So did you see this one today?
Old Trafford was the site with two legendary EPL managers at the helm in Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger of Manchester United and Arsenal respectively.
In the end United were clearly the better team and deserved their 1-0 win on a 17th minute goal for John O’Shea. Yes John O’Shea.
Maybe he wasn’t the likeliest of goal-scorers but if you look at the replay he makes a wise play at the far post by pulling out and making space for himself.
Ironically, the ball fell perfectly to him and his perfect hit ends up the difference.
Arsenal will remain in this one thanks to the efforts of their goalkeeper Manuel Almunia who keep them in this two-legged affair heading back to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal has to be happy losing only 1-0.
Arsenal failed to penetrate and did not get enough from Sammy Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor who was never given a chance up front with the poor ball possession numbers for Arsenal.
BARCA CRISIS AT THE BACK
Barcelona heads to Stamford Bridge next week after a disappointing draw at the Nou Camp against Chelsea 0-0 . Not only that they will be missed Carlos Puyol due to suspension and now Mexican international Rafa Marquez who suffered a knee injury on Tuesday. He will now miss the remainder of the season plus World Cup qualifiers for Mexico in June.
They just might need the “ghost of Ronald Koeman” to play at the back against Chelsea. Another thing to consider with Barca is that the have a highly emotional match with Real Madrid this weekend ahead of the Chelsea 2nd leg next week.
Oh and all of you “Blues” fans there is the rumor now coming from the English media that Slaven Bilic is being lined up to manage the club. Of course the rumors still float about Carlo Ancelotti of AC Milan taking over.
DYNAMO AT NE
Things have not been easy in NE for the Dynamo on artificial surface. In fact the “Orange” have never won against the REVS at Foxborough a trend they hope to reverse this Sunday at 2pm on Telefutura. The Dynamo will train on Friday and Saturday before heading East. Will Ade Akinbiyi or Andrew Hainault feature in this one?
The Revs are coming off a 6-0 loss to RSL in Sandy, UTAH. All the goals were scored in the second half against a youthful Revs side that did not feature stalwarts like Steve Ralston, Taylor Twellman and Matt Reis. How do the Revs react after this lopsided loss.
Dynamo results vs. NE Revs
5/27/06 1-1 tie
7/22/07 3-3 tie
3/29/08 0-3 loss
8/5/08 2-2 PKS lost 6-5 Superliga











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Glenn,
Arsenal was shockingly bad today. It was like they had no desire to play. They looked than any team I have seen in a long, long time. If it wasn’t for Almunia, Arsenal is done and dusted going back to the Emerites. Highlight of the match: Watching Ronaldo whine and cry like a two year old after not getting a call. It was great to see the referee not buy all his flopping. Can we get him for the second leg against Barcelona, so we don’t have to watch Danny Alves flop all over the field.
United did what they had to do and I will expect that they will see through the second leg and be in the finals. Arsenal is a completely different team without Arshavin on the pitch. The way they played today was just horrid. There was no attack. I honestly didn’t notice that Fabergas was on the field until late in the match, and that spells doom for Arsenal.
As for who is being linked to Chelsea now, Glenn, I would be surprised if someone is not being linked to the CHelsea job. So far, I have heard Hiddink, Advocaat, Ancelotti, Mourinho, Mancini, Moyes, Zola and Clarke, Steve Bruce, Hugo Sanchez, Claudio Ranieri, Dom Kinnear, John Spencer (former Chelsea Midfielder), Pope Benedict (he has a direct line to the big man, you know, Abramovich), Anson Dorrance, John Carver (he has a lot of spare time now), Schuster, Klinnsman, Martin Jol, Glenn Davis, and Coach H. If Chelsea win the Champions League, I doubt we see Hiddink come back, but if they lose in the final, and then come up short in the FA Cup, I would not be surprised to see Roman and Chelsea break the bank to keep Guus at the Bridge.
Glenn, wings and beer will be on the coach come Wednesday, I will shoot you an email with details. Our only drawback will be that we will have to teach two of the waitresses about soccer. No worries though, I will borrow Pep Guardiola’s copy of Coaching Soccer for Dummies! HAHA!
Up the Blues!
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