Thursday, May 3, 2007

Soccer - European Championship AC Milan 3- Man U 0

Stayed up early morning to catch the soccer game.

AC Milan was simply breathtaking, superb passing, 1 touch football and simply fast.
Kaka was amazing ghosting pass defenders, and precise strking.

Man U on the other hand played misery.
1) Man U always looked half a step too slow. They played as if they had weights on their legs.
2) They were tactically wrong also. They played both wingers Giggs and Ronaldo at opposite flanks. You can confuse teams at lower rungs but against top notch team like AC Milan, you are simply giving them a handicap. What is Ferguson thinking ?
In the first half, the flank by Ronaldo was simply non-existance, I think both goals started from there. Ferguson only realised this in the 2nd half, but by then the damage was done.

I guess luck has to play a part too. Man U had to play Everton just 3 days ago, while AC Milan rested their key players as Inter is already the champion. Man U just look jaded.

Going forward, they should get at least 4 top players if they still want to challange for top European honours. 2 players to replace Giggs and Scholes (both above 30). 1 more defensive midfielder and a top striker.

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