It’s great to see Man United winning their first two matches in the season. It’s not reason enough to say their back to winning ways but it’s something to be happy about (if you support United).
Some may say a victory is a victory, it’s all that counts. Yes? No? Only you can be the judge of that.
However, Louis van Gaal doesn’t seem to agree with that and neither do I. When you watch clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal come out guns blazing and score as many goals as their performances on the field allow them, you wonder why Man United cannot do the same.
Surely winning matches will get Man United to the top of the table, but if their points equal those of the other title contenders, goal difference will definitely knock Man United out.
In many matches Man United only manage to score one goal. Why is this? They lack consistency. Possession is good and the one goal they score is usually a cracker, but they are messy with the ball? They lose it, they don’t have a lot of shots at goal to at least show their fighting spirit. Half the time when you watch them play you’re on the edge of your seat wondering whether they will score or whether they will be able to defend the one goal they’ve scored.
Another thing that has Man United supporters are crossing their fingers, hoping that David de Gea stays at Old Trafford. He has been great in front of goal, stopped a lot of vicious shots from landing at the back of the net and really came through after Edwin van der Sar retired. So losing him now would be awful, not while the club is still recovering from Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement and The Chosen One’s dreadful stint.
The new goalie, Sergio Romero – I have my reservations about him. Every time the opponents move towards his goal, supporters have to hold their breath. The sloppiness in his first match, maybe it was nerves but come on, he needs to get it together.
Hopefully Man United will score more goals, keep those clean sheets and if they do not finish as winners of the Barclays Premier League, at least get into the UEFA Champions League.
