fastwalker
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There is no point going over the stats about our start to the season. We all know that it has been woeful and frankly that is not what scares me. The thing that scares me is the fact that we seem to have forgotten what it means to be a big club. The culture, habits and commitment that were the hallmark of Sir Alex's United are simply not there anymore. Watching United now is literally like watching money burn. We have become the Liverpool side that we bantered so mercilessly during 25 years of glittering success under Sir Alex. We have become what they used to be and they have become what we used to be.
Results against City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea are utterly inconsequential if we cannot muster performances against Crystal Palace, Watford, Southampton, West Ham, Everton, Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Wolves. A big club gets good results against the big teams and better results against the smaller teams. That has been the consistency and foundation upon which a quarter of a century of United domination has been built.
Sir Alex did not build his dynasty on sentiment and mediocrity, but now we just don't tolerate mediocrity, we bend over backwards to make excuses for it. What needs to happen at United is plain and obvious. But will anything be done? Not a chance. We have Arsenal in a few weeks and we will probably win that game and forget that today's result against Watford ever happened. Why> Because we have completely forgotten what it means to be a big club.
Results against City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea are utterly inconsequential if we cannot muster performances against Crystal Palace, Watford, Southampton, West Ham, Everton, Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Wolves. A big club gets good results against the big teams and better results against the smaller teams. That has been the consistency and foundation upon which a quarter of a century of United domination has been built.
Sir Alex did not build his dynasty on sentiment and mediocrity, but now we just don't tolerate mediocrity, we bend over backwards to make excuses for it. What needs to happen at United is plain and obvious. But will anything be done? Not a chance. We have Arsenal in a few weeks and we will probably win that game and forget that today's result against Watford ever happened. Why> Because we have completely forgotten what it means to be a big club.