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Well, firstly, one could get injured. That's a good enough reason alone, but then there's the fact that Scholes could have a rest, getting even more out of him, we could play all three when needed, we could bring one on depending on the situation, need a goal, Carrick or Scholes, to see the game out, Hargreaves. It would be brilliant options and over the course of the season all three would get similar time on the pitch. |
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I knew he was a good passer Laz just not THAT good, Spurs are a shadow of how effective they were last season without him
agreed on his positional play as well, it's fantastic and his discipline in that role is something we've not had since Keane at his peak, ie a good few years ago he reads the game superbly and both times against the Mickeys this year our so called 'weak' midfield has made clowns of them am sure Stan Tier 2 agrees with all of the above posts |
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I was a Carrick sceptic, I was certain that he would be an upgrade on Fletcher/O'Shea but didn't think he was an ideal signing at all. My main concern was that the Scholes-Carrick partnership wouldn't have the legs to cope with stronger/fitter/faster players. While I think that has been an issue on a couple of occasions, particularly against teams playing with an extra man in midfield, overall you'd have to say that my concerns were misplaced.
I think Scholes has adapted his game superbly to deal with playing with Carrick, as well as his declining physical attributes. He has transformed himself from someone who was effectively a second striker playing midfield (the main facet of his game was the the timing of his runs to support the forwards) into a midfielder with increased tactical-defensive and playmaking responsibilities. Carrick's positional play during both the offensive and defensive phases is excellent. Because of this he is usually available as an outlet behind the play to maintain ball circulation and to break-up or slow down the opposition's counterattacks during the transition phase. He also has an excellent range of passing and his decision making is of a very high standard. Because of this intelligence, both on an individual and team-tactical basis (something quite unusual for two English players), as well as the positional play and work rate of the team as a unit during the attack-defense transition and defensive phases they have been much more effective as a combination than their attributes as individuals might suggest they would have been. Basically I think you'd have to say this is a triumph for Fergie. He picked the right player to purchase, he believed in Scholes despite his injury problems, and he has got the collective intelligence and motivation of the team to the point where the majority of the weaknesses of the players as individuals have been overcome. |
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