What a load of shite. First of all, even SAF didn’t win the treble every season. And he did play the youngsters in the cups, as those were not the focus back then. Secondly, although the end result wasn’t what we wanted, we had prolonged periods of possession, and there was good effort. City didn’t exactly play us off the pitch, as they have in recent years.
I’m so confused by the fan base these days.There is a segment of fans who believe it is our divine right to win every trophy, and whenever we lose or draw, it’s “standards have dropped” and “SAF wouldn’t have stood for this”. Fact of the matter is that we are trying to claw our way back to title contenders. The league has changed significantly since SAF retired, and the days where we could simply outspend our rivals and expect to win are long gone. It’s the most competitive league in the world. Ole and the squad want to win every match, the effort is there, but sometimes we lose. This is sport. We are not going to win every trophy every season, and that doesn’t mean the season was a “failure”. If this is the mentality of our fans, I seriously suggest they switch support to PSG, where they will have the luxury of complaining about performance in a 2-0 domestic cup win because they weren’t dominant enough.
The fact that nuance doesn’t exist on the internet is seriously troubling.