Are The Glory Days Over For Manchester United?
DISAPPOINTING DAY FOR MANCHESTER UNITED.
If there is any
Manchester United fan that can honestly say that he or she can point out any
positive sign after the team's game against Sunderland today then he or she
did not obviously watch the same game that I watched today.
Where do I start? Do
I start from the way the team first
relinquished the first goal by giving away a needless free kick that resulted
in the first goal? It will be difficult not to open todays blog from any other point in the game. I am still left in the dark as to why Manchester United
conceded a needless free kick in the opening moments of the game which resulted
in Sunderlands new signing Wahbi Khazri converting the free kick into a goal:
Why the tackle?,the Sunderland player
was moving towards the throwing line so why tackle him a few feet away from our
penalty box so the tackle was completely pointless and proved costly to the
team.
After Manchester United went a goal down it was like the team lost all
the game plan created prior to kick off. Manchester United started loosing
possession of the ball. The team kept misplacing passes and taking unnecessary
shots and barely even had little to no shot on goal through out the game
Before the end of
the game, Matteo Darmian was substituted as a result of a shoulder injury he
suffered from a collision with the Sunderland right back which might leave
Darmian out of action for at least three to four games or more depending on
how serious the injury is.
Manchester United was
introduced to our new young right back Donald Love who
might be required to
make more appearance as a result of the team
long list of injured
defenders.
This week I am
forced to complain again about the lack of quality defending happening at Old
Trafford. Manchester United came into the game against Sunderland sitting in
fifth place in the table, four points away from fourth place in the barclays
Premiere League table knowing full well that a win take the team a point away
from fourth place. Tomorrow, the top four team will play in the Barclays
Premiere league with two teams from the top four facing against each other so
the result of Sundays game will see at least two teams drop massive points so
you know Manchester United Coaching Staffs, Players and Fans will be left feeling
remorseful after todays loss. The loss was simply sloppy and avoidable.
Anthony Martial, our
new e80 million pound striker, made the
headlines again by grabbing an equaliser before the end of the half. Like he has done
on multiple occasions, Anthony Martial scored the equalizer by delivering a
quality lob over the sunderland keeper to bury the ball in the back of the net.
Martial has constantly justified his big money move to Old Trafford by coming
up with crucial goals in important games this season, so to me, it appears that the striker has justified his
big money move to Manchester United with his continuous goals for the game.
Damian's Injury in the second half may have serious
consequences in the teams hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next
season. While attempting to inspire an attack for the team from the defence, Darmian
carried the ball out of defence and ran right at the Sunderland defence but was stopped by
Sunderland defencive midfielder Lee Cattermole who jumped right into the
Manchester United right back and injuring Matteo Damian in the process. To add
salt to injury, the referee awarded the free kick to Sunderland, adding to
list of poor decision the referee made during the game.
Darmian may be out of action for four to six weeks.
All through the game, I carefully watched Manchester United
relinquish ball possession to Sunderland either as a result of Sloppy passes, horrible decisions or simply not being able to create good, clear goal scoring
opportunities in the game. With Manchester United ready to face Arsenal in our
next match coming in two weeks after the break in the Premier League coming up
next week, Manchester United fans should start to wonder, was Manchester United hopes of qualifying for
the champions league next season foolishly thrown away at the stadium
of light?