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The FA should give Anderson the assists for those free kicks, Rooney is obviously targeting his back while Anderson screws with the keeper 
Another solid game from Ando. Gone seem to be the one or two mistakes and the match fitness that would stop him completing games. He seems as fit as ever running our game from the middle till the end
Still scrapping for the ball and coming out on top with two minutes to go. Safe to say the stamina issue has been resolved for now. He's been as good in central midfield as anyone in the league so far this season.
He has had a near perfect start to the season.
Gave the ball away a few times, but otherwise he was a machine in midfield today.
That freekick was a beauty
Never really lost it in bad positions though. He tried a couple of long passes which didnt come off. I dont mind that
Always had a sneaky feeling that this would be Ando's season. So far proving me right.
He was excellent when he was played in the 2nd half of last season too. I am not in the least bit surprised he has started this one so well
A couple of beauties that made it too
Thought he was man of the match today, despite Jones and Rooney playing blinders.
More like the last 3rd of the season rather than the entire 2nd half.
He was unlucky not to start the UCL final.
He misplaced a fair few passes due to our high tempo as well, but as you mentioned, it was never in any costly positions, and a lot more of his first time passes came off.
Seems to be getting better & better each game that goes by, looks extremely confident on the ball too, was fierce unlucky with that free kick in the second half.
Only in the home matches. He was brilliant in them, but anonymous in the away games.
He's started excellently this season, no doubt he's first choice central midfielder at the moment. He's always had that ability but it's great to see him starting to put it all together.
He wasn't unlucky, Jaaskelainen made a good save.He hit it as well as he could have hoped
He was very good in some of the away games last season too but people were too busy slagging him off to notice. He's stepped it up a gear since though.
He's been the difference this season for me. He gives us drive from midfield, commits players and forces the game, and it gets the rest of the team buzzing and joining in. We haven't had anything like that from the middle of the park for a long while.
He's been the difference this season for me. He gives us drive from midfield, commits players and forces the game, and it gets the rest of the team buzzing and joining in. We haven't had anything like that from the middle of the park for a long while.
Personally, I think he's been our best player this season. Its easy for me to go with Rooney, but I like going for the unsung.
Agree 100%.
Dominant. That's all I can say.
He done everything today: picking the ball off the CBs, dictating proceedings in the middle, late breaks into the final third, tackles with bite - and most of all composure.
Well done
He done everything today: picking the ball off the CBs, dictating proceedings in the middle, late breaks into the final third, tackles with bite - and most of all composure.
Well done
Agreed. He's another of our talented youngsters in the team on merit. He's running the show for us at the moment and we should let that continue for as long as it can. Maybe some of his passing was off target today but he never let it phase him. He maintained a high level performance throughout the full 90 mins yet again.
He was slightly careless in possession but still a good game.
I agree with this (probably very good looking) person.
Top post. Sums up what he's brought to the table all season really. Has there been a better central midfielder in the league so far this season?
I wish schoelsy hadn't been banned...I'd have enjoyed telling him told you so
Good point. You should register on RAWK to give him some abuse Chief!
they'd ban me in a few hours for all the stick I'd give 'em
Good point. You should register on RAWK to give him some abuse Chief!
He did hit one or two Hollywood balls that didn't quite reach where they were meant to go but he was stellar besides and if Cleverley's out he's going to need to be too.
Ando and Tom have dovetailed each other nicely with their energy and quickness of feet and thought with. Carrick brings a lot to the table but not either of those two gifts. Ando's going to have to carry more of the load now when it comes to making things happen. We're gonna be relying on him a lot if Cleverley's season is over.
If Ando gets injured we're in some trouble in midfield now. Might have to bring Jones into the middle.
These two sentences contradict each other.
Good game again fro Ando though, will end up unlucky in how few MOTM votes he gets, due to the front two and Jones.
We would be anyway. He's going to have to play every single game this season where we need a midfield in order to win, which is most games. Unless Giggs can defy the odds again from time to time.
I love Cleverley but he's not ready for that kind of step up I don't think. Think he's been excellent, but he's being carried by the movement and confidence of the team also. Ando's been the one pulling the strings each time.
Carrick's probably a better partner for Anderson really...he's good enough in possession to slot in and has the positional sense to cover when others make the runs. He looked a bit lethargic (shit) in the Charity Shield but I thought he was lively when he came on today. A few pointlessly negative passes but you can't really complain when it's 5-0 and you've spooned more chances than most teams create in a month.
would have had a goal from a free kick today had it not been for diving save. whodathunkit?
I can see why people saw things like that, but it was because of lack of understanding between teammates. He sees runs and imagine players are still running when he hits his passes. So if the said player is blocked or stops his run, Anderson's pass ends up looking shit.
Really hope he keeps this level up for the rest of the season. He's been terrific.
In trouble? Carrick, Giggs and Fletcher are extremely competent 3rd, 4th and 5th choice options. Never mind Phil Jones (who might well be amazing) It was Carrick and Giggs that beat Chelsea twice and destroyed Schalke at the back end of last season.
Losing Anderson AND Cleverley would definitely be a blow, though. Losing both your first-choice CMs would be a blow to any team. We're better able to cope than pretty much any other team I can think of.
Agreed, I would think Carrick and Giggs would come into midfield long before Jones. And Fletcher is pretty much ideal as a holder in a 3 man midfield in you need one.
Carrick and Giggs are fine but I'm not sure we'll play the kind of football we're playing right now with Anderson and Cleverley tbh.
Improving Anderson Crucial To United's Dominance - David Pleat Analysis
Improving Anderson is crucial to Manchester United's dominance | David Pleat | Football | The Guardian
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernández will receive the plaudits, and deservedly so, but there was another in Manchester United's ranks at the Reebok Stadium who caught the eye. The visitors' effervescent, left-footed Brazilian Anderson was the instigator of so many of United's brilliant moves on Saturday, setting the team's tone. As he continues to improve, he will soften the blow of Paul Scholes's retirement.
Anderson's increased confidence was instrumental to United's domination, the midfielder collecting the ball deep from his goalkeeper, David de Gea, when his centre-backs split and beginning the passing movements forward. Neither Nigel Reo-Coker nor Mark Davies wanted to leave their safe areas and tighten so high up the field, allowing Anderson to dictate the rhythm. In this defensive phase, Phil Jones and Patrice Evra pushed forward, which forced Chris Eagles and Martin Petrov deeper and offered the visitors more space in which to begin their build-up play.
The dynamic Brazilian Anderson is growing in influence in United's engine room, dictating the rhythm of the game
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernández will receive the plaudits, and deservedly so, but there was another in Manchester United's ranks at the Reebok Stadium who caught the eye. The visitors' effervescent, left-footed Brazilian Anderson was the instigator of so many of United's brilliant moves on Saturday, setting the team's tone. As he continues to improve, he will soften the blow of Paul Scholes's retirement.
Anderson's increased confidence was instrumental to United's domination, the midfielder collecting the ball deep from his goalkeeper, David de Gea, when his centre-backs split and beginning the passing movements forward. Neither Nigel Reo-Coker nor Mark Davies wanted to leave their safe areas and tighten so high up the field, allowing Anderson to dictate the rhythm. In this defensive phase, Phil Jones and Patrice Evra pushed forward, which forced Chris Eagles and Martin Petrov deeper and offered the visitors more space in which to begin their build-up play.
Manchester United worked the ball from back to front via Anderson, leaving Bolton overwhelmed. Manchester United worked the ball from back to front via their dynamic Brazilian Anderson, leaving Bolton overwhelmed. Photograph: Graphic
Michael Carrick, who replaced Tom Cleverley, predictably played his deep-lying, safe game, rarely close enough for a pop at goal, but always ready to cope with rare counter‑attacking danger. Anderson has more vitality and energy. He received and searched for a front colleague to play a progressive forward pass, then followed that delivery forward to receive again and progress up the pitch. With his waspish left foot and change of pace, the Brazilian's form is making up for Scholes's absence and the less game time being enjoyed by Ryan Giggs.
Anderson's emergence shows the value of patience by both the manager and the player. The midfielder commands and demands the ball. He almost seems in love with it. His shooting and goals record will improve as his support play takes him closer to goal, as will his tracking of opponents and tackling as he plays more regularly. But he is already charged with responsibility: he takes the right‑wing corners, and his accuracy is better now than it was. He is an infectiously enthusiastic presence, forever calling for the ball.
Bolton had no answer. They had seemed determined to upset any early rhythm mustered by United with a series of poorly timed challenges, but this did not deter the visitors, whose early delivery from wide positions and brilliant box movement gave them three-goal daylight within the first 25 minutes. They swamped Bolton's four-man mid-line and zipped the ball to the touchlines, where Evra and Jones, my Guardian prediction for "buy of the season", gleefully joined in. This was another merciless display. Opponents must scratch their heads as they consider how best to stop them. Getting tighter to Anderson may be one answer.
Improving Anderson is crucial to Manchester United's dominance | David Pleat | Football | The Guardian
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernández will receive the plaudits, and deservedly so, but there was another in Manchester United's ranks at the Reebok Stadium who caught the eye. The visitors' effervescent, left-footed Brazilian Anderson was the instigator of so many of United's brilliant moves on Saturday, setting the team's tone. As he continues to improve, he will soften the blow of Paul Scholes's retirement.
Anderson's increased confidence was instrumental to United's domination, the midfielder collecting the ball deep from his goalkeeper, David de Gea, when his centre-backs split and beginning the passing movements forward. Neither Nigel Reo-Coker nor Mark Davies wanted to leave their safe areas and tighten so high up the field, allowing Anderson to dictate the rhythm. In this defensive phase, Phil Jones and Patrice Evra pushed forward, which forced Chris Eagles and Martin Petrov deeper and offered the visitors more space in which to begin their build-up play.
The dynamic Brazilian Anderson is growing in influence in United's engine room, dictating the rhythm of the game
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernández will receive the plaudits, and deservedly so, but there was another in Manchester United's ranks at the Reebok Stadium who caught the eye. The visitors' effervescent, left-footed Brazilian Anderson was the instigator of so many of United's brilliant moves on Saturday, setting the team's tone. As he continues to improve, he will soften the blow of Paul Scholes's retirement.
Anderson's increased confidence was instrumental to United's domination, the midfielder collecting the ball deep from his goalkeeper, David de Gea, when his centre-backs split and beginning the passing movements forward. Neither Nigel Reo-Coker nor Mark Davies wanted to leave their safe areas and tighten so high up the field, allowing Anderson to dictate the rhythm. In this defensive phase, Phil Jones and Patrice Evra pushed forward, which forced Chris Eagles and Martin Petrov deeper and offered the visitors more space in which to begin their build-up play.
Manchester United worked the ball from back to front via Anderson, leaving Bolton overwhelmed. Manchester United worked the ball from back to front via their dynamic Brazilian Anderson, leaving Bolton overwhelmed. Photograph: Graphic
Michael Carrick, who replaced Tom Cleverley, predictably played his deep-lying, safe game, rarely close enough for a pop at goal, but always ready to cope with rare counter‑attacking danger. Anderson has more vitality and energy. He received and searched for a front colleague to play a progressive forward pass, then followed that delivery forward to receive again and progress up the pitch. With his waspish left foot and change of pace, the Brazilian's form is making up for Scholes's absence and the less game time being enjoyed by Ryan Giggs.
Anderson's emergence shows the value of patience by both the manager and the player. The midfielder commands and demands the ball. He almost seems in love with it. His shooting and goals record will improve as his support play takes him closer to goal, as will his tracking of opponents and tackling as he plays more regularly. But he is already charged with responsibility: he takes the right‑wing corners, and his accuracy is better now than it was. He is an infectiously enthusiastic presence, forever calling for the ball.
Bolton had no answer. They had seemed determined to upset any early rhythm mustered by United with a series of poorly timed challenges, but this did not deter the visitors, whose early delivery from wide positions and brilliant box movement gave them three-goal daylight within the first 25 minutes. They swamped Bolton's four-man mid-line and zipped the ball to the touchlines, where Evra and Jones, my Guardian prediction for "buy of the season", gleefully joined in. This was another merciless display. Opponents must scratch their heads as they consider how best to stop them. Getting tighter to Anderson may be one answer.
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