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If you are a Manchester United fan, but support the Springboks, your weekend got off to a great start, but ended badly.
But if you were an All Black and Manchester United supporter this weekend, hope your television set still in one piece.
Great weekend and should I even say it, that if you supported the Springboks and Liverpool, boy was your house bouncing.
The Springboks got the weekend off to an amazing start, beating our old foes, the mighty All Blacks, from 10 points behind. Bomb squad bombing the poor All Blacks right out of the water.
What’s sad is that we facing a lot of stick for playing ‘Sister Bettina’ while the All Blacks were trying to do their famous war cry.
Here is GoalMOUTH’s official response to this heated debated around whether we were right or wrong.
The traditional haka was originally not part of the All Blacks culture and was added later down the years. This very war cry was also made in the teams own quarters or dressing rooms, which was equivalent to some sacred prayer and message to the gods to give them strength. But mainly, because this war cry was meant to lay down a challenge to the opponent and people wanted to see fireworks, it was then allowed to be carried out on the field for all to see.
Now here is my point, the haka could be seen as a form of provocation as well, because when you staring into your opponents eyes, running your thumbs across your neck, with your tongue half touching the ground, don’t you think they will respond.
The All Blacks have used this haka scare tactic for way too long and they are discovering that teams are no longer afraid of it, because I don’t know if you all noticed this, but are the All Blacks shrinking?
I used to watch them as these huge okes, awkwardly performing the haka, smashing their treestump sized forearms into their palms with steam radiating off them and they looked mean and ready to do damage. I don’t know about you guys, but the last three games against the Springboks, I just saw little cute minions, threatening and celebrating everytime Gru appears on the big screen. Despicable Me 4, great movie, watch it.
Anyway, this week we head to what is going to be a very hostile Cape Town, where many are saying the All Blacks could do some damage. They said that before the Twickenham game, the Final, last week and now again. Don’t these okes ever learn? So cute man.
It’s going to be a huge battle, that is for sure, with an exciting game on the cards. The minions, I mean All Blacks, will want to get a win in order to keep their Rugby Championship hopes alive and then the mighty green and gold, the best rugby in the World and the new incoming Rugby Championship winners, can secure their title with a win in Cape Town.
Now focussing on New Trafford, The Theatre Where Nightmare Are Made! What a dismal performance by what was supposed to be a rejuvenated Manchester United team, signing new players and selling us the dream that we have turned the page. Toilet paper!
What we have witnessed thus far is nothing short of concerning.
Erik Ten Hag is slowly but surely losing his place at the club as two moments stand out; replacing our captain fantastic with a player who left the club days later. Then also his backing of a dreadful Marcus Rashford.
Even if you played with one defender, a blind goalkeeper and increased the goal post by 10 metres on either side, this dude will not score for you. And when he does tap in goals, he celebrates as if he relieved and has a monkey on his back.
Boy, you have a Planet of the Apes situation happening on your back right now and you need to score a few more before you are in the clear.
So the weekend started off fantastic and then Manchester United does what they do best, disappoint.
Pull up them socks, team, Ten Hag and owners — we cannot let this slide so early on and we deserve way more as loyal supporters of this beautiful club.
Still, the most successful club in England, whether you like it or not.
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