MANCHESTER UNITED STILL ON COURSE TO END THE CURRENT SEASON WITH SOME ACHIEVED SUCCESS
Fans can have insights on what might possibly happen around a certain club which the fan base supports. Sportswriters and sports analysts appear to be the best outlets when the issue of delivering reliable information is raised.
But don’t fall for the misunderstanding that comes with placing the reliability given to news outlets, sports analysts, and sports Journalists over the reliability given to the information received from club managers and players who are the ones with inadept knowledge of what happens behind closed doors.
Yes, some sports analysts and some sportswriters do deliver accurate information frequently but the complete knowledge of what’s happening within the team is within the grasp of club managers, the players of that team, and the owners of the football club.
With that being said, information received directly from the outspoken words of managers or the outspoken words of club owners will always carry extra importance to any sports analyst or any sports journalist.
The information delivered in this week’s weekend article points to information received directly from Manchester United women’s team manager Cassey Stoney and the information is regarding Manchester United’s current to qualify for next season’s Women’s UEFA Champions League competition.
Manager Cassey Stoney’s side is currently sitting in 3rd spot in the Barclays Women Soccer league table with just a few points separating The Red Devils and fourth-place team Arsenal.
With less than five games to go in this season’s FA Women’s Soccer League competitions, the stakes are high for Manchester United in regards to if Manchester United can finish the season strong by securing a place in next season‘s women’s UEFA Champions League competition.
What's the mindset of Manchester United manager Casey Stoney heading into the last remaining games of the season?
Approaching the last batch of games remaining in the 2020/21 season as must-win games is the clear message manager Casey Stoney is demanding from her Manchester United team. The Red Devils are on the right track to finish the season in third place in the FA Women’s Soccer League table which secures Manchester United with their first appears in the women’s UEFA Champions League competition.
A fourth-place finish for Manchester United this season will mean Manchester United will stare at a future next season complete with yet another missed opportunity to play in the prestigious women’s UEFA Champions League competition.
Nevertheless, at the moment, the Red Devils still retain a narrow hold ahead of fourth-place side Arsenal for that third and final qualification spot for next season’s UEFA Champions League competition.
Should Manchester United hold on to the third spot on the Barclays FA Women’s League table after the 2020/21 season and subsequently qualify for next season’s Champions League competition, Champions League qualification will be a massive accomplishment for a team that just earned promotion merely two years ago.
Manager Casey Stoney has been caught on a few occasions` downplaying the quick progression achieved by her Manchester United team from earning promotion into the Barclays Women’s Soccer League to being on the verge of securing a top-three finish in this season’s Barclays Women’s Soccer League which will see Manchester United secure a place in next seasons UEFA Champions League competition.
The first and only Manchester United women’s team to achieve such an accomplishment.
The fact of the matter is that this current Manchester United is certainly feeling the pressure coming from the expectation received from various sports journalists, from various football analysts, and from the Global fan base which Manchester United football club has been able to generate over the past few years.
As a Manchester United team, the pressure of succeeding on the pitch, the pressure to deliver trophies season after season automatically becomes the demand placed on any Manchester United team.
In fairness to the Manchester United women’s team, the rate of development received from manager Cassey Stoney’s side has grown above expectation. From gaining promotion into the Barclays FA Women’s League to now being on the verge of qualifying for next season's Women’s UEFA Champions League competition, the growth rate is certainly there to be seen by the Manchester United women’s team.
However, with rapid growth comes rapid pressure and in a recent interview conducted in the early period of March 2021, Manchester United manager Cassey Stoney appears to have indirectly admitted that the pressure has intensified in the form of this season’s race for the remaining two UEFA Champions League qualification spots in this season’s Barclay’s Women’s Soccer League table.
With teams such as Arsenal and Everton both snapping at the heels of Manchester United as both Arsenal and Everton try to force their way into securing one of the qualification spots available for next seasons UEFA Champions League competition, the excitement and the intensity experienced in the 2020/21 Women’s Soccer League season so far is certainly far from over.
Having established the reality that the 2020/21 Women's Soccer League season is still not over yet, the pressure is certainly on Manchester United to secure at least ten points in the last four games remaining in the season if manager Casey Stoney’s side is to edge out all other teams in the race to secure that third and final UEFA champions league place.
The Pressure to secure that last remaining qualification spot for next season’s UEFA Champions League competition is certainly on Manchester United.
However, an attempted analysis of what type of mindset this Manchester United team might be carrying heading into the last stage of the season shows- judging from some of the latest quotes received from Manchester United manager Casey Stoney- appear to have set up her Manchester United side to remain hungry and vigilant during the last three remaining games of the season especially considering how resilient Tottenham, Bristol City, and Everton have been this season.
"Every game is a cup final for us now. Every game is a must-win. We know that in terms of our league position but we have to focus on the process and the performance. You can never focus on the outcome, and if we can focus on that hopefully we can have a good performance"
Comments are taken before Manchester United’s match against Aston Villa.
(Cassey Stoney- Tom Doyle, Evening Standard. March 5, 2021.)


