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Monday, May 21, 2007 - 01:12 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

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No Butts About It


Giggs' irrepressible bottom meets a very movable Cech

The Boys in Blue got their consolation prize, but only due to the legendary Giggs' powerful posterior being overlooked by the referee. Drogba's deft touch settled it later on, and Chelski had enough moments of their own to, in Alvin's words, cause "ball shrinkage", but this was really the moment that lost it for United. I have yet to figure out why their defensive line stands off opposition attackers even with a numerical advantage, too. Do they have that much confidence in van der Sar to pick up those not-so-long shots?

Granted, Giggs should have done much better and simply poked it into the net, but even after fluffing his first chance he followed through and sent the ball (albeit together with the goalkeeper) over the goalline. True, it could have been construed as a foul, though from my knowledge football players are allowed some physical leeway, especially when the ball is there to be won; Strength has always been a part of the game, when not applied indiscriminately (case in point: Rooney), like in other sports (case in point: Big Shaq buttgrinding his way to slam dunks). But, and here's the kicker - a foul was never given! And if no whistle goes and the ball crosses the goalline, what is it other than a goal?


You tell me why

Nevertheless, it has still been a magnificent season for Man Utd. If you had asked most fans before the season if they would take a Premiership title, a Champions League semi-final and a FA Cup final, they would likely have grabbed it with both hands. If Scholes keeps his form - and he's the first player I would choose to land a pass in a garbage bin from fifty metres if my life depended on it - then there are only a few pieces of the jigsaw remaining to make another formidable United side.

One of those pieces is probably on his way to Old Trafford even as I type: Owen Hargreaves, defensive midfielder extraordinaire. He won't come cheap - no one comes cheap to United - yet even eighteen million pounds would be a bargain if he repeats his World Cup performances. In the longer term, someone will be needed to step into Giggs and Scholes' boots, but for next season the biggest priority after Hargreaves must be a mobile and lethal finisher. van Nistelrooy was without peer at poaching goals in the box, but wasn't exactly the hardest worker outside it, and ended up looking out of sorts in United's quicksilver attack. Rooney and Smith are scrappers, but don't exactly snap up chances. Rooney in particular has the infuriating habit of making wundergoals look easy, but messing up the sitters.

For now, United can be content with the trophy that everyone really wants :)


This victory will doubtless attract more glory hunters to the flag, but actually that's okay; Many fans started out by hitching onto a successful team's bandwagon, including myself. Hands up, those of you who know an Oxford United supporter. It's when a person keeps switching to the latest "in-team" that they lose my respect. Rather pointless to do that, right? When a person never loses, likely he is playing the wrong game. And we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, either. Take it from one of the greatest goalies ever to grace the game:




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qwergo said...

hey i remember tt ad. haha.


May 21, 2007 - 10:32 SGT     


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