outplayed , but not outdone

Yes , I am a sulking Manchester United fan , after Wednesday night's miserable defeat to the 'el magnifico' barcelona . The point is I wouldnt have felt so bad , if United would have put up a real fight . Just as we were getting back into the game, messi nailed it with his header . Xavi and Iniesta made Carrick , Giggs and Anderson , look like schoolboys . Its not the defeat , but the manner of defeat , which makes this one very hard to take. Well, like 2 eyes , 2 ears , 1 nose and blah ... everyone has also got an opinion. So heres my opinion on what Man United need to do to retain their status as the best club in the world (which they still are .. form is temporary , class is permanent !)

Goalkeeper : Uncle van der sar has been a great servant to the club during his time , but hes 38 now and seriously we need someone fresher between the posts now . Ben Foster and Kuszack should be getting the nod now

Defence : Whatever happened to Rio and Vida in Rome . They seemed like they had a pint too many before the game !!??? The problem area here is first and foremost the right back position . We need a Dani Alves or Malouda type player there , to turn defence into attack . With all due respect to Gary Neville , but he too is getting old now . Plus there is a huge problem there if Rio or Vida get injured . Backup ??? Johny Evans .... we need atleast one more experienced CB as cover !!!

Midfield : This is one area of the field which used to be our strength , and now I think has become our weakness :( ... After the Giggs-Scholes-Keane-Beckham era , i dont think our midfield has ever been the same again . Giggs and Scholes are red legends , and they will always be , but now surely age is catching up with them . So basically we are left with Ronaldo , Fletcher , Anderson , Hargreaves , Park , Nani , Carrick minus Scholesy and Giggsy i.e . Hardly intimidating :| !! Carrick is a choker , yes , he is a choker on the big stage . Nani ??? ... what the heck is he ??? he is better off doing gymnastics i think.Park , with all due respect , he is pretty average . Anderson ,,, i dont know why people like him ?? he hasnt scored since starting off at united ... We need a playmaker and a winger (maybe a couple of them if Ronaldo leaves) . A kaka and a couple of Ribery clones will surely make this team unbeatable , cos at the moment whatever games we are losing , we are losing it because the opposition midfiled has outplayed ours. Seriously this is one department where SAF should be looking to make major changes .

Attack : If Tevez is leaving , that leaves us with Rooney and Berbatov (more like Berba-fuckoff) as the only two recognized strikers . What the hell is happening in this department , i seriously cant understand . We need another world class striker !!! How we miss Ruud :( ... Get David Villa , even if he costs 50 Million $ or something .... if he clicks , he'll be worth every single penny.

That said and done , I think SAF should really look to bolster his squad now and beat the shit outta Barcelona if we meet them again in next year's CL . I am totally willing to play in the team (if people like anderson can play , so can I).

these are the champions !

wow wow wow

the dream final everybody was looking for , its Manchester United v/s Barcelona ... the holders v/s the bookies' favorites . Its gonna be one heck of a final .... I have full faith in Man United , a full strength Manchester United side can beat any team in the world on their day , but still , United cant afford to get complacent . Barcelona are chasing a treble this season , and their annihilation of real madrid earlier this season has left little doubt in the minds people about their attacking prowess ,, but minus abidal and minus dani alves , will they have enough cover at the back to stop rooney and co. .... cant wait for 27th of May !!