A few observations from the Manchester United vs. Chelsea game
1 – This surely will be the end of it all. Barring a turn of events unlikelier than Osama Bin Laden turning up in Nevada to take a tour of the Grand Canyon, Manchester United will be crowned champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 for
a record 19th time. United just need one more point from their two remaining games against Blackpool and Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385, and even if the two local rivals go on to do the improbable and beat United, it may still not be enough, as Chelsea need to
win against Newcastle United and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 in their last two games.
2 – United’s first goal against Chelsea last night was a master class of route-one football. A ball won in the midfield, a direct pass down the middle by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985, followed by an even swifter pass down the middle by Ji Sung Park and a brisk
finish by Javier Hernandez. It was Manchester United at their devastating best; efficient, no fuss and scintillating to watch. During Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s tenure at Old Trafford, Manchester United have rarely been the flag bearers of beautiful football, but
their ruthlessness has surely got some beauty and grace to it.
3 – A die hard Chelsea fan may point out to the fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429
last week was theoretically a denial of a clear goal scoring opportunity and hence a potential red card. Such are the cruelties of football, it was a beautiful goal to score but perhaps Vidic should not be on the pitch to score it.
4 – With undying consistency, football pundits across the board describe Hernandez as the signing of the decade, despite the fact that it is only the second year of the decade and Hernandez has only spent a meager
nine months in top flight English football. However if Chicharito carries performing like the way he is doing right now, then he surely will become the signing of the decade. With his goal against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, he now has scored 12 league goals in 25 appearances
with only 13 of those 25 being starts. At 6 million pounds, goals surely don’t come any cheaper than this.
5 – Despite all the clinical ease, panache and finesse that Manchester United displayed last night, there surely was some blame to be put on their opponents. Chelsea were abject last night. They were slow in the mind
and in the body and panicked whenever they had the goal in sight, they forgot to do the basics right yesterday and paid a heavy price. Even fundamentals of basic marking seemed alien to them last night and it appeared that the back 4 had left the marking of
an attacker on a mystery colleague who didn’t bother showing up.
6 – Not too long ago he was considered a midfield maestro but on the evidence of last night a few other recent performances, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 looks a spent force. After scoring his goal last night, he looked surprised, which may have been due
to the fact that he thought he was offside, but on the other hand it could also have been because he was amazed beyond belief that he did something right on the night.
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