Retrobank Carling Cup Final Predictions

And here is the Carling Cup Final Predictions by the Gundu. Remember remember that i am the Gundu and that even though my record stands at 2 wins in 2 bets, i bear no respondsibility to your stupidity.

My prediction is on a 2,3 goal game what could go either way. My immense bias tells me United will win it with Welbeck scoring. Gogo becks!

May the luck be with us. And i be a Slumdog Millionaire. Its an immense feel good show in case you guys have yet to catch it. Love the standard Bhangra at the end. This is the Gundu, have a jolly weekend.

LEAGUE CUP FINALE 2009

The event that happens once a year.. Probably not the biggest match you will ever anticipate. I mean you wont hear Real Madrid,Juventus or even Hoffenheim fans staying up for this yearly but hey! its still better then Gombak vs Home on channel 5 right?

Manchester United face off with defending champions Tottenham. Tottenham qualify for europe via this and United erm.. get another trophy. I hear the League Cup goes straight in the trophy cabinet in White Heart Lane while Utd give it to the canteen tea-lady to hold Nemanja Vidic's protein shake. But the beauty about this is that United will field youngsters wanting to prove themselves to the nation while Tottenham one more silverware. Is Ferguson mad for fielding the likes of Gibson and Welback tonight? I think not. They have the hunger to win that piece for Vidic so that they to can claim a place in the team with him and boast a defensive record.. more than the other regulars like Carrick as compared to Tottenham. Tottenham need this..badly. They risked a UEFA cup for this mind you. United clear underdogs for this but expect the romance of the cup to come through. Its a win-win situation for United in both ways. Either the kids learn to lose or the kids morale heightens with a trophy.Both valuable lessons.Players like Bentley and Modric have to show mettle tonight as well to win this to prove their critics wrong for they ho-hum season so far. The script is ready. The kids will be picked up from nursery by Fergie at about 2pm Uk time. Will they get to feed on the big bottle is another question altogether. Redknapp will take his first team off their recharging cables where they have been the past week. 1 thing is for sure. There will be a winner,there will be a loser and there will be a hero.

In BPL, two of the top 4 play tonight. yes I have excluded arsenal! OMG! How could I.?? I didnt Arsenal themselves did..helooo..All games seem pretty straightforward but do look out for Boro who look more desperate recently as they host the Anfielders. Both teams will have something to play for and with Boro at home. And their disgusting fetish of troubling big teams. Quite perverted if you ask me. Expect there to be drama, goals and alfonso alves may just touch the ball from time to time..Downing due a BPL goal, Kuyt in good form and Gerrard is back. Alonso looked magnificent as well against Real Madrid.Expect a cracker.West Ham and City could also big another one to look forward to with Bellamy the soccer player/Club slut. i heard he once played for a school boy team when they offered him pre-school education whilst he was thinkin of joining city. Robinho thrives against smaller teams koz lets face it he is a small lad after all.. with a biiiiiggggggg wallet. Sometimes he just falls down on the pitch a lot. Not koz the BPL is too phycical.. Its just his wallet in the pocket.. Really heavy. Expect hammers to do their best and try to get back on the better side of results and with Parker playing brilliantly lets hope the fireworks are big enough that we can see em from Irelands ball head

Soccer Guru Out.

What in the world goes on in this man's head

I must ask, what is the man thinking?

Following his rant on Fergie a while back, we have come to wonder about the sanity of Rafa Benitez. Given his erratic team sheets and weird tactics, we sometimes cant help but wonder what goes on in his head.


So anyway, Mr Benitez has a remarkable habit of letting his result speak for themselves and he no doubt has done a fantastic job with Liverpool and won them European glory. But, what is up with his latest oddity? He has apparently cast his own future in doubt by stalling on a new contract. Reasons given are that the terms were different from what was verbally agreed.

Infighting within the ranks up in the boardroom have not helped matters the least with owners Gillette and Hicks not on speaking terms and having a divided opinion on the man.

The Gundu must comment that the guy is a great manager although a little queer at times but a good one nonetheless. One man who has proved himself time and again. Not only can he get the best out of his charges, he is also a crowd pleaser, not surprising since hes won them trophies unlike his predecessors.

Oh well, i must say that soccer coaches and managers should be allowed to carry on with their jobs with full autonomy without interferences from the board or anyone not in a tracksuit and jumper with the words coach printed on the back. Bloody ignorant fools should just stick to what they're good at- Nothing.

We wish Liverpool all the best in their quest for glory.

Yes! Wheeeee...

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Champions League Roundup

The Champions League Round of 16 is a elimination round for the winners and runners up from the Group Stage. Each team will play 2 legs, Home and Away. Group winners will play against the Runners up with no two teams from the same Group or Country playing each other. However, the draw for the next opponent would be open from the Quarter-finals on.

And on the the roundup of the first leg results.

Athletico Madrid(H) drew past winners FC Porto 2-2 with Porto gaining a slim away goal advantage. Athletico would need to win away to progress.

Lyon(H) also dug in deep at home to hold the swash- buckling Barcelona to a 1-1 draw. Could this drop in form from Barce be a result of fatigue? We can only wait and see.

Hosts Arsenal displayed one of their best performances of the season to beat Roma 1-0 courtesy of a Van Persie penalty. The score itself is not a accurate reflection of the match in which Arsenal dominated and should have scored more to extend their lead.

Jose Mourinho's record of only one lost against Sir Alex Ferguson continues on as Man United failed to capitalise on their first half dominance despite having the lion's share of possession and the team laying seige on Inter's goal only to be denied by the keeper. Final score: Inter (H) 0-0 Man Utd

Liverpool surprised with a 1-0 win over hosts Real Madrid amid speculation over Rafa Benitez's future at the club following his turning down of a new contract. Rumour has it that he will be heading towards the Bernabau by week's end.

Chelsea(H), following the lead of the other English Clubs also won 1-0 against visiting Juventus to show that their strength as Champions League Runners-up.

Villareal drew with Greek side Panathinaikos 1-1 at home. Panathinaikos should make it hard at home in the return leg.

In Portugal, Sporting Lisbon have their work cut out for them after crashing 5-0 to German heavyweights Bayern Munich who exhibited their Champions League pedigree. Coach Bento will have to work on damage control for their away tie.

The next leg of the knockout round will be played on the 10tha nd 11th of March and i do look forward to an exciting time as the clubs come under pressure to progress to the quarter finals.

The Guru has spoken.

Fortress San Siro..or Mistress San Siro

They say The San Siro is a fortress for any team in Europe. A couldron of pure intimidation where opposition of Internazionale were supposed 2 tuck their weeners in between their legs n hop back to defend for their lives.

The home of Manchester United, The theatre of Dreams, OLD TRAFFORD but for just 1 night.. Manchester United cheated on her.. found comfort in the mistress San Siro..

United away from home settled into their stride from the 4th minute and dominated the first half.Ronaldo carrassed at times gently at times at full force the full length of the right flank of the san siro.There was a moaning sound every time he got the ball from the San Siro. Some say he likes it rough. Carrick cajoled the fortress with intricate passing n defending together with fellow seducer Fletcher. Giggs almost penetrated an opening in the mistress when a sublime through ball to him caught the internazionale defence awein in amazement but alas Julio Cesar like a true demon outside the gates of heaven blocked off what could have been.. If only giggs had a strong right than a strong left..maybe a cut in..maybe the San siro would have caved totally and gave in and enjoyed the true pleasure of United's Sensual Seduction. The san siro was kept back from reaching a climax with Manchester United by the husband Internazionale.. or should I say Manchester United's father, Sir Alex saying "there there now..easy..its impotent..I mean important not to conceave..sorry concede..safety first". He employed a condom called the 4-5-1 formation.

The second half they say belonged to the home team. Ronaldo castrated by Santor and Muntari combined and Park and Evra made to do the running but alas Park lacked that cutting edge ability to deliver and Evra just had a weight on his shoulders.Not enough of the mojo.Adriano dejected by the high maintainence San Siro who realli had no place for the obese. His high surface area made even a primary four Science idiot see how it is that it could hold more as he won many high balls by breasting..sorry chesting it down.. but Evans was always there swallowing up the ball when it hit the ground. Ibrahimovic showed his class.. I would say primary six..maybe EM3. Next to a toilet in San Siro and two classes away from Mourinho's. Stankovic and his deadly shots would not have disappointed..if the San Siro was the goal post rather than the stadium. Julio Cruz came on.. Wise move from Mourinho considering the man needs twenty tries to get a reaction from Manchester United's mistress for the night.. I would call him.. a bit off in ability if you get what I mean. Alas Esteban somed up Inter's night..Someone told him that soccer matches are not about goals. They are about how many yellow cards you can try to make the referee give.. He actually belived the fella. Toldo saw Julio Cesar's marvellous display and thought if he got a yellow card someone might remember him. I wonder what position he plays in. Is he a coach now?He should be a teacher as he taught Ibrahimovic the word "Irony" when he sat back on his seat labelled "respect".

Alas, a goalless draw. Mourinho says he will bring the home team home to see his "special one". Koz it werked when he used it on drogba. Ferguson gleefully anticipates a night in Old trafford because for all the hype the mistress was just a one night stand and there can only be one theatre of dreams where dreams take off,unfold and just happen..

Special thanks to teamtalk.com for an image of Giggs to summarize what could have been

Soccer Gundu out.. of the mistress.. Coming home to the wife

The Big Match: Manchester United vs Inter Milan

VS

Its not so much United against Inter but more of King Fergie of English Soccer vs The Chosen One Mourinho. Compared to their previously encounters from years back, they have a record of 6 draws and 1 win each which is pretty decent except that Fergie has been in the business longer than i have been alive. I must say that there has been an increased show of respect between the two and less of the fireworks that made us all dislike Mourinho with perfect hatred. Looks to be a juicy clash between the 2 top sides. Will United pull off the Italian Job or get caught trying?

Looking at their league standings, both teams occupy top spots in their respective leagues with very comfortable point buffers. United have 7 points ahead of loserpool and Milan are comfortable against AC Milan and their Goldenballs. There is Ibrahimovic and Adriano against the triumverate of Berbatov, Rooney and Tevez. Down in defence, Christian Chivu is in a struggle to get fit just like how there is a gap in United's defence. Seems like a pretty even match to the gundu.

My odds on are for either a goaless draw or a slim 1 nil win to either side. 0,1 goals for the gundu for the match and lets see how it turns out.

On another note, I would like to comment on Becks a.k.a Golden Balls. He has been one of the most dedicated High Profile English players of late who puts in tons of effort and never gives up doing his best. Few other Englishmen exemplify such dedication apart from Frank Lampard and to a certain extent, John Terry. What happened to the youngsters? Have they let fame and success and the free sex go to their heads?? So anyway, Golden Balls is a really fickle-minded whiney little man who lets his wife rule his life. From L.A Galaxy, where he still has quite a fair bit of his contract to fulfill, he now wants to move to AC Milan on a permanent basis. Seems a bit like Larsson a while back except that he didnt turn tail on his Swiss club. SO while the world spectates on the Becks wrangle, lets us go to bed early and rise for the battle of Reds against Blues.

Who will prevail tonight? A good head or a passionate heart.

The Gundu has spoken.

The special one..s

No I am not talkin bout Mourinho koz lets face it..thats his job.. N no I still have to wait n see on the Golden goose called guus but I am referrin to every team's special 1

Liverpool has Xabi Alonso,Manchester United have Carrick,The toffees have Cahill,Chelsea have Essien,Arsenal have Cesc,Bolton have Kevin Davies,hammers have Parker,Stoke have Delap,Villa have Reo-Coker...and the list just goes on.. Basicalli The unsung Fulcrums of the teams who give the team the cutting edge..

For the big 5..yes I have included Villa.. All players did not play this week which was disappointing.. Wait a second I thought I saw Carrick play.. U did?? Well he was aweful in probably his worst performance this season vs Blackburn. Ferdinand might have been a defensive blurblock but Carrick just didn show up. However, the final score still read Manchester United 2-1 Blackburn and Guess who but Crissy "I want my Mummy" Ronaldo scoring an absolute beauty of a freekick. Among the top 5 only Chelsea and Utd showed strength in dept to cut the troats of their advesaries without their special ones and deserve special mention this week.Lampard and Anelka provided the piece of magic for Chelsea A la nani n Rooney intially for United. Did both teams play well? Not entirely though Chelsea looked more hungry then they have been this season. Some say those who play badly and carve up the luck win games.. I say those who lose their better players and yet have the strength to do "sumthin special" deserve to win game..

Overall I was most impressed with Bolton and Stoke this week. My heart goes out to Shawcross who really lacked composure when it mattered but the hammers will be wonderin what went wrong in 12 mins but they can take a little away that Savio finally turned up for them after his 9 million pound move but he doesn look exceptional as yet.If he does not score soon it could go horribly wrong for Zola. Pool were down 1-0 when Benitez Shouted " F*** the premiership I wanna beat Real so they will pay me more next season!" . You didn hear it but you saw it when he brought Nabil El Zhar on when they were 1 down. Man City were not impressive and a draw a fair result.Arshavin impressed on his debut as Arsenal go back to basics with their clean sheet streak.. With goals comin up they should be a better team come season end..

The guru..The Soccer guru..and his 2 cents werth..

Gundu Post Match

And so the late kick-offs have left me in a daze, half waking and half dozing. *shakes fists at the broadcasters.
It was as i thought it would be with 3 goals and a whole load of controversy. Roo and Ron with goals apiece, the result of a magical moment. Doubters, cast away!
The gundu is not +5 on the gambling stakes and the next big match against Inter Milan should yield similar dividends provided the hole in defence could be patched. My fantasy defence, Fabio and Raphael, the Twin Terrors.

Stay tuned for the Guru's debut and i will be back with the Big Match on GG Football Crazy! I sure would love Jamie Yeo on my show!

The Gundu has spoken.

The Big Match: Man Utd vs Blackburn Rovers

The Big Match between Man Utd v Blackburn Rovers.

Like the past 7 games United have played in, the kick-off time here in humid Singapore has been pass midnight which is, in the gundu's opinion, a sign of United's popularity. The broadcasting companies know that given the immense passion fans have for the game and their dedication to the club, they'll be up to catch matches at all hours and that is no exaggeration.

So anyway, the Big Match tonight pits high flying United against languishing Rovers which looks to be pretty one sided with their manager conceding United's ability to either rip apart opposition or just secure a win with divine intervention. Providence i tell you..providence. Something that occasionally happens when you have a red devil in your club crest. In my honest opinion, nothing beats selling a devil on your heart rather than Roses. Flowers wither. And tonight, the red petals of the Rovers will be torn from the stem. Agonisingly, with echoes of "they score, they score not."

How do i see it? Probably a 2 or 3 nil win with Rooney, Ronaldo and Berbatov with a goal apiece. Fantastic pieces of skill in the midfield engine room with Carrick, Giggs and Park working together as a midfield unit capable of dealing with anything Big Sam can throw. Not to mention the defence with Vidic the Braveheart, Ferdinand the Lionheart and Van de Saar the shackler.

Echoeing the tunes of certain rival fans, " Come on you Reds!..Come on you Reds..." But unlike a certain team in white which labels Berbatov a whore, the Red Devils will come. And the Saints can go marching on wherever they are in the lower levels.

This is the Gundu. Peace out.

Why? Tell me Why! Why?!

Just give me a reason why not? Why cannot?? Why????

Ok, heres why so quit asking.

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