you have good reason to be happy about the 7:1 win over Roma
after all, you managed to see as many goals in 90 minutes as you normally catch on your Saturday evening EPL Highlight session
what a nice change to your everyday EPL action where goals come in homeopathic doses
being good Englanders you already think the Cup is yours, total world domination is a formality, hey, with any luck the stupid natives will do most of the work whilst you revel in your newfound imperial grandeur
we Continentals take a more sober look at what happened yesterday in Manchester
a simple thought:
how many goals has Carrick scored in the CL so far? hey, you may include the EPL in that , if you wish
how many goals has Smith scored in the CL for ManU ?
how many goals has ZEROoney scored in international football over the last 3 years ?
how many goals has Ronaldo scored in the CL for ManU prior to yesterday's game ?
get the drift ???
the current ManU are like the current English Army: talking a good game, but firing blanks, if , indeed they have been issued with any ammo at all, and always under the condition that they have not surrendered already
so what happened yesterday ? why can some of the most inept goalscorers in Christendom suddenly find the net at will ?
the easy answer is that Roma provided quite possibly the worst Italian defence I have seen in over 70 years of watching football
but really, that's only half the story
it all boils down to my theory of "Everything mysteriously going right"
let me explain
when I went to unversity, I immediately joined the College Rowing Club; I had previously rowed in a club, but none of my University buddies had
all of them were very fit, but NONE of them had ANY coordination; for weeks we created patterns in the water no rowing boat had ever created; at times the water movement looked as if we were feeding a few pigs to hundreds of piranhias
then suddenly, one day, out of nowhere, EVERYBODY was moving in unison for about 10 strokes; it was heaven, we were floating on the water like angels on clouds
for 10 fucking storkes ONLY
afterwards , it was back to creating our whirlpool/boiling soup look
did we ever recreate those 10 strokes of bliss ??
of course not
and this is exactly what happened to you in Manchester
things just mysteriously clicked
the Gods were breathing in unison whilst the Devils were distracted getting excited about the Bayern game, placing bets, discussing teamsheets, injuries...
even until the 3:0 Roma were raping ManU on the pitch, but the Englanders were doing the scoring
the Gods did not care, and I, for one rejoiced, for it meant that a Bayern vs ManU Semi was still on the cards
@ Englanders and Germans
yesterday, we ALL won
remember our friend Pierre Littbarski: the most anti-English, anti-German, pro-Roma/Totti poster in the entire wide world ???
well , I have news for you; Pierre has been seen somewhere in Bangkok selling his stash of Totti shirts for 5 Bath each and is not expected back in Europe in the near future
wahre Geschichte