Archive for April, 2009
Regrets, I’ve had a few…
Sir Alex Ferguson’s football prediction that a 1-0 first-leg win may be enough to secure Manchester United a place in the Champions League final in Rome on May 27 could yet prove prophetic.
But given the profligacy shown by his players in the first half at Old Trafford, when it appeared Arsenal were there for the [...]
April 30, 2009
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Messi not the only star set to shine in semi-final clash
The intense debate surrounding precisely how a Chelsea side stripped of a natural left-back will cope with Barcelona winger, Lionel Messi, in tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg, is becoming farcical.
I refer to Lionel Messi as “Barcelona winger” rather than the laughably over-used descriptions of “genius” and “footballing wizard” because that is precisely what he [...]
April 28, 2009
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Hiddink on the attack
Guus Hiddink will instruct his Chelsea players to go for the jugular when they travel to Spain for a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final first-leg clash on Tuesday against warm football favourites Barcelona.
The Dutchman does not subscribe to the theory that Pep Guardiola’s Primera Liga title-chasers are untouchable and is convinced they are vulnerable when put [...]
April 27, 2009
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