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Manchester United Season Review

May 17, 2018 / / 0 Comments

I know this isn’t really a decent season review, as I am obviously not a football expert, but that isn’t a reason to try to express my thoughts.

So here it goes.

  1. Although overall there are obvious improvements made but we are constantly inconsistent.
  2. Turned out that we’re ok against the top 6 but lost points to newly promoted clubs which is quite obvious there is a mental problem.
  3. Although FA Cup is and always be special, we can only get just 1 trophy, that if we beat Chelsea in the final this weekend.
  4. Our goalkeeper is again the best player of the year for 4 years in a row. Either he is truly a superman, or the rest of the squad are just bang average and not good enough.
  5. Our youngsters, if handle correctly, might rule the English football for years to come. Seriously, we have talents like Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Eric Bailly, and Paul Pogba.
  6. The fact that Mourinho constantly choose 30+ year old veterans at wing backs in Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young shows that our youngsters in those positions aren’t good enough. Hope he sort this out soon.
  7. I sincerely hope Fellaini be gone.
  8. We need to buy some decent midfielders.
  9. Manchester United still one, if not the, biggest football club in the world, and will continue to be a major force that able to attract some of the best football talents in the world.

Next season will be fierce. We need to strengthen the squad, apply the right tactics and glue the team together to build a sustainable recognizable force. Mourinho has proven himself time and time again as a very capable manager who can build winning squads. I do believe he’s the right man for the job.

However, judging from past Guardiola’s club career, if I am to place a bet in this website, it’s safe to say that Manchester City will still the main contender for the league champion but Mourinho can cause a lot of upsets.

Hope we’re good enough to win the league. It’s been a while since the last time.

Come on you Reds!

FA Cup Glory An Absolute Must For Jose Mourinho

March 21, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Source: The Emirates FA Cup via Facebook

Manchester United are into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The 12-time winners will take on Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium and plenty will be backing the Red Devils to advance to the final on May 19th. Jose Mourinho’s men have failed to inspire confidence in recent weeks but success in England’s oldest club competition would certainly go down well with United supporters.

Just two weeks ago, United crashed out of this season’s Champions League in embarrassing fashion. After a goalless draw in the first leg of their double header with Sevilla, most fans expected Mourinho’s side to finish the job on home soil. Sadly, the Old Trafford crowd went home disappointed as United suffered a 2-1 defeat. On that night, Mourinho got it all wrong but this is the ideal chance to make amends.

The FA Cup was not viewed as a priority at the beginning of the campaign but a 13th victory in this competition is now essential. Mourinho is under pressure in the Old Trafford hot seat and a third trophy in just his second season at the club would silence his critics. Falling short in the pursuit of glory is not acceptable though; United fans are well within their rights to expect success in every competition.

Success creates expectation – and that expectation is high at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson did incredible things during his tenure and it has all gone pear shaped since his retirement in 2013. The David Moyes experiment was over before it got going and an FA Cup win wasn’t enough to save Louis van Gaal. Silverware is silverware but Mourinho knows that the FA Cup alone isn’t enough for a club of United’s magnitude.

United should be challenging for the Premier League title. On the whole, it has been much better from Mourinho’s side this season – the Red Devils are eight points better off at this stage of the campaign than they were in 2016/17. As for the boring argument? United have scored 12 more league goals through 30 fixtures; Mourinho’s men are still second in the top-flight table remember…




At the time of writing, bet365’s football betting odds have United at 7/4 to win the FA Cup this campaign. It isn’t going to be easy by any means – Spurs have an excellent record at Wembley and are well accustomed to the home of English football after playing there for the 2017/18 season. Cast your minds back to January 31st, Tottenham were by far the better team in a 2-0 victory against United. Mourinho will be wary of a Spurs onslaught.

A second-placed finish and victory in the FA Cup final would constitute a successful season for United; only the anti-Mourinho brigade would disagree. Yes, the Red Devils should be challenging for the Premier League title but Manchester City have been on another level this campaign. Settling for second best this season can be accepted; 2018/19 will be a huge year for Jose Mourinho though.

FA Cup: Huddersfield Town 0 United 2

February 17, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Two goals from the Belgian Beast Romelu Lukaku take us through to the quarter final:



We will then face Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford.

Beaten by Spurs 2-0

February 1, 2018 / / 0 Comments

We played bad and beaten at Wembley 2-0. Spurs scored in just 11 seconds then the rest of the night was just non stop happiness for the home fans.

Hope that was the worst United game under Jose Mourinho.

FA Cup 5th Round

January 29, 2018 / / 0 Comments

United will face either Birmingham City or Huddersfield Town in the 5th round of FA Cup. On paper, this game should be a breeze. But it’s the FA Cup where any team can beat any team.

We Got Mourinho!

January 26, 2018 / / 0 Comments

As previously mentioned in this blog, United is willing to extend Mourinho’s contract and I am not surprised. Today the club announces that they do extend the 54 year old gaffer’s contract.

I believe the Portuguese will continue to bring us glories. He got a very long records of being one of the most successful manager in the game.

Welcome to Manchester United Alexis Sanchez!

January 22, 2018 / / 0 Comments

The club confirmed the arrival of the Chilean striker with the news that Henrikh Mkhitaryan has moved the other way around in a straight swap.

Sanchez:

“I am thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world. The chance to play in this historic stadium and to work with Jose Mourinho was something I could not turn down. I am very proud to be the first Chilean player ever to play for United’s first team and I hope I can show our fans all around the world why the club wanted to bring me here.”

Mourinho:

“Alexis is one of the best attacking players in the world and he will complete our very young and talented group of attacking players. He will bring his ambition, drive and personality, qualities that make a Manchester United player and a player that makes the team stronger and the supporters proud of their club dimension and prestige.”

Sanchez will wear the iconic no. 7 shirt. Welcome to Manchester United!

Manchester United lose part of the League Cup trophy and nobody knows where it’s gone

January 22, 2018 / / 0 Comments

This is absurd. Via Mirror.

Michael Carrick to retire at end of season

January 20, 2018 / / 0 Comments

The captain will retire at the end of 2017/2018 season and reportedly is going to take a first team coaching role at United under Jose Mourinho.

The underrated ex-England midfielder was key in several title winning teams under Sir Alex Ferguson. I am sad to see him retire but glad that he’s staying at Manchester United.

Legend!

Rivals are Dropping Points

January 15, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Sunday game sees Liverpool beat Manchester City at home while 6th place Arsenal losing 3 points from winning position over at Bournemouth.

League champions Chelsea held by Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspurs was brilliant on their 4-0 beating of Everton.

A win at home on Monday night is increasingly important given our mediocre run of results on the festive period of December let the Merseyside’s reds catch up on league points.

I’ll definitely put my money on a home side’s a win if I am put a bet on Manchester United with a UK bookmaker however games against Stoke City are almost always tricky. I would hope though that we can capitalize the turmoil at Stoke that ended with United’s legend Mark Hughes sacking.

The gaffer confirmed there’s no injury as his team returned fresh from warm weather of Dubai back to the Theater of Dreams.

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