The Pre-Season Friendly Thread

Syk3 said:
Someone able to email me too?

Would like to see Nani in action in next game :).

Is he as fast as in youtube videos?


When are the next friendlies for Man Utd?
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Firstly, you got mail. ;)

Secondly, next game:

Guangzhou - Manchester United 1pm Friday

Thirdly, yep, he's really quick and his passing is very direct. :)
 
Linoge said:
Firstly, you got mail. ;)

Secondly, next game:

Guangzhou - Manchester United 1pm Friday

Thirdly, yep, he's really quick and his passing is very direct. :)
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Cheers mate :).

Ronaldo and Eagles look alike when not close up haha.
 
Liverpool just kicked-off on SS1, vs South China. Gerrard, Torres and Babel not in the squad because of little knocks.

10 mins gone 1-0, Riise with a bullet free-kick into the top corner (looked harder than the 1 vs Utd the other year).
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Two outstanding free kicks in two games. Perhaps he's decided to get his fat ass in to gear now that he knows Benitez is after Heinze.
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Yea, he did come out the other day and say that the talk about Heinze spurred him on. Still not convinced about him defenisively sometimes, but even then he's better than most lb's.
 
He doesn't cut it as a defender for me, and as a midfielder on the left lacks any skill to beat a player, he's got a wicked left foot on him but that's it.
 
Just been confirmed that Torres, Babel and Leiva (so the transfer must be done now) can't play as there international clearance wasn't done in time, but they can play on friday.
Linoge said:
He doesn't cut it as a defender for me, and as a midfielder on the left lacks any skill to beat a player, he's got a wicked left foot on him but that's it.
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Thats really unfair on him. He's better than most left backs about but on occasions he goes to sleep and gets caught, Heinze (for example) may be better defensively but there isn't much between them as lb's (same as Evra and Heinze, 1 better defensively and 1 better going forward).

When he plays in the midfield he plays as a left sided midfielder not a winger, so doesn't have to try to run past players etc.
 
BaZ87 said:
Just been confirmed that Torres, Babel and Leiva (so the transfer must be done now) can't play as there international clearance wasn't done in time, but they can play on friday.

Thats really unfair on him. He's better than most left backs about but on occasions he goes to sleep and gets caught, Heinze (for example) may be better defensively but there isn't much between them as lb's (same as Evra and Heinze, 1 better defensively and 1 better going forward).

When he plays in the midfield he plays as a left sided midfielder not a winger, so doesn't have to try to run past players etc.
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Evra can make up for a lot of things with his pace and with more games under his belt he'll improve defensively. But to say Riise is better than most left backs is wrong when defensively he is really poor. Our game at the minute evolves around as much pace as we can stick on the field, Heinze has lost whatever pace he had and as such pales in comparison to Evra in Ferguson's eyes. Whereas, Benitez would find Heinze ideal because defensively he is very good and like Carragher has no actual pace.

What is Riise's role on the left side of midfield when he plays there?
 
Linoge said:
Evra can make up for a lot of things with his pace and with more games under his belt he'll improve defensively. But to say Riise is better than most left backs is wrong when defensively he is really poor. Our game at the minute evolves around as much pace as we can stick on the field, Heinze has lost whatever pace he had and as such pales in comparison to Evra in Ferguson's eyes. Whereas, Benitez would find Heinze ideal because defensively he is very good and like Carragher has no actual pace.

What is Riise's role on the left side of midfield when he plays there?
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He's not bad defensively (from a technical aspect anyway) just loses concentration on occasions. As for pace and so on, our defense has very little but we don't need it as we drop off and then push up whenever a forward pass is played in our half (Riise isn't slow though, if thats what your thinking).

Your right about Rafa liking Heinze and i think he sees him more as cover at cb rather than lb anyway. Like Carra, Heinze is an agressive, no nonsence type defender which is what Rafa likes.

As for Riise playing left midfield. You know what i mean :p He doesn't play like Ronaldo and go past people or get to the touch line, he sits in (providing cover) and will put crosses in from deeper areas and get lots of shots in (his goal record from midfield is pretty good).
 
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