I
have been a Manchester United fan for last 20 years. I have seen many great
days like miracle of Barcelona, Penalty shootout in Moscow, 8-2 win against Arsenal,
countless goals in Fergie time etc. And I have also seen many dark days of
losing to non-PL clubs in FA cup, 6-1 loss in Manchester derby and 2 out of 4
place finish in league. I still remember that I was discussing Manchester
United match outside exam halls during my engineering. Also I have seen many
matches with friends during my Engineering and MBA days.
I
had made fun of our Arsenal or Liverpool supporters countless number of time.
But the fun is suddenly gone in post Fergie era. Where is the fear factor? Now
relegation team chances also fancy chances against United. Isn’t it a shame for
such a great club? Now players keep condition that they will only sign for
United if they play in Champions League. It has been a hard 3 and half years
for all of us – Players, Coaches, Team staff, and fans. Sometimes United fails
to win a single match in a month. Champions League place is considered as an
achievement (which was a routine in Premier League Era). It was nice to United
winning FA cup last year. Still, United showed to the world that they can win a
cup in their darkest era also. They have shown some flashes of the old form but
still the same story of hopeless game returnes back.
When
a legend leaves, no one can fill that gap. And when the legend is greatest ever
Manager then he can’t be replaced during life time. In the hindsight, I think
that Moyes may not have been a right choice. He was very good with limited
resources at Everton but United was a different ball game. Also there was
interference from previous Manager. Coaches should have absolute freedom.
Mourinho or any former United legend player may have been a good choice then.
LVG at his fag end also may not have been an ideal replacement. But history
can’t be corrected. I think the team is on right path. It has shown good patches
this year. They are just 3 points off the 2nd spot in a very crowded
position. I hope that they will win League Cup and may defend FA cup. They are
still going great in Europa Cup. A CL place via League or Europa cup may a cake
on icing.
As
a fan, this era have been toughest for us. Many glory hunter fans have left the
team and that’s is good for the real & core supporter. We have been the
main target of rival fans. My friends have paid back all my earlier jokes with
interest. But who cares. ONCE A RED ALWAYS RED.I don’t care about results but I
am concerned. I can’t think of supporting any other club during this lifetime.
GGMU (Glory Glory Manchester United).
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