UnofficialDevil
Anti Scottish and Preoccupied with Donkeys.
This was our starting 11 when Ronaldo debuted in 2003
Better team debut now?
Better team debut now?
Scholes in behind Ruud in a 4411wouldn't that be Ole on the right with Scholes in a midfield three?
I don't remember Scholesy ever playing on the right wing
Absolutely! It was like magic! You could tell he was so different, special from those first 30 minutes. I'll never forget it. I was over feeling depressed about Beckham leaving after that match.Not for me. Keane, Scholes and Butt would boss our current team.
I was there that day though and we made really hard work of the game. The lift that Ronaldo's entrance gave us really helped.
The ground was buzzing after the game. While it's true he developed his game massively with us, his talent was undeniable from day one.
Surely Jim Pakistan wasn't a forward ?This was our starting 11 when Ronaldo debuted in 2003
Better team debut now?
He could play anywhere. He was that good. We changed formation when he came on?Surely Jim Pakistan wasn't a forward ?
Except if you put them in that 2003 fitness level they would struggle in tomorrow's game, that's for sure.Stick Keane and Scholes in out current team and man, we would be some team.
We were supposedly in transition then. Jaysus.No. Even then RVN, OGS, Giggs, Keane, Scholes and Ferdinand, piss all over any players we have now, apart from Ronaldo.
We were. Nicky Butt was on his way out. Roy Keane didn't have much left either. Ole was pretty much injured the whole time. We didn't win the league for three years, at which point the team was dramatically different.We were supposedly in transition then. Jaysus.
You saying Keane was a DM?Keane Butt double pivot.. forgot how negative Fergie was back then
There's 5 all time premier league greats in there.This was our starting 11 when Ronaldo debuted in 2003
Better team debut now?
He announced his retirement from football yesterday!You cannot beat Eric Djemba Djemba 67 min
I can't believe he's only 40!He announced his retirement from football yesterday!
Not a chance does Greenwood get in over RVN or Ole. Put Ronaldo where Greenwood is and RVN where Ronaldo is.Using the formation we have now;
———————DdG——————
Neville - Varane - Rio - Shaw
———Keane - Scholes———
Greenwood - Bruno - Giggs
——————Ronaldo————-
So about the same with a fairly even split.
This was our starting 11 when Ronaldo debuted in 2003
Better team debut now?
Thats a poor side looking at it now.Phil Neville, Mikael Silvestre and Quinton Fortune in our back four
Also, I'm fairly sure we lined up like this:
-----------------------Howard
Neville--Ferdinand--Silvestre--Fortune
Solskjaer------Butt------Keane------Giggs
-------------------------Scholes
--------------------------RvN
Correct. Ole benched Becks with his performances and Scholes played off the top for one season and banged in the goals.Phil Neville, Mikael Silvestre and Quinton Fortune in our back four
Also, I'm fairly sure we lined up like this:
-----------------------Howard
Neville--Ferdinand--Silvestre--Fortune
Solskjaer------Butt------Keane------Giggs
-------------------------Scholes
--------------------------RvN
I think what you've forgotten is what kind of player Keane was. Or Butt for that matter. Neither were DMs.Keane Butt double pivot.. forgot how negative Fergie was back then
Seems fair.Using the formation we have now;
———————DdG——————
Neville - Varane - Rio - Shaw
———Keane - Scholes———
Greenwood - Bruno - Giggs
——————Ronaldo————-
So about the same with a fairly even split.