The United flop

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Believe it or not, Dimitar has accepted failure in his first season as a Manchester United player. In a very candid interview he has spoken about his feelings during his first year at Old Trafford and his compromise for this new season. He says: “In my first year I was disappointed in myself. I need to say that. It was a big pressure for me and maybe I failed myself.” He also acknowledges that his join first place in assists (along with Van Persie from Arsenal) is not enough: “I got a number of assists, but I must score more goals.” We can be certain that he analyzes his every match “I don't know what I am doing wrong sometimes. Maybe it's luck, maybe it's me... who knows? At nights I have stayed awake thinking, 'You could have done this instead'.” About his state of mind he says: “My nerves were too much and that is my responsibility. I will be honest. This criticism did affect me, but not in a negative way.” He knows fans think he is lazy: “I looked at our ProZone stats and saw that I was ninth in distance covered. I am kind of a nerd. I looked at them too much, maybe. By the end of the season I was fourth. Maybe this season I will be first! This is my style of play. I don't run for no reason. I am always alert and ready.”

Speaking of his second season he adds: “I am more pleased with my overall game in this second season already. I feel that I have integrated myself better into the team. I am much stronger, much fitter. But I still wish I could score more.” And just after this interview was published, he was excellent in the Champions League match vs Wolfsburg and scored a goal in the EPL match vs Sunderland. Hope this trend continues.

Read other parts of the interview in:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2664894/Berba-...
Berba: My hell as a Utd flop
By NEIL CUSTIS
Published: 02 Oct 2009