robbed and cheated. that was my personal feeling after the celtic. i was sick. we dominated for 80 minutes,passed them off the park,have a free kick awarded against us for a dive,concede a goal from a set piece and fail to convert a penalty. it was one of those nights to say the least.
what went wrong on tuesday night? well for starters our formation. we played 451 for 70 minutes with rooney on the left and giggs(who had hai worst game for a long time) through the centre. we showed the aging celtic midfield far too much respect as we had more then enough quality to dominate them. we went with the intention not to loose the game and atleast secure a point and qualification into the next round. we did neither and now have a nervy home game against benfica to ensure qualification. drama is our middle name.
we didnt deserve to loose the game but all is not lost. we defended well and carrick i thought was excellent. im sure the team are hurting after the loss and will have a point to prove on sunday. although i believe we approached the game with the wrong attitude we were just plain unlucky. these things happen. we need to regroup and focus on the big one against chelsea.
i think we have the ability to beat the blues. we have a way better shape then them and play a very fluid game. chelsea are more rigid and can be potentially stretched by our wingers.there is also questions over boulahrouz coudicini shevchenko and the the partnership of ballack and lampard. i may be wrong but i am going to go for a united 2-1 victory with scholes to score first. i hope im right. and also,i can see essien or ballack trying to take out scholes,giggs or saha. watch this space.