That is a picture of Midtjylland(no that is not me smashing the keyboard) players celebrating Danny Olsen's goal against Manchester City. It was also the only goal, and now Manchester City have to win in Denmark if they want a place in Europe. City hit the crossbar a couple times, and even though they played poorly they were unlucky not to score. This has truly been a horrid week for Manchester City(sorry I'm listening to a British podcast as I write this) and they have to turn things around quickly. A 1-0 win in Denmark will mean extra time, but victory with any other scoreline and they'll progress. With Vassell injured and Jo at the Olympics they are light on strikers, and hopefully two weeks will bring better fitness, chemistry and goals(possibly Santa Cruz).The other big European game was Aston Villa's 4-1 victory over FH Hafnarfjordur(seriously, is there a shortage of vowels in Scandinavia). Martin O'Neill started Gareth Barry meaning that the Villa captain is now cup tied and would not be able to appear in the Champions League for Europe if he were transferred. This would bring down Barry's value to Liverpool, and shows that O'Neill does not want to sell him. Barry showed his value to the club, scoring in the fourth minute and the club never looked back. Young, Agbonlahor and Laursen all contributed goals as well. Tomorrow I will go over my fantasy picks. Most people would do a Premier League preview, but I like to give it a couple weeks before I give my thoughts. Some may think this is cheating, but it's my blog.
One Liners
- Blackburn reject £12 million City bid for Santa Cruz, does anybody want to play for Ince?
- Mutu ordered to pay £13.68 million to Chelsea, sets record for world's most expensive line
- Berbatov move still in balance, Barcelona may put their two cents(or 50 million euros) in
- Wenger certain of a new signing, Hoyte to join Boro
- AC Milan loan Kaka's brother to Standard Liege, create the term "vengeance loan"
