It's that time of year again, the Champions League is just about to give us it's last 16 competitors. This is where the season starts properly and the run up to christmas and the subsequent build up of games puts squads under real pressure. Here we are in 2nd place in the league, although sky sports news will have you believe that City have won the title by default. I suppose when you spend what they have, who can blamed them. I just wish everyone was a bit more realistic and stop bigging up the massives like they've come to save football. For me it's quite sad that the whole club is now a play toy for someone who has no better ideas for a billion pounds spent and more to follow it. It really is like a spoilt kid on a fruit machine; oh we didn't win this time? Well just put more money in then!
So hopefully by the end of the season I'll be able to look back to this post with some mirth, because I don't actually think Citeh are 'all that'. Against United in the historic win for the berties, I think the reds were under par. We missed Vidic and Rio early this season and have also played most of our toughest games already. The loss to City may be vital come May, I admit. However I think we have a good chance to pressurise them over the holiday period. If we can get within a couple of points or better then I think we shall really see what city are all about.
All this with the United side ravaged by injuries and probably weaker in attack and midfield than we have been over the last 5 years:- we have lost Tevez, Ronaldo, Scholes, 3 of the worlds top players and replaced them with less acclaimed players. Sir Alex is rebuilding again and I see this as a transitional period, I just hope we can stop City from pinching our targets. (David Silva and Samir Nasri.) That however is going to be very difficult as greed knows no bounds. However I take some solace from the fact that Chelski for all their millions spent haven't been able to push United aside.
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