as the Olympics draw near in the Summer of '08 we will all miss the inclusion of Great Britain. but England has something else on their minds this summer. on May 21st, for the first time in Champions League history, the Final will take place between two English sides. on the pitch in Moscow, Russia will be the talent-filled Chelsea Blues against the fundamentally-sound Manchester United Red Devils.

for Chelsea the key will be what side of their striker, Didier Drogba will they get. at times he seems to be almost invisible. unhappy with the management, it has been noted that this will be Drogba's last campaign in the Blue, and his play sometime shows it. or they will get the Drogba that was full of life in the semifinal 2nd leg against Liverpool. i believe we will see the latter, i mean if a player doesn't play his heart out in the Final then what the hell is he doing out on the field? look for Nicolas Anelka to sub in early if Drogba goes into his lazy stupor. 

the key for Man U is going to be the play of their impressive mid-field. without a doubt Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best improvising players with the ball at his feet in the world. look for his free flowing play to expose holes in the Chelsea Defense for Tevez and Rooney to expose. also watch Canadian-born Owen Hargreaves on set-pieces that are within striking range.

oh and by the way i'm talking about football (soccer) if you didn't catch on to that.

peace.