Had Anderson already fulfilled his potential, yes, but since he is far from that stage in his career, no.
What, score in preseason? Yeah, and Ryan Giggs scored a hattrick
That is why I said IMO.. I think Anderson in a midfield 2 with Carrick will blossom this season.. I only omitted Fletcher because he doesn't provide that x factor that Anderson does.. Having said that I know Fletcher is quality and will give a 110% week in week out.. We know exactly what we are going to get from him when he is on the pitch.. That is exactly why SAF prefers Fletcher to Anderson (who can be a hit or miss) Anderson needs to get that consistency in his game.. He needs to be given a run of games..
So was everyone else.. Infact I think it was actually down to Carrick.. As soon as he got the ball he looked to make a 50-60 yard pass.. Anderson was our only legs and power in the midfield.. its not like we were playing with Fletcher.. It was Giggs FFS he was barely gonna run like a mad man and force a mistake.. We know Carrick doesn't do that often.. So who was gonna win us the ball back in midfield?
I was going to do that.If Anderson was our "legs and power" in that game it's no wonder we got owned. He had neither.
1 question. Did he have less than either Giggs or Carrick?
Yes. In that game he was no better than a quadriplegic.
Good question.
Does it matter though?
Yes.
Yes. If he has only one trick it won't work against better defenders. He always looks to go on the outside. He never cut in once.
He's about as good as they come at getting in perfect crosses without the need to beat a man. Valencia obviously doesnt come close.
Ferguson should give him some minutes on the left wing and he can do something what Nani did against Chelsea in Community Shield or Middlesbrough in the league, in his first season. I'm sure Valencia has power in his right foot, it will give us more chance to score if he cut inside from the left wing.
He's got plenty of time to add some variety to his game. He's doing great so far. Always makes himself available for a pass, gives us width and maintains our shape very well, generally passes it simply but effectively, is effective on the counterattack due to his pace, and looks certain to get to the bye-line and whip in a fair few dangerous crosses every time he plays.
Indeed. I also wish though that whilst on the right he can cut inside his fullback some times. It will make him less predictable. But he has made a great start so far.
Yeah, if he could only score goals like the one against Boca juniors every game we could sell him to Madrid for £80mill next summer.
You see this is where good management comes in ... Against a very good left back, say Clichy, he'll probably struggle, even on his best attacking side ... going wide and crossing. This is doubled because united have two strikers in rooney who against good defenders won't score regularly in the air, and Barbatov who is too slow to make up the ground to meet the cross.
How is that video relevant in any way?
Damn, copy and paste issues with chrome. Sorry.
I think his start has been decent to good. That point you make is an important one though. The few times he has come in he's taken the defender by surprise and it's gotten him into good positions.
Surprised that you ask this as his left foot is simply outstanding
exactly. he is best at beating full backs wide. he doesn't necessarily need to mix it up that much (though its always going to help if he keeps them guessing). stick to what you do best.
