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Originally Posted by Gooner
Damn, I messed up that one. You said we were relying on Spurs to lose, and I was supposed to say, that Spurs actually should have WON that match, because we won ours. 
I think our midfield is actually close to perfect. There are so many skilled, quick players we have, that can play in different positions.
I think Gilberto-Cesc-Rosicky-Hleb-Freddie can make up a wicked 4-man or 5-man midfield easily. Then there's Diaby coming back, Lauren and Walcott both can play in midfield etc.
I don't think Hargreaves would significantly improve your midfield, except depth-wise. A left winger is what you should be looking for imo. I'm not saying Giggs sucks, but he's not gonna be around forever.
And to be fair, when you lost Keane, he was nowhere near being a top player in the Prem. The replacement(s) weren't that much worse than him. Cesc had to step into some big boots, when Vieira left. He did brilliantly though, against Paddy too, in the CL.
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Anyway, onto today. Unfortunately, it seems like neither Chelsea or ManU will be dropping points this weekend. Which means it's a must-win for us against Toon. |
when we lst keane it wasnt his contribution in terms of skill that we particularly missed, althoough he has had his momenmts of brilliance, it was he way he commanded the midfield and captained the whole team. his passion for the game was unbeatable. arsenal unnited games in the vieira keane era were real games! without him we struggled terribly (ie not even getting out of groups 4 CL. and i think hargreaves would make a considerable difference, in terms of winning the ball and maintaining consant pressure, plus hes got a wicked shot on him. as for this weekend you will anniahlate newcastle but we have got our hands full with sheff utd i believe, very ubderrated side.
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Originally Posted by Nimmy
to be honest i dont think man u have the best midfield, id say 6 years ago man united had the best midfield in the world. right now it lacks, the 2 wide players are world class. scholes is a hot or a miss as he is never that fit, and i really dont see what everyone thinks about Carrick.
since Keane left man united have sagged in the midfield this was shown by how Fletcher gets his game.
if united sign hargrieves then it will make it stronger but the guy in all fairness was the villan by england fans b4 his 3 good games which have glorified him into one of the worlds top midfielders by the english media.
seems to me like united havnt used there money wisely and have blew 18 million on carrick when they couldv brought in 2 players of equal quality to bolster the midfield.
to me it seems like sir alex is settling for compromises with these players.
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scholes has by no means been a hit or miss for us this season, and hes at the top of his fitness. theres no way unite are sagging in midfield, ye last seaqson definitely but not now. and carrick is an amazing player. look what he did for tottenham last season and look where they are now. hes still adjusting to the football played at united and will soon show his potential. we paid too much for him but hes definitely no compromise. and ive watched hargreaves play at bayern and was always a believer that he was awesome, and i wasnt one that jumped on the bandwagon after the world cup. the team would benefit greatly from him coming to us.