Fair enough i get what you were saying mate. I don't think you have to be a great dribbler to be an effective wide player either. Look at Beckham, it was just as you say Vidic was a bad example.
You think Lingard's better centrally? I mean i thought the same when i used to watch him in the reserves but in the first team he looks more effective on the wing for me. I don't think he has enough quality to play centrally always looks a bit anonymous in there, not as our first choice anyway as an option sure.
Beckham's also a great example, he also was different with his skillset.. Lingard has all the attributes to play form the middle, since the first game Van Gaal played him there he was getting better until the game before Westham, where he was very disappointing but so was everyone.
No10 role is really difficult to play, like you say you can look anonymous very easily but he's working hard to make runs, press defenders or track back with players when needed, also he's very good finding the little pockets between the lines, has a quick turn and has a speed of thought to release the ball quickly, one-two's with players around him, he is not a good dribbler from the wide areas but decent enough to quickly turn with the ball after recieving it and make a nice surging run through the middle.. he's a good pochaer as well which makes him very useful player for that role.
shame he couldnt finish his chances lately, he missed some sitters this season and he desrves some criticism but at least he got to the chances, if he scored half of them he could be valued differently here and with a change of luck and more work on his composure which used to work for him during his youth years I think it's possible bare in mind that the game is much higher tempo so the legs are gone pretty quickly.. people just dislike him like they did with Welbeck who was brilliant for us but after some missed chances he was all of a sudden noone here, all the good work forgotten.
Anyways lingard has a future as a CAM or maybe even attacking b2b where his hardwork could be used even more and when his touch is off.. He had some great games for U21 national team there as well and I am sure he will show it in the first team of MUFC too, but the variant of him starting from wide and picking the same positions in the middle seems also interesting because it is quite hard to mark, that was the case in the last game, he was a bit of everywhere, which is how he should be utilised - with freedom to roam a bit..
On the other hand he didnt show enough penetrating passes and didn't score as often as I thought but as I said that can change, it's his first season, with a bit of confidence and with the fresh start of the next season and preseason as 1st teamer under his belt and perhaps most importantly with a better manager, who can make the best out of him some people may change their mind..
