Champions League Matchday 3 Thread

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

L r dd wrote:I must laugh at Inter as well...how many champions league games is that without a win? they are a joke and the way the fixtures are set up qualifying could be very tough for them. You imagine Barca will take em.....so they probably need to win in Kiev which will be very difficult indeed.

I must laugh at Rangers aswell. Conceding 4 goals at home again.

Don't really care about Rangers...hardly can be compared to the 'superstars' Inter have. Probably won a game in europe last before Inter anyway

For Man Utd it seems O'Shea starts as a DM ahead of Carrick...very Bizarre. Least Fabio also starts

Dzagoev MOTM

5-4-1? 4-1-4-1? 4-3-3?

L r dd wrote:
Don't really care about Rangers...

really? You seem to care about them when they get a good result in Europe.

hardly can be compared to the 'superstars' Inter have.

True, but then Inter didn't lose their last 2 home games, conceding 4 in both of them.

Quite looking forward to seeing Guilherme. He was quite highly rated in Brazil.

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

L r dd wrote:
Don't really care about Rangers...

really? You seem to care about them when they get a good result in Europe.

hardly can be compared to the 'superstars' Inter have.

True, but then Inter didn't lose their last 2 home games, conceding 4 in both of them.

Yeah when was the last time they won in europe again.....

Anyway Glenn i think Nani and Valencia either side of Berbatov with Anderson behind them. Scholes and O'Shea will stick to the halfway line. Fabio will be a second striker when he gets bored. Could go either way this game.

Calidad wrote:Quite looking forward to seeing Guilherme. He was quite highly rated in Brazil.

He is injured.

L r dd wrote:

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

L r dd wrote:I must laugh at Inter as well...how many champions league games is that without a win? they are a joke and the way the fixtures are set up qualifying could be very tough for them. You imagine Barca will take em.....so they probably need to win in Kiev which will be very difficult indeed.

I must laugh at Rangers aswell. Conceding 4 goals at home again.

Don't really care about Rangers...hardly can be compared to the 'superstars' Inter have. Probably won a game in europe last before Inter anyway

For Man Utd it seems O'Shea starts as a DM ahead of Carrick...very Bizarre. Least Fabio also starts

Krasic to own Fabio.

bluenine wrote:I remember him for the delightful chips into the goal, the ball moving like in slow motion over the line as the helpless defence/gk watch beaten... I remember him for freekicks which seemed to defy physics, curling around the wall in the "safe" corner. I remember him for beating defenders by flipping the ball over the heads

Zidane could do that, although e lags behind those qualities by a small margin. But what I see Zidane doing well, Platini isn't even close! Watching Zidane is like sheer poetry, and I've never felt that way about any other French player including Platini!

For me, Platini is the second best footballer Europe has ever produced, after only Cryuff.

Needless to day, I'd take Zidane ahead of Platini in a heartbeat.

United aren't playing badly but Nani and Fabio are having their own little headless chicken competition, while Berbatov has the wrong boots on.

if Scholes could tackle he would be a decent player.

I think They are all super talented. But you get the feeling they could play for 20 hours and not score and not realise why they havent scored. scholes neville have been reduced to shooting. and no surprise the most threatening attack came from o shea valencia and berbatov.

fabio anderson and nani seen most of the ball but they are killing the art of crossing...anderson gets confused when he sees the penalty box and Nani likes to follow the lines i hope someone informs him he can go past them in the second half. Fabio is just crazy. good player some impressive stuff but he is complete headcase.

Disappointed with CSKA (maybe expected too much) and United looks content playing for 0-0/0-1 result.
Krasic is fun to watch and probably it's the haircut, but his dribbling reminds me Valeryi Karpin's. He offers no support to his full back defensively though.

Dont know what Berbs was thinking there.

he was thinking he might get a penalty and an opposing player sent off if he dived

What a God awful game.

--------------------Casillas

S. Ramos-----Pepe-----Albiol-----Marcelo

--------------L. Diarra----Alonso

----Granero-------------------------Kaka

----------------Raul----Benzema

No Higuain.

Milan play with:

-------------------Dida

Oddo-----Nesta-----Silva-----Zambrotta

----Ambrosini----Pirlo----Seedorf

Pato-----------Inzaghi--------Ronaldnho

Jaime wrote:--------------------Casillas

S. Ramos-----Pepe-----Albiol-----Marcelo

--------------L. Diarra----Alonso

----Granero-------------------------Kaka

----------------Raul----Benzema

No Higuain.

Probably saving him for a game against one of the big boys.

borocooper wrote:

Jaime wrote:--------------------Casillas

S. Ramos-----Pepe-----Albiol-----Marcelo

--------------L. Diarra----Alonso

----Granero-------------------------Kaka

----------------Raul----Benzema

No Higuain.

Probably saving him for a game against one of the big boys.

No, that is why Dudek is not playing. Higuain's absence has no explanation.

Apparently Higuain is injured. Don't remember hearing that before...

There were rumors that Higuain picked up a small injury during the Valladolid game, so this better be the reason why he isn't starting. Otherwise we've got another coward coach on our hands

Edit: They mentioned it in Punto Pelota last night, but I didn't read it in any news sources.

Higuain isn't even on the bench. He's probably injured.

I wish Raul would fuck off though.

Good god, look at our bench:

13 Dudek 2 Arbeloa 6 M. Diarra 15 Drenthe 19 Garay 23 van der Vaart

We better not need a second half goal.

Robben

CSKA 0 Man U 1 Valencia

Carrick on now to close up shop.

Fabio, who is not in any way injury prone, goes off injured on his 4th start in 2 years. Carrick on.

Valencia gets the goal for Man United..good finish. Nani and Berbs assist.

Should probably be the winner.

Fergie, in a bid to lose brings on Carrick.

goal-machine Anderson misses a sitter from 6 yards, completely out of character

Anderson

Owen is shite.