Back to my first sentence then, do you think we'll drop two of our 3 highest earners, one of which is our captain?
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It remains to be seen, but for the good of the squad I feel it needs to happen. Being our highest earners has nothing to do with starting or not anyway, not for me it doesn't, and I don't think it matters for LVG either.. I'm sure he'd drop Rvp/Rooney/Falcao at once if Wilson was performing better than them for example.
How come people can't remember that Van Gaal said the only reason why we were playing 5-3-2 was because we don't have good enough players to play 4-3-3, Van Gaal also said the reason why we are not playing with wingers was because "we don't have good enough wingers like a DiMaria" that was when he mentioned DiMaria that got everyone speculating.
Van Gaal said that he wants to play 4-3-3 long term.
Van Gaal said that he wants to play 4-3-3 long term.
This is going massively off topic but feck it did you know not watch la liga last season or even remotely hear about it. It's best league in the world at the moment in terms of players and competitiveness To say that role Di Maria was doing was easy is nonsense. The role was so easy that he mange not to win the league.Yes he is. One good season as CM surrounded by the worlds best players in one of the most one sided leagues and you think he's a CM.. He's obviously a winger, just has insane vision and passing ability which makes people like you automatically assume he's a CM. He's not
The Carrick abuse is hilarious. Our midfield has been poor for quite some time now but its because we didn't have enough quality to put alongside Carrick in a midfield two or three. Dunk reckons absence makes the hear grow fonder but in reality he just has a very short memory. Either that or he started watching United last year.
Carrick isn't the answer anymore as he's 33. He can certainly play a big part this season but I hope Blind and Herrera step up now. But the division of opinion on Carrick is staggering. He's not Nani who's shown glimpses of brilliance amid torrents of shite. He's been a top class midfielder for the best part of a decade. He was out of form last year, there is no doubt about that but he wasn't helped by the fact that he was the only midfielder of any quality that we had.
Carrick isn't the answer anymore as he's 33. He can certainly play a big part this season but I hope Blind and Herrera step up now. But the division of opinion on Carrick is staggering. He's not Nani who's shown glimpses of brilliance amid torrents of shite. He's been a top class midfielder for the best part of a decade. He was out of form last year, there is no doubt about that but he wasn't helped by the fact that he was the only midfielder of any quality that we had.
30 points from winning to 5th. 20 from 3rd to 4th. Hardly competetive. Whilst the PL had a 20 point gap from 1st to 7th. But yes, it is the best league in terms of players, I said that already..
It's not the sideways/backwards passing that's done us in (although it hasn't helped) what's really fecked us over has been our CMs dwelling on the ball for ages before trying any kind of pass.
Has he actually said that though? I've seen it said and I've also thought I've read it/heard it myself, but I'm not sure. If he has said that, why has he also implemented 3-5-2 in the youth teams? The first team players are irrelevant to them, surely they don't also lack the players for 4-3-3?
He also pointed out that the 3-5-2 allowed him to play with two strikers. It wasn't just because of the players we didn't have, it was also about fitting our best current players into the team too.
If it was simply a case of signing a quality winger then we'd never have bothered trying to adapt to a 3-5-2 in the first place. Some sort of 4-3-3 might be the long term goal but 3-5-2 is the main plan for this season (I think) as it allows our top heavy squad to play with more central attacking players.
That's why the diamond would strike me as a possible alternative (if we're lucky). It essentially has all of the plus points of the 3-5-2 but with a more secure back line.
Yep he did say all that, i can't remember which interviews he dais it but i'm sure they are in his interview thread.
Who said anything about leaving?
Oh i'm sure we will stick with 5-3-2 this season, maybe even parts of next season but he did say his wanted to play 4-3-3 long term and i'm sure after another 2 or 3 transfer windows have gone by and he has the players he wants, he will switch.
Oh I get it, I disagree with you so I must be a cnut and I'll eventually be banned.
My opinion is best not taken as gospel though, to be completely honest. People like @jojojo or @Raul Madrid are probably better suited to give a more correct analysis. More often than not I'm watching a game and don't even realise someone is playing shit until it's pointed out. That plus having horrendous memory isn't really helpful for giving a good summary about a player's season.
There is no doubt he is a massively talented player, one o fthe best in the world, but never inconsistnt? He still has Nani like moments, and on the wing seemingly more so, remember him being linked with moves away as little as two years ago.
I do think as a central midfielder he needds the right players around him to truly flourish, which he had at Madrid. In a totally differnt way I think he may have that here, time will tell....but never inconsistant I would certainly not agree with.
Bad Cina - you bully
I wonder if Cruyff feels the same about the likes of Viktor Fischer, Nicolai Boilsen, Lucas Anderson or in the past the likes of Jan Vertonghen,Thomas Vermaleen, Christian Eriksen leaving their clubs at young ages to join Ajax?
Starts left wingback tonight.
Darnit - Holland need to find a good LWB and have Blind move to center. Anyway, hope he has a good game to build some confidence for Sunday.
His long pass is just great, hope we will play him in midfield.
Just got a good assist against Czech Republic.
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That's the plan, apparently.
That left foot of his
Any gifs of the goal?
Better header than cross imo
Yeah, the cross is nothing special. The header makes the goal.
But an assist anyhow... And Falcao can header like that, so it's all good.
But an assist anyhow... And Falcao can header like that, so it's all good.
It's a cross that found it's mark, which is something.
He does have a good cross on him, seemed to put a few good ones in the first half too. Decent game all in all, his pace - or lack thereof - hasn't really been as bad as I've seen made out. His stamina levels seem strong and his long passing resembles Carrick of two seasons ago.
So let me get this straight. He picked up the ball wide, got it out of his feet while looking up to see who was in the box. Then before the defence could get in his way he whipped a ball into a dangerous area and the attacker headed it in.
What a novel idea, why don't we do that?
What a novel idea, why don't we do that?
The cross wasn´t spectacular, the way he controlled the ball before and already had the pass he was going to give in his mind was good.
Had another nice low cross/pass in, in the first half iirc, was decent defensively, had an allright or good game.
Had another nice low cross/pass in, in the first half iirc, was decent defensively, had an allright or good game.
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Good game from him, very solid defensively, some good passing and positioning in attack. You can see it's not a natural part of his game, but that's not why we bought him.
He isn't fast by no means, but if he's played as DM in 3 man midfield I don't think this will be an issue. Decent mobility I guess.
I like his first touch, seems to be able to create space for himself easily.
He isn't fast by no means, but if he's played as DM in 3 man midfield I don't think this will be an issue. Decent mobility I guess.
I like his first touch, seems to be able to create space for himself easily.
I'm excited to see him in midfield for us now. Tonight he started as left wingback then LB when they switched to 4-3-3.
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His distribution puts our defenders to shame bar Evans.
Was I the only one who nearly shit him self reading the manutd.com headline 'Dutch reds suffer injury-time woe'.. I thought Blind was injured for a split second