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personally i think mascherano would be a flop at united
even when playing in a system which suits him - 5 man m/f - he is a very limited player. united have always had m/fs who could play all around the park - the only time we've had a central m/fer who limited himself to sitting in front of the back 4 was during keane's last years and it was a disaster. we need to build a new m/f with players who have the all-round ability to suit the way we play, not find a new anybody.
hargreaves, imo, is very underrated - as was carrick - and is a much more rounded player than is generally understood. there's far too much computer game labelling here. carrick was labelled as 'the new scholes' and it was a daft waste of money because we needed a 'dm' not an 'am'. fortunately, now it turns out that carrick was actually a dm. hooray. i've even seen it described (in the single most ridiculous post i've seen on here) as luck - fergie wanted a 'new scholes; and then realised, after he arrived, that carrick was really the 'new keane'. i hope we do get hargreaves. i think he has a lot more ability on the ball than is generally realised - looking at some of the posts on here he could be some kind of floppy-haired duracell bunny - and will prove to be a lot more creative and skilful than most expect. his basic technique is excellent - good control, accurate passing - and he has a very good sense of position and pace (i.e. how and when to speed up the movement of the play). if we get him then i have no doubt at all that there will be exactly the same kind of posts about him on here as we currently get about carrick (of the 'well £#%&! me he's actually good' variety). on the other hand, if we got someone like mascherano it would slow our play down, make it much more regimented and predictable and more or less return us to the state we were in a year and a half ago. is hargreaves worth 14/18/20 million? no player is worth that in a way, but as an investment, the 25 million or so we payed for vidic, evra and carrick was well worth it if it brings us success for the next five years - as looks increasingly likely. similarly, if hargreaves is what we need to take us further - and i think he is - then it will be worth it if it brings the results. hargreaves suits united. he will allow us to continue playing the way we play, with pace, agression, movement and interchanging of positions. mascherano suits liverpool or chelsea and will enable them to continue their mechanical, slow grinding football. and if you got to the end of this, bloody hell - haven't you got anything better to do? |
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There will be no replacement for Scholes, because Scholes is irreplaceable. Something a bit different will be necessary. A good defensive midfielder plus Carrick would be a decent start. |
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a cracking young player and much better offensively that people seem to think. |
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I actually think he could become a more rounded player. There was a goal he scored for River Plate (which is possibly what DinGbAt was thinking of) a few years ago where he picked the ball up inside his own half and burst past three or four players before smashing it in from a difficult angle. For me that type of thing gives a little glimpse that there is more to come from him as he develops. I see your point, but I think Mascherano has the capability to be a bit more than just a Makelele-type. At the moment he's still a pretty defensive player, but he's got such a intelligent footballing brain - I think he can become much more. |
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