Soccer

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Champions League Final
Fergy or Gurdiola? Welcome to Rome!It’s always nice to have good team in the finals. And truly, Manchester United and Barcelona both deserve to be in the finals of the Europe’s elite competition. The Grand Old Master Sir Fergie against novice with a Midas touch! And in Rome awesome! I must admit from the outset where my loyalty lies, and this is purely from the stand point of soccer philosophy (if there is anything like that in football) I love teams that attack, play free flowing football and midfield is where the game is won and lost. If you haven’t figured out yet, I support Barcelona in today’s match.I know my Man U friends think that my support for Barcelona is motivated with the hate For Man U. Far from that, I like this Man U team than any of the Man U team that the Boss has created over his 23 years at Old Trafford (OT). This team is the most balanced, ruthless and efficient that I have watched and the next couple of years will prove. My point is that everyone is talking about how Arsenal has such a young squad and they forget the fact that Fergie has so many semi finished product coming up from the academy or snapped at younger age. The Da Silva brothers, the second brothers after the Neville have to be at OT, although these ones are twins, isn’t that cute? What about, what about Anderson and Nani, We also forget that Cristiano Ronaldo, CR the reigning player of the year is only 24 and Wayne Rooney, WR is 23 years only, and they’re the future of Man U. If they win tonight, they will become the first team to win Champions League, CL back to back. Will they?Barcelona on the other hand posses the troika of Clinical Thiery “Titi” Henry, Speedy Samuel Etto and the heir apparent to Maradona’s Kingdom Lionel Messi. In the midfield, they have Xavi, Yaya Toure and Iniesta. Barcelona’s Achilles Heels will be its defense where it has been hit by series of injuries and suspension. Trust them to compensate what they do not have in defense by attacking.What about the two bosses, Fergy is 67 and as green as ever, they guy is just like wine he gets better with age. Gurdiola is 38, and he is Barcelona through and through. He came through the academy and he won the CL with the 90’s team and coached the B team. This is his first big stage managerial job. The setting cannot be better, Rome. May Barcelona win!