I didn't get the time to write a preview on Inter's season because my wife got into labour and I have been busy ever since. I did manage to catch Inter's first game of the season though. Inter had a delayed start to the season but I felt confident that we had the time to be adequately ready for the season. We have added experience in the form of Arturo Vidal and Aleksandar Kolarov. We have also signed a young player that tormented us last season in the Champions League, Achraf Hakimi. Returning from their loan spells and at the moment, staying in the team are Ivan Perisic and Radja Nainggolan. Losing Sandro Tonali to neighbours AC Milan was a piece of business that disappointed me a lot. But Inter's objective is to add experience to the team this season as the team looks to end their trophy drought. The main goal has to be to win the Scudetto. Inter's Large Squad On the back of a thrilling 4–3 win in Inter's opening fixture against Fiorentina, the depth of In...
Manchester United took a step towards their second consecutive semi-final appearance in the Europa League with a first-leg 2-0 win away to Granada. Highlights of Granada vs Manchester United, Europa League Quarter-Final, 1st Leg Granada was aggressive throughout the game and it was quite unlike anything you face in England. It brought back memories of English teams in the 90s. For all of Granada’s hustling and hard-nosed style, I don’t remember them creating many or any clear-cut chances. Manchester City loanee Yangel Herrera hit the post with one attempt and he was a player that impressed me. Ex-Chelsea player Kenedy had some difficult shots that he kept on target but didn’t trouble David De Gea. I felt defensively, we put in a good shift. We were solid and Victor Lindelof had a fantastic game. He produced a fabulous assist for Marcus Rashford’s goal. The assist was matched by a great first touch by the young Englishman and he cooly slotted it past the goalkeeper. In attack, we we...
Manchester United losing to Liverpool is never nice. We can brush it off if it was a pre-season friendly but never in a competitive match. Almost NEVER EVER. It leaves me in a bad mood the day after. To top it off, it’s two league defeats in a row and six defeats at home, an abysmal record. With a schedule that required United to play every 2 days, I wouldn’t mind losing to Leicester City if it meant we beat Liverpool in the next match. Ole Gunnar Solksjaer planned it as such as well with his team selection in both games. Lack Of Quality The defeat to Leicester showed us that we lacked quality squad depth but the defeat early this morning to Liverpool showed us that even the quality in the first team can be inadequate against big teams. The difference between us and the champions, Manchester City is like heaven and earth. We can beat them in one-off matches but in the long haul of the league and in playing at the highest level in Europe, we are short. The league table doesn’t lie whi...
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