Neville's assessment of where city are failing

[Gelsons Dad]

Astounding how many clubs have fallen for our simple ruse! Must be some pretty crap managers in the prem for us to have this many points at this stage of the season.

 

[PSmyth07]

Yet Richards has been consistently an attacking threat as full back.

 

[blueprint]

Eureka! Rattrap discover our weaknesses. LMAO

Go on tell the opponents to continue parking the double decker in their half rather than covering our back 4 and give our human pylon (if he starts) a PASS.

Or is it something new!

 

[kenzie115]

Yet Richards has been consistently an attacking threat as full back.

Maybe not as good as many like to think?

To be honest, it's not really the full backs that are the problem, Kolarov's probably got the best delivery of any full back in the league and yet has only set up a handful of goals. It's the people in the middle that are the problem, can't remember Aguero, Silva or Nasri scoring from many crosses from outside the box (they've scored from pull backs within the box), but that's not their strength.

For me our primary tactic should be to play the ball on the floor through the middle using Aguero, Nasri, Silva, Balotelli, Yaya etc, but if that's not working get Kolarov on (doesn't really matter who's at right back, neither Richards nor Zabaleta have a great delivery, Milner on the right could work though, he's a pretty decent crosser) and have Dzeko, Balotelli and Yaya pushed forward attacking the ball with whoever of Silva/Nasri/Aguero is still on waiting on the edge of the box.

 

[jimharri]

Astounding how many clubs have fallen for our simple ruse! Must be some pretty crap managers in the perm for us to have this many points at this stage of the season.

 

[coleridge]

Yet Richards has been consistently an attacking threat as full back.

As SWP's Back implied. Micah's been a threat [but a better footballer now] since he used to interchange with SWP [the real one]. If we had a scorching, world class left back, we'd be making more progress, although I'm pleased with where we've come to, whatever those twats in Stretford do.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Astounding how many clubs have fallen for our simple ruse! Must be some pretty crap managers in the perm for us to have this many points at this stage of the season.

Yep, i caught it on second reading. Bloody spellcheck!

But King Kev would be on to us for sure.

 

[jimharri]

Astounding how many clubs have fallen for our simple ruse! Must be some pretty crap managers in the perm for us to have this many points at this stage of the season.

Yep, i caught it on second reading. Bloody spellcheck!

But King Kev would be on to us for sure.

Couldn't resist it! Humble apologies GD.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Yep, i caught it on second reading. Bloody spellcheck!

But King Kev would be on to us for sure.

Couldn't resist it! Humble apologies GD.

No apology needed mate always nice to see my favourite England kit. I had the full set of stickers :-)

 

[MadchesterCity]

Spot on assessment from ole rat face. Teams are not falling for covering the full backs allowing room for Silva etc. Also, we don't have natural wingers for a plan b.

Very impressed with his tactical analysis. He makes the BBC pundits look stoopid schoolboys.

ooh neville in 'highlighting utds main rivals weakness' shocker - i bet he had to think long and hard about whether he should say that didn't he?

has he spoke about how vulnerable utd are in the air without vidic? despite them conceding so many goals from flick-ons, lost headers etc he hasn't mentioned it once

if he does I'll be impressed, until then, until he dares to criticize his former paymaster and identify a way for teams to beat the scum - he's a gutless sewer rat

I couldn't have put that better :)