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dubylhover:
well i still dont agree,martial is good enough to start even under sir Alex...

dubylhover:
i agree with d fact that schoolesy might say we shudnt rely on a 20 year old and that's very true,but I seriously doubt hed say specifically that martial isnt supposed to b starting

Kagawa10:
Phil jones and Smalling made us looked at our attacking best against Aston Villa, City, Spurs and Liverpool last season? Okay o.
Don't forget Young also started in those game we lost, which had no Carrick in them.

dubylhover:
then who'd start? Rooney?? by d way pls share me d link WHR schooled said that

Kagawa10:
I disagree with that. The win were as a result of Carrick. Everytime Carrick was in the team, the team has no difficulty pulling off the wins but without him, the team totally fell apart as seen in our last 6 games in 2014/2015 season where the team laboured against hull, crystal place, lost to Everton, Westbrom, Arsenal et al but with Carrick in the team, the team did wonders. Check here: http://transfermarkt.com/louis-van-gaal/leistungsdatenDetail/trainer/2029/verein_id/985/saison_id/2014.
Carrick was the reason for our top 4 finish last season because he didn't only build our play but also helps to orchestrate most of the attacks. Special mention to Young too.
The likes of Herrera, Mata, Rooney contributed their part but were at no time the reason the team performed well. It's no coincidence that these three are the ones who tends to have turnovers whenever put under pressure. I repeat, the aforementioned players are simply average.
The mistake Van gaal made was not signing an holding midfielder to replace the aged Carrick this season. He probably thought Morgan would do well in the holding midfield role.

dubylhover:
continue....just like in some matches Ashley young would also b better than neymar cos of xperience

adeyemi2015:
Sneijder shouldn't be on the list, if not because of the Position! I bet it's gonna be a miss if he played it! Messi deserves to be in the Top 10, Ronaldo isn't better than him!

SIRcumalot:
Carlos and Ronaldo no suppose be option sef
those aren't good free kick takers.

AdeLaNa1:
Pirlo of cos. I think he's d best Freekick specialist on dat list.

I would ve gone with Messi. But he no dey list...

adeyemi2015:
I think Juninho is simply the best!

adeyemi2015:
You can only pick one nah!

adeyemi2015:
Your Team is trailing by a goal and this opportunity comes in the last minute of the Match?
Which of the Takers will you allow to take it as a Manager?!

Kagawa10:
The only thing I can fault him for, is his impatience. Once he saw that Schneiderlin had consecutive bad games, he immediately dropped him not bothering to know whether it was as a result of not being used in his best role (box-box midfield) or not.
The underlined part was him trying to shoehorn Depay into the starting lineups when Martial returned back from his injury. Before then, Depay had the game of his life on the left wing against Midjilland and the only possible way the coach thought about not disrupting the team after Martial's return was to move Rashford/Martial to the right wing or play Martial in a striker role. He's learnt his mistake though and has realised that Depay is basically useless except he's playing against some 3rd rate full back in the europa league..
I would still love if LVG could be allowed to get his ideal midfielders into the team instead of forcing the likes of Herrera, Mata etc down his throat. The likes of Rashford, Lingard, Martial, CBJ and even Varela had already proved that Lvg system doesn't stifle player's attacking instinct/flairs. At least, They have all worked with him for many months now and the system should have made them look worse by now if the system was the problem but it's only shown that the likes of Mata, Depay, Rooney and Herrera are just not good enough. Even a fucking average Fellaini looks good in the same system, the only problem with Fellaini is that his best isn't just good enough for the team.
On Herrera, he's just not good enough. He's a turn over machine waiting to happen against high pressing team. The moment he found it difficult to control the midfield against a high pressing mdjtylland's midfield in the second leg despite the whole team having the game of their lives and the way he looked pathetic against a high pressing Watford team already shows Herrera's average level. The only time he's been good were against lethargic lazy teams like Arsenal and Everton who all failed to give him a good chase in the midfield..

GBR1:
This is not true. You might follow English football very well but you can't be much ahead of the English folks themselves and in their popular opinion, Rooney doesn't deserve to start. This is one poll for example and i think while Rooney might still be a good player overall, there are just better alternatives to him in whatever position he could occupy who are in better form or would have had a better season than him and knowing he hasn't played in months due to an injury.

Never mind though, i believe he'd just walk straight into the team regardless so you have no worries. It's more worrying that there are those who think England would go very far in the Euros, it seems they've learn nothing from the past.

dubylhover:
oga elampiro,i can neva support English national team oo..a team that doesnt learn from mistakes? fyi im a german supporter thats y tho dey lost,i was impressed with england,their quick pay and transition was good...after d gerrad lampard disaster,they are faced with d rooney own...for long england hasn't gotten a tactician and its killing em..

dubylhover:
dat fella defending Rooney blindly doesn't want to b realistic...since 2004,Rooney has flopped in all competitions for d country side,but yet he's their all time top scorer courtesy of friendlies and qualifiers...

dubylhover:
currently is Rooney close to Kane? d modern day football that the quick transition,can Rooney give you that?

dubylhover:
anyways I'm happy i don't support English national team cos I know that hodgson would still start him,thereby holding another player back....even xavi is his old age wud offer Spain more currently than what roo wud offer England..but d English are so blinded by sentiments that they don't actually see what would help them

lekkie073:
when things r not improving, reformation is necessary.......
Rooney is experienced but not effective again....

dubylhover:
bro,I'm talking about generally..y wouldnt he b their top scorer in qualifiers? he plays as their top 9 and plays penalty...has Kane started up to 15 matches for england? besides you said Rooney has scored 2 world cup goals,abeg is it premiership world cup or FIFA world cup? d fact presently is that Rooney isn't as good as Kane or vardy in d top 9 position...leaving him d no 10 position,which I think alli and barkeley are better suited for that position....its a general knowledge that based on this seasons performance,Rooney shoudnt for england,cos they have better players....

lekkie073:
Rooney is Rooney whether in an England jersey or Eyimba jersey.

lekkie073:
Dafuq Rooney shine against a 'star studded' FRIENDLY match ......

He scored against brazil.....in a FRIENDLY match.....


plssssss......stop this nonsense

Dadehmola:
But Wait oo...

It's an open secret that you love pace, power and speed.

Rooney no longer possesses these qualities - he's slower than a pregnant snail and now lacks the endurance and stamina he once had.

Elampiro - why are you still obsessed with Rooney??

AdeLaNa1:
Stories that touch. England dont need Rooney!!!

lekkie073:
u and this ur advocacy for rooney sef
when will u finally understand d fact that rooney is no more d effective player he used to be?
the only reason for his persisitent usage is because of the records dat r so close to be broken by him.....
u can never be a coach because u dont criticize any player u love.


Rooney is past it..even he too knows himself

dubylhover:
right from d inception of this season,I told someone that I feel for Roy hogson,I said come end of season,he'd b faced with a Rooney dilemma,any ardent follower of Rooney and manu,wud know that Rooney has been in decline for d past 3 seasons,....yes he might score one or two spectacular goals,might defend,but d Rooney we know has finished...even when Kane was having drought beginning of d season,I knew he'd come good..now with vardy also,that was an unforseen variable,it would b an enigma to football if Kane or vardy doesn't start as d top 9,leaving Rooney with d no 10 position...alli and Barkely are perfectly more suited for that role than Rooney...so once again,I feel sorry for hodson,cos any decision he makes concerning Rooney would attract backlash from d fans....

elrony:
Lol... SE and United have a lot in common when it comes to defending!!!!

PietroRico:
After playing so well, them don fúck themselves up at the last minute.. Smh

elampiro:

Oboabona feighing injury was the genesis of that goal. At 90th minute with our goalkeeper with the ball, Oboabona went down in front of our box pretending to be injured. So the goalkeeper played the ball into touch in our area, whereas he should have kicked it far into opposition's half without Oboabona's trying to waste time at the wrong part of the pitch.

The other guy raising his hand instead of looking at the offide line is the second person to blame. That is pure inexeperince. I guess he is a home based. Echejiele would have read the situation better. How can he assume Salah was offide when he didn't watch his co-defeders?

TheGoodJoe:

You are pointing out that these attackers have innovative ideas to score goals when things do not come in easy. What is Ighalo's innovative approach when things get hard?

That is my problem. He just did the same thing. Which is easy for any top defender to stop.

TheGoodJoe:

I do not think Iheanacho would get bullied throughout the game. It takes a little innovation to reduce the defensive threats. Just like Aguero in a lot of games. When the pressure gets too much of him, he drops deep, pulling out the defenders with him and spray the passes around for the Wingers and wing backs to exploit the game created in the defense.