losses. Even a 50% Iniesta will not be the player we all know and love. Manure's brute strength I feel will be too much for Barca.
I think Rooney is the dangerman beyond doubt. Fuck Crynaldo Rooney is Barca's danger. I know who I'd rather face as opposition and this season Rooney has overtaken Ronaldo.
Think it will be a close game but with what I said and manure always have that luck in finals I can't see beyond them.
My prediction sadly is a 2-1 for manure. Rooney and a defender for manure from a corner or set piece and Messi for Barca.
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Esteve
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1)We conceded one goal against Chelsea in just over 180 minutes. Last year, we did the same against Manchester United. Drogba was supposed to make a show of our back four, he didn't. Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to do the same last year, he didn't.
2) Who says Henry & Iniesta won't be playing?
3) Iniesta has always been top class when returning from injury.
its been there year every year for the past about 20
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Esteve
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If all our players were fit and not suspended i'd be confident. Right now missing 3 of our first choice back 4, and two of our best players in Iniesta and Henry likely not to be 100% I can't see us winning.
Though I hope we do as the Brit press will completely ignore the injury problems we had at the back and two of our best players not being 100% if they win. It will be weeks and weeks of "United thumped Barça" even if they only win 1-0...Though tbh absences can be strange. We'll miss Alves' overlapping runs but if Puyol is at right back he wont leave the gaps that Alves does behind him for Utd to exploit on the counter. Plus on many ocassions players being out can have a galvanizing effect on the rest of the team.
Having the benefit of reading both the Spanish and English press the English press is definitely bigging up Utd more than the Spanish press is Barça. The Spanish press drew humorous cartoons, but that was mainly because Ferguson said it'd be an open game, whilst Hiddink said the same, so they drew Ferguson and Van der Sar parking a bus. The English press however dedicates pages and pages of pundit articles to ripping on everything to do with our club, even posting stories about Laporta's incident at the airport a couple years back...one even accusing Guardiola of being a drugs cheat despite him being cleared of all those charges...
TBH it will probably be closer than either set of fans would like it to be, and definitely closer than the English press expect it to be.
Though I hope we do as the Brit press will completely ignore the injury problems we had at the back and two of our best players not being 100% if they win. It will be weeks and weeks of "United thumped Barça" even if they only win 1-0...Though tbh absences can be strange. We'll miss Alves' overlapping runs but if Puyol is at right back he wont leave the gaps that Alves does behind him for Utd to exploit on the counter. Plus on many ocassions players being out can have a galvanizing effect on the rest of the team.
Having the benefit of reading both the Spanish and English press the English press is definitely bigging up Utd more than the Spanish press is Barça. The Spanish press drew humorous cartoons, but that was mainly because Ferguson said it'd be an open game, whilst Hiddink said the same, so they drew Ferguson and Van der Sar parking a bus. The English press however dedicates pages and pages of pundit articles to ripping on everything to do with our club, even posting stories about Laporta's incident at the airport a couple years back...one even accusing Guardiola of being a drugs cheat despite him being cleared of all those charges...
TBH it will probably be closer than either set of fans would like it to be, and definitely closer than the English press expect it to be.
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veryfatchocobo
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I"m having the same opinion as you, Warik.
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i don't think so he has been struggling with injury and fergie said he would play him to try and get him match fit was named in the squad but then not named in the starting 11 or bench so it doesn't look good IMO
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