Manchester United will be dominated in midfield. We know the ball possession in the final. It will be the 70/30 or 65/45 of. The question we can ask is that going to Manchester with 35% of the time they have the ball? Will they be effective in that period?
What is known is that they may be because they have the quality to do so. So it will be very open. But the ball is in favor of Barcelona. No team in the world can dominate Barca in possession.
Manchester is an effective team in the last 30 meters and in the top 30. In between, they will be dominated. But they have the intelligence to kill their prey if given the opportunity.
Ferguson has tried to impose his game at the last finals in 2009 and I would not be surprised if he changes his tune. For example, densifying the midfield and building a much more aggressive team.
Manchester has two great defenders with Vidic and Ferdinand. But Messi is fleeing an attacker. If Barca had a contact player, I would say they have no chance because Vidic and Ferdinand will take the measure and will dominate the impact. But Barca your two fixed side and your central defense is often found without marking anyone as Messi escapes and comes from everywhere but with the ball. Once he left the ball, he is unstoppable.
So the purpose of your midfield is to keep it from turning around and attack your defenders with the ball. But they have so much possession of the ball they'll find two or three times by halftime. The Barcelona suck your central defenders to make calls and go diagonally behind your central defense.
Does the experience will be a factor? This Barcelona team is beginning to have the bottle. Remember, these players have also won the Champions League. They also come to play Real Madrid four times. I do not think the context is emotionally more tense than it was in Spain. And some have won a World Cup final. Must cope with the pressure of a World Cup final. So I do not think the experience will be a decisive advantage for Manchester.
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