Manchester United Rumours Archive November 07 2012

07 Nov 2012 20:40:35
Slow, no tempo, no movement off the ball, predictable wing play. Just like how we played in last seasons champions league. Someone needs to break from midfield and get into the box to support hernandez.

We need more technical ability in the midfield. Basicly most of the teams in champions league would dominate our midfield. That worries me.

Giggs, Nani, Welbeck all dreadful. No service to Hernandez. Rooney looks lost. Too many passes going astray; no attacking threat. Braga deserving their lead so far.
Mike B.

So, how did we get away with that, then. Reminded me of the performance against Arsenal - too slow, too predictable, no verve, no meaningful attacking threat.

I thought that Braga were unlucky to lose. What did the 79 year old Giggs contribute to the match (apart from allowing Cleverley to rest for a game)?

I think the third goal was symptomatic of our overall performance - an absolute shambles!

Mike B.

It's all about the midfield, or lack of.......

This is how you quilify in europe some time you have to grind it out nothing fancy every one slating the players should take a step back and realize were away and nearly quilifed with games coming thick and fast it would be foolish to play a high tempo game using vital energy and our best line up, we won and lets not forget resent teams to win inter and chelsea grinded it out all the way through, we can mix it up and play better in the knockout stages. ps well done to celtic can we please have watt and wanyama on the cheap for next season lol

I have been saying this from the begin of Hernandez's career at united, he is the new solskjaer. He has one job and that is to put the ball in the net and doesn't complain about play time or anything and is a team player

I totally agree also there is no point playing anderson with giggs next to him as it stops him from playing quick attacking football

The problem was giggs. Up untill the last few mins he was constantly playing long disgionals over everyones head and missing them out of the game instead of playing the short passes and bringing others into the game.

08 Nov 2012 09:31:47
When oh when will Ferguson learn that Welbeck at best is an average championship player. Dont care how long he has been at the club, he is not good enopugh and he never will be good enough.

07 Nov 2012 20:34:17
Doing fine at the moment. Don't seem to be in all that much danger at the back apart from the one effort from Braga. We are in control and I'm sure its just a matter of time before we turn all our possesion into a couple of penetrating attacks that get us the goal.

Also, Wanyama is playing brilliantly against Barca. He's excellent, really gone up in my estimation! I imagine his price tag has gone up a little more too though :( Definitley one to target.

Fresh!

Wanyamas performance against Barcelona justifies all the hype he as recieved here on this forum. He was brilliant, and for me, he is just what the United midfield need!

Steffen

07 Nov 2012 18:58:48
Christian Eriksen was in my opinion the best player for Ajax last night and given that we're consistently linked with him I think its time SAF bit the bullet and went for him...He'd be relatively cheap and would slot in as easily as RVP has.

Dundalk Red

I don't see the fuss with Eriksen. To me, he looks pretty average. He is neat and tidy but doesn't have much in terms of pace or killer passing. I've seen him play quite a few times now, always looking to see what everyone is raving about, and he has yet to impress me enough to believe he is worth spending good money on.

TK-Red

Relatively cheap? He would cost between £18-25 million probably and it means we would be even more stuck to fit in Rooney, Kagawa, Young, Nani, Valencia, Hernandez, Welbeck, RVP...... I put a team up of 4231 with Eriksen, Kags and Rooney behind RVP yesterday but it would be to central.

I don't know what you class as an impressive performance, but he did nothing of note and hardly touched the ball.

Fresh!

08 Nov 2012 14:44:38
He could easily take the place of either Carrick or Cleverly. Is a hell of a lot more creative than both of them.

@ Fresh...he was involved in nearly every Ajax move last night. don't know what game you were watching

Dundalk Red

Some people must of watched a different game eriksen was involved in every decent bit of ajaxs play
johndenton

07 Nov 2012 17:11:14
Just a quick question for anyone who feels like answering really, Do you think we will sign anyone big during the summer or some youth players with potential and if so who?
I for one think Nani, Macheda and Bebe will be sold and a left footed winger/midfielder will be brought in. No defenders will be bought as wootton will act as cover for any more injuries and Vidic, jones and Smalling are all due back within the next month. I would like munian or isco to come in as both can provide a spark and create something out of nothing, Our style is evolving to a fast paced, short passing, free flowing style, Both players would fit in well but thats just my opinion.
So who (if anyone) do you think we will go for this January?

I think we should go for victor wanyama, mats hummels and James Rodriguez. Hummels will solve defensive crisis, wanyama would slot in perfectly and Rodriguez to replace nani.

07 Nov 2012 14:30:12
Just a quick question.. If De Rossi is up for sale what are the chances of us bidding for him? He would be really expensive I'm guessing! How much did city bid for him?


Thanks,

Jamal

07 Nov 2012 00:51:59
I'll tell you what, over the last year, and especially over the last few months, I've been warming to Eliseu of Malaga. I think he could do a good job for us....left-footed too.

MPez

He has phenomenal pace and a great left foot but where do you want him left mid or left back?

No chance, Isco yes young playmaker with a bright future Eliseu a nearly 30 year old who has had a handfull of good performances simply no as i dont think we need any signing bar a central mid in the mold of a scholes ,isco is similar to a young scholes playing off the main striker and could prob do a job in the middle. If we could sign anyone within reason {ronaldo messi and players we will never get excluded} i would love us to sign wilshere he is a massive talent that is to good to stay at arsenal were he wont be winning the big compitions and all players wont to win trophys so not that unrealistic plus when scholes does retire he is ready made even tackles like the ginger prince so we wont miss the fun scholsy brings to the middle lol but seriously if he does become unsetteld he is the one to get no player in the english game comes close age skill attitude ticks all the boxes and i think he would take us to the next level and put us in the same league of team quility as barca he will be that good a piece in the jigsaw for us and with rvp here you never know i got a hunch the boss would agree