Comments on: Manchester United–The Champions of Europe

By: JLay

JLay — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:19:04 +0000

Poor Didier my arse – I hope he slipped in the shower…

By: Dave M

Dave M — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:19:48 +0000

The announcers said that Drogba would get no medal because he was sent off, but did anyone notice that Av Grant was given a 2nd medal (one to wear and one to carry)? Makes me wonder if it was for poor Didier.

By: Paul Bestall

Paul Bestall — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:14:52 +0000

I thought the ref had a great game as well. Was on top of everything, made some good calls, not fooled by any dives and tried to play advantage as often as possible.

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:27:16 +0000

John Terry ? Classy? Not sure about that Anyone remember this?

John Terry gives middle finger to the disabled:
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2008/03/19/john-terry-gives-middle-finger-to-the-disabled

He’s a good centre-back and I did feel a bit bad for him but he’s a professional and he’ll bounce back from it.

Glad United won today. Very good game all in all…lots of drama and plenty of talking points.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:05:04 +0000

Here’s hoping John Terry isn’t defined by his miss. He’s a classy, tough player who didn’t deserve to be put in that spot. Drogba is a selfish fool who owes his teammates, the club and the fans more than a red in the final minutes of extra time.
Penalties are the worst way to settle such an important game, but the drama and storylines were intense.
http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/05/champions-league-final-john-terry.html

By: Simon Burke

Simon Burke — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:59:58 +0000

Congrats to Chelsea my arse – I am delighted they lost. Seeing that cheat Drogba’s last contribution to English football was delightful.
Was it brave to send up Terry for a pen to win it all or STUPID? Seriously Terry – you wouldnt send up ..say Kalou, a atriker with some technical skill. Half of England will be delighted to have seen that thug miss. Crazy choice for a 5th pen. Nothing brave about it.
I am no United fan but they deserved to win over the course of the season, I dont think they were the better team on the night though.
Seeing Chelsea send up that smarmy muppet Kenyon only to then be outdone by us all seeing Sir Bobby lead up United – thats the difference between class, United have it – Chelsea dont. Sorry Chelsea fans – Kenyon took his medal all smiles – Sir Bobby was sensible enough to refuse wearing his because he exemplifies true sportsmanship. Congrats United – when Cristiano “5 hours to take a crap penalty” Ronaldo leaves you in 2 weeks (listen to his interview he gave the BBC where he promises NOTHING to the United supporters) – then
we’ll see what you have in reserve next year…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:29:56 +0000

Yeah I noticed that too, it obviously would’ve been a red card if the referee or linesman would’ve deemed it to be on purpose or with any malice whatsoever, but I don’t he was shoving him in protest or anything of that sort.

By: CFTV

CFTV — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:22:28 +0000

I am a United fan and I have to ask how did Owen Hargreaves escape getting a red card for his shove in the back to the referee after he gave the yellow card the Ballack at the 115:05 moment of the game. In the melee Hargreaves started talking to the referee from behind and gave him a shove in the back in the direction of Drogba. The assistant referee even shielded the head ref after the shove. Putting your hands on the referee is never cool.

I just caught that in the replay and figured I would point that out and see if anyone else noticed it and wondered if that is a yellow or red card offense if it is an offense at all?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:15:46 +0000

Completely agree with most everyone’s sentiments here.

I thought Michel should’ve booked three or four Chelsea players for dissent but he let it go, I thought United dominated the first half while Chelsea had the better of the second half and extra time, I have to question Grant a little bit for using a center back as the 5th shooter in PK’s (and using one at all, for that matter), both I thought both sides gave it everything they had.

No doubt that Chelsea has a few players that are an embarrassment to the spirit of the game (no shocker that they are mainly English players as well, no offense), but Hargreaves began to whine a little bit as the game went on as well.

I feel awful for Terry because he had such a great game, and I don’t think anyone will remember anything but the penalty miss and that’s unfair to him.

Ballack didn’t even bother to show up tonight, Rooney didn’t either, and Drogba absolutely should’ve gotten that red card, no question.

Other than that, this was simply a great game for myself to watch as a neutral. It was entertaining after a dismal first 15 minutes, and I thought both sides had their chances to win.

By: Dimitre

Dimitre — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:33:05 +0000

What a game, what a game, what a game. A great showcase of the Premier League, drama, quality, tears. Heart goes out to Chelsea: whey were a bit better on the night, could have gone either way, but such is football…