Sunday 23 February 2014

Champions League - Olympiakos Vs Manchester United: Can we dream Moyes?

With the form of football Manchester United is playing – which shows in the appalling results so far, most United fans generally, openly accept that the season could not get any worst. Still 11 points off the 4th place for a place in next season’s Champions League qualification at the end of February does not bode well for David Moyes (and everybody around him). Truth is United is bad – all season, with only occasional display that gets supporters excited temporarily. Will Wayne Rooney elevation into the highest-paid United player ever turn things around? Or does United actually need to do a “Liverpool miracle” to land the coveted Champions League spot – and winning the trophy for the 4th time?Champions League is new territory for David Moyes – but to much surprises he is doing rather well, no loses in group stages and drawing a less than a formidable opponent with a very good chance of quarterfinal appearance. Would Moyes finally uses the highly rated (but under fancied) Shinji Kagawa since record signing Juan Mata is cup-tied or would he resort back to his unsuccessful use of Antonia Valencia and Ashley Young on the flanks? Judging from the game against Crystal Palace it is highly probable that Valencia and Ryan Giggs could come in for Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata but is this the best Moyes can do?

At this stage of the failing season David Moyes must throw caution to the wind and makes his squad play every game like a cup final. Moyes’ team must not retreat from a game the way he had all season. Manchester United’s players must go out and play like outgoing champion – after all cup competitions like Champions League can be a lottery – nobody can ever write off United doing a “Liverpool miracle”!

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