The cookie monster said:
BoyBlue_1985 said:
Drewmanc said:
Vidic will be partnered by jones/smalling most the season, fletcher won't 'be back' as you say ulcerative colitis is a horrible problem and comes and goes with no cure. De Gea isn't a good goalie at all, he doesnt come for crosses or command his area, decent shot stopper if it's straight at him.
I worry more about Chelsea than the rags.
Worried about Chelsea after Sunday, they are still going backwards. Rather than a team that kept up with us all season and have strengthened
Must admit I thought Chelsea would be our main challengers,after the way we dismantled them on Sunday not sure now.
Def the rags have strengthened,new midfielder,vidic back & now van Persie.
You would have to be an idiot to say they are not a better side.
I believe all top 4 teams have the potential to cause upsets, the only problem with united is that they're to content with trying to beat us to the title then just win it at their own pace it causes them to be too cautious, for example last season when they won the odd game 1-0 it had nothing to do with their attacking ability it was the case of get a goal and hold on to that lead.
Then you had us who at 1-0 would be more focused on getting a second and third, last season we lost Carlos for the most crucial part of the season and still managed more goals with a new face Aguero an out of form dzeko and an unpredictable Mario.
Why is this? Yes all 3 are cable of 20 goals a season but our main threat was the midfield, with Silva,.Nasri and Yaya our attackers were able to feed of these players.
United have always been good on the wing especially with Valencia and in my honest opinion Nani but in the middle where you expect players to feed your strikers only Scholes is their main threat and he's 37 (38 in November), yes they have Kagawa but he's not been tested yet, he could be a good buy or he could be another.Anderson who I must remind everyone united paid £20M.
Uniteds main problem is their midfield, the defence despite Vidic being back 1 man alone can't defend a whole back 4, we have Kompany, Richards, Zabaleta, Clichy, Lescott who have all proved they can help each other out, can't say the same with Smalling, Jones and even Evra had fallen off the waggon.
Hart despite his poor distribution and handling of a ball still gives me confidence when in net, he's well organised, commands his area and gives his defenders the confidence that he is capable of handling situations. As for De Gea he doesn't seem well organised, gets caught in poor positions, doesn't command his area and doesn't give his defenders a great deal of confidence.
Van Persie wasn't the signing they needed, there for I'm no more worried about united then I was last season, my feeling in the current situation hasn't changed the slightest.
Chelsea, United and even Arsenal if they can hit the ground running are all potential contenders and big threats.
