The Champions League Final thread

[nirvana]

• Rooney is so overhyped it's ridic.

going by tonight's game?

In general I think. Merits a place with a top 4 side - definitely. World class - quite a bit short imo.

[Horneris]

At last they lose and i can get some revenge laughs at Jones and Rupinder!!!!

So happy with this, all the Scum fans at Gatwick today were tilting me beyond belief.

And when our plane touched down in Vegas at like 10.30 your time and the captain announced the result, the plane erupted!

BARCELONA ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE

[Nem]

• Rooney is so overhyped it's ridic.

going by tonight's game?

In general I think. Merits a place with a top 4 side - definitely. World class - quite a bit short imo.

I think that Chelsea and Manchester United starting XI's are all world class players' with the exception of Flecther and O'shea for ManYoo - I can see Fergie addressing these positions in the summer.

cliff notes: [X] Rooney definitely world class and it isn't even close. Ask any manager in world football.

[George2Loose]

gutted we lost but no complaints. Barca are awesome and the best team in the world. Their ball retention was spectacular. Everyone was going on about their dodgy defence- doesn't matter how dodgy the defence is you can't get the ball!

[thetank]

"We won da cup"

You did what with my daughter?

granddaughter no?

[david3103]

sigh

luckily I'm off for the weekend to spend time in the sunshine drinking beer and listening to music. May manage to avoid all the new Barca fans.

We were outclassed from the moment that Eto'o did Vidic. Surprised at the team because that goal knocked the stuffing out of them in a way that isn't typical United, but then Barca aren't typical opponents.

Worthy champions.

[TheChipPrince]

its about as close to a coinflip as it gets for me...

Inesta is a big player for them to possible miss

[GreekStein]

SO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY UNITED LOST.

Their midfield sure is good.

[fatshaft]

sigh

luckily I'm off for the weekend to spend time in the sunshine drinking beer and listening to music. May manage to avoid all the new Barca fans.

We were outclassed from the moment that Eto'o did Vidic. Surprised at the team because that goal knocked the stuffing out of them in a way that isn't typical United, but then Barca aren't typical opponents.

Worthy champions.

You'd probably know them anyway, suppoorted Man Utd until about 10pm yesterday   

[sweet potata!]

Chuffed to bits about this result last night, it would have been painful to have to listen to David3103 usual drivel about Manure being the best ever to walk the planet.
It will hopefully calm the manc's down for a while now.

I have been saying all season that i thought ManU midfield just wasn't good enough, Scholes and Giggs are finished this last couple of years imo, Carrick is Mr.invisible,Rooney is a very bad left winger(Wtf Fergie?)

I didn't like the formation Fergie went with, he played the exact same against Arsenal in the 2nd leg and imo he was inviting the pressure on, luckily that night young Gibbs fell over and that was Murder She Wrote. So Barca have a very weak defence also , so it obv makes sense to leave about £65 mill worth of strikers on the bench...Hmmm

Oh well GG Barca VWP , it's a victory for football.

Roll on next season......

[The Baron]

Chuffed to bits about this result last night, it would have been painful to have to listen to David3103 usual drivel about Manure being the best ever to walk the planet.
It will hopefully calm the manc's down for a while now.

I have been saying all season that i thought ManU midfield just wasn't good enough, Scholes and Giggs are finished this last couple of years imo, Carrick is Mr.invisible,Rooney is a very bad left winger(Wtf Fergie?)

I didn't like the formation Fergie went with, he played the exact same against Arsenal in the 2nd leg and imo he was inviting the pressure on, luckily that night young Gibbs fell over and that was Murder She Wrote. So Barca have a very weak defence also , so it obv makes sense to leave about £65 mill worth of strikers on the bench...Hmmm

Oh well GG Barca VWP , it's a victory for football.

Roll on next season......

Agree with all of this but it's easy in hindsight. Before the game I think most Utd fans would have wanted the same set up Vs Arsenal as attacking Barca was playing their game and leaving them space. These tactics have worked so well for Utd in recent seasons - even vs Barca last year.

I think on the night whatever Utd played would have lost. Barca were excellent regardless of Utd being poor.

Although it has more or less the same personnel, the Barca side Utd beat in last year's semi was far inferior to this one. Their pressure off the ball is excellent and their game is far less complicated going forwards.

Interesting to hear Ronaldo's comments about tactics and not discussing his future though. I think he's off. I just hope it's Valencia who replaces him, not Ribery.

[david3103]

.....David3103 usual drivel about Manure being the best ever to walk the planet.

can you link to examples please?

[sweet potata!]

.....David3103 usual drivel about Manure being the best ever to walk the planet.

can you link to examples please?

Lol most of your posts. Prob what irked me the most was when you hijacked the Sami Hyypia thread and start going on about Eric Cantona.

[sweet potata!]

Chuffed to bits about this result last night, it would have been painful to have to listen to David3103 usual drivel about Manure being the best ever to walk the planet.
It will hopefully calm the manc's down for a while now.

I have been saying all season that i thought ManU midfield just wasn't good enough, Scholes and Giggs are finished this last couple of years imo, Carrick is Mr.invisible,Rooney is a very bad left winger(Wtf Fergie?)

I didn't like the formation Fergie went with, he played the exact same against Arsenal in the 2nd leg and imo he was inviting the pressure on, luckily that night young Gibbs fell over and that was Murder She Wrote. So Barca have a very weak defence also , so it obv makes sense to leave about £65 mill worth of strikers on the bench...Hmmm

Oh well GG Barca VWP , it's a victory for football.

Roll on next season......

Agree with all of this but it's easy in hindsight. Before the game I think most Utd fans would have wanted the same set up Vs Arsenal as attacking Barca was playing their game and leaving them space. These tactics have worked so well for Utd in recent seasons - even vs Barca last year.

I think on the night whatever Utd played would have lost. Barca were excellent regardless of Utd being poor.

Although it has more or less the same personnel, the Barca side Utd beat in last year's semi was far inferior to this one. Their pressure off the ball is excellent and their game is far less complicated going forwards.

Interesting to hear Ronaldo's comments about tactics and not discussing his future though. I think he's off. I just hope it's Valencia who replaces him, not Ribery.

Yes mate obv hindsight is always 20/20 i appreciate that. It would prob have been suicidal for ManU to go with a more attacking formation, it's just when the Barca defence is so dodgy and they seem at times they would rather concede than just get the ball the F*ck out,  if fergie went for the jugular Barca could have really been creaking. Attack is best form of defence and all that jazz.Also when you're starved of possesion which any team in the world would be against Barca it would be better to have more options up front rather than playing a class winger up front and playing a class striker on the left wing.Surely ManU fans think they are one of v few teams that can stand toe to toe with Barca in attacking options , yet all they were set out to do was stifle Barca.