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[ToxtethBlue]

TB's team is what it should be and what I think it probably will be. I think Bilya might start on the right initially tho.

Neville is decent on the ball by the way, better than a lot of our squad.

Agreed, Neville's distribution has come on alot. He's usually the one who drops deep and looks to start attacks and when he does he's usually neat and tidy...

 

[bluebastardo]

Agreed, Neville's distribution has come on alot. He's usually the one who drops deep and looks to start attacks and when he does he's usually neat and tidy...

But he gives the ball away too much, and floats balls up field needlessly.

 

[Goat]

But he gives the ball away too much, and floats balls up field needlessly.

Who doesnt.

 

[wolf277]

i can now look at the right with groaning

Why do a lot of you lads insist on leaving Fellaini out ?
No way am I having it that Rodders and Neville and even Cahill are better than Mo.

nev has the experience to control the midfield, so at moment must start even though mo is a better player, he and rodwell should rotate in the starting line up, keeping one on the bench to replace nev during the game.

forwards should also rotate depending on the state of the oposing defense moysee must decide who AND WHEN our forwards would be most effective

 

[SevertonT]

am i right in think billy can play in the middle of the park also?

 

[Goat]

He sure can.

 

[wolf277]

am i right in think billy can play in the middle of the park also?

yes, apperantly he is more comfortable just off center

 

[bluebastardo]

Who doesnt.

Well that's a good point I'll accept.

 

[ToxtethBlue]

But he gives the ball away too much, and floats balls up field needlessly.

No he doesn't, I'm sure his passing stats would back me up aswell.

Neville's distribution was excellent last season, much improved.

 

[Goat]

Oh FFS, dont make him get the stats out.

 

[Brownie]

I couldn't find it, but I'm fairly sure it was on the build up to the penalty, Neville played a little chipped pass to get out of a tricky position and it set up an attack. None of our players other than Mikel would have made that pass. I'm telling you, he is really very good at understanding how games work. If someone trained him at say, table tennis, I bet he'd be a decent standard in about two weeks.

 

[bluebastardo]

No he doesn't, I'm sure his passing stats would back me up aswell.

Neville's distribution was excellent last season, much improved.

If you watch him, he regularly plays balls up field hoping to find a striker. His cross field passes can be a bit dangerous too if you remember Chelsea.
90% of those balls end up in the hands of the opposition. Howard is another culprit. Hopefully he will start using the defense now it is getting more creative.

 

[Goat]

90%?? Oh come on, even Yobo isnt that bad. So your saying hes got a 10% pass rate? Your on your own now mate.

 

[bluebastardo]

90%?? Oh come on, even Yobo isnt that bad. So your saying hes got a 10% pass rate? Your on your own now mate.

Of course not.
I'm saying 90% of those little floaty upfield passes.

 

[Goat]

Lots of teams play them, its a percentage ball. Highly skilled.