Have Manchester United thrown down the gauntlet?

talla10

After todays impressive and unexpected 7-1 victory over Blackburn have United thrown down the challenge to Arsenal and Chelsea?

This is first time United have gone on a goal rampage this season and have wiped out Chelsea's impressive goal difference. They played like a team possessed today Nani, Anderson and Berba on form with Rooney improving on his way back to full fitness. United top of table now although Chelsea play tomorrow against Newcastle. Looking to great Christmas period!!

BERBA

talla10 wrote: »

After todays impressive and unexpected 7-1 victory over Blackburn have United thrown down the challenge to Arsenal and Chelsea?

This is first time United have gone on a goal rampage this season and have wiped out Chelsea's impressive goal difference. They played like a team possessed today Nani, Anderson and Berba on form with Rooney improving on his way back to full fitness. United top of table now although Chelsea play tomorrow against Newcastle. Looking to great Christmas period!!

No they haven't , it was only blackburn after all !

cson

If throwing down the gauntlet is hammering a poor Blackburn team at home then yes.

In terms of what I'd consider the gauntlet; then no. Comfortably beating one of the challengers would be throwing down the gauntlet.

Best performance of the season from them so far coincided with a piss poor performance from Blackburn. Good win, expected.

Xavi6

I would say United picking up points while playing shit is a far bigger worry to the other teams than the battering of a horrible Blackburn side.

IamtheWalrus

FC United of Manchester would have thrashed Blackburn today.

cson

Xavi6 wrote: »

I would say United picking up points while playing shit is a far bigger worry to the other teams than the battering of a horrible Blackburn side.

Exactly.

By their own standards United have been shit this season yet they still top the League. And that should concern Chelsea, Arsenal and City more.

jesus_thats_gre

It was a good performance but it wasn't a masterclass by any means. They just took virtually every chance that came along.

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

Peyton Manning

I'd say what today might be a bigger indicator of is that United have put their patchy form behind them and are settling into their Christmas period swagger. The fact that we came through our patchy form unbeaten and level with Chelsea is the bigger deal imo.

everdead.ie

Xavi6 wrote: »

I would say United picking up points while playing shit is a far bigger worry to the other teams than the battering of a horrible Blackburn side.

Agree with above.
They turned it on today against a poor side if they do this for the next 3,4,5 games that would be a gauntlet this is only one game.

Quandary

It was a very impressive performance but Blackburn were really terrible. If Utd can improve their away form then I would have them as favourites for the league. Historically they dont hit full form until after xmas anyway so they're definitely turning it on at the right time.

Mr.Crinklewood

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

It was a good performance but it wasn't a masterclass by any means. They just took virtually every chance that came along.

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

That was against two poor teams though

Essien

If a 6 goal winning margin over a rubbish* team is throwing down the gauntlet then we've already done it twice this season, home and away, where's our thread?

*Blackburn were rubbish today

BERBA

December will tell a lot with games against arsenal and chelsea

flahavaj

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

It was a good performance but it wasn't a masterclass by any means. They just took virtually every chance that came along.

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

It tells more about the muck teams he scored those 8 goals against than anything else tbh.;)

cson

Essien wrote: »

If a 6 goal winning margin over a rubbish* team is throwing down the gauntlet then we've already done it twice this season, home and away, where's our thread?

*Blackburn were rubbish today

Here it is!


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055955976

BERBA

Essien wrote: »

If a 6 goal winning margin over a rubbish* team is throwing down the gauntlet then we've already done it twice this season, home and away, where's our thread?

*Blackburn were rubbish today

to be fair everyone kinda looks forward to playin chelski these days the way they are playing.

Quandary

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

It was a good performance but it wasn't a masterclass by any means. They just took virtually every chance that came along.

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

Yes there will be a massive fuss about him but only in this game. Utd fans remember well who the majority of his goals were scored against and when he starts hammering them in against the bigger teams we'll get really excited

cson

BERBA wrote: »

to be fair everyone kinda looks forward to playin chelski these days the way they are playing.

Essien

cson wrote: »

Here it is!


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055955976

Touche!

So I'll go ahead and say all this nonsense belongs in the United thread then yeah?

Essien

BERBA wrote: »

to be fair everyone kinda looks forward to playin chelski these days the way they are playing.

I know, poor form is shite. This must be how spurs fans feel all the time....poor bastards. [/sarcasm]

Quandary

Essien wrote: »

I know, poor form is shite. This must be how spurs fans feel all the time....poor bastards.

Have you seen Spurs lately?

talla10

cson wrote: »

In terms of what I'd consider the gauntlet; then no. Comfortably beating one of the challengers would be throwing down the gauntlet.

United have played Liverpool and City so far they are playing Arsenal and Chelsea in next few weeks so hopefully can beat both. I agree Blackburn were terrible but nobody expected United to win by 6 and score 7 & today was their best performance to date and Utd are now top of table so id say its a pretty significant result maybe not the win itself but the manner of victory and scoreline was impressive

talla10

Essien wrote: »

Touche!

So I'll go ahead and say all this nonsense belongs in the United thread then yeah?

yeah id agree and i started thread so if any mod can move it please...

steelcityblues

Great performance by United today, but both Arsenal and Chelsea hammered teams earlier in the season too.

Word of caution - who can guarantee that Berbatov won't go missing in games again, and that Rooney's ego won't be thrown into the spotlight again before the season is over.

I will not rule them out under Fergie, but some things could go wrong yet!

DOC09UNAM

Essien wrote: »

I know, poor form is shite. This must be how spurs fans feel all the time....poor bastards. [/sarcasm]

I mean fair enough you went to have a dig back...

But have you seen them playing lately?

Nobody wants to play them at the moment, they would whoop chelski atm IMO.

cson

talla10 wrote: »

United have played Liverpool and City so far they are playing Arsenal and Chelsea in next few weeks so hopefully can beat both. I agree Blackburn were terrible but nobody expected United to win by 6 and score 7 & today was their best performance to date and Utd are now top of table so id say its a pretty significant result maybe not the win itself but the manner of victory and scoreline was impressive

Meh tbh.

Arsenal and Chelsea have won by 6 at home already this season.

BERBA

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

I mean fair enough you went to have a dig back...

But have you seen them playing lately?

Nobody wants to play them at the moment, they would whoop chelski atm IMO.

I'd settle for whoopin the scousers tomorrow afternoon

Johner

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

I mean fair enough you went to have a dig back...

But have you seen them playing lately?

Nobody wants to play them at the moment, they would whoop chelski atm IMO.

*Chelsea

cson

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BERBA

cson wrote: »

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agh wish we were playing the goons again this weekend to be honest!;)

cson

BERBA wrote: »

agh wish we were playing the goons again this weekend to be honest!;)

Oh lord. :rolleyes:

shano_88

BERBA wrote: »

agh wish we were playing the goons again this weekend to be honest!;)

Looking forward to the end of the season when the gunners finish ahead of ye yet again.

ziggyman17

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

It was a good performance but it wasn't a masterclass by any means. They just took virtually every chance that came along.

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

eight in two games is really a **** ratio.. top of the goal scoring charts too.. utd have been below par all season so far.. yet they are top of the league, all there players seems to be coming back from injury and in to form.. yeah the rest of the season does not look good for utd..

roll on may and title number 19..

dahat

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

people will do well to remember this

rossie1977

according to most utd fans their team has been below form for 3 years, they were below form when they last won the league and last year too

this thread reminds me of liverpool fans when they beat southampton 7-1 or whoever heavily back in the day, "its ours to lose now"

Essien

ziggyman17 wrote: »

eight in two games is really a **** ratio.. top of the goal scoring charts too.

The point he was making is that its all well and good to be scoring 5 against Blackburn, he hadn't scored a league goal since September. Since his last goal United have drawn with Birmingham, Sunderland, West Brom, City and Villa, he played all of these games. Now if Berbatov had chipped in with a goal in 2 or 3 of those games they would have been a hell of a lot more valuable than his 5 today.

Mr.Nice Guy

Have United suddenly thrown down the gauntlet? No. The challenge was always there. It's not like United started the season hoping for a top four finish.

All that has happened is what seems to happen nearly every year. A lesson many ABUs fail to heed, and it is this - you write Sir Alex Ferguson off at your peril.

Frisbee

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Have United suddenly thrown down the gauntlet? No. The challenge was always there. It's not like United started the season hoping for a top four finish.

All that has happened is what seems to happen nearly every year. A lesson many ABUs fail to heed, and it is this - you write Sir Alex Ferguson off at your peril.

QFFúckingT

cson

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

All that has happened is what seems to happen nearly every year.

You hockey Blackburn at home?

d22ontour

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

No doubt there will be a massive fuss about Berbatov but the fact that he has scored 8 of his 12 PL goals this season in two games is very telling.

Gross man Gross, we like to deal in nett totals here, his nett total is 11 in 15.

Johner

d22ontour wrote: »

Gross man Gross,we like to deal in nett totals here, his nett total is 11 in 15.

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