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romagnolli (sp?) Just went to Milan for Roma for 20m+ apparently the next nesta. Stones is about to sign for Chelsea. Anyway what are the scouts for? If they can't find a better cb than Phil £#%&!ing Jones they need to be sacked. |
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Good call. Sign in-experience to replace in-experience Apparently ffs :shakehead: |
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The defensive options overall aren't as disastrous as being made out tbf. I'd fancy us to be relatively solid as long as Evans isn't playing, but getting that leader who is prepared to take responsibility on the ball is not easy to come by. Carrick dropping back there is a genuine possibility when Schweini comes into the starting line-up.
The other end of the field looks a slightly bigger worry to me right now. |
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Expecting a good season from Jones. He improved last year, even if it was not as marked as Smalling because of the usual injuries. It will take a good year of performances to change minds on him though, most players in his position do not have the role fully down until their mid 20's.
Friday night at Villa Park, very positive about this game, a ground Utd have always tended to play well at, the fans will create a great atmosphere and Villa are a poor side led by a manager who plays very open football, great opportunity for the attack to answer some of the criticism. |
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Defending isn't just about the two bodies that stand between the full-backs, ffs; it's about defending as a homogeneous unit, especially in a Van Gaal team. Communication, positioning and intelligence of all the players on the pitch are some of the keys to defending well. Getting Schneiderlin or Carrick to drop in the space that Blind vacates when the Dutchman brings the ball up-field; getting Smalling to cover the space left behind Darmian when the right-back marches up field; getting Mata to track-back and double-up on the right side; getting Rooney and Depay to press the opposition defenders to win the ball in the third phase. All of these things clicking are more important than signing some big name centre-back which so many seem to crave. Also, you're spot on when you talk about the concerns at the other end being bigger. We need to be creating more chances and scoring more goals, otherwise it doesn't really matter how well or poorly we defend. Of course, this just doesn't come down to Rooney, but the whole team working in the right way to create chances for the forwards, and the forwards to be clinical. |
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