So we are just coming up to the mid point of the respective league campaigns, time to rate how your teams are doing. Are they doing better than expected or are they likely to be a Xmas Turkey in Febuary. Which player has impressed you most and who has been the big let down. Where do you think they will end up compared to your start of the season predictions ?
Team Manchester United
After last seasons failed experiment, of David Moyes, confidence across the club was at an all time low, shattered and broken. The players were drained of it and it showed in a lot of early games. At the moment we're sitting in third and have put a run of 8 games together unbeaten. So I have to be pretty happy with that. We seem to have a bit of swagger back. A lot of this has to goto LvG for giving the players the belief.
Footballing wise I think were pretty easy on the eye. Despite 'results' against Liverpool and Arsenal, and a couple of games where we have dominated and scored a few, i'm still waiting for that performance where you come away and battered a team 4-0 and think **** that could have been 8 or 10.
Since September, it has been steady progress so no complaints.
The Gaffer Not a lot needs to be said. The Iron Tulip has restored confidence. You can see that in his press conferences the way he has the pressers in knots
Most improved Player Difficult one this given last seasons shennaigins . Are some players showing their true level of skill and ability or have they vastly improved. No real players stand out in terms of vastly improving, for me it's the level of consistency that some players are showing. Ashley Big Dave and Ashley Young have been consistent performers for us. Probably get hung drawn and quartered for Young but again it goes back to Confidence.
The Christmas Turkey Difficult one this with so many players only putting in a run of 4 or 5 games before getting injured. I guess for me RvP until very very recently was underperforming
End of Season Predictions
In the Season Predictions Thread, I said
1st Chelsea
2nd City
3rd Utd
FA Cup Utd
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=26733768&postcount=42
Don't think I am going to go against that at this stage. For all the talk of a title challenge, there is still too much naievety in defence at Utd compared to the two teams above us. Just look at the penalty we gave away agains Newcastle. It's conceding goals like that cost you points later in the season.
Team Manchester United
After last seasons failed experiment, of David Moyes, confidence across the club was at an all time low, shattered and broken. The players were drained of it and it showed in a lot of early games. At the moment we're sitting in third and have put a run of 8 games together unbeaten. So I have to be pretty happy with that. We seem to have a bit of swagger back. A lot of this has to goto LvG for giving the players the belief.
Footballing wise I think were pretty easy on the eye. Despite 'results' against Liverpool and Arsenal, and a couple of games where we have dominated and scored a few, i'm still waiting for that performance where you come away and battered a team 4-0 and think **** that could have been 8 or 10.
Since September, it has been steady progress so no complaints.
The Gaffer Not a lot needs to be said. The Iron Tulip has restored confidence. You can see that in his press conferences the way he has the pressers in knots
Most improved Player Difficult one this given last seasons shennaigins . Are some players showing their true level of skill and ability or have they vastly improved. No real players stand out in terms of vastly improving, for me it's the level of consistency that some players are showing. Ashley Big Dave and Ashley Young have been consistent performers for us. Probably get hung drawn and quartered for Young but again it goes back to Confidence.
The Christmas Turkey Difficult one this with so many players only putting in a run of 4 or 5 games before getting injured. I guess for me RvP until very very recently was underperforming
End of Season Predictions
In the Season Predictions Thread, I said
1st Chelsea
2nd City
3rd Utd
FA Cup Utd
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=26733768&postcount=42
Don't think I am going to go against that at this stage. For all the talk of a title challenge, there is still too much naievety in defence at Utd compared to the two teams above us. Just look at the penalty we gave away agains Newcastle. It's conceding goals like that cost you points later in the season.