It's a Monday and we do not have any serious mid-week football so the press has what I'd say is a field-day as far as dragging United's name in dirt following our humiliating defeat on Saturday. Rafa and his boys have gone ahead to claim the pressure is on United---not that we didn't expect it but they might just not be aware of the team they are chasing. Guus Hiddink too sees a chance for his Chelsea side and suddenly the press claims it's a three horse race for the title.
Some papers claim that Fergie snubbed Sky for the 12.45 kick-off---and rightly so! Why should two clubs that have played tough European games play first on Saturday and two that never took part play on Sunday?
The news on Vida is a two game ban which is not that bad after all. Evans will play against Fulham and Aston Villa.
On our side, Sir Bobby thinks that the defeat will galvanise us for the title run in and I do agree. United lost a game as painful as this one around this time last season. It was Pompey in the FA Cup. A game that denied us a treble and one that we dominated from start to finish. Sir Alex rallied his boys after that and we ended up landing a magnificent Domestic and European double.
It's an experience that this team can draw. This game should have alerted our players that nothing is won yet but if we push a little further, we could actually do the impossible. This club is more than a disease and bigger than life. A set-back such as this should not be so much of a crisis that we should start feeling sorry for ourselves. We are still as good as we were before the game and that's a fact Rafa!
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