Ferguson certain of AC Milan Victory

• Poolman

  10 May 07, 03:35

  Fergie certain of Milan triumph
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson, whose Man-chester United side lost to Champions League finalists AC Milan in the semi-finals, said in comments published Wednesday he is "absolutely certain" the Italian side will defeat Liverpool in the Athens final in two weeks.
  
  "I'd bet for sure that Milan will win the Champions League," Ferguson said in The Sun tabloid.
  
  "I'm absolutely certain of it."
  
  Milan and Liverpool will clash in a repeat of the 2005 Champions League final which the English side won on penalties, after overcoming a 3-0 deficit at half-time.
  
  Ferguson said that he plans to acknowledge Milan's victory with a bottle of wine presented to him by Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti after Ferguson's side was defeated in the semi-finals. "I said to Carlo at the end of our semi-final that there is no way he can now not win this competition ... Carlo gave me a magnificent bottle of wine," Ferguson said.
  
  "But I immediately told him I would only drink his wine once I see him lifting the Champions Cup."
  
  Manchester United won its ninth Premiership title with Ferguson as its manager, and its first since 2003 on Sunday.

  Source : AFP, London
  
  
• Poolman

  10 May 07, 03:37

  what is his intention ?
  
  To make Ancelotti happy ?
  
  Or make our players buck-up for the occasion ?
  
  Or a consolation for his own team ?
• 798

  10 May 07, 03:54

  ferguson n his mind game again!
  
  he's tryin to console the fact his team kena raped by milan.
  
  if his team lose to chelsea, they will not classify as worthly champ as they nvr beat chelsea tis season. pple will say chelsea is just unlucky.
• Patrik

  10 May 07, 03:58

  He want to "por" him,cos he want to buy Kaka and Gattuso.
  
  Aiya,at the very least,we are in the finals.
  
• club18

  10 May 07, 04:29

  quote,
  "But I immediately told him I would only drink his wine once I see him lifting the Champions Cup."
  
  i guess he wwould never get to drink the wine
• allentyb

  10 May 07, 07:36

  
  
  why does he has to be a sore loser to the extent to say something like that
• kpo

  10 May 07, 11:37

  i think it's very good ... i hope ah ben paste a copy of this in the dressing room ...
• hmsg

  10 May 07, 11:49

  I thot SAF did say before earlier in the season that an English club will win the EC?
• Coquitlam

  10 May 07, 11:51

  I can't that Liverpool win win for sure altho I am a pool fan but for Sir Alex to wish for Milan to win smacks of sour grapes...
  
  I suppose if Liverpool wins, it would only go to show that Pool is better that both Milan and Man U...ah alas...teh rivalry goes on
• club18

  10 May 07, 14:34

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  I thot SAF did say before earlier in the season that an English club will win the EC?

  he meant man u, but then since hes kenna thrash by milan so much,
  he hope milan beat pool to help him save face..
• Patrik

  11 May 07, 00:53

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  I thot SAF did say before earlier in the season that an English club will win the EC?

  
  To him,there is only one english team in the champs league.
  And that is Man United.
  Now no longer in the competition,he sees it as no more english clubs in the competition.
  
• Poolman

  11 May 07, 05:24

  Sometimes ... or most of the times when we are rated underdogs ..... we came back with something , this time ? I see no different .
  
  We have no pressure to win anything , that will be much easier for us appraoching this game .