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VIDEO: Chicharito and Van Persie's Goals vs Wigan

  • January 1, 2013

Scott Patterson

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

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NBI Red Onion January 1, 2013
And in terms of playing for England being any kind of validation of a players ability - this is the England that did not rate Scholes and refuses to select Carrick. So let's not pretend being selected for England is any kind of confirmation of a United players quality.
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wayne January 1, 2013
denton i don't care if you write 3 pages on your reasons,as soon as the signing was announced you started picking Young apart i remember commenting at the time looks like Young is going to be the new Berba and that's exactly what's he's become.I've also noticed you're beginning to pick on Danny,once this happens all you do is pick fault,nothing to discuss that's the way you are so your opinions on these players are irrelevant
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Voice of Reason January 1, 2013
Am with Denton - young is ordinary - he was 18 m money much better spent on cover/partner for carrick- really worry what might happen if carrick injured - the fact that fletcher played 3 mins over Christmas tells you where he is - btw kagawa plays on left for Japan and welbeck giggs Nani can all do better job out there - our wingers have been letting us down out there
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WeAreUnited January 1, 2013
@NBI Red Onion

mate you put it so nicely. Look I am not an Ashley Young fan, even though I liked him more when he played for Aston VIlla but there he was to shine, cause he was their best player in my opinion.

Here he is a squad player like NBI mentioned. very nice review.

@wayne

It really is temptating for SAF to go for Sneijder, IN THAT PRICE WOW.

Negatives: but is there like someone stated problems between RVP and him? Does SAF have a grudge and is Sneijder too much of a diva in the dressing room?
We have Kagawa and I would better play Kagawa than put him in the bench.
He's "old"
Would he confuse the dressing room and some then would feel not wanted?

Positives:
he's "experienced" spot the difference between old and experienced
he is one of the bests in his position
He is the scholes like player we have searching
He would add a new dimension
He's only 11 mill? WOW.

I don't know, in one hand I would say, go for him!!! immediatelly. but then we have Kagawa? But then, it's not about the players but for the team, why are we so attached to players?

Hard to say @wayne

GET HIM? I don't know.
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wayne January 1, 2013
NBI again if you're referring to my comment i was just pointing out a contradiction in Daniel88 analysis already explained that once
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wayne January 1, 2013
fergie is the boss,well i guess it all depends on how you rate him,personally i think he's one of the best midfield players in the world,a team can never have enough quality imo,11mill would be a steal,he's played Scholes role for Inter mate he'd have no problem playing a deeper role
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mara January 1, 2013
@weareunited
CHICO dont remind me in Inzaghi...who is world class, because he is running like hell...Inzaghi was more fox in the box...like Davor Suker always right olace, right time...but Chico he runs...he really runs...you cant get him.
But RVP is uniqe for me. Good dribleing, fast, scoreing goals from distace...i dont remeber any striker thatreminds me on him...uniqe..
@cooterpips
Didn t know RVP dont like Sneijder...but i think SAF is not prepared to pay him 6 mils a year...he is 29...wecan t have to much 29s in the squad...but 8 mils fee is chaep...but how will Tott have that much money for him, i really dont know.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Transfer-Speculation/2012/Dec/manchester-united-transfer-rumours-and-speculation-december.aspx?pageNo=11
I will tell you Alen Halilovic and Mateo Kovacic...remeber those 2 lads...they will play for best EU clubs...even now, 19 yo Mateo Kovacic is better than Modric...Modric can t clean his boots...
So i would rather invested money in that guy...he is good...toooooo good, and very normal
The only thing is that boss of the club wont selk him cheap...he is very tough negotiator.
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NBI Red Onion January 1, 2013
SAF has already said he is not doing business in Jan. Obviously that may be a bluff, but can't see WS coming. He was available in summer when issues with Inter were there and SAF did not bid or enquire. He has not been playing for most of the season. He is not going to adapt to the EPL quickly enough to make a difference.

In terms of his ability, I used to rate him world cup year, under Maureen he did well, but since then his form for Inter has been poor and inconsistent, that is also why Inter has an issue with him and wants him to accept lower wages or leave. I think he has peaked and he is now a huge gamble and out of form and a few years older. He was one of the best in the world in his position, he no longer is. He has also had a run of injuries.

Also as @ FITB noted, whose place is he going to take? I accept he is better that Cleverly on past shown ability, but do we want Cleverly benched? Also what about Kagwa. These are the guys bought in to replace Scholes.

I am not saying Wes would not strengthen United, but he is not the player he was. He has no re-sale value. He is very expensive wage wise. And more importantly, do we need him or would he just be a nice option to have. I don't think we need him.
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WeAreUnited January 1, 2013
@mara

CHICO dont remind me in Inzaghi…who is world class, because he is running like hell…Inzaghi was more fox in the box…like Davor Suker always right olace, right time…but Chico he runs…he really runs…you cant get him.

I think, in a way he's Inzaghi kinda player fox in the box, but I also stated to Zigoo, that in my opinion Chciharito has a better all around game which lead to your comment with which I totally agree with.

he just runs and finds that space, When I played football, I tended to go offside 3-4 times in a game and my fellow players tried to calm me down with that. But I always tended t o say to them that maybe I am now 3-4 times in offside, but the 5th time it's a goal and 1on1 with the keeper.

haha. Chicharito will become a legend here, if we supporters SUPPORT him and our managers realise his football geniusness!!!
CMON CHICHA!
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wayne January 1, 2013
Voice of Reason Kagawa is not a left winger ffs,he can play left midfield completely different and to say Danny is a better left winger than Young is just absurd,part of Danny's problems this year and why he's getting a lot of stick is because he's being played out of position.Giggs is quality but just cannot cover enough ground anymore to play on a consistent level.Young's work rate is immense Utd wingers have to have defensive qualities and do a lot of tracking back
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WeAreUnited January 1, 2013
I think @NBI these when SAF and if he considers Wesley Sneijder he should thing of these points you mentioned

1.He was available in summer when issues with Inter were there and SAF did not bid or enquire.
2.He has not been playing for most of the season.
3.He is not going to adapt to the EPL quickly enough to make a difference.
4.whose place is he going to take?
5.Also what about Kagwa. These are the guys bought in to replace Scholes.

hmm, makes you think, what if he goes to Tottenham and then suddelny blossoms, cause I remember when he was at Real madrid and not wanted there, he played badly.

Then he went to Inter where he was wanted and was a beast.

Now he is not wanted, so maybe we would resurrect his career? Better us than Tottenham or City?
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Costas January 2, 2013
@wayne, FITB

I don't believe football is that complicated. Young is there to do a job and I was one of the first here that mentioned how similar his role was to that of Park's. Don't know why some people still want to critisise him on the basis of a Cristiano Ronaldo or a Giggs when he's clearly completely different. And a football team needs players of different variety. The past few days I defended Nani because I felt he also has a role to play in the team. He gives us that something extra an unpredictable in attack that Antonio and Young don't. At the same time, Young had made life easier for Evra on that left wing and he's contributed with quite a few assists and goals. And like FITB said, his best appearances have come in the bigger games. I've said it before, if he does the best with what he has, that's all that matters.
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mara January 2, 2013
But when i remeber that SAF gave chance Dj Dj..it makes me laugh...how that could happend to the best manager in the world:-) it is more than funny..everyone makes mistakes...but this one is joke of decate.. :-)
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wayne January 2, 2013
Like i said it depends on how highly you rate him big difference in Utd not being interested in the summer and now is the price tag,summer Inter were still looking at getting 25mill and if the price is only 11mill now hardly need a resale value on him do we.
He's been fit most of the year Inter just decided to shut him out so this is probably the fittest he's been in years in regards to healing his injuries.Whether Utd go for him or not some team is going to get a hell of a deal for 11mill imo,he's proven at every level a player of his quality just doesn't lose his skill set overnight.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
Snejider - Attacking CM - 48 appearances for Inter 9 Goals.

Weaknesses: Defence (very weak), Finishing & Aerial Duels.

Strengths: Passing, Key Passes & Long Passes, Free Kicks, Set Pieces, Dribbling, Through Passes.

He also likes to shoot from distance, which our current MF's don't do. On form, he would be an asset but I am banking on Kagwa coming good he can do all of those things and has a better goal scoring record.

Kagwa - attacking CMF - played 8 games for United - 2 goals - 2 assists. Has all of Wesleys stengths but is a better Finisher. He can dribble, do lay offs, short passes, long passes, though balls, key passes, scores.

I accept that Wesley may be a a slightly stronger passer on form but I think Kagwa is only 23, he will get stronger and better and he his goal scoring ability is a huge huge plus. Wesley will not give us the goals from MF that we lost as Scholes aged Kagwa will.
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WeAreUnited January 2, 2013
@wayne

exaclty what I am fearing, if he goes to City or Tottenham even if Tottenham are not tittle challengers but look at what RVP has done to us. One player can change things and the mood of other players to join the team.

Also @Costas This is the most important quote and fact at the moment about Young:

"his best appearances have come in the bigger games. I’ve said it before, if he does the best with what he has, that’s all that matters"
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mara January 2, 2013
Whatever we say against WS, we could almost same say for RVP that he was gamble, because of his injuries....but it show up it wasn t...so this could be good combination...but as we said lots of times SAF knows the best...
But one thing is true...Inter dont know when to sell and when to buy...it is miracle that they didnt bancruptyet..
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WeAreUnited January 2, 2013
@NBI

that's the other side of the WS thing.

We have Kagawa, so why not put it all our strenghts for him.

If we buy WS what does that tell to him.
maybe 2 things

1. This is United
2. We don't depend on him

And for me we should concentrate on Kagawa, but damnnn that WS is a tempting one for 11million.
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wayne January 2, 2013
His strengths,passing,has played a deeper role for Inter and could play the Scholes role with ease,i really don't think we should be basing signing WS on what other players may turn into,with that theory Utd wouldn't have signed RVP because of Danny and Hernandez.WS comes it's up to everyone else to prove their better simple as.Don't see a downside to signing quality for 11mill nothing to lose,11mill in this day and age is fuck all.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
Wesley does offer something in set piece department and free kicks. But I think RVP has alot of that covered. Also Rooney, Giggs and RVP can hit decent corners. Had we not bought Kagwa I would be very interested in a cheap Wesley acquisition. But there are conflict issues, that may not be that major anymore but not sure RVP would welcome Wes, noting they would also be competing on free kicks and set pieces, but its what works best for United.

@ wayne - http://www.goal.com/en/news/1646/wcq-2010-europe/2008/10/01/890842/van-persie-and-sneijder-in-feud
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Daniel88 January 2, 2013
@wayne
Ashley Young plays for England ... WOW !!!. That doesn't make him one of the best in England that makes him one of the best English players so SHOCKINGLY you are wrong ... AGAIN.

That's some fucking achievement though because we know the England squad is full of top european talent and always impresses in major tournaments.

I dont believe you have watched every game you cannot watch Young every week and come to your conclusions. Its either you are lying or you just dont know much about football. His work rate defending his full back is admirable but his all around game is severely lacking. The biggest problem isn't that he plays poorly but he doesn't try to run and take on his full back. Unacceptable.

I watch all games and go to as many as the economic climate allows. This includes the two home games over the festive period.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
@ We are United

If SAF does buy Wesley, I am sure he will rotate enough to play Kagwa and Cleverly, or play them with Wes in different formations. Those guys are young so it may not hurt their development. Also look at the attacking 3 of Mata, Oscar and Hazard. An attacking 3 of Kagwa, Sneijder and Cleverly could also do some serious damage.

Let's see! I have no doubt a cut price Wes will be something that SAF will at least look at, but he may think, too little too late son.
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Daniel88 January 2, 2013
If Wesley Sneijder comes available for the sums of money being branded about not signing him would be an embarrassment. The noises from Italy that he is dying for a move. Make no mistake Sneijder is considerably more talented than any midfielder at United.

Regarding his feud with RvP. Shut up and fucking play you pair of fucking girls you dont need to be BFF's.
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wayne January 2, 2013
Daniel88 you didn't say the prem mate you said England.Imo you're nothing more than a troll and your Djemba,Djemba reference proves that.By saying he was a Utd regular just shows how stupid and ignorant you are.Such a childish argument just because you think Youngs overall game is severely lacking doesn't make it so,i could say it shows a lack of knowledge in you ffs,sticks and stones mate
I don't care how many games you go to or how much you spend,every troll in the world uses that line fuck me change the record
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WeAreUnited January 2, 2013
@NBI

yeah that's true. Kagawa has a future here so he will not be dropped from the team when he hits form, Same with Cleverley, but Cleverley is more of a player that I believe SAF could rotate more, if and I say IF WS should come.

I know and I think we shouldn't be attached on players, because then we tend to fight each other, I have witnessed this myself, that's why when we think for the buys we should think our team.

But it doesn't help to think ,what happens to Ando or Clevs or the youngster coming through. Powell for example?

But then It's very cheap for an expectional player. and cheekilly WE Are ManUtd so we will never be full from great players,

but too little too late son?? that's a better question than Shakespeare's to be or not to be :P
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WeAreUnited January 2, 2013
exceptional* TYPOS
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wayne January 2, 2013
NBI ok mate thanks but that article is from 2008 haven't they played a lot together since
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wayne January 2, 2013
If it is still ongoing i'm sure Sir Alex would run it by RVP before making a move team unity is a big deal at Utd
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King Eric January 2, 2013
Costas. Hello mate. Yes lovely break thanks. Great to spend time with my lad. Hope you have had a good one. Nail on head pal with your post on Young. Generally United as a team turn up in big games!

Sneijder better than any United midfielder? Really Daniel? So he can play Carricks role better can he? Err no.
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mara January 2, 2013
You are so boring with that Young lad...i think that he play bad from this negative energy from this blog...
Chelski show us that WS would have his place...we can play different style with WS, kagawa, clev...and rest them. I think that Dutch players can adapt on every league, becauese their football style...it just works everywhere...
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Daniel88 January 2, 2013
@ Wayne

- YOU mentioned England and opened up that can of worms then accuse me of not mentioned the "Prem" . WTF !!!.
YOU mentioned watching every United game first ... NOT ME

... but as you say every troll in the world uses that line. You just use it first and then call other people for using it better.

" i could say it shows a lack of knowledge in you ffs,sticks and stones mate "
- Woah boy. I would settle for you being able to follow a simple conversation. I would like to suggest you talk to one person at a time instead of trolling multiple.

Coolio.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
I think we will bid for Lampard. He is more the type of player we need. He can give us a few good years while Tunni matures and he brings something different to the game. He is good defensively, a box t box player, he can play at least 20 games a season, he will be almost free to buy, he is a tall ball winning MF. Too good to pass up. Why not? A choice between Lampard and Sneijder I would be tempted to but Lampard, not that its my call.
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medumtum January 2, 2013
For me its all down to Scholes. If he is retiring at the end of the year, and in all likelihood he is, i feel we should be looking at Sneijder not Lampard. Lampard is 34 as compared to Snejders 28, and the chelsea mf cannot be expected to provide more than a couple, at best, useful years of service. Sneijders far more of a utility man, in that he can be expected to play deeper as well as a more advanced postion. Also he is proven quality with likely several good yrs of football ahead of him, especially considering he is not reliant on pace. Also Van Persie cannot be expected to play every game, and Sneijder does provide added set play options. Honestly its the Carrick/Fletcher type player and another winger that i would like to see arrive. Having said that he is a steal at 11 million. As long as he is rotated and injuries are not too much of an issue he could be brilliant, without taking too much away from the others. The key point is wages, he has to take a pay cut. His current wages are ridiculous.
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wayne January 2, 2013
I think we have different idea’s what United class is because to me United class is being the best in England,that is your quote Daniel not mine.I live in Canada Daniel i'm a old Red dating back to the 60's came to Canada in the 80's but with the right cable subscriptions i get every game
I'm beginning to think something is wrong with you another of your quotes
I dont believe you have watched every game you cannot watch Young every week and come to your conclusions. Its either you are lying or you just dont know much about football. His work rate defending his full back is admirable but his all around game is severely lacking.
You're insulting my football knowledge because i rate Young,just because you don't doesn't make it so and i can use the same argument with you not rating him
You should maybe keep up with what your writing,not trolling multiple but clearly dealing with a idiot who doesn't even know what he's writing
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Daniel88 January 2, 2013
@ Eric

If Carrick or Sneijder played for Man Utd.
You were the manager you agreed a fee with both clubs but you couldn't afford both.
Who would you buy ?.

If you say Carrick you are deluded.
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Daniel88 January 2, 2013
* didn't play for United
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
@ Deniel 88 - Carrick plays as a DM. Defending is Sneijder's biggest weakness, not because of his height, see Barca shorties defending abilities, but his positioning and reading of the game defensively suck. Yes he can sit deeper as a playmaker but he needs defensive players around him. He is really bad at defending. His strengths are all going forward. There is no way at almost 29 that we can train him to defend like Carrick and it would not be his game.

I agree with @ meduntum, given Fletch illness, I would like cover for Carrick. You can't replace Scholes but we have some decent creative MF already. What we lack is a DM who can break up and dictate play from the back and cover for Carrick.

Winger wise, I have to say I thought Sterling for cheap as chips would have been a good option. Bale is unlikely to come here and his wages astronomical though he is a good LW. We have been linked with Cole junior. Hard to see who we could bring in who would strengthen the squad and not cost the earth, but yea, LW cover needed, Giggs is not going to last for ever and we need a player who can make that wing their own. Its obvious Nani is stronger on the RW.
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King Eric January 2, 2013
Daniel. It's a nonsense question. Carrick DOES play for United and has been integral for into 7 seasons now averaging about 50 games a season. Massively contributed to all our recent success. You can't compare the 2. Carrick in HIS role is the better player.
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AlphaRS January 2, 2013
Wesley Sneijder plays in the Number 10 position as per Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa. For £11 Million though I couldn't pass that up in comparison to the asking price a few seasons ago. He would be a great addition to the squad. Would be great to freshen things up in midfield.
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DreadedRed January 2, 2013
Daniel88 - You're a shallow, brainless, rude cunt. Fuck off with your attacks on United.
Daniel88 and several others are attention-seeking, self-absorbed fakes.

Denton is broken fucking record - insert latest target here. He could twist a cheery season's greeting into a reason to dislike Young/ Berbatov/UnitedPlayer. At least he's a Red.

Well done United! Well done Sir Alex!

We're right on track for our 20th and SAF's 13th. It must be 2013.
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DreadedRed January 2, 2013
12 minute MOTD highlights:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwdwzb_wigan-vs-manchester-united-0-4-motd_sport?search_algo=2#.UOODRxwvGTw
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StatesideAussie January 2, 2013
Oh fuck, it's transfer season again. The sooner this nonsense is over, the better. Right now, I don't think we need anybody -- not so desperately that it's worth the gamble of bringing them in now, in January (which is also a gamble). The gaffer doesn't like to do this (even in recent seasons, where horrendous injury counts would have had other, lesser managers reaching for the cheque-book), and for good reason. I think the only reason he would go into the transfer market now would be if an incredible bargain came along. But in my opinion, that's unlikely to be an established player. More likely to be some youngster that he might snap up, if only to stymie our competitors.

NBI ... Nani's right foot is stronger than his left (though not by a great margin), but that doesn't necessarily mean he's better playing on the right. Messi is mostly left-footed, but for several season played on the right wing for Barca, cutting in from the right and running across the pitch (an angle which naturally brings his left foot into play for shooting or crossing). And this season, CR7 has been a similar thing for Real: as a natural right-footer, he's been playing on the left, again cutting infield and running laterally, which brings his right foot into play. Nani has this ability from the left too; in fact, Nani can do it from either side.
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WeAreUnited January 2, 2013
a bit offtopic
but I think it's safe to say, and I for myself never ever doubted it like alot of people.

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez can start a game and be lethal, The super sub thing should be vanished after this game. By this I mean, nobody can argue that the lad isn't starting material.
After looking some interesting stats, you can see, that he is better when he has started a game.

Chicharito has managed 12 goals in all competitions.

He has started 12 games in all competitions and managed to score 8 goals and make 3 assists.
3 goals have been game winning goals when he has started.

He has come on from the bench in 8 games and managed to score 4 goals.
2 goals have been game winning goals.

He has been as an unused substitute in 7 games.

For me this is a strong indicator and a MYTH breaking fact that Chicharito is a game starter.

AMAZING STUFF. the little pea. the next movie GOAL should be based on his life. against all the odds.
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Dan-young January 2, 2013
Daniel88 .. Rather then have to mention any of your deluded negative comments you have stupidly made, im just going to come out and arrive at my conclusion..

You are a massive cunt.
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Dan-young January 2, 2013
Infact, i think i can predict the sort of person daniel88 is..

My guess is hes 24/25, slightly overweight, lives in a council house (nothing wrong with that) with his girlfriend/fiancee that he got for free off the government due to a lack of quality control by durex led to him hitting his girlfriends triple-twenty with his liquid love dart. His girlfriend is probably downstairs as we speak toying herself with the cheeky gift he bought her for christmas as a 'romantic gesture' when we all know in the end daniel88 will only be replaced by her battery powered friend due to her finally having enough of him being a depressing wanker spending 6+ hours a day going through videos of united matches looking for new negative things he can complain about. Chances are he has never seen old trafford apart from on the internet otherwise he would have more passion about our current squad. He also probably goes on websites like goal.com or skysports and always checks out all the man shitty articles before he even thinks to read anything about united

I may even go as far as to say he is currently going through many videos on xvideos.co m compiling a wank playlist that he can dive knuckle first into once he has finished spreading his severe depression.

... Either that or he is just an out and out cunt
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denton davey January 2, 2013
Dreaded Red @ 02:44: "Denton is broken fucking record"

I suppose that that's better than being a "cunt" or a "numpty".

Just for the record, I don't inititiate discussions about X or Y, I reply to others' comments. When the BerbaLove was going full throttle, I tried to provide an alternative reading of his contributions and, in particular, his relevance to UTD insofar as his partnership with TheWayneBoy wasn't what SAF had expected. Similarly, when so many are willing (and ready) to laud AshleyYoung [that's for you NBI Red Onion @ 23:28] when he misses four ( 4 ! ) point-blank sitters in two consecutive matches then I reply.

In fact, Wayne is right ( @ 23:42 ) that "as soon as the signing was announced you started picking Young apart". I said then that I thought he was a wasteful signing: I couldn't understand why SAF spent 18 million for the guy.

When the signing was announced I didn't think that he was a better right-sided player than AV7 and I don't think he's a better left-sided player than Nani. In reality, injuries happen but AshleyYoung is not much better than a squad player/back-up if he's compared to the other two wingers. He plays on the left but doesn't seem confident in his left foot - the other two are better on the right but Nani has learned to improve his left sided kicking whereas Young has not.

Turn the clock back 20 months - what was UTD's most pressing need ? Same as now - protection for MC16 and a replacement for TheGingerNinja. 18 million in the spring of 2011 would have been enough to purchase BOTH Johan Cabaye AND Cheikh Tiote - or the bankroll could have been splurged on Jordan Henderson. I'm not saying that Cabaye, Tiote, and/or Henderson would be a useful signing but as "squad players" they would probably offer more than AshleyYoung - well, OK, not Henderson ! The point is that useful "squad players" were available - useful "squad players" whose attributes would be more valuable than those displayed by Ashely Young because their presence would address the key area of concern, not just add another player to an already well-stocked part of the first-team.

Anyhow, you can call me whatever you like but unless you can provide evidence that controverts my arguments then I'm hardly likely to be convinced. Many readers may recall that I got shat on by a lot of posters for my BerbaScepticism but, in the end, they were silenced by SAF himself when Dimmy was not even on the bench for the CL final nor did he get much game-time in 2011/2012, despite doing rather well in his limited appearances.

It's not clear whether (or not) SAF shares my critical opinion of Ashley Young's contributions (he doesn't return my phone calls !) but I'd be really surprised if his incredibly-poor performances in the last three matches don't have an impact on team selection in the near future. Fergy is a results-driven manager; he doesn't play favourites. For him, it's all about "what have you done for me lately ?" (and "lately" is a key word)
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90+UntilWeScore January 2, 2013
Saying Ashley Young is not in Giggs,Ronaldo,Beckham class is no justification for his poor performance. He's been bloody piss poor. He does not beat his man, is not dribbling his way out, when he gets lucky the final ball has been consistently poor. When we have spent 18 million on him I don't think I expect him to do what Park has done. He put in two good balls yesterday where no one apart from Chico were in the box. He has improved the defensive side of his game, but seriously he should be performing far far better. It's a shame that this season our wing play has been the worst in the past few seasons. If only we had speed on the wings and could blow team out of water like 06-07.
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samuel - united WE stand January 2, 2013
Lampard will give a couple of years at united? What is this? the comedians reunion?.
I don't get the yaki di yak yak about wesley sneijder, superb talent but his form and confidence has dipped. Add the fact united have players capable of playing his role which is as a number 10 playmaker. He can't be compared directly with carrick becauss these two ply different roles. Carrick is a deep lying all round playmaker, sneijder does is work further forward, the dutchman can't possibly be a replacement. Fact is, buying him will never happen anyway, thrash the hopeless rumour.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
@ Denton - ignore Dreadedred - you know he is the nutcase @ sm*rt*lex and then @albertr*ss who Scott banned from this site hence the *.

Your comments tend to be fair and reasoned and reflect a popular strain of fan thought. We need good debate. This site would be boring as shit if all we ever wrote was team is great, RVP is great. Its the debate that is the juice and more recently it has gotten better on here than its been for a while. Carry on and keep doing what you do man, you don't have to explain yourself, also ignore the snide comments from a few self appointed know it alls. This is looking to be a great year - I was hoping for just EPL but I think this team has another trophy in them - CL - why not! Evra, Rafa, Vid and Rio know Ronnies game, they will handle him.
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NBI Red Onion January 2, 2013
@ samuel - I think lampard has a few years in him and we need his type player more than a Sneijder. 2 good years at least. SAF has got players like Larsson in for a short loan when he thought we needed it. I don't think Lampard could play every game and his age would be a negative and he is someone youth can learn from he has to be up there. Tunni can look at him as a player to mould his game on. We took on Michael Owen when he was advertising himself in the glossies and classifieds and he was hardly ever fit.
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