milano

i never thought man u would capitulate just like that. in the first half, only for the first half, you could say milan were masterful. 90 percent there. man u were simply pathetic. i dun think there was any desire, any heart. surely they weren't thinking that they just needed to show up to go through?

but in the second half, milan were horrendous. i really cannot expect a team to play like this at home. defending all the way, passing around sloppily. it's almost as though they did not learn from the mistakes of istanbul and the first leg just a week earlier. there was no focus. and ironically, that summed up the pathetic state of man u. while there was some improvement, the fact that they couldnt punish milan for their lack of concentration exposed their own shortcomings.

i don't believe a team should close shop for 45 minutes with a 2-0 lead. it is in this kind of situation where u really can go for the kill by applying pressure, by attacking, attacking and attacking. make it 3-0, 4-0 or 5-0. and 45 minutes is simply too long to hold on to. a team can score 2 in 5 minutes. a team can take only 10 seconds to score a goal. so how many goals do you think they can score in 45 minutes? and don't forget, the moment you concede, your confidence is gone, their confidence will skyrocket, the momentum will be with them, and you will be finished.

and if you do want to defend, at least you don't give them chances. you need to disrupt their rhythm, and you need to make sure they dun get anywhere near your goal. milan didnt do that. that's why i thought they were terrible in the second half. if man u were sharper, and much better, milan would be crying.