Comments on: So How Good Is Manchester United? http://redrants.com/so-how-good-is-manchester-united/ Manchester United Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grognard http://redrants.com/so-how-good-is-manchester-united/comment-page-2/#comment-14822 Grognard Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:37:29 +0000 http://redrants.com/so-how-good-is-manchester-united/#comment-14822 Jos; Fair enough. I do rate Podolski differently and I do think he is an outstanding talent that has fought injuries and a breakdown in confidence due to Bayern's lack of using him. Remember that the games you claim he has played have not all been starts. In fact, he has started very few Bundesliga games. That is why his goal scoring totals in the UEFA and German Cups are more impressive. In those competitions he has gotten more action. RedDevil brought up a valid point about Poldi being a scorer of beautiful goals and not a goal scorer. At present that is true but like I said before, he is capable of being a goal scorer as he did this with Cologne to gain notice by Klinsmann in the run up to the World Cup. At this point he is not as good as Tevez, I'll concede that, but I see his future as very bright indeed. And although he has had his injury problems, none of his injuries are of the fragile chronic type like Saha's that don't get better. Red Ranter; I agree with you about the fact that the Young Player award should have gone to Ronaldo. Podolski was pretty good but he was being mightily criticized in the German media after his first two games where he missed numerous chances to score goals. Everybody shut up afterwards but he still netted only three goals. Hardly something to jump for joy over. Yes he played well but Ronny was outstanding except for a certain incident against England that we will try to avoid right now. I actually think Podolski would be a great signing as he is young with great potential and he wouldn't immediately be a big threat to Tevez' starting position. There still room to give both over 20 starts in all competitions and keep them fresh and active. He won't cost as much as he cost Bayern when they got him. He is also the depth we need without stepping on the Apache's toes in the process. I'd prefer him to stay with my other favorite team Bayern, but if he was to move, United would be an ideal location for him to develope in to a giant of a player. As for VDV, I totally agree with you. I don't question whether he is a good player. He is, but he is not what we need as a priority. Not all teams have central attacking midfielders that score goals. Our team is structured around our wingers cutting in and scoring goals. Most teams don't have a winger like Ronaldo who can do this and even Nani has shown the ability to do this. Imagine in a couple of years how much better he will be. Our central midfielder today play much more of a holding role deeper behind the play. Like have said many times before whether we are are playing 4-3-3, 4-5-1 or 4-1-3-2, in reality our midfielders play and react to the situations in the game more like the Italian style of 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1. The emphasis is on the build up from the sides and not the middle. Scholes plays a slow tempo ball control game with very few up field runs or passes, Carrick holds up the ball and sends longer passes up field, and Hargo does a combination of the two but adds strong runs upfield and from the side. Anderson runs up field much more but as we know, his finishing skills and desire to shoot right now is not good. Perhaps it will improve with time. But I love our midfield as it is. Yes I would like Gattuso to join us so that we can also add grit and bite to the midfield but that's not vital. What is vital is that we buy a RB and a striker. Jos; Fair enough. I do rate Podolski differently and I do think he is an outstanding talent that has fought injuries and a breakdown in confidence due to Bayern’s lack of using him. Remember that the games you claim he has played have not all been starts. In fact, he has started very few Bundesliga games. That is why his goal scoring totals in the UEFA and German Cups are more impressive. In those competitions he has gotten more action. RedDevil brought up a valid point about Poldi being a scorer of beautiful goals and not a goal scorer. At present that is true but like I said before, he is capable of being a goal scorer as he did this with Cologne to gain notice by Klinsmann in the run up to the World Cup. At this point he is not as good as Tevez, I’ll concede that, but I see his future as very bright indeed. And although he has had his injury problems, none of his injuries are of the fragile chronic type like Saha’s that don’t get better.

Red Ranter; I agree with you about the fact that the Young Player award should have gone to Ronaldo. Podolski was pretty good but he was being mightily criticized in the German media after his first two games where he missed numerous chances to score goals. Everybody shut up afterwards but he still netted only three goals. Hardly something to jump for joy over. Yes he played well but Ronny was outstanding except for a certain incident against England that we will try to avoid right now. I actually think Podolski would be a great signing as he is young with great potential and he wouldn’t immediately be a big threat to Tevez’ starting position. There still room to give both over 20 starts in all competitions and keep them fresh and active. He won’t cost as much as he cost Bayern when they got him. He is also the depth we need without stepping on the Apache’s toes in the process. I’d prefer him to stay with my other favorite team Bayern, but if he was to move, United would be an ideal location for him to develope in to a giant of a player.

As for VDV, I totally agree with you. I don’t question whether he is a good player. He is, but he is not what we need as a priority. Not all teams have central attacking midfielders that score goals. Our team is structured around our wingers cutting in and scoring goals. Most teams don’t have a winger like Ronaldo who can do this and even Nani has shown the ability to do this. Imagine in a couple of years how much better he will be. Our central midfielder today play much more of a holding role deeper behind the play. Like have said many times before whether we are are playing 4-3-3, 4-5-1 or 4-1-3-2, in reality our midfielders play and react to the situations in the game more like the Italian style of 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1. The emphasis is on the build up from the sides and not the middle. Scholes plays a slow tempo ball control game with very few up field runs or passes, Carrick holds up the ball and sends longer passes up field, and Hargo does a combination of the two but adds strong runs upfield and from the side. Anderson runs up field much more but as we know, his finishing skills and desire to shoot right now is not good. Perhaps it will improve with time. But I love our midfield as it is. Yes I would like Gattuso to join us so that we can also add grit and bite to the midfield but that’s not vital. What is vital is that we buy a RB and a striker.

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]]> By: AntiManu http://redrants.com/so-how-good-is-manchester-united/comment-page-2/#comment-14806 AntiManu Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:28:17 +0000 http://redrants.com/so-how-good-is-manchester-united/#comment-14806 Sounds like you lot are getting worried! Sounds like you lot are getting worried!

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