i'm the biggest sports nut i know, i watch all kinds of sports but my true passion lies with Formula One and a distant second Man Utd. i've been following them since the days of Sharpe, Hughes, Mclair and Bruce. seeing one the best Formula One seasons ever finish last month, i've got nothing much to look forward to but football. oh yeah though Michael Schumacher and Ferrari had the worst season since 1999 (when he broke a hig in Silverstone) i still thought it was unbelievable the way Alonso took on the giant McLarens and the Iceman. one of the best moves ever in the history of Formula One, Alonso on Schumacher at 130r Suzuka, on the outside, fuck me heaven doors that took balls. okay okay, before i go too far into F1...
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH MANCHESTER UNITED?????!!!!
its not like they lack in quality, serious shit they're packing some mighty mean players, Nistelrooy, Rooney, Ronaldo, Scholes, Ferdinand. i mean just cause a few are out injured shouldn't affect the way the team plays. since the day Giggs and Keane joined Man Utd they've been two of the most influencial players on the pitch, if they are in the zone, there is no stopping the Red Devils.
i used to hate Gary Nevile, cause he made some of the worst mistakes and then yell though it wasn't his fault. but last year he proved why he is Ferguson's number one choice rightback, so now he is injured, but hey there is still quality in the squad, there's O'Shea, i've seen him run circles around Luis Figo before. Alan Silvestre, one hell of leftback he should take over for the injured Heinze, middle i've got no idea what is wrong with Ferdinand, he is fucking up far too many times, he looks more comfortable taking the ball forward from behind, rather than bringing it under his authority when its brought into his yard. Fergie's got his work cut out for him.
MU had one of the most feared midfields in Europe. with Keane and Scholes in total command of central, Beckham and Giggs flawless on the flanks, today, with Keane and Giggs injured, Scholes suspended, Beckham sold (which i still think is United's worst decision ever) clubs like Middlesborough are running thru the middle like hot knife thru butter. we've got Alan Smith, not too shaby but he's got a lot to learn if he's gonna be the holding midfield player. Darren Fletcher? what is he doing out on the filed? he is clueless as to what is the idea of the game? got skills doesn't cut it. i think Veron did a better job than him. but you know seriously, ever since Paul Ince left, Keane did a wonderful job and no one else can seem to fill his shoes, there was Veron, there was Djemba Djemba, there was Luke Chadwick, oh god this is horrible..
upfront is even worst, Ronaldo and Rooney, great penetrating the defence of other teams but they forget that they are flank players, the man upfront is you connection, FOR FUCK SAKES GIVE HIM SERVICE, instead these guys are going for glory without any AFFECT AT ALL. we've got Nistelrooy in the best form he has ever been in years, up front alone without service. Alex Ferguson keeps forgeting, he is not Thiery Henry, he can make the goal happen, not all the time, he is dangerous in the 6 yard box and outside his efforts are futile, so get you flank players to to give him more serivce. and the 4-5-1 formation sucks, go for the 3-5-2, strengthen your defence, and get someone to help out Nistelrooy. Saha is out injured and poor Solkjaer still not recovered yet.
its really getting embarrassing to see Man Utd lose out to clubs like Boro 4-0 and Lille 1-0. the players are really playing as though they are demotivated or something. its like they wanna lose, just putting up a game just for showing up sake, thats not football, least not the Old Trafford way...
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Hear Ya! Pax ManUnitedca is gone forever. Keano is right, there are no characters in this current squad. For all their good qualities, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Ronaldo, Ruud etc...are not leaders. That's what United needs. Chelsea has one at the back and one in the middle but United have nada!!!!!
wednesday made it twice i've switched channels on Man Utd because of the way they're playing. yeah the lack characters is one thing but character alone shouldn't be the winning factor in a game. all eleven players and those coming in as subs lack hunger...
players like David Beckham and Eric Cantona, though getting into the headlines for all the wrong reasons, had one quality in common, they had the hunger for the win, and once they got that win, they went in for the kill. times when clubs won with 7, 8 goals are far gone in the EPL because of this, a win is sufficient in todays up paced game. Man Utd has the highest margin of a game won, againts Ipswich Town in 1994, 9-1. the Man Utd today is living on legendary stories already.
Man Utd needs to have a clear out because the players they bought previously can't play the new system. Ruud needs postmen...recall he indicated that he missed Flash B$#^#$d Beckham but got punished by Fergie several years ago.
Selling Beckham was not the biggest mistake, resigning a harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi Rio is the biggest mistake, bar none!!!!!
Also a case of good players but bad timing...Jonathan Greening was good but could not displace Giggs or Fortune (where is he now?). Anyway, instead of Glory, glory Man United...it is now Sorry, sorry Man United....
its not they can't play the new system, i think the new system is not played enough (thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson) by the players to get used to it.
Chelsea don't have that have flamboyant or superstars in the team, the have plain and simple people who will do the job for you, and ofcourse like you said, a boss behind and middle to ensure its done in style. the flamboyance and flash mouth is all left to their manager.
i think the perfect team would be Arsenal two seasons ago, when they had a no lose record going on. and United during their 99' Treble winning season.
United i think rely too much one player at a certain point in every season, currently the know their fucking up and rely on Rooney to bail them out. 3 seasons ago the relied heavily on Beckham and when he broke his foot, everything when crash boom bang for a couple of games, until of all people Solkjaer played on the right flank. and now i think Ferguson gotta experiment more with his players, instead of alway putting Alan Smith down right centre of the action, which is not working. and i cannot stress this enough, Nistelrooy needs someone upfront with him.
Rio, is seriouly fucked up as a holding central defender, i think he can play middle better, considering how well he takes the ball up. he is always out of his marking and does ball watching to perfection. the at times superb timing tackles are unquestionable ler..
United really don't need anymore players cause they have quality in all areas of the game, the just really lack the hunger and game play motivation, which is up to Ferguson and Keane. even though Keane is injured i think he should be present at the game on the touch lines yelling out instructions to his squad. they do things like this in the NFL you know.
(damn, feel like a sports journalist with my cigar and all)
hey Jonny, do you msn? add me oldbastard13@hotmail.com, we'll talk football sometime.
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