On August 21, 2008, Metallica released The Day That Never Comes, the lead single from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic.
The music video for this song features soldiers in a hostile situation, but the song itself is about forgiveness and redemption, as drummer Lars Ulrich later explained. “Waiting for the one,” begins the chorus, “the day that never comes.”
Watching Manchester United over the past decade has always felt like they are waiting for the day that never comes – the day when they will once again win football games with complete, dominant performances, even against the top – Premier League teams.
“I think it was the best team performance of the season so far,” said new manager Erik ten Hag after his side convincingly beat Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
“First of all, you get organization, with and without possession,” he told UK broadcaster of the game Amazon Prime Video. “Then, if you have the right, you need the right intensity. You have to dictate the intensity and I think we did that today.”
What impressed Ten Hag the most?
“There were so many things that were really good,” he continued. “Our pressing organization was fabulous, great. I also liked the remaining defense and the counter-pressing, but also possession of the ball. Lots of dynamism (movement) up front.”