Sunday, May 22, 2005, 6:27 PM
The Outcome
After yesterday's F.A Cup battle, Man U were the better team, without a shadow of a doubt. Arsene didn't managed to outsmart Fergie with a chronic 4-3-3 formation and truly, that XI did not suit the players well. Kudos to Jens Lehmann for a outstanding and world class performance, although I hate to admit the fact that he truly deserves the Man of The Match. I was devastated upon hearing the commentary that Scholes had missed and Vieira had scored the winner. I wonder what's on Glazer's mind when he sat down on his chair watching the match via satellite......or did he? All the while he's been seeking the fans not to turn their backs on the club and the reply? To hell with you. But that's not really an important issue to deal with for now. What's essential now is the rebuilding of the club, which I foresee Fergie's fledgings of the next generation will rise against all odds and make an impact in the team. He also got to sell undeveloping and permanently out-of-form players and you have to say there are quite alot of them. With three more years to deal with, he has to rebuild the club that was in the same or higher standard as the one he had built in 1998/1999. All these years he had possessed the passion and determination to excel the club to greater heights and success. Three more years and one more feat, that's it for Fergie. 20 over years in United, you have to say it's hard to achieve a managerial career like this. Three years from now, you would have to ask the new manager, "Can you achieve what Fergie has done?" Definitely he would say yes. But when it comes to "On the other hand, by managing the club for a longer record than Fergie?" By then, he would have his head down, kept his mouth shut and attempt to escape from that. It's hard to tell if a manager will retire in peace but we all can tell that Fergie feels and bleeds for the club. Postponing his retirement in 2002 is an example of his love to the team. No matter how many trophies had Vicente Del Bosque added to the Real Madrid cabinet and medals to his personal collection, you still would have to say that Fergie deserves to be the commissioner of FIFA. To end this "segment", it goes with a personal quote. "Once a Red, Always a Red." "My heart bleeds for Man United."