1. United’s defence still a suspect, Evans the major culprit: for the most part of this season, United’s defence has
looked vulnerable and is the weakest part of the team. This was again reflected
in the game against Villa, united were carved opened on a number of occasions,
and the only goal conceded could have been avoided, if Evans had marked Benteke
more tightly. Jonny Evans’s performance this season has been far from what’s
expected and way below average. In the last game against Liverpool, he didn’t
look too convincing and in this game, he continued his below par performance. With
the current injury crisis rocking United and its defenders, he may still get
some opportunity put in his best and convince the fans and coaching staff that he’s
still needed and much needed at the club. With his age and years at the theatre
of dreams, he’s expected to be a leader in the defence.
2. Gaal
tinkering too much? With the scores levelled at 1 – 1 , and Falcao and RVP
still on the field, everybody still had hope United could get one goal and win
the game, but Van Gaal’s first
substitution was a little bit bizarre,
substituting RVP – who had not performed badly, and has a good record
of scoring late goals, for Di Maria. While
we all know that Di Maria could unlock the tight Villa defence, with his
crosses and runs, removing a striker for a midfielder or winger may not have
been the best decision. While trying to change things again, he substituted
Valencia - who had been having a decent game and was helping the attack, though
maybe not that effectively for Wilson, who came on, and didn’t have any impact
on the game. We all respect Van Gaal’s tactical prowess, but in the game
against Villa, there were tough decisions for LVG to make, and he could have
done better.
3. Falcao can come
better: he was one player United fan had always wanted to see start a game,
and Van Gaal gave him and the fans what they wanted. it was a decent
performance from the striker capped with a fine goal, it was the appropriate
game for him to improve his fitness, as Villa were at their defensive best pushing
and keeping United out of the box. The goal means a lot to Falcao and the fans,
but one important message in the goal was promise, that Falcao could do more
and come better if given more playing time and support. He has spoken of his
desire to make his move to United a permanent one, and the goals are what would
convince the management to make his move permanent, one only hope he gets a good
run of games and he can bang in the goals as he has done in his previous clubs.
4. Vlaar proves he
may be United missing spanner: with United defence been carved open on a number
of times in the game, the villa defence marshalled by Ron Vlaar did a decent job keeping the United’s strike
force silent for most of the game. For United fans and coaching staff, the match
may also have served as a scouting match, watching a reported target rub shoulder
against the United big boys. And to be fair and honest Vlaar made a more than
decent show and presentation for himself. We all know the Dutch connection
between LVG and the player, and how Van Gaal hold him in high regard, after he described
him as Holland’s best central defender at the World cup. It is a connection that most United faithfuls are
counting on to ease the move of one of most United’s need player to Old
Trafford.
5. United not yet
invincible: with six wins on a bounce, and the form of some United players,
the game against Villa was one pundits and fans felt United should win with
some ease, but that didn’t happen. It was a game United struggled in the final
third and lacked the killer pass and instinct. It was a game that once again
showed United’s vulnerability in defence, it was a game where United were not aggressive enough
on the Field. With their form before the game, certain players and fans thought
United could stage a late fight for the title their performance in the game may
have revealed otherwise.
What else did you notice from the game against Aston Villa?
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