Early on at Real Madrid, Kaka admitted, “We are a new team, we have no automatic.â€
Since Chelsea have more automatic than Manchester United, the Blues will give them are very hard game today.
Yes, United have Rooney and an electric Mexican jack-in-the-box, more experience, an assistmeister in Ryan Giggs, and the world\’s most under-rated wide man in Valencia. Plus home advantage.
The flamboyant David Luiz will give United a chance, and Petr Cech might have to get the eye-catching Brazilian out of jail more than once.
In pressure games like this, form sometimes means more than history. And Chelsea\’s form is formidable : 8 wins in their last 9 games.
In a blood-and-thunder battle, heroes usually emerge.
Today\’s hero could be anybody.
If it\’s a thriller and a draw, I won\’t mind.
I\’ve just got a funny feeling that, on this Andy Gray-free Super Sunday, Didier Drogba will provide the all-important flick, pass, corner, shot or header. It could come down to 10 seconds of automatic. If Chelsea win , they will win by doing something practised, something we have seen many times before.
Against that, two of the three possible results will allow Sir Alex\’s Red Devils to take the title from Carlo\’s Chelsea.
Bottom line : United know they can lose.
But they also know that a draw is a win.
So, being realistic, Manchester United v Chelsea is likely to be a draw.