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2008-9 manchester united report card
results: A-
hard to argue with what we've won tbh style: C+ not really set the pulse racing this year for the most part, for whatever reasons tactics: B+ with one or two (two, actually) glaring exceptions fergie has got it pretty much spot on this year in individual games attitude: D this year we seemed to lack a lot of the 'in your face' bite of old. carrick, fletcher and giggs have a lot of qualities, but the ability to physically intimidate opponents is not one of them. this needs to be rectified imo. can we rely on hargreaves to do it? squad: A+ the big big plus of the year, after the silver, for me has been the way the kids have broken through. without a shadow of a doubt this is the best classs we've had since the giggs generation. fantastic to see fergie giving them opportunities as well. support: ? as the last game i saw at ot was before we won our first title of the fergie era i have no idea whatsoever. but i'm interested to know what match-going reds think. |
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Style is an A from me; I love the way we keep possession of the ball, the way we move forward as a team, the way we take risks, the way we grind teams down, our change of tempo is often utterly devastating and joyous to behold at the same time; I love the way our individual players showcase their talents, the bravery they have to try things... etc
Aside from dodgier finishing than normal, consistency from 45 minutes to 45 minutes is a main talking point of the season for me. Low marks on both tactics and fitness/conditioning are what have let us down this season - they undid us at regular intervals throughout the season, and ultimately they undid us on the biggest stage of all. Attended more than a dozen OT games btw, mainly £#%&! and full of the type of clueless marlos who post on here. That's why we're cahmpions etc etc £#%&! off and die. |
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Don't think the squad is quite as strong as an A+, there are some weak areas.
Squad size and depth maybe yes, but the midfield concerns me a bit - there's a lot of bodies but it still lacks goals and real power. The balance of strikers is not quite right either, again it lacks goals and we rely too much on Ronnie. A few adjustments here and there would prove very beneficial IMO. |
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Getting to 18 for me, personally, hasn't felt as brilliant as i thought it would. probably due to the fact i was only 7 when liverpool last won the title, and despite obviously being completely surrounded and aware of the history, last season was more of a personal highlight - a brilliant, brilliant double and moscow was just an unbelievable trip all round.
This season, arsenal and porto away in the champs league aside, i genuinely don't think we've come close to last seasons performances. Blame it on who (berbatov, lack of progression from nani/anderson, the tevez saga) or what (japan must have had an effect, 60 odd games is enough in a season without travelling round the world for that) you want but the dynamisism largely has been missing. That said - competing in every game possible bar one. wow. The league was pretty thrilling (nb: hair tearing) at times and liverpool were almost a genuine threat. chelsea came back strongly. but even not playing to our best we still won the league by 4 points. Superb. And winning back to back champs league is a ridiculous feat, so to get even close was phenomenal. Rome was superb right up until about 9pm when that goal went in. It wasn't meant to be. Support wise it's been pretty much same as. Euro aways are always superb - to coin what ste said, "no one travels like united". Newcastle away was a highlight domestically (no travelling southerners ) I've not been to that many home games so can't comment. got the st back for next season though. Roll on 09/10 |
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