Comments on: In The Red Corner: Ruud Out, Carrick In, And More To Follow? http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/01/in-the-red-corner-ruud-out-carrick-in-and-more-to-follow/ Football News, Views, Articles and Discussion Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:36:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/01/in-the-red-corner-ruud-out-carrick-in-and-more-to-follow/#comment-4337 Steve Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:41:27 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/01/in-the-red-corner-ruud-out-carrick-in-and-more-to-follow/#comment-4337 Carrick will be a good buy for United but we also need a holding midfielder. Senna looked very good in the World Cup and in last years Champons League - Mascherano is an excellent player but is he worth the risk (remember Seba??) Other than Heinze & Ardiles I am struggling to think of a Latin American player who has come in to the top English division and performed at a consistently high standard for more than a season. Whilst Ruud was a fantastic goalscorer the need to play to his strengths made the team a bit one-dimensional and I felt we looked a far better team with Saha & Rooney up front in the second half of last season. Saha's pace and mobility complements Rooney's creativity and with Scholes looking sharp I would expect us to score consistently but also to see the goals spread around more, which is better for the team. I also like Smith up front as a stand-in for Saha - his sheer aggression unsettles most central defenders and is always a joy to watch Carrick will be a good buy for United but we also need a holding midfielder. Senna looked very good in the World Cup and in last years Champons League - Mascherano is an excellent player but is he worth the risk (remember Seba??) Other than Heinze & Ardiles I am struggling to think of a Latin American player who has come in to the top English division and performed at a consistently high standard for more than a season.

Whilst Ruud was a fantastic goalscorer the need to play to his strengths made the team a bit one-dimensional and I felt we looked a far better team with Saha & Rooney up front in the second half of last season. Saha’s pace and mobility complements Rooney’s creativity and with Scholes looking sharp I would expect us to score consistently but also to see the goals spread around more, which is better for the team. I also like Smith up front as a stand-in for Saha - his sheer aggression unsettles most central defenders and is always a joy to watch

]]> By: james http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/01/in-the-red-corner-ruud-out-carrick-in-and-more-to-follow/#comment-4282 james Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:44:53 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/01/in-the-red-corner-ruud-out-carrick-in-and-more-to-follow/#comment-4282 why don`t we buy top class players anymore carrick is average at best. is he better than lampard NO gerrard NO Ballack NO . he is on par with kevin nolan but nolan scores goals. we don`t buy players like Ronaldinho, robinho, Kaka. kaka is ten times the player than carrick why don`t we buy top class players anymore carrick is average at best.
is he better than lampard NO gerrard NO Ballack NO .
he is on par with kevin nolan but nolan scores goals.
we don`t buy players like Ronaldinho, robinho, Kaka.
kaka is ten times the player than carrick

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