Hello,
Derek back again.
I wonder how many other 4-0 home wins would be considered such as downer. With Chelsea pounding Wigan, spirits were down at Old Trafford and at The Scot's Corner. Goals from Darren Fletcher, Ryan Giggs, a Danny Higginbotham own goal and Park Ji-sung were cheered but the enthusiasm went further and further downhill as Chelsea started scoring more goals.
Wayne Rooney started and, once again when he starts, the team plays better. Burba missed more opportunities and was heckled again by the supporters at the club.
Members started talking about where it all went wrong and it was not easy to pinpoint. Losing seven games is normally an insurmountable handicap but in a switchback season such as this one, it was not necessarily so. Was it the defeats to Chelsea? The second one hurt but what about the draw at Blackburn? That really hurt.
For me, the defensive injuries before Christmas undoubtedly played a major part. I mean, Carrick and Fletcher (our best midfielder) was playing defense. Hard to win games when your entire defensive line, save Evra, was injured and your best midfielder is playing defense. Can you imagine how many more goals Rooney would have had if his midfield and defense were healthy?
This may not be a RED TILL DEAD thing to say but hats off to Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti who has proven himself in his first season.
For United, a team that lost the best player in the league and another guy (what was his name again, he wears blue), they stood talk. One trophy and one point behind history.
Till next year.
Derek
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