Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

he doesn't rly keep possession that well

Yet it seemd to me in the first half (didn't see the second) Newcastle ended up getting more throw-ins in United's half and many off of relatively daring balls up to Ba.

describing hernandez as 'painfull limited' highlights how EPL 'discourse' neglects the importance of finishing

i dont even rate , little pea that highly but he is probably the second best finisher in the division

and?

the painful limitations lie in the rest of the side who can't score consistently for shit

I like Chicharito a lot, but it seems that for some time now finding someone to partner effectively w/Rooney or some attacking threesome that includes him has been problematic or at least somewhat inconsistent. I worry that Rooney has become a fetishized striker who should be playing somewhere else; attacking midefielder perhaps.

we tried that. didn't work

Rooney and Welbeck are the only two that have looked like a proper partnership to me

when did ynahtid last lose three in a row

My first guess was the autumn of 1996 - I know there were back-to-back defeats (5-0 Newcastle and 6-3 Southampton) and I know there were other defeats around that time (Chelsea, Fenerbache) but I don't know if there were three in a row. I'm trawling through the stats now to try to find out. I've found three *league* defeats in a row in Nov/Dec 2001 (Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham) but there's a CL victory in the middle of them.

we tried that. didn't work

With what attackers and what other midfielders? Was it a diamond or was Rooney playing central left?

finding someone to partner effectively w/Rooney

that's not how ferguson works, he has four variously talented forwards who he combines with varying effectiveness depending on various other factors

nobody of any consequence rly relies on a a single forward 'partnership' any more

the midfield is far weaker and far more of a problem for them

which Ferguson will continue to ignore

Remember when Rooney was on his way out? Fergie made a big mistake not flogging him to the neighbours imo. Could have ended up w/ Aguero while city just made posters w/ ol hairplugs.

Ah, in April 2001 United won the league with three games to spare and a fourteen point lead over Arsenal. They then lost all three final games (Derby, Southampton, Spurs).

Rooney in midfield wasn't actually that bad, but he just sat back and sprayed the ball around without getting involved in the forward play at all. We just can't afford to lose him from the attacking third, despite his frequent shitness

nobody of any consequence rly relies on a a single forward 'partnership' any more

amoebi&ba; kun&mario; torres&anexistentialquestion

Cleverley's promised Christmas return has melted away as well.

aguero and balotelli have barely played in a 4-4-2, if they have played together this season then it's mostly a 4-2-3-1 with one of them playing lw

ameobi and ba isn't a regular partnership either

dude it was quite obviously a joek retort

Cleverley's promised Christmas return has melted away as well

...and Smalling's 'tonsilitis' seems to be lasting an impossible amount of time

this whole 'what is to be done with twp' is tiresome and wrong imo

twp is a very good player, and quite similar to suarez and tévez, streaky forwards with notable tenacity, strong intangibles and extracurricular problems that need careful managing

there isn't some sort of magical solution that will enable twp to 'fulfill his potential' -- this is about as good as he will get, sometimes great, sometimes not, a valuable franchise player but not an all-time great

yeah that's fair

he's gives off such a bad vibe when it's not happening for him though

he's p much walcott if he was a white northern cunt. little talent hidden by a massive fee and a few great appearances a season.

I was going to say I like how Utd have made Liverpool look good this festive period, but y'know.

Anyway, Utd angst is always entertaining, except that you've got a good chance hitting upon cures that actually happen and work.

too far a hoy hoy, too far

tonight has been an insight into the emancipatory randomness of playing fitba in hurricane force winds

2k10s will see the emergence of links football, with matches played on the isle of skye, the shetlands and the faroe islands

also the too much hype for a 16 year old bit.

Tim Howard didn't even look that happy

goalie solidarity maybe

Stuck with Rooney i suppose. Berbatov should probably go. Hernandez painfully limited. Welbeck, i like

― Number None

Wrong attitude

it seems that for some time now finding someone to partner effectively w/Rooney or some attacking threesome that includes him has been problematic or at least somewhat inconsistent

Getting waaarmer

Fergie made a big mistake not flogging him to the neighbours imo.

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gabby yorath is powerful

btwn djourou, rooney and liverpool my henhouse is full this week tbh

those were some good goals sunderland scored, who's this mcclean lad

ferguson was fucked either way, the optics of selling yr franchise player to rivals would have been terrible, and w/ 18 months on contract the fee would be limited

doesn't matter that he might not be 'all that', cuz city could/would have bought aguero anyway

I like what I've seen of Nico Gaitan but he's more analogous to Nani than Scholes I think, won't bring composure to the center of midfield. Whichever of Utd, City, Chelsea gets to Joao Moutinho first will have scored a major victory imo. Javi Martinez would be a good buy too.

nil optics ni minimum

defoe is twhlwhbwp

Can't wait for this McClean lad to be ostracised by Trap

― Number None, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 21:05 (Yesterday) Bookmark

ive heard a huge amount about javi martinez and never really seen him play more than a game or two. he seems like the type who'll end up at real for 10 years tho.

twhlwhbwp

otm

He's Romeu-like I think, bigger though. Bielsa's turned him into a central defender this season.

McClean is another one we've stolen from the Nordies but have yet to cap

javi m is more expansive, on a good day he can look like effenberg, probably not going to be a defender at his next club

romeu is a thoroughbred defensive midfielder

spain could field an ~english~ second xi better than england

Tioté is very much the type of Roy Keane midfield enforcer Ferguson could desperately do with and there was little the outstanding he – along with Ba the key performer in an excellent home display – enjoyed more than dispossessing United's leading scorer.

the outstanding he - toh?

Louise Taylor btw

classic LT

it works imo

has been corrected, halfway, to the outstanding the – along with Ba the key performer in an excellent home display – outstanding Ivorian ...

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's mum has launched a passionate defence of her son in the wake of the Patrice Evra racism row.
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i wonder if suarez and konchesky had the same agent at liverpool