you have to be kidding about Managers mate...
This season has proven exactly why Sir Alex is the best manager on the planet.
Hes taken a squad which many people considered(and some still consider) the worst United side of the Ferguson era to its 19th Title in probably the toughest league in Europe. and to the final of the Champions League.
Pep & Jose are good managers... but for longevity & titles won i dont think you can even compare them with Sir Alex. and thats no slight on them...
i wouldn't be stupid enough to compare Nani or Valencia with Messi... because while there good players... there just not on the same level as Messi. once again thats no slight on them...
its the truth... Sir Alex is the biggest reason why were are where we are today.
im not being cocky or anything... Barca deserve to be favourates ... but to say a club like Manchester United have little or no chance if Barca turn up is idiotic.
If Barca aren't at there best and lose it will be because United forced them to play that way...
I'm not taking anything away from Alex, and there's no questioning he's accomplished more than any other coach. But at present, when people talk about who is the best coach in the world at the moment (it's a matter of perspective), there's a reason quite a few people will say 'Pep Guardiola'.
It's not idiotic to say that ManU have little chance if Barca are at their best. Barca have been at their best several times against major clubs and absolutely destroyed them.
The only club I remember giving Barca a run for their money recently was a team that won with an offside goal.
No matter how you slice it, Barcelona at their best means they have probably a 95% chance of winning.
ManU are a great side that is based around simple principles, such as hard work, never giving up, and using players suited to these roles with a mixing of exceptional talents to outlast and overcome other football teams (from what I see, I'm sure people will disagree with my assessment). Their dominance this season despite having arguably the weakest squad of the top six teams (Chelsea, ManU, City, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal) is a testament to Ferguson's ability as a coach and to the strength of the team.
But you have to understand that Barca fans have every right to be cocky and ManU fans need to realize this is one of the very few games where they are not the favourite or not heavily in the betting to win it.
The line you said about ManU never being beaten to me was acting as if ManU are the only team you can say that about, when in football there are a hell of a lot of teams you could say that about.
Fact that I think anyone with a brain accepts.
Barcelona at their best - destroys - ManU at their best.
I don't know if you watch them play but I do and, even as a Real supporter, I have every bloody right to say they have a claim to being the best club side of all time.
Shiznit mate, good answer.
To say anything else is just dumb.
Not going into the manager debate on the champs league thread.
:lol: Your the one that said Sir Alex was the best of all time.
What gets me is this air of confidence I see about so many ManU fans here in Australia that I can talk to or listen to (most of them couldn't tell what side Nani plays on) who seem to think ManU are the 'favourites'. No matter what you might think, and I can tell you I am bloody well used to seeing Barcelona destroy my team, if Barcelona play like they can and play as they should then they will more than likely win. The two teams at their best is not even a competition, but that's not the fault of the ManU team when no-one else comes close either.
