Disappointed. That was how I felt when watching the match between Man.United & West Ham.
Having controlled the match & taken the lead through a quick counter attack, which was superbly converted by C.Ronaldo, United was still unable to shake West Ham United as their bogey team.
I already knew that West Ham is always hard to beat. The Hammers were the only team who managed the double over MU last season.
In my opinion, the turning point was Ronaldo's missed penalty. Opting for power rather than placing, was a rather bad option, what more you have Robert Green in goal who has a knack of saving penalties, much like Paul Cooper, Ipswich Town's goalie back in the 70s.
MU should have poured forward instead of parking the bus in their own half towards the last few minutes of the game. I had a feeling that something bad was gonna happen. Tomasz Kuszczak, deputising for the injured Van der Saar, didn't look comfortable when clearing backpasses, and United's backline was somewhat in disarray.
This only encouraged The Hammers & through two set pieces, they were rewarded when Anton, the younger of the Ferdinands', managed to out-jump big brother Rio & scored the equaliser. Minutes later, Matthew Upson put West Ham in the lead & on course for three points.
Man.United like always offered no excuses for the defeat as echoed by Sir Alex. He added they only had themselves to blame for not killing off the game earlier.
I think West Ham deserved the three points for their hard work. As for Man.United, the mark of a true champion is how you rebound from the defeat.
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