Man U is teh facking awesomes...

[FBM]

And Park is also


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... 454028.stm

Man Utd 2 - 1 Chelsea (agg 3 - 1)


By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer at Old Trafford



Manchester United sealed a place in the Champions League semi-finals with victory over Chelsea as Carlo Ancelotti's decision to axe Didier Drogba in favour of Fernando Torres backfired at Old Trafford.

Ancelotti took the gamble of favouring the British record £50m capture from Liverpool ahead of Drogba in an attempt to overhaul the one-goal advantage United were protecting from the first leg at Stamford Bridge.

The striker's struggles continued, however, and he was hauled off at half-time after Javier Hernandez doubled United's lead in the tie moments before the break.

Drogba underlined the error of his coach's ways with an outstanding second-half show that even brought Chelsea hope when he scored with 13 minutes left as Ancelotti's side struggled under the handicap of being reduced to 10 men when Ramires was sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Nani.

If Chelsea harboured any ambition of turning the game on its head, it was short-lived as Park Ji-sung restored United's lead seconds later to clinch a meeting with either holders Inter Milan or Schalke 04 in the last four.

As Old Trafford celebrated at the final whistle, Ancelotti cut a predictably disconsolate figure with only the very faint prospect of challenging United for the title left in his attempts to follow up the Premier League and FA Cup Double he claimed in his first season.

And while his decision to go with Torres ahead of Drogba showed commendable courage, as did his decision to take the Spaniard off after only 45 minutes, he now faces the prospect of the selection potentially starting the credits rolling on his Chelsea career following the exit from the tournament owner Roman Abramovich is desperate to claim.

If Torres is looking an expensive misfit at £50m, United's swoop for Hernandez can already be regarded as one of the great bargains with another prime example of the goal-poaching instincts that came with only a £6m price tag attached.

United can now turn their attentions to Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against neighbours Manchester City at Wembley as their charge for a repeat of their 1999 Treble remains firmly on course.

Ancelotti made the big call in selecting Torres ahead of Drogba and the early signs looked good for Chelsea as they took the game to United with ambition and purpose in pursuit of the goal they required.


Chelsea created early opportunities but crucially, given the balance of the tie, they were wasted. Nicolas Anelka was twice narrowly off target and Frank Lampard should have done better than shoot straight at Edwin van der Sar following good work by Florent Malouda.

Wayne Rooney and Hernandez have developed a potent partnership and they almost created the breakthrough for United when the Mexican headed in an inviting cross, only to be ruled offside by the slenderest of margins.

United keeper Van der Sar made light of his 40 years with a sprightly dash from goal to make a perfectly timed tackle and clearance on Anelka as the Chelsea striker escaped the attentions of his markers.

As Chelsea neared the end of a first half they would have regarded with a measure of satisfaction, United struck a devastating blow that underlined the importance of those missed chances.

John O'Shea fashioned the original opening with a perfect pass inside Anelka and Giggs was equally incisive with a cross that was bundled into the roof of the net in trademark fashion by the predatory Hernandez.

Ancelotti needed to act and his response was dramatic by any standards, hauling off Torres and replacing him with Drogba in an attempt to rescue a quarter-final that was slipping away.

And Drogba wasted no time in making more of an impression that the struggling Spaniard, firing in an effort that left Van der Sar scrambling and a free-kick that the keeper was forced to punch to safety.

Chelsea's efforts to somehow snatch at a lifeline suffered a setback with 20 minutes left when Ramires flew into a reckless tackle on Nani and left referee Oligario Benquerenca with no option other that to brandish a second yellow card.

Drogba then gave Chelsea hope, if only for a matter of seconds, when he took Michael Essien's pass on his chest and drilled a low finish beyond Van der Sar.

If Chelsea had thoughts of completing an unlikely fightback, they were snuffed out almost immediately as another Giggs cross found Park unmarked on the angle of the penalty area, the South Korean making the most of the time and space afforded to him to beat Petr Cech.

United ran down the clock with comfort - now time may also be running out for Ancelotti.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Let's see... You live more than 1,000 miles from Manchester. Check. You have never been to Old Trafford, nor are you likely to. Check. You are not English. Check. You have only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of football (NB: FOOTBALL, not hand-egg.) Check. But teams that win lots of stuff due to all the money they have (from legions of foreign 'fans') are the best, right? Check.

Yep. You're a Man U fan. In fact, you're so much a Man U fan, you probably have no idea that the U stands for "Universally despised"!

[SPMaximus]

Go Man U! Fuck yes, i cant stand football but my whole bloody family are Man U fans so i guess i am too

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Go Man U! Fuck yes, i cant stand football but my whole bloody family are Man U fans so i guess i am too

Finland? Yep. You'll do.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

A certain sexy lady gave me this:

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[SPMaximus]

A certain sexy lady gave me this:

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Blasphemy!

[FBM]

Let's see... You live more than 1,000 miles from Manchester. Check. You have never been to Old Trafford, nor are you likely to. Check. You are not English. Check.

Granted.

You have only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of football (NB: FOOTBALL, not hand-egg.) Check.

Wrong! I have an intermediate knowledge of the rules. By Merkun standards, I'm an expert.

But teams that win lots of stuff due to all the money they have (from legions of foreign 'fans') are the best, right? Check.

Wrong! I couldn't give a rat's ass about all that. Man U has Park, a Korean, and I'm in Korea. That's pretty much all there is to it.

Yep. You're a Man U fan. In fact, you're so much a Man U fan, you probably have no idea that the U stands for "Universally despised"!

When Park leaves Man U, so will I and every Korean. Maybe he'll go to Chelsea after he's old and worn out.

[devogue]

When my daughter was four she saw Park on the TV, then she had a little think, and then she said he looked like a "wee bird".



To understand the shitness of Man Utd it is important to listen to the atmosphere at their stadium, Old Trafford. The 6,000 fans of the opposing team always out-sing the and out-roar the 70,000 Utd fans - the last time I watched them I couldn't believe the shitness of the Utd fans chants:

"Shall we sing, shall we sing, shall we sing a song for you?"

Over and over and over again because it was their first time at Old Trafford and they didn't know the words to any songs, so they just latched on to that.

Tragic.

[Feck]

Let's see... You live more than 1,000 miles from Manchester. Check. You have never been to Old Trafford, nor are you likely to. Check. You are not English. Check. You have only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of football (NB: FOOTBALL, not hand-egg.) Check. But teams that win lots of stuff due to all the money they have (from legions of foreign 'fans') are the best, right? Check.

Yep. You're a Man U fan. In fact, you're so much a Man U fan, you probably have no idea that the U stands for "Universally despised"!

[FBM]

Tragic.

OK, yah, that's pretty damn lame.

[FBM]

Let's see... You live more than 1,000 miles from Manchester. Check. You have never been to Old Trafford, nor are you likely to. Check. You are not English. Check. You have only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of football (NB: FOOTBALL, not hand-egg.) Check. But teams that win lots of stuff due to all the money they have (from legions of foreign 'fans') are the best, right? Check.

Yep. You're a Man U fan. In fact, you're so much a Man U fan, you probably have no idea that the U stands for "Universally despised"!

I have, however, actually attended a World Cup game.

[Geoff]

Let's see... You live more than 1,000 miles from Manchester. Check. You have never been to Old Trafford, nor are you likely to. Check. You are not English. Check. You have only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of football (NB: FOOTBALL, not hand-egg.) Check. But teams that win lots of stuff due to all the money they have (from legions of foreign 'fans') are the best, right? Check.

Yep. You're a Man U fan. In fact, you're so much a Man U fan, you probably have no idea that the U stands for "Universally despised"!

Wigan used to be full of Man U fans (yeah, I know we're not that far away, but still...) until Wigan Athletic got promoted, then they all switched loyalties to the latics. When they get relegated, probably this season, they'll all go back to being Man U fans as if they never left.

Mind you, they're still well outnumbered by the Rugby League fans.

[klr]

When my daughter was four she saw Park on the TV, then she had a little think, and then she said he looked like a "wee bird".



To understand the shitness of Man Utd it is important to listen to the atmosphere at their stadium, Old Trafford. The 6,000 fans of the opposing team always out-sing the and out-roar the 70,000 Utd fans - the last time I watched them I couldn't believe the shitness of the Utd fans chants:

"Shall we sing, shall we sing, shall we sing a song for you?"

Over and over and over again because it was their first time at Old Trafford and they didn't know the words to any songs, so they just latched on to that.

Tragic.

Ah, the objective opinion of a Liverpool fan.

As sheer luck would have it, there is a life-long Man U. supporter in the cubicle from me, and he just spontaneously started singing an anti-Liverpool chant.

[devogue]

Ah, the objective opinion of a Liverpool fan.

As sheer luck would have it, there is a life-long Man U. supporter in the cubicle from me, and he just spontaneously started singing an anti-Liverpool chant.

When Man Utd are confirmed as Premiership champions this season I, as a Liverpool fan, will acknowledge them as the most successful English club ever, at least in domestic terms.

I remember in about 1995, when Man Utd had won two Prems to bring their total all time Championships to nine against Liverpool's eighteen, that a crowd of their fans argued with me that they were the most successful English club ever because Liverpool "had never won the Premiership, just the old First Division".

That's the fucking mind set of your average Man Utd dickhead.

[klr]

Ah, the objective opinion of a Liverpool fan.

As sheer luck would have it, there is a life-long Man U. supporter in the cubicle from me, and he just spontaneously started singing an anti-Liverpool chant.

When Man Utd are confirmed as Premiership champions this season I, as a Liverpool fan, will acknowledge them as the most successful English club ever, at least in domestic terms.

I remember in about 1995, when Man Utd had won two Prems to bring their total all time Championships to nine against Liverpool's eighteen, that a crowd of their fans argued with me that they were the most successful English club ever because Liverpool "had never won the Premiership, just the old First Division".

That's the fucking mind set of your average Man Utd dickhead.

It's more like the mindset a Johnny-come-lately who doesn't seem to realise that football existed before the Premiership. That's certainly what Sky would want people to think.