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we're not in the European Cup final has almost nothing to do with Saha. He could have played from the start in Milan and it wouldn't have helped us. And his playing in the first leg wouldn't have stopped them scoring twice, either.
It was a desperately poor team performance in Milan, and a desperately poor managerial and coaching performance. Everybody involved has to take responsibility, Saha included. But to pin it exclusively on him is not just unfair. It's ludicrous. |
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Smith is a good player, but not "that" player. Fergie based his entire team around Saha being in it, unfortunately Saha went la-la land and the rest is history. |
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That explains the disaster at home to Roma when Smith played up front.
The problem away to Milan was that we were pinned back from the start, shellshocked, outplayed, and never looked remotely like getting into the game. The players didn't know how to cope; the manager and coaches didn't know how to respond. Our play got narrower and narrower, what little attacking impetus we had (when we managed to get past their midfield) broke down outside the box, we were too scared to pass imaginatively let alone accurately, too scared to get the ball to our own danger men, and too damn scared to even defend. Having Louis Saha on would not have done us the slightest bit of good. And indeed, when he did finally come on, it didn't. |
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Sure, Rooney's quick-ish and Ronaldo's very quick but you also need a bit of awareness to be able to take advantage of such a situation. Saha is a very intelligent player for me too. Both of the above, well, aren't particularly. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the latter is a fairly blunt instrument. Smith might have played and at least ensured the formation was right but same problem as the other too. Mind, Giggs was probably meant to have filled that gap left by the likes of Saha (as Larsson did for a spell) but decided it was a game too far for him at this stage of his career or something. Terminally bad on the night. We all knew about the limitations of our back four and the likes of myself always suspected a midfield including Scholes wouldn't cut it at the business end of the season but that frontline should have been better and it might have made a difference. Anyway, spilt milk etc, I think Rossi is a crafty little player and he'll be a benefit next year, regardless of what else happens in the summer. If (and it's not much of an if) we're skint, I think Kevin Doyle at £7m odd would be a very nice signing. Quick and one of the most intelligent players about. Great goalscoring record at all levels and provides something of an aerial threat. Teddy with pace I'd describe him. |
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I know everyone is a form player in one sense. But Owen more so than anyone. If he's off he's terrible and just oozes self doubt. When he's on he looks like he'll convert any chance that comes his way. |
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For pure 'knowing where the net is' there's been few better in the last 10 years or so. Should've done so so much more in the Premiership. Seriously. |
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