Ballache
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He was brilliant! needs a bit of composure and we would have some player! very pleased with his improvement, long may it continue.
Not much longer than the 60th minute. It was only a few minutes after that run that I noticed he seemed quite tired and regularly a step or two slower to react than he should've been. A couple of the semi-dangerous attacks Arsenal had after that came largely because Ando got caught a little out of position. Still had the occasional eye-catching bursting run, but definitely was playing near empty. I know it was around the 65-70 minute mark where I started hoping SAF would replace him with either Giggs or Berba.That 30 yard burst after outstrengthening Wilshire on the age of our box was after the 60 minute mark so he lasted much longer than sixty minutes. In fact for me most of Anderson's best work was done in the second half today.
He was better against Blackburn and West Ham but still played well, keeping it simple. He left Rooney a bit isolated 2nd half though.
I have noticed in the past two to three games, he has been running out of gas around the 70 to 75th minute. Even though that is already a lot, if he could close out games, he could really help us with the counter attack late on. He needs to find a way to store some energy in reserve to be used late in the game.
He is in a position where he does both attacking and defending, certainly trying to find a way to reserve his stamina wouldn't be the greatest idea's imo. Its about improving his stamina to last a full 90 mins which I'm sure the fitness coach is working on.
Anyhow, using up all his stamina in 70-75's minutes is already impressive, and don't forget we have Giggs and Scholes as backup, not to mention Gibson, Obertan can play in that position.
He was better against Blackburn and West Ham but still played well, keeping it simple. He left Rooney a bit isolated 2nd half though.
Where the hell have these last 2 performances come from?
Wierdly, it was against Arsenal last season which Nani used as a platform to step up, can Anderson do the same?
Agreed. I didn't understand the criticism he got after that game at all.
I thought his passing was a bit off last night (having passed the ball superbly in his last few games) but otherwise he played very well.
I have noticed in the past two to three games, he has been running out of gas around the 70 to 75th minute. Even though that is already a lot, if he could close out games, he could really help us with the counter attack late on. He needs to find a way to store some energy in reserve to be used late in the game.
No, he needs to find a way to last 90 minutes playing at the same level as he does for the first 60-65. 95% of Premier League players manage it so there's no reason why he shouldn't.
Other than being a month into his return from a 6 month layoff
No, he needs to find a way to last 90 minutes playing at the same level as he does for the first 60-65. 95% of Premier League players manage it so there's no reason why he shouldn't.
More like three months actually. And he still looks fat.
How many matches has he played in the last 9 months?
Im confused what some people were watching. He was good last night, but not outstanding as some claim. He seemed to tire very quickly, from the 70th minute onwards he basically didnt do anything, dead on his feet. Would love to know what United are doing to try and address that stamina problem
Encouraging signs, especially his eye for a pass but lets not go overboard yet
Im confused what some people were watching. He was good last night, but not outstanding as some claim. He seemed to tire very quickly, from the 70th minute onwards he basically didnt do anything, dead on his feet. Would love to know what United are doing to try and address that stamina problem
Encouraging signs, especially his eye for a pass but lets not go overboard yet
Chalkboard at the Grauniad confirms what I thought about his passing.
Completed 21 of 32 passes. Which compares poorly with his team-mates, Fletcher (34 of 47) and Carrick (37 of 52)
He deserves credit for his defensive work though, winning 6 out of 8 tackles (Fletcher = 3/4; Carrick = 3/5 tackles plus 2 interceptions)
I missed the first half and came just in time to watch the second, saw Anderson have a couple of glimpses of nice play but he looked out of it by the 70th minute. Came in here and saw loads of praise for a brilliant performance so was obviously looking forward to the first half, only caught the highlights but he wasn't involved significantly in any attack? I'm not saying he didn't play well, he could've been great, but for him to have had maybe two passes of note in the whole game that were even vaguely threatening when he's the player closest to Rooney...something's not quite right there. He was always looking to involve Rooney whenever possible so that's his main job done, but I dunno, I'm surprised he's gotten so much praise.
What did he do well?