joewilkins

joewilkins · 01-05-2007, 08:25

One day to go. Every Red in Manchester is nervous but confident. The defence is coming together and it looks like Vidic and Ferdinand will be ready to play. This will make the team much stronger at the back. We have great respect for Milan, who the British generally regard as the best team in Serie A, but the feeling is that they are physically not as strong or fit as United and may struggle as the game progresses (CL final v Liverpool, CL semi v United). If Milan can keep possession and dictate the tempo they can avoid this problem and win, if they can keep Rooney and Ronaldo quiet.

I expect Chelsea to reach the final. They are immensely powerful and they mercilessly grind teams down and make very few mistakes, so Milan will find them a much tougher proposition than United.

One other point I will make. Sheva has basically failed to reach the standards of the EPL this season. His lack of pace and strength show up badly in this league. Word has it that he became "injured" when told he was on the bench for the semi-final. He might be back in Milan next season.

01-05-2007, 08:25	#10
joewilkins Registered User Join Date: 05 2007	One day to go. Every Red in Manchester is nervous but confident. The defence is coming together and it looks like Vidic and Ferdinand will be ready to play. This will make the team much stronger at the back. We have great respect for Milan, who the British generally regard as the best team in Serie A, but the feeling is that they are physically not as strong or fit as United and may struggle as the game progresses (CL final v Liverpool, CL semi v United). If Milan can keep possession and dictate the tempo they can avoid this problem and win, if they can keep Rooney and Ronaldo quiet. I expect Chelsea to reach the final. They are immensely powerful and they mercilessly grind teams down and make very few mistakes, so Milan will find them a much tougher proposition than United. One other point I will make. Sheva has basically failed to reach the standards of the EPL this season. His lack of pace and strength show up badly in this league. Word has it that he became "injured" when told he was on the bench for the semi-final. He might be back in Milan next season.