What an incredible game, mostly for the complete lack of ability on both sides. Never have I seen a midfield so continually bypassed when there is so much quality on both sides in that department.
Chelsea's decision to go with one up top, Anelka, probably helped them to only have about ten offsides in comparison to the twenty incurred on our side. Also, their style of everyone attack, everyone defend was a strange sight to behold, as their entire team moved en masse up and down the field of play as the home team's players stayed relatively in their set positions.
It was no surprise when Anelka headed in the first after a scrappy free-for-all in the United penalty area following a corner but after this it was the team in red who started to control matters and set up wave after wave of attack, sadly with the normal result of a certain C Ronaldo (playing on the left) being at least ten yards offside when put through.
Half time came and went and the set pattern continued. Attack up the wing, offside. Attack, long ball, offside.
When the equaliser finally did come, it was from an inexplicable challenge from Deco just inside the box on a man nowhere near the ball, and Ronaldo kept his calm to slot the penalty just past Petr Cech's stationary body as he clearly expected the Portuguese to go down the middle.
Despite a couple more chances for both teams, the game ended in a stalemate and a few muffled cries of “well played at the end lads” and “should've 'ad 'em”.
The sad thing is, I'll go back for more, even with this terrible style of play.
Oh yes, and I was controlling Michael Carrick.
I'm talking about FIFA09 BAP, by the way. Should have mentioned that.
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