A Tragedy Within A Tragedy
After completing my rounds of preaching in the Filipino Service and having dinner with some old friends, I was so looking forward to catching the Manchester derby.
It is touted as a big game as Manchester United will be remembered the heroes who died in the Munich air clash in 1958. It was legendary of how Manchester came out of the tragedy and grew even stronger. Much were also written and publicized in most major soccer website.
And when I turned on the tele, the game had already started. It wasn’t hard to see the United players wearing the jerseys that the 1958 team wore. It was totally retro!
The game plan was not only to beat Man City (you have no idea of the animosity between the teams if you are new to this) but to beat them playing beautiful soccer.
But to my utter dismay and unbelief, we lost the game 1-2! The last time Man City beats us at Old Trafford was back in 1974 and we have to let them win us again on this very memorial day. City has completed a league double over United this season.
The players played really badly. We miss Rooney badly. Saha did what he did best, stayed injured! My guess is that he would not be playing for Man U very much next season.
Without much potency in attack, Vidic had to play the last part of the game as centre-forward with Scholes.
Perhaps we were overwhelmed by the emotions on the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Disater. Whatever the case, there is no excuse as we really played badly and full credit to City for staying focus on their game plan.
I really pity Bobby Charlton (see his grim face in pic below). I wonder which is more painful for him; the present or the past?
It is indeed a tragedy within a tragedy. Perhaps 50 years later, we will remember this tragedy of losing to Man City as we were remembering a tragedy that took place 50 years earlier.
Anyhow, United is still my team. Since we have really hit rock bottom (Newcastle and Liverpool fans may disagree with me this with the present predicament of their clubs), the only way is up!
March on United!
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It is touted as a big game as Manchester United will be remembered the heroes who died in the Munich air clash in 1958. It was legendary of how Manchester came out of the tragedy and grew even stronger. Much were also written and publicized in most major soccer website.
And when I turned on the tele, the game had already started. It wasn’t hard to see the United players wearing the jerseys that the 1958 team wore. It was totally retro!
The game plan was not only to beat Man City (you have no idea of the animosity between the teams if you are new to this) but to beat them playing beautiful soccer.
But to my utter dismay and unbelief, we lost the game 1-2! The last time Man City beats us at Old Trafford was back in 1974 and we have to let them win us again on this very memorial day. City has completed a league double over United this season.
The players played really badly. We miss Rooney badly. Saha did what he did best, stayed injured! My guess is that he would not be playing for Man U very much next season.
Without much potency in attack, Vidic had to play the last part of the game as centre-forward with Scholes.
Perhaps we were overwhelmed by the emotions on the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Disater. Whatever the case, there is no excuse as we really played badly and full credit to City for staying focus on their game plan.
I really pity Bobby Charlton (see his grim face in pic below). I wonder which is more painful for him; the present or the past?
It is indeed a tragedy within a tragedy. Perhaps 50 years later, we will remember this tragedy of losing to Man City as we were remembering a tragedy that took place 50 years earlier.
Anyhow, United is still my team. Since we have really hit rock bottom (Newcastle and Liverpool fans may disagree with me this with the present predicament of their clubs), the only way is up!
March on United!
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posted by Jeff Chong at 11:57 pm
7 Comments:
Man u really need to bounce back after this game. Hopefully arsenal lose tonight! Liverpool 1 - 0 Arsenal
their luck ran out last week after that fortuitous equaliser... still having nightmares about that one... heh... :S
hi ky, liverpool was playing chelsea lah... and it was a 0-0 draw.
haha tim. I could see your anguish when i spoke to you on Sat.
u must understand, us spurs fans don't usually have much to cheer about... it's always so near, yet so far... =(
muahahaha...tragedy???its time for a BIG celebration!!!!
go ARSENAL!!!
Hey Gunners fan, We will see!
Yes we have indeed SEEN the gunners VICTORY last night..muahahaha
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