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Not looking like a good Christmas this year.
I mentioned before that I honestly don't know where Manchester United's points are going to come this season. Things are looking bleak and even the Manchester United faithful like Gary Neville and Roy Keane are seriously worried. The panic button is not far away and could be as close as 3 games away for some serious thinking. No one climbs aboard a sinking ship unless it is a salvage operator and United are heading for the rocks. Once the slide starts it is hard to stop it and they are in free fall now.
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Looking at the team there is no quality and quite honestly don't see any value in the players that they have. Paul Pogba is a primadonna who doesn't do the hard yards that the team needs. The goal keeper De Gea has kept them higher in the league over the last few years than what they really deserved.
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Last 9 away games have given them 3 points. Will they get a point at Newcastle?
There next 3 games are Arsenal,Newcastle and Liverpool. I think you can forget any points from arsenal and Liverpool and maybe try and get something against Newcastle. Newcastle are so inconsistent that Manchester could easily lose that one as well.Could you imagine 9 games with 8 points as that is relegation form.
Norwich are waiting for United after that at Carrow road and we know what they did to City. United haven't traveled well and if everything goes true to form they will possibly get something on the 10th November against Brighton at home.
You may think I am crazy saying that October is looking very bare for any points but then this isn't the Manchester United of old. Realistically this team is Manchester United by name only and will struggle against every side in the Premiership. Normally you would say the top 6 teams, but I would suggest the other 19 teams see United as a team they need to get points from now. Who wouldn't want to play them?
I think they are all looking forward to playing them now and who knows what Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City will put past them. Can Ole Gunnar Solskjae stay in the job until Christmas? I think as the weeks go by it is taking on some discussion and there must be a plan to remove him at some point. It is not his fault and blame needs to be thrown higher up the ladder and the players need to be accountable for the position they are in. I don't think it is the players fault either as honestly they aren't as good as people might think.
I think even the die hard fans can see that winning the league or a top 4 finish is impossible, but how about not getting drawn into a relegation battle come April and May. People may argue they have too much quality for that , but I disagree. They nee to buy better players and who in their right mind would go to Old Trafford?
United have a problem and it is only going to get worse as the weeks tick by without points coming in. United lie in 7th spot currently on goal difference otherwise they would be in 12th. After the next 3 games if they get nothing away to Newcastle they could easily find themselves in 17th spot. If that happens can Solskjae still keep his job?