A transitional team
- Thread starter Neil Thomson
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Arest me if I'm wrong, but according to you:
- Blanc is not good enough
- Rio was a mistake, should have bought Ayala instead <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" /> Ayala is good but Rio is the long term product. I would bring Ayala to replace Blanc
because he has the experience needed
- Veron was a mistake
- We're playing players in the wrong positions
- We're playing the wrong formation
- We're chopping and changing too much
Too Good to be true you nearly read my mind.
Sacking SAF not now that he recognised his mistakes and is ready to solve them
- Blanc is not good enough
- Rio was a mistake, should have bought Ayala instead <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" /> Ayala is good but Rio is the long term product. I would bring Ayala to replace Blanc
because he has the experience needed
- Veron was a mistake
- We're playing players in the wrong positions
- We're playing the wrong formation
- We're chopping and changing too much
Too Good to be true you nearly read my mind.
Sacking SAF not now that he recognised his mistakes and is ready to solve them
This topic : Over, and over, and over, and over again! <img src="graemlins/yawn.gif" border="0" alt="[Yawn]" />
IMO we're a striker and a left back from having a superb squad. Two positions we were looking at adding to in the summer, but we didn't get the right players for the right price. Not Sir Alex' fault IMO.
Originally posted by An Extremely Boring Man:
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Replaced by whom though?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Feck knows..
Not my problem
Scoles can step in for both Beckham and Giggs, and Veron can also play on the right. Not as well as Beckham and Giggs, but we wouldn't get back-up as good as them either.
I was with you till here. Our main problem in the midfield is not that we dont't have classy player but because SAF had been playing alon with them like in a Merry go round.
No matter how good a player is you CANNOT change his position regulary. This put players out of form while dimmorolising them. We have witnessed this facts in Scholes, Giggs, Becks and Veron.
Playing players out of position damages their form
Ending of story
Manutd need
1 A left back** (cover for Silvestre)
2 An experienced central back ( Ayala) instead of Blanc
3 a right winger (cover for Becks)
4 a world class (or 2*) forwards
I would advice also to
return to the 4-4-2
Give a first team run to Webber* Tierney**, Oshea
Djordic and Richardson
*/** only if these two players dont make an impact to the team
I was with you till here. Our main problem in the midfield is not that we dont't have classy player but because SAF had been playing alon with them like in a Merry go round.
No matter how good a player is you CANNOT change his position regulary. This put players out of form while dimmorolising them. We have witnessed this facts in Scholes, Giggs, Becks and Veron.
Playing players out of position damages their form
Ending of story
Manutd need
1 A left back** (cover for Silvestre)
2 An experienced central back ( Ayala) instead of Blanc
3 a right winger (cover for Becks)
4 a world class (or 2*) forwards
I would advice also to
return to the 4-4-2
Give a first team run to Webber* Tierney**, Oshea
Djordic and Richardson
*/** only if these two players dont make an impact to the team
I heard Wenger say that the average life of a team is five years. So, in our case, if you take the period 1991 - 1996 and then 1997 to 2002, give or take a year either side, he 's probably right. In which case we're now in transition and maybe we should allow for this. Whether or not Fergie has the time, the inclination or indeed still the ability to build a third side remains to be seen. Personally I think this transitional phase, if indeed it is one, should be taken forward by someone else.
Originally posted by An Extremely Boring Man:
<strong>It's good to see Sir Alex confirming what I've repeatedly said; we're in a transitional period
I think you must have misread it AEBM. Apparently it said we were crap
Agree with a fair bit of what's posted here, even some of the scouse contributions
The statement "Ferguson is wary that United are being muscled out of this year's championship because they lack the physical presence of previous years" is a recognition of a problem that has actually existed for a couple of years.
That inevitably means a change of personnel but also could mean that some of the current squad could thrive in a team better able to compete in the physical battles. No good having 4 ball players in midfield if nobody's winning any ball.
Wenger and Houllier have set the blueprint for EPL in this decade, whether we like it or not. It's time to recognise it and address the challenge.
As for the endless Veron debates, SAF saw him as a Cantona type figure to inspire the team and delight the fans. If it was a mistake, then one should at least applaud his motives.
The statement "Ferguson is wary that United are being muscled out of this year's championship because they lack the physical presence of previous years" is a recognition of a problem that has actually existed for a couple of years.
That inevitably means a change of personnel but also could mean that some of the current squad could thrive in a team better able to compete in the physical battles. No good having 4 ball players in midfield if nobody's winning any ball.
Wenger and Houllier have set the blueprint for EPL in this decade, whether we like it or not. It's time to recognise it and address the challenge.
As for the endless Veron debates, SAF saw him as a Cantona type figure to inspire the team and delight the fans. If it was a mistake, then one should at least applaud his motives.
I said we were in transition weeks ago, and we must be realistic this season, because the job will not be completed until summer.
But I do reckon we may see some surprise moves out during the next 12 months!
<img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" />
But I do reckon we may see some surprise moves out during the next 12 months!
<img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" />