Resilience

Manchester United thought us all a little lesson on resilience tonight.

Sometimes people expect the highest standards even when you're sick.

Sometimes people simply expect you to win just by turning up.

Sometimes people take it that three points are in the bag just playing at home.

Sometimes people don't except excuses or poor showings because you are who you are.

And when you are Manchester United, everyone simply expects the best. Even with half the first team sick with a virus, the manager himself is sick, there're no midfielders that even Owen Hargreaves has to play(only to pull his hamstring). John O'shea has to go midfield, Bebe has to play as a substitute after just 5 minutes, Obertan gets a full game, Fletcher plays with a rolled ankle, Vidic plays with the virus, and just about everyone else is recovering from the virus.

People still expect the best.

That's why last night's win was especially sweet. To win when you don't play good enough is something not every fan can savour. To still keep trying when the chips are down even when standards get frustrating. To persevere when people are walking out of Old Trafford thinking its another draw and we played shite. That is the true mark of champions and class. Remember, form is temporary, class is permanent. And I'm happy that this so called B team can get it's run of games and experience, especially young guns like Hernandez, Obertan and Bebe. I for one would like to see them as the new generation of stars than for SAF to just splash cash on an established superstar.

Sometimes people throw all sorts of things at us to deny our right for success. More people are happy to slam us down and destroy the things that we work for just so that we cannot achieve what they cannot achieve. But there is no point getting into immature squabbles and retaliations. Life is short, so might as well make the most of the energy in you to pick yourself up, dust your shoulders, learn from the mistakes and keep trying again? Only then can we, achieve respect and success in our lives, with our heads held high.

Another simple page taken off the Man U book.

I'll take a win like that any day. Park Ji Sung is da man! 2-1 win over Wolves with Park scoring in extra time of both halves :)