Moriarty
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And the sooner the better. Talk about an indulgence.To answer the thread title.
...yes
And the sooner the better. Talk about an indulgence.To answer the thread title.
...yes
Obviously - yes. But this wasn't the case, so it seems unfair to hold a hypothetical scenario against the lad. Our CM situation was remarkable for years under Fergie - but he largely got away with it. If we had struggled severely in terms of results I've no doubt that he would've focused on CM to a far greater extent. And then Ando's situation might've been very different too.
I think people are just annoyed that he didn't push on from his initial potential. A lot of it is down to his own lack of discipline when it comes to looking after his fitness.
Some of the comments are embarrassing. While never achieving the heights we all hoped for him, and struggling for anything resembling consistency, Anderson put in enough good performances and made enough of a contribution to merit being fondly remembered here. Maybe the vitriol comes from those who only see the lost potential rather than the actual contribution. There were times last season when he came off the bench and completely changed games for us. His ability to run through tired midfields and pick a pass won a handful of points at crucial times. He often struggled to have the same impact week in, week out, and had lingering injury concerns but he was far from useless. Modern football is all about the depth of a squad and I think in that regard he has been a very useful player for a number of years. Occasionally hitting giddy heights.
Not to mention that he is just a great character. Love his cheeky spirit. If he is indeed shipped out, I hope he goes on to have a great career elsewhere. But while he remains a United player, I'll retain my faith and support in him. We don't know what Moyes' rationale is right now. Two of our standout performers pre-season, Zaha and Anderson have both hardly played. But he must have his reasons and it doesn't necessarily equate to boot out the door.
? Hold it against him? Where do I do that? I'm saying fortunately thats not the situation so its not the end of the world
I think he has a chance over the next few weeks to pull things round, with Carrick injured there is a hole there to fill and I think Anderson can do it. He had a good spell last year for 5 or 6 games then injury struck a run in the side when we need him most could be the making of him. Hopefully he at least gets that chance to prove himself.
Apparently Fulham might be interested in taking him on loan in January.
They're fecking determined to get themselves relegated.
Good performances? Not for an expensive player. From a local lad or someone we picked up at a bargain price, sure there were enough returns there over the years. But thats not the case is it. You have to measure him against the fact he was a big signing, not a stop gap or someone we thought was worth a punt. If we paid half as much for him the jury would still be out on whether we got value for money. Probably did for his first season when he played well for a 19 year old with the potential to develop further. But after that? No, probably not.
This thread is fecking hillarious.
Get rid? He's played about 5 games for us? We've put up with Anderson for 6 years. Young for 3. Stop knee jerking. I swear half of you must be regulars on that Man. United facebook page
I dont see much wrong with people wanting to get rid of the likes of Ando and young. Both arent good enough. Ando has the talent but there's only so long one can wait.
... what thread do you think you're in right now?6 fecking years? I've long said he should've been sold 2-3 years ago. Young should've been sold in the summer. However Fellaini has barely played for us. It's absolutely fecking shocking behavior from these "fans". He's made 6 appearances, most of which as a sub, the lot of you (not necesserily you, Varun) are a fecking disgrace.
... what thread do you think you're in right now?
6 years? I've long said he should've been sold 2-3 years ago. Young should've been sold in the summer. However Fellaini has barely played for us. It's absolutely fecking shocking behavior from these "fans" to slate him already.
Referencing earlier comparisons with Fellaini.
Why? When was the last time he was mentioned in here?Referencing earlier comparisons with Fellaini.
Why? When was the last time he was mentioned in here?
You didn't even mention his name in your original post, it was ridiculously confusing.
I struggle to imagine anything I would care about less than if he left.
Can't understand putting Young and Ando in the same level of uselesness. Despite his limitation, you can see the absolute determination in Young's play when on the field. He's a very good squad player that every top team would love to have. Just like Milner or Kuyt.
I think he deserves a little more respect from a lot of fans. If you don't rate him, that's fine, if you want him sold, that's fine but I don't think some people appreciate just how good a squad member he has been. Now obviously he didn't turn out the way we wanted him to. Yes, it was a lot of money (not his fault). But we as fans piled and piled the pressure on him from the beginning, wanting him to be the new Scholes and all that.
That first season, he made close to 40 appearances, playing a key role in us winning the Champions League, for a young kid to come over to a foreign country, with so much pressure on him from the price tag and the fans hopes, he was, in my opinion, fantastic in that first season. From then, yes it has been very stop start, moments of promise followed by weeks not noticing him but in terms of what he has offered the squad during his time, I think he has been a decent player. Forget about what he is on a week, that's not up to him, if you got given thousands to sit on the bench for United, would you do it? Yes, so don't blame him for that.
Now I agree, I think his time is up, when a player comes in (and only when), then it's time for him to move on but when he does, I'm not going to slate him, he has been a part of a very successful period and I don't think that should be forgotten in place of people hating him because they want the best CM's in the world.
The way we are treating current players reeks of other clubs and isn't the United way.
This thread is fecking hillarious.
Get rid? He's played about 5 games for us? We've put up with Anderson for 6 years. Young for 3. Stop knee jerking. I swear half of you must be regulars on that Man. United facebook page
Well, it's a shame you don't understand the meaning of the word 'we'. I Included myself in the cateory that has given in to fustration and given to players unfairly. We are all fustrated with how the season has gone so far. My issue with Young though is soley based around his cheating, that is a completely different issue to an opinion on a players quality, if a player is a cheat, there is no room for him at the club in my opinion.He was a good squad player for 1 season followed by 5 average/below average seasons. That in any context is not a good squad player considering the fee of the player, and the reputation he came with. The reason he get's slated is because of the perception that he has not helped himself regarding looking after his body as you would expect a professional footballer would do at a top club, not withstanding his woeful performances. Whatever the 'United way' is, your posts regarding Ashley Young in the Ashley Young thread confirms yourself as a complete and utter hypocrite on this issue.
Can't understand putting Young and Ando in the same level of uselesness. Despite his limitation, you can see the absolute determination in Young's play when on the field. He's a very good squad player that every top team would love to have. Just like Milner or Kuyt.
Exactly. At his best Anderson's one real stand out ability at any point was playing huge long balls 40-50 yards. When he got them right they were quality. If a number 10 is doing that either the ball is off the pitch or he's too deep to be playing the number 10 role very well.
Not every player has a "natural position". If Anderson's was behind the striker he'd have done a fair bit better on the couple of occasions we've picked him there.
I think he'd have been alright in a three man midfield where you have two midfielders behind a holder.
Not quite a '10', not quite the same defensive responsibility as in a 2 man midfield.
His stand out attribute for me is his pace and dribbling through the middle where he could easily leave two and three men for dead. His long passing is quality too, but slightly erratic.