Whats the problem with Manchester United?goalkeeping dept - glad to say that this dept looks the most promising...even though edwin van der sar is going to b 36 this november, hes still agile n reliable as ever. Ben foster and luke steele r promising gks. hope that edwin van der sar wont suffer the same fate as tim howard whose 2nd season's form dipped tremendously as compared to his 1st.
right back - gary neville. Man Utd's captain. a true-bred man utd player whos extremely loyal. although hes sometimes prone to some defensive mistakes. hes getting old...31 years of age. definitely need a replacement at some point in time. the only substitutes i can tink of currently are wes brown n john o'shea. but they are farked up...
centre-backs - vidic is a no nonsense defender, who is definitely a must for man utd. this is because of the 29 million pounds guy, Rio Ferdinand, who often suffers from lapses in concentration and makes poor clearances. substitutes include wes brown and silvestre. rio is definitely not a world class defender...if he still performs badly, i tink man utd shld consider offloading him.
left back - gabriel heinze. oozes class with his tough tackling and good reading of the game. man utd really suffer last season due to his long-term injury. im really glad that hes back this season. substitutes for this position include silvestre and evra. silvestre can play quite well as a left back as his crossing is surprisingly accurate in the later stage of last season's campaign. evra still needs time to adapt to the english game. its not helped by hes lack of height and he looks lightweight.
right winger - cristiano ronaldo will continue his footballing education at manchester united this coming season but i seriously doubt his loyalty to this club. must continue to improve his teamplay and shooting. tends to overdo his stepovers. the simple thing for him to do most of the time is to make a simple pass to his team mates. ole gunnar solksjaer may be used as a substitute for this position after being out for 2 yrs. but hes not getting younger either.
left winger - ryan giggs is alreadi 32 years of age and havent realli been playing this position in the last campaign as he often deployed as a central midfielder. Substitutes include kieran richardson and park ji sung. richardson shld learn to b more patient with the game. he must understand when to slow down his pace and when to accelerate. his crossing ability is a doubt too. park ji sung is a hardworking team player. hes a direct opposite of ronaldo. while theres chance for him to shoot and score, he would pass the ball to his team mates. however, given more time, i am sure he will increase his scoring and assists rate. this dept definitely needs some reinforcements.
central midfield- the return of paul scholes is a great plus to this position. he reads the game and keeps the ball well. ferguson finally signed micheal carrick this week but i am not sure if hes in the same mould as roy keane with regards to his defensive capabilities. mebbe this can explain the reason why man utd may also be signing marcos senna from villareal. darren fletcher and john o'shea, who are the substitutes, are mediocre. i am still puzzled why ferguson kept on insisting of using john o 'shea as a holding midfielder last season. he cant anticipate the opposition team's passes and cant make his presence felt in this dept.
forwards - ferguson sold nistelrooy and is preparing to put his faith on guiseppe rossi. i still cant understand why he does that. rossi is still very inexperienced and you cant expect him to score 20 or more goals in a season like van the man. even though louis saha is quite a good striker, he is often injured and hes not a prolific striker like van the man. in this coming season, rooney will have to carry the burden of scoring more than 20 goals if fergie is unable to get the signature of fernando torres( this is a high possiblity as 14 million pounds upfront has alreadi been paid for carrick). alan smith is a good substitute for this position. his thirst for goals and his fiery determination will b put to good use if man utd is still trailing during the last quarter of a game.
alex ferguson - mebbe the man utd board shld consider sacking him at the end of the season if he cant obtain a premiership or a european championship trophy. man utd is no longer a force to be reckon with on the european front and she is still playing a catching up game with chelsea. fergie's tactics in the last few seasons can often be described as puzzling and illogical. mebbe its realli time to replace him with marcello lippi or le guen.
