Exactly! people laughing at him being captain but its obviously to boost his confidence as well as playing him for 90 mins. Can blame no one if he fecks this one up.
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Exactly! people laughing at him being captain but its obviously to boost his confidence as well as playing him for 90 mins. Can blame no one if he fecks this one up.
Hmm... not too sure right now mate. I'm going to post a screenshot later so you can judge it for yourself.
I agree. It's the mangers way of giving him the best chance possible to kick start his United career. It's all up to him now.
Honestly I hope things go Cleverley's way a bit, I've got faith that LvG could turn him around. Last season, like most players, he took a battering. I'm not going to have a hissy fit over a young English lad getting a chance to impress.
I agree 100%!!!!!
I want Cleverley is a success at Old Trafford and that we see the Cleverley of the 2011-2012 season (The first 6 games) under Van Gaal
But even it's just a friendly and he plays 90 minutes...Cleverley should never get the captains armband
I would rather see Rooney and maybe Jones for 45 minutes
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I think to get into an uproar about who wears the captains armband in a friendly is just a bit silly. It's not that mental, Dong being part of the guard of honour at Stamford Bridge a few years back is far more mental.
Let's face it, it is surprising to say the least. Maybe he's one of the players who's adapting to his methods quicker. I'm convinced there will be many surprises this season in that regard.
It truly doesn't matter who gets the captain's armband in a friendly.
Whilst I'm sure LVG is creating a positive atmosphere for him to try and impress in, he's also quite obviously getting the armband because he's the only senior player who'll be on the pitch for the whole game.
It would also be a statement to the rest of the team as well. LVG's willing to give everyone an opportunity, and they've all got a clean slate. Past history means nothing.
It's really not. A friendly in which he is the only senior player on the pitch for the entire game. It makes perfect sense.
But what if he freezes during the big moment when he's asked to choose head or tails before kick off, what then? It's a disaster waiting to happen, I'm dreading it.
Not on Sony Six in India. Stream it is, then.
No armband for Rooney, please!!!
Someone who made the comments he made about the club in 2010 does not deserve the armband. I'd rather see Jones or Evans or even DDG get the armband.
Not this again.
Maybe LVG sees a lot of quality and potential in Cleverley. Maybe he will not sign Vidal because he wants to give Cleverley a chance.
It's a fair comment, it's not like he's done anything of note for the club since making those comments, is it? What do goals and contributing performances on the pitch really matter in football anyway.
Sack LVG
Great post.
The part in bold I totally agree with and can be another failing added to the long list under Moyes.
What is wrong with my comment? Rooney does not deserve to be United captain.
BTW, for the past few years he has always choked in the big matches. He just is not captaincy material. His comments make him ineligible for 'pity captaincy' either.
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Look how much Henderson improved last season. Fergie also rated Tom very highly - he was one of the reasons he held off signing a CM.
Cleverley is the type of player who will find a new lease of life under LvG and he'll relish it. He's one of the players I can't wait to see how they get on under the new regime.
Van Gaal obviously believes in Cleverley. I hope Tom pulls through and gives a good performance I know he is capable of.
Yeah, we've been over that for quite some time. Check the Rooney thread.
I think we're drifting off topic.
True. Moyes' handling of the situation was poor. He dropped Cleverly for around a month after the Liverpool drubbing if I remember right, just around the time this nonsense was going on saying something like "He was not needed.".
I think it's a good thing, I was just pointing out that a few posters would be surprised, hence the odd Green smiley from some. I'm not a big fan but I want him to do well. Same goes for Kagawa under van Gaal. He'll know exactly how to use them.
It was firmly tongue in cheek but I still think that's insane given our midfield issues.
ROFL GO TEAM CLEVS
I actually like our tom
I actually like our tom
Agreed. Will be interesting to see where Januzaj will play- out wide, as the number 10 or maybe upfront. Not really sure what role Fellaini is going to play.
Or may be as a wing-back? Admittedly he is defensively not up to it now, but he could be a great wing back in such a system.
Are Chevrolet streaming this legally again or was that just for the opening of the tour against LA Galaxy?
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He's probably my biggest worry about the 351 formation. He's best as the sort of flexible AM/winger that you get in a 4231, and the 351 has nothing like that. He's not quite as dangerous playing as a true #10 (and not as good as Mata there), and there are really no other wide/AM roles in that formation.
I suppose you might be able to get away with playing him in the wingback position but as a proper winger, provided there was a defensively-minded midfielder like Fletcher who could cover for him. But even that isn't ideal because a wingback is supposed to always stay very wide, whereas Januzaj is best when he can mix it up, going wide sometimes and coming central sometimes.
Or Van Gaal is just assessing Cleverley ability.... We are not particular stock with quality and option at the moment in this role.
Nevertheless, I hope Cleverley does well. As I said before, his potential is similiar to scott parker and I do not see his ceiling reaching higher than that.
Nevertheless, I hope Cleverley does well. As I said before, his potential is similiar to scott parker and I do not see his ceiling reaching higher than that.
Who need Vidal. We got Clev.
cleverley will score today... u heard it here first 
Clev will make us all forget about losing out to Vidal this year. Not right away, obviously, but I think we'll eventually all come to realise that he is the right partner for Herrera in the midfield as he won't float around the pitch as much.
Because he's a lazy bastard.
Because he's a lazy bastard.
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Not really true from the last match. James did come inside when there was space and score two.
I actually think Shaw struggled at left wing back. He got the ball in a very advanced position quite a few times in the first half and did not know what to do with it (There was one instance where he got in behind the defence and then passed the ball back). Someone like Januzaj would certainly not have that problem.
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