QUOTE(rayz1031 @ Sep 12 2009, 03:22 AM)
I beg to disagree. Nani crossing is one of his most valuable asset. I do rate his crossing is the best after
injured Hargo in the squad. He have great dribbling skills, just see how he fool around with Ars at the FA cup. He pwned them with his skill and crossing ability. IMO, Nani is one of the best option we had in the wing right now.
Back to Tosic. One thing about him is that people always said that he is small and lack of physical present. But just remember that tomorrow Evra going to face even smaller winger but extremely dangerous which is Lennon. He is smaller and less buffer compared to Tosic and yet he have chance to prove himself on the field. I don't know what is running in SAF mind but I have faith in his talent management. He seldom get the wrong talent and I believe Tosic is the one for future, maybe this season he can get more run out, who knows.
p/s: my comment is all about giving more chance to youth, not about who replacing who or who is the better winger
Was talking about Tosic but suddenly Nani become topic again
Nani's crossing is good. It's the unpredictable nature of his which make him not so efficient right now. Valencia's crossing is great too IMO. He delivers them early so our attackers know what to expect compared to Nani who like to fool around a bit. Valencia just need a plan B in his game, while Nani need to keep his options to a minimum. He has plan A to Z. Turn here, turn there, turn again and again..
but when he gets them right, it's funny to watch the defenders struggling to stay on their feet.
Lennon is a tricky and pacy winger. He can beat defenders for fun with just his pace alone. Add his trickery, he's very hard to stop one on one. Tosic doesn't have the pace to beat defenders as easily. If he had that, SAF would have used him more last season seeing how Nani struggled last season, and we needed a bit more options down the wings. Tosic struggled to beat Asian defenders, no disrespect. He couldn't beat the defenders on the outside and deliver crosses which I thought was one of his strong point(good delivery). Dare I say, Richardson like on the left. Maybe he's not suited to play the 'winger down the touchline crossing' role but better cutting in, exchanging short passes, pass and move type, and beat defenders now and then.
Fabio, Rafael, Macheda, Gibson, Welbeck.. they all proved SAF is not afraid to use youth and give them a chance in the first team if they have the ability+mentality to handle the first team games. Tosic need to earn his chance and when he does, he need to grab it, which may happen in the early rounds of the CC/FA Cup. He's still young and can improve further.. may take over from Park someday. But things will not get easier if Obertan gets back and impresses straight away. Then Ljajic will come over in January + Valencia, Park and Nani would make it 6 wingers fighting for two spots. The latter 3 is confirmed as the 'first' choice, and only left one spot to be won. Hargreaves is gonna be back around Nov-December too. But as the defence showed last few seasons, our luck with injuries would meant that they would all get plenty of games shared around themselves.
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