after what happened last season, i am cautious about boiling a season down to one single game. nevertheless, this was a very, very big game. it is unfortunate that we have reached a crisis point so early in the season. this game is very big, because while three points don't give us the title, anything less would really have put us out of the title race. the days of overhauling a 12 point lead are over because on a whole, teams are improving, and it is already hard to bank on one team to totally screw up to throw away a 12-point lead(anyway it seems only a charity organisation like us have that ability), much less ask TWO.
so these were 3 massive points. no doubt about it. given the way we have started, our first priority would be to ensure that we are still in it right at the end.
i watched 50 minutes of the game and followed the rest on commentary. heard that it really was a cracking game, especially in the second half. well, these are two top teams after all, not pretenders. while i don't like man united, i do have some respect for them as opponents.
the first goal was sheer luck. but that is what i ahve been saying all this while. go and shoot that damned ball. you miss 100% of the shots you never take. how would you know, if you never try? one thing about nasri is that he dares to take shots- that's why he has scored.
the second goal was a beauty. that off-the-ball run to create that space for nasri was a great run. i thought it was bendtner, but reports suggest it was walcott. if you look at the build-up again, you can really see the man u defence shifting to their right, and at that moment, fabregas shifted the play to their left, completely catching them out.
i read some of teh comments on goal.com. quite funny, really most of the comments. it's not just about the language, but also the way things are expressed, the views that are aired. it makes you wonder if these people know anything at all.
luck or no luck, it was a legitimate goal.
it is not a penalty that came out of nothing.
about the goal conceded, i don't believe you can try to hold the ball for 12 minutes against a team like man u. not with our current form. and not when man u are not dead and buried. the only time you can dominate an opponent liek that, passing triangles around them for 10 minutes is when you are 5-0 up, and they are totally out of the game already. at least we conceded a decent goal, not gave it to them as a present.
what i am happy about the game is that we outfouled man u. the foul by sagna on park, barging into him to stop a counter, was a necessary foul. unnecessary fouls are fouls that you commit when the situation isnt dangerous or when you are pressing the opponent around his box.
and of course, ferguson saying this "Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say that if you're going to be beaten make sure it is against a team that plays football." is the closest you can get to praise.
but before we get carried away, shut up and remember that we haven't won anything yet.
so these were 3 massive points. no doubt about it. given the way we have started, our first priority would be to ensure that we are still in it right at the end.
i watched 50 minutes of the game and followed the rest on commentary. heard that it really was a cracking game, especially in the second half. well, these are two top teams after all, not pretenders. while i don't like man united, i do have some respect for them as opponents.
the first goal was sheer luck. but that is what i ahve been saying all this while. go and shoot that damned ball. you miss 100% of the shots you never take. how would you know, if you never try? one thing about nasri is that he dares to take shots- that's why he has scored.
the second goal was a beauty. that off-the-ball run to create that space for nasri was a great run. i thought it was bendtner, but reports suggest it was walcott. if you look at the build-up again, you can really see the man u defence shifting to their right, and at that moment, fabregas shifted the play to their left, completely catching them out.
i read some of teh comments on goal.com. quite funny, really most of the comments. it's not just about the language, but also the way things are expressed, the views that are aired. it makes you wonder if these people know anything at all.
luck or no luck, it was a legitimate goal.
it is not a penalty that came out of nothing.
about the goal conceded, i don't believe you can try to hold the ball for 12 minutes against a team like man u. not with our current form. and not when man u are not dead and buried. the only time you can dominate an opponent liek that, passing triangles around them for 10 minutes is when you are 5-0 up, and they are totally out of the game already. at least we conceded a decent goal, not gave it to them as a present.
what i am happy about the game is that we outfouled man u. the foul by sagna on park, barging into him to stop a counter, was a necessary foul. unnecessary fouls are fouls that you commit when the situation isnt dangerous or when you are pressing the opponent around his box.
and of course, ferguson saying this "Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say that if you're going to be beaten make sure it is against a team that plays football." is the closest you can get to praise.
but before we get carried away, shut up and remember that we haven't won anything yet.
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