he’s now free kick maestro
Danny Welbeck
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What could've been.
Quality player.
I remember it used to do my head in when we had Nani on free kicks as I can't remember him ever scoring one. Turns out we had a free kick maestro on the pitch who never got a look in.
I'm sure they said it was only the fourth freekick he'd taken in the Premier League and his first goal.
Messi-esque today.
What could have been if only he insisted on taking them earlier in his career.
He's scored some stunning goals in his career because he has that quality.
He'd be our leading scorer if he was in our side.
Scorer of great goals but not a great goalscorer
He also invented pressing before pressing was a thing
He's a Kanu regen
Fantastic! We should re-sign him
Think he's onto 70 now, which proves the point. You'd expect a player of his class to have at least 100. Would be nice if he could have a few top seasons now and break double figures. Looks in great nick for his age tbf.
Has now scored 3+ goals in 11 PL seasons. Kane only managed 10. Salah will likely finish on 8. His longevity is underappreciated.
He just doesn't have the instincts to be a prolific or even regular scorer, had a couple of chances in this half to put the game to bed and not taken them.
However, he really is an excellent footballer, good physical qualities, technically adept, but also works for the team and is tactically adaptable. If he was even a 12-15 goal a season guy he would still be at Utd or Arsenal if he had avoided injuries.
However, he really is an excellent footballer, good physical qualities, technically adept, but also works for the team and is tactically adaptable. If he was even a 12-15 goal a season guy he would still be at Utd or Arsenal if he had avoided injuries.
3+ seems like an incredibly low bar for a forward.
Always happy to see him score, except when it’s against us every season. Seems a likeable chap.
Really is this easy. And the second paragraph makes the first all the more disappointing, because you'd just love to see someone like him truly make it at United!
Great goal.
Man Utd goals: 5
Welbeck goals/assists: 5
Welbeck goals/assists: 5
Sad truth is that Welbeck would instantly improve Utd as the starting CF.
How did we get to this point, with all the money spent that a guy who was deemed surplus to requirements years ago and is deep in his wind down years can have that said about him.
Suppose we could ask Johnny Evans.
How did we get to this point, with all the money spent that a guy who was deemed surplus to requirements years ago and is deep in his wind down years can have that said about him.
Suppose we could ask Johnny Evans.
Definitely. I always hated what LVG did to the squad with his transfers in and out.
Love to see him do well.
The mentality him and Jonny Evans have at their stages in their respective career has to be applauded (and obviously no coincidence)
The mentality him and Jonny Evans have at their stages in their respective career has to be applauded (and obviously no coincidence)
Exactly.
What will really melt your mind is totting up all the money spent on players who were supposed to be an upgrade on Welbeck and Evans, then ask yourself if any of those players are better footballers than them right now?
I guess… maybe… Lukaku? Is that it?
Brighton are a smallish club in stature but they are a well run club.
Welbeck is thriving because he is not surrounded by chaos.
Welbeck is thriving because he is not surrounded by chaos.
You Got evans being our best defender and welbeck looking better than 100 million we have spent on zirkzee and hojlund.
Maybe we need to sign back all our active ormer players that played under fergie.
Maybe we need to sign back all our active ormer players that played under fergie.
Giving Welbeck away was something I was really mad at LVG. I mean, back then he wasn't very popular amongst fans as he really didn't score enough. The good thing about him was how much of a runner he was, always busy. A very modern striker in that particular regard, in terms of scoring not so much though. When he left, I feld it took until Cavani to have a striker back in our team, that was willing to run for others... We were left with Rooney and RVP in the later stages of their careers - actually a pretty damning embodiment of what United would have to go through from then on... Big names and hope hope hope...
Welbeck shaping up to get his 6 league goals very quickly this year, fair play.
And assists.
He’s not as talented as RVP but he’s having an RVP like career where he was injured the majority of his best years but has somehow become less injury prone in his twilight. And he’s having nice success because of it
Welbz
Scored the same amount as us now.
Not that difficult these days
Get him in that England team, Thomas!
Stretchered off
fecking hell really? That’s very sad. He’s been in brilliant form this season.
Just watched Match of the Day and heard the commentator referring to his "illustrious career". Ok, calm down mate.
Bit harsh haha. 350 pl apps and 42 games for your country is fairly illustrious, surely!?
The one that got away.