Friday, August 14, 2009

Weekend Review - 15 Aug 2009


Manchester United vs Birmingham City




"Man Utd have been traditionally a slow starter during the start of the new season, but why the high handicap in the first place?"
-Gary, 15 Aug 2009

Welcome to the new season. Despite the weekend curtain raiser between Man Utd and Chelsea, this is the first match of the season.

Not much to mentioned about Man Utd here as i have covered it over the last 2 posts. Most importantly, we will get to see how Man Utd are able to cope with the losses of Ronaldo and Tevez. We will also get to see how Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia able to perform better, or up a notch, when they put on a Man Utd jersey.

As for Birmingham, Alex McLeish has bring Scottish flair into the team with Barry Ferguson, James McFadden and Garry O'Connor. And some bad boy like Lee Bowyer. When i saw the squad list, majority of them are discards from other Premier League clubs previous seasons ago. Psychologicial speaking, they have a point to prove to the previous employers that they are wrong to let them go. I predict that they will survive the first season if nothing happens to their team with long term injury or the latest news of Carson Yeung takeover.

Man Utd Team News: Edwin van der Sar is out with broken fingers. Ben Foster is out with an injury sustained during the Community Shield. Goalkeeping crisis with the only fit Tomasz Kuszczak to stand between the posts. Vidic, Jonny Evans, Wes Brown and Gary Neville are out.

Birmingham City Team News: Christian Benitez, a record signing for Birmingham City is struggling for fitness.

Odds and Analysis: Man Utd have been traditionally a slow starter during the start of the new season, but why the high handicap in the first place? At 1.75 ball handicap, is way too high for Man Utd to overcome. Birmingham City will do better the second time round. I predict an odd goal victory for Man Utd. No punt for me.

Disclaimer: This review is entirely on my own views and opinion. I didn’t point a gun at you to ask you to follow. If you want to bet on this game, do so at your own risk. Pls bet within limits. Good luck.

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