FA Cup 27/1/2008 - Sheffield United vs Manchester City

This live commentary and radio broadcast FA Cup match will feature Bryan Robson's Sheffield United trying to score an upset win at home against English Premier League high flyers Manchester City. Normally you would not associate the term high flyer with Manchester City, but this season they have stunned many with Sven Goran Eriksson carrying his new troops to the forefront and even scoring upset wins over illustrious rivals like Manchester United. They have been a force to be reckoned with especially at home, where most teams struggle to even get a point off Manchester City. Sven's shrewd transfers have contributed largely to this, with good buys such as Elano and Petrov who cost so much cheaper than most of Benitez's costly flops but perform way better and at a higher level.


With Bryan Robson, Sheffield United continues to exist in mediocrity and they should not have expected anything more with such a manager in charge and especially not too much from this live commentary and TV telecast FA Cup match between them and Manchester City. Bryan Robson has never shown himself to be a good manager except for a short time with Middlesbrough when money more or less compensated for his weak managerial skills. He was a great captain as a player, but strangely as a manager he has not been able to inspire many of his teams. Perhaps he has grown too big for his shoes, and has never educated himself properly on good tactics. He has also dabbled in lame transfers, and with Sheffield United without a brand name in club football, he cannot expect to achieve more. Sheffield United recently even lost to Sheffield Wednesday and that is a sign of mediocrity.


It is therefore a sign of things to come when we predict that Manchester City should overcome their away hoodoo and score a good win over Sheffield United in this live commentary and radio broadcast FA Cup soccer match. Bryan Robson has no motivational skills and even worse tactical skills, while Sven has actually shown to be quite a motivator after lifting a previously weak Manchester City team to lofty heights in the English Premier League. Therefore, anything other than a comfortable win in this live commentary and radio broadcast FA Cup soccer match will be expected from Manchester City against Sheffield United tonight.