Over 100 reason why unite won’t win the league
Arsenal are still Arsenal.
City are still City.
Liverpool still exist.
United have to play 38 league games.
Someone has to finish above them.
One bad month can ruin a title race.
Two bad months can ruin it even faster.
Draw FC could return.
The midfield still needs depth.
Ugarte’s injury doesn’t help.
De Ligt has had a long injury layoff.
The squad isn’t perfectly balanced.
Champions League football means more matches.
More matches means more rotation.
More rotation means more opportunities for dropped points.
The title requires ridiculous consistency.
United haven’t yet shown that consistency over a full season.
Pressure at Old Trafford is enormous.
Every draw becomes a crisis.
Every defeat becomes a documentary.
Every transfer becomes a three-week saga.
The transfer window isn’t even closed yet.
New players need time to settle.
New tactics need time to settle.
Carrick is entering his first full season as permanent boss.
First full seasons can involve growing pains.
The Champions League will test squad depth.
European away games can be exhausting.
International breaks interrupt momentum.
Christmas fixture congestion is brutal.
January fixture congestion is also brutal.
February exists.
March title-race pressure exists.
April is where the nerves really start.
May is basically 90% stress.
One goalkeeper mistake can cost three points.
One defensive error can cost three points.
One missed penalty can cost two points.
One red card can change a game.
One unlucky deflection can change a game.
VAR exists.
VAR drama exists.
Refereeing decisions happen.
Opponents don’t care about United’s history.
Newly promoted teams can be awkward.
Hull will want to make a statement.
Away games are harder.
Cold Tuesday nights exist.
Rain exists.
Wind exists.
Fixture pile-ups exist.
Suspensions exist.
Injuries exist.
Loss of form exists.
Confidence swings exist.
Title contenders need reliable depth.
United are still building that depth.
The left-back situation has been questioned.
Midfield has been identified as an area needing strengthening.
Missing a midfield target can matter.
Missing two midfield targets matters even more.
You can’t buy chemistry.
You can’t buy momentum.
You can’t buy confidence.
You can’t buy 38 perfect performances.
Football loves ruining predictions.
United have historically given fans emotional damage.
The expectation level is massive.
Rival fans will celebrate every dropped point.
United can’t hide from the spotlight.
Every opponent will raise their game.
United away games will be targeted.
Set pieces can cause problems.
Counterattacks can cause problems.
Low blocks can cause problems.
High presses can cause problems.
Physical teams can cause problems.
Technical teams can cause problems.
Basically, football can cause problems.
A 1–0 defeat is still worth zero points.
A 0–0 draw is still only one point.
A 2–2 draw is still only one point.
“We deserved to win” doesn’t add points.
Possession doesn’t automatically equal goals.
Shots don’t automatically equal goals.
xG doesn’t automatically equal goals.
Football isn’t played on spreadsheets.
Football isn’t played on reputation.
Football isn’t played on Twitter.
Football isn’t played on FIFA.
One striker going cold would hurt.
One winger going cold would hurt.
Losing Bruno’s creativity would hurt.
Losing Mbeumo’s output would hurt.
Losing Cunha’s form would hurt.
Losing Šeško’s goals would hurt.
Losing Amad’s creativity would hurt.
Losing key defenders would hurt.
Losing Luke Shaw would hurt.
Losing Lisandro Martínez would hurt.
Losing Leny Yoro would hurt.
Losing multiple players simultaneously would hurt even more.
The squad is young in several areas.
Young players can be inconsistent.
Experienced players can decline.
New signings can flop.
New signings can need months to adapt.
Football transfers aren’t guaranteed.
And it’s unite 😂