Comments on: Why We Love John O’Shea http://redrants.com/why-we-love-john-oshea/ Manchester United Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grognard http://redrants.com/why-we-love-john-oshea/comment-page-1/#comment-5501 Grognard Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:20:38 +0000 http://redrants.com/why-we-love-john-oshea/#comment-5501 Karl; I don't know if you will read this old a post but I'll make my feeling on Crouch known. I think that Peter Crouch is a very talent, highly skilled, very misunderstood and highly underrated performer. In fact I would say that football managers and media alike have shown a disturbing pattern of discrimination against this lad because of his height and somewhat awkward style. All he does is score goals when given a half decent chance to play. Having said that, he is all wrong for United team of today because of the team they have mutated in to. They are no longer the 1994 or 1999 team that played the ball long and crossed in to the box. Height doesn't seem to be the requirement anymore. Now it is pace, quick feet and tremendous skill on the ball at full speed. Crouch is highly skilled but he does not move as well as Rooney and Tevez and their pace and interchanging movement is not suited for him. Also, United don't cross the ball into the box as often. As a sub they may alter the game to accommodate that change in style but I doubt it. It doesn't suit the kind of players we have today. So NO, Crouch does not fit. That said, he is good enough to start for 15 other EPL teams as well as Liverpool. Unfortunately he is stuck with RAFA who hasn't got a clue about anything to do with football. Karl; I don’t know if you will read this old a post but I’ll make my feeling on Crouch known.
I think that Peter Crouch is a very talent, highly skilled, very misunderstood and highly underrated performer. In fact I would say that football managers and media alike have shown a disturbing pattern of discrimination against this lad because of his height and somewhat awkward style. All he does is score goals when given a half decent chance to play.

Having said that, he is all wrong for United team of today because of the team they have mutated in to. They are no longer the 1994 or 1999 team that played the ball long and crossed in to the box. Height doesn’t seem to be the requirement anymore. Now it is pace, quick feet and tremendous skill on the ball at full speed. Crouch is highly skilled but he does not move as well as Rooney and Tevez and their pace and interchanging movement is not suited for him. Also, United don’t cross the ball into the box as often. As a sub they may alter the game to accommodate that change in style but I doubt it. It doesn’t suit the kind of players we have today. So NO, Crouch does not fit. That said, he is good enough to start for 15 other EPL teams as well as Liverpool. Unfortunately he is stuck with RAFA who hasn’t got a clue about anything to do with football.

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]]> By: karl http://redrants.com/why-we-love-john-oshea/comment-page-1/#comment-5475 karl Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:44:15 +0000 http://redrants.com/why-we-love-john-oshea/#comment-5475 Thanks for the Podolski info Grognard. I think Crouch would be perfect for us. He will provide a different dimension to our game. I'm not really a big fan of him, but I do believe he will add value. But, if Fergie wanted him, I'm sure he would have made a plan during the Heinze saga. Pity though. Thanks for the Podolski info Grognard.
I think Crouch would be perfect for us. He will provide a different dimension to our game.
I’m not really a big fan of him, but I do believe he will add value. But, if Fergie wanted him, I’m sure he would have made a plan during the Heinze saga. Pity though.

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