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Quote Originally Posted by Bubbaforever View Post
To be honest, looking at our injuries at the minute... I can't see Man Utd getting past Ajax. I know Ajax are not having the best season and are a little off the pace in their league... but I reckon they'd be well up for the scalp.
It's one thing to say "I can see us losing against Ajax" but to say "I can't see Man Utd getting past Ajax" is another thing. That's saying you can't see how we could win. Surely you watch football enough to know that a lesser team can always win, let alone a team that is only a couple of points off the pace in the Premier League. Have a little faith!
All I'm basing my opinion on is both clubs current position. Ajax are currently in 4th place and 8 points off the pace. Due to their prestigious history in European football I think they'll have an added incentive to win this tie. Utd on the other hand are feeling slightly embarrassed about performing in this competition. Plus, when you have injuries like we have then you struggle to compete in multiple competitions. Vidic, Rafael, Fabio, Fletcher, Anderson, Cleverley, Berbatov, Hernandez and Owen all out injured... people may call me a pessimist but I see myself more of a realist...