Archive for March 22, 2010

Yesterday’s performance has been blown out of all proportion in some quarters. A game which saw effort applied and a goal scored against (as much as it pains me to say it) the current Premiership champions in their own back yard. The champions who are, unfortunately, very much in the hunt for this season’s title as well. While we have seen a mini surge over the past few games United have been dominant. Since their loss at Goodison they have won six on the trot and more recently thumped Fulham 3-0 and AC Milan 4-0. Just because we have had the better of them in recent seasons yesterday’s game was never a given. The game after an initial flurry became very tactical and ironically in the run up to Park scoring many United fans were calling for him to be taken off. While Park is basking in the glory of Ferguson’s platitudes today the truth is he did very little in yesterday’s game (other than scoring of course).

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