Quote from: DirtyDozen12 on April 07, 2010, 10:15:01 PM
Really enjoyed the game tonight thought it was gripping stuff to be honest. United started like a house on fire, Bayern couldnt handle nani or Valencia on the wings and Rooney was brillaint at holding the ball up and bringing other players into the game (see Gibsons goal for reference on this). For the first 35 minutes United where dominate and it looked like how many it would be, they where working like trojans chasing down Bayern players and not giving them a minute to settle on the peil at all.
You have to give credit where credit is due though, with about 10 minutes to go in the first half Bayern really got a hold of themselves and started to play a bit after the shell-shock of going 3 goals down. Fair play to them, a lesser team would have thrown the head up and said f**k this, 3-0 down in old Trafford, damage limitation job here, but they didnt, Bayern started to get Ribery and Robben more invloved and Lamh started to attack a bit. Olic also started to throw his weight about and got rewarded, abliet with some shocking defending from carrick who in my opnion is a shocking player and no where near good enough to play Lar Naparka for United. The sending off had a profound impact but again Bayern where outstanding in their ball retention, however still, to me, i though Nani and Valencia looked like they could catch them on the break. Robben scored a wonder strike but something had to give with the pressure they where under. Hard tp defend solid for 40 minutes with no real posession. All in all a really good game but over the 2 legs i think the best team won. Think the Germans had that extra bit of quality where it mattered.
I will once again show my quote i said a few weeks ago when the draw for this tie was made and everyone was buying their plane tickets for Madrid.Quote from: DirtyDozen12 on March 30, 2010, 09:54:04 PMQuote from: DirtyDozen12 on March 19, 2010, 02:19:45 PM
Underestimate the Germans at your peril. this will not be an easy tie, Bayern will be stiff opposition, they have a right bit of quality in their team.
NEVER WRITE OFF THE GERMANS.
You heard it here first.
Hate to say I told you.....no wait I Dont get in there Bayern.
Rooney off with a broken foot also, could it all go pear shaped for United? Bayern where the better side, more quality than United.
Self praise is no praise, or so my mother used to say