Well not suprisingly it has taken me several days to recover from this loss. I always see things a different way to most and I feel this was a game we could have maybe should have won. Yes Manchester United controlled much of the game, but apart from the goals they scored how many other clear cut chances did they have. The question is what would have happened had we not been penalised for Berbatov's dive, had we been given a penalty for the foul on Crocuh in the penalty box, had Vidic been sent off for the many fouls he commited, I point to the deliberate trip on Lennon which the referee missed and the elbow in the face. There was also the headbutt from Evra on Corluka which was also missed.
Peter Crouch had two relatively free headers which one went just wide and the other came off the crossbar. Robbie Keane also had a near certain goal blocked, so this was hardly a game we did not have the chances to win.
I don't like to criticise Harry Redknapp too much, because he has done a great job since taking over, but bringing on Hutton has ultimately cost us. His defending is poor is a tight situation and to leave him to not only join in the attacks but also to mark Wayne Rooney was a pretty bad decision. He is only our third best right back and I certainly hope that Kyle Naughton will be given the chance soon to prove that he should be in front of Hutton in the pecking order.
What I don't understand is why we always struggle to impose ourselves when we have the man advantage. This happens so often to us, we should have walked over Arsenal last year when they had a player sent off and likewise with United.
I am still in the mindset that we are a match for anyone and we must still believe we can mount a challenge this season. It was encouraging to see Jenas fit, there should now be some competiition in the middle. Woodgate will also be a key returnee now he is back in training hopefully he will make his return in the coming weeks.
So chin up boys, it's a long season.
COYS!
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