English Premier League: Conclusions from Manchester United’s draw against Bolton (part 2)
Most fans were left wondering, just why Rafael wasn’t in the squad. John O’Shea who was made to play in the back, simply isn’t good enough to be a regular player in any team in the league, yet week in and week out he manages to find himself in the starting
eleven for United. He did manage to pick up an assist in the game against Liverpool, but apart from that, he has been like excess baggage that the team can’t get rid of. He is also a very poor defender technically, he gives his man far too much space and can’t
manage to really make tackles. It is high time that Ferguson, realized the error of his ways and put O’Shea back on the bench to use him as a super sub later on in the game.
Manchester United could really benefit from their returning midfield trio. Anderson, Carrick and most probably even Hargreaves. Darren Fletcher has started to show that he is not a world class player over the last couple of games and is rather just suited
to be a fill in player. Despite him giving his hundred percent to the team, he just can’t manage to produce the level and quality of play that a world class player needs to produce week in and week out. Hargreaves returning to the side, would and could prove
to be like a new signing for the side, who have been missing their defensive midfielder for the good part of two seasons.
Michael Owen has proved to be one of the surprise packages for the United side. He played ninty minutes in the league cup match and a total of nineteen minutes against Bolton. In those handful of minutes on the pitch, he managed to get a total of three goals.
That is rather impressive when compared to anyone’s standards. There was countless rumors linking Owen away from the club and slamming the player to being the worst signing that Ferguson had ever made, however after watch him perform this past week, those
critics have eaten their words and said that Ferguson is a man who is well aware of what he’s doing.
Manchester United have so far been playing some impressive football. The team are usually on the offensive during almost every minute of every game, and have opted not to park the bus in front of the goal like many of the other teams. They have also managed
to score a decent number of goals, despite the fact that the team’s top players haven’t been performing to their complete potential.
This means that once those players manage to make a return to the side and get their form back, United will be looking to go all out. This could prove to be bad news for the rest of the league, especially Chelsea. Chelsea had been doing tremendously in the
league so far, but that was mainly due to the fact that teams like, Arsenal and United were lacking their star players, but with all those players looking to make their return to the side, things might just start to heat up in the race to capture the English
crown.
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