Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in pole position – English Premier League
With just eight matches left in the English Premier League season, Manchester United now are the sure shot favourites to obtain their 19th league title. A lot has been said about the Red Devils this season. Manchester United’s squad in the 2010-2011
season has been unimpressive to say the least. Lacking glamour and sophistication of yesteryears, Manchester United’s present team has functioned like a machine; effective and efficient at the same time but with well established limits.
This side pales in comparison to Manchester United’s squad that won the 2008-2009 Premier League title. Back then, Manchester United had http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 in backup. If that
was not enough, they had a brilliant run to the UEFA Champions League final in Rome where they were battered by the hugely talented Barcelona side.
This season, Manchester United have based their team on cohesiveness rather than individual brilliance. Yes, they do have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 and Berbatov in their lineup, but with all the facts in order, one has to acknowledge that Rooney is not having his best
season, whereas Berbatov has been inconsistent to say the least. At the back, Manchester United have benefitted from the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550, but Patrice Evra’s shoddy form coupled with the calamitous nature of Rafael da Silva have worked against them
on numerous occasions.
Manchester United’s midfield has been based around a 37-year-old winger and a 36-year-old midfielder; no one can possibly call the present midfield setup at United, an ideal one. One player who has stood out for Manchester United in the present season is
Luis Nani. After disappointing for a huge period of the 2009-2010 season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 struck gold in the latter stages of United’s league campaign last year. This season, the Portuguese winger leads the Manchester United title charge with the highest number of assists
in the English Premier League.
One man who must be given credit to for Manchester United present run is their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. A lot is said about the veteran Scotsman, but if Manchester United is successful in capturing their 19th title this season, it might be
Ferguson’s greatest feat with the Red Devils. Upon further inspection, it becomes extraordinarily hard to foresee any other manager who could lead the current Manchester United side to a title triumph in May. People will point towards Mourinho, but one should
remember that Jose works with a hefty transfer budget, something that Manchester United did not have in the summer transfer window of 2010.
The current international break comes at a good time for Manchester Untied who are plagued with injuries to the likes of Vidic, Ferdinand, Fletcher, John O’Shea, and Rafael da Silva as it is. However, when club football resumes in the first week of April,
one can be sure that Ferguson’s men will be gunning on all fronts one more. With eight matches to go in the English Premier League, and a tough quarter final in the UEFA Champions League against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, United’s abilities will be tested thoroughly. Sir Alex
recently stated that his side’s character is not matched by any other side in the world at the moment. This claim will certainly be vindicated if Manchester United marches in May to win their 19th English league title.
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