I hate Man U

Well, I hope the title stirred some reaction!

It was a heart-stopping game against Fulham on Saturday. For a while, I thought it was going to be one of those nights when the ball will refuse to hit the back of the net. We hit the cross-bar 4 times in the first half, had another 4 near misses in the second half. I was almost in tears when Benayoun finally scored the winning goal deep into injury time. It was certainly a relief to win as anything less than 3 points will effectively hand the advantage back to Man-Ure. One of the commentators actually said he thought we might have too much quality in our side that could actually work against us. There, however, are a few players I felt could have done better. Kyut seemed out of sorts. Gerard was clearly not at his best with some stray passes. Other than the only link up play with Gerard, Torres should have scored when he broke through in the box. Luca, as usual, was mediocre at best. Thankfully he did not give away a penalty or free-kick outside our box. It baffled me why Reira was not played. Perhaps Rafa was thinking of the mid week CL games against Chelsea. In any case, I thought Dosenna played really well in the first half.

What can I say about Benayoun? It is no secret that he is a quality player, able to create and pry open defences with his runs. He had scored a few crucial goals for us this season and I believe he can be utilised by Rafa as a super-sub. I suppose he is most effective especially when defenders are tired and his fresh legs will actually pose a big problem for the other teams.

In terms of form, I feel we are clearly a better side than Man U now. If not for that stuck up looking 17 yr old Italian boy, Man U would have been badly affected by the draw with Villa. There was nothing in their play that would suggest they deserve the title this season. For a long time, they have been winning by the odd goal. On the other hand, we could have been 4 goals up in the first half in Craven Cottage and to think that we are the only top 4 side that won there this season says a lot about our title credentials. I hate those Man U fans who have been extremely loud and arrogant after their win on Sunday. It's strange how these people, who claimed to be fans, will only be heard when their teams win. If Man U loses, they are nowhere to be heard or found. Bunch of fair weather fans!!! I bet 90% of them in Singapore won't even know a single club song or cheer of the club......I rest my case.

It's true the title is for Man U to lose. We need to secure 3 points in every game now to keep our hopes alive. That's all we can do. We need to pressure them until the last game in the season. Whatever happens, I will be happy with the result this season. We just need to keep believing and have faith....