Re: Fergie questions Man U failure
No doubt about that.
This season not only MU loses CR7 and Tezev, Alex also sideline Park, Berbatov and Carrick from the start of the season and continue to do so regularly. There seems to be a huge shift towards wing play and total reliances on Rooney to knock in the goals.
Obviously, the form of those 3 drops and the support through the center seems to be totally disappeared. It's frustrating to watch MU this season.
the chief reason I believe was the shift of play (due to loss of CR7) and the rest of the team not being to link up / adapt to the new style.
Beginning with Rooney, with CR7, he play the supporting role or rather, with CR7 being the focus, he can do his work with relatively less attention, he was often in a attacking midfielder role back then. This season, he was expected to be target man and expect to haul goals. Fergie did sign Owen to partner him - but alas, that guy has been a part-time player for so long, it will take a while for him to get back into rhythm and moreover, he is often let down by his eighty-year old hamstrings.
Berbatov - since the day he arrive, his style of play has been form rather than brute -meaning he is like a ballerina, he does not want to charge and use brute force to get forward like Rooney- but rather he wants to show off his skills to flick a ball, make a delicate pass...but rest of the team does not seem to understand his style of play. Probably genna f by Fergie, in the last few games, he began put his body on the line - and charge forward - and to some effect. But the biggest biggest failure is - lack of goals. As a forward, his KPI is ultimately the number of goals he scored. I think he may end up like Forlan...sigh.
There are reasons i believe why Fergie sideline Carrick and Park. Carrick, when he first arrive, was excellent, he can make incisive and intelligent passing - which is why Fergie signed him in the first place. But subsequently, his standard dropped. Park - has no skills, has no build. He only has speed and he is hardworking. Thats about it. You can probably get by in a mid-level or lower tier club but at Man U, no. He has speed but if you cannot pass, its no use. One thing, he cannot dribble as well.
Park did score some goals but still i believe he is not good enough to be considered an important player. He will be one of the players out sooner or later - maybe when his jersey sales go down.
Looking at the remaining midfielders - there is really not much to choose from already...Anderson either have attitude problem or what - but in any case, I don't think he is good enough. Valencia is good and useful...Nani is improving - but he needs to be more consistent. Heagraves is akin to a sickpot - write off better. So, Fergie has to rely on Scholes and Giggs. Hopefully next season, Darren Gibson can step up more but i recall someone in the forum mentioned his passing is suspect. Fletcher will have also to stamp his authority in the midfielder more - think he can be a DM.
SAF needs a playmaker in midfielder i think....Nani and Valencia attacking flanks and waiting for Rooney or someone charging from midfield to score is only one way of attacking....
