Manchester United Win Record 19th Title!

Blackburn Rovers 1- 1 Manchester United



United celebrate without the trophy.

 ¨"Drink it in. Soak it up. Bellow it from the rooftops. Manchester United are the champions of England, now more than anyone. More than ever, United rule all others in the land." - Words from Manutd.com. United played out a boring 1-1 draw against a defensive Blackburn side, to become champions of England. The game was far from easy, the United faithful was quieted in the 20th minute when Brett Emerson volleyed home from 5 yards out past a unrealiable goailie Tomas Kuscack, but when Hernandez was brought down by Robinson in the box, Rooney stepped up and scored a goal that means United are now the most succesful club in England.

The Moment the pentaly was won



  United have won the season with the WORST away record of the preimer league with only 25 points won out of a possible 57. ( 5 wins, 10 draws and four loses) . But the reason we won is our home form. Winning all our games, expect one against West Brom. In my opnion we were worthy winners because we were the most consistent team: Chelsea started very brightly, but lost 7 games in a row near Chirstmas, and same old Arsenal losing key games and never really looking a real threat. Interesting thing about Arsenal: They were second for so long, but then they lost 2 in a row,  they were then third, but then this weekend they lost their last home game against Aston Villa, now if Manchester City win, Arsenal, favourites to win in March will finish the season fourth!


Above: Key players in tittle succes



  I read a very interesting Article yesterday, it was about the key reasons we won the tittle. I was suprised at some of the entries, but agreed with them all. Here is my list of top 5 moments of the season:

1) Never Say Never Attitude - losing 2-0 at West Ham, Aston Villa and Blackpool. We beat West Ham and Blackpool and got a massive draw against Villa.

2) Rooney vs City - The Overhead kick was amazing, and it meant so much.

3)Signing Hernandez - He was amazing this whole season.

4) Keeping Van Der Sar Fit

5) The Defense and the wins against Arsenal and Chelsea. Huge wins at home.

Next Week Blackpool, then the week after a small matter: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AGAINST A Small team - Barcelona

CONGRATULATIONS MANCHESTER UNITED CHAMPIONS 2010/2011!!



One Point Away From Tittle

MANCHESTER UNITED VS BLACKBURN

Will be rested for this game.

Manchester United could become champions if we draw at Blackburn. Clearly we are favorites to win because when we played them October we won 7-1, with Berbatov scoring 5 goals. The Manager has already said he will place a strong team, so all the top players can be rested for the next game. This game would have been great for Manchester's striker Macheda, who is on loan in Italy, it would have been great because Macheda always plays very well at important times in the season. Blackburn are in a completely different position as they are only 3 points ahead of Blackpool with 2 games to go. I always liked Blackburn as a team, and I hope they do not get relegated, but that doesn't mean we should what Barcelona did, which was draw 1-1 on purpose so Levante could not get relegated. 

* In a completely different topic. Barcelona's holding midfielder Sergio Busquets could miss the final against United after calling Marcelo a "monkey".

Key Player for Blackburn

Blackburn played against West Ham last weekend. In a pivotal game for the relegation battle. A game that finished 1-1 a result that favors Blackburn more than West Ham. The has been talked about this week because Blackburn defender - Chris Samba - played one of the best defensive performances of the season. Unfortunately, I cannot comment too much because I did not see the game, but I watched the previous Blackburn game, and Samba's physical strength could be a problem for our strikers. So I am not expecting a 5-0 win with 5 headers. 

* Blackburn's last game of the season is against Wolves. A game being labeled " the most important in recent weeks". If Blackburn lose both games they could be relegated for the first time since the premier league started in the 1991/1992 season where they won.

* If United win, they will win their record 19th tittle.

 Coach Time

“We must approach the game the right way and play our strongest team. It’s always a difficult game and Blackburn are fighting [to stay up]." - Sir Alex. Clearly it will be a strong team. The three main changes I expect are: Van Der Sar being rested for the champions league final. Fletcher making his comeback, and Berbatov playing so Samba has a challenge. 

Blackburn need a draw. They will celebrate if they draw, because they will not be relegated. They will defend, defend with all they have. Putting all eleven players behind the ball and hope to hit us on the counter. We should play along. ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK. Leaving only Vidic, Carrick and Ferdinand in defense. In addition if we are winning by more than 3 goals we should take off Rooney, Valencia and Carrick to give them a well deserved rest. 

PREDICTED RESULT- All we need is a draw, but I believe the players are very focused and we should have too much class for a weak Blackburn team. 2-0. Which means we will be CHAMPIONS! * Goals from Rooney and Carrick. 

*Important to note. If we win, we will not celebrate with the trophy. That only happens on the last game of the season. 

 

Manchester United Put One Hand On The Trophy

 Manchester United 2- Chelsea 1

Hernandez scores fastest goal this season.

What a preformance and what a result! Manchester United now have a firm hand on the premier league trophy after their convincing 2-1 win against Chelsea.  The game could not have started better with Javier Hernandez scoring with just 37 seconds on the clock. United dominated possession all through the game, but in the first 25 minutes they made Chelsea look like a poor team. In the 23 minute the scorline started to reflect what was going on in the game; with Vidic scoring a header from Giggs's cross. Chelsea got their undeserved consolation goal in the 65th minute with Lampard scoring from close range.

United Legend salutes fans

 I have now run out of superlatives to describe Ryan Giggs; he was the best player by a mile. I believe United could be in trouble if Giggs is not 100% for the Champions League final. Giggs has acknowledged that United are overwhelming favorites to win the league, but he knows it is not over yet.
On a different note, Ferguson has hailed the team after outplaying Chelsea. United's record at home is now 16 wins, one draw and no losses this season.  Another fact is that United have not received a goal at home since losing 2-1 to chelsea 13 months ago.

United celebrate.

The Papers have already called United "the best English team". But all the players are very concentrated on finishing the job off at Balckburn next week. " A draw would be enough, but at United we play to win" Vidic said. 

According to the table we are not champions, yet. But according to everyone else we are.

Pretty much done.

Winner Takes All

MANCHESTER UNITED VS CHELSEA

Fernando Torres - Key Player For Chelsea

If United win they are 1 point away from becoming champions for a record 19th time but, of course, there is something standing in the way - Chelsea. Chelsea have been close to perfect in the league winning 6 of their last 6 games ( losing to United twice in the Champions league). The have fit top form, but Manchester's home record speaks for itself ( 16 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses ). If we lose this game we move into second on goal difference, which is not the position I would like to be in because we should be able to rest key players for the game against Barca in 3 weeks. I am expecting a dull closed game because thats the way Manchester need to play, but ex- captain Gary Neveille believes this could be a cracking match

Giggs will be pivotal for this game

The United Legend Ryan Giggs doesn't age. in 2008 he said he will no longer play on the left wing as he is getting tired, but he has moved into the center midfeild position and has become United's most important player. He and Carrick will have to break down Chelsea's counter-attacks and stop Lampard from getting in the game. I also hope our two wins in the champions league will give us a physiological boost. So as mentioned previously if our center midfeilders can clost their midfielders down quickly our winger can get down the winger quickly and supply the ball for Rooney or Hernandez. In midweek we crushed Schalke comprehensively which brought up the question: why change a winning team? The answer is simple : Chelsea are better than Schalke. Gibson and Anderson cannot play in this game.

Coach Time

This is the same team that beat Chelsea in the champions league expect that Rafeal and Nani replace Fabio and Park. This team is good, but may not be good enough unless Rooney drops back into midfield and leave Hernandez alone by himself. Truth be told, if we win this game, we are champions and our top players get the rest they so greatly deserve. The way we need to play is simple counter attacking football because Chelsea will come forward, that much is obvious, so if we can get the ball over to Nani or Valencia supported by Evra and Silva we could win the game while actually playing worse. 

Predicted Score: I do not want to jinx it, but I really do not see us losing this game. We have been 1st place since December and to lose that in the last couple of games would be unfair. 2-0 united Rooney and Valencia the scores.

Manchester Will Play The Final vs Barca

A Picture Says 1000 Words

 

 

 

 

Our "B" Team

What a birthday present this squad gave me. What a spectacular preformance from what was quoted a "weak team" by a commentator. The game was great we out-played them all over the pitch and fully deserved all the goals and maybe even more. A massive confidence boost ahead of the Chelsea game. Anderson doubled the amount of goals he had for Manchester United scoring twice in the second half, before Gibson and Valencia both scored. In my opinion if you replace: Scholes, Berbatov, O'shea and Van Der Sar with: Rooney, Fabio, Cleverly and Amos. The teams average age would have been: 23 years. The future looks bright in Manchester.  

Anderson and Gibson dominate the midfield

The game started boring. It really looked like we were happy with a 0-0, but, someone told Ferguson that it was my birthday and they started playing much more offensively ( well at least I think that's what happened). The first goal came courtesy of a great pass from Gibson to Valencia who slotted past Neuer; who was rubbish. The next goal was an a blooper as Gibson's shot was fumbled by Neuer and ended up in the goal. The next two goals were tap-in from Anderson ( assists from Nani and Berbatov). Anderson's preformance may have been enough to win him a spot in the squad against Chelsea. Everything went according to plan, and in the 60th minute we subbed O'shea and Berbatov off so they will be available for the Chelsea game. The 4-5-1 tactic is really working in the Champions League. Maybe we could use it in the Premier League? Captain for day admitted the preformance was top-class.

" WE CAN WIN IT" - Sir. Alex Ferguson

I think I speak on behalf of all Manchester United fans when I say that Barcelona will not be as easy as Schalke. Just thinking of the game gives me goosebumps. Van Der Sar says we can beat Barca. I love the optimism from the United fans, but I will not bet anything on this game, It will go down to whoever wants it more and if we can keep Messi off the ball. But, that is not what we should be focusing on now because if we don't focus we could finish the season empty handed if we lose the Chelsea on Sunday.

Schalke Visit Old Trafford

MANCHESTER UNITED VS SCHALKE



Rooney may miss the Schalke game



Manchester are in a commanding position ahead of their game against Schalke. They will go into the game with a 2-0 advantage, but deflated after their loss against Arsenal. Schalke will come out attacking now they have to score a minimum of three goals to go through ( against the best defense in europe). It won´t be easy though for United as Sir Alex will have one eye on the crucial fixture against Chelsea on Sunday. Rooney and Fabio are doubts after they sat out of the monday training section. Everyone else is fit, but the key players may not play because they seemed tired against Arsenal.



Manuel Neuer will once again be a key figure



Schalke are the best attacking side in the competion ( better than Real and Barca) with 16 goals. Ferguson has admitted he may play counter-attacking football, which indicates he will rotate the squad giving the "B" team a chance to play. He also adimited because of their lose against Arsenal, the next two games are "massive" Although United are deflated, Schalke are absolutley CRUSHED after losing 4-1 against Bayern Munich and Captain Manuel Neuer saying he will leave the club at the end of the season.


Coach Time

Schalke need to score, which mean Man U need to defend. We need to play on the counter attack, which is why I have put two fast wingers who can bring the ball from the defense to the opposition's box. I have rested Vidic, Rooney and Carrick because they will be critical against Chelsea on Sunday. My forwards are Owen and Berbatov because they are both Strikers who like to stay in and around the box. If Schalke play the formation they played in Germany our midfielders ( Giggs and Scholes) will be in for a treat because they will have a lot of freedom to get forward.  I would love if Manchester get a lead early on because that way we can rest Valencia and Giggs for the game against Chelsea.


PREDICTED RESULT
Many pundits are saying this game will be a walkover for United, but I completely disagree because Schalke are a good side. The only thing I wish is that United focus on this game, not on the Chelsea game, if they focus we should win 2-0
 

United Outplayed By Arsenal

Arsenal  1 - 0 Manchester United

Rooney clearly dejected after being out-classed in London

I cannot even put to words how frustrated I am to have lost to Arsenal! This keeps happening it is almost a trend in United's history; every time the players seem to be playing well and enjoying their football, we encounter a "big" team who are in poor form or have a huge disadvantage and we lose! (Manchester City) Arghhh. Van Der Sar shares my frustration. Aaron Ramsey's goal was enough to give Arsenal a deserved win. Although this defeat brings Chelsea very much into the tittle race, it does NOT bring Arsenal back into the race. Well what we have to do now is forget the game and concentrate on, what has now become a must-win game, against Chelsea next Sunday. Vidic is a key figure this week as he has to step up and get the players's morale up. The players must understand that we are 1st and the championship is ours to lose.

Wilshere got the better of Carrick

I have watched the game twice and the match analysis three times and even after watching almost 5 hours of the Arsenal games. I still cannot find a precise reason of why we lost this game. Evra believes we were too " nice"  I agree. But, to be more accurate our midfield was too lenient and let the Arsenal players play their football. I also think the team that was selected was not the correct team that should have been selected as we only had ONE holding/ defending midfielder ( Carrick) all the other midfielders wanted to attack, which is fine, but they were too tired ( As I thought they would be, but not this game ) to get back in their defending duties and thats why Arsenal's goal came from a counter attack. Ferguson has seen this too and will now " freshen up his team for the Schalke game. Giving our key players a deserved rest for the Chelsea game.

I really have nothing else to say other than..... No nothing. I just cannot think of anything to say regarding the match. HEAD UP LADS. Ohhh yeah, The papers are finally saying that Manchester United need to sign a midfielder ( I have said this for months now) O well, one day i'll work for Skysports and then i'll get things done my way =)

The Goal that could man a lot