I dont think the 1-0 loss to Man City is a shocking result. In
fact, I expected at most another draw, though I would have liked
Man Utd to bag all 3 points to kick-start their season after 2 very
disappointing draws.
Man City had looked very good in their pre-season friendlies and
Eriksson obviously knows what he is doing when he brought in so
many unproven players into his revamped squad. Add to that the
impressive form of Kasper Schmeichel, Elano, Geovanni and a very
solid back four led by Dunne, I think they will make life very
difficult for the top teams in the league this season.
As for Man Utd, they had to play against very tight defences in
their opening 3 games so far and I think this trend will continue
for the rest of the season. This is the price they have to pay for
being the best attacking team in the league last season and they
have to learn to cope with this. Somemore, I had this feeling that
victories against sub-standard teams in their pre-season Far East
trip have given the players a false sense of security that life in
the new season would be smooth sailing. I just hope that this
latest setback will finally wake them up.
I have been a Man Utd fan for 13 years and this is no doubt their
worst start to a Premier League season, but I have seen them gone
through more shitty patches than this. I just wish to urge calm
among Man Utd supporters. Next Sundays home game against Tottenham
will be a more open affair and I am confident that Man Utd will get
their first win of the season.
