Monday, May 10, 2010

Chelsea Takes The Title


So looks like I was wrong about the title. Manchester United won out but Chelsea certaintly did not slip up. They abused the competition, outscoring opponents 17-0 in their final three games.

Chelsea throughly deserved the title this year, and the definitely put on a show as they did it. This was no Jose Morounhio team that won the majority of its games 1-0. No this Chelsea team scored over 100 goals this season.

Looking forward Chelsea will try to wrap up their second piece of silverware this season in the FA cup Final against Portsmouth on the 15th of May.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Manchester United Will win the Ship


With three games to go in the race for the Premiership title, Manchester United will win a record fourth title in a row after all has been said and done.

Manchester United have all the momentum in the world with their last gasp winner at City last weekend, and Chelsea have the added pressure of knowing they've already choked once, and might do it again. Manchester United will win out, I'm confident in that, but Chelsea is going to draw at liverpool, Torres or no Torres, and then the title will stay in Manchester for a record fourth year.

Photo Credit: Jorge-11

Monday, April 19, 2010

The Title Race is Back On




This past saturday, what looked like finished and done title race was blown open by a Manchester United win and a Chelsea loss.




Both sides frankly should have beaten but only the reds were able to pull it out in the 93rd minute. United were dominated all game by City's explosive offence and staunch midfield play. However it was United that celebrated when the ball glanced off little Paul Scholes' head into the side netting in the waning moments of the match.




Knowing that the pressure was on, Chelsea chocked in their match against tottenham, surrendering a two goal deficit within the first half. Gareth Bale was deadly on the wing and Chelsea couldn't come up with a solution for the Welsh wizard. With the 2-1 result in favor of tottenham, Chelsea now only leads Manchester United by one point with three matches to play.

Picture Credit: Bellefox Redenzvous

Friday, April 9, 2010

United Knocked Out of Champion's League


This past Wednesday Manchester United was knocked out of the champion's league by Bayern Munich on away goals after Manchester won the replay at Old Trafford by a score of 3-2.

After some brilliant attacking play that brought them a haul of three goals within the first 40 minutes, United conceded a soft goal right before the break. United somehow allowed Olic of Munich to be one on one with Michael Carrick, a central midfielder, inside the penalty area with no one around them.

Olic was able to shrug off Carrick and somehow sneak in a shot from a very tight angle past Van Der Sar. This was a very similar goal to the one that United conceded in the last minute in Munich, where slack defending killed them again. Considering that the final aggregate was 4-4, with Bayern taking the advantage on away goals, I think it is safe to say that mental lapses in the back were ultimately United's downfall.

Picture Credit: Gordon Flood

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Rooney Out 2-4 Weeks


In the waning moments of Tuesday's match between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, Wayne Rooney, the 34 goal man from Man U, twisted his ankle, condemning him to 2 to 4 weeks on the sidelines. With Chelsea on the weekend and Bayern replay the next week, many believe that Manchester's chance at a third straight trip to the Champion's League Finals and their chance at winning at fourth straight Premier League title are shot. However I believe that Man U will pull through because of the play of Dimitar Berbatov. Berbatov has been on and off this season, managing to score 12 goals this campaign. However Berbatov has been playing in Rooney's shadow this entire season. When he was at Tottenham, he was the main man and performed brilliantly. I believe he will step his game up now that he is in the spotlight, and will carry Manchester United on his back to glory.
Picture: Gordon flood

Sunday, February 28, 2010

To Arsene Wenger: These Things Happen


Yesterday another young man's career was thrown in jeapordy by a horrific tackle. Aaron Ramsey could do nothing as the the boot of Ryan Shawcross came careening through his leg, leaving his lower extremity shattered and bent at a right angle. His career may be over, but only time will tell. However his coach, Arsene Wenger, is disgracing his club and Aaron by bitching and moaning about how all the horrific injuries happen to his club. He needs to understand that such things happen in a physical sport, and that a club built upon quick skill and tricks may receive a few more crunching tackles than the more direct-oriented Stoke City. Overall, I just wish Wenger would show some respect for Ramsey by keeping his mouth shut and getting on with coaching, not bitching.
Photo Credit: Matt and Kim Rudge