QUOTE(headhunter7 @ Jan 20 2011, 03:56 PM)
I don't know what Carrick's real role is, as of late. He sits in deep trying to man mark the star player of the opposition team yet in attack he only gives one or two passes left and right, and that's what we have been playing in these few months. We don't have penetrating passes, it's either a slow one to the flanks or a backpass. Haven't you guys noticed even the fans at the stadium are getting restless, sometimes booing (because of the backpasses, and quite a number of times,leading to a very very threatening attack by the opposition)
Carrick and Fletcher do not compliment each other, and Fletcher does not compliment the playing of Berbatov + Rooney. We need a new outlet of sorts, that could hold the ball and spray it as quickly as possible, being Rooney the pacy strong striker and Berba with the silky touch. You can see in the previous video by Pain_X, Scholes sprays his passes to Nani / Ronaldo who are hugging the touchline, often being faced with a single defending player. When it comes to Carrick + Fletcher, it'll be a slow, too slow, build up that will have the opposition team double up on our wingers.
Both of them doesn't seem to get into positions to be able to strike the ball,and when they are in those positions, they'll pass the ball. Having to create more opportunities to score = more tired the keeper and the defense will be. I do not see our midfield as a strong one, not to what I would expect. We can't rely on Scholes too much, he's retiring soon. I believe a midfield diamond would do us well, with two wingers , one AM + one DM/CM.
Carrick has always been that deep midfielder for us. He is the defensive midfielder in our setup. Always have been, always will be. People might not acknowledge him as one because he's not hard or dirty enough, but he's good at what he does.
Fletcher is really in a poor form atm. Thank god Carrick found a bit of form so far this season. The one we're looking for is Ando. SAF probably didn't want to risk it against Spurs considering how they play their game(good movements, Vida talk about how they try to take one of the CBs out of position).
It might be that we're playing poorly because of the passes that isn't there without Scholes or Ando. But even with Scholes around, we don't really look like dominating the away games. What Scholes probably would do is control the ball better, but it won't help us to carve team open. We just look pedestrian movement wise a lot of the time. Not sure what's wrong right now. We need our wings back in form. It will help. Then the CMs will find their range.
Midfield diamond with two wingers is a fantasy. It won't work. It might work if those two wingers are more like AMs who covers centrally and would get back to help out the DM constantly but then they wouldn't really be call wingers. If not the DM would be left to cover everything.
Jan 10 2011, 12:35 AM
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anyway i doubt he will be leaving.with gaz nearirng or reached his finishing line space just opened up for wes to come in.
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