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During a week when his side are preparing for a derby against Manchester City, it is odd that Erik ten Hag seems to have spent more time focusing on Jamie Carragher’s punditry and Fulham’s TikTok troubadours than how best they might go about trying to avoid the absolute monstering pretty much everyone, including their own fans, is expecting them to get when they make the short trip to the Etihad Stadium. Ten Hag’s side have faced a remarkable 100 shots in their past five league games against Fulham, Luton, Aston Villa, West Ham and Wolves, around half the number they are likely to have to defend on Sunday afternoon. Luckily for United, the man tasked with stopping them has been speaking about his return to form after a gaffe-prone start to life at the club.
It seems you missed the big news from Carrow Road this week. Norwich City are, of course, having a really meh season in the Championship. Given their resources and relatively recent splurges of some millions of pounds, most of us supporters really expected something better this time around. Despite being totally underwhelming for large parts of this season, it seems David Wagner is on safe ground. However, their women’s team manager, Martin Herdman was the undeserving recipient of the journey through the fabled door marked Do One on Tuesday. His team’s record so far this season in the National League Division One South East was played 13, won 10, drawn three. Currently in second place, six points behind leaders AFC Wimbledon but with two games in hand. And there was me thinking the better your record, the safer your position” – John Scent.
Neil Rose was absolutely right (if a little brave) to clap off the performance of an away opponent who had just scored five goals (Football Daily letters passim). Teenagers are embarrassed by most things their parents do, but his son might think differently when he reflects in years to come. The best example I can remember of such a rare happening is when I went to see Bournemouth play at Gresty Road in 2007 and Max Gradel was generously afforded a standing ovation by the home fans when substituted towards the end of a 4-1 defeat: when I was sad enough to check my memory wasn’t deceiving me I found this evidence” – Paul Sheppard.
This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!During a week when his side are preparing for a derby against Manchester City, it is odd that Erik ten Hag seems to have spent more time focusing on Jamie Carragher’s punditry and Fulham’s TikTok troubadours than how best they might go about trying to avoid the absolute monstering pretty much everyone, including their own fans, is expecting them to get when they make the short trip to the Etihad Stadium. Ten Hag’s side have faced a remarkable 100 shots in their past five league games against Fulham, Luton, Aston Villa, West Ham and Wolves, around half the number they are likely to have to defend on Sunday afternoon. Luckily for United, the man tasked with stopping them has been speaking about his return to form after a gaffe-prone start to life at the club.It seems you missed the big news from Carrow Road this week. Norwich City are, of course, having a really meh season in the Championship. Given their resources and relatively recent splurges of some millions of pounds, most of us supporters really expected something better this time around. Despite being totally underwhelming for large parts of this season, it seems David Wagner is on safe ground. However, their women’s team manager, Martin Herdman was the undeserving recipient of the journey through the fabled door marked Do One on Tuesday. His team’s record so far this season in the National League Division One South East was played 13, won 10, drawn three. Currently in second place, six points behind leaders AFC Wimbledon but with two games in hand. And there was me thinking the better your record, the safer your position” – John Scent.Neil Rose was absolutely right (if a little brave) to clap off the performance of an away opponent who had just scored five goals (Football Daily letters passim). Teenagers are embarrassed by most things their parents do, but his son might think differently when he reflects in years to come. The best example I can remember of such a rare happening is when I went to see Bournemouth play at Gresty Road in 2007 and Max Gradel was generously afforded a standing ovation by the home fans when substituted towards the end of a 4-1 defeat: when I was sad enough to check my memory wasn’t deceiving me I found this evidence” – Paul Sheppard.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading…
