We Will Win the League - They're I've Said It

The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
 
leighton said:
The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
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Whether they are playing well is not really that important. They are winning and have not conceeded a goal for 5 games so are defending well.

It is too early to predict anything.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
leighton said:
The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
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Whether they are playing well is not really that important. They are winning and have not conceeded a goal for 5 games so are defending well.

It is too early to predict anything.
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we are both playing well, there is no reason for it to change significantly either way,
points will be dropped by both for sure but not by much.
yes on paper we have the harder run till new year but for once this squad of players can cope.
 
leighton said:
The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
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They've completely changed their mentality. They are no longer the free flowing attacking unit they once were. Bacon face shit himself when we exposed their weaknesses and has set them up not to lose. Boring as fuck to watch but they still keep nicking wins. Mancini got crucified by press, pundits and fans alike when he set us up not to lose. It just shows the power that Ferguson still has over the media that they aren't getting the same treatment we did. We are talking about the champions of England, the world famous MUFC afraid to attack. I can't beleive that the press haven't run with this.
 
stony said:
leighton said:
The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
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They've completely changed their mentality. They are no longer the free flowing attacking unit they once were. Bacon face shit himself when we exposed their weaknesses and has set them up not to lose. Boring as fuck to watch but they still keep nicking wins. Mancini got crucified by press, pundits and fans alike when he set us up not to lose. It just shows the power that Ferguson still has over the media that they aren't getting the same treatment we did. We are talking about the champions of England, the world famous MUFC afraid to attack. I can't beleive that the press haven't run with this.
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that's because whiskey nose is a tactical genius where as bobby was being italian and negative. simple really :-)
 
stony said:
leighton said:
The Rags aint playing well. Look at the league games since we trashed them. They are winning 1-0. With Newcastle and Villa to come theres a chance of the upset result happening. Newcastle if they play the way they did against us next week they could hold the rags to a draw. Villa away will be a tricky game for them as well. Villa will score goals at home. Bent back in the goals is a good sign. He is the type of player that goes on a goal scoring streak I expect him to score tonight for them at Spurs if he plays.
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They've completely changed their mentality. They are no longer the free flowing attacking unit they once were. Bacon face shit himself when we exposed their weaknesses and has set them up not to lose. Boring as fuck to watch but they still keep nicking wins. Mancini got crucified by press, pundits and fans alike when he set us up not to lose. It just shows the power that Ferguson still has over the media that they aren't getting the same treatment we did. We are talking about the champions of England, the world famous MUFC afraid to attack. I can't beleive that the press haven't run with this.
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Was hinted at in today's Guardian.

"It is starting to feel like Roberto Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson have swapped tactics. While Manchester City are rolling opponents aside with the sort of freescoring approach that has long been part of United's DNA, Ferguson's players are grinding out the 1-0 victories that Mancini used to cherish.

This was United's third in succession in the Premier League and prompted Darren Fletcher to suggest that the defensive surgery applied in the wake of their humiliating derby defeat may have blunted their attacking threat.

Fletcher described the five consecutive clean sheets that United have racked up since City hit them for six at Old Trafford as "fantastic", yet the Scotland international acknowledged that the balance between defence and attack is not quite right at the moment. "After the Man City game we had to address the situation [in terms of] conceding goals and we did that. I think we've almost gone a little bit too far that way," the United midfielder said. "But we're winning games and getting clean sheets and it brings confidence back into the team."

It feels almost churlish to criticise a United side[b/] that have made their second-best start to a Premier League season in the last 18 years – the only other occasion since 1993 when they had more points on the board after 12 games was in 2006-07 – yet this was another of those matches when it felt like their opponents were being made to suffer a slow, painful death, rather than being put to the sword in the ruthless fashion that we have become accustomed to seeing over the years.

There will be no alarm bells ringing at Old Trafford as long as United keep winning – this is not the first time that they have approached the onset of winter looking workmanlike rather than spectacular – but there is also an acceptance among the players that there needs to be an improvement. "Obviously we want to score more goals and to win the games with better results and to entertain people; we are Man United – we are not looking to play for 1-0 and defend," Nemanja Vidic said. "But I think it's a big thing as well when you don't play well, to win the games."

The reality is that with City going like a train, United can hardly afford not to pick up three points these days. "We said before the start of the season that Man City are going to be a threat and they have come out of the blocks flying," Fletcher added. "At this stage last season, we were behind Chelsea [by four points] so we know what it takes. All you can do is win your games and the season starts taking shape after the New Year. That's when you want to be within touching distance and go for that final push. The manager always says it's about being in a good position come that vital stage when there's big pressure."
 
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