EPToraaayt only 45 min away from winning back to back premiership titles
2008-2009 football(soccer) thread - Page 67
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
oraaayt only 45 min away from winning back to back premiership titles | ||
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uberMatt
Canada659 Posts
On May 16 2009 21:12 smurfingchobo wrote: Benitez still thinks they have a shot at winning the league which baffles me because United need only a point against Arsenal today to clinch it. United need to lose both games (Arsenal@United and United@Hull) while Liverpool need to win both of theirs (Pool@WBA and Spurs@Pool) for them to lift the trophy at seasons end, which I just don't see happening. Perhaps it's just mind games, but I distinctly remember how good that went for Benitez earlier in the year... Anyhow, United should win the PL today and then they can just rest and prepare for the CL Finals. it's not completely inconceivable, arsenal can of course beat united. which leaves hull fighting for their premiership lives at home, and they tend to win important late season matches, no?  liverpool on the other hand, albion is the much harder game imo. they are in good form and are also playing for their premiership lives, however if they take the 3 points there, spurs don't have lennon or palacios and presumably will lose to city today and thus have nothing to play for. | ||
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Itachii
Poland12466 Posts
oh god i fucking hate Rooney. | ||
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smurfingchobo
833 Posts
I'm hoping this wasn't Carlos Tevez' final game at Old Trafford. I know he's too good to be a bench player and I knew his role would be minimized after they bought Berbatov, but I would hate to see him suiting up for any other team, especially a team like Madrid. I'm glad the fans showed great support after he was subbed today and it really shows just how much they love him. And uberMatt, Arsenal could have beaten United but I'm glad they didn't. I still think United would have defeated Hull in a rout because it would have been an equally important game for them. Both fighting for their lives with different goals in mind and United would have proven their dominance in quality, no doubt. | ||
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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/05/16/1267972/rafael-benitez-manchester-united-are-not-better-than Still with the trashtalk eh? United aren't better, but only better at accumulating points? Well that's the whole idea of the game... | ||
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smurfingchobo
833 Posts
On May 16 2009 22:58 TonyL2 wrote: Woohoo Champions http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/05/16/1267972/rafael-benitez-manchester-united-are-not-better-than Still with the trashtalk eh? United aren't better, but only better at accumulating points? Well that's the whole idea of the game... I always considered Benitez a serious manager who wouldn't get into these whole mind games thing. He hardly ever spoke out much from what I remember. It all began around Jan. when 'Pool were top, but it all went downhill after he spoke out on SAF and refs. The success really went to his head, it seems. He should have kept his composure instead of talking out on every paper/interview. I still remember many pundits saying Benitez made a mistake calling out SAF because now all the pressure was on Liverpool. They went on a terrible stretch of games after that which saw them get a draw in all three PL games that month, effectively killing their title ambitions. | ||
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Telemako
Spain1636 Posts
On May 16 2009 23:13 smurfingchobo wrote: It all began around Jan. when 'Pool were top, but it all went downhill after he spoke out on SAF and refs. He was replying SAF who stated that Liverpool could not stand a chance against them and will not handle the pressure. And he won the mindgame I guess. | ||
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ilj.psa
Peru3081 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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kidd
United States2848 Posts
Now its off to the Champions League final where we are going to beast through Barca. | ||
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ilj.psa
Peru3081 Posts
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ilj.psa
Peru3081 Posts
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Texas
Germany2388 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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SF-Fork
Russian Federation1401 Posts
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Sadir
Vatican City State1176 Posts
....I love how nobody gives a shit about UEFA - cup | ||
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SF-Fork
Russian Federation1401 Posts
 Congrats Shaktar! | ||
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Telemako
Spain1636 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32271 Posts
On May 16 2009 22:44 smurfingchobo wrote: Champions! In three consecutive years. What I find more amazing about this feat is the fact that not even Chelsea were able to accomplish this. They had their share of injuries in that 3rd year, the year Cech received his head injury iirc, I'll give them that. But United weren't injury-free this season either. To keep this consistency is rather amazing in itself. I'm hoping this wasn't Carlos Tevez' final game at Old Trafford. I know he's too good to be a bench player and I knew his role would be minimized after they bought Berbatov, but I would hate to see him suiting up for any other team, especially a team like Madrid. I'm glad the fans showed great support after he was subbed today and it really shows just how much they love him. And uberMatt, Arsenal could have beaten United but I'm glad they didn't. I still think United would have defeated Hull in a rout because it would have been an equally important game for them. Both fighting for their lives with different goals in mind and United would have proven their dominance in quality, no doubt. ![[image loading]](http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5273/tevez1kd6tl9.gif) | ||
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