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I've been thinking about Own Goal a lot, and I've come to the amazing conclusion that he has been so prolific because we basically panic defences into activating him. Without our attacking style, or if we sat and just idly probed like we often did last season, opposition defenders wouldn't be tempted to shank or head the ball into their own net. The weird thing is: why are they more panicked by a front three of, say, Park, Rooney and Valencia than, say, by Giggs, Rooney and Ronaldo? I think we have to entertain the possibility that Berbatov/Park/Valencia etc (insert largely underrated attacking player of your choice) is/are better than we and the media have been giving them credit for. I'd probably throw in Carrick there, too. Nani has suddenly been getting universal and deserved accolades.
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