If all the teams were to play like Reading against the Devils, then we will be relegated to the Championship league for sure.
Steve Coppell & Reading came up with a defensive rearguard performance that will have done my favourite national team, the Azzuri (Italy), proud.
We had lots of chances (25 shots) to kill the game but it was one of those days when you can throw a rock at at an egg and the egg still won't break.
I don't agree with the "expert" analysts that Man Utd needs an out-and-out striker i.e. Van Nistelrooy because we won the League last season anyway without having a recognised striker for the most part of the season.
It proved again last night as almost the entire team had shots on goal. We look good. The defence had nothing much to do. The midfield (and offence, as the front two strikers are not really strikers) was somewhat overhitting their crosses but they were crosses. There were abundance of jinking runs and slight shimmies and lots of brilliant individual flair.
Nani replaced Rooney at half time who was injured (later scanned and proved that he will be out of action for 2 months at least) by Michael Duberry, and he too made a decent impression though I felt his passing needs lots of work because he kept underhitting them.
I am not too sure of the subs' bench. Fletcher, O'Shea, Pique and Nani was there. Fletcher is not Carrick and O'Shea is not getting his favoured central defence role and he is also not Carrick, and definitely not a striker as how Fergie deployed him last night. I did not really think about it before but Mourinho (Chelsea manager) suggested a good idea to have 7 on the bench instead of 5. It will have come in useful last night.
I hope all teams don't play like that when they visit Old Trafford because it will prove to be a gargantuan effort for us to retain the title.
Steve Coppell & Reading came up with a defensive rearguard performance that will have done my favourite national team, the Azzuri (Italy), proud.
We had lots of chances (25 shots) to kill the game but it was one of those days when you can throw a rock at at an egg and the egg still won't break.
I don't agree with the "expert" analysts that Man Utd needs an out-and-out striker i.e. Van Nistelrooy because we won the League last season anyway without having a recognised striker for the most part of the season.
It proved again last night as almost the entire team had shots on goal. We look good. The defence had nothing much to do. The midfield (and offence, as the front two strikers are not really strikers) was somewhat overhitting their crosses but they were crosses. There were abundance of jinking runs and slight shimmies and lots of brilliant individual flair.
Nani replaced Rooney at half time who was injured (later scanned and proved that he will be out of action for 2 months at least) by Michael Duberry, and he too made a decent impression though I felt his passing needs lots of work because he kept underhitting them.
I am not too sure of the subs' bench. Fletcher, O'Shea, Pique and Nani was there. Fletcher is not Carrick and O'Shea is not getting his favoured central defence role and he is also not Carrick, and definitely not a striker as how Fergie deployed him last night. I did not really think about it before but Mourinho (Chelsea manager) suggested a good idea to have 7 on the bench instead of 5. It will have come in useful last night.
I hope all teams don't play like that when they visit Old Trafford because it will prove to be a gargantuan effort for us to retain the title.
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