In fairness so do I
Roy loves Denis
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In fairness so do I
Quite cute really.
Saw that in my YouTube recommendations the other day, knew before I clicked it would be about Irwin haha
Who doesn't.
Also who bumped this thread? Sneaky post deleting swine.
Also who bumped this thread? Sneaky post deleting swine.
Denis Irwin soothes the angry Keano
I love Denis
If Denis Irwin played now he'd be the best left-back in the world....and that's just by judging his left foot nevermind his right
interesting to see what non Utd fans think of him.
he’s the most rated, underrated player of all time. As people used to say he’s so underrated, but most people actually rated him...
Don’t think he was even considered world class in his career, and perhaps that had something to do with who he played for internationally.
great player, still criminal he missed a cup final for a ridiculous sending off if I remember correctly.
Also because of the way he looked and behaved. Quiet guy who looked like a 40 year old dad.
One of my fave players growing up, hence the name. People say he was the typical 90s full back but with his skill set he could easily play as the modern full back and get forward more. Apart from defending he had a fantastic first touch, great technique, read the game very well, took a mean free kick and penalty, and was a good passer of the ball.
I think 99 was his last great season and United probably should have replaced him sooner. Between him and Evra there were a lot were a lot of players that just weren't good enough to be a world class left back for United. I'd argue the pattern has repeated itself now and we haven't had a really great one since prime Evra.
I think 99 was his last great season and United probably should have replaced him sooner. Between him and Evra there were a lot were a lot of players that just weren't good enough to be a world class left back for United. I'd argue the pattern has repeated itself now and we haven't had a really great one since prime Evra.
But do we know if Denis loves Roy?
My exact thought after reading the title, too!
I think it's more likely the best right-back in the world, easier competition there but football fans and Pool fans in particular would glorify TAA's flashier passing, crossing and his CL performances as the deciders. It depends on where he's playing depending on his team.
LB now have so many good competitions, there'll be endless debates about it.
People tend to forget he played RB before, can slot in either one easily, he played LB for us because we just don't have any good one at that time, then with the Neville brothers breaking through... the rest is history. Finding a good longterm LB is simply not easy. Took us a half-a-decade to finally get the adapted Evra.
Asking the right question here, unfortunately for Roy, it's likely unrequited.
I remember a story, which could apocryphal, that on the day of Beckham's wedding in Ireland that Keane and Irwin went to watch their native Cork play in the Munster Hurling Final instead.
You would do something else if you weren’t invited
I think they were said to be the only United players from the squad at the time who didn't go.You would do something else if you weren’t invited
Roy was a miserable c**t at times. I find it funny when he criticizes other players, because he could act as a primadonna in his prime.
I imagine that Roy also loved rooming with Denis cos he never attempted to speak to him.
Honestly thought this was about Roy Hodgson.
Denis Irwin is the best full-back in Premier League history.
Brilliant on 1 v 1's. Good positional sense. Quick. Equally good at right-back as well as left back. Great striker of the ball. Good set-piece taker. Good crosser of the ball. Mr. Consistent.
In the mid 90's in his prime he was world class
He was the complete full-back
Brilliant on 1 v 1's. Good positional sense. Quick. Equally good at right-back as well as left back. Great striker of the ball. Good set-piece taker. Good crosser of the ball. Mr. Consistent.
In the mid 90's in his prime he was world class
He was the complete full-back
Glad to see so many like minded Denis lovers
Imagine Roy watching that co92 film and watching how they edited Irwin out of history and pretended Phil Neville was left back through all the glory years
" I used to room with Denis on Ireland duty and he had a way of helping me switch off. I remember it now, he'd say, 'Hey big guy, Sun's getting real low.' And he'd stroke my hand and... next thing I know I'm totally calm. Such a reassuring presence. "
Irwin, Kanchelskis, Bruce, Schmeichel, Lee Sharpe.....average transfer fee about 500k, those were the days.
I've always found it daft with these best ever prem teams, should it be Cole or Irwin at left back? Firstly, Irwin was a right back but just happened to play left back because he could, and he could do it better than anyoe else. I'd like to have seen Cashley at right back.
It would be Irwin at right back for me and Cole at left back, how Roy allowed Viera to put Lauren at right back, I'll never know.
I've always found it daft with these best ever prem teams, should it be Cole or Irwin at left back? Firstly, Irwin was a right back but just happened to play left back because he could, and he could do it better than anyoe else. I'd like to have seen Cashley at right back.
It would be Irwin at right back for me and Cole at left back, how Roy allowed Viera to put Lauren at right back, I'll never know.
One of my all time favorite players.
Definitely one of our greats at the club, Keane is controversial most of the time but on this occasion you can't disagree...
One of the most criminal things I ever watched
Silvestre was decent and could go forward and most importantly could put in a cross.
Irwin does not get the credit he deserves.
I'll never forget that sickening feeling i felt when that dirty fecker Paul Bosvelt nearly snapped Denis's leg in a Champs League match against Feyenoord in Rotterdam..
Feyenoord were fecking dirty in that game. The ref was terrible! he missed so many dirty fouls.I'll never forget that sickening feeling i felt when that dirty fecker Paul Bosvelt nearly snapped Denis's leg in a Champs League match against Feyenoord in Rotterdam..
subsequently he was suspended for a few games by UEFA after that
Great video. I love Denis, a great player and a superb professional.
In fairness so do I
One of the greatest injustices in football history was him having to miss a cup final cos David Ellary was moron.
Indeed.
I think Silvestre was decent at times but for every good thing he did a really bad and clumsy thing seemed to follow sooner or later. Some horrendous errors and quite a few in big games too. I think him, Heinze, Phil Neville, John O shea were all decent/good but nowhere near the level a United full back should be. I'm probably in a minority but I'm not convinced that our current full backs will get near that elite level either.
Yep, ludicrous.
He tapped the ball a few yards up the touchline as Elleray was blowing his whistle.
It was hardly lashing the ball away to waste time.
I haven’t seen it, did they really do this? No mention of Irwin?
I view players like Irwin and Gary Neville as smart players who maximized their potential. They knew their limitations and almost always played very well. There are too many players who don't know their limitations and therefore never make it as a pro.
my impression was they pretended phil was United's left back through that era. When really he was always a squad player (which is nothing to be ashamed of). But Irwin was a great left back for us for a decade or more