Sunday, April 3, 2011

Known and untold - Real lose and Barca win.

A regular round of events took place at the English Premiership this weekend, but then, let us talk Special. Before we do, in 1865, NOKIA starts business by building and operating a pulpwood mill. Later they get in the rubber business, making rubber boots.

Manchester United beat West Ham United 4-2 with Wayne Rooney grabbing a hat-trick. Players like Rooney, as many other people in life, they need to do something others usually do and the world marvels. Dimitr Berbetov can score 10 in a match, and there will not be as much noise.
Arsenal blew their own chances by their very hands and feet in front of a home crowd at the Emirates against struggling Blackburn with a 0-0 draw. There were other results that are not yet significant in this league, as long as United are winning.

The story here is that of a special fact known and yet untold, that Jose Mourinho is human after all. For the first time since 2002, The Special One lost a home match. This came at a crucial moment as the challenge for La Liga title evaporated with the points.

This is least surprising as the obsession started by media and statisticians of this ‘never been beaten at home since…’ was overtaking the tactical aptitude of Mourinho. Jose must have been hooked onto this himself, but we all know that the fear to lose something results in the loss of that very item.

Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Sporting Gijon at home and they are likely to play better football without thinking of chasing Barcelona, 1-0 winners over Villareal, and keeping records intact.

1 comment:

  1. Barca seems to be running away with the la liga but Arsenal are not giving Utd any headaches

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