Just one missing ingredient

Originally Posted by King Schlong

The one missing ingrediant is Louis Saha.

People forget just how influential he was regarding the way we played for most of last season. When he's fit i can't think of any other striker in the prem who id rather have leading the line for us than Saha.

We just need to get him fit and keep him fit.

who forgets?

surely, it is precisely because we know how effective saha is when fit that it would be nice idea to have someone else in the squad that can do a similar job.

You can't tell me Tevez couldnt have played 20 mins today.

And why no Campbell, he's looked sharp in pre-season and is actually a forward. O Shea and Fletcher, what the £#%&! could they do?!

Originally Posted by Shooter McGavin

You can't tell me Tevez couldnt have played 20 mins today.

And why no Campbell, he's looked sharp in pre-season and is actually a forward. O Shea and Fletcher, what the £#%&! could they do?!

Everton and Liverpool to you!


Super John.

I wouldn't have minded Smith or Rossi today.

Where are they BTW

Originally Posted by JakeB

Everton and Liverpool to you!


Super John.

Sorry forgot Super John, Left Back, Centre Mid, Centre Forward and Goalkeeper

one's at newcastle, one's at villareal.


say what you mean, as if we don't know what you are getting at anyway

would have done £#%&! all today. I'd rather have o'shea.

rossi would have been no use either.

smith might have had a shout.

Originally Posted by Shooter McGavin

Sorry forgot Super John, Left Back, Centre Mid, Centre Forward and Goalkeeper

Ahem...I'm sure he's played right back and centre defence too, thank you very much.

Originally Posted by jem

would have done £#%&! all today. I'd rather have o'shea.

rossi would have been no use either.

smith might have had a shout.

Smith would have done £#%&! all, he would have just got caught up in running around and working himself into the ground with whoever was man marking him. Wouldnt have done anything more than the players out there today.

Originally Posted by JakeB

Ahem...I'm sure he's played right back and centre defence too, thank you very much.

No end to his talents

Originally Posted by Shooter McGavin

You can't tell me Tevez couldnt have played 20 mins today

What if he had played 20 and it still finished 0-0?

Youd then be moaning that we hadnt played him from the start.

No I wouldnt, if he's not fully match fit there's no point risking it.

Nani was only going to get the usual fergie 20 mins if Rooney hadn't have got injured.

Originally Posted by jem

who forgets?

surely, it is precisely because we know how effective saha is when fit that it would be nice idea to have someone else in the squad that can do a similar job.

That is the case but i've seen a lot of people totally write Saha off and some have even suggested he be sold!

I agree we could do with another striker in the saha mould, someone like Anelka maybe, but who are we going to get when whoever it is will know they are probably going to be 4th choice when everyone is fit.

There are not too many players around who have the required abilty to play for a team like us, who play like we do, who will be happy being a bench warmer for 70% of the season.

after last season, where saha was superb in the opening months, i'd do a straight swap with bolton now for him.

love the player, hate his injury proneness

Originally Posted by JakeB

Smith would have done £#%&! all, he would have just got caught up in running around and working himself into the ground with whoever was man marking him. Wouldnt have done anything more than the players out there today.

smith could have won the ball in the air.

assuming we'd played our wingers as wingers and got some balls in.

smith is good enough quality to play against the likes of reading.

Saha is a key player for us, watch the review of the season vids and see how important he was up to Christmas when Fergie mysteriously ditched him for a shite 35yo playing equivalent of a day tripper. In all the vitriol that has went his way his importance has tended to be forgotten.

On the issue of Scholes, he is the deepest lying midfielder in our team, rarely breaks forward at all these days. Because of this the thought of all 3 of Carrick, Hargreaves and he in the same team worries me, all occupying the same space, it has to be 2/3.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Saha is a key player for us, watch the review of the season vids and see how important he was up to Christmas when Fergie mysteriously ditched him for a shite 35yo playing equivalent of a day tripper. In all the vitriol that has went his way his importance has tended to be forgotten.

On the issue of Scholes, he is the deepest lying midfielder in our team, rarely breaks forward at all these days. Because of this the thought of all 3 of Carrick, Hargreaves and he in the same team worries me, all occupying the same space, it has to be 2/3.

It's clear Fergie want's to play this dynamic 4-3-3, yet his only viable option up front is that lunatic Saha...

Tevez is not the answer.

I would say my favoured line up would be

van der sar

gary nev rio vida evra

hargreaves carrick

ronaldo tevez rooney

saha

bench from

nani
scholes
anderson
o shea
the pole
giggs
wes

Originally Posted by Enjoying Insanity

It's clear Fergie want's to play this dynamic 4-3-3, yet his only viable option up front is that lunatic Saha...

Tevez is not the answer.

4-2-3-1 was the system that worked so well for us last year, the main striker Saha with 3 attacking players rotating around him, with 2 midfileders moving the ball forward at pace and controlling the tempo. 5 years ago Scholes could have played in the attacking 3, now he lacks the mobility, stamina and pace to keep up with the style we play our best football at.

People do not like to hear it, but by the end of the season Carrick and Hargreaves should be starting the big games with Scholes on the bench, all 3 of them sounds to much like the 4-5-1 of Keane's fading seasons.

van der sar

Nev Rio Vida Evra

Hargreaves Carrick

Ronaldo Scholes Rooney

Saha

bench from

nani
tevez
anderson
o shea
the pole
giggs
wes