Other Barcelona v Man United, champions final in Rome, Wednesday kick off 7:45

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  1. rainbowbridge

    rainbowbridge Minimodder

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    I have £25 on Man United and I was woundering if there are any really knowledgeable football sports fans.

    Given the form of both teams, who wins on Wednesday.

    Should I stick another tenner on Man U?

    No fan boy comments explain why you think either team will win, You got to say having ronny and ronaldo on your team has to be a good start.

    Should I bump my £25 to £50, money is tight but I feel Man U can do it.

    Let me know please.

    rainbow :thumb:
     
  2. rainbowbridge

    rainbowbridge Minimodder

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    Well I just found this,Clicky as im sure all the football fan will be reading this come tuesday lunch time, so lets here some feedback on this prediction:

    Man United vs Barcelona betting preview
    May 25th, 2009 / martina

    Champions League Final 2008/2009 betting preview

    Man United vs Barcelona - Wednesday 19:45 ITV1

    It’s now the turn of the biggie itself. The Champions League is the greatest club competition in Europe, possibly even the world. It will be shown all across the globe and will attract well over 100 million viewers. For 90 minutes, the majority of Europe, especially the two country’s involved, will stand still as Barcelona and Manchester United do battle for the best team in Europe tag. To add to the anticipation of the big game, the recipe for an exciting game is close to perfection. There are too many world class players on show for this to even come to close to a dull affair and we expect this to be a real thriller in Rome.

    With the Premiership now done and dusted, United now go in search of their fourth piece of silverware this season. With the Carling Cup, World Club Championship and more importantly the Premiership trophy all locked away in the United trophy cabinet, ‘The Red Devils’ will be gunning for the title of all titles as they prepare to entertain a very dangerous Barcelona side. Sir Alex Ferguson will have the tough task of nullifying the Barcelona forwards which is certainly easier said then done although it maybe wise to seek advice from former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink. He kept Barcelona at bay for nearly 180 minutes in the Semi-Finals and he was spot on in his tactics despite the negativity of Chelsea’s play.

    However, although United will be looking to drown out the Barcelona front line, they will still want to play their own football and we don’t expect Sir Alex to set his side up to defend for one second. He has too many quality players up front to even consider that with Wayne Rooney and Christiano Ronaldo being United’s biggest goal scoring threat. They were both rested in Man Utd’s 1-0 victory away at Hull over the weekend and the fact that the pair will be fresher then ever is a major negative for Pep Guardiola and Barcelona.

    Unlike the Champions of England, Barcelona don’t go into the final with a win behind them. Not only did they lose just their fifth game of the season at the weekend but it was also in front of the home fans which doesn’t bode well ahead of their biggest match since the 2006 Final with Arsenal. Yes, Pep Guardiola may have rested a fair few of his first team regulars but it’s always a morale boost to go into such a big game with a win behind you. Barca now don’t have that luxury and with United having the slight edge in terms of form, the Barcelona manager will need to do his utmost to get his players focused on the task at hand.

    In regards to the home defeat against Osasuna on Saturday, only Samuel Eto took part and that was down to the Cameroon International attempting to win the Golden Boot award. He failed in his bid to keep Diego Forlan at bay and was predictably substituted at the beginning of the second half. He was the only first team regular to feature in that game and like United, all their players will be fresh after having the weekend off, although it does make you think that a United second string could beat a struggling Hull on their travels and yet a Barcelona side with Eto in attack couldn’t beat a relegation threatened Osasuna side at The Nou Camp.

    There are a few positives for both sides in regards to team news. However, there is more bad news for Barcelona than good news. Pep Guardiola was boosted by the news that Iniesta is winning his fight for fitness ahead of Wednesdays final. The midfield maestro is Barcelona’s most influential player and everything goes through the Spanish international. He was also pivotal in their success against Chelsea as he scored the eventual winner late into injury time. Also, Thierry Henry has been declared fit for the final in what appeared to be a final Henry was destined to miss with a knee injury he sustained in Barcelona’s 6-2 mauling of Real Madrid at The Bernabeu a few weeks ago.

    Now the bad news. Eric Abidal’s appeal against his red card in the game with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge wasn’t overturned and he will now miss the final along with full-back Dani Alves. The latter will be a big loss for Barcelona as he would have been a huge threat down the wings, bombing forward from right-back. Former United full-back Gerard Pique is now Barcelona’s only real recognised defender which does leave the Catalans exposed at the back.

    Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t have anywhere near as many injury problems as his opposite number. United’s only real concern ahead of the trip to Rome is the possible absence of England centre-back Rio Ferdinand and of course the suspension of Darren Fletcher. Ferguson stated earlier in the week that Ferdinand would need to feature against Hull if he was to have any chance of playing the final and that game unfortunately came to early for Rio. A few questions will be raised about the possible starting eleven of Manchester United, especially in defence. With Ferdinand on the brink of missing the final, it would appear that Jonny Evans could step in but after receiving a torrid time by the Porto forwards earlier in the tournament, we aren’t too confident in his ability to defend against the likes of Messi, Iniesta and the sheer pace of Eto.

    I wouldn’t hold out much hope of this finishing 0-0. Manchester United may have the best defensive record in the Premiership but their probable back four on Wednesday doesn’t fill me with much confidence. John O’Shea and Jonny Evans will need to be on top of their game if they are to keep the Barcelona forwards at bay which in my honest opinion, is highly unlikely. The same can be said for Barca’s back line also. They are missing their first choice full-backs and that leaves them exposed to the likes of Ronaldo down the right and Rooney down the left which doesn’t bear thinking about if you’re a Barcelona backer.

    We can see this match producing a fair amount of goals. Both sets of forwards should enjoy the vulnerability of the oppositions defence with Barcelona being the weaker of the two. It really is hard to see Rooney and Ronaldo not having much luck against what will be an inexperienced Barca back line and with that in mind, we will regrettably back Man Utd to do the business and win back-to-back Champions League titles.
     
  3. itazura

    itazura PAWAA GURABU DAISUKI, YABAI DESU YO

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    i can't resist.

    every bone in my body wants barcelona to turn them over, but i can't really see it being anything but man united winning. if i was going to put money on it, i'd slap it on man united to win, but i'm saving what little money i do have that i'd spend on betting to put on everton winning the fa cup.

    (i hope to god i'm wrong and barca do the job :D)
     
  4. Fisher.

    Fisher. partially impartial

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    I'll have to watch from the US, but I don't think anyone else will care within a 10 mile radius of me. I was never all that into soccer (football) until last year when Spain won the Euro Cup, but that was mostly because I was here when it happened :thumb:

    Although I'd rather watch Real Madrid, I'll have to say:

    Go Barcelona!
     
  5. rainbowbridge

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    UNITED UNITED UNITED :)


    I can hear the drums beating already in ROME from here, roll on 7:45, 5 hours and counting, yum.
     
  6. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Hopefully it'll be an exciting, multi-goal game... A 0-0 game is always so boring imo. Something along the lines of 2-2 with penalties would suit me nicely.
     
  7. rainbowbridge

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    I did bump it up by £32 at 17/20, so I have £52 on Man u.

    I need them to win by 90minutes to win just over £100 = my new logitech g19 keyboard :)

    The one thing I know is this is not going to be a boring game, Barca is going to go out there like they have a pair and Man U are more than able to coutner as well as lead, gigs, roony,ronaldo, alex has a full strength team other than one full back flecter I believe, but he will be covered by oshear?

    All the punits in the comintary box are going to be bursting for the game to start, its going to be great to hear there thoughts pre kick off, what channel is ian hansen on ITV1?



    boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
     
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  8. charlesbeams

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    im hoping Barca win this, but i dont really see it happening.

    as for betting, im most likely going to put a few quid on a first goalscorer, and possibly another one or two any time scorers, i dont have much to bet with, so the odds for either team winning arent exactly good for me.
     
  9. Fisher.

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    SPOILER TAGS NEEDED :D

    Starts at 4:30 my time and I work til 5ish. DVR Cheesecake! Can't wait!
     
  10. UrbanMarine

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    I can't stand Man U or Barca, but I think Man U will win it 2-1. They're too much of powerhouse this season.
     
  11. Sir Digby

    Sir Digby The Supprising Adventures

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    Ah, football always wierds me out - I've got very little interest in it except for England matches but ALL the girls I know are amazingly passionate about it :worried:

    For that reason I think I better say United will win :hehe:
     
  12. rainbowbridge

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    I was affraid I was going to do this and Ive not even opened my guiness.

    Slip created Wed 09-05-27 20:10 (oz bookie..)

    stake: 150.00 GBP
    Possible win 277.50 GBP

    date event type bet result odds
    Wed 09-05-27 20:45 Barcelona - Manchester United
    Final in Rome
    Winner Champions League Manchester United 17/20
    17/20


    Ive got a totally of £207 on man-u.

    :jawdrop:
     
  13. charlesbeams

    charlesbeams TRANCEFORMer

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    you should have stopped at £25.
     
  14. Pieface

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    Poor, poor you. Sad that we lost, but didn't deserve the win.
     
  15. PureSilver

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    Yah.

    ****. They were all over us from the first goal to the final whistle.
     
  16. Cookie Monster

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    Should have kept the cash and bought the keyboard.
     
  17. bahgger

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    Absolutely gutted..
     
  18. rainbowbridge

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    Just a couple of my thouhts about the game.

    That first Goal was a "RAT" goal, the guy taping his arm like he was a man, that goal was a sneaky little **** goal and should not have been consided/let through etc.

    Im never going to bet on football for the rest of my life.

    Third they were ment to be Englands "Champions of Chapions", I never saw that team on the pitch.

    I am not a athlete nor a Footballer but is it SO F hard to kick the ball to your fellow players. These are ment to be professional fooballers earning over 100k a week and thats what they give to the final in Rome?

    Were was the coordination, the balance, the vision, the heart, the pace, the timing?

    I mean the money is secondary to me but are you *** kidding me, thats an insult to the time of my life which i wasted watching that and Im not saying that with out articulation.


    Those are ment to be the best of the best and all I saw from the white shirts were basic mistakes, bad passing, giving the ball away unnecesarly. I mean were do you even start.

    It helps if players can commincate, can play together.

    I dont know I really dont but that is an embarsement to any one that calls themselves a man u fan, what a joke, henry was not even visable on the pitch ffs, that was a weak barca team, they were not even strong.

    Alex your team is useless just like England is useless, KEEP THE F BALL AND PLAY IT AROUND FFS.(the game was not even fast paced..right..)

    It goes to show how low the team disapline is, as soon as a goal was scored they all reverted to the spastic were *hite no confidence.

    That game was 65% for manu pre, they gave that game away.


    I threw the TV in the commincal dustbin (yes really).

    Oh and just to make sure I turn this from a -EV life experience to a + EV life experience.

    That is going to be the last football match I ever watch for the rest of my life..

    Footballers dont know what there doing, Im not saying that in a spoiled Ive lost my money way Im just saying that if you earn 100k a week doing some thing, it should mean, 1-you dont kick the ball to the other team 10 feet away, 2-When you hit the ball it does not going 30 feet up in the air above the goal.

    I ran that money up from £25, I just resently waged the 130 on machida to beat evans at ufc.


    Footballer basicly they are *hite. All messa does i keep it basic, ball close to him, lots of control, he knows what he is doing and it gets done.

    Im bitterly disapointed every time I get involved in football this kind of *** happens.


    Are mean are you * kidding me man u, just what kind of level football was that.

    And saying they were all over us is totally inacurate disription of that game, Man U gave that game away.

    This is waste of my time even typing any more, thats what im bitter about, that *** was a waste of time.

    Is it so hard to feild a team that players well.


    That was my g19 keyboard mouse and mat.

    Still I got one good thing out of it.

    no more football is just not worth my mental attention.


    Thanks alex for that.
     
  19. yodasarmpit

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    ^

    I take it Man U lost then o_O

    As a neutral, I have to say they didn't play as badly as the picture you present, they simply met a better team on the night.
    If one of Ronaldo's early shots had went in it may have been a different game.
     
  20. itazura

    itazura PAWAA GURABU DAISUKI, YABAI DESU YO

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    yeah, that's what'll happen when you put your faith in man united :D

    ... anyway, totally outplayed after the first goal went in. which made for good viewing. i would say i was a neutral, but when you support another english team, that's never really the case.
     

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