Soccernet preview Club is in the money, Scholes is back and looking to increase his Europe goal total, and SAF says this one will be harder than the last game. Solskjaer and Kleberson did not travel with the team. Silvestre has a minor knee problem, and an injury to Carroll means Barthez will be the #2 keeper.
Stuttgart will be a tough nut to crack (especially at home). I believe they have yet to concede ANY goals in the Bundesliga this season.
That would just be wrong. Funny, but wrong. Especially with Liverpool still technically in the title hunt!
I'm not putting Ruud on my UEFA CL fantasy squad for this game - Stuttgart makes me nervous this season. They have pace, a great defense (what happened against Rangers though?), and, as SAF says, are a strong counter-attacking squad. I think I may go with a Crespo-Mutu pairing tomorrow for some goals! I have Makaay and Larsson today...
With Scholes back, have faith in United. Ruud scoring again, things look good. I want 3 points but would probably settle for a draw, if United dont play well.
Giggs Diary If you don't already know, Ryan Giggs will write a diary entry before every Champions League match day exclusively for UEFA.com. To read what Giggsy has to say about Stuttgart, head over to: http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=8192/newsId=111831.html
Good article - thanks for the link. Interesting what he says about our history against German teams in Germany. How about this for today's lineup: --------------Howard---------------- Nev.--Ferdinand--Silvestre--O'Shea Ronaldo--Keane--Djemba-Dj--Giggs --------------Scholes---------------- ------------Ruuuuuuuuud----------- I figure SAF will want to go with two defensive midfielders.
And Giggs has apparently been burning up the typewriter this week - his ICONS.COM diary entry is from Monday as well. www.icons.com
This one will be tough. Stuttgart has a very talented young team. I think they're a bit underrated. It's important for ManU to walk away from this one with a point.
i am not talking about today's game but can anyone know why FSW is not broadcasting any of manu game live this year? if my memory serves me right they have aired only one game live (wolveshampton) so far this year and it was an friday. i remember last year FSW will go the distance to carry manu game, even making schedule changes at the last minute
If I lived in the city, I would *never* watch a game from home! You have the absolute best place in the USA to watch a match at Nevada Smiths. No cover and its the closest thing to being at the match that you'll get here State-side. Go early though and stake out a good spot close to a TV.
Hands down the best. Go an hour early for non ESPN CL games towards the final though. I was literally almost trampled and pushed up against the door by the people trying to get in behind me when the bouncer wasnt letting anyone else in.... Luckily I got in though!
Definitely not the place for claustrophobes. If it were three times its capacity, it would still be packed.
Manchester United: Howard, Gary Neville, O'Shea, Silvestre, Ferdinand, Phil Neville, Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy, Giggs. Subs: Carroll, Butt, Bellion, Djemba-Djemba, Forlan, Fletcher, Fortune
What is it? --Howard--- ---G Neville-----Silvestre----Ferdinand---O'Shea--- -Ronaldo----P. Neville--------Keane------Giggs---- --------------------Scholes---------------------- ------------------R Van Nistelrooy---------------- ??
Probably, I'm following on the internet. Sir Alex loves the 4-5-1, especially on Euro away matches...