Creating defensive records is something that has never been associated with United before this season. Whilst we win the vast majority of our games at home, it’s unlikely we’d go years without losing there. Whilst we tend to outscore our opponents, we usually concede a goal or two along the way. We pride ourselves on our attackig football, meaning our defensive game hasn’t needed to be water tight.
However, over the past couple of seasons, whilst still staying true to our tradional style of going forward, we’ve become more solid at the back. Winning game after game, United just haven’t been conceding. Whilst our defenders are a credit to us, we’ve been without Neville, Wes, Rafael, Rio and Evra for large chunks of the season, yet still managed to keep the clean sheets at the back, which is something that reflects the quality of our entire team and ability to keep the ball.
That record ended last night and with the three points in the bag, I couldn’t be happier.
Records create pressure and with United competing on all fronts this season, the less pressure we have the better. I don’t want the lads worrying about keeping this record in tact, when really we should be focussing entirely on getting the win. Whilst I don’t think it’s had a particularly damaging effect on us so far, with the games getting more and more important every passing week, I don’t want there to be anything else to distract them.
Liverpool would have got awfully giddy had they scored at Old Trafford next week if the record hadn’t already been broken, whilst the press, who have been far too obsessed with the record, would have been unbearable. I know it’s been donkeys years since Liverpool last got a goal at Old Trafford (a John O’Shea own goal!) but it would have been sod’s law for those rat-munchers to end the record.
So it’s over with, well done Edwin and the rest of the team, now we can focus on filling our trophy cabinet!
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Didn’t VDS say, jokingly, he would let one in just to end all the record breaking talk?
I am glad the monkey is off our backs.I am just sad that for all our hard efforts we have still leaked in more goals in the 47 games we have played this season than in the 47 game mark last season.I think it took Fergie a long time to get it right this season and early on we had teams like Hull score 3 at Old Trafford.Nonetheless,well done to Edwin,Rafael,Neville,Wes,Rio,Vida,Pat,John and especially Jonny who contributed to this long run.Now for some 4-0 wins!
I think VDS let the goal in to get the monkey off our backs! Glad its over with as the pressure will surely have got to the back 4 and Edwin. (although it hasn’t shown)
Not only that King Eric.I was afraid that with this record going on,the players would score a goal and then get into a comfort zone believing that the defence would hold out.And that could have been a dangerous situation when we could have suffered a sucker punch.After all,if we are going to let in a goal,it might as well be Newcastle.This fixture is one of my favorites because i like the pitch and we always score plenty of goals there.
i know that EVS wasnt in nets but did the club record not go against Blackburn?
The club record went there.But Edwin had 12 games without conceding in the league and 13 games in all without conceding.
I’m glad its over and done with… we can focus on the trophies now but well done all the team, it’s a record to be proud of.
I think that was a good point about the team over-relying on scoring then keeping a clean sheet… it’s shown us we need to concentrate and play well and take nothing for granted!
Since we’re talking about records, it would be nice to break Arsenal’s 14-premierleague-wins-in-a-row record…
Good article Scott! thats more like it, i completely agree
VDS started d season wit sum dodgy keeping.he did it yest too but for the period of the record he was outstanding.surely Foster plays on Sat wit CL in midweek
The record that i care the most now is to be the first team to retain the title for 3 consecutive years (since inception of PL)
And then to be the first club to retain the CL.
And then to be the first club to win all 5.
Inter loost 3-0 to 10 man Sampdoria. agreed it was just the coppa italia, and they were without their “best player” Ibrahimovich, still had a pretty decent line-up. Vieira, Materazzi, Adriano, Zanetti, Balotelli all starting. Things looking good for us.
We’ve won it three times in a row before, it looks like we can do it again. But I think that looking at the tough teams still in Europe, and the fact that noone else has done it yet, retaining the champions league will be the most impressive feat!
klauq- havent we already retained the PL thrice before?
oh yes once sorry..
forgot that 98-01 dominance. erm.. i think there’s another record we need to equal first: Liverpool’s 18 league title, and then, surpass that next year. that means 4 PL title on the trot. Wow!
klauq no one in British football history has won it 4 times in a row.That’s Fergie’s ultimate goal.To surpass Liverpool’s title record and to do 4 in a row.Next year he will focus entirely on the league.
Firstly well done to the ENTIRE utd squad for achieving the record.
Now for the record that truly counts,i.e.the retaining of the champions lge and the epl.
another thing is that with that record now gone the likes of chelsea n l´pool can see that altho conceding against newcastle we still came from behind and won which would have struck a cord with them.
while not getting carried away,i would say that utd are in a unique position in that they have the players like:giggs,scholes,neville aswell as van der sar.
then we have:ferdinand,vidic,brown,carrick,etc then the “new” breed rafael,fabio,evans,posseibon,welbeck etc.
so the set-up is fantastic for the present and the future!
hey dont 4get gibson Y is every1 underrating him there must be something about him he plys more than posseibon
Agree with that last comment. Possebon is a quality prospective looks like a Carrick that scores goals.
Totally agree with not worrying about records. We are on the silverware trail everything else is only gravy .
I have a question, is there any reason why the 98-01 thrice in a row thing is prone to being forgotten A LOT by United fans? Klauq isn’t the first to make that mistake, was the 3rd win that insignificant and waaay to easy that United fans overlook it?