Thursday, May 22, 2008

Manchester United - Champions of England & Europe

Glory Glory Manchester United...

Manchester United (The Red Devils) has once again be crowned as Champions League Champion. And together with this Champions League, they have also conquered their own home league, the Barclays English Premier League (EPL) by beating Chelsea to the crown.

Yes, Red Devils have beaten Chelsea twice - one for the EPL and the other is the Champions League this morning. Chelsea is not that bad to be frank, their squad is very strong, with the whole squad filled with superstars, fuelled by the riches by their russian billionaire owner, Roman Abramovic.

This also proves once again that riches and wealth itself does not instantly create a Championship Team. A strong team is only build over time with a stronf manager/coach that takes times and effort to nurture the team. He has to make sure that all players are not selfish and play for the team. Alex Ferguson, the manager of Red Devils, is certainly good in this area of management. He knows how to prevent his young and promising starlets from too much media cover and disturbancem, as well as re-motivates the older and more experience players to rekindle their touches. He is indeed a master of motivation and inspiration.

I am glad that i bought some chips, and took a taxi at 2am in the wee hours to watch this final in my buddy's house. As he is an anti-Man Utd fan, we really have lots of fun, cheering our "own" team and jeering the opposition whenever they have the ball. But the match is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Chelsea hit the woodwork (aka goalposts) twice during the game, if not Man United might have lost the match. Not to mention the Penalty miss by John Terry (Chelsea's captain) during the Penalty Shootout session.

Well Done Manchester United! Congrats to all Manchester United Fans around the Globe! Do drop me a comment if you one of them reading this humble blogsite of mine.





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