Funny Moment..

Let's talk something off the pitch a little bit now. One in particular that has really catch my attention is the one that took place during the Reds visit to Seoul, South Korea. During their visit to the United Soccer School on the Ginseng Country, best pal,Evra and Ji-Sung Park found a way to spend time with Evra interviewing Park on MUTV.

It was a relax and funny interview with Evra asking some general questions like how Park feel about bringing United to his home country and what Park do to keep himself fit after a long trip from Europe to Asia when he must play for his National team.

The last question is the funniest in my opinion. Evra said to Park, "Why you don't like the English girl cause you always like the Korean woman?".Park laughed like I never see him laught before while gave an answer to the question.He responded,"Maybe they don't like me".

I think it was a great fun for them since it was a pre-season time. The hard and demanding season ahead will bring a lot of stress so maybe this kind of relaxation is exactly what they need.

You may check-out the full interview on You Tube or MUTV online.

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Thank you United...

It almost been three weeks since that sad and unfortunate tragedy happened in Jakarta. The tragedy that not only shattered the buiding itself but also the dream of thousands fan who wanted to see United players train and play right in front of their eyes.

It was a devastated blow for everybody not only the fan but also the sponsors especially. They lost a huge amount of money and some dignity. It was not on their willing but United cancel the trip for the safeguard of their player-rightly so- since they are planned to stay in one of the hotel.

Anyway, United showed some appreciation and condolence during their second match againts Malaysia XI when they supposedly play Indonesian All Stars in Jakarta.

I just want to say, please come to Jakarta sometime and thank you for the appreciation..

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It was all about the FIRST

Boca Juniors 1-2 Manchester United

That is how the match ended in the first semi final of the Audi Cup 2009. You might guessing that United goal scorer probably came from Owen, Rooney or Berba -whose all scored goal on the pre-season so far. Then you would be wrong because United goals scored by "veteran" and by a debutan whom both scored their first goal for the club. 

United came out strong on the first half eventhough both team played "cool" and calm but United showed plenty of determinism and willing to score. Meanwhile Boca relied heavily on their playmaker, former Barca man, Riquelme which they struggled to cope in the first half. United's opener came from a freekick and it was ANDERSON who stroke a beautiful left footed shot passed Abondazieri. It was his first open-played goal for United and he did some dancing to celebrate. United then kept the pressure and it was rewarded with the second goal from the new boy from Ecuador, his name is ANTONIO VALENCIA. Rooney passed the ball to him and he skip passed two defenders before launch a shot that should have been saved by the keeper. Anyway,who cares???It was his first game and he scored his first goal. 

Boca then scored a goal in the early exchage of the second half and wow it was a great goal. They got lucky on right flang but it was a great cross from the right hand side and finished off with a volley on the left side that left Kuscak with no chance.

United defended well for the rest of the match and win it to have the right to play the host, Bayern on today's final. Bayern meanwhile trashed Milan 4-1 on the second semi-final.

What a final it will be if these two play "seriuosly"..

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The New away Kit

Like the club's new red and white home strip, the black kit features a special commemorative tag at the side of the shirt and large chevron across the chest, reflecting the design of the shirts worn by United when the team won its first FA Cup in 1909.

The black shorts have a blue stripe along the side, a red devil graphic on the back of the waist band, while the draw cords feature 'MUFC' on the tips. The black socks have a blue chevron on the calf.

The Reds will don the kit for the first time during Thursday's Audi Cup match in Germany against either AC Milan or Bayern Munich. And Patrice Evra says the players are all looking forward to running out in their new attire.

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Preview: Audi Cup 2009

Next stop for United is the Audi Cup 2009 in Munich, Germany. It is part of the team pre-season tournament. There will be four teams competing here, the host Bayern, Boca Juniors, Milan and United. The red devil will face Boca Juniors on 29th of July and after that Bayern will play Milan. The rule is simple. Both winners face down on the final, the losers face each other for the third place play-off.

What are the odds for United?I think that as United face Boca first, it means that the challenge will not come any easier. Boca did not perform well back home, but they always proved to be a handful everytime United played them including the last time they played around 4 years ago or so.

South American team seems to have the ability to troubled the European side and it has been the case time and time again. The European side might well come out as the eventual winner but seldomly done it the easy way. If United keep the tempo they played for the most part of their Asia Tour,maybe Boca will fit that quite nicely. United must avoid conceded first in order to avoid Boca control the rhytim and slow the pace down. They must attack and score first and make sure they can have a grip on the match. Otherwise Boca will prove to be a pain in the neck.

Supposing they made it through to the final, it will be exciting if they can played againts Bayern. I would like to see how Frank RIbery played againts the team that has been trying to get him so bad.Maybe it will turn out to be a transfer afterward just like what happen to Ronaldo back in 2003.Who knows...

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Thats a WRAP!!

    Manchester United Asia Tour 2009 has come to an end. The last match of the tour was played in China, where United trased local side, Greentown by eight goals to two. It was an enjoyable match to watched as United stars turned on a great show especially Berba whose skills and dancing has mesmarize the spectetators and million watching at home. 

  Owen has also showed a great performance last night. He scored two goals and one of which were a beauty. Berbatov set him up stylishly and he controlled the ball on his chest before scoring with a half-volley from the edge of the penalty box. Great goal and what an exciting player to watch. Will it be a re-born Owen next season?Only time will tell.

   The living legend, Ryan Giggs scored a hat-trick on the second half. The first two was a goal at the highest order meanwhile the third was quite a formality. The 35 year old man from Wales has proved that he still got it and he is not done yet at least for another season.

  The only concern was Ben Foster. He conceded two goals and he did not looked too convincing along the tour. He made a blunder againts Malaysia XI on the first match and came on as substitute last night and conceded two. The second goal conceded after his past was carelessly taking care by a tired Fabio, but I just think he still got some work to do considering that Van Der Sar will retire on the season after the next one. So, he better becareful because Tomasz has set his aim of playing more regular first team match.

   So, the tour has been done. The good think was that fans got to see their favorite players while United could added their fund on their account. In terms of football side, their appereances in the far east could help raise the level of football in this part of the world. The class, well let say that to be fair, only Seoul FC gave them something to think about apart from the first shaky match in KL. Other than that I think United showed professionalism and lifting up to their reputation. 

   They cancelled their trip to Jakarta and what a dissapointment it was for the fans. Jakarta has a huge United fan base but a five seconds bomb has taken away the dream of millions from many months back.

   Now, United are heading to Munich for the Audi cup where they will face Boca Juniors. Great prospec and it will be a great test for United. Boca might not be as strong as they used to be, but south american team always proved to be a test for a european team when they meet. So, we will be looking forward to that.

   Thank you for a great weeks in Asia and please come again including to Jakarta. Glory Man.United.

Lets talk about the new Kit

New Season New home kit!

United had revealed their new home kit for the next season. It was the one inspired by the Old Trafford comemoration after a century of servinf the club. 

Red is still the coulor of the kit. A "V" stripe is on the chest part of the kit with Nike logo and club eneblem still right where it supposed to be. AIG logo still the main sponsor at least for this season as the AEO logo will replace the "contrversial" insurance company's logo started next season.

The real sense i got from this new kit is optimism. I think the new kit showed great sign of promise that United will still do something next season and hopefully win something. I would like them to win another BPL title and UCL title along the way. The desing looks more futuristic in my opinion. It symbolises the energy of the players. It looks cool but elegant in someway. What is lacking for me is desing on the backside. I think they should keep the litle stripe on the neck and on the down side of the kit as of last season. I think it looks strong and give a sense of confidence.

Well,get the new kit it is available in your local Nike store started from 16 of july 2009.

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