except for the fact that his passing and reading of the game are 2 of the areas in which he's probably been one of our best (if not the best) player(s)
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This applies to last season when Carrick was out. I am asking what happens to him now? With Ander, The 2SCHs and Carrick.
left defender. Shaw I believe is still not a vG finished product yet
Well, there goes a whole flank. Did i mention he was slow
I imagine he will provide cover in the midfield and at left back. He's a decent player in my opinion and had a good run of games at left back.
now he's most likely our first choice LB under LvG, for the time being. I expect Shaw to make LB his own towards the end of the season though.
As in what happens to him, I think his versatility will make him a very valuable squad player, since he will be seen as cover for LB and DM, but won't be an actual starter except for the begining of next season.
Didn't stop him from stopping Sterling who's incredibly fast player.
Didn't stop him overlapping well and winning penalties either.
Some people are unbelievable.
My unpopular opinion is: Rooney is no longer a good enough striker for a genuine tilt at the title / UCL
He has more poor / mediocre games than good / great ones now (and for a few seasons now in reality - and when we won our last title it was down to RVP not Rooney) and doesn't score enough goals
It seems to be unpopular as most people seem to think its a matter of getting him some back up - I think we need to upgrade and make Rooney the back up
He has more poor / mediocre games than good / great ones now (and for a few seasons now in reality - and when we won our last title it was down to RVP not Rooney) and doesn't score enough goals
It seems to be unpopular as most people seem to think its a matter of getting him some back up - I think we need to upgrade and make Rooney the back up
I'm assuming you are ignoring all games where he was caught hopelessly out of position. Doesn't say for much for tis "reading" that.
I thought i read the thread title correctly. Hm, guess not.
Fellaini will continue to be an important player for us while LVG is here, much to the dismay of the caf.
I also agree with @Pogue Mahone that too many new signings represents an issue for us, and those calling for even more signings are basically Football Manager muppets.
I also agree with @Pogue Mahone that too many new signings represents an issue for us, and those calling for even more signings are basically Football Manager muppets.
Blind will only ever be a useful squad player. The fact that he played so many games in CM was imo the main reason that we struggled so badly away. Not physical enough to really stamp his authority on a midfield in games like Stoke/West Ham/Everton away where the opposition are fired up to play the game of their lives and you need to earn the right to play
We will be a completely different proposition this year with Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger in there because sometimes away from home in the PL you need to be able to go to war for an hour and get to the pretty passing later on in the game when the opposition are tiring and quality can start to shine through
We will be a completely different proposition this year with Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger in there because sometimes away from home in the PL you need to be able to go to war for an hour and get to the pretty passing later on in the game when the opposition are tiring and quality can start to shine through
Yes it is called unpopular opinions not baseless ones.
There is no such thing as a baseless opinion. Just because you believe what i write to be wrong does not mean i am not entitled to having the said opinion. Almost every time i saw Blind play he looked slow. Does his read of the game help him be in the right position and offset this? Sure, to an extend. Still not the LB i hope Shaw will become. I agree that his versatility makes him a really good squad player to have. However, i still fear that in some games we might get punished because of him.
I think it's a matter of not playing him in midfield for half a season.
There is such a thing as a baseless opinion, when it is contrary to the evidence before you. No one said you were not entitled to having your opinion either.
Your main criticism if Blind is that he is slow. That does not stop him being effective because picking your moments to make the runs can be just as effective as raw pace. Mata's right to left runs are another example of this. His choice of picking moments provided more assists than Shaw from LB I believe. It didn't stop him from defending well against his opponents either. He also could slot inside left midfield and help us maintain more cohesive passing.
You've also changed the tone of your debate from "there goes the whole flank", he was past of a left sided combination with Fellaini and young that was our most dangerous during our best run of games to "Still not the LB I hope Shaw will become".
No one would disagree Shaw has the tools to be better player but as of last season, Blind was better in that position by numbers and by observation.
A lot of blah blah blah, I am pro football critic. Yes, there goes a whole flank. FOR ME! We are in the CL this year and Blind is not good enough at LB for me. You can continue giving examples of more attacking players making runs etc. My idea for a full-back is different from what Blind is. Not a fan of his at all tbh. Not in midfield, not at LB. Too slow and too weak. Vision is not enough. For me!
Rooney isn't good enough and hasn't been a reliable goal scorer for the last few years. He'll be found out as a major issue in the side this season.
Michael Carrick is our best midfielder still.
Our centre half options are woeful, none would start for any other side in the top 4.
Michael Carrick is our best midfielder still.
Our centre half options are woeful, none would start for any other side in the top 4.
This is something i'm worried about also, learned a few days ago that by the start of the season as many as 22 players from Ferguson's last squad could have left the club, 18 have already.
It's a worry as you say to expect all these new players to gel and hit the ground running.
But also for me it was important for SAF's successor to carry on the winning mentality and dressing room culture that Ferguson developed over the years which i think contributed greatly to our success. How many games have we turned around or won with late winners in the last two years something which we were famous for, not many i would wager.
With this massive turnover in a short period i wonder will we lose all that, we might have already.
I think he is massively overrated on this forum. He does have a lot of potential but he is far from being ready to be the default 2nd choice striker. He went missing in quite a few of the games he had last season and certainly could of made more of the chances he got. Dare I say it but Macheda looked better at this point in his United career.
To be fair, that's a rather popular opinion on the Caf, especially among those who have seen him play regularly for Ajax before the transfer to United, and are aware of his limitations.
Daniele Rugani will become the best defender in the world in 5+ years, and he's the best defensive prospect in Europe since the mid 2000s. Not Varane or Gimenez or Laporte or Marquinhos or Stones.
I hope de Gea will be a disaster in Madrid. Their idiotic supporters booing him every match, Messi scoring 5 times again him in one match, Real Madrid not winning a single thropy and his talentless girlfriend breaking up with him.
All so he will say 'Joining Madrid and leaving Manchester was the biggest mistake in my life'.
All so he will say 'Joining Madrid and leaving Manchester was the biggest mistake in my life'.
Leicester was collectively, not sure if you can blame one player bar Blackett for that. Who was continuously making mistakes.
Blind and Rojo were the best 2 LB's at the World Cup, Blind already quite proven at CL level and Rojo being Argentina's first choice LB for a decent while now. Bertrand is the PL best LB too, and he's average.
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting, baseless...
You are not worth it
the signings till now I expect depay and schweini to be on the bench unless injuries force otherwise. Schneiderlin sad darmian will start. And we have had exits meaning we need strikers but I think the collective opinion is that Rooney will start upfront. Assuming de gea stays, that means we will have otamendi Schneiderlin and darmian starting. That's not so bad.
Whilst, yes he's best as a striker - his natural position, I still don't think he's good enough at striker either - not anymore. Good enough for us to consolidate top four and perhaps a domestic cup - but not the title / UCL
Smalling would start at City.
Everyone seems to see something I don't in regards to Diego Costa. He's far from world class and even further from Aguero as some would have you believe, all in my opinion.
At Arsenal too I'd wager since Wenger has been keeping tabs on him for 4 years or something like that.
Agree 100%. I doubt that opinion is very unpopular, though. He happens to fit Chelsea's system perfectly but I don't rate him as a top player.
He absolutely did not. Not at any point.
Wilson has more potential than Kiko ever had imo.
Its far from certain that he'll make it here long term but hes already a better player than Kiko ever was.
Ahead of who? Kompany, their captain and leader, or MDM who's been their best defender last season.
Maybe Arsenal ahead of Mertesacker, but he's not even in the same league as Koscielney.
Ahead of Kompany, the clueless. The most overrated defender in the league by some distance.
And Arsenal. And, quite possibly, Chelsea - a lot of similarities to Terry and he's certainly not worse than Cahill. Caftards have amazingly elevated views of everyone else's CBs and ridiculously low opinions of ours. In Smalling, Jones and Rojo we have the best trio of CBs in the PL - not necessarily the best three CBs but no one else can perm two from three and still have the quality we have. Otamendi would be a massive upgrade on Evans, but it seems like a lot of money to spend on a 3rd/4th string.
You are kidding right? Did you see our defence when Carrick wasn't there to organise the side. Absolute shambles for the most part. De Gea being world class carried our defence for the second season in a row.
I don't think any of that will depend on Rooney as such. If you mean to say that he isn't good enough to carry us to a league title, then you're right - that goes without saying. Hopefully, though, we'll see a team emerge next season that is good enough to challenge for the league. Rooney is good enough to play up front for an otherwise good-enough team, I have no doubt about that.
People keep confusing "not the best in the world" with "get rid" when it comes to Rooney.
Don't think that's unpopular or controversial.
I think most of us would be pissing ourselves if after all the trouble and money Madrid spent getting him, he ends up being a monumental flop who angrily ditches his talentless girlfriend out of spite.
It sounds petulant and childish, but I wager most of us secretly feel the same.
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