Whether you call him an AM or a #10, he's still not in competition with Thiago. But you're right, having an in-form Kagawa and an in-form Rooney would give Moyes some decisions to make. Personally, I'd play Kagawa central, since he's the more specialised #10, and just Rooney slightly to the left. He might actually benefit from starting in slightly more space in a nominally wide position, and regardless it's not as if he ever stays in one position anyway - he tends to move to wherever he is most needed.
Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
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Whether you call him an AM or a #10, he's still not in competition with Thiago. But you're right, having an in-form Kagawa and an in-form Rooney would give Moyes some decisions to make. Personally, I'd play Kagawa central, since he's the more specialised #10, and just Rooney slightly to the left. He might actually benefit from starting in slightly more space in a nominally wide position, and regardless it's not as if he ever stays in one position anyway - he tends to move to wherever he is most needed.
Well, there's another day of my life wasted.
So yesterday.
Says nothing new. That quote has been posted several times.
What a terrible article.
Geez people don't half link to some crap in this thread.
Typical Talksport view-chasing, I'm sure the article's doing it's job wonderfully.
Poor attempt at wumming, *hides*
You better run, egg
Do you know what happened to the last wum in this thread?
He now has to log out to even read the thread.
We blow? I have my doubts that this is an accurate way portrait the reigning champions of England.
Nothing ever changes on this. feck you Moyes, you holidaying feck.
In an article about Rooney published today, the Telegraph claimed that our transfer business will proceed uninterrupted while we're on tour.
I don't see why it wouldn't, to be honest.
Which shouldn't really be a surprise. Moyes will be on duty, abroad. The rest of the club's upper management will be in England (or wherever they need to be), on duty. By the magic of the telephone, business will continue as usual.
Donaldo was the last one.I thought Cider was still posting in this thread?
Cider got his punishment ages ago.
Ahh, right, what did Donaldo do?
Tele-what now?
Posted a "Thiago" quote stating he was staying at Barca.
Looks like he was reading his mind TBH.
That Thiago staying put article is old, and from a person only deflecting questions from the press on Barcelonas behalf.
No doubt, but isn't Roo's complaint (perhaps one of many) is that he's constantly played out of his ideal position, whatever that might be?
I'm not sympathetic to that complain -- if I had that kind of talent and making that kind of money the last thing I would do is complain about my purported misfortune -- but it is the complaint that seems to be at the heart of Rooney's discontent.
Anyway, let's say we're dealt a full hand and we have van Persie, Rooney, Nani, Kagawa and Alcantara on the books. One of those five will not start against Real in a CL semifinal next season. Last season Fergie benched an in-form Rooney against Real and, if we bring in Alcantara, it could well happen again assuming all others are in form. If it does, I could see Roo go postal on Moyes and perhaps even the backroom staff. Why can't just be a normal human being like RvP or Kagawa?
So we bring in Alcantara, which can only be a good thing. Given what it would take to bring him in, I seriously doubt he'll be sitting on the bench all that much. His minutes will come at someone's expense and I'm not thinking Cleverley (who's got to feel like shit right now) -- it will either be Rooney's or Kagawa's. I confess I haven't seen that much of Alcantara but he to me looks like a player who occupies the same space and does many of the same things as Kagawa and Rooney. But as with most other things, I could be very wrong about that.
I hear he's even flown out to Thailand today - he's only just finished his holiday ffs
Exotic bastard.
What's Sid James doing with that phone?
Trying to squeeze his flexible friend into it by the looks of it.
It looks hideous. It's practically vomiting that keyboard.
You are, I'm afraid. He can play AM, but he's better as a box-to-box CM. He likes to pick the ball up deep, and he's extremely strong defensively and tactically. In fact, the thing that makes him stand out is his all-round excellence. CM is where he has played almost all his football for Barca and for Spain's U21s.
He honestly wouldn't be in competition with Rooney or Kagawa at all if everyone was played in their best positions. He'd take game-time from Cleverley and Anderson, but hopefully more than anything else he'd erase all the minutes we've had to give to the likes of Giggs and Jones in CM. With Thiago as first choice and Cleverley and Anderson as back-up, we wouldn't have to fall back on playing people out of position in CM any more. Oh, and he'd get Scholes' game-time too.
ThiagOFF
What the feck have a bereavement counseling service got to do with anything?
I'll genuinely be fecking gutted if this is true. What's plan B?
I can't cope.
I knew this fecker was stringing us along. He's got one of those faces.
Thiago why
Why have we never heard of Cope before?
Who are COPE?
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