Another Disappointing Loss

ManU lost the FA Cup final again this year. This time losing to Chelsea 1-0. There was such high hopes for the Treble this year, instead they had to settle for just one, the Premiership. All in all though it was a good season, winning the league and making it to the FA Cup final and Champions League Semi-finals. Good show boys.

A little behind the times

I haven't posted in awhile since I took a little trip down to California for a bit but now I am back and ready for action. It was disapointing to learn that ManU lost 3-0 to AC Milan, espcecially after their remarkable comeback only a week earlier. The loss ended ManU's chance at the Treble, but not all is unwell. ManU did capture it's ninth Premiership title meaning their Domestic Double is still attainable. They now only have to win the FA Cup to succeed. Good luck boys.

United win again

Manchester United defeated AC Milan this afternoon 3-2. It was a far cry from the smack down they laid on Roma (see below). Milan dominated the first half and were leading 2-1 at half time thanks to Kaka. Then Milan just sat back. United had almost constant pressure agains Milan which eventually produced a goal from Rooney to tie it the game. United never let up and although they had chance after chance they could not get the go ahead goal. It seemed like the game would end in a 2-2 draw. There was only 2 minutes of added time and United made the best of it. Rooney scored his second of the game in the added time to give United the victory. Now United only has to draw Milan to advance to the Champions League Final. The Treble is still alive.

Glory, Glory Man United! (x3)
And the Reds go Marching on! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Osama: MIA

One thing that I have thinking about lately is the American lack of effort to find Osama bin Laden. No one has been able to locate him even though he is the purported mastermind of 9/11.

The American War on Terror was all started to find one man: Osama bin Laden. Well we are into the sixth year already and there hasnt been a word about him in the papers in years. The only time we hear about him is when he releases some new tape. If he is so important and was the mastermind of 9/11, then why hasn't the U.S. tried harder to find him? Sure they invaded Afghanistan and looked in some caves. But that was just a warmup for the main event, Iraq. For some reason the U.S. decided to invade Iraq, a country which had no known link to 9/11.

It is surprising to me that more Americans have not been more concerned with finding him. The news is full of Al-Quaeda (or however you spell it) yet no mention or news of bin Laden. It's like they don't care about him. He is yesterday's news. Today's news is about potential terrorist attacks that never materialize and the death of Anna Nicole Smith. She wasn't a big star. All she did was be in Playboy and married a billionaire. And that garners weeks of media attention? Wow. Big fucking deal. Soldiers dying in Iraq and Afghanistan don't even receive that much recognition and they are doing something that actually matters.

The Americans have been looking for Osama for nearly 6 years. If they really wanted to find him maybe they should ask his family or maybe even George Bush Sr. since he is so friendly with the bin Ladens. Osama probably talks with his family daily, and he is probably living it up in one of their mansions in Saudi Arabia. That is why the Americans can't/don't want to find him. They wouldn't want to offend the Saudis. I know I sound a bit like a conspiracy theorist, but honestly if they can find Saddam Hussein in a fucking hole in the ground, I'm pretty sure they can find bin Laden.

I hate finals

It is finals week again and I am about to go (more) insane. That is the reason for the dealy in posts. Studying fucking sucks. Finals week reminds me of all the things I hate about university: homework and studying. Fuck why do I even go. It probably has something to do with the fact that I don't know what I would do instead. I don't even know what the hell I am going to do when I finish university. Oh well, back to studying.

No new 360 games

There isn't alot for upcoming 360 games. The months of April and May look pretty dry. Command&Conquer 3 comes out at the end of April but it is a RTS and everybody knows that those are better on PC (Plus I already have it). Then at the end of May Shadowrun is released which looks like it has some promise. Whenever I hear people talking about an upcoming 360 game it always comes up. Other than that there are no real big name games, or even games that look interesting. There isn't much to get excited about. Oh well I guess I'll just stick to my Call of Duty 3, which is still fucking awesome.

Manchester United 7, AS Roma 1

That is right ladies and gentlemen. You read that score correctly. ManU laid an abosolute shit kicking on Roma yesterday in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quater-final (I'm a little late since I only watched the game today and I didnt want to look at any scores until I watched the game). It was an abosolute beauty game to watch. ManU had lost 2-1 to Roma last week in the first leg. This game was supposed to be close. Supposed to be. ManU, who had not scored before the 29th minute at all this Champions League opened the scoring in the 11th minute by an great goal from Michael Carrick. Alan Smith scored in the 17th minute and Wayne Rooney added another in the 19th. Ronaldo scored just before halftime in the 44th minute.

4 goals in one half is money. ManU completely dominated Roma. They had 8 shots on target and 4 were goals. The only thing that Roma led in was possession at 58% but that doesn't mean much when you are down 4 at half-time. Roma's fortunes did not fare any better in the second half.

ManU added 3 more goals in the second half. Ronaldo potted his second in the 49th minute. Carrick also got his second in the 60th minute. His was the best of the match. An abosolute snipe from outside the 18-yard box. Patrice Evra, who came on for John O'Shea gave ManU seven in the 81st minute. Daniele De Rossi did score a rather nice goal for Roma in the 69th but it was far too little too late. ManU advanced on 8-3 aggregate. They now play AC Milan in the semi-finals. They should be tough but if they continue in this form ManU will have no trouble lifting the Champions League trophy.

I was a little miffed that Fergie did not start Solskjaer. He eventually did come on as a sub but he should have started in place of Smith. I have no idea why he started Smith, considering this was only his 4th start of the season. It turned out to be a smart move considering he scored but I would have liked to Solskjaer start.

(photo from www.manutd.com)