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Their first goal came directly from a player simply strolling through a titanic-sized midfield gap - he didn't have to beat a single man from what I recall, before passing to Eto'o. Fletcher's job would have been to stop that kind of freedom. Having both holding midfielders out of the squad made a huge difference, which isn't the same as saying those holding midfielders are world-beaters. |
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the point re barca is not how good fletcher is, it's how well our m/f functions without him against good opposition. it's no coincidence that he seems to play well against the best teams - it's exactly because what he brings to the team stands out against that kind of opposition. against the likes of hull and sunderland we don't need fletcher because there's bugger all threat anyway and our lads have all the time in the world, relatively speaking. against the likes of barca fletcher is a key element - his absence is really felt.
o'shea was performing a similar role a few years ago with giggs alongside him. it wasn't the quality of o'shea so much as his ability to play a certain role in a disciplined way that was important. and, if you remember, o'shea was generally not particularly impressive against the weaker teams but got lots of 'fair play, he was good today' comments after the bigger games. same reason. again, nobody is saying fletcher is a world-beater. he's very good at his role, though. and he doesn't have to be a world-beater to piss all over barry. |
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wrote a letter to the birmingham mail to explain his decision to the villa fans.
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