: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:12 pm  

A couple of United rather than city thoughts from me:

Berbatov; I don't buy into the "lazy" slurs he has been receiving but I still remain unconvinced about what he is bringing to the table for United. Evidently he's a very talented forward but a year on from his arrival I still can't shake the feeling that he'll go down as another Seba: incredibly talented but unable to fit into a United side.

Anderson; when are we going to give up on this lad? He is very average. His passing is woeful at best and he actually seems to be going backwards since his arrival. Check out some of the YouTube footage from his previous clubs - where has this gone now he is wearing red?

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:27 pm  

Diavolo Rosso wrote:

A couple of United rather than city thoughts from me:

Berbatov; I don't buy into the "lazy" slurs he has been receiving but I still remain unconvinced about what he is bringing to the table for United. Evidently he's a very talented forward but a year on from his arrival I still can't shake the feeling that he'll go down as another Seba: incredibly talented but unable to fit into a United side.

Anderson; when are we going to give up on this lad? He is very average. His passing is woeful at best and he actually seems to be going backwards since his arrival. Check out some of the YouTube footage from his previous clubs - where has this gone now he is wearing red?

I rate Berba and thought he didn't have that bad of a game yesterday and was unluck not to grab a couple of goals but he's going to have to improve his desision making as he seems to hold on to the ball for too long and loses possesion. I really do think it's a case of once he bags his first goal this season he'll start banging them in regular.

As for Anderson son son i think he's played well this season when given the chance, i think he could do with an extended run in the first team to strike up a partnership with Fletcher. He's certainly got the skill and the workrate to fit into the MUFC style of play although i do agree he hasn't kicked on like expected on his arrival but he has added more to his game in the past 12 months.

One of the women at work has a son who works for a football stats company and he text her this today

"United on average had the least stopage time at home than anyone else in the premier league last season and the least of the top four sides since 2006 home and away"

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:38 pm  

mutt1 wrote:

"United on average had the least stopage time at home than anyone else in the premier league last season and the least of the top four sides since 2006 home and away"

would be interested to see those stats if you can get hold of them.

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:39 pm  

mutt1 wrote:

I rate Berba and thought he didn't have that bad of a game yesterday and was unluck not to grab a couple of goals but he's going to have to improve his desision making as he seems to hold on to the ball for too long and loses possesion. I really do think it's a case of once he bags his first goal this season he'll start banging them in regular.

As for Anderson son son i think he's played well this season when given the chance, i think he could do with an extended run in the first team to strike up a partnership with Fletcher. He's certainly got the skill and the workrate to fit into the MUFC style of play although i do agree he hasn't kicked on like expected on his arrival but he has added more to his game in the past 12 months.

One of the women at work has a son who works for a football stats company and he text her this today

"United on average had the least stopage time at home than anyone else in the premier league last season and the least of the top four sides since 2006 home and away"

You sure he didn't just see it on SSN?

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:40 pm  

mutt1 wrote:

"United on average had the least stopage time at home than anyone else in the premier league last season and the least of the top four sides since 2006 home and away"

Well my uncle's mate's daughter's cousin told my mate that stat is wrong.

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:42 pm  

mutt1 wrote:

One of the women at work has a son who works for a football stats company and he text her this today

"United on average had the least stopage time at home than anyone else in the premier league last season and the least of the top four sides since 2006 home and away"

A meaningless stat, by itself.

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:52 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

A meaningless stat, by itself.

I agree. Why would the ref give lots of injury time when they're regularly winning at home?

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:52 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

I agree. Why would the ref give lots of injury time when they're regularly winning at home?

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:07 pm  

Diavolo Rosso wrote:

Anderson; when are we going to give up on this lad? He is very average. His passing is woeful at best and he actually seems to be going backwards since his arrival. Check out some of the YouTube footage from his previous clubs - where has this gone now he is wearing red?

Tim Vickery, the BBC's South American football expert said recently that United would never get the best out of Anderson if they continued to play him in a deep or sitting centre midfield role. Most football fans in this country seem to think that is the lad's natural position. It isn't. In Brazil he was employed as an attacking midfielder, given licence to run at defences, often playing in one of the strikers after having drawn a couple of defenders.
I'd like to see him push forward more and let opne of the other midfielders sit in the middle.

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:27 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Tim Vickery, the BBC's South American football expert said recently that United would never get the best out of Anderson if they continued to play him in a deep or sitting centre midfield role. Most football fans in this country seem to think that is the lad's natural position. It isn't. In Brazil he was employed as an attacking midfielder, given licence to run at defences, often playing in one of the strikers after having drawn a couple of defenders.
I'd like to see him push forward more and let opne of the other midfielders sit in the middle.

only thing that annoys me about him is that he can't keep the ball down when he shoots. every shot seems to be row z