Veron again & again & again

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I want Scholes to start every game 4 us until the season ends, besides Keane Beckham & Giggs,,,Give Veron some vacation or something,,,he is not better than Scholes.
 
His current role seems to be a sub-standard version of Scholes.

I think the choice for SAF is simple. Either build the team around Veron or cash in your chips and send him back to Serie A.

We're trying to achieve a half way house here and great players don't compromise.
 
Agreed. Scholes is our most underrated midfielder if not player. The ball moves smartly through him while Veron tends to hang on to the ball a little too long unless he makes a back or lateral pass.

It seems to me that Paul Scholes deserves an appology. He made the scap goat of our CL exits. So we got a 'creative' midfielder in Veron. And what has he done but stroll and cough up the ball in between signs of brilliance that have beeen too far in between. We needed a Zidane type player who could play the AM/ 2nd striker role and should have left PAul Scholes alone. All is not lost, but our backs are against the wall.
 
'Boro defensively are no pushovers, as they proved against us already in the cup. And they've given us a game at OT several times in recent years.

Speaking as one who resists every passing Barthez and Gary Neville 'knockers bandwagon', I wouldn't slag any of the lads for an honest mistake - I just ask that they win us ten points for every one they cost us.

But today SAF took his £28m man off as a tactic to try to get back into the game - and I thought that said it all. :( Although I would have gone three at the back much earlier and left Veron on to win the game for us.

(We rarely fail to score, or concede a goal, when we go three at the back - don't understand why SAF doesn't do it more often. :confused: )
 
SAF has been reading the Davo book of football tactics. Focusing on the chapter "how to get back into a match". There was a time when Fergie would have put on a third striker. Oh! But wait! We didn't have a third striker on the bench. He's playing for the reserves. <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" />
 
Originally posted by darko:
<strong>SAF has been reading the Davo book of football tactics. Focusing on the chapter "how to get back into a match". There was a time when Fergie would have put on a third striker. Oh! But wait! We didn't have a third striker on the bench. He's playing for the reserves. <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

That wasn't really my point. By all accounts Yorke's performance for the reserves have been as lacklustre as his first team ones. Fortune, on the other hand has been working his socks off. I'd rather have someone who plays with desire to wear the red shirt.

We took off two 'creative' players in Veron and Forlan and brought on Scholes and Fortune. I would have left at least one of the flair players on and taken off a defender. An out and out attacker on the bench would have been nice, but there were still enough players out there who can score - but to beat that sort of brick wall demands creativity as well.
 
Originally posted by giggzy:
<strong>yep, he made a mistake...but we should be scoring plenty of goals at HOME against teams like Boro.....</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yes we should, but you can't score plenty of goals every game. Sometimes you just need to keep it tight at the back and steal the 1-0, but our defence prevents us from doing so.

The pressure of being 0-1 down and not being able to get a goal back intesifies as the game goes on... Had we not conceded that sloppy goal I'm confident we'd get the goal to win the match.

Sorry Seba, I've supported you since day one and will continue to, but you cost us big today and there's no excuse.
 
Every game has to have a scapegoat now, it's pathetic <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" />
 
I okay Veron. The goal wasn't your fault. What is he made of teflon and can't be singled out for a horrible blunder! If it had been Gary Neville or Silvstre, do you think they would have as many defenders as Veron has had if they had made that blunder. The point is Veron gets dispossed time and time again because of his lack of sharpness. That's what's inexcusable. He has to be in the match for the full 90+ minutes.
 
Originally posted by arnie sidebottom:
<strong>(We rarely fail to score, or concede a goal, when we go three at the back - don't understand why SAF doesn't do it more often. :confused: )</strong><hr></blockquote>

I remmember we seldom ever played three at the back? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
 
Originally posted by darko:
<strong>I okay Veron. The goal wasn't your fault. What is he made of teflon and can't be singled out for a horrible blunder! If it had been Gary Neville or Silvstre, do you think they would have as many defenders as Veron has had if they had made that blunder. The point is Veron gets dispossed time and time again because of his lack of sharpness. That's what's inexcusable. He has to be in the match for the full 90+ minutes.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Agree. If Veron has been excellent throughout the season and then made one fatal mistake in a match, we won't really blame him so much. But the point is he nearly never perform to a standard expected from a top world class midfielder, or never perform to his own standard level for us. He played two or three good matches before his injury and at that time I have hoped that the true Veron is coming. Yet today it was really disappointing -- not only he made a fatal mistake but after that he never showed that he want to run his socks off to remedy his mistake. His performance was so poor that he was taken out before the middle of the second half. For the sake of the team, I agree that we should stick at Scholes at least for this season.
 
Originally posted by darko:
<strong>I okay Veron. The goal wasn't your fault. What is he made of teflon and can't be singled out for a horrible blunder! If it had been Gary Neville or Silvstre, do you think they would have as many defenders as Veron has had if they had made that blunder. The point is Veron gets dispossed time and time again because of his lack of sharpness. That's what's inexcusable. He has to be in the match for the full 90+ minutes.</strong><hr></blockquote>


Spot on Darko ... Veron need to work on his lackuture .. IF he does that he is ok ..
 
Regarding any calls for Yorkie to come back to the first team as a solution at this point - don`t even think about it! If he is not prepared to use reserves football to show what he is made of and how he desires a return to the first team, he does NOT deserve first team football.
 
Originally posted by Amir:
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Yes we should, but you can't score plenty of goals every game. Sometimes you just need to keep it tight at the back and steal the 1-0, but our defence prevents us from doing so.

The pressure of being 0-1 down and not being able to get a goal back intesifies as the game goes on... Had we not conceded that sloppy goal I'm confident we'd get the goal to win the match.

Sorry Seba, I've supported you since day one and will continue to, but you cost us big today and there's no excuse.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Precisely. Some of the naive ones here seem to think all-out attack is the best policy - there are times when we have to grind out 1-0 wins and not just against the likes of Deportivo and Barca.

A balanced side is what is needed, something we had in our treble season and which we do not have now.

Fergie has his work cut out for him this summer especially after spending almost 50 million quid and we seem to have backslided. I hope he has no hesitation to do radical overhauls if need be, this is not the time to be sentimental, objectivity is the rule here.
 
I trust Fergie will do the thing he need to do in the summer -- he has three more years to go and he will not let us drop down. Don't need to worry about those naive ones, for they will just follow everything Fergie do. If Fergie buy two new defenders in the summer, I can bet that those people will immediately change their words and say, "Great job! I always think we must improve our team! Another masterpiece from Fergie the god!" If Fergie sell Veron in the summer, don't be surprised if those naive ones who said Veron was great will return and said how poor was Veron in this season. Stam is already a good example of this.
 
Originally posted by barca1999:
<strong>Every game has to have a scapegoat now, it's pathetic <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

Are people on here not allowed to pass comment on players unless it's to say they're all brilliant?

Ok

All the players played magic yesterday and there is no room for improvement in any department, if we fail to win anything this year it'll be down to the fact that other teams are much better than us and not the fact that we have made apalling errors in many matches.

There that's better
 
Originally posted by Stanley Road:
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All the players played magic yesterday and there is no room for improvement in any department, if we fail to win anything this year it'll be down to the fact that other teams are much better than us and not the fact that we have made apalling errors in many matches.

There that's better</strong><hr></blockquote>

No it's not.

You said we made errors.

<img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" />
 
YES!!!! lets all blame Veron for our entire teams failure to break down an organised defence for about the 10th time this season. Dippers, Chelsea, Boro, Bayern, Arsenal.

It must be all his fault. Who else is there to blame.

Maybe we just aren't good enough this year. Let's just get behind the team we all claim to love and ride through this 'rough' period with positive feelings. We've had win nothing seasons before and come very good the next year.

We can't win it every year FFS. We're not out of it yet anyway. Though I accept the mountainm just grew to Everest proportions.
 
Originally posted by GaryLifo:
<strong>YES!!!! lets all blame Veron for our entire teams failure to break down an organised defence for about the 10th time this season. Dippers, Chelsea, Boro, Bayern, Arsenal.

It must be all his fault. Who else is there to blame.

Maybe we just aren't good enough this year. Let's just get behind the team we all claim to love and ride through this 'rough' period with positive feelings. We've had win nothing seasons before and come very good the next year.

We can't win it every year FFS. We're not out of it yet anyway. Though I accept the mountainm just grew to Everest proportions.</strong><hr></blockquote>

So you agree that we cannot air our own views on a 'Public' forum

Do you think Veron was at all at fault for the goal yesterday?

I know you wont say yes cos then you'll contradict your last post

<img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />
 
Originally posted by GaryLifo:
<strong>YES!!!! lets all blame Veron for our entire teams failure to break down an organised defence for about the 10th time this season. Dippers, Chelsea, Boro, Bayern, Arsenal.

It must be all his fault. Who else is there to blame ??</strong><hr></blockquote>

This not just about a misplaced pass yesterday.

Face facts / statistics. We are no better this season at breaking down organised defences, than we have been in the last 2.

Veron may provide the answer over time, but he seems uncomfortable in the various roles he is being asked to play.

We bought a 'Rolls Royce' but EPL requires it to run effectively in midfield 'stock car races'.

Personally, on the evidence to date I don't see Veron as an EPL player, but I don't see us winning the CL without a player of Veron's calibre playing in the role that suits HIM.

At the moment we're in danger of falling between the two stools and ending nowhere.
 
Originally posted by Stanley Road:
<strong>

Are people on here not allowed to pass comment on players unless it's to say they're all brilliant?

Ok

All the players played magic yesterday and there is no room for improvement in any department, if we fail to win anything this year it'll be down to the fact that other teams are much better than us and not the fact that we have made apalling errors in many matches.

There that's better</strong><hr></blockquote>

So everyone is allowed to pass comment on players, but not allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't be slagging off players?
 
Originally posted by barca1999:
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So everyone is allowed to pass comment on players, but not allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't be slagging off players?</strong><hr></blockquote>


Yeah of course

People are allowed to their opinion and are allowed to express there views about players in this designated forum

This is what is known in the real world as debate, i happen to think Paul Ince is a great bloke but am happy to listen to his knockers that once adored the fellow, do you hear me yelling "Turncoats" very often?

Commenting on players performances whether good or bad is surely what it's all about. If you're quite happy with certain players feckin things up then that's well and good, if it doesn't bother you that much that they feck up then perhaps you dont want what some of the other posters want for the team

Not everybody wears rose tinted glasses and we certainly dont share each others views, but at the end of the day we want the same thing and have a right to express our opinion regarding overpaid underperforming sport stars

You think JV's performance was great yesterday, fine, go ahead and say so. You think all is in order every week, great, let us know why many people dont think so

Your idea of what the perfect fan should be like or look like are not quite what people / fans are really like, so let others voice their opinion and stop whinging about it.

You've voiced your opinion on this player many timesand it's unfortunate that not everyone agrees with you but if no-one complained about feck all once in a while then it would become a very stagnent place indeed
 
Stop blaming VERON !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only Veron is wrong
Against BORO is al team were wrong
From Beckham by Van Nistelrooy
Nicky Butt is shit also.
Veron and Zidane are best midfielders in world!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Originally posted by Van Man:
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Nicky Butt is shit also.
</strong><hr></blockquote>

You know, what can you say to posts like that?

(remember, there may be children reading ;) )
 
Originally posted by Van Man:
<strong>Stop blaming VERON !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only Veron is wrong
Against BORO is al team were wrong
From Beckham by Van Nistelrooy
Nicky Butt is shit also.
Veron and Zidane are best midfielders in world!!!!!!!!!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

Great post, is it your last one ever?

;)
 
Originally posted by barca1999:
<strong>Every game has to have a scapegoat now, it's pathetic <img src="graemlins/houllier.gif" border="0" alt="[Houllier]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

Sure, Veron cost us the game but in no way should he be accountable alone should we not win the EPL this season. His mistake at a crucial point of the race becomes magnified.
Remember, each and everyone of the players has been guilty of errors at some point in time...had Ruud scored, Barthez not made silly mistakes in the season, Becks quarelling with Gary (and the refs) on the pitch ... and the list could go on. All players had cost us points some time or rather. So let's just be a bit more accomodating and rally behind the team. It's not all doom and gloom yet. Arsenal draws a game, we beat them and hey, it could be the great finale!
 
You right about all those points

The real topic of debate developed today into whether it was out of order to come on here and talk about a player / players at fault

I think it's perfectly justified, dont you?
 
Originally posted by Stanley Road:
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Yeah of course

People are allowed to their opinion and are allowed to express there views about players in this designated forum

This is what is known in the real world as debate, i happen to think Paul Ince is a great bloke but am happy to listen to his knockers that once adored the fellow, do you hear me yelling "Turncoats" very often?

Commenting on players performances whether good or bad is surely what it's all about. If you're quite happy with certain players feckin things up then that's well and good, if it doesn't bother you that much that they feck up then perhaps you dont want what some of the other posters want for the team

Not everybody wears rose tinted glasses and we certainly dont share each others views, but at the end of the day we want the same thing and have a right to express our opinion regarding overpaid underperforming sport stars

You think JV's performance was great yesterday, fine, go ahead and say so. You think all is in order every week, great, let us know why many people dont think so

Your idea of what the perfect fan should be like or look like are not quite what people / fans are really like, so let others voice their opinion and stop whinging about it.

You've voiced your opinion on this player many timesand it's unfortunate that not everyone agrees with you but if no-one complained about feck all once in a while then it would become a very stagnent place indeed</strong><hr></blockquote>

Perfect! :) Can't find a word good enough to praise this post. Different fans have different opinion and different ways to support the team. If everyone understand that, be more mature and concentrate on discuss about players and the team rather than flaming on others or teaching others "how to be a proper United fans", then the atmosphere of this forum will be much better. Once again, nice post Stanley! :)
 
Originally posted by Van Man:
<strong>Stop blaming VERON !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only Veron is wrong
Against BORO is al team were wrong
From Beckham by Van Nistelrooy
Nicky Butt is shit also.
Veron and Zidane are best midfielders in world!!!!!!!!!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>

the words prize prick come into mind
muppet :mad:
 
Originally posted by major:
<strong>

Sure, Veron cost us the game !</strong><hr></blockquote>

Did he hell.

Did he make the mistake in the last minute of the game giving United no time to equalise?

They scored early on in the game, United had plenty of chances to score goals.
 
have u all forgotten about the time a few seasons ago in the champions league where keano made two silly mistakes and let fiorentina beat us? i sure can't remeber anyone wanting him to be sold.

get behind the bloody team, or maybe u should go and support arsenal cause they have a good chance of winning the league.
 
Originally posted by barca1999:
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So everyone is allowed to pass comment on players, but not allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't be slagging off players?</strong><hr></blockquote>


So everyone is allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't be slagging off people for slagging off players, but not allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't slag people off for slagging them off for slagging off players?
:D
 
Originally posted by mlclauhk:
<strong>have u all forgotten about the time a few seasons ago in the champions league where keano made two silly mistakes and let fiorentina beat us? i sure can't remeber anyone wanting him to be sold.

get behind the bloody team, or maybe u should go and support arsenal cause they have a good chance of winning the league.</strong><hr></blockquote>


So we're not allowed to voice our opinions about players on here then?
 
Mu lost 1-0 , how do they "steal" those games. Mu's last three losses have been 1-0. without jsv mistake MU still don't score! so MU lose 3 instead of 2. too many games have gone by to blame anyone for any loss.

as for butt being s@@t- he was the best of the Mu midf. yesterday! crappy finishing did MU in. giggsy and rvn missed the frame too often to get a win from that game. if the team puts two on frame in 90 mins. it's gonna be a long day at OT.
 
Originally posted by Stanley Road:
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So we're not allowed to voice our opinions about players on here then?</strong><hr></blockquote>

i can recall that you stuck up for FAb after his mistakes against Arsenal... surely the same should apply in Seba's case??


isn't it upto to the whole team to score goals against the oppostion..( it wasn't like we were playing against Europe's best yesterday.)
 
Having only seen the highlights of this game, it looked like we had a few chances to score, but it just wasn't our day, you get days like that, when FA goes right.Normally we can play through these spells and still be good enough to win games, because we have the best players, including Veron, who can turn games with one bit of something special.Yesterday it just didn't happen, and sure Veron was caught out and made the error, but we expect Giggs to score from the positions he created for himself, and RVN.
You can single out players for making errors, but yesterday the whole team just wasn't good enough, for whatever reason.This is surely the time to back the whole team, I am sure Liverpool won't be top for long, them and Arsenal will drop points as well.All is not lost, mark my (perhaps famous last) words.
 
Originally posted by mlclauhk:
<strong>have u all forgotten about the time a few seasons ago in the champions league where keano made two silly mistakes and let fiorentina beat us? i sure can't remeber anyone wanting him to be sold.
</strong><hr></blockquote>

That was Real Madrid, and yes, there were muppets slagging him off for it :mad:

Originally posted by charlie's devils:
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So everyone is allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't be slagging off people for slagging off players, but not allowed to pass comment that people shouldn't slag people off for slagging them off for slagging off players?
:D </strong><hr></blockquote>

Now I'm confused ;)
 
Their goal was Veron's fault, I don't recall a significant contribution made by him n the 60 minutes he played.
Against Westham Veron was dropped, United played some great great football,,Scholes & Beckham n particuler.....shall i say more....
Running the midfield n a sunny afternoon against misrable Everton side back n August is one thing, & unlocking the defences of teams playing with 8 defenders is another thing.
F we r to stand any chance of winning something this season, Veron should be dropped, Scholes' work rate & contribution r untouchable.
& my opinion is not based on one match, Veron failed to impress n many many matches this season n the league & n the CL.
 
Originally posted by giggzy:
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i can recall that you stuck up for FAb after his mistakes against Arsenal... surely the same should apply in Seba's case??</strong><hr></blockquote>

I remember it well and was wondering when someone might bring this up

I wrote, after the Arsenal game, i did not think that Barthez was entirely to blame!!

The reason being that all the defenders had turned their back on him and were walking away from the edge of the area however the Arse forwards were still facing Barthez incase he fked up

There's a slight differance

I have also not persistantly slagged Veron although i have questioned his commitment to the club which by Barca's accounts has been fully justified if he does indeed feck off in the summer.

Yesterday i say he was at fault 100%, not for the shortcomings of the forwards but for that goal

Hope that's clear for you young man

What do i care, i'm West Ham anyway

;)