Chicharito Does It Again

Swansea City 0 - Manchester United 1
Scorer
Manchester United: Hernandez (10)


Team: De Gea, Rio, Vidic, Evra (Fabio 51), Jones, Carrick, Giggs (Fletcher 76), Park, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez (Valencia 84)

It was another uninspiring game, but we managed to squeeze out our third consecutive 1-0 victory in as many league games. We've tightened up considerably since the derby day destruction.

The results are welcomed but the product on the pitch is pretty blend. We got an early lead thanks to some really horrid passing from The Swans and Giggs capitalized to put Hernandez thru for a simple goal. From then on, we stopped trying to get the second.

We spent a huge portion of the game allowing Swansea time and space to come at us. We were content to spend our efforts and energy defending the lead. As dull as the game was, I have to admit we did a credibly good job at that, barring the open goal that Sinclair missed in the 22nd minute.

We were so dugged in that we didn't even push men forward on the counter. There were at least 2 occasions where Nani was left out, hung to dry when he brought the ball forward. Both times he held on the to ball and had to wait a good 5 seconds before anyone plodded forward to create an outlet for him to pass. As we all know, 5 seconds in football is an eternity and by the time Giggs or Carrick moved, Nani had already lost the ball. We were so entrenched in defending that we didn't even want to get the cushion of a second goal.

It was quite painful to watch, and that's just how we've been playing since 6-1 happened to us. The adventure seems to have gone, and we're just dragging towards the January transfer window, hoping it would open for a new wind to rejuvenate a broken spirit. And it can't come soon enough.