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My Thoughts About The Manchester United-Everton Game

This was a pretty easy game for United. Everton came out looking to sit back and really never offered a real scoring threat in the first half. They did frustrate United but were finally beaten on a fantastic goal by

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MLS Cup Preview and I Know The Score

The final game of the MLS season is finally here. The league did not have the dream match up of Chicago vs. Los Angeles but they feature probably the hottest team in the league Real Salt Lake against the team

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Thoughts On Chelsea-Manchester United Game

This was another interesting game among the big four. The game was fairly open and was back and forth. The first half was mostly a collection of decent build up play but most of the attacks only created half chances

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My Thoughts On Manchester United-CSKA Moscow Game

In a game that many people thought would be a bit boring, there was a lot of excitement. United started off getting the upper hand in the game with Michael Owen getting some very good chances. Despite the dominance, CSKA

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Blackburn Game

Manchester United soundly defeated Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford. Blackburn sat back and tried to defend and really did very little attacking. United took a while to really set in but absolutely dominated in possession and the last 15 minutes

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My Thoughts On Barnsley-Manchester United Game

There was not much to this game. United were clearly looking to rest most of their starters and give some younger players a chance. However, they still wanted to get to the next round. In terms of that goal, United

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My Thoughts On Liverpool-Manchester United Game

I kind of figured Liverpool would be up for this game, but the United team were pretty poor. The first half was pretty back and forth with Liverpool having the better of play and were able to produce dangerous free

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Thoughts On CSKA Moscow-Manchester United Game

This was a pretty solid performance from Manchester United as they were able to control the game in midfield. The first half was initially dominated by United but later on CSKA Moscow held their own and were dangerous especially on

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Thoughts On Manchester United-Bolton Game

Manchester United absolutely dominated Bolton for 75 minutes but the game had an uncomfortable ending with Edwin Van Der Sar needing to make a save to end the game. The game started quickly for United in the 5th minute when

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Thoughts On Aston Villa-Chelsea game

The Premier League returned this weekend and the first game was a good matchup between Aston Villa and Chelsea. Chelsea historically has not had a good record at Villa Park and it continued in this game. Aston Villa was able

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