First game (Everton) of the 2011 season Played on 1/11/12?
The story goes back a couple of months. The month of August to be exact. The London riots were creating chaos and our first Premiership game was postponed, until, today!
A huge victory against Everton, two - zero to be exact. The team looked good, very good in fact. We controlled most of the pitch, created very good chances and more important we scored.
I am sure you have had heard how important this game was "this is the game that decided the season" I heard a couple of times. Is it true?
Was this the game that really meant title race or no title race?
Even with the lost of the 3 points we would've sit 3 behind Man United and 6 behind Man City. Man U is strong as always but are more fragile this season then last. The main reason is a lack of consistency in their players. He has lost his captain to injury and the his squat can be on or off depending on the game. perfect examples of both :Black Burn and Man City last game. Also as you know Sir Alex is not a big spender, he is set in his ways. Who can blame him? He is without a great coach. Regardless his innability to risk on a new player will be what keeps weakening them. I do mean weaken, not destroy or drop below 3rd place. My point is that Man U will drop more points. That's why a lost against Everton would not have been the end for title.
This means 2nd place for now along with Man U.
The real test for the title will come Sunday Jan 22 against Manchester City, for a couple of reasons. For starters, rematch from our first encounter this season. Second a positive result will create a hunger for the title within the players, Harry and all of us. The same hunger that Man U and City currently have.
It will create the most exciting season for us. A triple tie at the top of the league (given Man U wins)
Great result for us and we will become Man U BFFs (for a week).
Not the end of the world, it will really depend how we lose. If its anything like our last game with them. We will be crushed and it might hurt team moral. If we lose by a small margin or a mistake. It will just remind us that if we are to be at the top games like this cannot happen.
We have collected more points in the last 18 games then United or City. After 18 games it cannot be luck anymore and if it is luck then we might just have "Champions Luck"
Second place is never by chance, specially in the Premiership and after 20 games.