I'm gonna be putting this up on my blog in a min.....
GLORY, GLORY MAN UNIIIIIIITED!!!
With the deserved win today against Chelsea (A game that was both fun and nervy for us Manchester United fans) the team are one point or a Chelsea draw away from completing a historic and record breaking 19th league title win.
The season hasn't been all the team's way. There have been bad calls, bad performances and downright confusing FA actions, but though all of this the team have managed to stumble through and ultimately get a hand on the treasured trophy.
For me the main players that have propelled us to the title are -
Edwin Van Der Sar has been a god-send between the posts this season, that man has (in some games) single handedly saved us and with his retirement in three games time... he will be missed greatly.
Ryan Giggs... Giggsy, He’s 40-something years old and still able to outrun defences.
Rooney.... Yes, i said Rooney. He’s had one hell of a troubled season, but i firmly believe that his performances while playing slightly back than normal have been instrumental in winning certain games.
Berbatov, Yes there have been games where his... drive has been lacking, but when on form, Berba is a force to be reckoned with. His five goals in the 7-1 crushing of Blackburn (Who are the team’s next opponents
) are a testament to just how mighty he can be.
Hernandez. £6Million 20 (& counting) goals. Compare that to people like Torres who cost £50Million and can only score against a (all but) relegated team. Little P has shown in his Rookie season that he fully deserves his place in the first team and his magic touches... are just that, magic. His goal today (i believe) was probably a big part of securing the win today with it’s almost immediate impact from kick off.
As mentioned previously, it hasn’t been a walk in the park. United have lost games we shouldn’t (Won games we probably shouldn’t as well) and we have seen questionable refereeing calls go both for & against us.
In the end i believe it is the teamwork shown that was ‘wot won it’ for us. The times the team banded together for the winning push are the ones that have the team on the verge of not only taking the Premier League title, but the record of league wins away from Liverpool (19 to their 18).