The Media Turn Manchester Utd...Can You Believe It?

In a shocking turn of events today, the usual anti-Arsenal media have turned on Manchester United and given them the same sort of stick as we always get. Following are just a few snippets of this remarkable occurrence.

Apparently the recent bad run of form by Man Utd has prompted some players to start planning for next season. The international break has given them the time to fraternize and talk with representatives from other clubs, and it has done some damage. We all know about the C. Ronaldo to Real Madrid stories, but now it appears the Spanish giants have begun talking to Rio Ferdinand, the so often stand-in captain.

"They're a massive club," said Ferdinand. "I was called by them last summer but I didn't respond, however with our current run of form I'm not sure how high our ambitions still are and if we don't win something else this season I'll be off to Madrid."

And that wasn't it. Apparently AC Milan are lining up bids for Berbatov and Vidic, with 30m Euro to spend on them. And Barcelona have now entered the race for Ronaldo according to reports in the Spanish media. Whether either of these clubs will get their men is still to be determined.

And not even speaking of transfers, injuries have struck. Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney have both been injured on international duty, Ben Foster has come down seriously ill, Gary Neville is injured again and may not play for the rest of the season, Carrick and Scholes are major doubts for this weekend, and Rio Ferdinand picked up a virus which may not be cured in time to play on the weekend either.

So with all these players disturbed and injured, and the recent bad run of form, Red Devils fans are starting to question the manager. Many are asking if they need to take a hard look at Sir Alex Ferguson and assess whether he is the right man for the job. Said one supporter,

"Mr. Ferguson has been a wonderful manager for us, but we're beginning to wonder if he's lost his touch. Trying to build this squad around a core of young players while at the same time holding on to the rotting carcases that are Giggs and Scholes is clearly a seriously flawed strategy."
The unnamed supporter went on, "We think it's time for change. Ferguson may be a good manager, but when someone spends forever in one position they tend to stagnate. We feel it's time for some new blood in there to win us trophies, because Fergie has lost it. He doesn't know what he's doing anymore."

Even the supporters are losing faith. Add that to the players injured and wanting away and Liverpool closing in every week and Man Utd are a club in crisis.
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Sound familiar? April Fool's Day! If only the media did treat Man Utd the same as us, this is what it might look like right now, even if some of the stories are just recycled versions of Arsenal stories. The point is, we need to see through the bias and not let it get to us. Don't let the media make you think we're a team in crisis and Arsene Wenger is a duffer. There has been a lot of optimism in the last few weeks, so let's not let international break and the stories that go with it ruin that spirit of optimism.

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