Hang On! Where's The Football?

Laid back and flashing the familiar grin during games and in press conferences we see his confidence ever growing, yes the Gaffer is back to his old self. What a difference 6 points makes. Manchester United are in the driver's seat as they light the league ablaze with wonderful football keeping them in the top position since October. The Gaffer can even smile wider knowing he has a full strength squad at his disposal (a luxury he hasn’t experienced for quite a few seasons) which boasts a unique blend of veterans/youngsters partnerships that has yielded a cohesive unit void of any dressing fracas. His acquisitions also are paying dividend, Vidic and Evra who came in during last year’s transfer window are juggernauts in their respective positions and helping to compromise one of the stingiest defenses in the league. Carrick and Larsson, who came in during this year transfer windows, are helping to galvanise an offense that leads the league in goals scored.

The Gaffer is also saying the right things to the lads as he keeps them focused on the game at hand and not to bother what the chasers are doing or saying even. This is evident on the pitch, for much of last season we have seen the players continuously lose focus and inexplicably lose games they should have won but not so this season. Granted there are a few games when the lads fell asleep , games against Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham come to mind, but in the broader spectrum of things the lads have been mistake free. If United keep their current form, keep bagging games that on paper they are suppose to and stay injury free *knocking on wood* the premiership will be their's for the taking.