It is very good thing tbf. As a player you have to question the manager if you don't agree with him or don't understand what he want from you and tell how you see the situation, tell you opinion and how you things could be better, and when you have this understanding with the manager and other players it helps team on the pitch.
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http://www1.skysports.com/football/...an-persie-has-confidence-in-manchester-united
This man should have been captain, he will lead us to victory on Sunday.
Edit: It's page 20!
This man should have been captain, he will lead us to victory on Sunday.
Edit: It's page 20!
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Maybe he's got to choose what kind of player he will end up like. If he wants to end his career as the agile quick player he probably should consider losing some muscle. Or he could accept that he's lost the lightness of youth and become a strong player in a more static role with his back to goal.
Loved that he scored with his right foot too. Good strike.
I was already prepared to yell at him for not passing to two of our players running into middle, but fiiiiine finish happened.
Yeah, you could see the defender was also expecting him to use his left. RvP jinked and the defender commited, wrongly and RvP was clear to take the shot with his right. Very clever footwork as usual.
The phrase 'chocolate leg' really creeps me out. Felt I had to get that off my chest.
set Falcao up for a couple of goals please. As much as I like you scoring yourself!
Van Persie was putting in 8/10 performances consistently for us in 12/13, though his form was average towards the end of the season. Some of us forget - myself included - just how great and influential he was in Fergie's last season. I don't think he'll be as effective because he's physically declined and no longer possesses that extra bit of sharpness which elevated his game, but he's still a very good centre-forward and has steadily improved.
Fergie's best move was to play Van Persie in a role that took advantage of his excellent skill-set, and I'm certain that Moyes' use of Van Persie affected his overall confidence and form. To go from an integral part of the attack under Fergie, to being a poacher/classic #9 must have annoyed him. (Watch the videos below to see the difference.)
Two of my favourite Van Persie performances:
Does anyone think he can reach those level of performance for us again?
Fergie's best move was to play Van Persie in a role that took advantage of his excellent skill-set, and I'm certain that Moyes' use of Van Persie affected his overall confidence and form. To go from an integral part of the attack under Fergie, to being a poacher/classic #9 must have annoyed him. (Watch the videos below to see the difference.)
Two of my favourite Van Persie performances:
Does anyone think he can reach those level of performance for us again?
He was very good even when he had that streak where he didn't score for 10 games or something like that.
I have no doubt he will be very good this season if he stays fit.
I have no doubt he will be very good this season if he stays fit.
He was absolutely magnificent, but his form took a bit of a dip towards the end of the season. He was so good the most part of that season though that I honestly think only Ronaldo has had a better individual season for us since the turn of the millennium. It seemed like it was written in the stars that he would be the catalyst that brought the CL trophy back as well. If it hadn't been for that atrocious red card Nani got, I still think it might have happened. Still bitter about that one
I doubt he'll ever get back to those heights again. He's looked like he's missing that little something that elevated him from very good to absolutely great since the start of last season. Still a very good player mind, but I doubt we'll ever see that Robin van Persie that simply looks a class above everyone else on the pitch again.
Thankfully Di Maria is filling that role now
It's those lime boots I tell ya. He wore them in his final season at Arsenal and his first at United.
Ever since he stopped wearing them, his performances haven't been the same!
Man Utd 2:1 Everton
I am his fan, but it's quite obvious he is past it. Slow as tank, hardly involved in the build up anymore, lacking that sharpness he used to have in his first season with us, and his offside situations are really annoying. If his name isn't Robin van Persie he would be nowhere near starting XI.
Not really at the races today (and if a certain No.10 had put in that kind of performance, there'd already be two pages of abuse and vitriol in his thread).
But it's way too soon to be writing the guy off. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him pick up form as the season goes on.
But it's way too soon to be writing the guy off. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him pick up form as the season goes on.
I've defended him up until now but today was tragic. Slowed our play down to a walking pace when he refused to pass to one of our players making a great run. He seems to think he should always take about ten touches before he passes.
I don't want to say he's getting preferential treatment but it does feel that at the moment he is staying on questionably at times. He worked hard for most the game but looked tired. With Mata think they were the two that needed to be subbed.
Poor from him again, I thought his goals would spur him on but he's looking worse. His slowness ruins our fast paced attacks and I do hope LVG would drop him soon.
Should've come off instead of Falcao. Was decent in possession but hardly did anything apart from that.
VP and Mata slowed everything down.
Surprised that he's getting criticism. Thought he was a lot better overall, worked hard, and looked very sharp and agile on the ball. A lot more sharp then anything we've seen from him in the last year pretty much. Didn't get into any goalscoring positions or any chances really but his overall game was good.
I hate it when there is a quick succession of passing or when there is a need to play a quick pass that RVP keeps the ball to himself, look for invisible solutions only to make a poor pass in the end. It completely kills the momentum, Falcao hasn't got the same skillset but he keeps it simple and more fluid.
Agree entirely. Boggled my mind that he stayed on, and I think it's due to the relationship he has with LvG. He held onto the ball for too long and ignored Rafael at one point when the pass should have been made.
No, Falcao can't play 90 mins yet. He looked done for when he came off.
No. Falcao most probably isn't fully fit yet.
He was shit today, Mata and Falcao were equally shit, but at least they managed an assist and a goal. He was just useless, needs to step up his game.
Falcao and Van Persie: does it work? I would argue that the two of them don't work together as a front two, and are both players that should be spear-heading an attack as lone strikers. Falcao is working his way back to fitness after long time out from injury, and I think his goal today is going to be a great confidence boost for him. Van Persie still looks like he's feeling the effects of playing the World Cup, but it's the same World Cup that all these other Dutch players, and Brazilian, German,and Argentinian players played just as much of a part in (if not more), and they don't seem to be struggling.
Removing one of them from the strikeforce to start matches means two things: 1) you've got an experienced striker who can come off the bench if need be, and 2) you can replace them with a midfielder, which helps to solve the issue of losing possession, which is something that Van Gaal knows is an issue because he's spoken about it himself. Taking one of them out doesn't mean that they're relegated to the status of super-sub, because you can always rotate them, and with both of them not quite fit it means that they can get some rest.
Removing one of them from the strikeforce to start matches means two things: 1) you've got an experienced striker who can come off the bench if need be, and 2) you can replace them with a midfielder, which helps to solve the issue of losing possession, which is something that Van Gaal knows is an issue because he's spoken about it himself. Taking one of them out doesn't mean that they're relegated to the status of super-sub, because you can always rotate them, and with both of them not quite fit it means that they can get some rest.
Frustrating today, he's head was never in the game, wasted so many passes with poor decision making and never looked like scoring.
I think in order for this system to work we need a rapid quick striker up front, Reus/Falcao, Reus/RVP ..etc. Both Falcao and RVP stay too centrally.
I think in order for this system to work we need a rapid quick striker up front, Reus/Falcao, Reus/RVP ..etc. Both Falcao and RVP stay too centrally.
Agreed. He's a much slower player these days in all aspects of his game.
Given that United play best with a speedy attack I'm not entirely sure he suits us anymore?
Unless LVG is sentimental if he plays like he did today all season this should be his last season with us before we purchase a world class replacement next summer.
He's not the same player he was two years ago, and should not be given a free pass based on his performances.
That has also a lot to do with the interaction between players, Falcao often recieves the ball in a situation where the right and immediate choice is obvious. It's not working smoothly around Van Persie, what would mean he would have more options to play it quickly to. I also don't think Falcao really deserved to stay on the pitch for 90 minutes, he's been quite waistfull.
Not interested or something, just doesn't seem fit.
Should be dropped for the next game. LVG would never do that though.
He needs to be benched. His performances so far this season have made our cheap sale of Welbz look a tragic decision. You forget he is even playing most of the match.
It just looks like he's declined physically so much in the past two seasons. Technically I'm sure it's all there but his build-up/hold-up play is really lacking and he can't seem to get on the end of things. Needs dropping, but I can't see it happening.
It wasn't just his physical flaws today that stood out for me, but his decision making was bad as well. Usually he is a lot more intelligent and assured on possession, but today he just seemed like he didn't know what to do with the ball today. The RVP with his game on point would have scored that chance on Stones' slip up.
Yeah, he still looks a bit off the pace. He had a chance towards the end on the left hand side that he'd have probably blasted into the net at his best, yet he was unable to even get a shot off. Hopefully he'll improve over time.
Can't wait for him to start playing again.
What's that?
What's that?
Not at the races today, seems odd.
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