Valencia today

adexkola · 9th November 2009, 01:29

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Originally Posted by TheReligion

Did well today.

Probs faired better agaisnt Cole than our Ronaldo ever did! and kept him quiet going forward

Nonsense.

KOV · 9th November 2009, 03:45

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Originally Posted by Red_Jamie

I disagree. I thought he was one of our best players today.

Easily his least-frustrating performance for us and he kept Cashley quiet all match.

Was impressed with him today.

i agree with what you say in keeping cashley quiet did a fine job..

BUT what about trying to take him on and get some crosses in etc.. i know he has no left foot and obviously very predicatble but im sure cashley was happy to not be tested all that much..

LLMU · 9th November 2009, 05:44

he did kicked with his left foot today at the end of the game near our own box... so that means he can use them. I think for him, it is still a mental thing or probably just some tactical restrictions given by the coach. That is why he is hugging the byline most of the time and tracking back to cover our RB. Ronaldo doesnt need to track back as often when he played for us. Valencia will be a key asset to us in the long run.

Name Changed · 9th November 2009, 05:46

Valencia did well enough today. He did exactly what was asked of him by SAF anyway. His decision making could and will improve.

girish · 9th November 2009, 11:32

If he could stop running towards the flag and tring a late cross, I'd be very happy.

quethenoo · 9th November 2009, 11:38

Valencia wasnt the weak link, that was giggs. He wasnt outstanding but contributed at least as much as most of the squad, thoroughly decent performance.

JazzG · 9th November 2009, 11:56

Did a great job tracking back and keeping tabs on Cole, average in attack though.

Ekeke · 9th November 2009, 12:00

Had a poor second half, but he made Cole work hard in the first half and was one whistle blow away from embaressing John Terry. He was like almost every game... Solid but unspectacular.

R.Nilsson7 · 9th November 2009, 13:41

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Originally Posted by EdWeatherall

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, a lot of our RW problems stem from O'Shea.

He defended well today, and that is his primary job, but it's not easy for a winger if your full back isn't overlapping and creating space for you.

Just take Beckham and Neville all those years, Beckham got space as Neville was constantly overlapping him, we need some more from our RB in an attacking sense

Yup, he sometimes stopped and waited for overlaps which never came. Whenever Neville has played this season he's been constantly overlapping and had a better understanding with Valencia. The understanding and communication between O'Shea and Valencia has often been non existant.

UnitedRoadRed · 9th November 2009, 20:32

No left foot at all. Same every game - tries to get to the by-line and get a cross in. Expected a bigger threat for the money we paid to be honest.

Dr. Dwayne · 10th November 2009, 13:34

This thread is hilarious.

dev1l · 24th November 2009, 11:06

Valencia Told To Shoot With Power

Surely you have all heard the damning stat: Antonio Valencia scored seven goals in three seasons with Wigan - so how can we expect him to fulfil Cristiano Ronaldo's boots? We never expected that from him but that's another story.

The current story is that Valencia has notched four times already this season which, statistically, is a marked improvement on his record with Wigan. And it is not accidental, neither only down to the fact that United are a much better team than Wigan, thus creating more chances in games. The truth is that Valencia has been instructed to work on this aspect of his game.

'We have been saying to him to shoot because he has power in his shooting,' Sir Alex said. It brought results: he's starting to turn into our Frank Lampard with two deflected goals to his name already.

This sort of knack is something we've been missing for a while - and don't forget that Valencia hit the bar at CSKA and at Liverpool as well so he could, theoretically, have six goals to his name already.

He'll never be a Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of goalscoring but if he reaches double figures (which he is well on course to do) I think we can be more than happy with the 15.25 million we paid for him.

Manchester United - Valencia Told To Shoot With Power

Maestro Minded · 24th November 2009, 11:36

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Originally Posted by dev1l

Valencia Told To Shoot With Power

Surely you have all heard the damning stat: Antonio Valencia scored seven goals in three seasons with Wigan - so how can we expect him to fulfil Cristiano Ronaldo's boots? We never expected that from him but that's another story.

The current story is that Valencia has notched four times already this season which, statistically, is a marked improvement on his record with Wigan. And it is not accidental, neither only down to the fact that United are a much better team than Wigan, thus creating more chances in games. The truth is that Valencia has been instructed to work on this aspect of his game.

'We have been saying to him to shoot because he has power in his shooting,' Sir Alex said. It brought results: he's starting to turn into our Frank Lampard with two deflected goals to his name already.

This sort of knack is something we've been missing for a while - and don't forget that Valencia hit the bar at CSKA and at Liverpool as well so he could, theoretically, have six goals to his name already.

He'll never be a Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of goalscoring but if he reaches double figures (which he is well on course to do) I think we can be more than happy with the 15.25 million we paid for him.

Manchester United - Valencia Told To Shoot With Power

"he's starting to turn into our Frank Lampard with two deflected goals to his name already" <-- that's not a quote. would have been funny if it was though...

Sunny Jim · 24th November 2009, 11:50

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Originally Posted by dev1l

Valencia Told To Shoot With Power
'We have been saying to him to shoot because he has power in his shooting,' Sir Alex said. It brought results: he's starting to turn into our Frank Lampard with two deflected goals to his name already.

i was having a meeting in my office but i was lurking on the caf (looking busy of course). when i read that part i lol'd

i got some weird stares

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9th November 2009, 05:44	#83 (permalink)
LLMU Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: currently unknown Posts: 1,395	he did kicked with his left foot today at the end of the game near our own box... so that means he can use them. I think for him, it is still a mental thing or probably just some tactical restrictions given by the coach. That is why he is hugging the byline most of the time and tracking back to cover our RB. Ronaldo doesnt need to track back as often when he played for us. Valencia will be a key asset to us in the long run.

9th November 2009, 05:46	#84 (permalink)
Name Changed weso26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 21,014	Valencia did well enough today. He did exactly what was asked of him by SAF anyway. His decision making could and will improve.

9th November 2009, 11:32	#85 (permalink)
girish I too love women...for their shoes. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kerala,India Posts: 10,659	If he could stop running towards the flag and tring a late cross, I'd be very happy.

9th November 2009, 11:38	#86 (permalink)
quethenoo Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Where the sun dont shine. Posts: 3,894	Valencia wasnt the weak link, that was giggs. He wasnt outstanding but contributed at least as much as most of the squad, thoroughly decent performance.

9th November 2009, 11:56	#87 (permalink)
JazzG Resident Arse. Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 799	Did a great job tracking back and keeping tabs on Cole, average in attack though.

9th November 2009, 12:00	#88 (permalink)
Ekeke First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,739	Had a poor second half, but he made Cole work hard in the first half and was one whistle blow away from embaressing John Terry. He was like almost every game... Solid but unspectacular.

9th November 2009, 20:32	#90 (permalink)
UnitedRoadRed First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 5,619	No left foot at all. Same every game - tries to get to the by-line and get a cross in. Expected a bigger threat for the money we paid to be honest.

10th November 2009, 13:34	#91 (permalink)
Dr. Dwayne Slacker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back where I don't belong Posts: 46,409	This thread is hilarious.

24th November 2009, 11:06	#92 (permalink)
dev1l Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,509	Valencia Told To Shoot With Power Surely you have all heard the damning stat: Antonio Valencia scored seven goals in three seasons with Wigan - so how can we expect him to fulfil Cristiano Ronaldo's boots? We never expected that from him but that's another story. The current story is that Valencia has notched four times already this season which, statistically, is a marked improvement on his record with Wigan. And it is not accidental, neither only down to the fact that United are a much better team than Wigan, thus creating more chances in games. The truth is that Valencia has been instructed to work on this aspect of his game. 'We have been saying to him to shoot because he has power in his shooting,' Sir Alex said. It brought results: he's starting to turn into our Frank Lampard with two deflected goals to his name already. This sort of knack is something we've been missing for a while - and don't forget that Valencia hit the bar at CSKA and at Liverpool as well so he could, theoretically, have six goals to his name already. He'll never be a Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of goalscoring but if he reaches double figures (which he is well on course to do) I think we can be more than happy with the 15.25 million we paid for him. Manchester United - Valencia Told To Shoot With Power