Clearly we've kept a close eye on him because as Brwned said we were very alert to his danger, looks a good player but I think it's harsh to judge him based on tonight when his teammates were so poor.
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Nice and tidy player. Played well tonight, without being outstanding. Hadn't really much support from his teammates. Think he'd do well with better players around him.
Certainly hard to believe he's just turned 20, extremely composed with the ball at his feet.
Watching Schmeichel and co in the EL review show. It's all been about Eriksen so far.
SAF was asked what he thought about him. He said they knew he was a good player and that he'd be one of their best players and there was nothing he saw that changed that opinion.
Then he dodged the question about a future purchase by saying that we have talented midfielders and that they are always looking for talent and it would too much to predict the future.
SAF was asked what he thought about him. He said they knew he was a good player and that he'd be one of their best players and there was nothing he saw that changed that opinion.
Then he dodged the question about a future purchase by saying that we have talented midfielders and that they are always looking for talent and it would too much to predict the future.
At the right price.
It would be harsh to judge him from that performance too. For me, Eriksen's performance was reminiscent of Oxade Chamberlain's for Southampton against us a couple of years back. He looked better than his team mates in terms of raw ability and technique but did nothing to make me think that we should sign him. As we know, the Ox is doing alright for himself since making the step up to Premier League level.
My only problem would be where he plays if he did join. I want us to keep Rooney in the hole as much as possible and like the combo he's building with welbeck. I've not seen much of eriksen but if he can play left wing then that'd be ideal.
He's a central midfielder. He'd work fine next to Carrick. Danish TV had his movement tracked and he was constantly trying to find space when they were in possession and he was tracking back in defense when it was 0-0.
It's different though when you have two other players in the midfield as well it gives you a lot more freedom. I've seen silva in deep positions too, doesn't mean he would be particularly suited to it. It changes how you can play. Like I've said I've not seen much of him but I suspect he'd rather play next to two other central players.
It couldn't.
Sidwell didn't play tonight and he's almost 30.
yes yes, i know what you meant.
True.
His ideal position is the most forward of a midfield 3 imo, would be such a waste putting him out left really, would make more sense to buy a proper winger.
Anyway I love the player but I'm torn if I would want him here, he has a real shot of getting up there with Laudrup as one of the best Danes imo and I'd hate him to be wasted out of position and then maybe not turning out the way he could have.
He seems to be very sure of what he wants to do with his career though, reading that interview posted in the Ajax thread and others. Turned Chelsea down to go to Ajax where he was sure he could be developed properly and play a kind of football which suits him (ie attacking) as well as 4-3-3. He has also turned City down saying he wouldn't want to go to a team where he'd sit on the bench more than playing.
He is still very comfortable with the ball at his feet, a tricky dribbler and a great passer so I've no doubt about him being able to play next to Carrick, but he plays with a much more natural grace when he isn't limited to being in a midfield two and it would be a shame to take him away from his best position.
He ain't going to play on the left. Plus we have enough wingers. We don't need another one. He can play in central midfield instead of attacking mid when he needs to. Still he is not my first choice though.
Welbeck/Chicha
Giggs/Nani------------Rooney-----------Valencia/Nani
Eriksen/Cleverley------------Carrick/Anderson
Giggs/Nani------------Rooney-----------Valencia/Nani
Eriksen/Cleverley------------Carrick/Anderson
Exactly, I was responding to Ash about the winger part though.
Dont see why he couldn't play left and do something similar to Nasri at Arsenal.
Because that isn't this natural position and he won't be as effective out wide as he is centrally. Nasri, in my opinion, would have caused far more damage if he has played through the middle. Think about Cleverley as another example. He can do the job perfectly out on the wing but he won't be as effective as when he plays centrally.
Never said he couldn't, he could be a fine player out wide, maybe even a decent one, it's got more to do with it being a waste since he is better centrally from everything I've seen.
Anderson is never a replacement for Carrick in a million years. If you partner Anderson with any of our current CM's other than Carrick then we're back to the ridiculous 20+ shots conceded per game embarrassment that we experienced at the start of this season. I'm still having nightmares about that Chelsea game at home when Anderson was the deepest lying CM in a two man midfield. Terrifying stuff even though we won the game 3-1.
It's become obvious during the course of this season that the biggest gap in our squad is the lack of cover for Carrick. Fletcher's not really the answer in there but if he ever gets back to full fitness then he'd do a significantly better job of replacing him than any of our other CM's. As a priority I want a younger version of Carrick signed this Summer but I appreciate that there's also a strong argument for adding a creative attacking player mainly as an alternative to Rooney but perhaps also to play alongside Carrick/new signing in games that we're expected to dominate at home.
I was implying he could part of a second team within our first team there. You can't play Carrick there every game.
Looked pretty good in a poor team yesterday. Certainly looks like he could cut it in central midfield.
Yes, I know that. Which is precisely why I want to see a proper CM signed in the Summer who has Carrick's attributes.
If you also sign the attacking creative player that everyone seems to be crying out for, then I'm sorry but there's no room in the squad for Anderson. Nobody ever seems to acknowledge that fact in a thread like this though. It's hardly surprising that Fergie has wanted to give Anderson every chance to prove himself after buying him for £20m (30 million euros) four and a half years ago. Maybe, just maybe, that's the reason why we haven't signed the attacking creative player that everybody says we should have signed two years ago, never mind this Summer.
The Anderson and Hargreaves purchases are the absolutely fundamental reasons for our current issues in central midfield.
Anderson ain't going anywhere. I used to be one of his worst critics. But over the last 12 months, he has turned in good performances and his fitness has increased so much this season and he could play the whole 90 minutes due to him losing weight. So he is trying and I still think he has a role to play for us.
Dont see the need for a purely creative midfielder but neither do we need a proper defensive one imo. Jones i still believe is best suited to play at CM as a proper box to box midfielder. Someone like modric is what i want, creative, good passer, can dictate play but can play easily in a 2 man midfield. a sneijder cant..
That said, if we sign an established CM, i dont see where ando fits in unless he improves on his consistency by the end of the season.
That said, if we sign an established CM, i dont see where ando fits in unless he improves on his consistency by the end of the season.
Seriously, how many performances are we actually talking about here? It's a handful as far as I'm concerned and even in those performances he was spectacularly naive when we weren't in possession.
If you still have faith and Anderson isn't sold then please don't come moaning on here in the Summer asking why we haven't signed a creative attacking midfield player. That's all I ask.
When I was suggesting left wing I meant more of a roaming one ala nasri or mata. As I said I haven't seen enough of eriksen but from yesterday I think he wouldn't want to play as deep as he would playing centre mid, in a similar fashion to what sneijder said about not wanting to play there. Now I'm only speculating of course. But if true I think he could play on the left and drift, and look to swap with Rooney and nani at times. We'd always have evra/fabio overlapping to provide the width there. Just a thought.
If you only sign Modric or someone similar then don't you think we'd still be lacking cover for Carrick in the squad? Or would you be happy playing Modric, a passer, next to a box to box midfielder like Jones or Fletcher? Do you see Carrick as a purely defensive CM because I don't and that's not what I'd like to see bought.
Modric (someone similar) or Cleverley next to Carrick or a younger version of Carrick is how I'd like to see us line-up in the short to medium term. An excellent passer and creative player next to a very good passer with excellent defensive skills and intelligence.
Well, cant have everything can we? There's no way we'l buy 2 players so it has to be one or the other. Rather than just buying backup for Carrick, i'd rather we get a modric. And no, ofcourse i dont see carrick as a purely defensive player, he'smuch more than that but again as i said, i'd rather we get a modric than cover for Carrick.
We need to sign a mature version of Pogba to make up for when Carrick is missing & to help us against teams with truly tough midfields.
Will we buy as we could have Carrick, Cleverly, Jones, Anderson, (Pogba could be Carricks understudy and eventually take his place) possibly Giggs and Scholes?
Although its not fletchers ideal role he can do that deeper role too. Obviously though if he can't get back then we should look to sign someone because carrick won't always be fit.
I don't see why we can't sign two players so long as we ditch Anderson and perhaps use a Modric or someone similar as an alternative to Rooney every now and again.
Another benefit of signing cover for Carrick is that it would free Carrick up as an option to play slightly further forward in a more creative role (not that we're actually lacking numbers in that role). It just makes sense to me to make that signing the priority this Summer especially when you'll have Cleverley, Giggs, Anderson (I don't think Fergie will sell him), Fletcher and potentially Scholes and Pogba all still with the club. If Cleverley develops as hoped then all of a sudden things look much brighter in that area of midfield.
We might very well not buy if Fergie maintains faith in Anderson and is confident of Fletcher making a full recovery.
Pogba has a monumental amount to learn about the game before he could be even close to being considered as an understudy to Carrick. I don't think he's going to be that type of player at all and we can't under any circumstances go into next season with him as the only cover for Carrick.
Sign him up
You've been quoted in the Danish media outlet Ekstra Bladet:Ekstra Bladet - Man Utd-fans: Hit med Eriksen
Buy 2 CMs when we're already struggling to hold on to Pogba due to lack of game time and with SAF rating him so highly? Never gonna happen, even if we sell Ando.
We'd either need to send him out on loan or let him leave. dont see him relishing another year with the reserves.
We'l at best buy 1 CM, wouldnt surprise me even if we actually didnt buy anyone if clev and ando have good strong endings to the season..
Seems to me his best role would be as an attacking midfielder/2nd striker. Pretty much where Rooney is playing and doing really well at this moment in time.
Don't think we really need that sort of player. We need more of a Modric to replace Scholes. Someone who is creative from a deeper role.
Wouldn't really want another Anderson scenario where we take a player who was clearly at an attacking midfielder when he came and then we proceeded to play him deeper.
Don't think we really need that sort of player. We need more of a Modric to replace Scholes. Someone who is creative from a deeper role.
Wouldn't really want another Anderson scenario where we take a player who was clearly at an attacking midfielder when he came and then we proceeded to play him deeper.
BTW anyone else think he looks like Phil Jones?
You just picked out two people who barely couldn't look more different unless you changed the skin colour.
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