C'mon a5 yard pass? not even that? never?!
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C'mon a5 yard pass? not even that? never?!
He got an assist with his left foot only recently.
He's no nonesense, no play-acting or diving refreshing to see.
You get that a lot with wingers though, almost complete one footedness. Giggs is about as good on his right as I am with my left.
..with poetic license for exaggeration granted.
you're a liar! you're a cheat and a liar, no woman's desrie!
His intelligence off the ball is even better. When Fabio got too centered he constantly dropped back and followed Cole's runs.
His work rate is second to none.
Goggs scored with his right in the 99 semi final at Stadio del Alpi. Everybody Peruzzi, Ferrara and me were shell shocked
He's great looking to boot in a Jermaine Jackson way. Which may or may not do it for Aaron... but it works for me.
But yeah, he's the antithesis of Nani and Ronaldo... which is an endearing quality in itself. Gets the job done... no fuss.
yep, well spotted. old-school, honest player
He's hard as feck. Skillful, yet very very strong. He battles it out with players whereas Ronaldo or a Nani would simply choose to fall over.
And why are people so bothered about his left foot when he can do magical things with his right.
And why are people so bothered about his left foot when he can do magical things with his right.
I hold my hands up, when I heard about us signing him I really didn't think he'd be good enough. I'm sure there are some quotes knocking about with me saying that, gladly been proved wrong over the past few years though, he's fecking brilliant, such an intelligent and composed player.
He's been nothing short of amazing since returning in February, so glad for him. He just came back and got right into it, no rustiness or anything. He absolutely kills Ashley Cole anytime he plays him.
He deserves a PL medal. Delighted for him, after his injury.
He deserves a PL medal. Delighted for him, after his injury.
He was all over the pitch, defending, attacking, put quality balls in the box, brilliant display
Goggs scored with his right in the 99 semi final at Stadio del Alpi. Everybody Peruzzi, Ferrara and me were shell shocked
Okay that didn't happen.
We all make mistakes to be fair. I'd barely heard about him before we signed him. I presumed he'd just be an able bodied replacement for Ronaldo, nothing special. I think that was the general consensus too, bar a few who I'm sure watched him a lot.
Turns out he's a hell of a lot more than that.
my days!! he tore Ashley Cole a new one today!!!! brilliant performance, the guy's a beast!!!
I've been critical in the past about Valencia being able to 'step up' and become a great player, rather than 'merely' a good one.
But since he's come back from injury he's been superb - seems to have improved considerably. Could be the coming to terms with being a United player, a chance to review his game or even just a rest.....whatever the reason, he's becoming a truly great player.
But since he's come back from injury he's been superb - seems to have improved considerably. Could be the coming to terms with being a United player, a chance to review his game or even just a rest.....whatever the reason, he's becoming a truly great player.
Our first South American to be an unqualified success?
We all make mistakes to be fair. I'd barely heard about him before we signed him. I presumed he'd just be an able bodied replacement for Ronaldo, nothing special. I think that was the general consensus too, bar a few who I'm sure watched him a lot.
Turns out he's a hell of a lot more than that.
I think the consensus was a bit more pessimistic than that, with plenty of 'We're replacing the best player in the world with a mediocre winger, roll on next year'-type comments. I wasn't disappointed that we were 'replacing' Ronaldo with him, I just didn't think he was first-team quality. He wasn't 'special'.
Even right up until around christmas time there were people doubting whether he was good enough.
Since then he's gone from strength to strength though, really. As you'd expect from someone as dedicated and intelligent, really. He was always going to improve as he acclimatised and got used to his team-mates, especially given he's so team-oriented. And he was always going to individually improve because he's such a dedicated professional.
He's incredibly reliable, incredibly hard working and so brilliantly simplistic yet effective - hard to believe I was so against it.
I think even for those of us who thought he'd be excellent for us, we didn't realise he'd be quite this good. The one thing you can't be sure of is whether these players will make the right decisions time after time when they're under pressure. He does. More than almost any player in our squad. For £16m odd he was a steal.
Still remember having a bet with my mate during World Cup 06, when Valencia first burst on the scene. I said, he's good enough to play for United, but obviously you never think its actually going to happen.. an unheard of player from Ecuador.
I still think this lad's got even more potential than he's already showing.. honestly, with the strength and pace he possesses, not to mention the intelligence and shot-power (hasn't really shown this side of his game at United), I think he's just going to go from strength to strength.
I still think this lad's got even more potential than he's already showing.. honestly, with the strength and pace he possesses, not to mention the intelligence and shot-power (hasn't really shown this side of his game at United), I think he's just going to go from strength to strength.
I remember him from the 2006 World Cup, where he was 'one to watch' for the future. The future's here.
The best description yet. fecking spot on.
Not really. This is how good he was and is.
something tells me he's the dion dublin of this united squad.
Absolutely, he's so calm and composed. I already know he's such a smart player and yet I almost get a little giddy in games when he shows it over and over and over again. He's made for this level mentality-wise.
As well as that you've got things like his professionalism, that obviously we don't know anything about before we've signed him so just completely disregard as a factor when talking about potential signings.
In what way?
He is very predictable, yet hard to stop. His crosses and cut-backs are nearly always dangerous and his work rate is insane.
His limitations are that because he is predictable, a fast and strong full back can equal him. I remember that Enrique fella at Newcastle totally neutralising him.
His biggest testament is how he raped Ashley Cole who doesn't usually get that treatment from anyone.
Solid player.
His limitations are that because he is predictable, a fast and strong full back can equal him. I remember that Enrique fella at Newcastle totally neutralising him.
His biggest testament is how he raped Ashley Cole who doesn't usually get that treatment from anyone.
Solid player.
Solid?! That's a terrible and clueless underestimation. Does Valencic sound better?
Martin Keown on Valencia, after the match:
"Few players will give Ashley Cole as tough a time as Antonio Valencia did. If he had not been injured, United would have won the title weeks ago."
"Few players will give Ashley Cole as tough a time as Antonio Valencia did. If he had not been injured, United would have won the title weeks ago."
It sounds like a gay Balkan name... so absolutely.
I don't know what your problem is with me saying he is a solid player? I don't rate him higher than Nani for example.
These 'if' comments are applicable to most teams though to be honest.
If Chelsea were not complete spastics and gone on a 2 month barren spell they would have won the league.
If Arsenal had any bollocks they would have won the league weeks ago.
Just saying.
In the ( "I’ve seen some whoppers but Dion’s is something else.” - Sir Alex Ferguson) way.
I think Cole will see Valencia in his dreams today.
Possibly. When you're performing week in week out it's hard to differentiate from the norm as you're expected to perform to a consistent level every game, and as we all know he's not one to be unpredictable. But since he was out for an extended period it must have given him the chance to take stock of himself as a player, individually and as part of the team.
Someone so dedicated to being a human machine would never have too much problems getting back into the swing of things, so it's not as if he was going to depreciate from his current playing level. We got the exact same Antonio just with a rejuvenated brain
Cole usually doesn't buy into those feints and tricks. He stays patient and waits for a feint to change into a dribble. He's quick enough to be able to react as late as possible and still dispossess a player.
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As my mate said, once he saw Valencia used his left, he knew there was gonna be a goal. LOL. I think I was still shocked he delivered such a good pass with his left. Shows he CAN use it. Just doesn't want to it. Makes it more of an enigma when he does. Might actually catch defenders out too. I think if he used his left on Cashley yesterday, he might have ran off the pitch and straight down the tunnel screaming.
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