I dont pretend to watch as much of Everton as you clearly did, but at United i have seen inability to field a team without wingers which is where my comment comes from.
Yeah, but with Adnan being left footed and encouraged to go for the byline rather than cutting in.
Januzaj has probably played more on the right than the left. He's also used Mata in a similar position. For all his faults he has shown willingness to try something other than touchline hugging wingers. Kagawa just hasn't shown himself to be indispensable.
Januzaj has definitely been used more on the left.
Well since you said definitely it must be true. Case closed.
I'd agree, particularly with Mata on the right and Kagawa on the left. Januzaj has maybe been encouraged to dribble on the outside when deployed on the left but the other two have been given freedom to roam into their more preferable central position. To this day the best we've seen from Kagawa has been centrally, but the fact is there's no room for him there, unfortunately he hasn't a future at the club, it would seem.
I came to this realisation a while ago. It's pointless picking lineups because whoever you bring in it just ends up being a different type of shit because the basic requirements aren't in place for the team to function effectively as a unit. The off the ball movement, the interchanging, the freedom for players to express themselves and try something audacious, the confidence... It isn't there.
Doesn't really cover where he's come off the bench to play. I can think of two instantly from the top of my mind when he was brought on to play on the right. Either way, his appearances on that side and those of Mata shows that Moyes is happy to play wingers and not expect them to hug the touchline. It's just an excuse for Kagawa's poor performances. He doesn't play as a winger.
I never said Kagawa played as a winger, neither does Mata, but Januzaj has definitely been encouraged to make for the byline more than the other two.
Encouraged or chooses to? If he's playing on the left he's more likely to go that way.
Judging by the Fulham game, in which he listened keenly to Moyes before coming on and making for the byline and rocketing as many crosses in as possible, I'd say encouraged. It's no secret Moyes values crosses.
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Yeah, it'll be a rude awakening for some but I couldn't agree more.
dont think anymore excuses can be made really. At end of day, excuses or no excuses kagawa is a quality player but he needs to do more.I think it's worth trying to up his confidence a bit because the quality is certainly there to aid the team. Never wanted him on the left in the setup that moyes is demanding because it's not just conducive to how kagawa approaches the game. Kagawa is much better in central areas. You're only going to get good use of out of him on the left if there's good movement around him and a style more based on short passing rather than long switches of play.
But arent you using some bias here though? This reads like I expected Kagawa to take his chance. He didnt so therefore he's not that good in my book. But that's pretty harsh if you're expecting a player to turn up in one game when he's out of favour. Not every player follows the same trajectory. There seems to be this expectation/paradigm that if you're given a chance and dont make the most of it, you're not good enough. If that's where your reasoning stops then I argue that you're missing out on some of the finer points. Player development isn't one size fit all approach either. IF that was the case, then the football world would have missed out on some great talents.
think that's going a bit too far in the other direction. They definitely kept an element of width no matter what. Pienaar was allowed to float inside but Moyes has always been incessant on overloading the wide areas.
