Glory Glory ManU

The very first match that I watched on my new TV wasn’t an enjoyable one. This because of the way Chennai SuperKings lost to Bangalore in the IPL match. But that sad beginning was over compensated with the magnificent victory of Manchester United in the Chanpions League finals.

What a season this has been, full of excitement, fun and tension. This is probably the best season I have watched till date. Till December Manchester United were number 2 in the league and then came the slide of Arsenal to give us the advantage and take the top of the league. In December no one would have thought that it will go down to the last game of the season and that too fighting against Chelsea who were a distant third in standings then. But finally we made it on the last.

Thinking about the season everyone is happy for Ronaldo, heaping praise for his game. Rightly so his performance was what stood out, overshadowing the contribution of the other players in the team. Man Ronaldo was fantastic this season no second thoughts about that. But for me the best player of the team is Rooney, though its just marginal but in my opinion Rooney was the best player of the season and then comes Ronaldo.

When Rooney first landed at Old Trafford he had the reputation of being arrogant and selfish in the game. He used to be one of those guys who used to shoot as soon as he gets the ball around the D area. But in this season and the last he has transformed himself a lot, in a way that he is happy to play a supporting role, which allows Ronaldo to get in. Now going by the goals scored Ronaldo is miles away from Rooney, but looking at the overall game in my view Rooney is on par with Ronaldo, may be even inches ahead of him. If only there would have been a system like in Basketball where the rebounds and assists are also tracked I think Rooney would have scored more than Ronaldo. The way he set up the shot in the 35 min and 42 min last night is a classic example of what I am talking about.

Last night game was an edge of seat thriller that was in balance till the last kick. Happy that ManU clinched a double this season and hopefully they should continue to dominate the league and the cup next season too. Hopefully Sir Alex will also be the driving force behind ManU for at least another 3-4 years.

RJ