FT 1:1 Good game.

United 1-1 M'boro.

M'boro players fought like lions. They deserved the draw.
If Chelsea wins tomorrow in Newcastle they'll be just 1 point behind the leader...

Kurt is out there celebrating right now... I think I can even hear him!

Did Manchester play with all their starting XI players?? Were they not up to their usual self and/or was Boro playing so good... and was Ronaldo contained some way?

And now United have 3 away games in a row: vs Everton, City and Chelsea. If the Blues won't screw this up the title will be theirs

Yes. Pretty much.

United played mediocre and Boro were equal to them.

Ronalda was awful. Lost many balls

They where sh!t against Portsmouth before the game against Roma, so under estimating them would be stupid because of a bad performance in the league


Only Giggs didn't start.

They played bad, but Boro where also good, played a really high pressure game and didn't allow them time on the ball

As misha said, Ronaldo apart from some tricks played badly

There was a clear cut penalty to Boro in the 86th minute if I'm not mistaken. Think it was Heinze.

Unbelievable. The FA really wants United to be champ.

I think it was on 90 min. It was Wes Brown. Clear penalty.

United watch out, here comes Chelsea

If Chelsea win against Newcastle, it would be just a point that divides them and Mourinho has the team that is capable of going the distance. United don't stand a chance.

It was O'shea I thought and he did get the ball although it seemed he took the player first which is indeed a foul and should be a penalty.

good to hear that.

You little b!tch!!!!

Man U ruined their title chances when Chelsea where losing a lot of points and they didn't capitilise, their stupid loss against West ham will prove to be the difference.

However this does not mean that they will be terrible against us, they were terrible against Portsmouth and then went on to blow roma away, so we better not get too confident just because of a bad domestic performance.

United don't stand a chance against Milan. This is Milan they will be facing, not Roma. And in the semi finals, the experience counts

We'll see on tuesday

Chelsea look set to win the title, if they beat Newcastle today ... btw when is the match ?? GMT ??

I hate when you people are so confident... for god sake - it's a semi-final! And it's a #1 team in England with likes of Ronaldo, Rooney and Giggs on their team. Let's calm down. M'boro fought like lions and got a good result but that doesn't mean anything for next Tuesday.

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Both are amazing, but I prefer the Arsenal's outside. Beatiful.

Just for curiosity, the other 2 "big stadiums" in here (FCPorto and Sporting Lisbon):











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Beutiful arcitecture porty ...

I may feel unmasked disdain (or to speak plainly, hate) for the two BIG portugeese in the EPL, but these stadiums are amazing!

I wish Norway had a fraction of this...sniff.

68' Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea

Lampard... what a c_nt. Did nothing until now, just lost the ball zillion times. Lazy fecker.

Chelsea's having one hell of a tough time, nasty tackel by Mikel.
I guess theyl'l just get a goal 2 minutes into injury time, then...

Nah. It will be a draw.

Chelsea is only going to win the FA Cup. Playing like this they've no chance next Wednesday like Liverpool.

Joe Cole is doing good though, Chelsea can still do this mind you.

Nope, its over.

FT 0-0. 3 points (4) still the difference. Lampard, Drogba = Lazy feckers. Sheva = stupid toy... 0.

Chelsea missed a golden oppertunity !!!!

EXACTLY!!!

Please, everytime we are confident about a game we lose. I'm optimistic, and have a belief that we could make it through, but the tie is a 50/50 chance for both teams.

If Man U decide to really turn it on then we will most probably lose, because I can't see us being able to handle their explosive pace.

Oh there is a god, the team who have just purchased 2 league trophies may not do it again this season

Oh yeah cause Loverfool are so great a team!

CL is not only about "great teams". It's about those who are tired or not, about luck, about that ball that crossed the line or not, about that keeper that did "a Kalac", many factors.

Liverpool is just concentrating on CL as the 3rd or 4th place is the same in the League. Chelsea is tired. At least they seemed to me, some hours ago. And IF they play like they did against Newcastle I've no doubt the Reds will kick their ar$e.

Oh... and for you dst, Barcelona lover I just have 1 image to show:

What a fouckin' joke the team is. The best player and best young is correct but the whole team is pathetic.

MY TEAM:

-------------------Reina----------------
Eboue-----Vidic-----R.Carvalho---Riise
Ronaldo----Essien----Gerrard----Giggs
----------Berbatov--------Drogba-------

ya essien is amazing, i dont know how he wasnt in the team and i love carvalho but i'd say terry is better and more inflencial. as far as GKer i'd say cech even tho he's missed half the season, when he's played he been nearly perfect not allowing 1 bad goal. he really effects the whole teams moral when he's there, and the whole def is really shaky when he isnt.

I didn't put Terry 'cause he was injuried for big time. Carvalho no.

Exactly! And since Loverfool is not so great to be regarded as finalists already everything's open...

I'm not a Barcelona lover... I used to only like them when I was younger but not anymore. I like some of their player and I liked their coach when he was still playing football himself. That's it.

I just like to keep thing balanced in the forum cause your love for the whites is deluging the place!

How long is CR is going to be regarded as young?? I mean yeah he's only 21 but he's already 3 (??) years in England... it should be given to someone else.

Agreed, apart from Eboue, he's so prone to making mistakes, and hes so annoying I swear he thinks he's a gangster every time he gets fouled!

Riise as a LB?? Isn't there a better and true LB?

I agree with Porty's squad but I'd put Alonso instead of Gerrard/Giggs. He HAS to be in that squad!

dst admires a Liverpool player.

Well yeah... But he's a freaking legend!!

8 United players?

I got back from Newcastle earlier this morning (Got to see the Chelski game).

After a superb saturday with Arsenal and Man United not winning I thought I could see Chelsea take one stop closer to the league title and they f@cked it up.

I still think Man United will slip up, with them having to go head-to-head with Chelsea on May 9. They still have to play AT Man City, probably the only people that hate United more than me and that to go along with 2 Milan games, they can't keep one eye on the league and the other on the CL, or they'll end up with no trophies.

I can't say how SAF will sacrifice his precious premiership for European glory. He knows the EPL is his to lose. While the CL has just been a lucky by-product.

Yeah definitely not Eboue, I mean Terry has missed a lot of games but he has played more than Eboue (and is a lot better of course)

Definately, except for Riise.


I think he's been there for 4 years and he's not 21, he's 22


Alonso this season has been worse then the Pirlo from the first part of the season.

Not in the games I've watched!

How many have you watched? Because everytime I've seen him he's been pretty horrible

Not more than 5... What do you mean horrible man? He makes no mistakes and he always passes on first-touch giving Loverfool an extra speed, he covers players and spaces perfectly and basically gets the job down like nobody else. You're not gonna see fancy tricks or Pirlo-esque 60m balls from him and his role is less organizing than in the previous seasons...

What does Gerrard does? He shoots every time he gets the ball and when he scores he's a legend?? Oh I forgot, he also dives... A LOT!

Please... Xabi Alonso is Liverpool's best player, by far and for sure!

I know how he plays and what he gives to Liverpool, but this season he has fallen short, compared to his very high standards. Even some Liverpool friends I have agree with me on this.


I never said that Gerrard is the better player. In fact I've never rated him as much as some seem to do. But the resentment in you words towards him can still be detected...


Ofcourse, what I'm trying to say is that he hasn't been in top form this season, compared to his previous ones.

Imo he and Pirlo are the best at what they do, with Pirlo just edging him out, but SLIGHTLY

Sissoko and now Mascherano make his job easier thus he does not appear a lot. But here's a tip regarding defenders/defending players: The best defender is the one that makes the less moves. Meaning, if you can read the game you get the job done easily, and one may think that you're quite... like Maldini. On the other hand, there's the Bonera type, who gets the job done but you see him tackle all the time. That's cause he can't read the game and be there before something happens!

I'm 90% sure those Liverpool friends of yours have never looked closely on the way players like Pirlo and Alonso play... (I bet all they do is worship Gerrard all day) they want to see tackles and stuff but there's a more effective way to get the ball off the opposite team... covering space is as important as marking a player, maybe even more important. If you ask them about Pirlo they'll probably tell you he's not good at what he does because he's not good at defending his goal... well this is funny, what Pirlo does is 90% space covering, a silent but very effective job!

Tell them to watch the game not stare at the TV screen waiting for Gerrard to score one of the 15 shots he unleashes per game...


I know you didn't, I just can't see why he is in the best XI of the EPL and Alonso isn't.

I never tried to hide it.

I know all this, but this season he hasn't been in top form, I know you said it's mainly because of Sissoko and Mascherano, but I still think he hasn't displayed the form he has in the past seasons. And it's not because I don't see him lunging for balls all over the place.

And I know what you mean about him and Pirlo doing the space covering, I really found it interesting that when they showed that new statistic of distance covered in a game per player Pirlo had even covered more grass then Rino.

That's really something in my book for a guy who "seems" like he does nothing but pass the ball around all day long like some seem to think (as you said). I personally never liked Gerrard's style either. But I don't want to get into the hyping up thing again.


I noticed

As for why he isn't in the team of the year, I certainly agree that a player like Gerrard shouldn't be in it, cause imo he has been bad this season, I personally believe that Essien should be there instead of Gerrard and not Alonso, and I told you I like Alonso, but Essien has been amazing this season, no matter what position he has played in. I would even put him ehead of the mediocre Garry Neville at RB, he simply explosive in that position.

Also the CB next to Vidic should be Carvalho, I'm not a big admirer of his, but he has been class this season, especially when Terry was missing

I like Gallas.

Come on Wenger, you know you prefer Kakha!!

Really top defender - Gallas.