dont recall saying that
we had 3 trial games, that was our first EPL game, round 1 was postponed for us
It was your second competitive game of the season. You played Hearts in Europe last thursday and looked very good.
I remember when Ronaldo Cristiano began with us. He had talent but needed to learn how to use it.
Completely agree. Nani has shown he can use it. To push on now and be the player we want him to be, he needs more consistency.
High hopes he can pull it off. Especially when he surrounded by all the other fast young players. Must be a great place to play at the moment. He can learn of the old masters, but still needs to keep sharp or he is out.
Another amazing thing was that it was the second youngest starting eleven that SAF has ever named in the premier league. Seven of the players were 23 or under, and only Evra was older than 26.
Pub Quiz time.
When did we play the youngest ever team?
(Sadly i new this without googling it. It felt good to know and be a footy nerd, but also quite sad that i should know these things.
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The only problem with the Anderson-Cleverley partnership in midfield is that it does allow the opposition to get behind them and at our defence far too often for my liking. I remember the same was happening at the beginning of last season and we were shipping quite a lot of goals, something that wasn't fixed until Carrick got back. They're great when we have the ball, but I do worry about them when we don't have it.
Yeah, i can see that been a problem. I guess Sir Alex is hoping the energy Cleverly and Ando has can cover the ground. Cleverly started as a fullback and Ando has been played deep in his career, so i guess its just a question of them learning there roles. They are both new to it. Same for Welbeck upfront. Looks fantastic but sometimes makes the wrong runs. By Christmas it will be reet though. Owen and Scholes can become teachers.
Loving the speed the ball is played around also. Much faster when Carrick is not playing. I can see Carrick as a bench guy now. He can come on when we need to sure up the midfield or we are holding on. He'll also get more away games and the bigger games until the experience is there.
Overall. Good win against a team with serious ambitions for 4th.
