So Allen is the one going to play further up! Seems like Lucas and Allen gonna feature heavily in BR's plan
Yup and I've said it before that Allen is not a defensive midfielder, he performs best further up the field as a creative force. His pace and dribbling ability on the ball is also underrated. He is only filling in that DM role because Lucas is out and you need a bit of muscle and size to excel in that position which Allen lacks despite his excellent positional awareness. That is why I don't understand when people say its time to sell Lucas when we have Gerrard, Allen, Shelvey and Sahin because Lucas is the only defensive midfielder we have in the squad.
This kid is a real talent, really do hope we get him. Pepe's been without real competition for his place for years and in wake of his recent dip in form, getting a young talented keeper to give him some push might not be a bad idea. Doni and Brad Jones in my opinion are just not good enough. They haven't impressed me in preseason friendlies and cup-ties against weak teams in the past.
Nah I don't think I'm writing off Pepe, I'm just saying that he needs to good no.2 to give him some competition. It says something that appearances from Doni and Jones as as frequent as Haley's comet. Pepe is underrated as a keeper because people only judge him based on the saves he makes, or doesn't. Not enough attention is given to how good he is at defusing threats before they occur, by rushing off his line, prompting the term, "sweeper - keeper". Having said that we should be looking at a good deputy that can at least feature during cup games. Every player suffers from match fatigue and needs a break every now and then.
Yup someone young to give him a kick up his butt. Like how United rotates De Gea and Lindegaard. Like how Chelsea bought a young one in Courtois as a long term replacement for Cech and loaned him out to give him game time while Cech is still their no.1. The goalkeeper spot is the hardest position to fill imo, most clubs often find it hard to get a quality keeper in between the sticks. United struggled for years since Schmeichel, Arsenal since Seaman, and us since Grobbelaar. We have to start looking because we will have to replace Pepe eventually. A dependable keeper in between the sticks can make a world of difference, before Reina's arrival, I remember having a heart attack every time Dudek is forced to make a save.
The association said the awards, introduced in 2010, aimed to "reward outstanding club performances, encouraging best practice and highlighting successful club management". Chelsea's award cited the club "for their outstanding achievement during the 2011-12 season on a European and domestic level".
1. For their outstanding achievement during the 2011-12 season on a European and domestic level - Really?! Lowest domestic finish since takeover. 2. Encouraging best practice and highlighting successful club management - Spending billions inflating the market and trigger happy at firing managers. 3. Reward outstanding club performances - Fair enough despite playing negative football, all that matters is they won.
Personally I would give it to CL semi-finalists Real Madrid for finally dethroning Barcelona in La Liga.
This post has been edited by Cloud0890: Sep 11 2012, 05:39 PM
I think the ref/FIFA need to use common sense la..its not provocative, not hate..
Well...rules are rules and rules are meant to be enforced. If someone were to steal because his parents or young siblings are starving, he should still be prosecuted by the law regardless. Nice gesture by the young lad though.
BR need to pull Suarez further back behind Borini and play alongside Gerrard. He will perform much better in that area where he will have much more space to dribble into and to draw defenders out. It's no point for him to dribble past 2-3 defenders only for it to roll over the line or GK comes out and picks it up...
Yes and it's almost always Gerrard. Stands and looks with the ball. By the time he is ready to make the pass he wants, the opposition are man marking all the options around him ready to make an interception or force him to go long.
what's wrong with our gameplay? it's just that the senior players aren't performing up to the standard that is expected of them. Gerrard's miss is not luck, it's just bad technical effort. right in front of the goal with left and right to choose, that is a must-score
You have to admit our 1st half was terrible. No urgency no penetration...now 25mins to go down 1-0 then up the pace...what's the point?
Sep 8 2012, 05:58 PM
Seems like Lucas and Allen gonna feature heavily in BR's plan
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