Manchester United - the most watched football team in the world, lost again last weekend. "Losing again" because it was the 4th defeat in the last 5 matches at home at Old Trafford. And just like the "Theatre of Dreams" has been leaking, the facilities have been deteriorating for several years now, their performance has been like "walking on a tightrope" has become normal.
Because before losing to Brighton, the "Red Devils" had some very good matches - a 2-2 draw at Liverpool in the Premier League, a 1-1 draw at Arsenal before winning on penalties in the FA Cup, then Amad Diallo's hat-trick in the comeback against Southampton... Not once since the beginning of this season has Man United won 3 consecutive matches, as a confirmation of the tightrope-walking style that fans, in a funny way of saying, go out and then "go back in".
In Spain, at the beginning of the season, many people said "give Barcelona the La Liga championship immediately" because of what they showed. But in the last 4 matches, the Catalan team did not win, and now they have fallen to 3rd place, 7 points behind the leader Real Madrid after 20 matches. It is worth mentioning that, before being held to a 1-1 draw by Getafe last weekend, Barca won 4 consecutive matches, scoring 16 goals against Barbastro (4), Athletic Bilbao (2), Real Madrid (5), Real Betis (5), but in the King's Cup and the Spanish Super Cup. So the sublimation after winning the Spanish Super Cup did not stop fans from walking on an emotional tightrope.
This situation is also happening in V.League, especially after the 2024 ASEAN Championship of the Vietnam National Team. Dong A Thanh Hoa drew 3 consecutive matches (1 match in the regional tournament), Thep Xanh Nam Dinh drew 1, lost 1 in V.League (in a series of 4 matches without a win) even though they previously won 6 consecutive matches.
Hanoi FC won on their return to the V.League but were eliminated from the National Cup before that. Hong Linh Ha Tinh were also eliminated from the Cup, while Hanoi Police had just eliminated Hong Linh Ha Tinh but were held to a 1-1 draw by Song Lam Nghe An - the team second to last in the V.League - at Hang Day. Only The Cong Viettel seemed not to be affected too much by the ASEAN Championship, but before that, their form was also not good...
