To Quintuple Or Not

Well, its about seeing a quintuple. That's from Man Utd. Because, Everton is playing them in the FA Cup semi final. Everton last won it in 1995 and even if we beat Man Utd, we still have to beat Chelsea. I think we have a chance of doing it, since Chelsea will play Arsenal again, Barcelona twice and us before the FA Cup final, while we only have Chelsea, Man Utd in this tie and nothing else to play for. So if we win, we technically can sleep for the rest of the season until we play Chelsea in the final. Still, chances are in need.

Then, if we lose, the chances of seeing a quintuple is also in need. Man Utd have to meet Arsenal THREE times before the FA Cup final, and need to beat them in aggregate in two of them, before meeting either one of Chelsea or Barcelona. In essence, they have four important games, including the game tomorrow before they can set history. In reality, I want them to do that so that Liverpool definitely have no chance to be the first to do that. Sigh, if only their UCL opponent is someone like the current Sporting Lisbon team. Or maybe Liverpool can just roll over. One thing Man Utd can be happy about is that if Chelsea is the winner of the UCL semis, they have an easier schedule running into the finals, provided they beat Arsenal.

Oh, on a side note, the UCL has a very interesting sidebar. We could see a rematch of the 2008 or the 2006 final. Of course, people have been rambling about what will happen if Chelsea wins, or that Hiddink is the hero despite performing only as well as Grant, but what IF, Arsenal beats Barcelona? Henry left Arsenal to win titles, most particularly, the UCL. After he got to Barcelona, they lost La Liga, maybe they will win this year, but what IF Arsenal nicked it from them?

The only other pairing that is interesting is Man Utd-Barcelona, though I think Man Utd would prefer Chelsea to win. We know the problems with Arsenal and how Chelsea could exploit their youthful inexperience. Like Wenger said, "When you are so close and you are 20 years of age I don't know why you would be desperate." Winning the UCL will be a HUGE bonus for his twenty year selling club, noting that they are already happy to be in UCL through a top four finish. Of course, you always want to win, and if they win, they will need to juggle between playing the top three and not letting fourth place slip. Barcelona, of course, will also have a difficult schedule. But with the two horse race as it is, its only making sure that they crank the pressure on Real and hope they slip up. I mean, so that they could break away, since they are top already. That match will be mouth watering too. Imagine, the top three young prospects playing against each other...at the biggest stage.

Ah, what should I do? If the opponent is Chelsea or Arsenal, maybe it would have been an easier decision! Not to mention that Pistons are not really a real chance for any celebrations this year. Well, there is always next year.