If he stays injury free then I think he has a great chance.
If you think that's how his career has panned out for us thus far then you are crazy. He's certainly shown potential but his good, bad, and decent performances are all pretty equal. He certainly hasn't had only a "few" games that he didn't play well in comparison to his good and decent games.
He has also played a part in this by flying home if i recall without clubs permission and the car accident wasn't he under the influence of drink after nightclubbing and drove home? Plus his weight issues have been suspect although that's been a bit unfair he certainly has looked unfit at times previously when his chance has come. And his prostitute episode and love of junk food has surfaced previously. Has he been blameless or has Anderson not holding down a starting berth been down to pure bad luck? You are not telling us how it is you are omitting facts.
The cruciate knee ligament injury and his injuries last season were pure bad luck, no question there.
He and Cleverley together will, yes. I'm Always Right is, in this instance, right. You keep banging on about how rarely Anderson's been in good form, without ever actually answering his point that this is because Ando's rarely had a decent run without injury. Both his runs without injury in this season and last have produced consistently excellent football. For me, those are the ones that count, the ones which indicate where he is as a player now.
I think season 1 was much more hit than miss, as was last season and now this.
Piss off Brightonian, you're so much better at this than me.
Agree we need to replace Giggs and Scholes the player we buy as I don't think we won't buy I'd imagine would come in and be the main man. Then Cleverley Anderson will need to try and replace Carrick. Will Anderson step up and force his way in I hope so as the potential is there but to have faith in this lad to do this is hard giving the previous 5 years he's been here. On another note I'm Always Right, Anderson has had as many poor games if not more than his good games. So not only has he to stay fit he has to work on this as well.
As we all do you mean?
The difference is, I don't think SAF keeps players around on "hope", he does it on belief and that is what you seem to be lacking.
Nah, that's not true. Like Nani, even when fit he's lost his place in the team on quite a few occasions. Which makes him the same as all young players, albeit he cost more than most do. But it's just wrong to suggest that all is rosy when injuries are forgotten. They're only one part of the picture.
Nah, I just let you do all the heavy lifting then swoop in, like Benitez eyeing a Club World Cup.Piss off Brightonian, you're so much better at this than me.
I suck at the internet.
This season is the only season where I feel he has put in consistently good performances, and even this season he's had some bad games. This is also probably the least playing time he's gotten which does allude to Sir Alex trying to manage him better.
But once again, you leave the impression that you fail to account for the various factors as to why that might be. Doing your cruciate ligament doesn't help in those circumstances but you seem to just focus on his form. As if injuries and how this has been handled is not part of the equation.
Whilst I agree that Anderson has had his fair share of poor games, I don't agree with this statement at all.
We are perfectly able to keep him and buy, if that's what SAF wants to do. Let's be honest, there are at least three midfielders at United who need ditching before we get round to Anderson.
Well yes we can actually, and my guess is, that's exactly why SAF has ignored all calls to buy a CM.
This is part of the debate I got in to yesterday about Anderson. People seem to think that now that most of us would like to see Anderson given a run in the team means that Sir Alex has been fully justified this whole time when really it is just a lack of better options at the moment.
So you don't think Anderson and Cleverley may well be the main reason that SAF hasn't bought a CM when every United fan and his dog and pundit and the pundit's dogs have been calling for him to do so?
If he plans on managing Anderson like he has this season I fail to see what bringing in someone else would have done to harm Anderson's chances. Instead of playing Scholes/Giggs/Fletcher we play our new CM and instead of relying on subs to change the game we give ourself a better chance from the start.
I have no issues with posters saying this btw. I don't either cause I have no faith that he'll stay clear of injury.
1. This is the flaw at the core of your argument. You say over and over again that he's failed to do it in five years here, so he probably won't do it now. But you ignore the perfectly valid reasons we've given you why those five years are not necessarily indicative of his future.
No I think Fergie has not bought someone as the player/players he wanted were unavailable or overpriced as this is what he has said, he won't buy for the sake of buying and his value statement. I thought Demble would have been a better option but Fergie thought not. Finally admit lol what you talking about I have been saying from the start about other issues with Anderson but those also go a long way in me forming my opinion of him.
Fair point, although personally I excused that one because he was alongside Giggs in a two man midfield. For similar reasons I'm not joining in the growing criticism of Carrick this season, because almost all his 'poor' performances have come alongside Giggs and Scholes, who just shouldn't be playing any more.
That's Braga, although yeah that was another one.
I wish I was playing against you tonight!I completely agree Lawman.
What a perfect way to end a debate before training.
Good luck in training tonight, think we are agreeing on most things but you clearly have more faith in the lad than me. Although anyone who has came in for big money at United and been here for 5 years and never been a regular through any reason is a lucky man to still be here. See Berbatov as an example, team of the year, top scorer but out the door. Think Ando is getting it easier due to our lack of options in midfield.There must be a reason, the boss has been so patient with him. Like I've mentioned before, maybe he knows Ando is gonna be a late bloomer, like Flectcher.I wish I was playing against you tonight!
Never again.
In other words,
