Carling Cup Surprise!

Who would believe it, Tottenham were able to beat Chelsea in today's cup. It wasn't just any game, it was 11th placed Tottenham versus third place Chelsea. And to top it off, Tottenham won in the first OT thanks to Woodgate's perseverance to find the back of the net. This game goes to show that anyone can beat anybody on any given day; it comes down to who has worked harder in practice and who wants it more. Well down Spurs!

Man U On Fire!

After yesterday's dominating win over Newcastle, 5 to 1, one thing is for sure; Ronaldo is a major key to success for Man U. If you look at what he did, he was involved in 3 of the 5 total goals; two goals and an assist. Also, Wayne Rooney stepped his game up and accounted for 2 goals himself and an assist. Overall Man U have now pulled within 3 pts. of leaders Arsenal who had a dreadful 2 to 2 tie to Birmingham. Hopefully for Man U's next game against Fulham, they can once again have a dominating game with the likes of Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Nani, and others.

Interesting UEFA Results

After today's 4 games, there was only one game that turned out to be what was expected; Barcelona winning 3 to 2 over Celtic. On the other hand, Man U was only barely able to pull off a tie against Lyon (1-1) - many would expect Man U to win, but Tevez, as a sub, saved them with a late game goal to seal the time. Another game, included Arsenal pulling a tie off against AC Milan - many would expect Milan to win. the final game included FC Sevilla and Fenerbache. Unfortunately, Sevilla lost - once again, many would expect Sevilla to win, but another surprising result.
Hopefully in the second leg's of these matches things will turn out for the better especially for Man U. All the way with MAN U!!!

Is Arsenal Really #1?

After today's FA Cup match between Manchester United and Arsenal it has become clear; Manchester United really are the better team. How can anyone ignore the fact that Man U won 4-0 with scorers including Rooney, Fletcher (2), and Nani. Just comparing stats is also another proven statement of this: United out-shot Arsenal 21-4. Some may argue that Man U won because of Arsenal's Eboue's red card, but clearly not because United only scored 1 of their 4 goals after the red. As you can see, United is clearly the better team and they will probably carry this back to the Premiership were they should win the title for the second straight year. Go United!!!
Darren Fletcher

FIFA Denies Premiership Plans

Today, president of FIFA (Sepp Blatter) has announced his denial of the Premiership proposal to hold games abroad. Sepp Blater, speaking to a BBC representative, said the following:

"This does not take into consideration the fans of the clubs and it gives the impression that they just want to go on tour to make some money," Blatter said. In addition, he told BBC that he will never allow this to happen as long as he is president. Furthermore, he made a good point by pointing out that this could harm England's chances for hosting the 2018 World Cup. For further information about this and to listen to Blatter's interview, go to BBC SPORT.

Personally, I totally agree. And anyhow, wasn't the first reason why people ever began to play professional football was because not only did they want to win, but they wanted to continue to play the sport for why it became popular?; because it was fun?

Season Soon to Be Over/ Premiership Ideas

As we head into the final 12 to 13 games of this season things have finally begun to clear up. The race for the cup this year is truly between Man United and Arsenal. For Arsenal, the remainder of their season relies of three significant matches; Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United. If they do in fact hold out, they will win. Ironically, the year Henry leaves is the year that the Gunners actually look like they may win this title. Hopefully, that is not the case. For the better, Manchester United will win majority of there games (including beating the Gunners) and hopefully winning the cup for the second straight year.

On the other end of the table, it is looking very lugubrious for Reading, Fulham, and Derby. With no surprise, Derby and Fulham are in last place with a whopping 10 point difference. Yet, surprisingly, Reading is almost guaranteed relegation after finishing in 8th place last year. For now, we can only wait as time will tell the fate of the remainder of the season.

Also of major talk right now is the Premiership's idea to have games abroad in other foreign countries by 2010-11. Personal, this is a good idea if these teams come and play in the U.S. to promote soccer, but other than that this idea will take a toll on the players (obviously, i am in support of the U.S. since I am from there). Anyhow, please do respond giving your opinions on what you think.

Games coming up on Saturday:

Birmingham v Arsenal
Wigan v Derby
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v Sunderland
Fulham v West Ham
Newcastle v Man Utd

predicted winners in black.