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If we sign a midfielder we will be fine next season. The likes of Welbeck, Jones and Smalling are all gaining vital experience. Whatever you say about Frogson he is brilliant at keeping us competitive whilst creating a new side. Look at Chelsea ffs, they finished 6th last season didn't they? And they're not playing for 4th or at best 3rd. I won't start worrying about us falling away in Europe yet, if we're shite in Europe next season then I might but the last two seasons, fair enough last season we were crap but this season I genuinely believe if Nani hadn't been sent off there is a great chance we would have knocked Madrid out. Look at us in Madrid, all the talk we would get hammered yet we did just fine and should have actually won the game over there.
It seems we say it towards the end of every season/every summer but the midfield definitely needs sorting this summer. It's such an important area and can only help our defence and attackers. I'd say we probably need two central midfielders. |
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They are 7pts clear in a far inferior league to the one we're currently 12pts clear in as well... I'd also argue that Real aren't necessarily superior to us either, and even if they are it's marginal and almost entirely down to them having Ronaldo and us not having an equivalent. Barcelona were ordinary (very good but not exceptional) and heading out until Messi came into the game. |
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If you are talking purely about the CL then luck plays a big part in it imo. Luck of the draw, luck in games etc.
Nani doesn't get sent off and who knows what could happen. We could be looking at a semi final against a Dortmund side that despite what people think on here we could beat Could say that about a lot of seasons in the CL. We just so happen to have bumped into the best side in the world ever in our last 2 finals Its all ifs and buts but that does play a part. As much as it works against you it works for you, Terry doesn't slip and we are still on 2 for example. Seems the general consensus is get over the line in the league and there is a big summer coming up. Fergies last chance to win another European Cup drawing ever closer he might make a few more signings, or he may go again with the same squad and win it with a bit of luck along the way. |
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More of a parallel is us "signing" Scholes last winter in a bid to kick start our season. The difference being we needed a 37 year old midfielder; Beckham has hardly played for them. Far inferior league? Dunno about that, the premier league is full of dross. French is slightly inferior maybe. I don't see enough of it to say for sure but I know ours is £#%&!. It's all opinions and I'm not trying to give a definitive answer. I just saw the players on show and they were giving far better account of themsleves, and expressing themselves creatively, than I think ours would have done against the same opposition. |
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Last night Barcelona were without Macherano, Puyol and Messi and it showed - they were predictable and there for the taking. PSG could have taken them out, but failed. Ibrahimovic was rubbish, Moura looked a player up to a point, Levezzi ran himself into the ground but lacked something... they missed a great opportunity. United may well have missed that opportunity as well, but then most of the doubters expected United to get battered in Madrid too, and we should have won there. |
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It was a very even game that United should have won based on Van Persie mis-kicking the best chance of the match. |
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