Champions League Second Round First Leg

[fatcollective]

if Rooney can start putting away his frequent chances/one on ones, they'll be unstoppable.

yeah, he works so hard...he just needs to get his finishing on target...let hope he can score another super volley against newcastle again on saturday!!

Roooooooneeey!!!

[DJ RE:HAB]

Teams that are used to watching good exciting football week after week would never accept Benitez's boring negative football. Thats the funny thing about the Real Madrid rumours about wanting Benitez - the fans will never allow it. I have never heard one Spanish person say a good word about him and Real Madrid fans slate him.

Probably coz he pipped them and barca to la liga twice. For a long time la liga had been dominated by these 2 teams.

I wouldnt be too happy if valencia came storming through and took 2 la liga titles.

Taking the limelight away from them 2.

And this point kinda brings me onto benitez being a cup manager. The 2 la liga titles proves that he can go the distance.

[Microdot]

Probably coz he pipped them and barca to la liga twice. For a long time la liga had been dominated by these 2 teams.

I wouldnt be too happy if valencia came storming through and took 2 la liga titles.

Taking the limelight away from them 2.

And this point kinda brings me onto benitez being a cup manager. The 2 la liga titles proves that he can go the distance.

Benitez is a good enough manager to win the prem, no doubt.

[DJ RE:HAB]

I just feel if we had another world class striker, 2 half decent wingers and full backs and possibly another creative midfielder coz i think alonso has lost a hell of alot of form (his last decent game was luton fa cup 2006) Then we could challenge.

Until we get the wingers and full backs sorted and another striker then theres no chance...

Theres more chance of the titanic docking in liverpool than us winning it until these problems are sorted.

[Numeric]

I just feel if we had another world class striker, 2 half decent wingers and full backs and possibly another creative midfielder

you're not that far off then :lol:

[DJ RE:HAB]

In reality no, nothing that cant be sorted upcoming transfer market.

will be interesting to see who united sign tho, knowing that scholes and giggs are near enough finished now. You will need cover.

Mind you, i reckon you should have a healthy transfer kitty with the sale of ronaldo to real in the summer and them now being the richest club in the world again it goes without saying thats easy money for them..

Theres talk of £45 mil for benzema aswell, some faces will have to go. most probs Ronaldos.

[Microdot]

In reality no, nothing that cant be sorted upcoming transfer market.

will be interesting to see who united sign tho, knowing that scholes and giggs are near enough finished now. You will need cover.

Mind you, i reckon you should have a healthy transfer kitty with the sale of ronaldo to real in the summer and them now being the richest club in the world again it goes without saying thats easy money for them..

Theres talk of £45 mil for benzema aswell, some faces will have to go. most probs Ronaldos.

Anderson for Scholes, Nani for Giggs.
If we sell Ronnie (which I'd hope we'd only do if he insists on leaving), we'll need to sign another winger.
We deffo need another striker and I think Benzema is No. 1 target.

[french_og]

I would not worry - there was a really good interview with Ronaldo in the Spanish Sport paper 'El Marca' yesterday. He said how proud he is to play for Man Utd and how much playing in the Premiership improves you as a footballer as you get very little time on the ball. He said he want to win as many trophies as possible with Utd and be remember in years after his career has finished. He also made reference to other players like Tevez and Rooney and said he enjoys playing with them as he gets the ball at lot.

He made no reference about playing for madrid in the future.

[DJ RE:HAB]

Well hes not going too is he?

For reasons as you just proved it would be all over the english press...

And for a player who is better and excells when he has more time on the ball... Dribbling etc i think the spanish league he would rip it up..

I also think theres a stigma attached to the english that makes it hard for any player playing within the premier league to be called the worlds best.

I think even now still there spanish and italian league cannot bring themselves to admit that are league is the best in the world.

[Numeric]

why exactly have you convinced yourself Cristiano will get off in the summer?

[Traxx]

Cant see us gettin anywhere near what we spent in the summer just gone this time round ( coz our overdraft limit is bolloxed to the tune of 350 million and counting) so i wouldnt get your hope up about any major transfer changes. If alonso goes it will coast us more to replace him thats a cert, parry aka cunt track record in tranfers out is woeful. Shame were nothin more then a great side over a maximum of 2 legs.

[nick_anarchy]

i think you all need to get your heads screwed on !! Ronaldo aint leaving utd who do all the kopites and ARSEnal scum shout this about ? ........
ah it must be when they get a hard on thinking about him in his shorts

[Microdot]

I think even now still there spanish and italian league cannot bring themselves to admit that are league is the best in the world.

our league.

[french_og]

Well hes not going too is he?

For reasons as you just proved it would be all over the english press...

And for a player who is better and excells when he has more time on the ball... Dribbling etc i think the spanish league he would rip it up..

I also think theres a stigma attached to the english that makes it hard for any player playing within the premier league to be called the worlds best.

I think even now still there spanish and italian league cannot bring themselves to admit that are league is the best in the world.

Absolutely, Spanish football is slow and boring and only a handful of decent sides. Barca and Real Madrid by far the best. Athletic Madrid who are 4th in La Liga got knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Bolton. The Premiership is by miles stonger than La Liga.

[Microdot]

Absolutely, Spanish football is slow and boring and only a handful of decent sides. Barca and Real Madrid by far the best. Athletic Madrid who are 4th in La Liga got knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Bolton. The Premiership is by miles stonger than La Liga.

don't know about stronger, but's definitely better, as in better to watch. more the complete package.
It's the best league in the world.

[french_og]

It definately stronger and better, the premiership is competitive right down to midtable and then even Spurs is below that, in spain youh ave Barca and Madrid, Villareal who are 3rd and really not a very good side and Athletico 4th. After that you have teams like Espanyol who are very poor.
That said there seems to be more Spanish players playing for top sides in Spain and in England which is better for the Spanish national side who i think will probably win Euro 2008 this year.