prediction: agree?

Title: prediction: agree?

Since guan zhu had given some prediction on the UEFA Champions League, i am tempted to give some 2 cents' worth prediction.

I think that Man U can win treble. But it will be all be handed over by Chelsea partly. Come May, i think we will see that Man U will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for the Premiership Title, then Cardiff Stadium for FA Cup and lastly at Athens for Champions League title.

So it will be three crucial games for Man U. So how do they go about to win them all? Easiest will be to win all the games and be hailed the Champions. But to place this kind of prediction in the world of harsh realities, it will be altogether hard to believe.

My prediction is A LOSS/DRAW at Stamford Bridge and the rest would be a Man U wins.

Firstly, why Man U to win Premiership? It will be a final match to decide the owner of the Premiership. Man U are in better form than Chelsea although there have been mounting injuries. A bit of champions' luck should see Man U winning the title.

Then, against Chelsea at FA Cup, Chelsea may just need to surrender the Cup since they have won the Carling Cup.

Lastly, the Champions League, i guess it is just Man U's year to win it.

Against AC Milan in semi-final, they will need speedy players to run the show against the old, slow Italian, Red Devils. But it is also a sort of revenge as a season before last, Man U went out because of AC Milan with two 1-nil wins at San Siro and Old Trafford.

More importantly, it is that i have noticed that the season right after World Cup will normally see Man U on form and winning major title(s). For example, after 98' World Cup, Man U won the treble. Man U won the 2003 Premiership after the 2002 World Cup. Moreover, looking back at Man U's treble year, the then No. 7 shirt holder was blamed by England fans after the World Cup. Right now it is the same with the current No. 7 shirt holder. Although there are injuries, Man U won the 1999 Champions League without full strength squad, if i don't remember wrongly.

Above mentioned are just prediction and may not be true.