Manchester United vs. FC Copenhagen (Champions League) Review
Oh boy! How fortunes can change in a matter of minutes. All set and in control of the game and suddenly they score and we’re huffing and puffing to no avail. Last night was something of a disappointment given the consistent lack of quality to the frontmen and less than impressive finishing from the lads.
Aston Villa flop Marcus Allback bundled home the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute to end our seven game winning streak, a shock more than anything considering we had been playing some good stuff lately. Especially a shocker coming off a 4-0 romp off Bolton. But I guess this wasn’t our strongest eleven but you have to say the team put, although a weakened one, was more than good enough to win, ideally, but at the very least draw away at Copenhagen.
It was not to be! Although we were dominant for some parts of the game, like I said, but just when we needed to stamp our authority with a neat build-up and finish, we didn’t! O’Shea and Rooney missed sitters as the hosts were let off the hook on more than occasion. A lacklustre performance on our part, and the game seemed destined for a draw when they struck. A sloppy goal to concede as we failed to clear a corner.
We played with a bit more purpose from then on but couldn’t find that goal. Ronaldo had the ball in the net with seconds on the clock, but to our dismay the goal was ruled out for offside! Too much tinkering with the squad if you ask me. Now, we need to make sure we get something from our games against Celtic and Benfica in order to progress.
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We return to Champions League action mid-week with our trip to Copenhagen. We have been hit by three injuries namely to Giggs (pictured), Saha and Gary Neville. While the trio will miss tomorrow’s trip to the Danish capital, Sir Alex has come out and said that Neville and Giggs are most likely to miss Saturday’s game against Portsmouth as well. Not very good news considering both players have had a recurrence of earlier injuries, so this is a bit of a worry. Wes Brown is most likely to start in place of Neville whereas Saha would probably be replaced by Solskjaer.
Points wise, we need only one tomorrow to ensure qualification into the second round so a full-strength side is expected to be named. Fergie has expressed his desire of winning one more European Cup before he retires, read the article here. With us going from strength to strength as the season progresses, can’t say I blame him for being optimistic about our chances this year! We now have seven wins on the trot in all competitions and I expect another tomorrow!
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