Coaches are very different in their approaches to games.Sir Alex would have deployed Fellaini to be the cog in the midfield with Radamel Falcao upfront due to their physical presence against a physically strong side as West Brom.With all due respect Van Persie wasnt ideal to play as a lone striker against a burly defence .At 31,hes not the Robin Van Persie of 2012.Luke Shaw was sloppy and looking at both goals Utd conceeded,both fulbacks are to blame.Luke Shaw could not outpace Sessegnon leading to the first goal.He could not close him down before the one on one that led to the goal.Rafael on the other was guilty of keeping non other than Beraihno onside which led to the Baggiess decond goal. West Brom were the most tidy of the two teams tonight,they had two shorts on target and they were in the back of the net.Van Gaal needs to worry because his team face title leaders Chelsea at the weekend.Theres urgency to find a blend thatd finish off teams and not just struggle.Marco Rojo was strong at the back though,Phil Jone on the other hand was quite rusty and made some poor judgemental errors,he seemed to grow into the game and Angel Di Maria looked jet lagged,the pace of the game didnt help either.West Brom are a team with physical players.Nigerians Victor Anichebe and Brown Ideye were on the bench but could not get on.The draw leaves United ten points adrift leaders Chelsea who are steering the ship effortlessly with no waves huge enough to trouble the Jose Mourinho captained ship. There wa some nerve wrecking moments but Man Utd couldnt kill off the game.West Brow relied heavily on the counter attack with Sessegnon and Beraihno supplying the necessarily speed,strength and attacking threat upfront.As it stands,Chelsea leads with 22 points,Man City follow second with 17, surprise package Southampton come as third with 16 points, Big Sam has put in a good poerformance has pushed the Hammers to 4th and 13 points with a 4 goal difference which ensured they go through the week standing on same points as Liverpool (5th with 13 points but 3 goals less than West Ham), Man Utd has managed 12 points in 8 games and Van Gaal is facing the reality that comes with English football.Standing gingerly on 6th,Man Utd fans would hope the team put in an outstanding performance against a very well organized Chelsea team come Sunday afternoon.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:26:39 +0000
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