Anderson had mad talent.
So did Adel Taarabt.
Id have played Fletcher too.
Anderson: looked superb at first. Thought he’d be a mainstay of our midfield for years. Faded badly and became more of a cult figure, albeit with patches of promising or very good form. Injuries obviously a factor.
Fletcher: couldn’t work out what he was supposed to be for a while. Started to come into his own when competition was fiercest and we arguably had four midfielders you’d play ahead of him on paper. Had a great couple of seasons between 08 and 10. Was consistently good even against top teams.
Anderson could or should have been superior but in terms of their United careers I’d say Fletcher was far better.
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comment by BerbaKing11 (U6256)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Reason-Not-the-Need (U4135)
posted 8 minutes ago
A wasted talent. Fred has a remarkable ability to intercept the ball and pass it quickly. I can't help thinking that if Guardiola had Fred, he would turn into a pearl.
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Well, I don't know which Fred you've been watching - he sounds excellent - but the one we have has a remarkable ability to charge after the ball, vacate space he'd be better off marshalling, not get anywhere near the player in possession, and when he does get the ball, play rushed passes to absolutely no one who is actually on his team.
*But*, he does bring a bit of urgency and does at least try to move things quickly - if imprecisely. So I'd like to see him get given a run finally and see if he can actually adapt to the speed of the PL. I'm doubtful, but I've seen enough of our current midfielders to know that it can't get much worse.
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Your assessment of Fred's ability is based on how many games ? What I find worrying is Ole's obsession with English academy players. Lingard and Rushford can play ten poor games in a row and still start, but it takes Fred one poor halftime and he is dropped.
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Absolutely every single second he's played for United, including his brief appearances during two pre-seasons now, plus two matches for Shaktar.
Unless you're a religious student of the Ukrainian game, I highly doubt you've watched him as much as I or many posters on here have.
lost confidence in him last season, looked like he struggled to stay upright when dribbling the ball, would love for him to have a really good season this year but not much evidence that it will happen
Good to see that Fred has had some minutes as I’d genuinely started to wonder if he featured in Solskjaer’s plans. If he can produce a few good performances in an area we’re short, he’ll be like - I’m going to say it - he’ll be like a new signing.
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posted on 16/9/19
Anderson had mad talent.
So did Adel Taarabt.
Id have played Fletcher too.
posted on 16/9/19
Anderson: looked superb at first. Thought he’d be a mainstay of our midfield for years. Faded badly and became more of a cult figure, albeit with patches of promising or very good form. Injuries obviously a factor.
Fletcher: couldn’t work out what he was supposed to be for a while. Started to come into his own when competition was fiercest and we arguably had four midfielders you’d play ahead of him on paper. Had a great couple of seasons between 08 and 10. Was consistently good even against top teams.
Anderson could or should have been superior but in terms of their United careers I’d say Fletcher was far better.
posted on 16/9/19
comment by Reason-Not-the-Need (U4135)
posted 5 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by BerbaKing11 (U6256)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Reason-Not-the-Need (U4135)
posted 8 minutes ago
A wasted talent. Fred has a remarkable ability to intercept the ball and pass it quickly. I can't help thinking that if Guardiola had Fred, he would turn into a pearl.
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Well, I don't know which Fred you've been watching - he sounds excellent - but the one we have has a remarkable ability to charge after the ball, vacate space he'd be better off marshalling, not get anywhere near the player in possession, and when he does get the ball, play rushed passes to absolutely no one who is actually on his team.
*But*, he does bring a bit of urgency and does at least try to move things quickly - if imprecisely. So I'd like to see him get given a run finally and see if he can actually adapt to the speed of the PL. I'm doubtful, but I've seen enough of our current midfielders to know that it can't get much worse.
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Your assessment of Fred's ability is based on how many games ? What I find worrying is Ole's obsession with English academy players. Lingard and Rushford can play ten poor games in a row and still start, but it takes Fred one poor halftime and he is dropped.
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Absolutely every single second he's played for United, including his brief appearances during two pre-seasons now, plus two matches for Shaktar.
Unless you're a religious student of the Ukrainian game, I highly doubt you've watched him as much as I or many posters on here have.
posted on 17/9/19
lost confidence in him last season, looked like he struggled to stay upright when dribbling the ball, would love for him to have a really good season this year but not much evidence that it will happen
posted on 17/9/19
Good to see that Fred has had some minutes as I’d genuinely started to wonder if he featured in Solskjaer’s plans. If he can produce a few good performances in an area we’re short, he’ll be like - I’m going to say it - he’ll be like a new signing.
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