QUOTE(dundermifflin @ Dec 15 2010, 11:06 AM)
we are strong at RW. Nani excel there and soon-to-be-fit Valencia. Park and Obertan are decent back up. Bebe look like more of striker than a winger to me. but i expect nothing from him this season, let him bid his time.
LW are quite worry. Nani, Giggs, Park, Obertan, ATM none of them are really excel as LW. Cleverly is nice prospect, but far from finish article and winger might not certainly his best position. not many excel left footed LW around, or right footed. i like Alexis Sanchez (Udinese). not sure his best position LW/RW or CAM. im quiet sure he's right footed and love to cut in ala Ronaldo /Nani.
winger arent the department we need address urgently. but, January 2011 will be tricky. Park, Valencia arent available. Giggs need a rest between games. hopefully Nani can stay fit and keep his flying form. calling back Cleverly is the simplest option.
IMO, our priority in summer (or January if the price are right)..
Top Class CM > Top Class GK > LW > promising youngster in all positions.
Neville are finished for me. Giggs and Scholes is our hidden aces in big games, start them in bench might give us an edge. 2011/12 are the last for them.
The wing position is fine for now IMO. Nani(which means he's LW) and Valencia are the starters, and Park, Giggs, Obertan and Cleverley as backups/squad rotation. More than enough. Nani might find it a bit harder to perform as consistently as on the right from there, but there's not many better around IMO. Valencia with his direct runs, and Nani the tricky winger is a nice combo. Cleverley will be back I think according to SAF which would be good. Hopefully he won't be out injured for long.. heard it's his rib?
We would only miss Park for 7 games. And those games are spread apart quite nicely. Liverpool home, Spurs away.. we would miss Park in those games.
QUOTE(dundermifflin @ Dec 15 2010, 12:24 PM)
for me, fit again Hargreaves is mirage. even he's really come back, he just a squad player like Neville in last season or this. bidding time for recovery, play in reserves to become fit, and play in odd games for 1st team. in and out again.
Anderson seem very promising lately, might do Nani-esque revelation. Carrick and Fletcher are reliable but limited, far from excellent. if they keep progressing and improve, we are still OK.
for me, buying a Top Class CM (and GK) is a must. not the 'value' one. we have talents there, but i really like to see the proven one. a direct replacement for Scholes + Giggs.
im envy of Chelsea's CM and talented Fabregas /Nasri in our rivals engine-room. not to mention Barca or Real.
(but again, buying big not necessarily solve the CM problem. as proven with Hargreaves and Veron. top of the league, but im spoilt, greedy and want more improvement, hehe
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They may be limited, but they've been the ones who play a big part in our recent success over the years, in CL especially. Carrick shielding the back four, and Fletcher in the big games have proven in the last few years they have what it takes to help us go all the way in all competitions and win some of them. Carrick and Fletcher when they are in their better form, are excellent. Carrick is on his way back to getting there, and hopefully Fletcher will find his soon.
And with Ando finally grown up, we're looking at Scholes' replacement right there. You could say he is Scholes+Giggs. Obviously he's not as good as spraying the ball around ala Scholes, but he's able to drive the team forward from the middle, and make through balls ala Giggsy. The three of them make a good combo. Cleverley could end up playing in the AM position too. He's a busy little player.
It's promising right now in that area with Ando leveling up. Though we would miss Carrick when he doesn't play. Not sure we have anyone else shielding the back four better than him. And getting Hargreaves fit, or his replacement is a must since we need that kind of players in the big games. Someone to cover for Fletcher seeing what a big role he plays for us in those sort of games.
Hopefully Gibson will be able to show improvement too. If that happens, we would have our own goalscorer from the middle.
Dec 15 2010, 01:45 PM
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