Manchester United vs. Chelsea

Hats off to SAF. While others spent tens of millions he was quite happy to add Hernandez and Smalling.
 
Fantastic but how awful are we at corners. From our first two the team to end up getting a chance on goal was Chelsea.
 
Rooney in the hole over these two legs has put in one of the performances of the competition, and against Chelsea's midfield no less.

Impressive stuff.
 
feck me watching united is hard. For the first time this season ive actually been driven to drink by a game. Slack first half an hour before a much better last fifteen and a wonderful goal. Five million quid. feck me. feck. Me.
 
Forgot to mention Carrick who has been class yet again.
 
Chicha off Valencia on?


------Carrick-Giggs

---Valencia-Park-Nani

---------Rooney
 
2 players that made significant contribution for that goal (other than giggs of course) are Carrick and O'Shea. What composure from Carrick and what a pass from O'Shea.

Rooney as well. Super ball to Giggs. The way he crosses those balls crossfield reminds me of Scholes really.
 
from OPTA Joe: Javier Hernández has scored 15 goals from just 22 shots on target in the Premier League & Champions League
 
Rooney is bossing this game and Carrick is really coming into his own, this team is really growing as the season goes on.
 
Jesus its been a long time since I have been so nervous watching a game.

O'Shea (I am one of his biggest fans) has been a bundle of nerves and he was really worrying me. But he did get better and then had a huge hand in the goal.

This game still aint over. It will be typical 2-0, whoever gets the next goal if there is one is vital...

I need a shit
 
What a fabulous end to the half.

But Chelsea still need 2 goals to go through, so for them that doesn't change. Of course a goal now won't be enough to force extra time.

it does change.

earlier, 1 goal and they could take it to the penalties. (and go through)

Now its doubly tough, because they HAVE to score 2.


(actually its 4 times tougher now, cause they have to score 2 to stay in the match and in half the time :devil: )
 
We shouldn't get complacent here.

Chelsea only need a couple to progress with away goals.
Need to keep the ball longer this half, wont be easy with Chelsea going all guns out but we can do it.

Plus we scored at a perfect time. I always prefer us scoring in the middle or end of first half thah right at the start.

They're more than capable of doing it too. But if any team knows how to keep the ball well, it's United. It's always a good time to score just before half time.

So, will Torres be back on for the 2nd half?
 
Anyone notice something eerie about Hernandez celebration?
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He pulled a fairly similar face to this aswell:

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Giggs and Hernandez will get the plaudits for that half, but hats off to Wayne Rooney.

He's playing some of the best football of his career, and was instrumental in the goal.

His through balls, long passes, dribbling, and volleying have all been on show.

Spot on! I said the same after the first leg, and I truly believe he's never been better than he's been the past month or so. Absolute monster.
 
I feel nervous saying this but that should end it as a contest really.

You'd expect them to come out all gung-ho after the whistle. Maybe they'll even get one but I can see us scoring another on the break with the pace we have on the pitch and the bench.
 
What an idiot. He was level with Giggs. Nothing to do with the Chelsea defender