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Redcafe in revisionism shocker.
Ashley Young had a good season this season, there are no if's or but's about it.
Ashley Young had a good season this season, there are no if's or but's about it.
Most have said he had a good season, just not a "fantastic" or a "brilliant" one. The hyperbole might be a bit much.Redcafe in revisionism shocker.
Ashley Young had a good season this season, there are no if's or but's about it.
Im not doubting he's a decent player, but I've never seen anything in his game that comes close to Nani or Valencia's ability. He was an expensive buy, one that didn't make sense at the time and still doesn't now.Well that's a pretty ridiculous assessment given his season with United. I can't see any evidence at all of him being poor in the bigger games, especially given that superb performances vs both Arsenal and Spurs spring to mind.
Definitely exaggerated that. He was good at most.Young was ace for us and will continue to be so.
He was alright. You wonder why we bought him really.Definitely exaggerated that. He was good at most.
The fact that it meant Liverpool had to buy Downing instead is more than enough reason for me.He was alright. You wonder why we bought him really.
I'm not arsed by stats at all. I didn't need stats to tell me that England were absolutely shite against Italy, just as I don't need stats for player performances.One of the keys to our recent success has been strength in depth, and signing Ashley Young was a significant upgrade from our other 3rd choice wingers at the time like Park, Giggs (not really a winger anymore), Obertan and Bebe.
Overall, Ashley Young has been good for us. Also, keep in mind that when he was at Aston Villa he took their penalties and free kicks and started every game that he was fit. That won't happen at United, so his stats will not look as impressive as they were at Aston Villa.
Really? It's an obvious buy IMO. It gives us 3 quality wingers. We play with 2 on a reg basis so having 1 to rotate with makes sense surely.He was alright. You wonder why we bought him really.
Maybe Fergie thought Park was finished, but, even at 37, I'd prefer Giggs to Young.Really? It's an obvious buy IMO. It gives us 3 quality wingers. We play with 2 on a reg basis so having 1 to rotate with makes sense surely.
You see that's the irony about it... I'm sure Young was part of our value policy in that I think the rationale was that we'd be getting a good player without paying what we'd have to pay for a Hazard, for example, but then it could later turn out that even the relatively small money we paid is too much if Young proves to be distinctly average, which I think he is. So, ironically, we can still not get value for our money even if we don't drop the big bucks.How is Young part of the value policy? We completely overpaid.
He is English, I recall something or other about limits on foreign players happening someday or something.He was alright. You wonder why we bought him really.
The Veron Policy in full effect.The fact that it meant Liverpool had to buy Downing instead is more than enough reason for me.
He dives?Very good season. He scores, he assists very well.
He dives?
Never mind.
What i really came in here to talk about was the last episode of the Football Weekly podcast, anybody here hear it?
Jacob Steinberg described Young as a "coward" and accused him of "hiding in big games".
A rush to judgement internationally speaking, but i couldn't recall his involvement one way or the other in the pivotal matches for United last season, my memory can be like s sieve on occasion when it coems to football.
It was a team failure with certain positions' (particularly the flanks) inneffectiveness exacerbated by the overall shitness.He was awful for England really.
Ah yes i should have remembered the Arsenal match. They were a shambled that day though.He was immense against Arsenal when we romped them 8-2..
And he scored 2 amazing goals at WHL during a crunch period of the season if I recall correctly..
In which ways was Young and Milner's general ineptitude exacerbated by the "overall shitness"?It was a team failure with certain positions' (particularly the flanks) inneffectiveness exacerbated by the overall shitness.
He wasn't exactly hiding when it came round to the task of taking a penalty. In short he was talking shit.He dives?
Never mind.
What i really came in here to talk about was the last episode of the Football Weekly podcast, anybody here hear it?
Jacob Steinberg described Young as a "coward" and accused him of "hiding in big games".
A rush to judgement internationally speaking, but i couldn't recall his involvement one way or the other in the pivotal matches for United last season, my memory can be like s sieve on occasion when it coems to football.
Why? He definitely was signed for value more than need or pure quality. It was opportunistic: decent age, English, decent player, LAST year on contract.I like how KingMinger decides to denigrate the Young signing as a "value signing" when if I remember rightly last year he was one of the big supporters for signing him. Ridiculous.
Definitely not a value signing given how much we paid for him and his wages. He was signed to be an instant hit and he's not really THAT good of a player. He cost more than Nani and Valencia and is on higher wages than them when he signed.Why? He definitely was signed for value more than need or pure quality. It was opportunistic: decent age, English, decent player, LAST year on contract.
I still think he is/was a decent signing but mostly because of the restrictions we evidently have in buying players above his calibre.
He's the biggest diver in the league, it's what he does best.He weighs 9 stone and has been the most fouled player in the PL for a couple years running now. It's about time he hit the iron in the gym. I'm sick of him hitting the sack whenever he's tackled.
I know he's one of the biggest divers. I never used his weight as an excuse, I just stated that he's underweight & needs to hit the gym.He's the biggest diver in the league, it's what he does best.
He's the biggest diver in the league, it's what he does best.
There's a reason the best wingers are usually slim and "nimble". Not everyone's a freak like Ronaldo whose body seems to be able to do just about anything.I know he's one of the biggest divers. I never used his weight as an excuse, I just stated that he's underweight & needs to hit the gym.
Young is a massive diver, it's a legitimate thing to say regardless of who you support.An arsenal fan moaning about divers is the irony of ironies!
Young is one of the biggest divers in the league, and I wish he'd cut it it out. The fact that Sir Alex spoke out against it is a sign, when did Wenger last publicly criticise one of his own players for diving?He's the biggest diver in the league, it's what he does best.
Young is underweight. There aren't many players as fragile as he is, especially "the best wingers".There's a reason the best wingers are usually slim and "nimble". Not everyone's a freak like Ronaldo whose body seems to be able to do just about anything.
If Young loses any pace from "bulking up" that would be disastrous. He's not a Walcott but pace is important for his game and he's not a Giggs who has the means to compensate for its absence.
Irony of ironies from the fan of a team that had king divers like Ronaldo and van Nistlerooij and currently boasts Young, the worst diver in the PL and Nani, the biggest fanny.An arsenal fan moaning about divers is the irony of ironies!
Irony of ironies from the fan of a team that had king divers like Ronaldo and van Nistlerooij and currently boasts Young, the worst diver in the PL and Nani, the biggest fanny.
I believe I almost got banned for saying this few months ago, 90% of posters slamed me because I said he is skinny and that he needs to bulk up. The guy is wearing long sleeves(undertop) in the middle of fecking summer, I believe even he is shy of his weight.He was bloody frustrating to watch at the Euros.
Why was he never been given the "bulking up" treatment at Villa? like Fletcher did that one summer and gained loads of strength.
He weighs 9 stone and has been the most fouled player in the PL for a couple years running now. It's about time he hit the iron in the gym. I'm sick of him hitting the sack whenever he's tackled.
Young dives twice in season, biggest flopper in league. Suarez flops twice per game, linked with move to Real.
What codswallop
Pires.Irony of ironies from the fan of a team that had king divers like Ronaldo and van Nistlerooij and currently boasts Young, the worst diver in the PL and Nani, the biggest fanny.