Sure but then if Udinese hadn't sold their best 3 players they would have been better too.Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Sure but then if Udinese hadn't sold their best 3 players they would have been better too.
Fair point and we probs would have had our arses habndes to us. Im talking about current sqauds.
If we have thoose 4 back the game would have been really diffrent and you know it.
Thats what my point was.
If we hadn't had sold half our squad we would have been better too...
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firstly, i found the BBC sport report of the match unnecessarily scathing of our defence which actually wasn't that terrible (with the exception of Armero being almost clean through) , and it dealt well when it was actually the midfield giving the ball away that put it under sustained pressure.
Secondly it's painfully obvious we are lacking in creativity and if Wenger ignores this than he is going to find goals and subsequently wins hard to come by, as the crowd in the north bank (still feel uncomfortable with the idea of that considering a bowl shaped stadium doesn't by definition have stands) rightfully said "spend some f**king money!"
Also was anyone else in the North Bank upper and witness a man get taken ill during the game, i was watching the st johns ambulance and the doctors attending to him instead of the game during a period of the second half, fortunately he seemed to be ok.....the stewards were bloody slow to react though.
Don't by this lack of creativity stuff either.
Our play doesn't go through the center any more, if anything it's a change of the times. Given that's how united won the league last year I'm all for it too.
Strikers weren't good enough today, Theo the best, Gervinho positive, but there final ball is annoyingly bad given the positions they got into a number of times in the game. Same deal with vs Newcastle. Front 3 just weren't at the races.
First half OK, 2nd Half painful. Really not looking forward to this season given what I've seen so far.
It's not only creativity but the ability to exert control through possession. Central midfield is absolutely key in this.
Don't forget that for many, Utd won the league by default last year as much through the failings of others as their own play.
At their best Utd played with 2 forwards, Rooney and Hernandez both of whom drop deep with the all front 4 able to interchange. Flexibility in attack (something we're often accused of lacking) is as much a factor as any system or style of play in deciding whether you score goals against the variety of opponents over a season.
Oh agree that we're missing center mid pass masters, but you don't need to dominate games to win them.
Chesney
That is all.
I am not sure thats true mate, i think we have more than enough ability in the team to make a goal, what we dont have is the supporting tactical nuance to give the creative players the license and the confidence in their team mates to just let it flow. RvP is the perfect example of this, a deep lying forward with the long shots, size, skill and creativity to score and make 30 goals a season, but we play him as a pinnacle striker
I genuinely think some of our players are scared to try siomething different because if they lose the ball the opposition can punch holes in our team like me in a virgin
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