Finally top of the league belongs to Manchester United thanks to 7-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers yesterday. With the unbeaten record at all this season. However, gambling houses in Britain still wondering whether perhaps United will remain unbeaten until the end of the season, still does not get a degree.
Quite simply, United is a team that is hard to beat. But in some games, they also look very hard to secure victory. Things like this would be an important key that distinguishes a great team with a championship team.
Currently, United finally got topped the standings for the first time since the season began. Fantastic appearance which characterized the five goals Dimitar Berbatov to be the result of their most glorious season. This also means that their unbeaten run continues and has reached number 29. The question that arises is, how could United now can sit on top of the league, particularly if they started to see how this season?
Is this unbeaten run is a sign of quality and excellence United or simply as a reflection of how a team that was once the most ferocious in the Premier League has become a toothless tiger that is not? Where factor 'wow' her?
Factor 'wow' this is finally answered Saturday. The win 7-1 with a gorgeous game to be evidence of how United could actually play very well and wonderful if they want. Unfortunately, so far it is not the face that appears. It must be admitted, although not yet completely defeated, their appearance often makes his supporters almost had a heart attack.
The long journey begins unbeaten run from the 1-2 defeat at home to Chelsea in April last. Since then, United continue to lead the game without ever even felt that his defeat. However, as long as it is, United rarely display the brilliant style of football they are the key to success during the era of Sir Alex Ferguson.
During the year 2010, the United did not seem to have the advantage of being quite like that ever existed in the teams' Invincibles' his Arsenal a few years ago. Or do not have all the way, the destructive force of this team also has decreased in comparison with the squad they've got two years ago when successfully reached double-winner.
Before last Saturday, which we see only the result of United's sheer. Without a style alias style of play that could convince anyone that they are worthy champions. But even with current conditions in the Premier League, where every team seems to have a hobby to slip anywhere, what the team from Manchester is arguably sufficient.
As in the World Cup, while the small teams are surprisingly able to make a lot of big teams struggling with stubborn and defensive game to them, this trend began to spread into the Premier League. West Brom ability to hold United and conquering Arsenal or Chelsea's victory over the mighty Sunderland results will not be able to guess this will happen before the season starts. The teams 'small' it seemed to have found their way to shock the world.
One positive side of the United-who also became a strong reason why they now sit atop the standings, is their ability to avoid a humiliating defeat on home turf. Something that has been experienced by their biggest rivals in the title this season.
However, unbeaten in 29 matches without them, there are nine draws and there are too many points lost due conceded in the last minute. Wayne Rooney is only involved in 14 matches since the defeat of Chelsea, and Dimitar Berbatov got through 13 hours without scoring, before finally rampage and immediately buy up five goals at once.
And despite not look so convincing, United made it through such problems poor performance and lost several key players, to still look and extend the unbeaten record of who-as usual-they get a couple of times with late goals. For example in the match against Bolton, Valencia, Wolves, Aston Villa and Rangers as well. Goals of this final minute as if he had become a hallmark of any United team held throughout the Ferguson era.
One of the fitness coach at Old Trafford, Tony Strudwick, tried to explain: "Usually, the team must work harder physically confront us than we faced them. As they pursue the players we have, with all the movement they have and how they perform everything, the result will be obtained until the end of the game "
"We do not train for 90 minutes to maintain the fitness of each player in the game. We have a way to help each player be able to fit and hold influence in the game until 96 minutes in the field"
The team owned by Fergie now is nothing compared to their squad in 2008. The most obvious fact when they 'forced' down duo Federico Macheda and Gabriel Obertan on the front line to face Wigan in a game two weeks ago. But while Manchester City have spent 350 Million pounds to buy players in the same period, they still looks compensate for United's difficulties in the field. Tottenham-with all the glories of them in Europe-must be willing to decline at Old Trafford last month.
United's rivals may have been seen already increasingly shrink the distance between them. But in fact this distance is already very wide, and although there is remarkable decline in investment in this team since the purchase of Berbatov worth 30.75 Million Pounds in 2008 and then, commodities are not worth high-called experience and determination remain in United's current squad.
This is an incredible asset owned by United and Fergie did not look like to hide from the real world.
He was called back then, "We should be able to lose up to six goals at Aston Villa but somehow managed to steal a point. It explains a lot about human nature that I have on this team"
"At least I've got players who are ready to do something-and have done something-if such a situation at Villa Park. These are qualities that are part of our history. This is something that is naturally present in this club"
Next month United will face Arsenal and Chelsea in the middle of the world's busiest period of English football: End of the Year. This will be a major test and also important to see how far this team's ability and the extent to which actual capacity they have. Especially in maintaining unbeaten run-and more importantly, won at the end of the season.
Maybe United's appearance was not the best. Their game is not always beautiful to behold. But so far, the results, they adalh the best team in the Premier League. And this is a new reality that must be accepted by anyone. Is something like this will continue running until the end? Or there will be more appearance-grade 7-1 victory over Blackburn yesterday that will arise? We look forward to it.
Manchester: Rio Ferdinand will be fit for the match optimistic importance Manchester United against Arsenal on Monday (13/12) evening local time. Previously, tough defender and England captain is a doubt for grazing at Old Trafford because of injury.
