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Because some genius scheduled the 2nd leg of Southends league 2 play off semi final, I won't be able to watch the whole of the FA Cup final.
Attempts to watch it at a bar in Southend have been scuppered also.
So I'm watching the first half at home, then hopefully the end of the game on a tv at Roots Hall.
Anyway as its the last FA cup the Millenium Stadium shall see (unless Wembleys late) and with no underdog team, its all set up to be (hopefully) a good game of football.
My prediction Arsenal 2-1 Pires to score first
Attempts to watch it at a bar in Southend have been scuppered also.
So I'm watching the first half at home, then hopefully the end of the game on a tv at Roots Hall.
Anyway as its the last FA cup the Millenium Stadium shall see (unless Wembleys late) and with no underdog team, its all set up to be (hopefully) a good game of football.
My prediction Arsenal 2-1 Pires to score first
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Clazon wrote:
> I'm sorry, but I think myself and others would consider "8 men
> behind the ball at most times" defensive.
>
> Man U just sat back, fair enough, we didn't score, but towards the
> end it was inevitable that it would go to pens.
What's wrong with eight men behind the ball? It worked didn't it?
If there's one thing S'Alex can be happy about after today's game, it's that he's most likely silenced his critics. Tactically, Man Utd were very hard to fault - plenty of attacking football that created ample chances, and also, despite an injury-weakened defence, they managed to prevent Arsenal from coming anywhere near scoring.
Saying they sat back doesn't even deserve arguing against. I'll just say if you want to watch a match where a team sat back, take a look at the Euro 2004 England vs. Portugal match after Owen scored in the fifth minute, or the recent Liverpool vs. Chelsea Champions League game after Luis Garcia scored.
Read the statistics Kawada posted. Nobody sits back in a cup final.
> I'm sorry, but I think myself and others would consider "8 men
> behind the ball at most times" defensive.
>
> Man U just sat back, fair enough, we didn't score, but towards the
> end it was inevitable that it would go to pens.
What's wrong with eight men behind the ball? It worked didn't it?
If there's one thing S'Alex can be happy about after today's game, it's that he's most likely silenced his critics. Tactically, Man Utd were very hard to fault - plenty of attacking football that created ample chances, and also, despite an injury-weakened defence, they managed to prevent Arsenal from coming anywhere near scoring.
Saying they sat back doesn't even deserve arguing against. I'll just say if you want to watch a match where a team sat back, take a look at the Euro 2004 England vs. Portugal match after Owen scored in the fifth minute, or the recent Liverpool vs. Chelsea Champions League game after Luis Garcia scored.
Read the statistics Kawada posted. Nobody sits back in a cup final.
You're the only one i've talked to so far who thinks the game was boring. Hard tackling, missed opportunities that should really have been put away, a shot hitting the post and another effort cleared off the line onto the bar.
You must be very tough to please
You must be very tough to please
dont forget the corners
12 united corners to arsenals 1
Getting players behind the ball when you are playing against the top scorers in the prem isnt being defensive, its common sense!
12 united corners to arsenals 1
Getting players behind the ball when you are playing against the top scorers in the prem isnt being defensive, its common sense!
Kawada wrote:
> My god we were camped out in our own half all game. *sighs*
I didn't say that. I was merely commenting that your defence was just sitting back whenever we had the ball. Thus the game wasn't nearly as entertaining as if you actually pressed us. When you got shots they were all from free kicks or a couple of efforts from break aways.
And you can hardly use those stats against us, because they just prove my point. But why I am I arguing over the levels of enjoyment in that game? We just got a nice silver cup and 2nd place out of this season.
> My god we were camped out in our own half all game. *sighs*
I didn't say that. I was merely commenting that your defence was just sitting back whenever we had the ball. Thus the game wasn't nearly as entertaining as if you actually pressed us. When you got shots they were all from free kicks or a couple of efforts from break aways.
And you can hardly use those stats against us, because they just prove my point. But why I am I arguing over the levels of enjoyment in that game? We just got a nice silver cup and 2nd place out of this season.
or†ega wrote:
> thats one of most stupid comments i've read on here!
I'm sorry, but I think myself and others would consider "8 men behind the ball at most times" defensive.
Man U just sat back, fair enough, we didn't score, but towards the end it was inevitable that it would go to pens. We took the win from those penalties. Plus the game was boring apart from a couple of Lehmann saves and a Rooney volley that went a good few metres wide.
> thats one of most stupid comments i've read on here!
I'm sorry, but I think myself and others would consider "8 men behind the ball at most times" defensive.
Man U just sat back, fair enough, we didn't score, but towards the end it was inevitable that it would go to pens. We took the win from those penalties. Plus the game was boring apart from a couple of Lehmann saves and a Rooney volley that went a good few metres wide.
Clazon wrote:
> It was stupid that Man U
> insisted on playing so defensively.
Let's have a look at the old stats shall we? (taken from Skysports.com)
Man United
8 Shots on Target
12 Shots off Target
8 Blocked Shots
Arsenal
1 Shot on Target
4 Shots off Target
3 Blocked Shots
My god we were camped out in our own half all game. *sighs*
> It was stupid that Man U
> insisted on playing so defensively.
Let's have a look at the old stats shall we? (taken from Skysports.com)
Man United
8 Shots on Target
12 Shots off Target
8 Blocked Shots
Arsenal
1 Shot on Target
4 Shots off Target
3 Blocked Shots
My god we were camped out in our own half all game. *sighs*
square nose wrote:
> I second that notion.
>
> And Kawada, you're quite the whining little girl, aren't you?
>
> "ooh styles ooh you attention seeker ooh bye bye reyes"
Hmmm yes because i'm sure no one would have said the same had Ruud or another United player been sent off .......
> I second that notion.
>
> And Kawada, you're quite the whining little girl, aren't you?
>
> "ooh styles ooh you attention seeker ooh bye bye reyes"
Hmmm yes because i'm sure no one would have said the same had Ruud or another United player been sent off .......
Clazon wrote:
It was stupid that Man U
> insisted on playing so defensively.
ahahahaahahah
thats one of most stupid comments i've read on here!
It was stupid that Man U
> insisted on playing so defensively.
ahahahaahahah
thats one of most stupid comments i've read on here!
Actually after what Almunia did against Sheffield Utd it was kind of expected that Lehmann would do the same :p
That was not pretty to watch. Had it been any other teams, I would not have thought twice about turning over. It was stupid that Man U insisted on playing so defensively. It's a cup final for god's sake. Play entertaining football. Instead they nullified us, couldn't score themselves and I'm sure they'll be moaning that we stole it from them.
Which we did in a way. We didn't play well enough to win it in the 90 and I think penalties are a stupid way of ending a game. But 5 clean penalties were worthy of some praise. Wenger is still better off head to head. Another FA cup in the bag. Another clean sheet. And a nice bit of silverware in the cabinet.
:)
Which we did in a way. We didn't play well enough to win it in the 90 and I think penalties are a stupid way of ending a game. But 5 clean penalties were worthy of some praise. Wenger is still better off head to head. Another FA cup in the bag. Another clean sheet. And a nice bit of silverware in the cabinet.
:)
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