All in all, a pretty victory. Full of the nice stuff we’ve gotten used to. Not that we hadn’t played well earlier. Games at Anfield and Old Trafford also gave us intermittent glimpses (usually lasting no more than 45 minutes) of such joyous football. But this time, we played well from about minute 20 till the end.
It was great to see Walcott start, and again, we are left wondering why on earth didn’t the boss give him more time earlier. Admittedly, when Eboue did come on for 20 minutes, he put in a good professional performance. Nothing wasteful, nothing too dramatic. Perhaps maybe it was because he'd replaced Kolo, and had Theo in front of him.
Nice too was Gilberto scoring. With everything he has gone through, good for him. One wonders though, whether it’s one of his last goals for us.
Nonetheless, despite all the pretty stuff, I was left wondering. Against a better team, they would have at least punished us for all the profligacy. 2-0 should really have been seven (or six at least). I know we’ve already had our customary 7-0 win against Sparta this season, but I really had good money on a big win tonight. It should've been. As I was saying, at 2-0 in the second half, who knows what could have happened. Our hitting the bar twice, Cesc’s goal cleared off the line…damn. If Reading had scored one to keep it interesting, I’d have slit my wrists.
I’d say therefore, that things aren’t looking that bad. Theo will surely start more next season, what with the boss’ nice words after the game. News also is that Carlos Vela will be in the squad for next season, and that is encouraging. It was great too to see Denilson back on earth, and he showed a few glimpses of things to look forward to. Hopefully, with RVP fit, Adebayor still scoring, Bendtner finally standing up to it, and Eduardo fit, things should be comfortable up front.
What happens in the middle is still up front grabs. Let’s wait till the end of the month to see what the Flamster decides. It’d be a blow in the solar plexus to see him leave for free.
Ultimately, what is needed for next season is leadership. A nice little piece in the Independent on this, and on Gallas’ failings. Let’s see. For now, I’ll put a couple of bucks on Flamster staying and given the captaincy next season. Haha.
Eight more days to Derby. C’mon. Let’s have another Everton-esque, Boro-esque 7-0 victory this season.
Oh yeah, one final thing. Looks like Man U has lost some ground. We’re still in it!! A mathematical chance. We’re going to be champions!!!
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