Walking in a Fergie Wonderland!

“The season that was: 2009-10”

It was a season that nobody seemed to want to win. The winners of the season would be the poorest team such was the performance of the teams battling out for the title – Chelsea and Manchester United.

Arsenal, for all their attractive football, failed to win any silverware, again. That’s been the case for 6 years now.

Liverpool, with their genius manager, plummeted from title contenders to also-rans and the last time I checked, were fighting for the last European spot which they finally secured. Ofcourse, I mean the Europa league. Sweet. To be fair, their manager is a blemish on the history of Liverpool Football Club. He lost the plot completely. Only the strongest of Scouse delusion should keep him at the helm of the club and knowing them, he will remain.

K. R. A. P.

Chelsea were the better team throughout the season – they led the table most of the time. They took their chances and that alone warrants you a winner’s medal. They amassed a huge tally of points and scored a record number of goals in one season. Although on the last day of the season, the sight of Drogba fighting to take the penalty kick was a disgrace and went a long way in telling what Chelsea FC is all about, let’s give it to them – 100+ goals in one season is no small thing.

But all that and Chelsea won the league by a single point – the smallest possible margin in terms of points. What does that say about them and about the season? To be honest, Chelsea should have won it long back. They should have sealed it – done and dusted. United, for all of their injury-ravaged season, should be credited with pushing Chelsea all the way. They coped well with the departures of Ronaldo and Tevez but there were certain games in which a bit of magic from That Boy Ronaldo™ would have made the difference between one point and three, full points. Nonetheless, what with the English media and ABUs predicting the title as Liverpool’s and United finishing third, United were brilliant, and Liverpool, shite. United's youngsters won the Carling Cup yet again and the future doesn't look bleak at all with those kind of players coming in through the Academy.

‘Arry Redknapp is a genius. End of. Roy Hodgson is more than a decent manager and I guess every neutral football supporter in the world wanted Fulham to win the Cup.

Coming onto United – having 9 out of the 10 recognized defenders in the squad, including the goalkeeper, injured is the worst injury crisis a team could face. At one point of time, United had Giggs at the left-back position, Evra and Carrick as centre-backs and Darren Fletcher at right-back. While United didn’t concede heavily in such a crisis, except the 3-1 away loss to Everton, they couldn’t score either. And that’s obvious with half of the mid-field playing in the defense. Wayne Rooney was a monster on the football field and one mad week with United facing Bayern away then Chelsea at home and then Bayern again, this time at Old Trafford, changed the season for him and United. Still, “It’s never over till it’s over” for United and they pushed Chelsea right to the wire and the hope was never extinguished. Looking back, after losing two prolific goal scorers and facing one of the worst injury problems, United did well, but ofcourse, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But the season that was should give us a lot of positives for the season that will be and I can hardly wait. Four titles in a row is a record still there to be broken and United can do it – the only difference would be that it’ll take another 4 years. For those “fans” who were thoroughly disappointed – we don’t have a God-given right to win everything in sight. Football is a game and there can be only one winner. Shit happens, move on. “Form is temporary. Class is permanent.”

Can’t wait for the next season! Come on you REDS!

Ancelotti…are ya listening?!

Can you keep our trophy glistening?!

‘Cause we’ll be back in May

To take it away

Walking in a Fergie Wonderland!