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As the pictures and videos of the severe damage to AFC Wimbledon’s ground, the Cherry Red Records Stadium, appeared online on Monday morning, I’ll admit to feeling conflicted.
It was obvious that the cup game would be postponed, and two trains of thought entered my head:
We need a confidence boost; Wimbledon could’ve offered an opportunity to kickstart goalscoring from misfiring strikers and coax performances from underperformers.
A free week, Manchester City play on Tuesday, and we have the best Monday to Friday manager in the league. A sliver of hope.
With these thoughts in mind let’s examine if the postponement a good or a bad thing for United.
Confidence Boost
Pundits and football coaches all over the world tell us confidence is massive in football. If your team is confident, they can beat anyone. A dominant performance against Wimbledon, with a victory by a decent scoreline of 0-3 or 0-4, could’ve injected some much-needed positivity into the Newcastle United narrative.
It also could’ve allowed underused players to shake off the cobwebs, allowed a striker without competition to bag a couple of goals against lower league opposition, and others to turn their heads back the right way.
Scoring goals is easier when you’ve found the net recently and you would’ve fancied the lads to get on the scoresheet a few times against Wimbledon. There is obviously a huge gulf in quality from Premier League to League Two, and despite the concerns we’ve seen in the first six games of the season, you would’ve expected a comfortable win.
In fact, the last time United played League Two opposition they won 7-0 against Morecambe with a vastly inferior squad, and the worst manager in Premier League history at the helm. With an excellent coach and a squad with three or four genuinely world class footballers you should be able to do similar.
There’s a quote attributed to Bill Shankly: ‘A lot of football is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and…
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Author : Jonathan Young
Publish date : 2024-09-26 13:23:31
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