Goal Scoring Spree

Remember the time when Man Utd won six matches 1-0 on the trot? Those days are long gone. Man United have now scored 12 goals in their last 3 matches, yes you heard right, 270 minutes of football with a return of 12 goals, 4 goals a game. Not bad for a team with goal scoring problems eh? The latest victim of the resurgent Man United is Dynamo Kiev. Previously in the Premiership, Man United had already mauled 9 men Villa 4-1, coming back from a goal down to emerge as winners. Playing against Villa at Villa Park is not an easy task, Chelsea can tell you that (they managed to lose 2-0 to Villa in their last fixture). Anyway it was a gritty performance from Villa who still attacked even though they were 4-1 down and 2 men down, hats off to them. Rooney was unlucky not to get his hat trick with a missed penalty and a shot that came back off the crossbar. I forgot to mention that Ron was on the bench, rested for the game against Kiev.



Now back to Man United VS Kiev. The match was entertaining to say the least. Kiev played attacking football; they had to considering that they had lost their first 2 matches against Roma and Sporting. The moment they chose to play this brand of football, the match was Man United’s to lose. Man United are arguably the best counter attacking team in the world, even Jose Mourinho a.k.a The Special One admitted it during his reign at Chelsea.

By the way, Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 7-0. It’s worth mentioning although I don’t really like them as this was a breathtaking victory for the Gunners, it was truly a mesmerizing game of football. Both Man United and Arsenal’s victory in the Champs League came after a series of disappointing events for the British sporting world with the England national team losing to Russia in the Euro Qualifiers, England losing in the Rugby world cup final against South Africa, and F1 rookie Louis Hamilton shockingly losing out to Kimi Raikonnen for the champion’s title (I supported Kimi by the way). Anyway Britain managed to salvage some pride through Man United and Arsenal’s win over their respective opponents.





Man United lost Scholesy and Evra to injury right before the kick off, and O’ Shea had to switch from central midfield position to left back with Fletcher brought in to partner Anderson in midfield. The game started brightly for United, and Ron in particular looked very lively. He won the free kick which led to United scoring the first through Ferdinand, yes, Rio Ferdinand. Ryan Giggs’ cross was met with a powerful header by Rio. United one nil inside 10 minutes and things were only going to get better. Few minutes later, Brown intercepted the ball and passed it to Ron who took the ball to the edge of the penalty box before passing it back to Brown who hit a first time cross for Rooney to score one of the easiest goals of his career with a tap in.

The time and space available for United was laughable, almost unbelievable. Complacency crept in and United conceded a goal through a corner kick after some nice defending by Anderson who played a pivotal role in the win. Diogo Rincon got a free header and Van Der Sar couldn’t get to the ball on time. However the status quo was restored in no time. A Giggs run and cross then led to the 3rd goal from Ronaldo with a header. It was magnificent considering Ron had to back track a couple of yards to get his head to the ball. The half ended 3-1 in favor to United. United’s defending were a little shaky, but it was probably because of the recent return from injuries of Van Der Sar, Vidic and Brown. The absence of Evra may also have contributed to the defensive problems. Kiev were denied a clear penalty when

Vidic who was the last man back dragged a Kiev player down. However the ref gave United the free kick instead. O’ Shea, Rooney, Ron and Tevez to name a few, were guilty of missing golden opportunities when they failed to convert their chances after carving out the Kiev defense. Anyway Tevez won a penalty when his cross hit the hands of a Kiev defender. The ref himself was not sure whether to award the penalty and had to consult his linesman before giving it. Ron stood up and took responsibility for the kick. The result not surprisingly, was a goal. Kiev managed to drag a goal back but it was to no avail. Final score, Man United 4 Kiev 2, and United are still top of the group and are looking as formidable as ever.


On the whole, it was a perfect week. Kimi and Ferrari won the Drivers and Constructors title respectively, Man United going on a goal scoring spree, the Tevez-Rooney partnership seems to be flourishing (in your face critics). It could have been better if Liverpool had lost the Merseyside derby against Everton, but all’s well as Liverpool fell to Besiktas in the Champs League and are now languishing at the bottom of the group behind the likes of Porto, Marseilles and Besiktas with just a single point from a possible 9. Looks like the former European champions are staring at an early exit from Europe’s elite competition, and they’re not even assured of a place in the UEFA Cup. One more thing before I end this, and this has nothing to do with my post at all. I wanna ask the con who scammed me and my friend of our fries a question, was it nice?

The poor lad was so famished that he had to grab our food...how pathetic