ron9 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 What a way to start the morning! Woke up at 3:55 to watch the live telecast of Man Utd vs. Arsenal played in Highbury. The game could easily be one of the best matches of the season. Arsenal went ahead on a set play (corner) with Viera outjumping Hienze for a header. Man Utd equalize on a woderful deft pass by Rooney to Giggs for a thunderous shot just outside the box. The shot took a deflection but it should not take anything away from Giggs. Arsenal then took the lead on an excellent low shot by Bergkamp coming from off a cool pass from Henry. The first half had it all, with both sides trying to claim penalties but Man Utd was lucky not to have penalized when Silvestre took down Pires (I think it was Pires) inside the box. Then the second half. Both sides already admitted in prematch interviews that the rivalry was both intense and very much personal, and that a draw for both teams do not do them any good in their plans of catching up with Chelsea. The second half started pretty slow until Ronaldo was spotted by (Giggs, again, I think) on the left side then placed his shot to the right side of the goal. Goal! 2-2! Then about in a stretch of 5 minutes, Keane feeds Giggs deep down to the right flank. Giggs is able to shake off Viera, then Arsenal keeper (Almunia ? did I spell it right?) does the unthinkable! He hesitates coming at Giggs on right flank and just plays token defense. Giggs lobs the the ball across the goal and Ronaldo, being in the right place at the right time, taps the ball in! 3-2 to United! The rest of the game was back and forth with Arsenal getting much of the possesion. Silvestre gets a red card in the 70th minute for head butting Ljunberg! It's tight until in the 80+ minute, O'Shea (replacing Ronaldo for defensive purposes after the red card) is again fed down the middle and just shoots just above Almunia for the 4th goal! Man Utd now in second place, 2 pts above Arsenal. Of couse, all of this is meaningless since Chelsea is still way up front. Great game, nonetheless. Quote Link to comment
guwardiya Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Too bad i wasn't able to watch, it seemed like a great game. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Too bad i wasn't able to watch, it seemed like a great game.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> go to www.espnstar.com and click on "tv times" to check when the replays will be Quote Link to comment
howard_the_duck Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Kung may cable lang sa dorm namin nanood ako!Sana may replay this weekend!Go Chelsea!!!(At wala pala sa Chelsea neighborhood ang Chelsea FC hehehehe) Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 nice win by Manchester United! too bad i wasn't able to watch it.. tnx for the info ron9, hope to watch the replay.. go manU! hope they can rally from behind to win the premiereship.. :cool: :mtc: Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 i looked @ the skeds of espnstar.com..ala pang sked ng replay..pag may nakaalam nman ng sked ng replay, papost d2, tnx.. :mtc: :cool: Quote Link to comment
ruud Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 i watched it also!!! twas a very nice game!! (manutd fan ako eh)it was a good win! giggs equalizer! ronaldo's double and oshea sealer goal!! rooney was always a potential threat. that is why the wingers made goals. scholes and saha doesnt look like they are in form. kean is still as he is, the most dominating midfielder for them. fletcher on the other hand easily gets tired. caroll looks shakey but, he also made some spectacular save esp durng the 2nd half. manutd is getting there. chelsea will have to make a slip before march to make things more interesting in the epl!! we never die, we never die!! Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Keane and Viera almost came to blows in the tunnel even before the match. According to Keane, Viera was trying to intimidate some Man Utd players specifically Gary Neville, and Keane said he would have none of it telling Viera to "come and have a go at me"! Too bad they face each other only twice in EPL, maybe an FA Cup rematch between the two can be in the near future. Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole has also been the center of attraction with a reported "secret" meeting with Chelsea fueling speculations of a future transfer. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Updates: Man City hold Chelsea to a 0-0 draw while Man Utd win 2-0 over Birmingham. Chelsea still hold 9 point lead over 2nd Man Utd. Arsenal win over Aston Villa 3-1 to stay in 3rd. Juventus lose 1-0 to Palermo. If AC Milan wins against Lazio today it will cut Juve's lead at the top to only 2 points. Real Madrid rout Espanyol 4-0 while Barcelona lose to Atletico 2-0. Only 4 points separate the two. UEFA knockout stages to begin this month.Feb. 22Real Madrid vs Juventus (replay of 2003 semis with Juve beating Real 3-0 to advance againts AC Milan)Bayern Munich vs ArsenalPSV vs MonacoBayern Leverkusen vs Liverpool Feb. 23Porto vs InterW Bremen vs LyonMAN UTD VS AC MILANBARCELONA VS CHELSEA IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTR THAN THIS!!!! Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 barcelona vs chelsea i really don't know who was luckier. barca was dominating yet went behind via an own goal by belleti on chelsea's only foray forward. barca deserved to be 2 goals to the good at that time, with ronaldinho and giuly rampaging down the flanks and eto'o bursting thru the middle, yet conceded an away goal. the luck turned tho on the 2nd half, when drogba made a reckless challenge on the keeper. did it merit a sending off? i don't know. tide turned and goals from newly acquired maxi lopez (what a great find! what a great goal!) and eto'o sealed the win for the catalans. i'm sure mourinho felt awful letting barca get back into the tie, but if a 2-1 loss was offered to him 15 minutes into the match (when barcelona was swarming all over the chelsea goal) he would have gladly taken it. this puts the tie on a knife edge as chelsea need only a 1-0 home win to get them through. barcelona, however, would be confident after dominating chelsea for much of the match. real madrid vs juventus hold on ronaldinho, zidane's not retired just yet. and while he's playing, he is still THE man. poor finishing combined with great goalkeeping from buffon though, and the galacticos have only a 1-0 lead going to turin. del piero, was that u? he seems a ghost of his old self. same goes for ronaldo. man utd vs ac milan was that ac milan?! they looked like a premier league team! i give them all the respect, i don't really see them in action as the serie A isnt shown where i live, but i thought they were a typical italian team. boring. but they've proven me wrong. the pace was fast, the action was furious, and they kept up with man u at old trafford! yes, the goal was because of a goalkeeping blunder but ac milan has proven they can play at any style, at any pace. i now put them as co-favorites (along with barcelona) to lift the european cup. special mention to olympique lyon who are probably through to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over werder bremen. juninho, not beckham, not assuncao, is the best dead ball kicker in world soccer. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I think Man Utd still shows some good form in the EPL that can help them overcome AC Milan in the return leg. I'm still not convinced with Real's performance againts Juve and they're still in danger of elimination. I would also have to think Barca did deserve to win and hope they can repeat in London. Lyon's Junhinho was also fantastic and they could end up being a wild card! Quote Link to comment
howard_the_duck Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Ano nang nangyari s sa chelsea? Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 After praising Man Utd's recent run of victories in the EPL, they are held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Crystal Palace. Very disappointing. A win would have cut the lead of Chelsea to 3 points (with Chelsea playing later in the day). It would have been a good chance to put some heat on Chelsea. Unfortunately they didn't capitalize. If Chelsea wins later on then the title is as good as theirs. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Ano nang nangyari s sa chelsea?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chelsea still has a chance if they beat Barcelona by 1-0. They will advance due to away goal rule. They also won the League Cup againts Liverpool so a treble is still possible. Quote Link to comment
ruud Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 united missed it a again!!! it will be a steep journey now, chelsea could still slip! they could slip!!! Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 united missed it a again!!! it will be a steep journey now, chelsea could still slip! they could slip!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> haha, you are a true man utd fan! Quote Link to comment
howard_the_duck Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Chelsea should win the league cup! lets just wait and see, masyadong improbable na... Quote Link to comment
ruud Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Chelsea should win the league cup! lets just wait and see, masyadong improbable na...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> with 10 games to go. things could change esp when bottom teams are fighting to escaperelegation, i dont think its going to be a walk in the park. united dropped 2 points against palace, but u could understand why ferguson reserved rooney,ronaldo and scholes until the last 15 minutes of the game. they are preparing for san siro.which is a very prestigous league. they tried to salvage the game, but just too unlucky ...they got lots of possesion, attempts but nothings seems to fall in. we never die!! we never die!! we keep the red flag flying high ... coz man united never die!! :cool: Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Chelsea should win the league cup! lets just wait and see, masyadong improbable na...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> chelsea did win the league cup. they are however, out of the FA cup, which is the REAL cup competition of england. almost all the premiership teams field reserves for the league cup, which i think is a joke. they should just scrap that competition and have one cup like the rest of europe. so even if chelsea wins the premiership (which is a virtual lock), and manage to win the uefa champions league, it won't be considered as winning THE treble. "the treble" is winning your country's top league and cup competitions, plus the UEFA champions/European cup. and yes, ruud, man utd was the last team to achieve the treble. ajax (not real madrid) has done it the most, 3 times. Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 damn, barcelona is out of the champions league. they lost to chelsea 4-2 in a pulsating encounter, going down 5-4 on aggregate. cech is an incredible goalkeeper, and joe cole just tore van bronckhurst to shreds. at this level, barcelona needs to strengthen its defence. van bronckhurst was just horrible, and his replacement, silvinho, is more an attacking fullback. same could be said for belleti. u can easily tell that chelsea is miles ahead on defense. they look so solid and organized at the back. i think rijkaard also made a mistake in choosing gerard over demetrio albertini to replace the injured rafa marquez as holding midfielder. and iniesta over giuly was questionable too. its good to give young players playing time, but on matches of this magnitude, u need experienced players. rijkaard needs to find a big solid defender. someone in the mold of sol campbell or rio ferdinand. tall, strong, and good in the air. until he finds one, the barca defense will always be suspect, esp in set pieces. Quote Link to comment
howard_the_duck Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) Hahaha Chelsea advances to the next stage, via a squeaker.Sino ang susunod na kalabansa Champs lge? As for the FA Cup and the Premiership, I look at them as co-equals, especially now that premiership clubs semd lghtened teams to the FA Cup matches. Other UEFA Champions League results:Chelsea 4-2 FC Barcelona (Agg.: 5-4)AC Milan 1-0 Manchester United (Agg.: 2-0)Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen (Agg.: 10-2) Upcoming matches and my predictions in bold:Juventus v. Real Madrid (Agg.: 0-1)Leverkusen v. Liverpool (Agg.: 1-3)Monaco v. PSV (Agg.: 0-1)Arsenal v. Bayern (Agg.: 1-3)Inter v. Porto (Agg.: 1-1) Edited March 9, 2005 by howard_the_duck Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hahaha Chelsea advances to the next stage, via a squeaker.Sino ang susunod na kalabansa Champs lge? As for the FA Cup and the Premiership, I look at them as co-equals, especially now that premiership clubs semd lghtened teams to the FA Cup matches. Other UEFA Champions League results:Chelsea 4-2 FC Barcelona (Agg.: 5-4)AC Milan 1-0 Manchester United (Agg.: 2-0)Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen (Agg.: 10-2) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah, the FA Cup and the Premiership are both important. i just don't understand why england has a third competition, the league cup (which chelsea has won). lyon beat werder bremen 10-2 on aggregate! wow! i wonder if they can come out of nowhere and win it all, just like porto last year. Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 oh, and eto'o should have buried his chance. 5 yards away, the goal was at his mercy, the keeper was nowhere in sight, and he blasts it over the bar. even i could have scored from that position!!! Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 oh, and eto'o should have buried his chance. 5 yards away, the goal at his mercy, the keeper nowhere in sight, and he blasts it over the bar. even i could have scored from that position!!! Quote Link to comment
buntot Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 oh, and eto'o should have buried his chance. 5 yards away, the goal at his mercy, the keeper nowhere in sight, and he blasts it over the bar. even i could have scored from that position!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello! am a newbie pero been reading posts for quite some time already....am a barca fan...i almost banged my head on the wall when i read that barca lost......i havent seen the match- i dont have any cable tv or any tv in my room (tv and med studies aint a good combination especially when there is a champions league on the tube)........... so how was it? ive read the news..it was terrific daw...... darn...when i finish my studies- id buy me a home theater just for watching games........ Quote Link to comment
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