Nickelodeon
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I don't disagree with most of what you've written except for the fact that as a team, even if we do support them through thick and thin times, there needs to be a threshold which shouldn't be broken. I'm afraid that our fans are becoming too compromising with the expectations which is one of the reasons we're in freefall. I'm not asking for us to win the PL every year. But with the resources we have, being 9th after 13 games should be unacceptable.One team wins the league every year. One. We're a bit of a state at the moment but we've won 6 of the last 8, scored a pile of goals, our starting 11 is littered with academy graduates. We came back from 2-0 down away from home yesterday with 3 of those boys scoring. When we're grinding it out, we need more entertainment. When we're knocking in 3 in 7 minutes away from home, we're an abomination for being a couple down in the first place. We all want to be winning shit again but you have to smell the roses along the way. You can't constantly be angry. If you weren't out of your seat for Rashfords goal, you're not doing it right.
United fans enjoyed stuff before Fergie and it's ok to enjoy stuff now without constantly looking at the bigger picture.
Last year Mourinho was sacked with 7 wins in 17 PL games. We're at 4 wins in 13 at the moment. As thrilling as the almost comeback was, we saw similar, if not bigger, scenarios with Mourinho too. Till we reach the 17 games point, we could be worse off considering we'll be playing Spurs and City.
I'm not buying the 6 wins in 8 argument. Firstly because it is 5 wins in 8 (Liverpool, Partizan (away), Norwich, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Partizan (H), Brighton, Sheffield) and secondly because we have played Partizan twice and we were extremely poor in one of those. I understand that there are positives but they are small mercies and not the defining factor for our season.
Also, just because the club has been unsuccessful in the past doesn't make it okay to accept failure because we're fans. We should support the team no matter what but we have to be demanding when its the need of the hour.