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da aposte e ganhe： Manchester United’s long unbeaten run finally came to an end at the weekend. Wolves provided the type of performance which has seen them beat five out of the top seven already this season and also leads many failing to find an explanation for their ’false’ position at the bottom of the league. ‘False’ was the word United manager Sir Alex Ferguson used to describe the relegation threatened side, but he also then went on to praise his own team for their consistency so far this season. But what was Fergie really getting at? Is he secretly relieved that this streak is finally over?
It sounds stupid really, doesn’t it? Why would any team be happier now they’ve lost a game? By all means, in terms of their points tally in the hunt to regain the Premier League title, Ferguson and co would prefer three points to none, they would have taken one point after that second half performance. But now everyone has stopped debating whether United can go the whole season and emulate the ‘invincible’ Arsenal side, Ferguson will feel his side can get on with getting their form right to win games instead of grinding out results.
Considering their away form already this season, a defeat has been a long time coming. They let Blackpool walk all over them for 70 minutes. They were fortunate at West Brom and have drawn an incredible eight other games on their travels. That isn’t the form of a side looking to go the whole season unbeaten. Let us not forget how embarrassed they were in the Carling Cup away at West Ham as well. I take nothing away from Wolves though. As poor as United were in the second half, the home side were equally as impressive.
But Manchester United have bigger games coming up, without being disrespectful to Mick McCarthy’s men. Ask anyone connected with the team from Old Trafford who they would have rather of lost that record to, Wolves away or Manchester City at home? Bragging rights apart, what would that have done for United’s arch rivals attempts to win the title? Psychologically, it would have been huge. Similarly, now we are entering the business end of the season, if Chelsea ruined the run on March 1st at Stamford Bridge, that would have given them huge emphasis to go on closing the gap.
If Alex Ferguson’s men are to win this league, it will arguably be their best Premier League success out of the lot, considering their run in. As well as a trip to the champions coming up, they then go to Liverpool before trips to Upton Park, where they don’t have a great record, Arsenal, before Chelsea come to Old Trafford themselves. Mix in games against Everton, Newcastle and Champions League involvement, it is certainly going to be a tough 2011 for the Red Devils, so having the added pressure of continuing an unbeaten run would have been a distraction at best.
When Arsenal did it back in the 2003/04 season, nobody really expected them to do it, so the pressure wasn’t there. More than that, they actually had a squad which were equally as impressive away from home as they were at Highbury.
Ferguson must have known that given how competitive the Premier League is now, seven years on from when Arsene Wenger‘s ‘invincibles, were born, coupled with the fact that the top sides have been consistently inconsistent, his side were highly unlikely to achieve such a feat. He even admitted so, so you could sense his relief. Manchester United don’t lose twice in a row too often, so you can guarantee some kind of reaction in the next match. That just happens to be at home to their cross city rivals from Eastlands. I suppose not a bad time to lose then, all things considered…
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