Erol Alkan Official Football Thread

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KIRBY Wrote:

electrawz Wrote:Shrek did deserve to be sent off, but I honestly believe from an impartial perspective that Man Utd deserve to win the Premiership this year. They are the better team and no one can possibly deny that. Their strength in depth is astounding when you consider they have so many players out on loan (Manucho at Hull, Campbell at Spurs etc.)

I honestly can't see anyone beating them to the title this season.

presumably this is just a wind up, but I'll react as if you're being serious; you've hooked me.

Against decent opposistion, United have lost home and away to Liverpool, lost away to Arsenal, and drawn away whilst winning against Chelsea. They're yet to play Villa or Tottenham, but drew both corresponding fixtures.


I think I'm right in saying that United have only won by more than one goal in three league fixtures since mid-November; West Brom, Fulham and Chelsea.

United rode an enormous amount of luck against Inter who, 3 missed sitters aside, offered enough to warrant progression.


Their strength in depth, hmmm. John O'Shea, Sun Ji Park, Darren Fletcher, Anderson, Nani. Astounding? Like fuck it is.


If Liverpool win the league, IF, then it will be more than warranted. Currently sitting with a superior goal difference, having scored the most goals, and having blitzed all top teams put before them, besides a freak Tottenham victory and a backs-against-the-walls point for Arsenal.

United are still favourites, but I can guarantee that if they win the league, it will be through sheer grind. They will not play cavalier football again this season, meaning they will not have played cavalier football AT ALL this season, and this international break has come at the worst possible time for them. Their team are now scattered accross the globe, having to read about or watch on every passing sports channel or newspaper 'pundits' claim that they're cracking up.

They've got a Villa side that have just been humiliated next, and will be playing without the spirit of that team; Scholes, Rooney and Vidic. For both of United's titles in the last two years, none of that team besides Scholes, Giggs and Neville have any experiance of having to regain composure in April and May, having lost it so spectacularly in March.


United have been dreadful for months, spawning one goal wins here and 2-1 wins there. When momentum begins to turn against you, though 1-0s can easily become 0-1s and 1-1s. United don't need to loose another game this season; draws will suffice.

If it was us, and I'd seen a 7 point gap narrowed to 1 point in a 10 day span which included a thrashing by United at Anfield, then I'd have already conceeded the title to them. If Liverpool win their next 8 games, then they'll win the league.


But of course United are the better team. Noone can really deny that.

Wrong in so many places, I don't know where to start.