posted Dec 30, 2008

Totally disagree with your point on Ballak, Lampard and Drogba have contributed to 80% of Chelseas goals since Jose took over - By contributed they have either scored or have an assist for 80% which i would say is more vital to their success than Ballak - Also your point about them being equally strong seems unlikely this term as they will be missing two of their most influential players Carvalho (will take time to get back to full fitness) and Essien (Long term Injury)... I should point out i prefer Chelsea to United but Utd seem better placed to take the title this year - esp when Stevie G ends up in the Nick

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posted Dec 30, 2008

Think some of you Boro fans are not giving your team the credit they deserve. They defended resolutely and if Tuncay's header had been a foot the other way could have had an equaliser. They have performed admirably against Liverpool , Arsenal and now Utd. only Chelsea out of the 'big 4' have really outplayed them. It's the smaller teams that seem to be Boro's nemesis.


nah, give all credit to efforts from boro, however we were not good in defense, had utd had their shooting boots on, they could have killed the game off in the first 30 mins, could have been 5 nil up. It was too easy for Utd to paass through our midfield and defense on several occasions so i would say its not truly acceptable. yep we looked good at intervals during the game and credit goes to the players for that but in truth, we were woeful and should have been smashed 5 or 6 nil....my honest opinoin

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posted Dec 30, 2008

tigerPiranha9 - Carvahlo will be back to form in no time and Essien is expected back in Jan and, given the player he is , will hit the ground running.
I really don't see anyone from the top three as having an advantage at the moment. liverpool may flag in the later stages but I have yet to see any evidence to support that theory. I suspect it may go to the wire again only this time with Utd not having the goal difference in their favour.

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posted Dec 30, 2008

Middlesbrough did give us a good fight, more so from their keeper. If Man Utd play the same way against the top four next time round, they dont have a chance of retaining the league.

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posted Dec 30, 2008

I think if United can get a win this Sunday over Chelsea then it will put us in a great position to win the league. Chelsea are currently 4points ahead of us so that would be cut to 1point if we win.

Liverpool are seven points ahead of us but we also have 2 games in hand and even though its always better to have the points in the bag if we can get around 4 points from those games we would be doing very well in the league.

Considering the fact we have played all the other contenders away and have also played Pompey, Villa and City away we will have an easier run in the new year. It is going to be a vey interesting end to the season but i am growing in confidence of our chances of winning the league for the 3rd consecutive season.

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posted Dec 30, 2008

no doubt we gave a fight, we had a few spells in the game we looked like we could rob you, but thats what it would have been, robbed....we didnt deserve a point because defensively we were too reliant on our keeper as Riggott stumbled and lost balance on many occasions and it was easy for you guys to pass around, the more i think about it the more the 1-0 actually sugar coates the performance we gave

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posted Dec 30, 2008

United still arn't quite clicking and looked scared of scoring a goal. More improvement is needed if we're to go on and win the league. However, after the World Club Cup, 6 points over christmas is exactly what was required and that has been acheived. Hopefully we can step it up in the new year...

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posted Dec 30, 2008

I'd advise everyone to just ignore samirchakir...he's obviously just a WUM, who also happens to need to learn how to spell and how to use the CAPS LOCK key.
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I'm very much interested in this fool.... I think he represents the real understanding of MANU FANS and their thinking ability!

What a gym!

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posted Dec 30, 2008

I think if United can get a win this Sunday over Chelsea then it will put us in a great position to win the league. Chelsea are currently 4points ahead of us so that would be cut to 1point if we win.
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I think the key word here babyfacedassasin2 is IF. Admmitedly a win would put Utd in a strong position but a draw or defeat would leave them with an uphill task. I would say current form for this one would favour a draw.

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posted Dec 30, 2008

I think the key word here babyfacedassasin2 is IF. Admmitedly a win would put Utd in a strong position but a draw or defeat would leave them with an uphill task. I would say current form for this one would favour a draw.
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I dont agree with that theory. Looking at current form United have not dropped points at home since the first game of the season, against Newcastle. Fair enough we have not scored many goals but i think the Borough game was our fifth clean sheet in a row.

Chelsea are a great team and it will by no means be an easy task but we definatley have the quality to beat them. Chelsea dont look the same team without Terry and Carvahlo and look short of options when Anelka is well marshalled.

Even if we draw the game i still think its a bit of an exageration to say we have an uphill battle. Chelsea are 4points ahead but we have 2 games in hand. So if we draw with Chelsea and win our games in hand we are ahead of Chelsea. Liverpool still have to come to Old Trafford as do Arsenal and i can see us getting 4 points from those games. There is a long way to go yet and while we havent looked as convincing as last season i still believe we will be there or there abouts come April.

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