English premier leagues (EPL), world’s most popular league ended yesterday with surprises. Man city bagged the trophy on the last day of the season.
This league is becoming more admired and popular
among all age groups. Among the youth, soccer is the main topic of discourse.
Every day, I talk about soccer; two of my friends
are Manu fans while two are Arsenal. We all passionately support our teams
whether they lose or win, whether our players are up to the ace or not.
The older learned age group have already joined
soccer family while those living in the country side are also pacing up. My mum
is a passive Arsenal fan who is ever curious about how Arsenal performs but can’t
memorise any player apart from manager- Wenger.
The main question of the season has been “the rise of
Liverpool FC and complete fall of Manchester United.” We of United kicked off
last season without Sir Alex Ferguson- the most successful managerial career
Britain has ever known and a man who turned everything possible and won every
trophy that exist. 13 premier league trophies, 5 FA cups, 4 league cups, 10
community shields, 2 champion leagues, the list is endless.
After retiring, he was accorded absolute power to
select the new manager, no doubt he allotted everything to his pal David Moyes,
a man who carried bad luck from nowhere to Old Trafford, alas the anointed
one!!...
He inherited a winning team later to claim that it
lacked world class players. Ferguson depended on his amateurish players to win
trophies.
Moyes additionally failed to command the dressing
room, no wonder; senior players like Van Persie were contemplating to depart,
Ferdinand publically doubted his tactics while Vidic has already departed. He
is joining Inter Milan starting next season.
The
anointed one broke a number of Theatre of Dream records, to mention a few
including;
1-It is the first season since 1995 that United has
failed finish in the top four, which means that United will not play champions
league, Europe’s league of elite teams. Worse of all even Europa.
2-It is the first season since 1976 that Everton won
double over United.
3-United finish the season with the lowest ever
Premier League points tally
4-United worst home league record for over e decade
5-United suffered three defeats in row since 2001
6-First time United conceded a first minute goal in
the Premier League history- Dzeko for City
7-First home defeat to stoke city since 1984 and
Newcastle-1972 and west broom in 1978. The list is endless.
Prior to his sacking, a number of soccer pundits were
arguing that United should give him time to settle as they did to Ferguson. However
my argument was that Ferguson inherited a weaker United.
Or why not
feat like his successor at Everton-Martines who has performed far better than him?.
He was a true mediocre manager who even failed Everton for ten years.
Though management succumbed to the pressure of
weeping fans and sacked Moyes-the wrong one , it was not enough to save the
club and fans; we have ended the season in a disastrous style.
Worst of it all we have been scorned by Liverpool
and Arsenal fans. They were arguing as if United has never won a trophy. Maybe,
the new manager will restore our glory.
On the other side, Liverpool came from nowhere to
nearly winning the trophy. Leading Liverpool diehards, mostly Don Wanyama were
at their best shouting and mocking United fans until when things fell apart at
Anfield and the title slipped out of their hands.
Honestly, not even a single Liverpool fan or player
could dream about Liverpool success. I am behind the kops to bounce back next
season. Liverpool attained enough and I congratulate the Kopite Empire however
Man city lectured you about the virtue of patience...they say it pay but pains.
I cheer Arsenal fans for winning your first
trophy-the fourth position. That what you have settled for and you have
achieved it though Everton fazed Arsenal. Congratulations and wish you all the
best as we you wait for FA cup finale come next weekend.
EPL is over however there is no rationale to direly
miss soccer since World Cup is around the corner.
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