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CL Final: United -v- Chelsea

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  • #62
    Helix
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    chelsea will win the CL now imo


  • #63
    Galvasean
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    I reckon Chelsea will be that little bit hungrier for this one. Might edge it in their favour.


  • #64
    corcaighcailin9
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    I reckon Chelsea will be that little bit hungrier for this one. Might edge it in their favour.

    Not a hope. We've the taste of success now we'll want more.


  • #65
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    I think Chelsea will be really deflated by the league situation actually. I thought Ferguson made a great point about United playing Everton in the FA Cup final the week after Blackburn won it and how they were practically dead.

    I feel United now have the psychological edge and that Chelsea could crack. Just how together are Chelsea really?


  • #66
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Terry playing or not could have a big affect on it!


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  • #67
    aidan24326
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    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    I thought Ferguson made a great point about United playing Everton in the FA Cup final the week after Blackburn won it and how they were practically dead.

    Ferguson will be coming out with alot more of this kind of stuff you can be sure. Just mind games.

    Chelsea have shown themselves to be a team of strong characters so they're as likely to use the league defeat as motivation as they are to be deflated. The champions league is the one they really wanted anyway, the one they haven't yet won. I'd see the game as 50-50, I don't think you could call it any other way. No surprise at all if this goes right down to penalties.


  • #68
    Peyton Manning
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    I have a feeling Roman Abramovic will want to have a word with the Chelsea team before this match, with it being in Moscow and all, and you can bet your house that he will be the one picking the team.


  • #69
    kmart6
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    Archimedes wrote: »
    I have a feeling Roman Abramovic will want to have a word with the Chelsea team before this match, with it being in Moscow and all, and you can bet your house that he will be the one picking the team.
    Did you see him after the match yesterday,looked like a very forced applause and smile for the cameras!


  • #70
    CHD
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    Chelsea 3-1 Man Utd

    Essien 21 min Vidic 33min
    Ballack 61 min
    Risse 90 min


  • #71
    eddiehead
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    chdpoker wrote: »
    Chelsea 3-1 Man Utd

    Essien 21 min Bennett 33min
    Ballack 61 min
    Lampard 90 min

    FYP, controversial in the current climate lol:D


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  • #72
    grames_bond
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    Archimedes wrote: »
    and you can bet your house that he will be the one picking the team.

    so its gonna be man uts vs shevchenko....i think we could win that!! :p


  • #73
    iregk
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Did you see him after the match yesterday,looked like a very forced applause and smile for the cameras!

    Yeah because he would have been in great form wouldn't he seeing his team miss out on the league. I'm sure if you saw my face yesterday any smile would have been seriously forced as well...


  • #74
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Well no sh1t there,but why was he even bothering to do that?! Coulda just showed his real emotions by looking disappointed,ya know?!


  • #75
    KERPAL
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    When Shev scored i had nightmares of wigan equalising, and then Him scoring a hat trick or sometin in Moscow, becoming the greatest signing ever and an all time great wit Chelsea fans


  • #76
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Drogba confirmed fit for it now,so both teams with fully fit squads afaik!


  • #77
    grames_bond
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Terry playing or not could have a big affect on it!

    if anyone can make it back from an injury its john terry, the man is a beast!!


  • #78
    BazBox
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    grames_bond wrote: »
    if anyone can make it back from an injury its john terry, the man is a beast!!


    hate to say it but totally agree, that time when he got kicked in the face in the carling cup final and was in the dressing room celebrating proved he is either crazy or indestrucible


  • #79
    grames_bond
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    BazBox wrote: »
    hate to say it but totally agree, that time when he got kicked in the face in the carling cup final and was in the dressing room celebrating proved he is either crazy or indestrucible

    ....a little from column A and a little from column B!! :D


  • #80
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Him and Vidic have to be two of the hardest cnuts in the league when it comes to just getting up and getting on with it!


  • #81
    delija_sever029
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    Chelsea wants revenge,United wants more after league,i think they have again same wish,same motivation,i am still afraid of that playing in Moscow....Roman can make everything to celebrate CL title in his own country....


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  • #82
    kmart6
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    Looks like the pitch is in sh1t order according to reports on SSN! Exactly what you don't want for a final!


  • #83
    BaZmO*
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Him and Vidic have to be two of the hardest cnuts in the league when it comes to just getting up and getting on with it!

    I don't think either of them are particularly hard, but I suppose compared to a lot of modern day professional footballers they probably do seem like hard nuts.
    I'm not a huge Rugby fan but when you see some of the knocks those mad lunatics take without batting an eyelid it's just unreal when compared to football.


    Anyway, back on topic. Very hard match to call. Obviously I'd love to see Utd. win but it really could go either way.

    Utd. to win by 1 due to a howler by Cech.


  • #84
    kmart6
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    I don't think either of them are particularly hard, but I suppose compared to a lot of modern day professional footballers they probably do seem like hard nuts.
    I'm not a huge Rugby fan but when you see some of the knocks those mad lunatics take without batting an eyelid it's just unreal when compared to football.

    Your crossing sports to find tougher people,of course Rugby players take more knocks it's a full on contact sport,a shoulder to shoulder tckle gets a free in football! Vidic put's is head in where a lot of others wouldn't put their feet!


  • #85
    grahamo
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    Over the last couple of seasons United have tried to 'Out-Chelsea' Chelsea by trying to stop Chelsea playing instead of making Chelsea worry about them. I think Ferguson purposely put out a weakened team against Chelsea a few weeks back and tried to hold Chelsea to a draw. Ferguson has to go about it differently on Wednesday and If they play to their strengths they will beat Chelsea.


  • #86
    Pal
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    Chelsea have a lot more in the midfield and defence than United. United are better up front.
    Unless Manu sort out something in the middle, I would expect them to lose.
    Carrick is a serious weak link.


  • #87
    citytillidie
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    Your ref for Wednesday night is.............................

    http://www.worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=41&linkType=referee&contextType=bio

    ******



  • #88
    Pal
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    Jeeze.
    Thats the Idiot that did the Celtic Porto UEFA Final.
    Totally useless. Has no control of matches.
    Ronaldo can dive all night long with this guy in charge !


  • #89
    BaZmO*
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Your crossing sports to find tougher people,
    Yes I know I was, but my comments still stand.


  • #90
    grahamo
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    Pal wrote: »
    Jeeze.
    Thats the Idiot that did the Celtic Porto UEFA Final.
    Totally useless. Has no control of matches.
    Ronaldo can dive all night long with this guy in charge !

    Only picking on Ronaldo? Has Drogba given up diving then?


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  • #91
    _blank_
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    Pal wrote: »
    Jeeze.
    Thats the Idiot that did the Celtic Porto UEFA Final.
    Totally useless. Has no control of matches.
    Ronaldo can dive all night long with this guy in charge !
    I started a thread a couple of weeks ago about referees

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055286370

    This came up

    http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-ref.html

    IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2006

    Top 10

    1. Horacio Marcelo Elizondo 159 pts Argentina
    2. Lubos Michel 69 " Slovakia
    3. Markus Merk 60 " Germany
    4. Benito A. Archundia Tellez 42 " Mexico
    5. Luis Medina Cantalejo 26 " Spain
    6. Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 24 " Uruguay
    7. Roberto Rosetti 19 " Italy
    8. Frank De Bleeckere 18 " Belgium
    9. Herbert Fandel 17 " Germany
    10. Massimo Busacca 16 " Switzerland

    The game you are talking about was five years ago or more.

    Would you like a judgement passed on a particular job you did that long ago, if you were still in that job today?

    He's better than he was back then, for sure.


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