Season Preview-a Man Utd specific scan.

After what was a really long and very eventful-in both the personal and the footballing fronts- summer i finally caught up with some football action involving Man Utd,live. It was Man U vs Chelsea,for the FA community shield.Here i am summarizing whatever i could surmise on the perfomance of Man U,based on Yesterdays game.


I wasn't too much worried about the result at least not as much as i was intrigued by the mere thought of how Man Utd's new team will perform. This is as said because, Man Utd s new signings suggested a change in their playing style. But Man Us formation for the game,suggested that there will be very little for my cause.The formation did not have a single new-signing.It loked more like a formation,that an injury hit Man U would have employed mid season.The team had Silvestre,Brown as full-backs.O'shea and Carrick in centre midfield with Evra and Ronaldo on the left and right wings respectively, and Rooney and Giggs playing up front. The only respite was that the ever reliable pair of Vidic and Ferdinand was present, which suggested that Man Us defence was not to be dealt with lightly. Nani was on the bench.

The match started and it lacked the usual tenacity that acompanies all ManU-chelsea encounters, save the latest FA cup one,in the initial periods. Then the game really started accelerating and both teams had their chances, and squared each other in all departments which was evodent from the score line a 1-1. Then the match went to penalties and VDS made amends for his error in the fA cup final by putting in a wonderful performance saving 3 penalties in a row and ensuring a sweet revenge was in place at the right time.

Pointsto be noted:

• First and foremost, Rooney's first touch was pathetic in most parts of the game. It is not the Rooney that we once saw.
• We need to have Gary Neville back as soon as possible because Gary Neville's shoes are too loose for Wes Brown.
• Evra,in both,the community shield and the friendly against Inter looked outstanding.His dangerous little runs,his excellent work rate suggests that he has become an excellentplayer in that position.So dispense with Heinze.Hope Evra sustains his recent form.
• Man Utd s dependency on low crosses have increased, and there is a need of a clinical finisher, a penalty box poacher.Tevez would be an excellent inclusion.
• Nani looked good.He dribbles well and his corners swirled in dangerously and his passing is good and when it combines with his ability to run into space , he can be mightily dangerous.
  

After all my inferences, my conjecture is that Man U will play a 4-4-2,with Tevez and Rooney up front ,with Ronaldo and Giggs on the wings.Hargreaves and Carrick in the central midfield and the back four ,the same as last season.With Nani and Anderson on the bench.Everything said now let s wait for the season to pan out.