Manchester United Rumours Archive November 24 2012

24 Nov 2012 22:41:29
SAF said Scholes can play another year. I highly disagree on that. Last season he helped but this season has more so the complete opposite. Time and time again his tackles have put us at risk. I do recall one tackle that led to goal and I'm more surprised he hasn't gotten more yellows. Tbh, that one assist to Chica has been the one highlight so far from him. But I can't find any others.

Can't find any other ? Ok so the spurs game second half ? Literally bossed it completely and when he came on against Southampton ? Even rvp said it on his post match interview he had to thank that man scholes !

Yea he has not got the pace but ne me one player we have who can switch play and play pin point 40 yard balls? No one

If fergie utilises him correctly then we will still be able to benefit from him

24 Nov 2012 20:47:57
I agree that anderson should start in midfield. But think about tthis

Maybe SAF is bringing him off the bench to try and get his fitness up and weight down . I'm noticing a difference in size

Really hope this is the case or I worry

JohnTheRedMaroon97

If Anderson stays away from the Turkey & stuffing this Xmas I think he'll play a crucial part in the campaign next year.

Also I think the start of 2013-14 I think he'll be our main man in a 3 man midfield. With Scholes & Giggs gone :-( Anderson will carry the torch.

TJ

Every time he started this season he was literally dead after the 50th or 60th minute. I think it is obvious that SAF wants him to finally get some fitness before he makes him a central part of the team.

We should just play Cleverley instead of Scholes.

Agree with the last post he looks dead after 60minutes, however I think he has played quite well when he has played this season and should certainly get more opportunities as he is showing siogns of getting back to the player he can be
Invisible STuey

24 Nov 2012 17:11:24
After all the pain , all the suffering he has endured during the last one year , the rise from the prospect of having to retire early from the game to scoring at a crucial moment is truly remarkable. While the stretford erupted the scot was close to tears, Darren fletcher huge respect and kudos.
RD27

24 Nov 2012 18:59:13
Fletcher and Scholes were appalling in midfield today until Anderson came on and changed the game. SAF needs to have a good look at his team selection. cleverly and Anderson played the best football of the season in the first six games last season. Anderson was the game changer today.

PS Happy for Fletcher that he has returned to fitness.

Nice to see darren score but his overall game today was very poor along with scholesey,young,evra and particulary danny.fergie needs to play a younger faster mobile midfield all the possesion in the world doesnt win you a game if you pass the ball sideways and backwards instead of running at the opposition at pace.anderson completely changed the game
johndenton

We need midfield replacements --- easy as
Mik

Don't know why everyone's said believable, because Fletcher's story is bloody unbelievable. Legend

24 Nov 2012 17:01:23
What a difference when Anderson and Chicho came on. Presumably we will start the next game with Carrick and Giggs in midfield and do this all over again (Scholes will be serving a one match ban). Why oh why can't SAF start with Anderson and Cleverley?

The way our wingers are playing at the moment, I would play a diamond with Carrick at the back, Anderson and Cleverley in the middle and Rooney (or Kagawa when fit) at the top of the diamond, with two from Chcho/RvP/Welbeck up front.

Mike B.

I could not agree more... all season our wingers have been awful and our worst players. A diamond with Fletcher, Carrick or Jones at the bottom then Cleverley and Anderson then Rooney at the top and Chicho and RVP up top would work.

At the start of last year we saw a glimpse of Anderson and cleverly........it was pact, always going forward and thw team looked awake........why oh why is fergie persisting to play the slow and ponderous carrick, giggs and scholes.......Anderson drove the team on when he came on, typified by hernandezs goal.......lets hope Anderson at least starts the next game......

Seems that Ando is showing more consistency and delivering what we all hoped he was capable of. With more game time I think he will only continue to get better and be more influential. If we can see it surely SAF can...

24 Nov 2012 16:13:31
I could cope with a poor showing if we were bedding in youngsters or new signings but our midfield is just poor. Players who are past it or never had it.

Last season we started off the season with Ando and Clevs in midfield and we were exciting, maybe not brilliant but exciting.

For the first time i am starting to feel like Sir Alex has lost his bottle abit. Where is the ruthlessness that has brought him so much success. I believe that if we played like this ten years ago that heads would have rolled and changes would have been made. But as time has passed Sir Alex clings to familiarity and his stubborness is maybe pushing us towards the same fate as Arsenal.

I see no end to these kind of performances while he is in charge. I have the upmost respesct for the man and we shall always be indebted to him for the wonderful success he has achieved and the way he gave us back our identity. But we are seeing with Giggs what can happen if you go on a year or two too long. I feel this has to be Sir Alex's last year in charge, and it hurts to type that.

Shappy

Could not agree more, look at our starting line up today.

Lindegard-average
Rio-past it
Evra-past it
Scholes-past it
Welbeck-average

We cant keep carrying players who are average or past it!

SFA is not past it by no meens we dont have the cash to go out and replace all the players you have slated getting but we are still a top top team we have injurys and players like kagawa have yet to show us what they are capable of i do beleave we need two new cm although powell is looking better and better and could be the answer i am more worried what will happen when SFA does go its always greener on the other side ah lads

No one is "slating" players, the poster states facts. To hide from those facts means we will end up with a below par team, and win naff all. For the record I will add a few other names to the list, Giggs, and despite him scoring today, before that he was so slow it was unreal, Fletcher, I have worked with other athletes who have his complaint, and sad though it is, they have never been as good as before, and neither is he. Vidic will be very lucky to regain his past fitness, this injury is at the wrong time of his career, 25 its a big problem, 30 plus, a huge one. These players have ALL done their bit for Uniteds cause, but there comes a time with us all when we have to give way to younger fitter players, and these players are no different. The nack is, to know when to retire yourself, rather than someone else tell you. Some of the players mentioned are in danger of over doing it time-wise.

24 Nov 2012 12:57:40
El Mundo Deportivo have made the sensational claim that Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo could both end up at Old Trafford in the summer. It's claimed a double move would enable the coach to realise his dream of replacing Sir Alex, who it suggests will retire, while Ronaldo would appreciate playing again in front of supporters who adore him. The report reckons Sir Alex's successor will be either Mourinho, who is favourite in the Spanish paper's eyes, or Jurgen Klopp.

SO... Mourinho & Ronaldo.....

OR Klopp and a couple of Dortmund players ??

either way... I would be really really happy..

Oxred

Mourinho and ronaldo

or

Klopp and hummels

id go for mourinho and ronaldo..

a good defense is a good offense..

Someone yesterday posted about this but his source was a teacher if my memory serves right, maybe his teacher is Fergie and told him there's already a deal

Mourino ronaldo?
or
klopp hummels, lewandowki, gotze, gundogan?

klopp 4 me!

Still Mourinho and Ronaldo for me. We should be able to get Hummels without having to get Klopp anyway. Goetze, Lewy and Gundogan would be great but if we could get Ronney back then we are CL contenders automatically.

Dan

Getting klopp doesnt mean we would get those 4 players jose and ronaldo for me every time ronaldo would score same amout of goals as all the other 4 put together.

I'd have Gerry Francis as long as he bought Ronaldo with him

Pep wil be the next boss that is nailed on

CAIN

If next seasons away strip is black and yellow stripes with black shorts then expect it to be Klopp! (it can also be used to scare opposing teams who mistakenly think they are playing dortmund!)

24 Nov 2012 10:09:10
Hector Herrera will arrive in January.
Deal was done last August.

Please take some pain to provide more details to ur rumour.. We will be highly obliged
Rodio17

Nothing is concrete it is not signed. Only a verbal agreement as united never fully commit to a player until the paperwork is signed on the day. This happened with Lucas and he changed his mind for PSG remember. I believe a similar proposition is in place with Strootman and his representatives but PSV are not playing ball. I think Herrera is a back up.

Dan