Literally! Villa lost to Man U again over the weekend - 3 consecutive defeats in a space of 6 weeks. I feel sorry for them. They started the season well but now, they are at the bottom half of the English Premier League. Not even a manager like Martin O’Neil, who has done wonders at Scottish Premier League with Celtic, is making a difference at the club. With the exception of one particular manager, the other Scottish Premier League managers who made the return to English Premier League don’t seem to be able to do that magic. I guess the demands of the English League are much greater than that of the Scottish League.
I also think that it all comes down to money. I mean, look at Chelsea. If not for that Ambromovich (I don’t care if I spell his name wrong) guy injecting the funds, I don’t think Chelsea would have won their last two Premiership titles. It takes a whole lot of financial & management support for a club to win trophies with quality players. Quality players means having the money to get the good players in the market or having the time, money and resources to create quality players from the youth of the country. Also, when a club with injuries, they would still have quality in their reserve /youth squad to replace the injured players. Not many clubs have this luxury.
I also think that it all comes down to money. I mean, look at Chelsea. If not for that Ambromovich (I don’t care if I spell his name wrong) guy injecting the funds, I don’t think Chelsea would have won their last two Premiership titles. It takes a whole lot of financial & management support for a club to win trophies with quality players. Quality players means having the money to get the good players in the market or having the time, money and resources to create quality players from the youth of the country. Also, when a club with injuries, they would still have quality in their reserve /youth squad to replace the injured players. Not many clubs have this luxury.
I was reading the newspapers on Sunday and I found that the media are already putting down Man U – stating that they should not be too confident to win the league this season. It even stated the statistics of when Man U has failed to win the league after being on top of the table at this period of the season. What the media has failed to state is the statistics where a club has stayed on top position at this point of the season and went on to win the league. Aaah, the media – what they wouldn’t do to give negative publicity for their news to sell. Not every one of us is Kevin Keegan who, in the 1995-1996, succumbed to the mind games of Sir Alex and the media and cost them the League title (I swear I could still remember his rant - “I’d love it, I’d love it if we beat them!”) Say what you want, Mr Mass Media but Man U will win the League this season! We will see who will be crying at the end of season!
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