Thursday, May 26, 2005

What the?!?!?!

Champions' League Final 2005

AC Milan 3-3p Liverpool (3-2 on pen a.e.t.)



Amazing. Unbelievable. Crazy. What can i say man?? Liverpool have really done it and i still don't believe it up to now. That said though, this bunch of players really deserved it after fighting tooth and nail despite going down 3-0 at half time and written off as confirmed no hopers at the finishing line.

6 minutes of insanity (from both Milan AND Liverpool players) saw goals from Gerrard, Smicer and Alonso which brought the Liverpudlians back from the dead and weather the Milanese storm up till full time and extra time to finally win it on penalties... (argh... i still get shivers when i think of spot-kicks...). Congrats to all my Liverpool friends out there, this is truly your moment of glory and you all deserve to bask in it.... even if the bragging rights will kill me for the coming season... Fug.

To my soccer buddies Joe and Ali in Istanbul now, you must be having a whale of a time... do remember to come back down to earth and join us in mortal SPANS footy yet again k?



Best quips from last night's match at Stan's place:

"You should call yourself Teo Milan! (Zhang Mei Lan in chinese...)"
- Lih Soon, on Peiwen's stunning resemblance to Baros.

"Look at the size of Gerrard's d*ck!!"
- Qunwei, obviously concentrating on the wrong balls on screen.

"I think i'm going home at half time...."
- Lih Soon, after Crespo made it 3.

"Continue with mahjong leh...."
- William the wuss, at half time.

"Those cup noodles can be used for defending too..."
- Chris, convincing Qunwei of his lucky charm's qualities after they brought him 3 goals.

"Right-back? Sounds like a balance sheet adjustment...."
- Peiwen (or Milan), on my comment on Gerrard taking Finnan's role.

"It wasn't a double-save it was a SAVE and a WHACK!"
- GYC, on Dudek's... err... double-save?

"My God, he did a Zhanwen..."
- Tim, on Serginho's penalty miss.


Yet again, i must stress... i can't believe it.

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Sad... but PROUD.

FA CUP FINAL 2005

Man Utd 0-0p Arsenal (a.e.t.)



Haiz... what a way to end the season.... in a way, this last match encapsulated much of United's season.... playing well and creating chances but never managing to score the killer goal. This is the first time i've seen such a one-sided FA Cup final and i was glad that it was Arsenal that we were playing off the park (not kicking and muscling as Wenger would have you believe)....

However, as fate would have it, the better team lost on the day. I'm not saying Arsenal don't deserve it, as they have done very well to make it to the final and all their players scored excellent penalties, but United really deserved so much more for the way they dominated almost 120 minutes of the game.

This is a reminder to us... and me especially, that things may not always go as it seems, no matter how much it seems like it will, and we must always prepare for the unexpected no matter what. As the unexpected did happen today, considering we just saw United's best performance of the season, i hope that this will be a wake up call to all of the players and everyone else connected to the Club (even Glazer).... that next season we must never take things for granted and we will show everyone what we can, and WILL do in the coming year.

At the moment though, i am very, very proud of the whole United team and to Fergie in particular. You guys put in a great performance which i will never forget (even if it's mainly coz of the result) and i know i'll see even more of the same next season. Be prepared.



PS. Oh yes, on a side note, those of you who were catching Channel 8 and Channel U would have seen my live interview. In CHINESE. Talk about unexpected....

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

For those of you who have ever had doubts about Isabelle's intelligence level....


Doggone it!!!

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Mayhem in Manchester.........

Will Glazer's bid succeed?

Will United's heart and soul belong to a Yank?

Will this have an affect on next week's FA Cup Final?

Will all the players leave?

Will FERGIE leave?

Will next season be worse than this?

Will United fans all around the world boycott the club?

Will my favorite team crash and burn like nothing we've ever seen?

Will my love for Manchester United end in such dire circumstances?


Turmoil...

There are always more important things in life than football.....




NOT.