Fan’s view from Soccernet on the Blackburn game
Blackburn are hard to quantify under Ince, one match they look great and the next they capitulate, so this was hard to call. They barely fought and I found that a little surprising. Berbatov played very well and the team is starting to click a little but I doubt any of us know the best 11 on any given day. I hate to say it but we really don’t look 100% at the back at the moment. The great positive is that Rooney is scoring and that was important. The opportunities missed against Chelsea and Liverpool were big and we need to keep our eye on the ball now, behind is where we are and the work will be gruelling from here on in. I expect the attacking to get better, the signs are there, and the flapping at the back should clear itself up too but this run needs to continue.
Incidentally, when was the last time Ewood Park was actually full?
October 8th, 2008 at 12:31 am
I’d have to agree with you here. We definitely do not look 100%. But we are looking much better now than we did a month ago. I think the Carling Cup victory over Middlesbrough was a nice turning point for United. Since then we’ve gone 4-0 with a goal differential of 10 - 1.
Of course the Carling Cup is/was not so much as important as the prem or the ucl, but has significance nonetheless.
I think we’re just now starting to find our stride and will begin to gather more and more confidence as the season goes. We do have a bit of a hill to climb now, given that we are in 8th on the table, but it’s only October. We still have more than enough time to do some damage and climb the ranks.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:47 am
It’s VDS who is unsettling the defence. We are on the mend and if we win our game in hand only 3 points off the lead. Bit worried about Pool’s form but it won’t last (will it?)
Has Ewood Park EVER been full?