NikeFive: Week 4 in review…
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have officially entered the half-way mark of the DUPLAYS “NikeFive Indoor” League and we’re also into the final stages of the UEFA Champions league. Anyone else bursting with excitement? Join the club.
As we near the playoffs, everyone is busy counting games, scores, points and goal margins. As it stands we have 3 more weeks of exciting football left, which means all teams have 6 games left to close the gap on the leaders or their closest rival. The top 4 teams from Matchday Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday will qualify for the playoffs and 6 teams from Matchday Monday and Wednesday respectively. Dying to know who’s in and who’s almost there? So am I.
Saturday Top 4 – Unkown, Lambo, Galacticos and Vagabonds
The top 3 teams have 21 points each, while Vagabonds have 15. Close on their heels, with 12 points, is Du. Do they have what it takes? Time will tell.
Sunday – Top 4 – Norfolf Nway, Maths, Desert Chill United, Player Club
This group is proving to be very competitive as the point’s difference between the 3rd placed team and the 7th place team is only 5 points.
Tuesday – Top 4 – Royal Crew, Big Sky Wings, Zinkeiros, Davis Langdon
The top 3 teams seem to have secured their places, with 21 points each, while Davis Langdon have 13. The 4th spot seems to be up for grabs as there is only a 3 point difference between the 4th team and the 10th.
Monday – Top 6 – Adhaaf FC, CCCP, Dragon Flying, Nofolk Enchance, FIFA, P45s
This group too is very competitive. 4 teams have the potential to capture the 6th spot.
Wednesday – Top 6 – Bacalao Bacalao, Faris Abu Mayaleh Group, Showtime FC, ACWA, Dream Team, Dubai Financial Market
This group too is very competitive. 4 teams have the potential to capture the 6th spot.
In 4 weeks the only team to maintain their unbeaten run is ADHAAF FC. Bravo Boys, 8 from 8.
It surprises me, that despite being an annual event, I get so worked up when the Champions league enters its final few rounds. Living under a rock have you? No problem, I’d love to give you a round up of what to expect in the first leg of the champs league, this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Surprise surprise, we have yet another very English affair at our hands, it’s the Red Devils vs the Gunners, it’s the raging scot vs the demure frenchman, its English football at its best I tell you and I just cant wait. Both teams have won their respective domestic league games this weekend, a psychological advantage, the architects being, Fabregas and Ronaldo. Is that a sign? Will Fabregas’s return from injury be instrumental in arsenal’s progress? Will Ronaldo put the transfer speculation aside and lead the devils to their second straight final? It’s all happening at the Theater of Dreams this Wednesday. I dare say the devils are favourites to rout the resurging gunners, anyone know what the bookies at William hill are saying? I for one am with united, there’s something about dynasties, that’s so, alluring, the Celtics of the 70s, the Bulls of the 90s, okay okay so I can’t remember a good football dynasty but honestly id love to see Fergie lift another before he retires.
Camp Nou hosts Guus Hiddinks blue revolution. Can anyone else picture a Spanish juggernaut tearing towards the Chelsea team, waiting to run them over? Too graphic? I’m telling you, I foresee a massacre with Chelsea’s name written all over it. Chelsea fans will do well to remember the Barca side that lifted the cup in 2005, Ronaldinho was in the form of his life and it just so happens that so too is his protege, Messi. Samuel Eto was instrumental in 2005 and amazingly enough he’s at it again in 2009. But hey, as the aptly titled Bond flic, never say never, again.
