does MUFC needs a natural penalty-box player like RVN??
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/10/08/man-united-4-0-wigan-89520-19913652/
even as we won against wigan, 4-0, and just behind gunners in the title race, it has shown time and time again, opposing team will pack their last 1/3 of the field to stop the short, fast passing that MUFC loves to play.
with saha out again, it seems that most attacking players, MUFC have are dribbles, coming in from out of box..
and the only justification is that, over the course of the many 1-0 wins, MUFC has created many chances, that if there is a natural penalty-box player, the score would have been more respectable..
do you think SAF may eventually move for one?? or continue to stick to this? -
We did fine without one last season
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agree.. now if trevez would fine his killing form soon..Originally posted by lpx88:We did fine without one last season -
Tevez can become a monster if he hits his form.. and I reckon it's coming soonOriginally posted by 4getmenot:agree.. now if trevez would fine his killing form soon.. -
I think Fergie should be looking out more for a target man than a goal poacher.
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Afonso Alves
Scored 7 goals in a match recently
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no need
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a few foxes like huntelaar and ibrahimovic
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YeaOriginally posted by Othello_Red:Afonso Alves
Scored 7 goals in a match recently 
Damn we could have gotten him for cheap before the season started, his price tag must have increased leaps and bounds by now.
Or we can go for Huntelaar, he said he's gonna leave at the end of the season already. i feel we can get him cheap since Ajax is not competing in Europe after getting knocked out of the Uefa cup. -
one thing kept ringing in my ears -> AC Milan coach "mufc is great team, but everyone in europe knows how they going to play" and this led to this topic.
Key is -> Are we that predictable??
rem, the last time we played milan, they clamped down on ronaldo, and that really "cut" off one of our impt attacks.. showing their superior midfield strength.
if we got a target man, alternatively we can pump long to him and then come in with our mobile attack force. we can pin the backline where we want, and then allow rooney to run around the hole..
yes, last season, we did well, but we got fantastic contributions from everywhere else.. but this season, we already see how other teams are reacting and packing the final 1/3, restricting the fast/short passing that MUFC likes.
my point is that we should be able to stamp our play, but we should be able to react and workaround. multi-dimensional..
just my two cents worth.. -
Put it this way. All great teams have a preferred style of play. Generally, most of them favour quick short passing with plenty off-the-ball running. Barcelona, Milan and Arsenal favour playing it through the centre. United likes to play it down the sides.Originally posted by iceFatboy:one thing kept ringing in my ears -> AC Milan coach "mufc is great team, but everyone in europe knows how they going to play" and this led to this topic.
rem, the last time we played milan, they clamped down on ronaldo, and that really "cut" off one of our impt attacks.. showing their superior midfield strength.
yes, last season, we did well, but we got fantastic contributions from everywhere else.. but this season, we already see how other teams are reacting and packing the final 1/3, restricting the fast/short passing that MUFC likes.
my point is that we should be able to stamp our play, but we should be able to react and workaround. multi-dimensional..
You have to take such comments with a pinch of salt because it's mind games operating here.
Still, I agree with Ancelotti. "MUFC is great team, but everyone in Europe knows how they are going to play"
The simple answer to that?
We play to win. -
maybe we should get huntelaar?
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Yes, mufc play thru the wings, but when Milan put the stops there, MUFC tried to go thru middle. It was painful to see how MUFC struggled.Originally posted by Othello_Red:Put it this way. All great teams have a preferred style of play. Generally, most of them favour quick short passing with plenty off-the-ball running. Barcelona, Milan and Arsenal favour playing it through the centre. United likes to play it down the sides.
You have to take such comments with a pinch of salt because it's mind games operating here.
Still, I agree with Ancelotti. "MUFC is great team, but everyone in Europe knows how they are going to play"
The simple answer to that?
We play to win.
well, let's see when the team is fully fit. -
There was a small German club that had a different style of play. They built play up from the centre, then switched to the wings and quickly sent crosses back in.Originally posted by iceFatboy:Yes, mufc play thru the wings, but when Milan put the stops there, MUFC tried to go thru middle. It was painful to see how MUFC struggled.
well, let's see when the team is fully fit.
The purpose was to lull the other team to pack the centre, then cause them to be disorganized when the ball was switched to the flanks, resulting in space when the final ball was driven back in. I think the team was told to deliberately induce the opposition to pack the middle.
Wonder if that tactic will work now. -
well, unsure whether MUFC will be able to do this given their usual playing style, and the set of players.Originally posted by Othello_Red:There was a small German club that had a different style of play. They built play up from the centre, then switched to the wings and quickly sent crosses back in.
The purpose was to lull the other team to pack the centre, then cause them to be disorganized when the ball was switched to the flanks, resulting in space when the final ball was driven back in. I think the team was told to deliberately induce the opposition to pack the middle.
Wonder if that tactic will work now.
but with tevez, and rooney, it is more fluid and fast so may be more potent.
but you will never know unless tested. -
I believe that given the players brought in, MUFC is moving towards the total football style of Ajax and Holland under Cruyff.Originally posted by iceFatboy:well, unsure whether MUFC will be able to do this given their usual playing style, and the set of players.
but with tevez, and rooney, it is more fluid and fast so may be more potent.
but you will never know unless tested.
It seems to me that the fullbacks, wingers and forwards switch about a lot. There isn't that much ridgidity in positioning. -
woohoo total football!Originally posted by Othello_Red:I believe that given the players brought in, MUFC is moving towards the total football style of Ajax and Holland under Cruyff.
It seems to me that the fullbacks, wingers and forwards switch about a lot. There isn't that much ridgidity in positioning.
i like.