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From: Bruce D. Scott on 7 Apr 2010 09:31 REDDEVIL6(a)nospam.net wrote: : Bayern are going to be tough to crack if United don't improve : significantly on recent performances but they do have the players to : do it with. I understand that John O'Shea is fit for the match and : could possibly be in for Gary Neville, I'm wondering if we won't go : 4-4-2 with Macheda and Berbatov What do you say the chances are? I would say it's now about 50-50. With Rooney healthy I would have said you're favourites. I don't know about Robben's fitness. I don't think he is 100 pct. But Ribery has been getting a bit better. It depends on whether we try to sit back. Either side who tries that (yours after a 1-0 or ours at 0-0 or 1-1) will pay for it. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Abubakr on 7 Apr 2010 10:21 On 7 Apr, 23:19, "Stephen O'Connell" <no.s...(a)fk.u.com> wrote: > "Abubakr" <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:b44c7cef-45fa-4616-a039-7c73d7ba4973(a)n34g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > > > On 7 Apr, 07:24, "Stephen O'Connell" <no.s...(a)fk.u.com> wrote: > >> <REDDEV...(a)nospam.net> wrote in message > > >> > And that's as far as they will go! > > >> Very probably. Although Jose's approach to Barcelona in the Semi-Final > >> will be more akin to Hiddink's tactics last year than Wenger's tactics. > >> The Inter-Milan defence is also a bit more stronger than what passes for > >> a defence at Arsenal. My money would be on a Barcelona - Man Utd final > >> again, but I'd never write off Jose's ability to upset the apple cart! > > > Did you not see Barcelona v Inter at the Camp Nou in the group stage? > > Inter were made to look third rate. > > That's the same group stage where some Russian team beat Barcelona is it? > Nobody is invincible! > > But I did see the 0-0 game in Italy where Inter pretty much stopped them > playing, although Barcelona looked fairly poor that night too. But Jose > will try and stop them playing again, bully them and frustrate them, as > opposed to trying to play like them. >So Barcelona will not get as much > space as Arsenal gave them in the two QF matches. Which is exactly what they tried to do at the Camp Nou last time but got a hiding. Barcelona were imperious, even better than in the first half at the Emirates. >Whether Inter have > improved enough since September to do any more remains to be seen, as > Barcelona are obviously the better team. Their last encounter was in November. It is telling that people arguing for Barcelona's opponents treat a home draw as some sort of victory. >But the group games will have no > bearing on the Semi-Final. You'd better hope so, otherwise Jose has little chance.
From: REDDEVIL6 on 7 Apr 2010 10:29 On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 13:31:37 +0000 (UTC), bds(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: >REDDEVIL6(a)nospam.net wrote: > >: Bayern are going to be tough to crack if United don't improve >: significantly on recent performances but they do have the players to >: do it with. I understand that John O'Shea is fit for the match and >: could possibly be in for Gary Neville, I'm wondering if we won't go >: 4-4-2 with Macheda and Berbatov > >What do you say the chances are? I would say it's now about 50-50. >With Rooney healthy I would have said you're favourites. I don't know >about Robben's fitness. I don't think he is 100 pct. But Ribery has >been getting a bit better. It depends on whether we try to sit back. >Either side who tries that (yours after a 1-0 or ours at 0-0 or 1-1) >will pay for it. I think it's slight advantage Bayern right now but the United team and crowd will be up for it tonight. I have this feeling that fergie has something up his sleeve (it won't be playing Rooney though). Looking forward to what should be a great match
From: ken.overton on 7 Apr 2010 12:00 On Apr 7, 10:21 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 7 Apr, 23:19, "Stephen O'Connell" <no.s...(a)fk.u.com> wrote: > >Whether Inter have > > improved enough since September to do any more remains to be seen, as > > Barcelona are obviously the better team. > > Their last encounter was in November. I dunno, the Inter that shutdown Chelsea looked a lot better to me than the Inter from the group stages.
From: Futbolmetrix on 7 Apr 2010 17:55
<ken.overton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8a16d756-63e3-47cc-a207-b2070ba0cfac(a)e21g2000vbb.googlegroups.com... > I dunno, the Inter that shutdown Chelsea looked a lot better to me > than the Inter from the group stages. They are gelling at the right time, and they are extremely, extremely motivated, much more than Barca. Everybody in the Virgin camp knows that the only thing that can give some sort of pseudo-legitimacy to their ROTFL-run of first places in Serie A ("titles" is too big of a name) is European success. Plus, the filth that is finally emerging regarding the Immaculates' role in the calciopoli years will give them that extra "us against the world" mentality. Alas, such is the price that has to be paid for finally restoring the truth. I would say that the probability of a Virgin upset is extremely high. Mourinho said 50%, but I reckon it's higher than that. D |