how did rodrigo do?

VoetbalWizard · 25th August 2008, 23:03

have high hopes for him, couldn't watch the match today. indepth description/report anyone of his performance?

MikeUpNorth · 25th August 2008, 23:04

Hairy Carrick.

032Devil · 25th August 2008, 23:05

Potential.

Good tackler.

Bit laid back.

Richter · 25th August 2008, 23:05

Sideshow Bob only played 15 minutes and did very well. Always looks composed and rarely gives the ball away. Won the ball back the only time he gave it away. Should be given more chances to play.

krazyrobus · 25th August 2008, 23:05

I'd like to see him playing at the base of the midfield, in all his cameos he's been put in between the midfielders and the strikers, he's not Anderson.

samabachan · 25th August 2008, 23:05

Good. Not amazing. Plenty of promise. Dallies on the ball a bit though.

Red Norse · 25th August 2008, 23:07

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Originally Posted by VoetbalWizard

have high hopes for him, couldn't watch the match today. indepth description/report anyone of his performance?

Not enough time to make much of an impact, like the way he plays though. A future Carrick with a bit more pace IMO. Seems really comfortable with both feet, and clearly has vision. A classic midfield general IMO. Needs more playing time though, looks a bit easy to catch off guard atm.

Mozza · 25th August 2008, 23:08

Rarely gives the ball away, has a small selection of tricks to make space for himself, tackles clean, he's got huge potential

Maestro Minded · 25th August 2008, 23:08

He did well, started by loosing possession, but immediately regained it. Broke down portsmouths attack lots of times and had good passes in different ranges.

Castolo · 25th August 2008, 23:08

Silky smooth passer. Looks stoned compared to Scholes.

Alex · 25th August 2008, 23:09

Fairly well, no Anderson though

olesmyhero · 25th August 2008, 23:09

Good cameo by him.

VoetbalWizard · 25th August 2008, 23:11

sounds about what i expected. i love that he moves into a position to always receive the ball and isn't afraid of wanting it. i hope he develops a bit of a dribble and beat a man occaionally like kaka since he does seem to have that deceptive pace.

all in all looks like he'll be a fixture in our subs bench as he can give a breather for our ball-retainers (carrick and scholes).

Escobar · 25th August 2008, 23:11

Needs to get used to the pace of the English game. Bags of potential

Nanison · 25th August 2008, 23:11

What can I say, everything has been said.

You can see it clearly when he gets the ball he is very talented. Didn't do anything wrong and he won balls. I have the feeling he likes to attack so maybe he can be compared with the likes of Xavi and Fabregas later on in his career which is hopefully here at United.

I'm verry happy he already got 2 games (parts of games) I didn't expect him to be anywhere near the squad a couple of weeks ago.

Should be frustrating for homegrown Gibson but it's very clear Fergie rates him above Gibson. but the fewtimes i've seen Gibson he is nowhere close to Possebon

I expect several more minutes on friday

prateik · 25th August 2008, 23:11

15 mins . no freekicks given away , no serious mistake
gave the ball away once and won it back 5 seconds later .. was available in the middle, didnt hide in a corner
looked comfortable on the ball
did nothing spectacular

has potential

Successful · 25th August 2008, 23:12

Mom imvho.

VoetbalWizard · 25th August 2008, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nanison

What can I say, everything has been said.

You can see it clearly when he gets the ball he is very talented. Didn't do anything wrong and he won balls. I have the feeling he likes to attack so maybe he can be compared with the likes of Xavi and Fabregas later on in his career which is hopefully here at United.

I'm verry happy he already got 2 games (parts of games) I didn't expect him to be anywhere near the squad a couple of weeks ago.

Should be frustrating for homegrown Gibson but it's very clear Fergie rates him above Gibson. but the fewtimes i've seen Gibson he is nowhere close to Possebon

I expect several more minutes on friday

gibson should get lots of time in the carling. would like for him to get a chance as well but i do agree that rodrigo is currently rated higher probably.

GaryLifo · 25th August 2008, 23:13

what prateik said is fair.

Decent player is Possebon.

The RAWK lot hate him already due to his hair.

FlawlessThaw · 25th August 2008, 23:15

Very calm and composed. Didn't give a free kick away as Prateik said and that's the main thing.

Phil · 25th August 2008, 23:16

He's a future Carrick with more pace, gonna be top.

Striker10 · 25th August 2008, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Fairly well, no Anderson though

He was good, a few touches, always looks for the ball and uses his two feet better then most people. Made a tackle or two, which is something certain people thought he was incapable of.

I think carrick is two footed but rodrigo almost entices people in, manages to get it on his other foot and creates space for himself

I've raved about him and I don't believe it's foolish. I think we don't really know what he's capable of until he's played 40+ games and had a run of 90 minutes under his belt.

But you know a player and he is a player. A wonderful compliment to Anderson. He might have a different style but I think he could be as effective and he's still only 19

his performance today, short passing. Some forward, to the side. Showed good balance again. Lost the ball once I think (wasn't really set to recieve the ball) but won the ball back. Got in a tackle or two.

Fergie mentioned him in the interview after so the 15 minutes didn't go unnoticed. Additionally I was ok with o'shea in the middle today

away from home and he was excellent

Ramshock · 25th August 2008, 23:19

when he ramps up his intensity he will be excellent

^Red Devil^ · 25th August 2008, 23:20

SOLID

will get more opportunities.

ronnie dazzler · 25th August 2008, 23:24

he just looks like a proper player. Was impressed by his confidence and presence. He didn't do too much, but what he did, he looked like a United player. I'm excited about him now.

Gibson now needs to request a transfer as he is miles down the list

CapeTownRed · 25th August 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Striker10

He was good, a few touches, always looks for the ball and uses his two feet better then most people. Made a tackle or two, which is something certain people thought he was incapable of.

I think carrick is two footed but rodrigo almost entices people in, manages to get it on his other foot and creates space for himself

I've raved about him and I don't believe it's foolish. I think we don't really know what he's capable of until he's played 40+ games and had a run of 90 minutes under his belt.

But you know a player and he is a player. A wonderful compliment to Anderson. He might have a different style but I think he could be as effective and he's still only 19

his performance today, short passing. Some forward, to the side. Showed good balance again. Lost the ball once I think (wasn't really set to recieve the ball) but won the ball back. Got in a tackle or two.

Fergie mentioned him in the interview after so the 15 minutes didn't go unnoticed. Additionally I was ok with o'shea in the middle today

away from home and he was excellent

Pretty much agree with all of this. He is very composed on the ball, and contrary to some people, has the strength to hold off the challenges. There's a comment above that likens him to a stoned Scholes, and I wouldn't say that's far off, though he holds on to the ball a bit longer in general and looks to run with it a bit - not neccessarily a bad thing.

Overall very promising.

Striker10 · 25th August 2008, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoetbalWizard

sounds about what i expected. i love that he moves into a position to always receive the ball and isn't afraid of wanting it. i hope he develops a bit of a dribble and beat a man occaionally like kaka since he does seem to have that deceptive pace.

all in all looks like he'll be a fixture in our subs bench as he can give a breather for our ball-retainers (carrick and scholes).

Well that's the part of his game that no one knows about. it's too early to dismiss what he can do going forward. He's scored two belters for the reserves, has a wicked shot on him and is comfortable running with the ball so we'll see but when your playing by Anderson, we want to see similar things from him so it'll take time

marcus agrippa · 25th August 2008, 23:26

i have to say i like him as a player. looks a United player.

got caught on the ball twice, but recovered.

once he sorts that out, he'll be ace.

lao · 25th August 2008, 23:26

Foster
Rafael O'Shea Evans Fabio
Fletcher Possebon Park
Campbell Manucho Welbeck

Pretty ok Carling Cup/Super Cup/World Club lineup.

Sultan · 25th August 2008, 23:28

He does the simple, simply.

marcus agrippa · 25th August 2008, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoetbalWizard

gibson should get lots of time in the carling. would like for him to get a chance as well but i do agree that rodrigo is currently rated higher probably.

true.

the thing about Gibson that frustrates me at times, is that he can be absolutely brilliant for about 60 minutes, then shite for the next 15, then brilliant again. it's strange.

normally a young player plays a shocker game to game.

Rowem · 25th August 2008, 23:37

Hes good on the ball and comfortable tackling.

He takes a little too much time on the ball - when he gets used to English football and United he will be a quality player. Should get a fair amount of games from the bench.

a_devil_inside · 25th August 2008, 23:40

seems a confident player, not afraid to get stuck in and go one on one against people

25th August 2008, 23:03	#1 (permalink)
VoetbalWizard Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,345	how did rodrigo do? have high hopes for him, couldn't watch the match today. indepth description/report anyone of his performance?

25th August 2008, 23:04	#2 (permalink)
MikeUpNorth Wobbles like a massive pair of tits Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,463	Hairy Carrick.

25th August 2008, 23:05	#3 (permalink)
032Devil First Team Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13,618	Potential. Good tackler. Bit laid back.

25th August 2008, 23:05	#4 (permalink)
Richter Hairy big footed Swede Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Trying to burn down Marca's office Posts: 25,638	Sideshow Bob only played 15 minutes and did very well. Always looks composed and rarely gives the ball away. Won the ball back the only time he gave it away. Should be given more chances to play.

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krazyrobus Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, USA Posts: 1,133	I'd like to see him playing at the base of the midfield, in all his cameos he's been put in between the midfielders and the strikers, he's not Anderson.

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samabachan Cockface McSticklebrick Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: He plays on the left, he plays on the riiiiiiiight, our boy Ronaldo made you look shite. Posts: 4,252	Good. Not amazing. Plenty of promise. Dallies on the ball a bit though.

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Mozza "Geek" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Let Rooney be Rooney Posts: 16,745	Rarely gives the ball away, has a small selection of tricks to make space for himself, tackles clean, he's got huge potential

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Maestro Minded Youth Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stockholm/Sweden Posts: 443	He did well, started by loosing possession, but immediately regained it. Broke down portsmouths attack lots of times and had good passes in different ranges.

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Castolo Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,177	Silky smooth passer. Looks stoned compared to Scholes.

25th August 2008, 23:09	#11 (permalink)
Alex Spam Alert! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Californication Posts: 21,222	Fairly well, no Anderson though

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,253	Good cameo by him.

25th August 2008, 23:11	#13 (permalink)
VoetbalWizard Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,345	sounds about what i expected. i love that he moves into a position to always receive the ball and isn't afraid of wanting it. i hope he develops a bit of a dribble and beat a man occaionally like kaka since he does seem to have that deceptive pace. all in all looks like he'll be a fixture in our subs bench as he can give a breather for our ball-retainers (carrick and scholes).

25th August 2008, 23:11	#14 (permalink)
Escobar Poster originally known as Michel04 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Federer-Land Posts: 12,075	Needs to get used to the pace of the English game. Bags of potential

25th August 2008, 23:11	#15 (permalink)
Nanison Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	What can I say, everything has been said. You can see it clearly when he gets the ball he is very talented. Didn't do anything wrong and he won balls. I have the feeling he likes to attack so maybe he can be compared with the likes of Xavi and Fabregas later on in his career which is hopefully here at United. I'm verry happy he already got 2 games (parts of games) I didn't expect him to be anywhere near the squad a couple of weeks ago. Should be frustrating for homegrown Gibson but it's very clear Fergie rates him above Gibson. but the fewtimes i've seen Gibson he is nowhere close to Possebon I expect several more minutes on friday

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prateik Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,070	15 mins . no freekicks given away , no serious mistake gave the ball away once and won it back 5 seconds later .. was available in the middle, didnt hide in a corner looked comfortable on the ball did nothing spectacular has potential

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Successful Straight Guy Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On top of the league Posts: 2,943	Mom imvho.

25th August 2008, 23:13	#19 (permalink)
GaryLifo Nice Bloke Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Davo thinks I'm weird Posts: 3,525	what prateik said is fair. Decent player is Possebon. The RAWK lot hate him already due to his hair.

25th August 2008, 23:15	#20 (permalink)
FlawlessThaw most 'know it all' poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 10,545	Very calm and composed. Didn't give a free kick away as Prateik said and that's the main thing.

25th August 2008, 23:16	#21 (permalink)
Phil Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,671	He's a future Carrick with more pace, gonna be top.

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Ramshock poster of nonsense Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stretford End for the Irish!! Posts: 3,031	when he ramps up his intensity he will be excellent

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^Red Devil^ Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,273	SOLID will get more opportunities.

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ronnie dazzler Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milan Posts: 728	he just looks like a proper player. Was impressed by his confidence and presence. He didn't do too much, but what he did, he looked like a United player. I'm excited about him now. Gibson now needs to request a transfer as he is miles down the list

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marcus agrippa First Team Sub Join Date: May 2005 Location: "Clattenburg!- Jesus God!" - SAF Posts: 5,644	i have to say i like him as a player. looks a United player. got caught on the ball twice, but recovered. once he sorts that out, he'll be ace.

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lao A Real Cock Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Surrounded by Swedish Pussies. Posts: 2,813	Foster Rafael O'Shea Evans Fabio Fletcher Possebon Park Campbell Manucho Welbeck Pretty ok Carling Cup/Super Cup/World Club lineup.

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Sultan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown Posts: 16,781	He does the simple, simply.

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Rowem Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,476	Hes good on the ball and comfortable tackling. He takes a little too much time on the ball - when he gets used to English football and United he will be a quality player. Should get a fair amount of games from the bench.

25th August 2008, 23:40	#33 (permalink)
a_devil_inside Big footed hermaphrodite Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Little Britain Posts: 25,800	seems a confident player, not afraid to get stuck in and go one on one against people