after another poor result for united questions need to be answered and fast. we dropped five points in two games and the manager has insisted there is nothing to worry about. i beg to differ Sir Alex but in my humble opinion there is. after winning our first four games,the form of which does not look to be up to much now, he wheels have well and truely fallen off.
first of all,there is a lack of width since Giggs injury.a player who can compensate for this is Lee Martins who is on loan to rangers. secondly,we need a fresh threat up front. G Rossi is the man who can provide this threat,atleast until we sign a new striker in the future. both of these players should be recalled from their respective loan clubs immediately. their team needs them now.
Fletcher and Richardson should also be released from the club. they simply cant cut it at this level and are an impedement for fresh blood joining the side. although fletcher is undoubtedly genuine,he has no pace,ha is an average crosser of the ball and can fall asleep during hgames. he is the kind of player thats more likely to cost you a game then win you one. as for richardson,his heart doesnt seem in it.he isnt hungry and at the level of football he is playing at, that simply isnt good enough. there are hundereds of other equally talented young footballers out there who would give their right arm to have the chance that he has. he simply doesnt seem to care.
on the more positive front we have Heinze and Vidic back which is a big bonus for us but thats as far as it goes on that front.
every match is a crucial match for us now and it is imperative we dont drop any more points either in europe or in the league. we are a few players away from having a quality side but there a serious need for a reality check for some of the more senior staff at Old Trafford. we need to stop the rot now.
i will be back tomorrow with a review of the benfica game,hopefully happier then i am today.