With the build up to Monday's night's derby well and truly on, Fergie waxes lyrical about Phil Jones describing him as a football animal who can play anywhere, even centre forward. Getting real, he sees him long term, as a centre back.
Going off what we have seen over his first two seasons, he has proven that he could be a top class right back, he could definitely do a decent job in midfield, long term if it came to it, but if he is to make the centre half position, his own, long term, he could probably do with playing in that position a bit more.
He and United in fact, could do without the injuries though, after not much action during the first part of the season, he has come back and given some excellent performances, usually in central midfield, and usually in between injuries. Hopefully as he matures, the injuries will decrease, if that happens, United really will have a player on their hands.
So the derby, when the fixtures were announced last summer, this seemed like, the, game to look forward to. But with us fifteen points clear, our recent exit, out of two competitions we thought we had a good chance in and either a drop in form or a temporary legginess, it's lost most of that "big game" feel. No doubt by Monday afternoon I'll be up for it, heart pumping, ready for a pint and up for the game. But that Chelsea defeat didn't half hurt, the derby i was really looking forward to, was going to be the one at Wembley, that was really going to matter. That's being a complete spoilt arse, i know but they're you go.
No doubt a victory will put that right, i don't really care about the score, i just want to see us put in a performance. As much as was gutted about Monday's scoreline and the flatness of the performance, i think the doomlords have gone way over the top, as if our fifteen point lead over City is some kind of fluke. Hopefully a couple of day off, and a decent gap between games will see us revert to the kind of performance's we gave in the champions league against Madrid.
Music
Bobby Womack - The bravest man in the universe: A new album with the collaboration of Damon Albarn, this is a bit of a corker. At times beat driven, it's a superior piece of contemporary soul.
Chromatics - Kill for love: A pretty good slice of indie electro/pop, not what you would usually associate with Seattle, it owes more to New Order and and the 80's than grunge. Mind you there's a wide spectrum of good stuff coming from Washington state nowadays.
David Bowie - The next day: Some of the reviews for this surprise realease from one of the giants of Rock music went a tad over the top, but it is fucking excellent. There may be no tracks to rank alongside his seventies classics, but there are still some blinders on it. Great musicianship too.
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange: I wouldn't usually listen to this kind of stuff, but it got some great reviews, so i gave it a go. It's pretty good, some great tracks are on there.
Gaz Coombes - Here comes the bombs: The ex Supergrass mans first solo album will satisfy any of us that admired his first group. Without being exactly more of the same, it ticks the same kind of boxes as the latter Supergrass sound.
Memory Tapes - Grace/Confusion: Found out about this just through surfing the net, it was a decent find. Indie/pop that goes prog/rockish at times, it takes a few listens, but it's worth the rewards.
Thee oh sees - Putrifiers 11: More Californian garage/psychedelic rock that hits just the right spot and they seem to be almost as prolific as Ty Segall. Not as full on guitar blast as him, but with a wider palate of influences, i can't wait to hear their next album.
Going off what we have seen over his first two seasons, he has proven that he could be a top class right back, he could definitely do a decent job in midfield, long term if it came to it, but if he is to make the centre half position, his own, long term, he could probably do with playing in that position a bit more.
He and United in fact, could do without the injuries though, after not much action during the first part of the season, he has come back and given some excellent performances, usually in central midfield, and usually in between injuries. Hopefully as he matures, the injuries will decrease, if that happens, United really will have a player on their hands.
So the derby, when the fixtures were announced last summer, this seemed like, the, game to look forward to. But with us fifteen points clear, our recent exit, out of two competitions we thought we had a good chance in and either a drop in form or a temporary legginess, it's lost most of that "big game" feel. No doubt by Monday afternoon I'll be up for it, heart pumping, ready for a pint and up for the game. But that Chelsea defeat didn't half hurt, the derby i was really looking forward to, was going to be the one at Wembley, that was really going to matter. That's being a complete spoilt arse, i know but they're you go.
No doubt a victory will put that right, i don't really care about the score, i just want to see us put in a performance. As much as was gutted about Monday's scoreline and the flatness of the performance, i think the doomlords have gone way over the top, as if our fifteen point lead over City is some kind of fluke. Hopefully a couple of day off, and a decent gap between games will see us revert to the kind of performance's we gave in the champions league against Madrid.
Music
Bobby Womack - The bravest man in the universe: A new album with the collaboration of Damon Albarn, this is a bit of a corker. At times beat driven, it's a superior piece of contemporary soul.
Chromatics - Kill for love: A pretty good slice of indie electro/pop, not what you would usually associate with Seattle, it owes more to New Order and and the 80's than grunge. Mind you there's a wide spectrum of good stuff coming from Washington state nowadays.
David Bowie - The next day: Some of the reviews for this surprise realease from one of the giants of Rock music went a tad over the top, but it is fucking excellent. There may be no tracks to rank alongside his seventies classics, but there are still some blinders on it. Great musicianship too.
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange: I wouldn't usually listen to this kind of stuff, but it got some great reviews, so i gave it a go. It's pretty good, some great tracks are on there.
Gaz Coombes - Here comes the bombs: The ex Supergrass mans first solo album will satisfy any of us that admired his first group. Without being exactly more of the same, it ticks the same kind of boxes as the latter Supergrass sound.
Memory Tapes - Grace/Confusion: Found out about this just through surfing the net, it was a decent find. Indie/pop that goes prog/rockish at times, it takes a few listens, but it's worth the rewards.
Thee oh sees - Putrifiers 11: More Californian garage/psychedelic rock that hits just the right spot and they seem to be almost as prolific as Ty Segall. Not as full on guitar blast as him, but with a wider palate of influences, i can't wait to hear their next album.
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