There’s something about a 3-0 win for Fulham over Manchester United that just rubs me the wrong way. Long ago I predicted that Real Madrid would be the “Super Club” to fall apart at the seams (and though I’m still waiting for that prediction to come true) I’m starting to wonder if I chose the wrong club. ManU is right there with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table and they just gave away points to a team that really shouldn’t even be on the same field as them. Fulham is only 10 points away from being relegated and now they beat the defending Champions 3-0?
ManU is in the unique position where they can’t lose everything right now but they can get far enough behind that they will seriously impact their chances of catching back up to Chelsea. Given Chelsea’s confidence in their ability to get to 90 points then ManU needs to get it in gear before they fall into a hole that gets too big to climb out of. (Granted, right now that hole isn’t that deep, but it could EASILY get that deep if they keep stinking up the joint the way they did against Fulham.
Menawhile, Arsenal, Tottenham, and Aston Villa are holding steady in the Top 5 of the table. If you asked me I’d say that those teams aren’t going anywhere because they held fast in their slots while Man City faded. Clearly, Man City’s early season success was a fluke because they just dropped another match AND fired their manager. That’s pretty big stuff for the middle of December.
Now, because ManU gave up a bad loss and 3 other teams in the Top 5 are hanging in with them the boys in red need to decide if they want to be in 2nd or 5th because from where I’m standing their going to be in one position or the other. 2nd place if they rebound from the Fulham loss and find themselves and 5th place if they lose another bad one and let Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Arsenal get comfortable.
The last team in the League that should be showing blood is the defending champs…that gives the other clubs hope…hope they shouldn’t get until ManU loses in the postseason…
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