Today is the day for our players to stand up and be counted. We need a big performance from them at Old Trafford tonight, no doubt about it.
At the manager’s press conference yesterday he said that both Gibbs (ankle) and Silvestre (back) will undergo checks this morning and let’s hope that they both come through them, but that Silvestre takes up his place on the bench and not just because he said this.
Looking at the BBC website today, it appears that ManUre are making plans for a homecoming parade should they win the Champions League and this should be printed out and stuck up on the wall of the dressing room to motivate the players, not that they should need it, to go out onto the field and stick it to those bunch of presumptuous cunts.
There was uncertainty surrounding the availability of Carlos Vela after it emerged that the club was requested to tell him so stay at home, away from training on Monday, but he’ll join up with the match day squad. If he does have swine flu, let’s hope we get him a job of handing out the oranges and Jaffa cakes in the ManUre dressing room at half-time.
The game is receiving a fair amount of media hype due to it being the only all-English tie. I hope that the game will live up to it’s billing, in terms of entertainment. One thing I know is it’s going to be a stressful ninety minutes.
Abou Diaby lined up alongside the manager at yesterday’s press conference looking like a black Ming the Merciless and let’s hope that, if he does play, he gets medieval with the ManUre midfield and defence.
Arshavin’s agent is at it already and he is quite the shit-stirring cunt. I wish he would bugger off, or that a player tells his agent to go fuck himself when he starts this kind of shit shit stirring in the media. It’s uncalled for and most unwelcome. The player just arrived three months ago, so for his agent to be starting this already is bang out of order and I hope he ends up rotting away in a faeces stained gulag cell.
Theo wants to be scarier than Cristiano Ronaldo. Let’s hope that, in the process, he doesn’t also don the cheatiness and cuntiness of Ronaldo.
Both managers are in a bullish mood about their prospects but I feel that we have a psychological edge over ManUre in this tie. Recent form shows that we are a team on a fast rise and so this should ensure that we go into this game with confidence. One thing is for sure, we can’t go there and sit back. Nor can they. Neither team is built around that style of play and I’ll be surprised if there are less than two goals in this game. I fancy it to finish 2-1. Fingers crossed it will be 2-1 to The Arsenal.
The BBC has plenty of match facts here and let’s hope that we get the better of our first European tie against ManUre.
Non-game related news and it seems that Rosicky is back in training, even though the manager does not want to try and rush him back this season. Let’s hope that he can continue his training without any more little setbacks and that he will be fully fit for the start of pre-season.
The tension and excitement is well and truly taking hold now and I can’t wait for the game. There’s a nervous tension gripping me and I hope that this team can reach many more big games like these so this feeling can be repeated. It’s games like this that make all of the hard times seem worthwhile.
Cross all appendages for a good result tonight. I’ve a feeling we’ll be talking about Cesc and Walcott tomorrow.
Come on you Reds!!!!
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Just watched the game Barndoor was a bloody disgrace,and Diaby was just as lazy.Cesc was poor again thats two big games in just over a week were he has not shown what we think he can do.All to play 4 next Tuesday though.
A reasonable result considering how the game went. Disappointing not to get the away goal. I know one thing, it’s not Carlos Vela that should have been put in quarantine it’s that useless cunt Adebeyor. He was a disgrace.
I’ve been nervous since yesterday. I just hope it’s still game on for the second leg after tonight.
Am suffering from nervous tension. doubt I’ll get much sleep before this one kicks off at 03:45…energy levels will be low at work tomorrow.
i think 0-0 wouldn’t be the end of the world, but we really do need an away goal. to go out on away goals on aggregate would be gutting.
So here it is.Couldn’t sleep last night.Its a hyge game but he players have to remember that next weeks game could be bigger,so they must not put everything into this one.An away goal would be great.Though it must not come as a consolation in a 3 or 4 goal defeat.They must keep it tight and try and nick a goal.