Man Utd 0 - 1 Portsmouth on ManUtd.com
Man Utd 0 - 1 Portsmouth on Soccernet.com
A match in which class was blunted ever so cruelly with a result that does not do justice to football but again, how is football really played?
Man Utd did all they could but they were hit by another sucker punch, not the first time this season and definitely never the last time, when they crashed out and with it the hopes of eclipsing their '99 treble.
If ever this is some scant consolation, Man Utd can smiled with delight that Chelsea lost too and Arsenal managed to nick only a point off Wigan allowing a 2point game in the league with Man Utd having a game in hand.
What was disturbing was how Man Utd failed to score even a single goal despite the threat of scorers throughout.
Ronaldo and Nani were taking too much time with the ball at their feet instead of moving it around. Nani could be forgiven as this season is his rookie year. Ronaldo, however, should have done better since this is hardly his sophomore season in England.
I say this because they proved they can do much better stroking the ball and catch Portsmouth off-guard defensively as they penetrate through to goal, yet there were only few occasions that such tactics are played.
Credit to Portsmouth for claiming a major scalp, yet they should never ever be proud of their team if they should by some freak of nature go on to win the trophy as I want Barnsley, conquerors of Liverpool and now Chelsea, to win this trophy, just for romantic's sake.
~AKIM~
Man Utd 0 - 1 Portsmouth on Soccernet.com
A match in which class was blunted ever so cruelly with a result that does not do justice to football but again, how is football really played?
Man Utd did all they could but they were hit by another sucker punch, not the first time this season and definitely never the last time, when they crashed out and with it the hopes of eclipsing their '99 treble.
If ever this is some scant consolation, Man Utd can smiled with delight that Chelsea lost too and Arsenal managed to nick only a point off Wigan allowing a 2point game in the league with Man Utd having a game in hand.
What was disturbing was how Man Utd failed to score even a single goal despite the threat of scorers throughout.
Ronaldo and Nani were taking too much time with the ball at their feet instead of moving it around. Nani could be forgiven as this season is his rookie year. Ronaldo, however, should have done better since this is hardly his sophomore season in England.
I say this because they proved they can do much better stroking the ball and catch Portsmouth off-guard defensively as they penetrate through to goal, yet there were only few occasions that such tactics are played.
Credit to Portsmouth for claiming a major scalp, yet they should never ever be proud of their team if they should by some freak of nature go on to win the trophy as I want Barnsley, conquerors of Liverpool and now Chelsea, to win this trophy, just for romantic's sake.
~AKIM~
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