Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber
Thus says Kemo
I see. You've been there have you. Was it full of shit? Or humble pie?What about on Planet Hargreaves?
I see. You've been there have you. Was it full of shit? Or humble pie?What about on Planet Hargreaves?
Criticising someone for not being able to play in a 4-4-2 when he has played in that formation and done better than what Scholes-Carrick did in those games last season clearly shows your hatred.
If you actually play a proper attacking midfielder next to him, it works. Anderson-Hargreaves dominated or atleast were as good as the Liverpool and Arsenal midfield.
If you put a deep lying play maker next to him who stays 5 yards square of him and keeps demanding the ball, then he will play the simple ball. If he didnt whats the fecking use of playing Scholes or Carrick that deep ? If they do venture forward like Scholes did against Fulham, we can dominate teams.
I see. You've been there have you. Was it full of shit? Or humble pie?
Stats a few years ago said Makelele and McCann where the best passers in the league alongside Scholes. While lasts season Scholes tackling stats were amazing? So do you want to tell me Makelele and McCann pass the ball as well as Scholes is amongst the best tacklers in the league?I am.
The information tells me that he has roughly the same passing stats as Makelele and Masharano, 2 players that are often called bad passers.
Infact, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I could have sworn the Chief went on a rant ages ago, saying what a poor footballer Makelele is, well, the stats show he's about the same as Hargreaves.
Stats a few years ago said Makelele and McCann where the best passers in the league alongside Scholes. While lasts season Scholes tackling stats were amazing? So do you want to tell me Makelele and McCann pass the ball as well as Scholes is amongst the best tacklers in the league?
Nah! I can't love places that don't exist. You insane fellowFull of lots of people in perms running around in circles chasing each other aimlessly. Some were wearing Bayern shirts. You'd have loved it.
How is a 1-0 win away to Liverpool "better" than a 1-0 win away to Liverpool? If you're on about the pattern of the game, you're still talking rubbish. We didn't even compete in midfield for large parts of the game this season, as there wasn't any point. Last season we had to work that much harder, and with ten men, yet we still won.
Not much difference between the games at the Emirates either. We took the lead, then bottled it. If anything we were better in midfield last season, up until we scored and sat back. Didn't Carrick also win MOTM for that game? Most people certainly seemed to think he was our best player.
Carrick and Hargreaves can't play together, that much is obvious. Neither can Hargreaves and Fletcher, or Hargreaves and Scholes, unless it's against someone crap. He's a very limited player, who doesn't suit the way we play. I'm still not even sure what he does. He's either a defensive player who makes us more likely to concede goals, or a midfielder who stops our midfield from working.
I don't hate him. We've had terrible players in the past and I haven't hated them. I think having him at United causes more problems than it solves, due mostly to him not being a good enough player. I'd agree with Plech's assessment of him being average, but in a team of players who are among the very best in the world at what they do, average is going to stick out like a sore thumb.
About your comparison with European games away from home...Hargreaves has started only once in Europe for us, and it happened to be our worst performance in the CL this season, and the only one we were ever in danger of losing. Feck all evidence so far to suggest Hargreaves will change anything. Our away form, and performances in Europe have been a bit off ever since Fergie started thinking too much. Thinking too much is what causes you to do something silly, like paying 20 million pounds for Owen Hargreaves.
Dishonesty my arse. What he said is true. When Hargreaves does those things they are constantly ignored by people like you. The Portsmourth match is a good example. He made some excellent long passes to start attacks. But all we heard on here from you and your comrades was how he was shit and couldn't pass the ball.Dishonesty.
Failed to respond to a goal We already said Milan scored off a Kaka pass. Long before that video link was posted? Do you ever read anything people actual post?Mistakes being ignored. The OH 'lobby' has failed to respond to this.
I see. According to you Milan scoring a goal means Hargreaves MUST have had a bad game? Correct?No wait, the chief claimed that Hargreaves in fact an excellent game that day and dismissed the entire caf's opinion.
FFS learn to read what is posted.What's your problem with Scholes? Like Hargreaves he's been in and out of the team this season, like Hargreaves he's struggled with form and fitness, like Hargreaves he's been overshadowed by Anderson and Carrick. Yet you hate one and love the other.
At your current rate you're gonna be committed. First "Planet Hargreaves" and now this...you need helpPerhaps because one used to play for Bayern and the other didn't?
This thread has gone past its destroy by date. I can't take it seriously anymore.
I fully defended your remark on the passes - but I'm a little sceptical on the 'runs' - based mainly on his having a lot less 'game time' playing for us than Carrick. I did say that it would be closer than many reckon.With all due respect I am not exaggerating. I made a comment and they ran with it exaggerating or simply not clearly reading it. I didn't say he makes LOTS of beautifully weighted passes or cutting through balls. I said he has. This isn't a case of me making it up, the proof is out there for anyone who has eyes. He has done exactly this. How many runs has Carrick made to beat defenders this season or last? If I said 0 I probably wouldn't be very far off the mark. Hargreaves has made at least a couple this season alone in his limited number of appearances. Are they Andersonesque 60 yard runs? No of course not. Has he taken the ball and beaten the first man and then passed it off? Yes. One of these runs resulted in him winning a corner for us that resulted in a goal against Arsenal.
I can honestly say I can't think of any situations where Carrick has advanced the ball down the field with a defender he had to beat. I am sure a couple exist.
FFS learn to read what is posted.
I was repsonding to Sam 1#'s utter stupidity, championing stats as a reason as to why Makelele allegedly passes the ball as good as Hargreaves or Mascherano even!
You just defined the job of the back four itself. You clearly dont know anything about football. Or what a defensive midfielder is.He is a defensive midfielder, his main priority is to help stop us concede goals, a bit like a centre forward's main role is to score goals.
You don't have a clue. All season Hargreaves has won balls for us time and time again. But you are too blind to see it. He passes the ball simple and well most of the time. You are too busy dreaming of bad passes as it takes place to ever notice. Worst of all you are looking for Hargreaves to intercept passes. When he is busy winning the ball at it's source. Not waiting around for misplaced passes like Carrick does due to his physical deficiencies.Kinell, playing 5 yard passes to a teammate after winning the ball back isn't exactly a hard job job, anyone can do that, apart from, it seems, OH. Most of the time he dwells on the ball, running round for a while, before eventually deciding to pass, and even then it's a 50/50 chance that that pass will be any good. That may be his job, but at the moment, he's not doing it very well.
He's also not winning the ball back that often, he just hassles the player before fouling him, or forcing him into a pass, and to be able to make those interceptions, you have to have good positional sense, something OH has not.
You wish., That was your poor attempt at humour. Which showed all the more what a freaking buffoon you really are. And being only 15 your condition will only get much worse.By the way, if you thought that I actually expected Hargreaves to do all those things I mentioned in a previous post, your very stupid. That was a joke.
Child
You just defined the job of the back four itself. You clearly dont know anything about football. Or what a defensive midfielder is.
Frankly I won't bother anymore. You are just clueless and a WUM. The clock is ticking. Hargreaves will prove you wrong. And when he does don't you dare take the fecking line that "you always believed he could make it/wished him well" cause you fecking dont. That much is clear.
You wish., That was your poor attempt at humour. Which showed all the more what a freaking buffoon you really are. And being only 15 your condition will only get much worse.
Coming from Mister United can't beat Fulham? I don't think so. It's your lousy judgement at works as usual.Slight contradiction there
And being only 15 your condition will only get much worse.
I picture Feeding Seagulls as a disgruntled academic whose work never reached the level that he wanted so he takes out his disappointment by using long words on an internet forum to sound pretentious.
Let's see - you proposed that certain unidentified people rated Effenberg as better than Keane - you were the first person in this thread therefore to provide a such a rating of him 'via the [then] unsubstantiated views of others' - whether you yourself believed it or not.
So my inaccuracy is non-existent - which rather makes your charges baseless - again.
Colin Cocknose said:I'm sure plenty of people consider Stefan Effenburg to have been better than Keane.
Coming form Mister United can't beat Fulham? I don't think so. It's your lousy judgement at works as usual.
Been there done thatDefine the job of a DM ?
It is not. PeriodIs it or is it not to help protect the back 4 and hence, try and prevent us from conceding a goal ?
Been there done that
It is not. Period
Is Sam seriously 15?
I must say he's been very impressive with his knowledge and demeanor for a 15 year old.
Be proud kid.
DM ?.
Look who's throwing toys aout of his pram. I must have hit a nerve.I may be 15, but there is only one person acting like a pathetic, spoilt kid, throwing all his toys out of his pram when things don't go his way.
Try and at least act like a mature adult.
Erm...
Someone rubbish at both defending and going forward.
A bit like failed Police officers becoming Traffic Wardens.
Look who's throwing toys aout of his pram. I must have hit a nerve.
Things ARE going my way. You proved you're clueless about football the momment you unleashed your description of a DM's job. Hargreaves IS going to prove you wrong.The only one who isn't having stuff going your way is.,...
drum roll................................
You!
I know you don't dear - a few seem to do though.As I say, MOST, of his passes are pointless.
As the stats show, 6 of them haven't been.
And I don't hate Hargreaves.
Oh come on. Plech posted this
You can't argue with that, or require it to be substantiated, surely. If you do, you don't know much about football.
Full of potential?
He's in his mid to late twenties
Anyone who thinks Hargreaves is shite and always will be needs there head examined. You could have used the same arguement with Ballack at Chelsea. Form is transient, class is permanent and Hargreaves has bags of class. The lads had no luck since hes arrived but Im certain that he'll get the praise he deserves before to long. This lads proven himself on the biggest stages in football, he's not full of potential, hes done it and worn the t shirt.
there is no use arguing it, just leave it. At the end of the day, when he does prove his class and shows everyone that he is what united need, there will be a fair few of us that knew it and the rest will hop on the bandwagon and proclaim that they also knew this.
Did you read what I wrote, I said this is not a midfield rookie full of potential, he the finished article and has proven it.
You clearly added that not in.
In anycase, pretending isn't going to make something come true.
Phil Neville, who nearly all United fans loved, was never a great player. The difference was that nobody was silly enough to convince themselves he was anything other than Phil Neville. Let alone come out with ridiculous drivel about him being "exactly what our team needs" after a dodgy 1-0 home win against Sunderland.
Average players don't magically become great just because Manchester United spent loads of money on them