Ferdinand happy with United's form
Rio Ferdinand admits he has no concerns about Manchester United's
recent goal shortage.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have ground out 1-0 wins over Birmingham
City, Everton, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotpsur this season but sit
second in the table despite the lack of big wins.
After again winning 1-0 this week, against Roma in the Champions
League, United prepare for the visit of Wigan Athletic at the
weekend and stand-in captain Ferdinand is not unduly concerned by
recent performances.
"I think we're defending well as a team, from the front to the
goalkeeper and if we continue to do that I'm sure we'll get our
rewards at the other end as well," he said. "We're playing some
good football in fits and starts.
"It's just about getting the consistency and finishing off the
chances we're producing because we're still creating a few chances
each game, not managing to finish them but I'm sure that will come
with time.
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"Sometimes it's just about getting the rub of the green and being
clinical and finishing your chances. The pleasing thing is we're
still getting into areas to score and if we weren't there would be
something to worry about. But we are."
United's results have been more impressive than their performances
so far. Ferdinand is paying little attention to the table,
however.
"I don't think the league is a big thing at this stage of the
season," he said. "As long as you are in and around the top four
places at this stage it is all right. If you start dropping loads
of points and are becoming eight, nine or 10 points behind the top
two then you've got something to worry about.
"This has no bearing to what the league will look like after
Christmas. That is when it's important to be up there."