Let's Pat The Dust Off Our Backs, and Move On

Let's Pat The Dust Off Our Backs, and Move On

Yes. We lost to Bayern. We lost to Chelsea. But let's stop lamenting. Let's clean away the debris and look ahead.

The last 10 days had been difficult. But these games have let us know where we stand. We have been caught out in broad day light. We squirmed like a naked girl in the middle of a crowd trying to cover one area, but inadvertently exposing other parts.

Yes we need cover. We need reinforcement in all areas. The sale of Christiano Ronaldo and Tevez have severely dented our chances - there is no shame in accepting. All these days we were trying hard to prove it the other way, but let’s not pretend any more. If it had not been for the extraordinary season of Wayne Rooney, we would not have survived this far.

The name Owen does not ring fear in anybody anymore. The legs of Ryan Giggs and Scholes have become too week for this level. Anderson is no more a favorite son of Fergie. Gary Neville has lost his sharpness.

Now what happens if Rooney is injured, Rio Ferdinand is off touch, Vedic is being haunted (by the ghost of Torres), and Fletcher is tired? The wall that is United will collapse on its feet. This is what has happened in the last 10 days.

Though, at times, we looked well off with what we have got, we need cover right from striker to goalkeeper.

I predict next season to be tougher than ever. We have one certain cross-city rival wagging their tail. Martin O'Neill is making a big noise. Wenger has promised a stronger Arsenal. The wounded Mersey siders may spring up. Tottenham has started playing football at last...I can hear war cry from all over the country. We need to face them with the stealth, venom and ferocity of a devil.