Post by redsoldier on Dec 8, 2007 0:17:29 GMT
BOSS WANTS MORE GOALS
The Reds struggled to find the net in the opening two months of the campaign, but enjoyed a series of 1-0 victories during September.
The floodgates opened against Wigan at the start of October with the Reds firing four goals in four consecutive games.
Sir Alex is pleased with United's goals' return to date, but wants the squad to be more clinical in the finishing stakes.
"I always look at goal difference as an extra point," insists the Reds' manager. "Over the years we've always had that and hopefully that'll be the case again this season.
"We've got to start taking more of our chances and be less wasteful in front of goal as we were earlier in the season. We had that good spell of scoring four goals in four consecutive matches and we are capable of scoring goals against anyone.
"But rather than looking at particular games as being ones we can score a lot of goals in, we need to look at the bigger picture," he adds.
"The name of the game is to win matches and keep ourselves at the top and use December as a launching pad to ensure we're going to be in a challenging position come 1 January."
Sir Alex also believes the outcome of the remaining matches between the 'big four' could ultimately decide where the Premier League trophy ends up.
"It may be that the games against each other could be more crucial than ever," he says. "All four teams are in form at the moment. Chelsea and Liverpool had that little rough spell, but they've been in great form recently. The one who hasn't had a tough spell yet is Arsenal. So it's going to be interesting."
While the boss believes it would be a great spectacle if the title race were to end up being a four-horse race, he wouldn't relish a last day decider.
"Think of us poor managers - can you imagine if the four of us went into the last game of the season with the potential of winning it?" he joked.
"It would be fantastic for the league itself and all the neutrals, but it would be tense for us. It's bad enough worrying about one result, let alone if there were three on the one day to look at!"
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Expect a few
The Reds struggled to find the net in the opening two months of the campaign, but enjoyed a series of 1-0 victories during September.
The floodgates opened against Wigan at the start of October with the Reds firing four goals in four consecutive games.
Sir Alex is pleased with United's goals' return to date, but wants the squad to be more clinical in the finishing stakes.
"I always look at goal difference as an extra point," insists the Reds' manager. "Over the years we've always had that and hopefully that'll be the case again this season.
"We've got to start taking more of our chances and be less wasteful in front of goal as we were earlier in the season. We had that good spell of scoring four goals in four consecutive matches and we are capable of scoring goals against anyone.
"But rather than looking at particular games as being ones we can score a lot of goals in, we need to look at the bigger picture," he adds.
"The name of the game is to win matches and keep ourselves at the top and use December as a launching pad to ensure we're going to be in a challenging position come 1 January."
Sir Alex also believes the outcome of the remaining matches between the 'big four' could ultimately decide where the Premier League trophy ends up.
"It may be that the games against each other could be more crucial than ever," he says. "All four teams are in form at the moment. Chelsea and Liverpool had that little rough spell, but they've been in great form recently. The one who hasn't had a tough spell yet is Arsenal. So it's going to be interesting."
While the boss believes it would be a great spectacle if the title race were to end up being a four-horse race, he wouldn't relish a last day decider.
"Think of us poor managers - can you imagine if the four of us went into the last game of the season with the potential of winning it?" he joked.
"It would be fantastic for the league itself and all the neutrals, but it would be tense for us. It's bad enough worrying about one result, let alone if there were three on the one day to look at!"
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Expect a few