Can see some people taking potshots just because it's against
Man U. Otherwise, I think they'd post very differently. It's funny
how they change their stance just because of the team they talk
about.
About the match, overall it was always going to be a close call. I
would more or less say it was 120 min of battling settled within a
moment of brilliance. Drogba scored but credit to Lampard too for
setting up the crucial final pass.
In a match like this, both sides had to take their chances and the
game could have been settled earlier if both sides had done better
in putting their chances away. Giggs had a chance, Lampard hit over
from a shot he has easily put away in the past.
Scholes had an absolutely good game and one wonders if he might
have been Man of the Match had Man U won. Cech was the busier of
the two keepers but he more than stepped up to the task.
And I must say, Mourinho pulled off a masterstroke in subbing Kalou
late into the game. His pace caused real problems to Man U late in
the game. I have always had a poor opinion of Kalou where this
season is concerned so it was nice to see him having some good
contribution in such an important match.
As for the Giggs/Cech incident, quite obviously, the ball crossed
the line. As far as I know, the ball crosses the line and if it
wasn't a foul, then it's a goal. The ball did cross the line.
However, was it a goal? Honestly, I don't know, because I feel I do
not know the game well enough to make a judgement on that. It
shouldn't be considered a foul by Giggs on Cech because there
wasn't even an intention there, not like the ref called for a foul
either. But what to make of it that Cech was pushed over the line?
Even if it was unintentional?
In the end, linesman and ref couldn't confirm it had crossed the
line, foul or no foul. It would have been equally contraversial had
the goal been given.
To me even before the match, anyone who won would have been
deserving winners. Even after the match, I still feel it so. There
had to be a winner for the evening, I'm just glad it wasn't settled
on penalties.
