Manchester United 0 (1) v Atletico Madrid 1 (2). We’re currently not good enough to win a League Cup, an FA Cup or more importantly even challenge for a Premier League title. Yet, every year it seems all our focus is now on finishing in the top 4 positions of the league table to qualify for a Champions League place.
And here we are again, knocked out of a competition we’re clearly not going to win, because unfortunately we’re currently no where near good enough. I’ve said it for many years, but how about putting all our focus into building a team and squad from the bottom, have an actual structured plan and eventually we may get back to the very top or at least put up a really good challenge.
If that means playing at the levels we’re only good enough to play at in other European competitions then so be it. Rather than scrapping and scraping to scramble to finish fourth whilst patching up (or not in the case of our midfield), filling in gabs and throwing money at random contracts for players, coaches and managers, just to be where we currently still are and have been for many years now.
It’s embarrassing, yet the likes of Sky Sports, BT Sport and the media in general continue to build up “the battle for top 4” race as some sort of trophy. And some people believe it. It’s nonsense in my opinion.
I love the Champions League (European Cup) and I’d love nothing more than seeing United winning it again, but honestly we really do need to be in a position in the first place to even challenge for that. And as a club we’re not. Will that stop me and my lads supporting the team or going to games. Absolutely not. UNITED!
Enjoy Phil’s podcast :
Manchester United 0 v Atletico Madrid 1 podcast
Tuesday 15th March 2022 @ 8.00pm
Champions League – Round of 16 – 2nd Leg
Manchester United 0
v
Atletico Madrid 1
Lodi dos Santos (41)
Attendance : 73,008
2022
JANUARY – Premier League
3rd Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) @ 5.30pm 0-1
15th Aston Villa (A) @ 5.30pm 2-2
19th Brentford (A) @ 8pm 1-3
22nd West Ham United (H) @ 3pm 1-0
FEBRUARY – Premier League
8th Burnley (A) @ 8pm 1-1
12th Southampton (H) @ 12.30pm 1-1
15th Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 2-0
20th L**ds United (A) @ 2pm 2-4
26th Watford (H) @ 3pm 0-0
MARCH – Premier League
6th Man City (A) @ 4.30pm 4-1
12th Spurs (H) @ 5.30pm 3-2
APRIL – Premier League
2nd Leicester City (H) @ 5.30pm
9th Everton (A) @ 12.30pm
16th Norwich (H) @ 3.00pm
19th Liverpool (A) @ 8.00pm
23rd Arsenal (A) @ 12.30pm
MAY – Premier League
2nd Brentford (H) @ 8.00pm
7th Brighton & Hove Albion (H) @ 3.00pm
Chelsea (H) – tbc
22nd Crystal Palace (A) @ 4.00pm
2021
AUGUST results – Premier League
14th Leeds United (H) @ 12.30pm 5-1
21st Southampton (A) @ 2pm 1-1
28th Wolverhampton (A) @ 2pm 0-1
SEPTEMBER results – Premier League
11th Newcastle United (H) @ 3pm 4-1
19th West Ham United (A) @ 2pm 1-2
25th Aston Villa (H) @ 12.30pm 0-1
OCTOBER results – Premier League
2nd Everton (H) 1-1
16th Leicester City 4-2
24th Liverpool (H) 0-5
30th Spurs (A) 0-3
November results – Premier League
6th Man City (H) @ 12.30pm 0-2
20th Watford (A) @ 3pm 4-1
28th Chelsea (A) @ 4.30pm 1-1
December results – Premier League
2nd Arsenal (H) @ 8.15pm 3-2
5th Crystal Palace (H) 1-0
11th Norwich City (A) @ 5:30pm 0-1
14th Brentford (A) @ 7:30pm P-P
18th Brighton & Hove Albion (H) @ 12.30pm P-P
27th Newcastle United (A) @ 8pm 1-1
30th Burnley (H) @ 8.15pm 3-1
All dates/kick off times tbc/subject to change
Leave a Reply