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Originally Posted by quethenoo
Surely it was blindingly obvious that its his best position, but SAF was just doing what he needed to do at the time. This is hardly earth shattering.
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Needed to do at the time?? eh? Who forced his hand to buy striker that plays in the same position as rooney?
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Originally Posted by Count Duckula
Except, Gus, that doesn't prove you right at all.
SAF actually goes as far as saying that Rooney is just as good leading the line, as he was doing a lot of last season with Tevez behind him. What Ferguson appears to be talking about was the shunting of Rooney to the wings half of the time.
So you've not been "proven right" at all, in the sense that you seem to think this makes your oft-spoken beliefs of Rooney as a pure in-the-hole striker his best position. Ferguson is not saying that Rooney has been misused and is at his best behind the main striker. He actually says he's at his best through the middle, whether that is behind the main striker or, indeed, as the main striker.
So get off your high horse.
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PMSL, twist it however you want my point is made, and made well.
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Originally Posted by marcus agrippa
wait a second: first you berate SAF for being a tactically clueless manager who only gets lucky occasionally, and then you turn and applaud him for pointing this out? - so which is it? - is he an idiot or not for agreeing with you?
if yes - check yourself.
if no - he wasn't clueless to begin with, proving you the idiot.
either option pleases me.
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LOL- read the posts again before trying to misquote me. Anyone who really knows anything about ferguson knows tactics are his weak point. I didnt say he was weak full stop, he's the best manager in the world but tactics is without doubt his weak point. His best moments often come when the game is seemingly done and basically he says right fuck tactics..lets get after these.
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Originally Posted by Rowem
Regards to the Gus slating...quite pathetic really.
It's clear to anyone that SAF is saying we have misused Rooney - and by that he means by playing him as the main striker. We hardly played him wide at all last season, and when we did it was quite effective - i.e. away at Roma. Granted he was poor at the Nou Camp, but I dont think these comments are with regards to the couple games where he played out wide. It's obvious, to me anyway, that he is talking more about playing him as the lead striker when he mentions "other positions". He can't exactly come out and say that though, seeing as he has claimed to be happy with the current squad with regards to the Berbatov situation, comments which I hope are pure lies as part of the transfer market game of tug-of-war and nothing more.
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Too much sense in this post. I can handle the slating, its comical.
The very fact ferguson is going for a front man and willing to spend that much tells you all you need to know about where he thinks rooney's best position is...unless you think berbatov is goingt to play in the hole!!
