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Berbatov, leading Premier League scorer was left out in the cold, not included among the subs. His spot was taken by Michael Owen. WOW! We now know Ferguson didn't think he could win, just hopeng to be lucky. I think his players could feel that and played that way.
2 years ago, Park was left out after being instrumental in the runup to the Final. Ferguson is willing to humilate his big signings in favor of the homeboys.
[QUOTE=Doggboy; 417672]Well put. It was pretty clear yesterday why the likes of Mourinho and Wenger have gone you actually try to play with them you get humiliated. IMHO-kudos to Ferguson for playing football against Barca tdefensive against Barca. If hough he and his team were soundly beaten.
Funny about the guys who can't keep themselves from fouling Messi. Nearly the entire Real Madrid squad, and Valencia had him targeted yesterday. Watching a guy who is that good drives them crazy.
And speaking of "lost on the field", what did much ballyhooed Chicharito accomplish other than being consistently offside? Talented kid but way out of his league yesterday. [/QUOTE]Well, since there was no midfield to speak of, there was no balls for Chicharito to play on to. Numerous turnovers by Park / Giggs / Carrick. ManU's goal was from a turnover deep in Barca space. Starting Nani would have relieve some pressure and create some openings. But Ferguson played his cards on a midfield Great Wall that Barca had no problems doing the samba through and around it.
But enough analysis, Barca is the better team.