I think personally the disallowed goal was a good goal. The miss was diabolical but he didn't really get the ball out of his feet and their Goalkeeper standing his ground obviously influenced Wellbecks thinking. What Wellbeck needs to do, is make up his own mind and be comfortable. He should have smashed it. He has scored a few nice dinks though so he was probably confident, but it was a poor attempt.
Danny Welbeck | 2011-14 Performances
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Its the exact same result.
I have no problem with it, he tried to chip, he's scored them in the past and he'll score them in the future, tonight it didn't come off. It happens, its football.
He missed a chance, get over it.
He played well.
He played well.
Shouldn't have chipped it that close to the keeper. Bit further out and he'd have got his goal.
Very good performance today. Still wasteful in front of goal, unfortunately. He should have paced past Neuer and put it in the empty net.
Yes it'd be the same result but one attempt shows a different mindset than the other. Maybe I'm harsh but more than anything he had the space to run past Neuer, I would have loved to see that.
In ties against Bayern you really can't afford to miss those one on one chances.
I thought he put in a good shift overall. When it comes to that sitter he missed he obviously should have bull toed it low either side of the keeper, unfortunately I think the fact he had so much time to think of what he was going to do with it is what got to him in the end. He had around 3/4 seconds there to think and in the end he went for the worst option. If he had less time he probably would have walloped straight away.
That he's confident?
I guess the problem with Welbeck is I expect him to miss in those situations. I don't with Hernandez.
Very good first half. I thought Kagawa's introduction nearly made him a bit of a third wheel second.
Isn't Neuer known for standing up tall for a long while too, or have I made that up?
Put him back in for return leg. 
Or too cocky. I realize that it's open for interpretation and definitely accept somebody disagreeing with me.
That was my thinking too. Pretty much the only other time he's been one on one this season he burst straight past the keeper.
No I'd agree with that.
Yeah, I suspect most people will agree with you, but chipping it is something he's done from those posistions before and I have no problem with him doing it if he feels comfortable when the pressures on. It didn't come off today, but there will be times in future when it does. Its nice to see someone try and have a bit of composure rather than just smash it.
Though I agree with the premise, he really let himself down there. Did everything right up until the finish.
Thought he was good overall.
Welbecks finishing has never been his strong point.
Caused them all sorts of problems played very well and has the Heart of a lion (shit finish though)
Overall good, but that miss may come to haunt us. It could be a huge learning curve for him.
Good performance, but I can't help but feel that miss tarnished it.
If you were to pick a performance that summed up Welbeck as a player, and why some people think he's shite and others think he's immense, it'd be this one.
Scared the crap out of the champions of Europe, did every asked of him but didn't take the big chance when it came (and fell over a few times for good measure).
Scared the crap out of the champions of Europe, did every asked of him but didn't take the big chance when it came (and fell over a few times for good measure).
It was a horrible miss, but in the grand scheme of things, I don't think it effected the result considering the timing and the context of the game, unlike Van Persie's miss late on against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the first leg last season.
Good performance from Danny. At times I wished he would drop deeper because he's so good at robbing the ball from people but Moyes obviously wanted to keep him high up the pitch because his pace can hurt teams when we counter. He's a damn good outlet when you're playing on the break.
I love him. He's got a bit of swagger. It's like he wants to do things that are aesthetically pleasing rather than just hammer it in where sometimes hammering it might be more effective. I love him though and can see the player he's developing into. Seriously, just wait and see.
I love him. He's got a bit of swagger. It's like he wants to do things that are aesthetically pleasing rather than just hammer it in where sometimes hammering it might be more effective. I love him though and can see the player he's developing into. Seriously, just wait and see.
I thought he should have tried to round him as well but that chipped finish has been a favorite of his and probably his most consistent finish ever since his youth team days. Think hes scored a couple for England by doing it as well.
He hasn't made much progress in nearly two years, but I can't fault him. He was shifted to the wing last season. This season he's not playing regularly and even when he does it's not always upfront. It's not what he needed to progress. Playing for United could really hinder his career. Going back to the old famous comparison, Sturridge made big progress and scored tons when he went on loan to Bolton and played regularly and upfront, and the same happened when he went to Liverpool.
True. I'll admit I didn't rate him too highly before, as he was generally a bit useless for the first few months of the season mainly playing on the wing. He was too content to just take a few nice touches then pass it on without really doing anything, not getting into goalscoring chances and when he did he'd usually feck them up. Now when he's out on the wing he's using his pace and skill to very good effect, getting in good positions, using his body strength to get past and outmuscle opposition and generally just playing very well and making things happen. Only thing that remains is that when he has time to think about his finish, and it isn't instinctive, he makes a mess out of it more often then not. Pretty common with young strikers though. Right when you see the goal you need to make up your mind right away and stick with it, not try to be clever.
If he'd have scored it we'd probably say he gave an unbelievable all round performance. Sadly, you cannot miss like that at this level.
I reckon if Welbeck was playing for Arsenal he'd be almost a different player. He'd fit in perfectly with his pace and link-up play and would start ahead of Giroud.
If only he'd been slower and not been able to make the pass at all (like the whole of the two squads put together) people wouldn't be talking about the miss at all.
Should have had two goals, if the first stood (which it should have) he'd have scored the 2nd.
I do agree that nerves played a part. Lest we forget, RVP has repeatedly showed his nerves in big knockout games at CL level.
Anyone think Welbeck is a new man these last few weeks? Every time he plays I'm loving him. Used to find him somewhat infuriating, and at times earlier in the season even, but right now his pace and skill is giving so many defenders nightmares. Would love to be able to work him in to the team more often.
I don't think Welbeck scoring would have changed the result (we probably wouldn't have started the second as strongly as we did, due to already being in the lead and as a result I could easily see Bayern finding a way through like they did...) but having said that, he really needs to be scoring those at this level against this sort of opposition.
He worked his bollocks off though, and his all round game was generally very good. His pace caused Martinez all sorts of problems... and I think if he gets a similar chance out in Munich, he'll bang it in.
He worked his bollocks off though, and his all round game was generally very good. His pace caused Martinez all sorts of problems... and I think if he gets a similar chance out in Munich, he'll bang it in.
Superb performance, MOTM in the first half by a mile. Of course he missed that chance but how many strikers would have got themselves into that position in the first place. We are lucky to have him
It's surely not though, if I was nervous the last thing I'd attempt would be something like that chip that if it didn't come off would make me look stupid. If you're nervous the only thing you do there is put your foot through the ball hard and low.
Is a very useful player is our Danny. He put in a similar performance in the games against Real Madrid last season IIRC.
Helped give our side the right balance tonight and the counter attack direct system we played really suited him.
Helped give our side the right balance tonight and the counter attack direct system we played really suited him.
I believe that missed set the tone the second half coz Bayern looked shaky at the back after that.. It caused their CBs to sit back a little more and show our forwards a bit more respect.
The chance could have been scored by a classier player but watching a lot more closely, don't think he really had the ball well positioned for a decent shot and Neuer out thought him.
He is turning out to be that big game player.. Hardly goes missing in big games....
Might not have the reputation but he brings it for the team..
Might not have the reputation but he brings it for the team..
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