disappointing performance against watford today but three valuable points none the less. defensivly we looked shaky and we lacked our usual flowing fluency going forward.
starting from the back,i cant understand why our back four had been changed from the first two games of the season. wes brown looked greaat at right back previously but looked out of position today. also whenever silvestre plays he seems to breed anxiety and fear amongst the other defenders. he was at fault for the watford goal and even though he scored, i would have been happier to see evre there today and if neccessary silvestre centre back.
as for the midfield we lacked a strong tackler/ballwinner. this was supposed to be fletchers role but he couldnt cut it. it was a game taylor made for a player of hargreaves ilk. with virtually no meaningful support beside him,it was tough for carrick make an impact on the game and im sure he will be disappopinted with his first start for united. with nobody imposing themselves in the centre of the pitch for us,he had little or no space or time on the ball.he did however show flashes and what i liked most about his performance,he tracked back oposition midfield runners which was an aspect of the gane we lacked last season.
upfront i felt saha was forced to play too deep and we came through the middle too much without trying to stretch them on the flanks. we seemed to get sucked into the physical game watford wanted to play. they were intent on stopping us playing and were largely successful on that front. i was also disappointed with j s park who dived twice.
allin all we deserved the win but it would have been nice to secure it in a more convincing fashion. watford tried to muscle us and their style of football is always tough to play against. what was evident from todays game was our need for a strong midfielder to impose themselves on the game and control its pace. the transfer window is getting closing and we have a void that badly needs filling. watch this space.