A Girl With A Football Obsession =)

When we went in to the match against Wolfsburg on Tuesday I expected them to lose 2-0. With a team of two first-team defenders, we really had no chance. 13 of the 19 players were midfielders. 13. Holy crap. Park was forced to play defense, and he is a winger, not a defender. I have to say that we did look really bad. We couldn't keep possession, but Kuszczak is my hero. He made so many great saves, he basically saved the game for us. Along with Michael Owen, Obertan was brilliant. I think it was the second goal where he beat like three defenders to make the pass to Owen, who scored.

I really can't hate Owen after he scored the winner against City and scored a hattrick to put us on top of the group. He is such a brilliant player, just not all the time. I think he has to be in a good mood or something. Basically, I think that he has been a good signing for United.

On a different note, I have no idea what we are going to do against Villa this weekend. I hope that Rooney and the Berba are fit so they can start, but defense will be a big problem. Villa are a good team, and I don't think that we will be able to get away with mediocrity again.

Liverpool were also pretty horrible today. I thought that because it was their last game in the Champions League this season they would win it, but of course they decided to prove me wrong. Torres came on for around twenty minutes and his brilliance is back. The team doesn't seem to be connecting and that bothers me a lot.

Barcelona also got away today with a 2-1 win over Dinamo Kiev. I was hoping that they won't qualify, but they are Barca after all.

I've decided to resurrect my love for German football before the World Cup, so I will start watching Bayern Munich again. I love all their players, but I haven't been watching any of the Bundesliga matches, so I've decided that I will watch at least one match every week.

Both of the Bulgarian teams lost their matches, leaving them at the bottom of their respective tables. CSKA has only one point, and Levski has 0, I think they are the only team without a point. Valencia also didn't perform as well as they should have, even though Veeya was playing. Liverpool also lost and I was pissed because they had been playing dreadful football lately. Man United's performance in Moscow also wasn't pretty.

Now moving on to the more important stuff. Let's begin with the only positive thing from this weekend (unless you are a Liverpool/Chelsea fan)- Valencia. They were lovely against whatever team they played and they won 3-0, with Veeya scoring, of course.

The bad: Real also drew with Sporting (I think) and I wasn't happy because I don't like it when Kaka is sad. Ronaldo really needs to get back on that pitch and make him happy again, and they can make football babies. I mean goals...

The ugly: I guess I should give you a warning that the following paragraphs/ pages might be filled with tons of angry United rambling.

The fact that they lost has definitely reflected my mood this week, and anytime any of my friends (who don't give a crap about football) mention United I feel like kicking a kitten. I guess I should probably talk about the game and how stuff went. I was really nervous and I didn't sleep well, but just like before any major game I knew that if they had a chance to win, then United would screw up. It still hurts when my prediction does come true.

Our starting line-up was not weak, and now that we have van der Sar back our back line should have been much more stable. One thing I didn't understand was why Darren Fletcher did not start/ was not on the bench. He is a great player and he could have been a great contribution to the team.

Berbatov and Rooney played up front, but as usual Berba was the link between midfield and Rooney. The first couple of minutes Rooney had some good attacks, but after that he was gone. Berbatov tried to make something happen with Valencia, but he didn't look very enthusiastic. Neither one was at their best shape, Berba's passes weren't as good as they usually were, and Valencia was chasing down balls like he should have been. Giggs wasn't much better either, I think he should have been subbed. I didn't understand why Sir Alex subbed Berba and not Rooney. He should have brought Owen in much earlier and taken out Rooney because he was obviously struggling.

Scholes and Carrick did OK, but not as well as I would have likes. Scholes' passes were flawless, like usual, but that was all he did, he didn't really defend or help create any situations. Carrick did much better, he created many opportunities, but he couldn't execute them.

Our back four were pretty poor, especially whenever Torres touched the ball. I mean you could see the fear on their faces the moment the freckles got the ball. Ferdinand was out of shape, and he should have been able to stop Torres when he broke away and score the goal. Vidic was fine, but some of his tackles were awful, same goes for Evra.

It was pretty bad, and we deserved to lose, but I'm still mad. Berba shouldn't have gotten that frustrated with all the challenges that went against him, that definitely affected his football. Also, Torres!!! AHHH!!! That little b*tch! I mean, I love him and all, but what was with all the diving?! I think all the frustration is out.

They better destroy Blackburn in their next game, or I will be really mad.

At least this is better than 4-1... Right?

He is back bitches :)

And Valencia equalized as I write this 

:D

1. My obsession with football began last year when I saw a Champions League match on ESPN

2. Before that I was only a football fanatic during Euro/World Cups

3. I didn't miss any Germany or Russia games during Euro 2008

4. I cried when they both lost to Spain 

5. When I watched the finals with my friends I pretended that I wasn't really upset when Germany lost

6. When I saw a Spanish soccer jersey the next day I wanted to cry 

7. That summer I fell in love with Michael Ballack 

8. He is currently my favorite player, even though I despise Chelsea

9. Manchester United are my favorite team 

10. Even though I don't particularly worship any of their players

11. I cried when United lost to Burnley

12. I cried when United lost to Barcelona in the CL finals

13. I cried when France lost the 2006 World Cup finals

14. I've cried too many times during this sport

15. I didn't want to admit that I was a little sad when Portugal lost the 2004 Euro finals, but I had to support Greece because they are Bulgaria's neighbors.

16. I wish I could see Bulgaria play in a World Cup 

17. My all-time favorite player is Zidane 

18. I had a short obsession with Arshavin during the 2008 Euro 

19. I think Messi is the God of football

20. ... even though Pele has to be the best player ever

21. I really dislike Cristiano Ronaldo

22. but I love Kaka

23. ... and Pato 

24. My favorite league is the EPL

25. Then Serie A

26. I love Valencia 

27. I hope one of the Daveeds join my Mans 

28. I yelled at a my friend's mom for calling Manchester United Man U

29. I have a soccer encyclopedia which I've read about 100 times

30. I feel guilty for supporting Liverpool

31. ... but ones I got over Torres's goal at the Euro final I fell in love with him

32. I also feel guilty for supporting the Spanish NT

33. ... and for rooting for Brazil during the Confederations Cup, even though I live in the U.S.A.

34. Sometimes I wish I had more faith in Bulgarian football

35. I don't own a single soccer jersey. 

36. I do have a Manchester United scarf

37. ... my best friend bought it from England

38. It was the best birthday gift I ever received, and that same birthday I got an iPod

39. I hate it when people think that I only watch football because the guys are hot 

40. I have no one other than my dad to talk about football with

41.  What I consider the biggest compliment from my parents is when my dad told me that I know more about football than he does.

42. I hate how other girls look at me when they see me talking to boys about sports

43. I hate the fact that I don't understand American football

44. I can't decide if I support AC Milan or Inter. 

45. I think I'll just go with Juventus, it's easier 

46. I got my first B on a history test because I didn't study enough... because I was watching sports

47. I studied for my Pre-Calc test while watching three Champions Leagues games... and I got a 100.

48. I never told any of my friends that I support the German National Team

49. I want to live in England just so I can go to football matches

50. I love proving people wrong about sports 

51. I love to argue with people who support teams that I don't 

52. ... they always think I don't know what I'm talking about because I'm a girl

53. ... I love the look on their faces when they find out that I do know what I'm talking about 

54. The past three times that I've been sick I sat home all weekend and watched 4-5 matches a day 

55. I've told my friends that I'm busy and can't hang out with them just to stay home and watch a football match.

56. I have the annoying habit of calling football, soccer

57. I hate the fact that my mom doesn't understand my love for the game

58. She hates football

59. When I watch a game with someone in the room I'm really composed and I don't really show my emotions.

60. When I watch a game on my own I freak out, and I curse in two different languages

61. I call my United players "my Mans"

62. If the team I support is losing a very important match I get really quiet and I don't move at all

63. During the 2009 CL final I stood still since about 15 minutes into the game, I didn't even more during half time

64. I remember random pieces of football trivia information 

65. I know more about football than I do about history 

66. .. but I still know the most about Harry Potter

67. I now want to paint my room red and yellow, but I haven't told anyone 

68. I want to go to college in Manchester just so I can finally be close to them

69. I cried when I watched a YouTube video of Bulgaria winning a match in France and qualifying for the 1994 World Cup

70. I want to be a sports commentator

71. ... I realize that this will never come true

72 ... and it upsets that it won't come true because I'm a girl

73. My friends are probably starting to hate all my football talk 

74. I don't think I'll be able to date a person who doesn't care about sports

75. I think I will definitely be able to date a person who supports a team I don't. Just think of the countless debates!

76. I hate it when people call me a typical football fan because I support a big club, and because I like players like Kaka and Messi.

77. I hate it when people make fun of a club I support because they lost to whatever team sometimes ago 

78. I follow too many football news websites

79. The background of my phone is a Manchester United crest

80. ... people always make fun of it 

81. My computer background is a picture of Manchester United players celebrating after winning the Barclay's League last season.

82. A couple of months ago I could only name two that picture 

83. Now, I can name all of them 

84. My mom thinks this football thing is temporary

85. I think it's here to stay

86. I want to go to Bulgaria next year just so I can spend too weeks at my grandma's house watching all the World Cup matches undisturbed 

87. I'm going to lie to my parents and tell them I just miss Bulgaria and I want to go and visit

88. I get way too emotionally involved with my teams

89. My favorite soccer jersey number is 13

90. I love Ronaldinho's smile 

91. I love Italian players' names

92. I can't stand the way South American clubs play football

93. I think this year's world cup final will be Spain vs. Brazil

94. ... but my predictions are usually wrong 

95. For some reason I love Jose Mourinho

96. I think Sir Alex is a genius

97. I can't stand Michael Owen, I think he needs to go fall in a hole 

98. I cried when I watched a YouTube video of Manchester United fans singing "Glory, glory" when they won the CL

99. I spend $0.99 to actually buy that chant 

100. It now gets stuck in my head regularly 

101. I'm surprised at how easily all this came out... 

    All the English teams struggled in their first matches:

Manchester United won their match against Besiktas 1-0 with a header from Scholes. Rooney was isolated at the front as United unsuccessfully played their 5-4-1 formation, and they lacked their usual flair. 

There is also speculations that United will offer Daveed Silva 30 million for a move to the Reds. I love Valencia and although I would hate to see the two Daveeds separated I would to see one of them at United. 

Arsenal almost lost as the unknown team they were playing against took the lead 2-0. The gunners who have been feeling the loss of Arshavin who will be out for a while due to an injury were able to come back and win the game 3-2. 

Torres was promoting his new book while his team struggled to win 1-0 against the Hungarians, Debreceni. I guess he was too busy thinking about his book during the game, rather than thinking about how to score goals.

Messi fought over an invisible ball with an Inter player. The boring game ended in a 0-0 draw. I mean there wasn't even a fight between the Ibra and Eto'o!

Of course I have to mention the Bulgarians, Levski Sofia, who lost 1-0 after a dreadful performance against Villareal. 

The other Bulgarians, CSKA Sofia, showed some excellent levitation abilities during the match against Everton which ended 1-1. 

Real Madrid was the only team that played at their level, winning their match against Zurich 5-2. This guy ^ scored twice.

He was jealous that Kaka looked prettier than him. Ahh... Kakanaldo

P.S. You know when they show slow motion replays of something that happened during the game? Well next time they are doing that watch the players' thighs, OMG they jiggle.