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General Commentary,
I think there are two things that killed Manchester United’s chances in Europe.
Bad Coaching/Managing
Day in and day out, I would prefer Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic to any defenders. No questions asked. In my opinion, they are the most solid center back tandem out there. HOWEVER, for the second leg rematch with AC Milan, with both of them coming back off of injuries, I believe the team would have been much better off to play with a lower quality tandem that was 100% physically, and 100% match fit. Had you asked me that day, I would have said Heinze, O’Shea, Brown, Cathcart.
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Match Reviews,
Premiership,
Billed as the title decider for months, this match ended up only being for bragging rights. Chelsea’s tie versus Arsenal on Sunday gave the championship to Manchester United, and made the game moot. Well, you would have thought it moot or useless, but the players saw fit to make it quite an entertaining game (if not pretty from Manu’s perspective).
With the title having already been decided, both bosses decided to rest many of their starters (in preparation for the real war to come).
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