Manchester United vs Arsenal: UEFA Champions League Semi Final – Pre Game

Posted by Matthew Galea on Apr 29th, 2009 | one comment

Ladies and gentleman fasten your seatbelts and get ready for one of the most anticipated matches in recent history. The most entertaining domestic rivalry in English football is about to go continental. You guessed it; it’s Manchester United vs. Arsenal and its Champions League semi final time! The two English heavyweights will look to reignite their fierce rivalry in a match that has rarely disappointed domestically in what will hopefully be a feast of football.

Very few have ever complained about the quality of football which has been played in matches between United and Arsenal in the last decade or so, and many neutrals watched in awe as the two clubs battled it out in the hope of achieving domestic domination throughout the nineties and early naughties. Whilst it seems United have won that battle, with Arsenal failing to repeat the brilliance of the famous “Invincibles” season with any consistency, while United have since gone on to win two Premier League titles, a Champions League and a World Club Cup to boot. Whilst the rivalry may have faded off in terms of the title picture in recent seasons it has still produced some of United’s most memorable and volatile matches in recent times.

Let’s get physical! It’s United vs Arsenal!!!

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Video of the Day: Happy Birthday to…

Posted by funkdoctorspock on Apr 24th, 2009 | 2 comments

Chemistry is a major component for a successful sports team. Friendships and good relationships can make all the difference on a football pitch.

But what if you have players whose primary language aren’t the same? Wouldn’t they have trouble forming these friendships off the pitch?

Enter the three amigos; Patrice Evra, Ji Sung Park, and Carlos Tevez.

They are the best of friends off the pitch, to the bemusement of fellow United players.

“Carlos Is Argentinean and doesn’t speak English. Ji-Sung is South Korean, and barely understands English. And Patrice is French and can only speak broken English.
But that is football and it can bring people together.”

Rio Ferdinand

I have come across A LOT of Manchester United videos, but if I am to be honest, this probably my favourite off the pitch video of players. You can easily tell that they are genuine friends, and they are extremely close. It shows that football is much more than a game played on the pitch. It’s a universal language which truly brings people together.

Enjoy the video and happy belated birthday to Ji Sung Park!!!

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The Run In – Where’s it at?

Posted by Cali Red on Apr 23rd, 2009 | no comments

Who here likes torture? Oh I see, most everyone. That must be the reason we support this club. What else is there? The most recent of these scares came in the Champions League tie between United and Porto. When the draw came out this looked to be the best possible draw we could have hoped for. I’m not saying this was a cake walk by any stretch and there is a still lot of work to do. Is the club even up to it given injuries and the number of games we have played and have left? I want to start by giving Porto credit where credit is due they played a good set of games and with one more goal would have advanced to the semi’s. That said is there a player in their starting 11 that even makes the subs for us? I don’t think so. If the matches were played on paper this isn’t even worth a discussion, United win going away. However, Heart Attack United has a history of doing this on a frequent basis. Just look at the last few matches let alone years gone by. We essentially need to win every match barring a slip up from the teams in the behind us. So what does the greatest team in the world do? (I can say that because right now we are, look at the trophies all you haters). We leave it to stoppage time and have a 17 year old kid that has never played a minute of Premier League football to send us back atop the table. That gets us back on the right track, right? Oh, wait a minute, not so fast. We then call on that same kid to come through in the very next match! Oh boy. Will this player go down with the great names of players pulling our feet out of the fire? Ole, Giggs, Cantona, Best, Schmeichel, Macheda…..ok let’s not get carried away but it does seem to run in the blood of this club. Who can forget Ryan Giggs running down the wing against Arsenal? How about Ole against Bayern Munich?
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Player Profile – Rio Ferdinand

Posted by Matthew Galea on Apr 8th, 2009 | one comment

Rio Ferdinand

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