Analysis: Chelsea 1 Manchester United 0
FA Cup, Monday 1st
April 2013
Manchester United visited
Stamford Bridge for their FA Cup quarter-final replay with high hopes of
getting nearer to a domestic double. In all truth however United have not been
at their best since their Champions League exit, and limped to a 1-0 defeat in
this game. Here’s some brief thoughts from the match:
Thoughts
The usual analysis section on
this regular post is unfortunately not available due to a lack of concentration
is watching the game, and the stupidly late release of this post. Some thoughts
however point to United’s limp end to a season that was dealt a blow in the
Champions League that the Reds haven ‘t recovered from. Tactically, United
appear to be resorting to a more conservative approach in games that results in
grinding out narrow victories, probably the right idea considering the lack of
spark in United’s play recently. Let’s hope they can move on to safely secure
the title now!
Going Forward
United now need to respond by
moving forward to clinch a 20th Premier League title. First up is an
exciting match with Manchester City, but ultimately the long run is more
important in United working towards the title triumph. The performance against
Chelsea meanwhile will raise some interesting questions about the future of
Nani after a poor performance, whilst Tom Cleverley appears to be waning after
a good two thirds of the season.
Ratings
[4-4-1-1]:
De Gea-7, Valencia-7, Smalling-6, Ferdinand-6, Evra-6, Nani-3, Jones-6,
Carrick-6, Cleverley-5, Welbeck-7*, Hernandez-6
(van
Persie-6, Giggs-6, Young-6)
*Man of
the match
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