Manchester United: Season Summary.

I haven't posted on my blog since february which is bad... bad for one reason and that reason is because I never got round to talking about one of the greatest nights in my life. That was watching the Champions League second leg against Chelsea at Old Trafford, the atmosphere that night was electric, I was buzzing and is a night I will never forget. Old Trafford really is a place every United fan and football fan generally should go to on a matchday and experience, it's worth the journey and trust me I know about the journey seeing as it took me about 6-7 hours to travel there and then the same back haha

But back to where I started, I'm just going to share some thoughts and sum up Manchester United's 2010/2011 season. Well speaking of my Champions League experience I'll briefly start with the game against Barcelona, we lost to a great side and put in a good performance first half but sadly there was not much we could do. They are one of the greatest sides I've ever seen play and when you have players of Lionel Messi's calibre there aren't going to be many nights when your team lose.

Despite that let's look at the positives.... 19 Premier League Titles! :D We've finally knocked Liverpool off their perch and it still feels good. I had to get the new home shirt with CHAMPIONS and 19 on the back in gold (I'll add a picture at the bottom) ;)

This is a great achievement for United and Ferguson, it definitely adds some freshness to our rivalry with Liverpool and now that they have Dalglish at the helm fulltime next season really will be interesting! Speaking of our rivalry with Liverpool I was watching a video of United's win over Bayern in the 99' Champions League final and then got into a debate with my mate who supports Liverpool over which final was better so I think I might take a moment to sum up both finals seeing as this post is about "summaries" :)

1998/1999 at the Nou Camp Manchester United played Bayern Munich, we were 1-0 down from a Basler freekick and looked down and out but as it hit injury time Beckham whipped in one of his trademark corners which ended up finding it's way onto Giggs' right boot and then being tucked away by Teddy Sheringham! 1-1, extra-time and golden goal seemed inevitable but within the blink of an eye United had another corner, Beckham took it again and Schmeichel stayed it goal for this one. Sheringham flicked the ball on and Solskjaer won it for us to complete an unprecedented treble! 2 goals in 2 minutes, we were the Champions of Europe. Nobody thought a more dramatic or better comeback could be achieved and this is where the beauty of sport and the argument comes in....

2004/2005 saw Liverpool play AC Milan, Maldini opened the scoring for Milan in a minute and a Crespo brace meant that Milan lead 3-0 at halftime. Liverpool started the second half with all guns blazing and managed to score 3 goals in 10 minutes, inbetween 50 and 60, to level the game at 3-3. After an equally dramatic extra-time the match went to penalties and with one kick of the ball Dudez saved Shevchenko's penalty to win Liverpool their 5th European Cup *cough* 1 in the Champions League era we've won 2 ;)

Liverpool fans argue that they played a great Milan side with a not so great side which is a fair point, Milan did have a team full of class throughout the side but they proved that in cup finals and sport generally anything can happen. It was a great achievement but what people fans seem to forget is that when Manchester United played Bayern Munich we were playing a great Bayern Munich side, who were also going for their own treble, with great players like like Khan, Effenerg, Basler, Scholl and Jancker to name a few. As well as this remember that we, United, had no Roy Keane or Paul Scholes in our line up for that night so we were forced to bring Butt and Blomqvist into the side so in my opinion generally I feel a lot of people underestimate how much of an achievement it was for Manchester United to win that night. We had a great side but on that night it was for anyone to win, we only had two major threats which were Sheringham and Solskjaer and we know how effective they were :D

Both nights were great for the fans of each club, I feel our win as an edge over the final of 05 but obviously Liverpool fans will generally feel there win trumps ours. I respect their comeback and true football fans of both sides respect both sides achievements on their respective nights. Thanks for reading my summary of the season and general thoughts, Glory Glory Man United! Champions of England again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again, had to do that 19 times. May our rivalry with Liverpool continue for many years, would rather compete with them for trophies then man fucking shitty city! Next post I'll look at all the Premier League teams aims, chances, needs, etc for next season. Skye

The Performance Of Champions! Manchester United! The Comeback Kings!

The Performance Of Champions! Manchester United! The Comeback Kings! Yes I've repeated the title, my blog I can do what I like haha but to the point of this post its to discuss our season to date and because I haven't posted since 14th February.

As we all know Manchester United are the comeback kings, there have been so many performances of the comeback kind in the last 20 odd years that I can't even begin to list them... 1-0 down to Bayern Munich Champions League Final in Barcelona with Sheringham and Solskjaer to score two injury time goals and make us the only team in English football to achieve the unprecedented treble, yeah that's just one and obviously one of the main ones so had to mention it. A few more to mention there was the game down at White Heart Lane where we were 3-0 down at halftime to Tottenham and then ended up winning 5-3 thanks to goals from Cole, Blanc, Van Nistelrooy, Veron and Beckham... I'm hoping I'm right ok I probably am haha and then there's examples of the comeback determination this season like the game against Blackpool where we were 2-0 and turned the game on its head to win 3-2 which brings me to today....

Before this season I haven't seen United play much but thanks to student finance I've made sure I've gone. I'm no armchair supporter I mean having a Manchester United tattoo on my forearm should help to prove I'm a diehard supporter lol but yes today well yesterday looking at the time me and my dad went to the West Ham versus Manchester United game at Upton Park. I got tickets for us both because he is a Hammers fan and after driving me to Old Trafford to watch us stuff Arsenal with 7 defenders recently in the FA Cup Quarter Finals 2-0 I thought I'd buy us tickets but yes I had to sit with the West Ham fans. We went 2-0 down to two first half penalties, no complaints with them but really I'm not sure if 2-0 had justified the way we were playing, we'd created chances but lacked the cutting edge until the second half... at halftime I kissed my tattoo in the toilets as I was obviously not showing that I was a Man United fan whilst sitting with the home fans haha but yeah I said as I kissed the badge 'Come On United! We can do this!' well Hernandez came on, the Mexican superstar and thankfully he and the team delivered an inspiring second half comeback! Just to add Ryan Giggs had another class as always, one of the greatest players of all time... there is no doubt about it!

Rooney scored a quality curling free kick before finishing fantastically from a marvellous first touch for his second and then Wazza completed his hat-trick with a penalty! I was over the moon and twitching with joy and smiling. I went to the toilet after our first to smile to myself lmao but yes the comeback was completed, I got to see Wayne Rooney have the best game of his season and hopefully get back to his best form which he has slowly been getting to up until this great performance. Javier Hernandez got the 4th, I was so happy to get to see probably my favourite player for United score. A great day out but I did feel slightly sorry for my Dad but being honest I think West Ham will survive and I hope they do.

To finish this really was a Championship winning performance, I feel like we've got the title now but obviously we have to just focus to make sure we finish the job and hopefully with winning the Premier League so will Champions League and FA Cup triumphs. A second treble would be amazing! To every United fan out there have faith and believe in the team and we will achieve greatness! Glory Glory Man United! Thanks for reading.

Wayne Rooney! Hat-trick 101 Premier League goals! 'Form is Temporary, Class is Permanent!'

Javier Hernández : A Star Is Born!

Like most Manchester United fans I only heard of Javier Hernández when we announced his signing, I thought his name rang a bell but I wasn't too sure, the transfer didn't have that much press especially as it was around the time of our Champions League game with Bayern Munich and I only heard his name again from that day when England played a World Cup warm up friendly against Mexico. I remember they mentioned that he had scored 4 goals in 4 international games for them which sounded impressive and he looked sharp in that game despite not scoring but he did the business where it matters, unlike the England team, as he took the World Cup by storm. He scored against France as Mexico beat them 2-0, a well taken goal as he sidestepped Hugo Lloris before finishing into the open net. Impressive performances earned him his first start of the tournament against Argentina where he scored a quality goal turning Demichelis before firing with his left foot into the top left corner but unfortunately Mexico did not go on to win that match.

As I am a huge football fan I watched most of the World Cup games so seeing Hernández perform so highly was great to watch as it showed his huge amount of potential. When you look at some of the goals he has scored on youtube they are just class. His goal against Chelsea was hilarious when he shot and the ball deflected off his face into the back of the net, I'd like to add that I was extremely happy that United won 3-1. Since that goal he's gone on to score another 8 goals this season for Manchester United, every game we haven't been winning I have always been calling for him to come on. The first time was when we played Valencia away and I just kept saying bring Hernandez on and someone in the room said why he won't do anything so I said fine I'll bet you a tenner and what do you know he scored the winner! Sadly I didn't get the 10 pound but oh well United won and "Chicharito" scored so that's the main thing. Speaking of his nickname I'd like to say that I think its great, I think its sounds like a pokemon and yes after thinking that I did make a joke about Sir Alex saying 'I choose you Chicharito' which is funny or not depending on who you are haha.

Anyway back to where I was, following the Valencia game Javier Hernández has scored another 7 goals for United. He is already on his way to becoming a fan favourite at Old Trafford following crucial goals in games like the one against Stoke away in the Premiership, both goals in that game showed how great he is with his feet and his head as the backflick header in that game was just quality, it reminded me of a Teddy Sheringham type header. He went on to score in the last minute against Wolves and most recently grabbed a late winner against West Brom away to get 3 points for United and on Tuesday night he scored against Stoke in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford. That goal was his 9th of the season and made him the highest scoring Mexican in Premiership history. Sir Alex Ferguson recently compared Chicharito to Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following his knack for last minute goals just like the United legend. Hernández said he has much more to do before he can be compared to Ole, the young Mexican is making progress towards becoming the next baby faced assassin at the Theatre of Dreams and if he manages to emulate Solskjaer by grabbing a winning goal in a Champions League Final for United he really will be a star.