QUOTE(alowie @ Nov 3 2011, 09:56 AM)
i thought rooney is our best box-to-box player, he is certainly better at supplying the ball rather than finish it himself all of these years, just like in community shield earlier this season where he made an outstanding midfield trio with ando and cleverley with young nani welbeck created fluid attacking upfront. since we have a real finisher chicha and other strikers like berba owen welbeck, i'd prefer to see his energy will be in the position it is needed the most.
he is our best player...no doubt...but he need to move the ball faster when play in the middle cos when he got the ball...at least 3 player come to hunt him down simply bcoz he is our best player...they just wont let him hav it his way...game against everton n otelul...he loose the ball in the middle of the park so many times...he cant shake of the opponent well...hence i think he shud move the ball faster...make simple pass n one touch football...shake of his marker...come n collect the ball again...by then...he shud be fine...
BTW...i luv to see berba work his socks off...although he tend to loose ball n challenge n frustrated him...but he keep going...thats the way he can push for the first 11 starting line up...
QUOTE(dundermifflin @ Nov 3 2011, 12:43 PM)
Rooney as a CM, in 3-men midfielders, i'll say YES..
in our usual 4-4-2 (Rooney pair up front another striker), Rooney is all over the places. he track back, box-to-box, at flanks, and penalty box. so the system are reverting from 4-4-2, to 4-5-1, 4-3-3, or 4-4-1-1. so basically he's the 3rd CM /pseudo /fake CM.
but as a CM, in 2-men midfielders, i'll say NO.. especially against decent opposition. last night, i considered our opponent are minnows. so experimental are allowed and we lack of option last night. only Park or Pogba (or Jones) are the other options.
couldnt agree more...
QUOTE(dlct87 @ Nov 3 2011, 07:42 PM)
Barca can pass, pass, pass until into the opponent's penalty box, we pass, pass,pass, pass back to DDG

like i said it times n times again...we dont finish our move...it really frustrating to see...it gives the opponent confidence as they see we keep going back to our GK...they r not threaten by us...thats why i always suggest to hav a go at their goal...finish the move...go for the kill...GO FOR THE KILL!!!