Putting in a decent bit of attacking play would have been nice too

(Bazongaloid, Wed 27 May 2009, 22:44, archived)

they did, for a good 9 minutes of the first half
then Carrick started playing like he was utterly flustered, Park disappeared off radar entirely and Berbatov played his usual "too cool to kick the ball" game

it only livened up when Scholes started playing his masterful tackling game
( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Wed 27 May 2009, 22:49, archived)