Champions League Second Round First Leg

**Numeric** · 20-02-2008, 12:33 PM

although you did destroy Inter in the end, the overall performance was little to write home about

**DJ RE:HAB** · 20-02-2008, 01:05 PM

Numeric mate that statement is just utter cack..

What type of performance were you expecting? There one of the best outfits in european football.

there a solid team hard to break down.

We dominated the game, we played patiently and it paid off. This is the champions league, different football compared to the prem.

**basslinejunkie** · 20-02-2008, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Numeric

although you did destroy Inter in the end, the overall performance was little to write home about

you wasnt watching the same game then. with 11 we had all the play,possesion,chances just as we did have with 10. we completley outplayed them.everyone apart form 2 played well also, kuyt (even tho he scored) and aurellio.

**DJ RE:HAB** · 20-02-2008, 01:15 PM

I have to say tho, our dead ball crosses, corners etc were horrific.

**Spacehopper** · 20-02-2008, 02:03 PM

too right.....gerrard cant seem to cross from dead balls, corners free kicks......they hardly ever beat the first man.....
others completley over hit ............kuyt did the only good cross of the game last night but no-one was in the middle

**Numeric** · 20-02-2008, 05:45 PM

you wouldn't be so happy with the performance if you'd failed to score, both goals were fortunate

**Insomnia** · 20-02-2008, 10:01 PM

0-0 not the worst result, at least we didn't concede...

This is now set in our favour with the away goal rule...

We know what we need to do now...

Looking around Celtic were out classed, Man utd last gasp equaliser and surprise from Fenerbahce..

**Numeric** · 20-02-2008, 10:42 PM

Tevez is a legend

**french_og** · 21-02-2008, 08:23 AM

How did Adebayor miss that header at the end..

**Numeric** · 21-02-2008, 10:04 AM

aye, from what i can gather Arsenal had some good chances, reckon they've missed their opportunity

United did ok, awesome strike from Benzema to put Lyon ahead, we looked far better once Nani and Tevez came on at the end

the Celtic game looked good from the highlights, can't see them gettin a result against Barca at the Nou Camp though

**fatcollective** · 21-02-2008, 10:29 AM

I think Giggs and Scholes were very poor last night, they just don’t seem to have spark they used to have...the game completely changed when Tevez and Nani came on... that away goal is very important to us but to be honest Lyon didn’t have that many chances so im sure we can kill em off at Old Trafford!!

Shame about Celtic, they went ahead twice. That goal from Henry was awesome and the winner they got was pretty fluky… really wanted Celtic to win that one!

I think Arsenal are fvcked now, they gotta go to Milan and try and get a result which is gonna be really hard for them…but ya never know?

**Numeric** · 21-02-2008, 10:58 AM

Scholes wasn't too bad, got into some good positions, Giggs didn't have a particularly good game though, i think the formation suited us better once Nani and Tevez were introduced

both Messi's goals for Barca were class, Henry's was quality too

**french_og** · 21-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Not a bad problem to have, quality players like Giggs and Scholes having a off night so you bring on Nani and Tevez.

**Will** · 21-02-2008, 01:27 PM

Rooney and Tevez must be the most feared strike partnership in europe, from an appearance perspective! One looks like Shrek, the other like a cave man...

**Numeric** · 21-02-2008, 01:46 PM

Tevez's hair style was class

**Microdot** · 21-02-2008, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by fatcollective

I think Giggs and Scholes were very poor last night, they just don’t seem to have spark they used to have...the game completely changed when Tevez and Nani came on... that away goal is very important to us but to be honest Lyon didn’t have that many chances so im sure we can kill em off at Old Trafford!!

Shame about Celtic, they went ahead twice. That goal from Henry was awesome and the winner they got was pretty fluky… really wanted Celtic to win that one!

I think Arsenal are fvcked now, they gotta go to Milan and try and get a result which is gonna be really hard for them…but ya never know?

Giggs made 2 awesome passes in the first half that should have resulted in goals, one for Rooney, one for Scholes, though I agree the substitution for Nani was long overdue when it happened.
when you heard Utd were warming up 2 subs, you thought "Giggs and Scholes" straight away.
Overall, Utd played well, if Rooney can start putting away his frequent chances/one on ones, they'll be unstoppable.

**DJ RE:HAB** · 21-02-2008, 02:51 PM

For all your uniteds cockyness they should of got a better result than that last night. I think fergies time has come and passed for winning the champs league.

Hes got the prem league sussed but for years has struggled since 1999 to get it right in the champs league. Everybody has there weaknessess and it looks like fergies may be the champs league.

Tatically in europe he's been poor with wenger. Not something you expect from the top 2...

Now Benitez managing utd, you would probably win the champs league year in year out.

**Numeric** · 21-02-2008, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by DJ RE:HAB

Now Benitez managing utd, you would probably win the champs league year in year out.

and probably never win the Premiership

**DJ RE:HAB** · 21-02-2008, 02:57 PM

Thats the price.

**french_og** · 21-02-2008, 03:04 PM

Teams that are used to watching good exciting football week after week would never accept Benitez's boring negative football. Thats the funny thing about the Real Madrid rumours about wanting Benitez - the fans will never allow it. I have never heard one Spanish person say a good word about him and Real Madrid fans slate him.

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