Danny Welbeck | 2011-14 Performances

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Another match, another goal.

Give him season or two and he should add a bit of physical factor to his game, which will make him even more complete footballer.
 
Van Piorsing said:
Another match, another goal.

Give him season or two and he should add a bit of physical factor to his game, which will make him even more complete footballer.
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I don't think he needs to add a lot to his game physically. He already is quite physical as a player, and should continue to naturally develop with age.
 
cheesy said:
I don't think he needs to add a lot to his game physically. He already is quite physical as a player, and should continue to naturally develop with age.
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Cooler head when finishing, I guess then... because technique he got clearly excellent, already.
 
M160RA said:
Once he loses that likeness to Bambi on ice, he's going to be one of the most dangerous strikers around.
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Yep. He has these moments when it looks like his feet are trying to do something not likely to be ordered by the brain (like what happened in added on time today), but these are pretty special feet.
 
Thank god RedRover is not the manager of our club. Welbeck would have been gone long ago..
 
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
 
Number7 said:
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
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I think Henry was a winger at 20.
 
I have to admit, I had my doubts about Welbeck at the start of the season, but he really proved me wrong. He keeps the ball really well, very mobile and has an eye for goal.

He positively surprised me, the same way Hernandez surprised me last season.
 
Number7 said:
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
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To make match winning contributions in big games at 20 shows that he is a really special talent. He really gave their back four problems. Definately makes the prospect of Euro 2012 more appealing.

Henry was very talented as a youngster but really started to shine through at arsenal. I can of see Welbeck as being more similar to Saha in the way that he is quite direct and good at everything but maybe that's just me
 
Number7 said:
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
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Danny's 21 now, despite what Ferguson said today in the post-match interview.
 
Welbeck just has so much to his game that you can't see anything else for him but up. He will be our first team striker for more than a decade.
 
Number7 said:
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
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Well Henry was 20 when he was an important squad member for France's World Cup winning side, finished top scorer for France in the tournament.
 
Welbeck's 21, don't know why SAF said 20 in the interview. Anyway Brwned there's still the Euro's left at the end of the season, Welbeck could have a great tournament.
 
Brwned said:
Well Henry was 20 when he was an important squad member for France's World Cup winning side, finished top scorer for France in the tournament.
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Not dissing Henry(obviously one of the best players to ever set foot in the PL) - but he scored 2 of his 3 goals against Saudi fecking Arabia. Saudi Arabia aren't fit to play in the Women's World Cup.
 
Number7 said:
Was Henry as good at 20 as Danny is now?

Not saying he'll be better but let's not forget the lads age. He has the ability to play well and score in the games that matter at such a young age, like Rooney had so it bodes very well for him.
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You can't really compare them in that way, because Henry's development as a player was very different. He started out as a winger, and really burst onto the world scene once he started to realise his true position was as a striker.
 
Great to see a local lad who looks like having the potential to actually be world class, first since Scholesy really.
There's just one thing, is it me or does he look awkward at times, he runs a bit like a spastic and falls over a bit. Bit like Gerrard.
 
Aye but there's no denying he was a great impact sub and played his part throughout the tournament, and shown flashes of his potential. And he impressed plenty more in the Euro 2000, that was probably his international peak at 22.
 
I fecking love him. He's great. His work rate is brilliant but he's not all about running around. He's actually really clever at finding space and is intelligent enough to drop deep for it when needed but also has the pace and ability to run in behind. He's got great feet and he's seems to be still growing so he'll only get stronger.

Seriously impressed with him and it's a shambles if he's not taken to the Euro's this year. In fact, there's an argument that he should start!
 
Neutral said:
Not dissing Henry(obviously one of the best players to ever set foot in the PL) - but he scored 2 of his 3 goals against Saudi fecking Arabia. Saudi Arabia aren't fit to play in the Women's World Cup.
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I wonder, given the slightly less than liberal attitudes displayed towards women in Saudi Arabia, if they even have a women's football team.
 
Whilst I'm not denying Welbeck's been good this season I do still have doubts over his long term United future, at the moment I just cant see him as a top class striker. Hope to be proven wrong obviously
 
interesting debate going on in the newbies

Welbeck v Hernandez

When both are on form/fit, who would you choose if you could only play 1?

My pick would be Welbeck as i believe Hernandez is a more limited player. Welbeck is capable of scoring out of nothing whereas Hernandez is reliant on the others creating chances
 
He's rather good, isn't he? He just needs a bit of composure right now but that comes along with experience.

I would be very worried if I were Chicharito.
 
spinoza said:
Not convinced. Want desperately to be convinced mind you - first homegrown striker since Hughes, I'd love it if he established himself.
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Hughes is an interesting comparison. I see similarities.

But Wellbeck and Hernandez are different types of players.

Wellbeck has more tools in his kit. Hernandez is an out and out striker.

I am concerned about Hernandez not playing enough games though.

Both will be with us unless tempted away with crazy money.
 
golden_blunder said:
interesting debate going on in the newbies

Welbeck v Hernandez

When both are on form/fit, who would you choose if you could only play 1?

My pick would be Welbeck as i believe Hernandez is a more limited player. Welbeck is capable of scoring out of nothing whereas Hernandez is reliant on the others creating chances
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Surely rather dependent on who the midfield is and whether Rooney is playing alongside?
 
golden_blunder said:
interesting debate going on in the newbies

Welbeck v Hernandez

When both are on form/fit, who would you choose if you could only play 1?

My pick would be Welbeck as i believe Hernandez is a more limited player. Welbeck is capable of scoring out of nothing whereas Hernandez is reliant on the others creating chances
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Very true, and I think Welbeck adds more to the team as a whole. However, Welbeck's finishing is frustrating at times. There were times against Arsenal and Bolton where he was in on goal and looked (a bit) clueless. Then again, for as great a finisher as Hernandez is, I think he does also miss easy chances (and than in the same game he'll go and score a Stoke-type goal).

I wonder if they could form a partnership. With Rooney here that is unlikely to happen...
 
spinoza said:
Not convinced. Want desperately to be convinced mind you - first homegrown striker since Hughes, I'd love it if he established himself.
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What flaws in his game leave you unconvinced?
 
Van Piorsing said:
Another match, another goal.

Give him season or two and he should add a bit of physical factor to his game, which will make him even more complete footballer.
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He doesn't need to add a physical edge to his game because he has an abundance of that. From what I've seen, almost every time Welbeck outmuscles someone for the ball. The boy is as strong as an ox.
 
Wittmann45 said:
Very true, and I think Welbeck adds more to the team as a whole. However, Welbeck's finishing is frustrating at times. There were times against Arsenal and Bolton where he was in on goal and looked (a bit) clueless. Then again, for as great a finisher as Hernandez is, I think he does also miss easy chances (and than in the same game he'll go and score a Stoke-type goal).

I wonder if they could form a partnership. With Rooney here that is unlikely to happen...
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This is true, however this is a situation where his age is important.

I've seen loads of posts defending e.g. Macheda with he's still only 19 and I'm loath to do it myself, but he's still only 21!

The difference is he's scoring a fair few goals and finding himself in good scoring positions but not always converting. This may come down to decision making & confidence which will improve with age. I'm sure he will get hatfulls & is the real deal.

Having said that, Rooney misses a fair few too so this point may not be valid.
 
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