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Red View puts forward 10 reasons why United are Premier League
champions for the 10th time:

1. Home Rule
Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken in recent seasons about the need to
re-establish Old Trafford as a fortress. It’s safe to say that mission
has been accomplished this term. Aside from Reading’s opening day bore
draw and the horror of February’s defeat to Manchester City, United
have beaten all comers in M16, winning 17 out of 19 games.

2. Leaving It Late
Opposing teams expect to be on the rack in the closing stages of
games, and stats show that United are at their deadliest in the final
15 minutes of games. Most telling in this season’s title race were two
dramatic strikes from Carlos Tevez – a tap-in at Tottenham and a
priceless header at Blackburn in April.

3. That Boy Ronaldo
While the winger himself is ever-eager to point out that it’s not a
one-man show, United fans have been privileged to watch a genius at
work this season. Almost always at his unplayable best, Ronaldo has
plundered goal after goal, overtaking records in the same way he plays
- left, right and centre.

4. Defence
For all the plaudits lavished upon the Reds’ star-studded attack, the
platform for this season’s success has been built on a miserly
defensive record. Despite being without skipper Gary Neville all
season, United’s backline registered 20 domestic clean sheets – the
finest defensive record in the Premier League.

5. Big Game Hunters
Until April’s defeat at Stamford Bridge, United’s record against the
members of the ‘Big Four’ was almost unblemished. Ever able to raise
themselves for the big games, the Reds beat Liverpool twice, took four
points off Arsenal and beat Chelsea at OT, taking 13 points from a
possible 18.

6. New Boys
The near-instant assimilation of four summer arrivals was key to
United’s title triumph. The young Portuguese-based Anderson and Nani
proved themselves as players for now, not just the future, while the
more experienced Hargreaves and Tevez were integral to the Reds’
late-season surge.

7. Squad Depth
Last season’s bid for a second Treble was left in tatters by injuries.
Eager to avoid a repeat, Sir Alex made new signings and brought back a
host of youngsters to bolster his squad. The move worked wonders, with
every squad member contributing when injuries hit – just recall Ben
Foster’s heroics at Derby for example.

8. Experience
For all the free-spirited youthfulness of United’s play, the calmness
of some sage old heads has been an influential factor. Off the field,
Sir Alex Ferguson and his coaching staff have been there, done it
enough times to keep everybody grounded, while experienced players
like Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs
brought vital know-how at fraught times.

9. Bouncing Back
The mark of champions is to respond positively to setbacks, which is
exactly what United did all season. Every time questions were posed by
a domestic defeat – Manchester City (twice), Bolton, West Ham, Chelsea
– the Reds responded with a victory.

10. Attack, Attack, Attack
Much was made of the contrast in the title chasers’ styles. Pragmatic,
robotic Chelsea doing battle with swashbuckling, easy-on-the-eye
United for the grand prize. Had the rivals finished on the same number
of points, then goal difference would have won it for the free-scoring
Reds.

Ruski Spotting

Choose Chelsea. Choose a mafia funded football club. Choose buying the title. Choose an arrogance bigger than Thierry Henry. Choose Fat Frank. Choose a team full of divers, hackers and play actors. Choose stealing from another club. Choose arguing with the fourth official when things aren`t going your way. Choose constantly being tormented by the same player. Choose honouring an ex-player then stabbing him in the back a fortnight later. Choose a team that wastes millions. Choose a team that promises their fans a European Cup every season and ends up without. Choose being worst at penalties than England. Choose your future. Choose Chel$ki.

Arse Spotting

Choose Arsenal. Choose overbearing arrogance. Choose systematic dirty play and calling it “competitiveness”. Choose Dennis Bergkamp and his carefully-timed elbows into the side of the head. Choose deliberately disrespecting and belittling the other team by playing keepy-uppy in their half with a few minutes to go. Choose David Seaman and his public mid-life crisis. Choose having the quietest stadium in the world (“The Library”) as your home ground, and then having the cheek to slag Man Utd about their fans. Choose Arsene Wenger and wonder why your mouth tastes of cock after a Saturday night. Choose Igor Stepanovs, Nelson Vivas, Kanu, Pascal Cygan, and all the other turkeys that nobody ever mentions when creaming themselves about how great Wenger is in the transfer market. Choose 58 red cards in seven years. Choose bottling the treble despite having all the luck in the world. Choose your future. Choose Arsenal.

Bitter Spotting

Choose city. Choose over thirty years without a major trophy. Choose a corrupt, embezzling, former politician with a suspect human rights record for an owner and consider him a messiah. Choose a council stadium bought for you with money from local taxpayers. Choose to change your kit colour, ground and badge within the space of five years and then harp on about your sense of history and tradition. Choose “Munich 58″. Choose Frank Swift. Choose Sven Goran Eriksson and wondering where the fuck you are on a Saturday afternoon. Choose Franny Lee, Alan Ball and Gerry Creaney. Choose £1.4million for Steve Daley. Choose five different managers in a season. Choose Colin Bell over George Best. Choose total, abject failure at the end of it all, blaming and hounding your manager, your chairman, your players, nothing but an embarrassment to the majority of the city from which you hail. Choose your future. Choose city.

Scouse Spotting

Choose Liverpool. Choose the dole queue. Choose to scam disability benefit. Choose mind-numbing, grinding efficiency over flair. Choose Torben Piechnik, Istvan Kozma and Paul Stewart. Choose not to win a single league title since the backpass rule was implemented. Choose penalties. Choose car stereos, hubcaps and stanley knives. Choose to trade on your proud sense of tradition and then not lift a finger in protest when two American billionaires who don’t even know the name of your club decide to buy it. Choose to win the European Cup whilst only having to play seven matches. Choose to bask in a perpetual, sickening, media love-in. Choose celebrities who fuck off out of your city as soon as they have earned the money to do so and then spend the rest of their lives harping on about how wonderful it is. Choose to sing about Munich until confronted with your own tragedy. Choose to end it all in an orgy of self pity, just another excuse to perpetuate the grief culture spawned by your selfish, insular fucked-up excuse for a city. Choose your future. Choose Scouse.

Manchester United – Barcelona 1-0

All you`ve got to do is BELIEVE!!!

Manchester United truly gave their best against Barcelona in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League Semifinals and a vintage wondergoal from veteran Paul Scholes sends the Red Devils to the final in Moscow. Park, Nani, Tevez, Brown, Rio, Edwin, each and every one of them giving their heart and soul on the pitch, encouraged by the huge crowd that truly turned into a sea of red and white, singing along and cheering their heros. This is the stuff that dreams are made of, and they can only be made at Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams.

UNITED ARE GOIND TO MOSCOW!!!

Jesus Saves

Sajnos az utóbbi időben kevesebbet foglalkozhattam a blogommal, és lehet hogy ez az idő még fog tartani, ám hogy teljesen üres se legyen a friss postok csoportja, és egyben reklámozzam a photoshop képességeimet, itt egy saját készítésű feldolgozása a frappáns United szólásnak:

Blackburn Rovers – Manchester United 1-1

The Reds played a poor first half of football at Ewood Park and Roque Santa Cruz gave Blackburn the lead after a mistake in United`s defense. United missed many chances and were heading towards their first defeat since Porthsmouth in the FA Cup.

They kept pressing on in the second half with Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani barely missing the goal. Coupled with Friedel`s incredible saves it really looked bad for the Red Devils but then Carlos Tevez headed home a vital equaliser in the 88th minute and United got that all important 3 point lead over Chelsea before the match at Stamford Bridge next Saturday.

Final score: Blackburn Rovers – Manchester United 1-1