In less than twenty four hours, United’s manager Ferguson is again found combating with a known soccer personality. This time the heat is fueled by City boss Roberto Mancini who recently said that other teams are not able to defeat United not because they are better, but since other teams play with a fear of facing United’s army in the field. His comments are again rubbished by Ferguson saying it is a bit of self-sympathy by City manager; perhaps he called it a nonsense reaction for not being on the top. He also gave an example of 1996 when no team could try as hard as United did to beat then title rivals Newcastle. Though, he also agrees on the fact that some matches he saw were not as trying by the opponents as they should be, so he calls it lack of a will rather a fear of facing United. Earlier, Mancini said before Monday’s clash that “No one player plays very well against United because they play with fear.
“Because United have an importance as a team and a club, every team that plays against United plays very softly because they think ‘this game is difficult, we cannot beat them’.
“I don’t think that other teams don’t play 100% but their mentality is poor in that game because they don’t think they can do anything. But that is not true if you go there and play with a good mentality. In football, you can beat every team.”
As expected, his arch rival Ferguson replied to him immediately with his own views about English clubs and why they are not able to defeat his team, he reacted, “There are a lot of games I’ve watched this season, when I’ve said to myself ‘are they trying?’ – of course they’re trying. These teams have 3,000 fans following them away from home. That’s absolute nonsense. The English game is the most honest in the world. I think we all recognise that. There is no way they could come to Old Trafford and not do their best. That also applies itself to the Etihad, Stamford Bridge, the Emirates or Anfield.”
At the moment, United is undisputed leader in the tally with its 12 points clear lead from its closest rival City who is on the second place with 65 points out of 31 played matches. The most important thing is there is no big match is in the waiting; hence it can simply be assumed that United will be the title winner this season.