Aa Aalborg 0 - 3 United
I would love to know more about the Danish language. The last time I saw the letter ‘a’ written ‘Aa’ I was in primary school. But our opponents on Tuesday night like it so much they have written it twice into their club’s name. Perhaps this is an attempt to improve the literacy of their players, if so - Wayne Rooney’s speech therapist please take note.
What was not in doubt is that these guys were expecting to be a taught a footballing lesson, and United were supposed to be the ones holding the chalk. It is true to say that any 3 nil win away in Europe is a decent result but as Mattybonce has said, this was a far cry from 1998 when we put the dunce cap on Bronby during our 6-2 rout in the same country.
Dimitar BerbatovBerbatov is the Steven Seagal of football, never does he have a hair out of place, nor a bead of sweat on his forehead, but he is completely and utterly lethal if he wants to be. Not since Big Norm’s chunkier years have I seen a United player stand motionless, hands on hips as often as he does, it is like he is waiting for a bus sometimes. On the plus side, he is amazing at making space for himself, and from the looks of things tonight he can play a mean through ball.
There was a growing suspicion at the start of the year that this was going to be a big season for Anderson. It is going to have to be now because Scholes is rather seriously crocked. I think he is up to the job but he has looked a little off the pace so far this season.
Next up the mighty lambs of Blackburn, time to release our wolves. Tevez, it is time to score.
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Agree. Should have been 6-0. Tevez will score on Saturday and so will Berbatov, whose shirt, Alice band and silky locks will no doubt all remain pristine. And he will probably remain moody and disinterested all season - but score 20+ goals, er… maybe.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
We had nowt to beat. However, we must remember that it is good for the soul of the opposition to give them a spanking when that is what they expect, which is what we did here. What we definitely must STOP doing is giving the opposition a goal start before we start to play (eg maggots) or getting an early goal then sending the team off to look at the local cultural highspots whilst the opposition carry on playing (eg dippers).