United 4 - 0 West Brom
As is widely reported, no hunters from the West of Bromich have returned from Manchester with a victory since the tricerotops roamed through Salford. Of course, one of our match going team was there in that cold December in 1958 and the memory of it still haunts him. So our hopes of a high scoring victory were doused with trepidation before kick-off as he portended doom in the usual fashion.
Fortunately, Wayne Rooney also disagreed with his cynicism and set about the travelling team like a caveman against a wounded sabre-tooth tiger. Rooney is in form at the moment, but he has always gone on little runs like this - there was a similar one last year kicked off by a hat-trick against Bolton - but because he is also doing it for England there is now hullaballoo involved.
The team is still not clicking in scat fashion yet so immense performances from individuals will have to see us through for the time being. I think we are getting there but there is definitely something missing at the moment. I hate to say it but we look like a cup team this year, let’s hope it is the big one. We will live to rue our results at Stamford Bridge and Anfield I fear, the Chelsea juggernaut rolls on and, horrifically, Liverpool are gaining in both momentum and belief.
Doom was portended by our companion for this solitary fixture, but the season at large could cause tears unless those two rivals start slipping up. It is going to be a long 7 months.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
He is a gloomy one, our friend. This was a home banker if ever there was one! We are not quite gelling yet, I agree. Why? Berbatov not yet settled (and doesn’t look like a grafter but I don’t care as long he shows skill, plays others in and scores - all of which he did against a bunch of worthy triers). I think he can also do it against rather better teams and I think Ronnie is going to improve given a few more games. It’s not his head that’s wrong, he’s just getting back up to the ineffable peaks he reached last season. We are a little shakier at the back thanks to VDS, who had nothing to do on Saturday, almost literally. So why weren’t we better? Midfield a little thin? Maybe. We do have some top players out though (will Hargreaves ever be fully fit??)
Liverpool will slip up - have no concerns about that! They can’t keep coming from behind against the likes of Wigan and not do so. Chelsea is a different proposition and are quite rightly the bookies’ favourite. Depressing but I think I would just prefer them to win the league rather than the Pool. BUT WE WANT THAT 18TH TITLE!! Please note, Fergie!
By the way, Giggs played a stormer - did you see him track back just about the whole pitch in the 88th minute, win the ball then pass it 50 yards to set up the 4th goal? The boy done great!
The Neviller is right - the result we should be annoyed about is the home draw against the Barcodes. The Chelski draw was an excellent result even if we should perhaps have won having held the lead for 3/4 of the game.