After all the Irwin years SAF has decided that we'll only have complete mentalists for LB in the future.
Alexander Buttner | 2012/13 Performances
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Plays with plenty of energy and bite, he's still rough around the edges and a bit rash but he had a good game overall today and was probably our best attacking outlet.
good performance. always a threat going forward.
In his few displays, he's improved game by game defensively and consistently outperforms any winger on the pitch.
Seems a good find and must be doing well in training because he's really come on. Impressive today.
Seems a good find and must be doing well in training because he's really come on. Impressive today.
Wigan's weaknesses lie with their own defence, but when they have the ball, they are a very good team tactically. They play a very assertive style of football and have good, pacey attackers. I reckon the current Wigan team would probably be going a fair good job in the Eriedivisie.
For his first taste of playing infront of 75,000 at Old Trafford in arguably the best league available to him, Buttner certainly did an astute job. He's older, but I think he looks better defensively than Rafael did in his first season, but Rafael was exposed to this level earlier than Buttner was.
Alot is made of how shaky he looks at the back, but I wouldn't feel that worried about him playing in a big game, such as Chelsea on Monday or the derby next week. Evra is not exactly a brickwall himself. I believe he would cope just fine.
The one thing you couldn't help but notice is that he has yet to catch the Manchester United bug of 'it's 1-0, second half, we don't need to attack anymore'.
That'll be ironed out of him in due course.
He did very well today.
If we can improve him defensively, he will be one hell of a player for us. He seems tailor made for breaking down defenses that want to defend deep against us.
Don't forget how bad Evra was defensively his first few months with us and he had a far better pedigree than Buttner.
Don't forget how bad Evra was defensively his first few months with us and he had a far better pedigree than Buttner.
He's looked shaky defensively even for the U21's tbh. Hopefully he builds on this though.
I don't see why he can't. I highly doubt that we would have invested in him if we didn't think that he'd improve. At still only 24 years old, there's plenty of time for it too.
There were quite a few times in the second half when he would burst forward and just not bother whatsoever to get back. Other than that he was pretty good.
What we can get from his few first-team appearances is that he's good enough for a back-up. That probably was the most important thing so it's a positive to begin with. Now the question is can he morph into a regular for such huge a side. If not, he should still make a perfect squad player, should he and us agree to it.
Good going forward today, good game from him.
Great backup player and love his aggression
He has the balls to take a player on which is more than you can say about Valencia.
Thought he did very well today, both defensively and offensively. Really needs to build on this performance and try to get more games for the first team under his belt.
I like him
Played with plenty of energy and not afraid to take the ball forward. Though today is the type of game that suits him, very little defensively that he had to actually do and an opposition that never looked up for the game. Showed today that he wants to impress which is good.
I'm still not convinced at all on him defensively. To often you see him isolated with a player in his back in the corner trying to dribble his way free. Needs to cut that out
I'm still not convinced at all on him defensively. To often you see him isolated with a player in his back in the corner trying to dribble his way free. Needs to cut that out
After his last game he was "pointless" etc etc. Why don't people just give players a chance?
Should've scored when he fortunately got through on goal, don't know what he was trying to do there
To be fair, he was fine going forward. However, it will be one of the easiest games he'll play. I'm not sure a player ever tried to make a run past him until well into the second half.
Needs to play in 6 of the remaining games to qualify for medal I think.
I'm not sure that's true (one of the easiest game he will play). We were under the cosh for a large period of the 2nd half and he kept Johnson quiet enough to get substituted.
I would love to see him play as a winger for one game. Think he and Evra will do well together. He has a fantastic shot on him, from watching footage of his time at Vitesse.
Johnson was not always playing on his side. IIRC he was drifing.
Buttner gets my seal of approval.
But what about Fabio?
But what about Fabio?
If you don't like the player, you have a hard time giving them much leeway. My general impression of fans these days.
feel sorry for him this year, surely fergie could of gotten him more games.
The problem is that the season before Fabio couldn't dislodge Evra at all, to the point where Evra was utterly fecked at the end of the season. We brought in Buttner who, IMO, is a worse player than Fabio and he's found it even tougher, especially as Evra's own form has been better. Personally I'd like to have seen him start a few more of the 'easier' home games, but when he has played he hasn't looked all that great, so it's hard to take that leap of faith.
He's been ok, but there's been times when we could of brought him on as a sub, just to get him the medal.
Evra is like a super human athlete. Tough for any backup to get games.
I like Buttner. What he lacks in reliability, he makes up for in pure entertainment. Stepovers in your own final third? Check. Nutmeg passes and 30 yard smashes? Double check. Scoring on your debut? Superstar.
Young's out for the season and Nani is Nani, who may well not play again. Give him a bash on the left wing in some of the remaining games. He's got the trickery and control to have a go at any defender. I think he could do a job there.
Young's out for the season and Nani is Nani, who may well not play again. Give him a bash on the left wing in some of the remaining games. He's got the trickery and control to have a go at any defender. I think he could do a job there.
He started at LW. If he was that good you would imagine he wouldn't have shifted to LB.
Sure he could, and then we'd be sitting in second position in the table.
Another dreadful performance from him. I'm pretty sure he was directly involved in making mistakes for all of the last three West Brom goals 
Dear God I hope Fabio comes back in a fit shape to challenge Evra!
Dear God I hope Fabio comes back in a fit shape to challenge Evra!
Decent going forward but complete cat piss defensively. As we thought when we signed him.
The defensive side of his game has always been piss poor. Sign Baines sell Buttner.
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