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A pretty bizarre situation we find ourselves in so far.
This league is there for the taking certainly, but there are probably at least 6 teams thinking the exact same thing.
Our recruitment over the last couple of seasons means that we have a squad of players good enough to win games in spite of Lazlo, as evidenced by the apparent lack of respect between the bench and the pitch yesterday. If we are to win this league it will be through our defence, we have scored in every game this season despite being below par overall, that’s also been done in large parts without a striker who scored 20+ goals last season and at least one or two of our best creative forces in midfield. I know we haven’t been up against the top two and county yet, but we’ve not conceded more than one goal a game in the league since the opening game. If we can turn the majority of those into clean sheets we have a real chance of doing something, which is why I’m encouraged by yesterday, and the performance of bouhenna in particular, meaning that we could potentially have 3, at the very worst, largely solid central defenders.
Because of the above, I’m about as optimistic as I have been since we went down, but that’s tempered with huge frustration at the fact that it’s probably going to keep Lazlo in charge, presiding over a level of inconsistency this season that I think a half decent manager coming in could eliminate.
In short, being a United fan is ****ing frustrating.