Liverpool FC Forum

jonnymac1979 wrote:Is it just me or is anyone else thinking the unthinkable and the unmentionable in case it happens?

Do you know what I mean?   

It's not unthinkable by a long chalk Jonnymac..... in fact I've had the premonition that it seems you've had too, i'll be sh*tting my pants though in the lead up should it come to pass that Stevie shakes hands with Red Nev in Athens in May......!!!

                                           

The Manhattan Project wrote:4- Selling Ruud, which spread the goals throughout the team and reduced the predictability of trying to get the ball to the lone striker.

stmichael wrote:the most annoying thing if they do win the league this season is that this united team is nowhere near as good as united teams of the past. i dunno if that's a statement about the league in general but you have to say that they have been the best footballing team by a mile this season.

FWIW, i've still got a sneaky feeling that chelsea will snatch the league off them. manure still have to go to the blues#te and they've got the manchester derby aswell as going to stamford bridge (where i think they'll lose).

the loss of vidic has cost them big time. also van der sar is making mistakes and they've only got one fit striker.

after all this "treble" talk, just imagine if they won nowt. i'd love it.

You and me both, mate.

You and me both.

Rush Job wrote:

s@int wrote:United still have a strong team, they have Heinze and Scholes back from injury, Carrick will strengthen their midfield and while Saha is no RVN he will score a few, and dont forget they have Rooney and Ronaldo. The decline of United is in the quality of their squad, and while they can still put out a great first team when they are all fit and available, once they start to get a few injuries (hopefully a few at a time) I think these deficiances will start to tell.     
       They won the League cup and gained 83 points last season with probably their weakest midfield for 15 years, so I dont expect a complete collapse this season, just a general decline in performance and results, especially once the CL starts. I expect them to struggle to reach last seasons points total, and if they fail to pick up any of the cups as well, I expect Fergie to go.
        Many of their star players are reaching the veteran stage when injuries last longer and the fire begins to die, so I expect Scholes, Giggs, Neville and even Ferdinand to start showing signs that the hunger and desire is fading as the season progresses.
        Are United in decline yes, but it will be the end of the season before we will be sure. Less than 83 points, 3rd or 4th place and no cups again will confirm it.

I think that must of been wishfull thinking but it realy doesn`t matter if their "on the decline" what matters is that we are improving at a constant rate in both personel and performance to the extent that in the near future we will win the league, this season has been patchy but still being in the CL and having just beat the Ar$e 4-1 i beleve under Rafa this is happening.
It matters not if Utd remain a good or in some bogeyes great side as long as were greater, they can be a "great" side finishing second with the odd cup as long as we put a stop on em winning the league and are back as Englands best.

I think I was pretty much wrong about the fire going out    I do however still think their squad as a whole is weak, and many of their squad players are no better or even worse than ours. They managed to avoid major injuries till late on in the season and have made hay while the sun shone.

Thankfully the rain came just in time to save us from the match we all feared.