Pre-season and first 2 months
We had a very strong pre-season and I was especially pleased with the result against Galatasaray. 5 wins, 1 draw and a good fitness workout for the boys had me feeling ready to go in the Premier League. Our first fixture was against QPR at home. I was confident we would be able to take the win and get off to a good start but it wasn't to be. We were ahead 2-1 in the 84th minute when Faurlin struck to equalise. I decided we couldn't concede a late winner and tightened up and the back but Macheda poppped up in the 93rd minute to snatch it from us. I was gutted! We played very well in our first game but a lapse in concentration let us down.
We had Man United up next. They had beaten us before but this was a different Cambridge United team. We scored in the first half and were up 1-0 until the 84th minute when Cabaye scored the equaliser. We took away a draw from Old Trafford and I was pleased with this as we were heavy favourites to get battered. We then won our first game against Aston Villa 1-0 and then had an epic game with Fulham, coming back from 3-1 down to draw the game.
Stoke away from home was up next and we lost again 2-1. We were struggling and something needed to be done. I had to change the tactics and had our 2nd Capital One Cup match coming up to try it out. It worked and we won 3-0, comfortably dominating in every aspect.
Swansea were up next and they were struggling. We won 1-0 but really should have won 3 or 4-0. We controlled the game and created several chances but couldn't put them away. 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats has left us in 11th. We have a few winnable games coming up but also play Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea in our next 6 games. I would want us to try and get at least 10 points from these 6 fixtures but I have faith in my team.