first things first. a very happy oktoberfest to all and sundry. my parents have been cruelly regaling their trips to the wies'n to me via phone but for those of you who are actually lucky enough to be in munich right now, enjoy! drink up! try not to get sick on the Hackerbrücke platform!
seriously, don't, it's gross.
ummmm. but I digress. how about that match, eh?
important points of note:
- Manuel Neuer has now gone roughly 820 minutes without conceding a goal (someone feel free to fact check me on that if you know the exact number). a credit to his immense talent as a goalkeeper, as well as how well our defense has been clicking.
- Daniel van Buyten may have his flaws but this season, he's shown again and again why it's good to keep him around. that was a helluva goal from the Belgian Bull. I hope it made Louis van Gaal choke on his words, wherever he may be.
- oh sweet beautiful squad rotation.
- it's always nice to see Arjen Robben back on the pitch. it's even nicer to see him score as if he'd never been away at all. the man is a wonder to watch, truly.
- Mario Gomez looked good but I'm glad we decided to rest him. Manchester City will definitely be our biggest test of the season, and we want our Torero fit and fighting.
- Franck Ribery, ladies and gentlemen. There's nothing I can say that can accurately describe how well he's been playing lately. If you had told me a year ago, I might not have believed that he'd be in such good form.
- thoughts, kiddos?
this blogger has a human geography exam straight through the Manchester City match (I know, I KNOW, it pains me) so I wish you all fun watching it while I quietly freak out to myself in ignorant silence.
"Nobody is perfect as they say, although Bastian Schweinsteiger quite often comes close to that statement."
ReplyDeleteThat's all I have to add.