Manchester United VS Chelsea May.8 Premier League (06/05/2011 16:00)

Hi Guys,

This is going to be the 1st of my many blogs. Now lets get down to business on the topic at hand. Keep in mind that this topic is my opinion of the match, so please no rude comments.Post your opinion,Thank you.

I am going to look at this match from the hosts point of view first.

Being a Manchester United Supporter, you are probably thinking "O boy, this guy is gonna bash Chelsea in this boring blog". On the contrary,I have respect for what they have accoplished as a team and I will say positive things about them.

United, i think, will definitely be boosted by the 2nd leg semi-final 4-1 win over Schalke 04 and also to have van der sar at the top of his game, ferdinand and vidic back in the squad, scholes and giggs dominating the midfield and rooney and hernandez great partnership upfront. a 1-0 loss at arsenal's emirates stadium,made me think it might shake their confidence,yet I was proved very wrong. If i was Sir Alez Ferguson Here is the lineup i would go for and why. 

Manchester United 4-4-2

GK:E. Van Der Sar- I dont think I need to explain it. His performances recently show it would be utterly bonkers to leave him out of this Starting 11.

RB:J. O'Shea- He had a silent night Schalke apart from Jurado's goal. He strung nice long and short passes to teammates making runs.

CB:R. Ferdinand- Unlucky not win against Arsenal, he along with Evra were the only ones to influence the united defence, (surprisingly poor perfomance by Vidic in that match). He should perform as well as he did then and put the nononsense tackles like he did against the Gunners and United should see a clean sheet on Sunday.

CB:N.Vidic- The Serbian Defender was on the bench against Schalke, but not icluded in the 4-1 romping. Hopefully he can pick himself up from the poor performasnce against Arsenal and help Ferdinand pin back the likes of Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

LB:P.Evra- He and Ferdinand were the only 2 players with any effort but not enough as arsenal dealth a 1-0 blow to their hopes of taking the trophy from Stamford Bridge. 

RM:Nani- The Portugal Winger had a decen game,despite not doing as good as Ferdinand or Evra, against the Gunners.Unsurprisingly,there were others who looked lost out there so you don't know who/if you can blame anyone for that result. Yet the Cape Verde born midfielder speed and skills are something to raise some alarm bells for the Blues back line.

CM:P.Scholes- The England Born Midfielder was sent off in the fa cup semi-final against man. city. the result ended 1-0 to city,knocking manchester united out of the competition. Should he be available against Chelsea, He along with Giggs should prove instrumental in midfield yet again against their rivals.

CM:M.Carrick- Has had a jarred season.Injuries and suspensions have been the main cause ,but I think he can pull of some decent display against their Sunday Opponents.

LM:R.Giggs: The Welsh Wizard will look put his magic again for the last time against chelsea with 2 other Premier League games at hand and a Champions League final, the Winger is at the top of his game.

RS:W.Rooney- The England Striker, after a poor start to his 2010/2011 season,has had a good run of form, a good partnership alongside javier hernandez, and 10 goals in the premier league this season. I look for ror to threaten the chealse backline with the Mexican attack partner.

LS:J.Hernandez(Chicharito)- The Mexican striker, scoring 12 goals this season and an  instant impact at United I expect him to start against the Blues.

Now on to Chelsea.

They have been on a roll of 4 wins in a row with West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspurs taking cover from the infusion of goals.

Malouda leading the Chelsea scoring charts with 13 goals should be included in the squad.

I dont think there is a lot more to say so let's show my expected Chelsea Lineup.

Chelsea FC 4-4-2

GK:P. Cech- Having started all 35 games for Chelsea, The Czech Republic GK will look to close down shots from the likes of Rooney,Hernandez and Scholes.

RB:J. Bosingwa- 13 starts from 20 games, will cover the flank and will have the responsibility to hold down Nani or Giggs on the wings.

CB:J. Terry- A valuable defender that Chelsea will need to close down Rooney or Hernandez.

CB:Alex- Has made 12 appearances this season(2 from the bench), and will look to help Terry with the marking of United's top strikers.

LB:A. Cole- Along with Cech, he has started all of Chelsea's games this season, Cole will be needed to keep Scholes from making breakaway passes to teammates.

RM:F. Malouda- Chelsea's leading goalscorers, Malouda should look to combine with Drogba and Anelka to create scoring chances like each have done before. 

CM:M. Essien- The Midfield Magician should look to put his magic to work and long balls upfield would eventually have the United defence crack.

CM:J.O. Mikel- Has started 26 games this season, and should combine with Essien to give a good passing unit and give extra cover for the defence. 

LM:Ramires- Noable in my opinion for that un-penalised(was he fined?) foul on Rooney earlier this season, will Wayne be carrying a grudge and do the same to Ramires?

RS:D.Drogba- 11 games from 34 games(5 sub. starts) the Ivorian scored in the 2nd leg against united as a sub but chelsea still lost and crashed out 3-1 on aggregate.Will The Ivorian and his Teammates be looking to take away United title regainal hopes and retain the Title themselves? 

LS:S. Kalou- He scored 10 goals from 29 games(14 sub. starts), can he score at united and overtake Drogba as Chelsea's 2nd leading goalscorer?

This is the lineups I expect to see Sunday.

If these are ,or are close to, the lineups on Sunday it will be a great match.

By the way, I donb't know if there are injured or suspended players in the lineup, but i hope you like like the lineups i thought of for the match.

Down The Wire Match to say. But I Say United Will Win 2-1,2-0.4/10 United Will Win, 3/10 Chelsea Will Win, 3/10 A Draw

Post who you should be in the starting 11 for both teams.

Salutations,

The England Tornadoes Manager