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| Originally Posted by reddwarf There is no chance of Fergie dropping Giggs for the game against Arsenal. In the absence of Neville he is our captain.
I would also be very surprised if he dropped Scholes. Don't forget that it was his pass that played in Carrick for our goal on Sunday.
Against City we had Nani, Ronaldo, Anderson, Scholes and Giggs all on the pitch from the start. Where's the support for the defence in that line up?
Since our defence was weakened with the loss of Evra I really think Carrick or Hargreaves should have started the game and I was also surprised that the hard-working Park did not start in place of Nani. But then hindsight is a wonderful thing... |
I can agree with you it is unlikely Fergie will drop Giggs and Scholes as their experience may matter in such a tense encounter. It may be deemed too risky not to have them around for this game although I would have preferred them to come in later. Fair enough nonetheless.
But do bear in mind Anderson held more than his own against Fabregas without Scholes earlier in the season or our Keano started to impose himself only after taking over the reins from Robson or that Fabregas and Adebayor only emerged as Arsenal's best players after the departure of Henry etc.
And yes, I can't agree more with you about our defensiveness, or rather lack of, in the middle of the park in the citeh game. Hargreaves IS our only thoroughbred defensive midfielder. For those who lament Hargreaves is slow and thus slows down our game, do also appreciate the stability and solidness he gives us before our box and yes, the ball(!!). And as in my previous postings, think we really have to consider the SUITABILITY and BALANCE of the central midfield.
Finally, hindsight is not just a wonderful thing... but a perfect vision.
