Errors to Basel, Palace, Blackburn & now the Toons: Where are Man United heading?
By Angela Asante, January 5 2012,
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Manchester United have had one too many setbacks this season. It’s interesting to know how they will end their 2011/12 campaign.
No more Champions League glory hopesAlready, their hunt for UEFA Champions League glory is dead. The Red Devils’ new generation of players couldn’t survive the existing pressure in the group phase of the tournament. Dropping points to Portuguese giants Benfica in the process seemed understandable, but losing to FC Basel in the Round of 16 decider was something too alarming to believe.
This defeat relegated Fergie’s team to the UEFA Europa League and provoked jeers among the Red Devils’ army of haters. But in typical fashion, battered Manchester United fans vowed to cheer their lads all the way to Europa League glory.
For them, this second-tier competition has now become important but they may have to review their priority list considering Alex Ferguson’s judgment of Manchester United’s continental fate. Quickly after the Red Devils’ exit from the Champions League at the expense of FC Basel, Fergie publicly avowed his lack of respect for UEFA Europa League football.
The Old Scott declared that “It does mean one thing. Thursdays all the way through. Thursday and Sundays. That’s got to be dealt with. It’s not the best, but that’s our penalty for not qualifying tonight.”
Many will agree that lack of interest in a project precedes failure while the combination of passion, faith and skill or luck is the recipe to success. Which of these two different things do Manchester United have most towards the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League competition?
We are yet to know how the 2008 UEFA Champions League winners will perform in Europe’s second-tier tournament. However, one bit of disinterest could cost them much. Manchester United will have to play Dutch giants Ajax in the Round of 16 and their high pedigree may not mean anything during the two-legged contest.
The likes of Manchester City, Newcastle United and even Blackburn Rovers have proven that Ferguson’s young players have a lot to learn and achieve before bragging about past glories. There are many strong teams left in the UEFA Europa League that could punish Alex Ferguson for disregarding the brilliance of the competition.
By Angela Asante, January 5 2012,
soccer news, football news, football articles, football articles
Manchester United have had one too many setbacks this season. It’s interesting to know how they will end their 2011/12 campaign.
No more Champions League glory hopesAlready, their hunt for UEFA Champions League glory is dead. The Red Devils’ new generation of players couldn’t survive the existing pressure in the group phase of the tournament. Dropping points to Portuguese giants Benfica in the process seemed understandable, but losing to FC Basel in the Round of 16 decider was something too alarming to believe.
This defeat relegated Fergie’s team to the UEFA Europa League and provoked jeers among the Red Devils’ army of haters. But in typical fashion, battered Manchester United fans vowed to cheer their lads all the way to Europa League glory.
For them, this second-tier competition has now become important but they may have to review their priority list considering Alex Ferguson’s judgment of Manchester United’s continental fate. Quickly after the Red Devils’ exit from the Champions League at the expense of FC Basel, Fergie publicly avowed his lack of respect for UEFA Europa League football.
The Old Scott declared that “It does mean one thing. Thursdays all the way through. Thursday and Sundays. That’s got to be dealt with. It’s not the best, but that’s our penalty for not qualifying tonight.”
Many will agree that lack of interest in a project precedes failure while the combination of passion, faith and skill or luck is the recipe to success. Which of these two different things do Manchester United have most towards the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League competition?
We are yet to know how the 2008 UEFA Champions League winners will perform in Europe’s second-tier tournament. However, one bit of disinterest could cost them much. Manchester United will have to play Dutch giants Ajax in the Round of 16 and their high pedigree may not mean anything during the two-legged contest.
The likes of Manchester City, Newcastle United and even Blackburn Rovers have proven that Ferguson’s young players have a lot to learn and achieve before bragging about past glories. There are many strong teams left in the UEFA Europa League that could punish Alex Ferguson for disregarding the brilliance of the competition.
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