If you are a Manchester United fan, you cannot escape the talk surrounding the Glazers. Since the last season ended, where we finished 2nd, there have been talks about big name signings and we have been linked with almost every talented player on the planet.
Fergie has said that there is no value in the market. Fans’ interpretation of this statement is that Glazers are not giving him any money to spend.
But do we really need any more signings? Read Further
It always gives me a surprise to see Berbatov’s name in the starting line up along with Rooney. Reason being that we are playing beautiful football with a 4-5-1 or a 4-3-3 whichever way you want to look at it and if Rooney plays in that formation, there is no place for Berbatov in the starting line up.
And the game against Fulham was another of those surprises where Berbatov started. We won the game 3-0 in the end but the game wasn’t as comfortable as the scoreline says it. Its not that we were not controlling the game but its that we had to wait pretty long to be sure of the 3 points. Read Further
I hate midweek matches. Why? coz they make me wake up at midnight to watch the match. I slept at 2130, woke up at 100, watched the game till 330 and went to sleep. Then woke up at 600 to get ready for office. Weird sleeping schedule I must say and as my wife says ‘Just to watch a bloody game’. My wife is a fan of Manchester United but not a die hard fan like me and the way United were performing till the new year made her lose interest in United games and therefore she is never able to understand my obsession with weird sleeping schedule just to watch a game. Read Further
Games featuring Manchester United and Arsenal are always a joy to watch no matter what the position and condition of both teams is. Manchester United haven’t won at Emirates Stadium since Arsenal moved to their new stadium. Considering the form of Arsenal team, many pundits were not considering a United win and definitely not an easy win. I for one considered this to be a good opportunity for Manchester United to make a statement that we haven’t lost sight of our title and are right in the race. But did I think it would be such a performance by United against Arsenal at their home ground? No but was it a joy to watch? Definitely yes.
Carling Cup never really mattered to me as a Manchester United fan and I am sure it doesn’t matter that much to other United fans as well. But it did this time around. Why? Because it was Manchester City who we were playing. Its not that I really want United to win this Cup, but its that I didn’t want Manchester City to win this cup or even have a chance at it.
The build up to the game was full of Carlos Tevez and his antics. I really don’t want to go there since he doesn’t deserve that attention. Before the game Ferguson called for fans to be United as Manchester United will need every fan of theirs to be with them in this time when the club is surrounded by financial trouble. And weren’t the fans with the club. The noise, the atmosphere. The good thing is that Old Trafford is not a closed stadium with a roof, otherwise the roof would have been ripped apart with the noise caused by Rooney’s winner. Read Further
Manchester United had a chance to go top over the weekend and they took it beautifully with Wayne Rooney scoring 4 goals. But in my opinion the talking point of the game was not Rooney’s performance (we always expect that out of him), it was performance of few other men on the pitch that is worth mentioning.
One being Rio Ferdinand who returned on to the pitch in this game after being out injured for so long. And before that lay off, there were talks of him being no longer a good defender and out of his league due to his age. There were no signs of that age or those weaknesses in this game except for 1 instance where I felt he didn’t do enough to help Van Der Sar but the incident was closer to the corner flag than the goal. Other than that he had a very good game and provided a lot of solidity to the defence which was missing for so long. Read Further
Frustration has become a part of Manchester United fans’ this entire season. Performances by the team have most of the times left us frustrated and wanting for improvement and reinforcements. And when Burnley were visiting Old Trafford, I thought it would be similar to Hull City’s visit last season but I still had the belief that United would be able to fashion out a win – maybe in traditional United style or maybe the hard way. Read Further
One of the biggest reason I like Manchester United is because they play entertaining football. A kind of entertaining football being bettered only by Arsenal and Barcelona.
But yesterday’s game with Birmingham City was devoid of all that entertainment. First of all didn’t like the formation we started with: 4-5-1 with Rooney the lone striker up front. I felt it was way too defensive. Even though we were dominating possession but we were not creating much. I love Rooney but somehow I do not like him in the lone role up front. I always feel he is lot more creative in a free role right behind the striker. Read Further
When a fixture like Manchester United v Hull City comes up, what should a Manchester United fan be expecting? I am sure no fan would have expected so much loss of possession by United players and definitely not a horrendous back pass from Wayne Rooney which results in Hull City being awarded a penalty from which they equalized.
What would have been going through Rooney’s mind all this time? Read Further
So Manchester United have lost again. This time it was the banana skin fixture against Fulham at Craven Cottage and United lost it 3-0.
I have already read the rants at many places about various things: like the lack of chances being created, need for new signings, Berbatov and Scholes being bad players and Sir Alex Ferguson being a poor manager. Personally speaking, I was devastated seeing the performance on Saturday and I haven’t been that devastated since the 4-1 loss against Liverpool last season. Read Further
