What does the first week say about Manchester United and Aston Villa going forward? These two clubs will meet next week and their first game did not turn out the way fans predicted, especially for Red Devils. In 2013 when Alex Ferguson left, people put Manchester United out of contention and guess what? They were right.
Coach Louis van Gaal’s side won against Tottenham Hotspur but it was not exactly because of something they did right. They won because of an own goal from Kyle Walker in the 22nd minute of the match. The OG was scored early and nothing great came from Manchester United since then. They even tallied lesser number of attempts and shots on target. But of course, a win is a win. LVG and his guys will take the ugly win.
For Aston Villa, they won, too. However, that victory means almost nothing since the opponent was the newly promoted AFC Bournemouth (no offence). Aston Villa entered the 2015-16 season with a renewed faith and confidence after their stellar performance in the FA Cup, regardless of losing top player Christian Benteke in the transfer market. They upgraded the squad by buying serviceable blue collar players. However, the team did not live up to the ‘new expectation’ as they were dominated by Bournemouth in possession, played less aggressively, and conceded more shots. Imagine what will happen if they play like this against top-tier clubs.
Is one game enough to put a peg on a team’s year-long campaign? Nothing is really certain in sports but one thing is for sure, both Manchester United and Aston Villa should get rid of a bad start. Last year’s disastrous start cost Aston Villa a lot and they only found sunshine in the FA Cup. For Manchester United, early losses distanced them in title contention for most of the time. They tried to get back at the top but they failed early on because of the defeats they could have prevented.
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