Wish we could swap today's game for the FA Cup final not only because we won but because it was a fair bit more exciting. Both the teams were missing some key players and both had good chances of winning it during normal time. The game started off with United looking shaky but from the 20th minute we pulled our socks up and showed why we are the champions. We pulled off some good moves and slick passing at times. Ronaldos great run on the left around the 25 minute mark showed why its going to be hard to knock him of the top podium as the EPL's best player.
Evra's play by passing the ball back to Ronaldo and moving two defenders off him was key in the lead up to Giggs' goal. Giggs' goal was cancelled out by Malouda after a good run while keeping Ferdinand off him and then placing his shot beyond Van Der Sar's reach. I think that Ferdinand could have done a bit better to prevent that goal.
Carrick had a very good moment and a bad one. His good moment was his shot just off goal which would have left Cech scratching his head wondering where that came from and his bad was when he left Essien unmarked in the box which almost lead to a goal by Chelsea.
Vidic was involved in what could have been 2 penalties one for Chelsea when he "handled" the ball in the area and one for United when he was pushed in the air by two Chelsea players. One player that didn't seem to be in the game was Lampard maybe its got to do with the uncertainty of a new contract?
Both teams decided that if there was a draw at the end of normal time they would not play extra time and go straight into penalties. This is how the penalties went.
Claudio Pizarro - VDS Save
Ferdinand - Goal
Frank Lampard - VDS Save
Carrick - Goal
Shaun Wright-Phillips - VDS Save
Rooney - Goal to give SAF his 6th Community shield.
On a final: Nani played a small part in today's game but from what I can see his fast first time passes are going to be a problem for defenders in the near future.
Evra's play by passing the ball back to Ronaldo and moving two defenders off him was key in the lead up to Giggs' goal. Giggs' goal was cancelled out by Malouda after a good run while keeping Ferdinand off him and then placing his shot beyond Van Der Sar's reach. I think that Ferdinand could have done a bit better to prevent that goal.
Carrick had a very good moment and a bad one. His good moment was his shot just off goal which would have left Cech scratching his head wondering where that came from and his bad was when he left Essien unmarked in the box which almost lead to a goal by Chelsea.
Vidic was involved in what could have been 2 penalties one for Chelsea when he "handled" the ball in the area and one for United when he was pushed in the air by two Chelsea players. One player that didn't seem to be in the game was Lampard maybe its got to do with the uncertainty of a new contract?
Both teams decided that if there was a draw at the end of normal time they would not play extra time and go straight into penalties. This is how the penalties went.
Claudio Pizarro - VDS Save
Ferdinand - Goal
Frank Lampard - VDS Save
Carrick - Goal
Shaun Wright-Phillips - VDS Save
Rooney - Goal to give SAF his 6th Community shield.
On a final: Nani played a small part in today's game but from what I can see his fast first time passes are going to be a problem for defenders in the near future.
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